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Chapter 25: The Literature Club V

"Kyou-kun."

"What?"

"What if... I left you?"

"Huh?"

"Like I said, what if I left you? How would you feel?"

"Who knows. I can't tell."

"Eh? So there are things that even the genius Kyou-kun could not answer."

"Shut up. No matter how you look at it, there is no exact answer to the question so there's no point in answering anyway."

"Eh? I'm not asking for the right answer, I'm asking for what your heart thinks."

"My heart? ...well.."

"It's fine. I'm not forcing you to answer anyway. Plus, it's already clear to me~ hihi."

"H-huh? Well, okay then."

"... since we are already at it. There's one more thing I want to ask."

"What?"

"What do you think about how I feel about you?"

"Huh?"

"Do I love you? Or..

Do I hate you?"

"You hate me... what else?"

I woke up when I felt the sunlight bathing my eyes with it's shining and hot ray.

It was still early in the moring and I just had to have that dream again. I thought it had been getting less frequent but I eas wrong...

It was still the same. Everytime I sleep, I would always dream of 'her'.

The only time that I didn't was...

When I was with Haru.

Looking at the palm of my hand, I could still imagine it, the warmth of Haru's hand together with mine...

How funny actually. We are datig yet we had never done anything as daring as holding hands nor kissing.

But I guess it's understandable. Our feelings.. our love.. they are not genuine.

.... why did my heart ache when I thought of that? I.... why?

"Good morning, Kyou-nii."

"Ah, morning Daisuke."

The boy that Touko brought along with.. Daisuke. He just so happened to be the boy that I met a year ago. The boy that I had helped with his life.

It is kinda surprising. To think that this boy would love Touko. Well I rather not comment. For ten years I had been neglecting her.

I wonder if I deserve to be her big brother? I was given lots of chances to meet her yet I never did...

I..

"Say Daisuke, what is Touko like? I mean how do you see her?"

"Hm? Well Touko-san...is a very kind person. Touko-san always have a smile on Touko-san's face and Touko-san is very friendly. Everyone in the class likes Touko-san.... and.. uh.. ah! Touko-san is also very good with sports. Guess it balanced out Touko-san's bad academics? Hehe. As for how Daisuke see Touko-san... Touko-san is someone very important to Daisuke.... Touko-san is the first person to want to be friends with Daisuke."

"And you love her, don't you?"

"Eep!"

"Haha. It's written all over your places. Plus, with what you told me a year ago, it was obvious that the girl you love is Touko."