Her hand was still poised to knock again when the door opened. Sometimes, Akari wonders what Shirogane would look like if he smiled. People usually say that when a person smiled they became more beautiful, right?

Somehow though, when she really thought about it she'd think he was fine just like this. Because she didn't think he wasn't smiling because he was 'not happy' it was probably because of something like, 'this is just how he is.'

She smiled sheepishly, 'Hehe. I'm sorry for being late."