I was always your smile || An anime love story

Chapter 19: Confessions?

Katsumi's POV

The next day I'm at Parm, sewing up some dresses for the Fashion of Passion fashion show. The CEO of that told Maki that they'll give us a chance to do that fashion show again. Now everyone is working harder than we have ever did since Parm has jus begun again and we want to make a good impression to the world after being framed. It's a good thing me and Natsumi found some inspirations on our 'running away' days so we know what we're doing for the upcoming show.

I don't have my personal office back yet since we're all so busy so I'm now working where the beginners. It's not that bad here once I got used to it but it's still different. Right now it's my break time and I grabbed coffees for me and Natsumi to drink. While walking and chatting, we suddenly encounter Aoi. She became a model working with Parm, she's still an actress but also a model now.

I wanted to just pass by her without saying anything but the girl stops me. "I still don't know why you're part of the fashion industry, your style sucks." She commented, making me freeze on where I was walking. I had to keep in the anger that was about to explode in a few seconds, luckily it kept in. "If you're that disgusted by me, why be a model at Parm anyways?" My voice went steady.

"Actually, I don't know either. Ugh these people making me work in a fashion studio of robbers. I mean just because you lost inspiration, why steal it from others?" Her mouth curls up into a smirk, as if making fun of us.

"Excuse me?"

"Are you deaf? I'm sure you heard me loud and clear." She smiles teasingly but I wasn't going to buy it. Natsumi, seeing that I'm about to snap holds my arm back. "We're not robbers, we never even lost our inspirations." I protest with a voice trying to keep it in.

"Are you sure about that?" She asks. "Then why were those dresses of Liquiria found in Parm's studio? There's prof of you guys stealing designs, I don't even know why they let you off the hook. If I were the CEO, I would've burned down Parm already."

"Well too bad you're not." Natsumi finally spoke. "Don't start messing with me." Aoi scoffs. "Stay in your lane. People like you don't deserve to be talked to."

"Then stay in your lane." I glare at her.

"What?"

"Are you deaf? I'm sure you heard me loud and clear." I repeat her words. "If you think talking to us is just a waste of your time, then you shouldn't had even spoke a word to us." I scoff then grabbed Natsumi's hand and left, not bothering to hear what Aoi has to say next.

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One day as I'm walking around the building, my arm suddenly gets grabbed and I get pulled into an empty room. "What are you—"

"Quiet." The familiar voice orders. I look up and saw Ryo standing in front of me. "I—" But before I could say anything, Ryo's index finger presses against my lips. "I said quiet didn't I? Today, I'm gonna do all the talking instead of you babbling around every time." He tells me then takes his index finger away once he sees that I'm following directions. Ryo takes a deep breath.

"I'm dumping you." He states. My eyes blinked multiple times. "When were we dating in the first place?" 🤔

"Will you—ugh, I'm trying to be serious here Katsumi so shut up." He gives me a glare not to strong but a glare telling me to keep my mouth shut so I did. "What I'm trying to say is, my feelings are dumping my affections towards you. Which means I'm gonna start giving up on you." I gave him that expression of why and as if he knew, Ryo answers. "Having a one sided love isn't cool for a guy like me. I had it for about ten years and you still haven't looked at me even while Jun was gone. So I'm gonna give up...and try to find someone new, someone who'll look at me the way you and Jun looks at each other."