Epilogue (1/2)
epilogue
After she’d put on her shoes in the entrance hall, Natsuki kept clenching and unclenching her hand around the doorknob
From an outsider’s point of view, the action probably seee behavior, but for Natsuki, it was inevitable
‘Th-this is it… Our first date at his house…!’
On the weekends, they’d spend the day at one of their houses–
They’d put a hold on this tradition since suain
They hadn’t outright made an promise to do so, but as childhood friends, it just felt like the right thing The fact that they both started getting antsy with the weekend drawing close was proof of that
‘I’ve already done everything that I could, but…’
Miraculously, she’d woken up before her phone alarm, and put up her hair more neatly than she usually did She’d picked out her outfit the night before, and checked herself in the mirror several times
As a present, she’d brought the cake that she’d ether with Miou and Akari
“It’ll work out somehow or other!”
Natsuki slapped her cheeks with both hands to pump herself up, and headed for the house next door
Today, she would finally hear the words she wanted to hear from Yuu
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
“I ca you a present for all your hard work~”
“You sure you don’t mean you’re here to disturb me?”
Throwing open the door with gusto, she saw that the room’s occupant was still in bed
Yuu burrowed under the blankets as if to hide fro his back towards her
“Hold on, Yuu, is it alright for a test taker to be going back to sleep like this?”
“I’ll have you know, it’s only been two hours since I got into bed!”
“Huh? Another all-nighter? You shouldn’t overdo it, you know?”
“Yeah, so let me sleep!”
The moment Natsuki stuck out her lips in a pout, she came back to her senses
If she kept acting like this, it would be like they were still just childhood friends
Natsuki shook her head, and told herself to get a grip
‘If I’ to move forward…!’
Even if she had to resort to brute force, she had to try and overcome this situation
Ready to give it another go, Natsuki started walking towards the bed
She yanked the blankets off the bed and dropped theht onto the floor
Naturally, Yuu shot up and looked at her in outrage
“Wha– Natsuki! Didn’t you just say that I shouldn’t overdo it?!”
“That’s true, but I have so more important to talk to you about!”
As soon as she said this, Natsuki could al pale
She knew that she had to be careful about what she said now, but even she was surprised herself as how straight-to-the-point she’d just been
‘I was planning to be a little more subtle about it, but…’
Yuu could be a bit dense sometimes, so there was a chance he wouldn’t catch on if she wasn’t straightforward about it
‘In tio ahead and do it…!’
Grabbing a confused Yuu by the shoulders, she leaned up close to his face
“Wh-What is it? Seriously, Natsuki, what’s wrong with you?”
“Yuu… Do you like me?”
Silence filled the room for the next minute
Yuu sat with hisback at Natsuki, whose face was so close he could feel her breath
“…U me this just now?”
The words that finally made their way from his mouth exhausted her patience
Taking a deep breath, she said as loudly as she could,
“I’ you now because I’ve never once heard you tell !”