Story so far (Akashi Seijuro)

Chapter 14

If I would be hit by a truck at this moment, I probably wouldn't get mad. Was what I thought.

No matter what happens, it won't matter. I added.

Why? Because I felt like the thing I'd been dying to experience finally happened.

Kamisama, it's okay if you take my life now.

However, at the second thought, please don't.

Please don't take me seriously.

I was just exaggerating my happiness caused by what happened last night.

Everything was dazzling in my eyes.

Everything felt so good.

Although, there was also something I regretted.

I should have confessed my feelings that time.

What a waste of opportunity.

Would it be safe to believe that Seijuro-kun finally made his decision and that decision was to be with me too?
We'll be a happy family in the future. I smiled while thinking this.

These thoughts filled my head while sitting beside him at the airplane, during our return flight to Japan.

He was sleeping again. I decided to lean my head on his shoulder while gently holding his hand.

Am I really holding this hand?

It seemed like a dream, but it was clearly not.

Yesterday was a failure but I promised, I would tell him what I feel at the right time.

After all, confessing inside a plane wasn't romantic at all.

From what happened last time, I could say that it wouldn't be the last.

That there would still be a lot of chances.

It's fine.
Confessing can wait.

When we arrived, a car was already waiting us.

But I got it wrong.

It wasn't 'us', it was for Seijuro-kun only.

We didn't live in the same place, that was only natural.

"See you in school Izumi." He said before going inside.

He had been very quiet during the whole flight.

Those 5 words felt like his first sentence uttered since morning.

Anyhow, I ignored it as I convinced myself different possibilities. Maybe he was tired. Maybe he was lacking sleep. And maybe, he was just really like that.

I smiled and waved my hand happily until they left.

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The rest of the day, I just stayed inside my hotel and took some rest.

The next morning, I went back to my daily routine. The school-hotel cycle.

"Hmm, what's with that smile?" Naruka-san greeted me the first while suspiciously looking at me.

We were at the cafeteria, eating our lunch.

Instead of telling her the whole story of my romance with Seijuro-kun, I just plastered a big smile in my face.

She snorted. "Odd. You're being odd. What happened?" She asked under her munching mouth. "I heard you visited your country, that's the reason why you were absent for a couple of days."