Chapter 2

Page 2 is the second chapter of the Horimiya manga series written by HERO and illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara.

Summary
This chapter starts off with the introduction of Miyamura Izumi and Hori Kyouko. Miyamura, at Hori's house, starts to complain to Hori while she is cooking about how everything will show during swimming classes. Hori is shocked to see Miyamura tattoos all over his body as she drops the whisk.

The scene switches to the school, and Hori with her friends are dying of the heat and they wonder why Miyamura always wears the same uniform (winter) thinking he is sensitive to the cold, but Hori knows it's because of the tattoos and feels sorry for him. One of her friends invites them (Hori and Yoshikawa) to go eat ice cream at a new ice cream place that opened which Hori didn't know of.

Miyamura, sweating like crazy remembers that Hori was going to go to the ice cream place, when he sees Souta being bullied. Souta runs to him introducing him as his Onii-chan to Okuyama Yuuna. Miyamura brings Souta home and explained the situation to Hori. Souta received a book from Miyamura on the way home, and Hori noticed that Miyamura bought a lot of things for him. Miyamura thought that Hori went to the ice cream parlor with her friends instead of shopping, and he asked why. Hori answered "Like I could. I've got things I need to do at home." She also thanked him for taking care of Souta because it's rare for Souta to take attachment onto someone since their parents were rarely home and he relied on his Onee-chan.

After Hori is done putting the food away, she sits down and asks where her juice is. Miyamura didn't buy any for her, so he offered his drink to her. Hori drinks it, and exclaims quite loudly 'What the heck? This is a latte!' before excusing herself to change clothes. Upon entering her room however, she falls to the ground and is embarrassed by the indirect kiss they had just shared whilst Miyamura is left to contemplate Hori's dislike of lattes. Later on, Hori checks out the the new ice cream place when Yuki calls her name. Hori tries to hide immediately and when Yuki leaves she feels lonely because she can't hang out with her friends. Upon arriving home however, she is greeted by Miyamura handing a gift to Hori saying it is for her because he knows how hard she has been working.

The chapter then ends with Hori playing with the display ring whilst smiling happily and Souta complaining about being hungry.

Characters

 * Kyouko Hori
 * Izumi Miyamura
 * Yuki Yoshikawa
 * Yuuna Okuyama
 * Souta Hori

Quotes

 * "Miyamura...sometimes I can't tell if you're really incredible or just an idiot..." - Hori Kyouko (to Miyamura Izumi).
 * "They say that when a girl smiles, she sparkles like a flower." - Miyamura Izumi (to Okuyama Yuuna).
 * "I know how hard you've been working. I really do." -Miyamura Izumi (to Hori Kyouko).