Category: Just Because!
JB Chapter 3 Part 3
3 Ena mentioned she was thirsty as Eita was accompanying her to Shounan-Fukasawa Station, so they stopped by a convenience store. Eita bought a can of coffee and a bottle of milk tea, both nice and warm. “Think of this as my thank-you for your help today,” he said, handing the tea to Ena, who…
JB Chapter 3 Part 2
2 “You need all the time you can get to get used to dogs, so you can walk me home.” With that said, Mio took Haruto with her as she headed home from the park. They left Eita and Ena at the park, so Labby was the only other one with them. Labby walked a…
JB Chapter 3 Part 1
Chapter 3 – Full Swing 1 Eita looked up to see wispy clouds strung out endlessly, like puffs of cotton in the sky. Despite the blue sky he could see above, none of the sun’s heat was reaching him. Even as late in the afternoon as it was, it hadn’t gotten all that much warmer.…
JB Chapter 2 Part 3
3 Tell and I’ll kill you. The first message that Eita ever got from Mio really set his heart thumping, though maybe not in the usual way. After the message popped in a wild stamp that featured a rabbit character getting ready to plunge a nail into a voodoo doll. “…What kinda stamp is that?”…
JB Chapter 2 Part 2
2 “My face looks terrible.” Mio sighed dejectedly as she stared at her fake smile in the photograph. Her phone was showing a picture from the aquarium trip the day before. She never did make it to the dolphin show. It took almost an hour after she separated from the group with Eita for them…
JB Chapter 2 Part 1
Chapter 2 – Question 1 As Eita woke up, his eyes focused on a dome-shaped light fixture. He watched the unfamiliar ceiling with sleepy eyes, eventually wondering, Where the heck am I? The answer came to him quickly enough It was his new room. His family had moved from Fukuoka the day before last, making…
JB Chapter 1 Part 4
4 “I’m home,” Eita announced in an utterly exhausted voice. “Oh, welcome back,” replied his mother. She was in the kitchen preparing dinner while the evening news blared from the living room television. “You’re home late. How did things go at school?” Eita managed to make out his mother’s question as he washed his hands…
JB Chapter 1 Part 3
3 “I’m definitely gonna be feeling this tomorrow. And I’ve got all my unpacking to do.” Eita touched his shoulder, which was already flaring up. “Well, you can take the opportunity to start training back up.” “As if. This hurts enough already.” Haruto offered a pained smile at Eita’s reply, probably figuring that kind of…
JB Chapter 1 Part 2
2 As Eita passed by a pair of high school girls in the hallway, he could practically feel their stares. They had been talking about some kind of photography club merger, but that petered out, leaving uncomfortable silence. Eita did his best to stand up straight, fixing the visitor tag around his neck to be…
JB Chapter 1 Part 1
Chapter 1 – On Your Marks! 1 The tip of the mechanical pencil slid gracefully over the notebook, writing out letters of the English alphabet with a comfortable rhythm. Its lines were light, and its curves gentle. Mio always liked the feeling of solving problems without thinking, those times when her mind was clear and…