ToG25thBaam said:
They started dating before I even realized it, and I don't know why.Thats what I was thinking aswell, considering that they even kissed each other.
But then Ito thinks to herself "Now that you mention it... We are not in love. We are not dating."
Then why are they kissing each other?
Edit: I think this isn't really a spoiler, so I will just add it here.
In Volume 9 Makoto will refer to their gathering at the pool during the night in chapter 2 as their "first date". So yeah, the pacing really is a bit weird in the beginning.