(Un) Fortunately the Yandere is Not After Me

I Need to Make a Choice

"W-what?" At first, he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him. Was Matsu really confessing to him now of all times? "I'm sorry, but did you just-"

"Ask you out." She stood her ground. Even though Matsu felt her legs about to buckle underneath her and cause the girl to fall. This wasn't the time for her to back out now. "I... Really like you, Arata." For the first time in her life, she was seizing the opportunity to ask out her long time crush. A boy who she fell for when he stood in between her and some bullies and paid the price. Her face was burning red just from finally telling him the truth. "So... Do you like me back?"

"I..." Now how was he supposed to answer this question? It was already hard enough having to deal with his conflicted emotions about the girls who already confessed to him. She was someone that he was aware of, but now that it was out on the table, things were heating up.

"Is it... Someone else?" As someone paying a lot of attention on his life recently, she would have to be blind to not be aware of the other girls' feelings for him. Especially after she heard that very public confession by Ichiri earlier today. "A lot of people say I'm dense, but I knew you were on a date with the student council president that day. And I knew that she liked you before you found out."

"I should be apologizing to you right now." Finally, he was able to untie his tongue and speak with her normally. "I've known that you liked me for a while too."

"You did?" That only served to make her more flustered as she thought about all those things they did together. She was under the assumptions that he was none the wiser, when he was actually aware of her motivations the entire time. "Aww..."

"And to be honest, I really do owe you a date. But I can't..." He stopped and thought about what he was going to say. Was he really just going to make the same line over and over about not promising them anything? How could Arata ever truly make a decision when he continued to fall back onto that line of thought? "Actually, don't worry. Let's go on a date, tomorrow."

"Really?" She got all giddy as the girl was unable to contain her emotions. Just as she normally did, she jumped onto him in a hug. "I got plenty of free time tomorrow, so we can do anything you want."

"You're the one who wants to date me." He responded, feeling her body tight up against his. Matsu was a soft smaller girl with a lot of energy. Her arms were wrapped tightly around his back as he touched her soft skin. "So you should be the one leading the way."

And thus sent into motion for Arata to finally work his way out of this tangle. There was no confirmation that things would go smoothly. If anything, he expected there to be a lot of hardships on this road to finding his dream girl. But no matter what happened, he was going to fight for it every step of the way.

By the next morning, he awoke with the feeling that this couldn't possibly be reality. The boy already found it hard for him to believe the situation he was in, but the girls around him had confessed their feelings for him. The only thing left for him to do was to find a way to return those feelings, even if it ended up bitter for most. That was the most challenging part, which is why he was originally hesitant to push forth. If he hadn't been that way, perhaps much of this heartache could've been avoided.

Arata got out of bed and began to prepare for the second date of his life. This time, it was going to be with that happy-go-lucky girl known as Matsu. The same girl who he protected against bullies, even if it gave him a trip to the hospital.

His day started by taking a deep shower, where he was able to calm himself and collect his thoughts. Though the former was not achieved considering his hands were still shaking as he put on his nice clothing. The next was to skip out on breakfast as he expected the pair to stop for some lunch during this date.