Just a Little While Longer || An anime love story

Chapter 7

     After all those hard works, I left the classroom and saw Jun. "Jun! Did you—"

     "Fail." He said. Oh gosh. "Look, I'm sorry I couldn't—"

     "Want the punishment now or later?" He asked. "What? No, never!" I yelled. "Shay, stop making me wait..." Ayato came and says and saw Jun. "Sorry, she'll be leaving now." He said and drags me off again. "You—Don't go near guys anymore."

     "Why would I do that? I mean I have to talk to them sometimes so—" I suddenly see him slightly blushing. "I told you, it makes me jealous." He said as he stops and let go of my hand. "I—"

     "You want your punishment now or later?" He asked losing his red. "That's what Jun just said!" I told him. "Forget about him, think more of me. Look, a popular guy is running after you, don't you feel honored?"

     "Should I?" I asked. "Gosh your hopeless. Forget it." He said turning around and started walking. "I'm leaving." I stood there surprised that he's not offering to walk with me. Without thinking, I ran up to him and grab his hand. He looks at me surprised. Yeah, me too.

     "I want to go see grandma's grave. Today's her death day." I said. "Come with me. I don't like being alone in graves. Besides, we always go together every year." I told him and tug on his hand. He smiles and we started walking, without knowing until minutes later, I realized that I didn't let go of Ayato's hand and looked at it.

When we got to the grave, we both placed our flowers that we bought before coming here. Grandma was a big part of us. She was the reason me and Ayato was ever together or had ever met. She was a close friend to Ayato's grandma so she met Ayato's mother when he was born and that's how we got close. I live with grandpa now. Mom met someone else and she moved away with him.

I had the choice to go with her or not and I chose to stay because I knew grandpa would be alone, and I didn't wanted to separate from Ayato. Back then, he had always protected me and stayed with me through hard times, so I wanted to do the same for him.

Thank you grandma, thank you for letting me and Ayato meet. The first words I say to grandma whenever I come. I know you're watching us from above right now and I know you know what happened. What should I say to him? Should I accept? I don't know my feelings yet. If you were here, you would tell me to follow my heart. But I don't even know why my heart is saying though. Ayato-kun's a great guy, I know, but is my feelings for him just as friends or is it something more than that...?

After that, Ayato takes me home then left. "Grandpa! I'm home!" I call out coming inside. "Welcome back Shay." He greeted me with a smile. "Um, there's something I have to tell you and which I need advices on. Usually I ask grandma for this but she's not here anymore so."

"What is it?" He asked as I sat down across from him. "You see...um...someone confessed to me." I started. "Is it Ayato?" He guessed. "H-how do you know?" I asked. "He asked my permission if he could date you if you said yes." Grandpa replied. "And you said yes? You accepted?" I asked surprised. "Of course. He's a great guy. I'd be so happy if he became my grandson—"

"Okay, let's not get that far." I said. "So what did you say?" He asked. "You see, that's the thing. I don't actually know what to say. He said he's willing to wait but I don't understand my feelings. I don't know if it's just friendship towards him or if it's something more than that." I told him.

"Shay, it's a hard decision, I get it since he'll probably be your first boyfriend but, if you're questioning yourself whether you like him or not, then doesn't that mean that you already like him? If you didn't, then you would've known how to say no, but you didn't." He told me. "I...me? Like him? Um, I-I don't know yet." I said. "You know you can't let him wait forever, you're going to have to answer him soon."

"Yeah...You sound like grandma. Thank you grandpa. I think I know what to say now. I'll make dinner." I said standing up And going to the kitchen.

I know what to say, I know what to say to him. I think, I guess, is it the right choice...?

That night, I lay in bed thinking of knowing what to say to Ayato. But then I'm also having the feeling of is it right? What if I made the wrong choice? I sigh and took out my phone looking for Arisa's name. She picked up in 10 seconds. "Hello? What's up? I was just about to sleep. Gosh I'm so sleepy." She says when she answered the call.

"Sorry." I apologized. "I just needed to get something out of my chest." I told her. "What is it?" She asked. "Well, you see, I'm planning on answering Ayato's confession." I told her. "Well finally. What's wrong with that? What's your answe? It has to be a yes right?" She sounded excited.

"It's just..." I explain to her about my feelings and what I'm going to tell Ayato. "Hmm, I'm sure Ayato-kun will understand your feelings. He'll accept it even if you feel like that." She tells me. "Since he's been with you ever since you guys were born. He'll understand. I mean Takuma-kun always tries to understand mine. If you explain that to him then everything else will be normal." She advices.

"And I'm also scared about the other's opinion. I mean they already made a big deal about who Ayato confessed to and who he went on a date with." I told her. "Don't worry about what others will say. It's gonna be alright. I had to go through all Takuma's fan girls so if I made it, then you'll make it too." She assures me.

"Okay, I got it. Thanks Arisa. Night, I'll see you tomorrow." I said. "Yeah, night." She yawns and ends the call. I sigh to myself. Everything's going to be alright. And fell asleep.

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The next day at school. I get all nervous and practicing what I'm going to say to Ayato. "Deep breaths, deep breaths." Arisa advices. I take my deep breaths and I think I did that like a hundred times already. Oh my gosh I'm so nervous. I feel heat turning up from my face and everywhere else. "Ah, I can't do this, I'm too nervous!" I panic.

"If you run away now, you'll never be able to say what you want to say later on. Come on, you can do this Shay. Ooh, there he is." He pointed out. "No!" I panic, looking away and hitting myself on the wall. "I'm too nervous, I'm too nervous."

"It's gonna be alright." Arisa says calmly and enjoying my panics. "He's with his friends too and—"

"Ayato! Come here!" Arisa calls out. "W-what are you doing?! No, please, no! Arisa!" I panic so much that I'm about to leave as I see Ayato coming but she grabs me back. "Come on!" She says. "My face is so red, I can tell already. I can feel so many thousands of butterflies in my stomach. I can't do this!" I said covering my hands on my face. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!"

As I'm panicking, Ayato comes up and is confused by what's happening. "Oh my gosh, you're red as a tomato." He teases. I turn away not being able to face him but Arisa grabs me back. "Ight see ya." She says leaving. "What?!" I panic more. She won't help me?!?! OMH, this has gotten even worse. Arisa winks at me and leaves.

I'm still not able to face Ayato-kun. "Just spill it out already. You know we gotta go to class soon." He says. "I-I know, I-it's just...u-um..."

"Just say it." He tells me. "Okay, okay." Here I go... "I..."