Pulling Your Heartstrings

Songwriting sesh 2

"L-love songs?! Why?!" Semi's face turned a deeper shade of red.

"Dunno. That's what I wanna write and perform. So, help me write." I quickly sent the text to B/n to explain what I did and that we need food.

Semi stopped freaking out and made eye contact with me. "You want us to sing love songs together?"

I nodded, not breaking eye contact. "Yes."

He scooted closer, leaning little to no space in between us. "Any reason why?"

I sighed. I'm not gonna give the real reason. "Everyone around us seems to think we'd make a good couple or something, so I was thinking we should sing love songs. It seems to sound really well between the two of us."

"They do seem think we'd make a cute couple. What do you think?" He leaned his face closer to mine.

I honestly wasn't sure how to react with this, but my heart began racing. "I-I'm- I don't really know.... I understand since we perform well together, but..."

"But?" His lips were right by my ear.

I couldn't really think. "W-what do you think?"

"I think we'd be a good couple."

"Here's your food!" B/n burst into the room suddenly.

We both jumped and faced him at the doorway. "B-B/n!"

He looked at the two of us. "What were you two doing?"

"N-nothing."

Semi spoke calmer that me. "We needed to talk for songwriting."

My brother raised a brow, but didn't press any further. "Ok, then. Here's your dinner." He put it on the nearby table and turned to the door. "I hope you both know there are things you definitely shouldn't do in my cafe. Just think carefully before you do anything." And he left the room, closing the door behind him.

I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding. "Ok. D-do you wanna eat first?" I turned to face Semi.

He was already looking at me. He leaned closer.

"S-Semi?"

"Why don't you call me Eita? We work together and using my last name's too formal."

I blushed, looking away. "O-ok, E-Eita." I reached for the food, beginning to eat some.

Eita grabbed some for himself. We sat there, eating in a somewhat awkward silence.

I sighed once I finished. "So... any ideas for lyrics?" I turned to Eita.

He stopped eating. "Hmm. Should we do more alternating lines or sing completely in unison?"

"We should write songs that do both, some that are just alternating, and others that are only singing in unison. Sound good?"

"Yup." He continued eating.

I know what I want to write about, I know how I wanna write it. But actually doing it, and being completely around Eita for every bit of this is making me nervous.

And he noticed. "Why're you nervous?"

I looked at him, blushing slightly. "I... it's embarrassing...."

"Why? What is?"

"Cuz... I understand those feelings...." I stared at the blank pages, refusing to make eye contact.

"W-what?"

"I... I like someone...." There. I said it. I didn't give anything away, but I said it.