L*ck Me If You Can

Feeling dejected over something so trivial made Koi feel pathetic, but he couldn’t help the slump in his shoulders.

As he stood there, Ashley inspected the cart to make sure they hadn’t missed anything and then spoke.

"Can you go grab some drinks and ice from the snack bar?" He paused and then added, "The snack bar is...."

"Second floor, on the right? Yeah, I’ll get it!"

Koi immediately perked up as he answered.

Ashley lifted his head and looked at him, making Koi realize—too late—that he had made a mistake. With no other choice, Koi confessed the truth.

"Uh... yesterday, when I came to your house. I kind of... wandered around looking for you. I saw it then."

"Ah..."

Ashley gave a small nod, as if he now understood. After all, Koi had brought him soup last night.

While Ashley accepted this without much thought, Koi grew anxious. The thought that he had roamed around Ashley’s house without permission embarrassed him, and he worried that Ashley might dislike him for it. His shoulders instinctively hunched as he nervously watched Ashley for a reaction.

But to his surprise, Ashley simply turned away and resumed checking the food on the cart.

Huh?