Cherry Blossoms

Chapter 27 - Realization

Third POV

Emma and Felix are cuddling on the couch while watching Mulan together. Sofia and Justin are talking in his room about each other, meanwhile Hugo is trying to sort out what he feels about Sofia.

Hugo was leaning against the door frame sighing to himself, "Why do I feel different around her but when it comes to other guys I'm cold or protective of her?" "Why?"

Hugo was in his thoughts when he heard Sofia giggle something that Justin said to her. He was supposed to be jealous but since he has a friendship with Justin now, he sees him as a friend.

When he heard Sofia giggle, for some odd reason for the universe it sounded sweet and melodious to him. He smiled shyly as he stared at her from a distance.

He overheard Sofia saying from Justin's room, "Yeah but just because I'm famous doesn't mean I can't give my money to charity there's a lot more people who need it more than I do."

Hugo smiled softly, making a mental list of Sofia's qualities. Selfless, kind, beautiful, sparkling eyes, cute laugh, an adorable smile, confident...

It's like his head couldn't stop thinking about her. The list really goes on and on in the best way possible to be honest.

Hugo's POV

I started to remember the moments she made me smile, enjoying being with her. Her smile just makes me to want to see her everyday.

I saw Sofia walking to me. She asked sweetly as she fidgeted with the ends of her hair, "Soo so you wanna talk right now?"

I bit my lip trying to stop resisting to smile or grin at how cu- wait what?

No words come out from my lips. My lips parted but nothing came out. I nodded and smiled.

She smiled sweetly as she looked out to the stars, making her eyes sparkle more than they already did, "I'm glad I met you Hugo, hehe I guess fate loves us." "Who knows maybe we met before all of this, I might not have had this confidence if I haven't met you and our friends." "It's just I'm really happy that I met when I did."

While she was talking in the middle of it, I realised something I should've realised probably a while ago. She means a lot to me, everything about her is just so captivating and endearing. My eyes widen in shock as I realised what happened to me, I-I..... love her?

I love everything about her. Not her fame, or anything related to that. But she might like Justin, she wouldn't like me in that way, I mean I've always been so cold and nothing special but what if she doesn't like me more than a friend? But she might see something special in me in a way or Justin. I smiled softly but hopefully in my thoughts, enjoying the way the moon shining lightly making Sofia's smile and eyes dazzling more than they already did in the best way.

Sofia's POV

As I went up to Hugo and spoke to him. I noticed Hugo zoning out. Making me stare at him thinking about the moments we've had together.

I stared at him. I smiled shyly remembering everything we went through in the 2 months we spent together in Paris. His emerald eyes shining with happiness and something else I can't put my finger on. Like a mix of emotions I had to decipher. One was adoration?

I didn't understand why he had adoration in his eyes. But for some reason I loved it even if it wasn't directed at me. I loved everything about him, cold or not. He can be warm hearted when he wants to be. Which makes him quite a softie and a sweetheart even if he won't admit to himself yet. I noticed the way his hair was slightly messy but still looked a bit combed out, making him look ho-. Wait what?

I realised everything what I thought about him, my eyes widen in shock, I- I love him? I love everything about him, cold or not. How protective he was of me an-. No I can't be in love with him, we're just friends right? But what if I'm not enough for him? What if he likes another girl and here I am with poof feelings for him? I can't make him choose. I wouldn't make him choose who he wants to be with that's his choice. What if he doesn't like me more than a friend?

I felt a pair of eyes staring at me in a strange way. I looked up to see Hugo staring at me with a grin.

I was about to say something when he interrupted me and went behind to put something on my neck, he smiled shyly as he whispered softly putting it on me, "This is for you, you don't have to thank me, you've done enough for us and mainly me."

It almost sounded like a confession but I mentally shrugged it off, not wanting to read into it too much. I shivered as a cold necklace was put on my neck. I looked down to my neck to see gold heart shaped necklace like the one I saw back in Paris. My mouth was agape.

I wrapped my arms around his torso. I thanked him quietly as I grinned, "Thank you but I should be the one thanking you and you friends." "When you're famous you don't have a lot of friends, meeting you and your friends has be the best thing that has happened to me in my entire trip of being a famous writer."

He giggled as he hugged me tightly, "Ha well it's kinda the same way with me, Emma, Felix and Justin, we have a lot of fan girls and fanboys of course on that your level of fame but somewhat close to your fame."

I giggled with a sigh knowing what it likes to be famous.

I buried my face deeper into his shirt taking in his intoxicating scent of cologne. I brought a bracelet out from my pocket, with a ladybug and a black cat, along with yin and yang.

I smiled gently putting the bracelet on his wrist as I said softly, "This is just a gift and I thought about when to give to you and our friends." I added shyly as I said in a friendly way, "In general these are a gifts for my friends because you guys have have done a lot for me and with me." "I love you guys, I can't imagine my life without you and our friends."

He smiled brightly as he tugged a strand of my hair behind my ear, "Princess you didn't have to do that you know?"

I giggled as I smiled shyly, "I wanted to."

He smiled softly as he whispered quietly, "Hehe okay." He added cheekily as he imitated me, "Then I wanted to get you to a small gift of thanks as well."

We stood in silence between us, staring up at the stars and the crescent moon. We went back inside and we joked around together. Felix joked as he grinned cheekily, "Why can't a pony sing a lullaby?"

We said in unison as we smiled brightly, "Why?"

He laughed as his smile widened, "She was a little horse."

We laughed together at how terrible but funny that joke was.

Author's note

Y'all this the chp you've been waiting for, after 27 chapters they finally realised it and yet they are still dense as ever in a way 😹. So we have a few chps left of this book.