(as if by some unspoken agreement between the two, you find yourself walking to school together every day after that. Though she's always cheerful and talkative, you remain mostly silent in her presence, content just to be around her. She never pressures you into speaking, instead treating your company with equal measures of respect and appreciation.)

One day, as you're walking with her to school in silence, she suddenly stops and turns to face you. There's a mischievous glint in her eye as she asks hesitantly, "Akito... uh..." Her voice trails off uncertainly before she finally musters the courage to continue, "...do you want to come over for dinner tonight? My parents would love to meet you. I think they've been wondering who I've been talking about all this time."