Love Live!! If Three's A Crowd, Nine's A Multitude!

Chapter 60

The final day of the festival, then it will be the last week of hell. Well, half of a week, the last day of school is Wednesday. To my surprise I kind of wanted hell or school, to continue a little longer. After thinking a while I knew exactly why I wanted it to keep going. I'm sure you all know the answer by now.

You finally let me work in the stall. Being the one to take orders and give out the food. Although we had to work most of the final day, it was still worth it. The festival started three hours later than the other two days, but went three hours later. Which meant that at night time there were still people. 

We closed down the stall and packed everything up at around seven o'clock. There was scheduled to be a fireworks show at eight. Chika, You, Riko, and I met with the rest of the girls as we waited for the show to begin. 

If Tsuki hadn't already told them I liked the nine of them, then this would totally would have been the best time to confess. With that being said, I actually received two confessions that night. I'll give you a hint, they were both third years, one had blue hair the other blonde. 

Like I told the others, I had to painfully tell them that I hadn't made a decision yet. They nodded understanding and told me to "take my time", but I know I'm overthinking this. I know I'm just making them wait longer, but I just can't seem to figure it out.

 I really can't do anything right, I don't know how they like me, all I see are flaws in me. These girls are really out of my league, yet they still like me. Is there something I'm missing?

The festival ended after the fireworks, I couldn't even look any of them in the eye. I walked home alone that night, there was one thought in my mind that I couldn't get out of my head.

Would it just be easier not to choose? I mean, they're all leaving and I know I promised to meet them again, but what are the chances? We're all going to college, we'll get our degrees and go work somewhere, we'll meet other people in our lives.

Maybe it's for the best if I don't pick one of them. True I'd be devastated, and maybe even them, but our hearts will eventually heal over time. 

Of course we could never stay together, no matter how hard we tried, heck I don't even think those nine can stick together. So maybe it was for the better?

But...

There's always a but. You ever receive good news and then there's a catch. There's always a catch whether good or bad. Here's an example of a bad catch... You have the best year with nine girls, but they leave and you never see them again. Then there's a good catch and the one that I was hit with, but what if we do meet again?

What if we do meet again?

Tsuki's words rang in my head, I replayed the conversation I had with her in my thoughts.

"Hey Shizuko?" 

"Yeah?" 

"You like those nine don't ya?" 

"How'd you guess?"

"I know love when I see it." 

"How does that even make sense?"

"Hey you wanna know something?"

"What?"

"Those nine like you too."

"What are you talking about?" I remember blushing at that time too. "That stuff only happens in anime."

"Then I guess you live in an anime world, I bet some have already confessed to you haven't they?" 

At that time it had only been Chika, Hanamaru, and I guess Riko, now Kanan and Mari. 

"What does that even have to do with anything?"