As I sat beside Saki, waiting for class to begin, I heard her sigh and as she looked at her phone said "I can't wait to see them again..."
"What's up?" I asked, concerned. Lately she's been kind of spacey, looking towards her phone, and I always see the same colors of yearning and love
"Oh um, it's nothing." Saki said, seeming down
I wanted to probe further, but the class bell rang soon after, cutting our conversation short. Still, this makes me curious, and as I tried to put it together, when my brain thought of her yearning to see someone again, as much as I want to think it's her parents, I've read enough manga to have my mind start to wander to some lover.
But there's no way Saki has somebody like that, right? I mean sure she has her life back in Hokkaido, but wouldn't she have mentioned it? Why does the thought bother me so much? I need to just relax, and just give her whatever space she needs for whatever she's going through...
Maybe I should ask Towa or somebody in Photon Maiden when I get the chance. Just to make sure there's nothing more serious, that's all.
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That afternoon after classes came to an end, I headed to Towa's classroom. I don't go over there too often, I headed in, and as Towa noticed me and with a smile said "Hey Y/n, what's up?"
"It's about Saki actually." I said "She's just seemed kind of aloof recently, and since she mentioned seeing somebody, I was wondering if you had any idea what was going on. I'm just kind of worried something is up"
Towa smiled and after giggling over something, said "Yeah, I think I know what's going on. But if you want to know for sure, you should probably talk to Saki directly."
I nodded my head and said "Yeah alright. Thanks Towa." I can tell that she knows what's going on, and finds this amusing, but if she says it's for the best to ask directly, I'll take her word for it.
"It's nothing, come by anytime you need to ask about something." She said cheerfully
I nodded my head, glad that if Towa is aware and is casual about it, it's probably not anything bad going on with Saki.
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The next day, as Saki and I talked before classes started, I said "Hey, so about our conversation yesterday, I never got to see what was up. You've been spacey lately and mentioned waiting to see someone, and I was wondering if everything is fine."
Saki smiled at me and said "Everything's fine Y/n. It's just that while the date isn't set yet, my parents are going to come visit with my darling."
Darling? I swear, right as I let my guard down that second part came in and gave me a full force blow to the gut. I never expected Saki to have a relationship that intense.
"I see, well I'm glad to hear you'll get to see them soon." I said, not entirely sure what to say
"Thank you Y/n, it's been a while since I last saw them and Schrodinger." Saki said, smiling at me
"Schrodinger?" I said, another surprise coming at me "So wait, they're bringing your cat?"
"That's right, before I left the two of us were practically inseparable, and I was really missing him." Saki said
"Alright, well I'm glad to hear that. If you have any pictures do you mind showing me?" I asked.
"Of course." Saki said, pulling out her phone.
From there, the two of us spent the rest of the time until class started looking at photos of Schrodinger, her telling me about him as we did. I'm glad that none of that was anywhere as bad as I imagined, but I still can't help but wonder why the thought of her being in a relationship hit me that hard.
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One Week Later...
As I was walking home from the library, I decided to give Saki's way a go, and decided to head home without my headphones on, just watching the people and their colors.
As I walked home, I heard a voice down the road ask with curiosity "Hey Saki, how come you hang out with that Y/n guy? Er, I mean I'm not judging or anything, but he always seems so hard to approach."
I looked over and saw that Saki was walking and hanging out with some of her friends from our class. I get that I'm not exactly the most popular person in the class, but still, she didn't need to put it that way.
I know I should just mind my own business like usual, but with these feelings I've been having for Saki, I can't help but be curious. Rather than taking my usual turn, I kept at my usual pace for a moment longer to at least hear her answer.
Wait, why do I care about how she feels about me? She's my friend so I should just trust her. And besides, I've been trying to not let anybody's thoughts on me hold me back my whole life.
Still, I wanted to hear this, and as Saki spoke, I saw a color I don't think I've seen ever before. "At first it was because we're more similar than we thought, and maybe he can be a bit hard to approach sometimes, but I've started to see that underneath that is somebody who really cares about people and hates seeing people suffer. And he can be really funny, and interesting at times too. I've just, really grown to enjoy spending time with him"
As I heard her say that, I felt a smile form on my lips, and telling myself that I don't need to know everything, I turned around and headed home, feeling a bit better about everything, and deciding to just let things pass. Besides, I'm sure I'll figure out what my feelings toward Saki are eventually. I enjoy spending time with her, and that's all I need to worry about for now
Saki's Perspective
As I answered their question, I felt my cheeks warming up as I started to blush. Lately when I think about Y/n, I've been feeling my heart start to flutter, and I've been feeling more aware of him.
"Really? You know, the way you were smiling when you talked about him was really cute. Do you maybe like him?" One of my friends asked before adding "You know, romantically"
"Huh? I-I don't..." I was about to say before I went quiet. I don't have any experience with that subject, but thinking of how he makes me feel, I can't deny it.
"Maybe I do." I said
"That's great! If you ever want any help with it, I'll happily help!" She said, smiling
"Right." I said, smiling softly as we continued walking, planning to go get something to eat and to enjoy ourselves on my day off
YOU ARE READING
D4DJ: Colors of The Heart (Saki Izumo x Male Reader)
RomanceY/n L/n was born with synesthesia, his mind connecting color to noise, and in his case he sees the color of their emotions through the tones in their voice. Now after spending so long seeing the true feelings of the people around him, he can't help...
