"... Eh...?"

That... that wasn't what Himawari was expecting... She just wanted an apology! She didn't want... okay, Nadeshiko was a huge pervert and an idiot, but... Himawari wasn't some bully or anything! She didn't want to go making anyone cry... that wasn't what she wanted to do at all! She just wanted people to stop being dumb and perverted! She didn't think that it would actually make her cry... Himawari looked at her feet for a moment, trying to resolve herself into doing... something. Finally... Himawari shook her head. There was really only one thing she could do...

"... Gaah, s-stupid..."

The brown-haired girl took off after Nadeshiko... and it didn't take long to find her. The girl wasn't fast at all, and... it looked like she had just collapsed at the stairs. Himawari... she didn't want this, all she wanted was for the black-haired girl to just say she was sorry... Slowly, Himawari approached, and after a moment's hesitation she knelt down beside the other girl.

"... H-hey... I..." Himawari struggled to try and think of something. This... gaah, she just... she just... okay, she had to be honest, she wanted to make Nadeshiko stop crying! ... But... only because it was her fault and all and that wasn't right! Slowly, she reached out and placed a hand on Nadeshiko's shoulder. "I... I... I-I didn't want you to cry, okay? I just... I j-just... wanted an apology... but I yelled at you, a-and... I didn't mean to upset you! I... I-i just... g-got embarrassed... and... and I... don't take this the wrong way, okay? But... I just... I just..."

Himawari took a deep breath.

"... I just don't want you to cry."