Drizzles of a Symphony • Semi Eita

❥ sixth drizzle.

 ❥ Soulmate AU; Where your soulmate gets a mark on his skin, the moment you fall in love with him.

• Semi x Een •

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After what happened in the gymnasium the other day, Semi and I stopped talking.

Well, it wasn't like we particularly talked often, anyways.

I found all the more reason to hide whenever I saw him. I even had an excuse to give, when Hichimiya and Aimee ask why on earth I was running away.

The dreaded day of the speech arrived faster than the serves Semi would send flying when he practised in the gymnasium with me.

And even then, we didn't speak.

I wasn't sure what I could say... And he didn't seem to have anything to tell me, either.

On Monday, when I clench my fists into a ball, I can barely hide my nervousness.

"Fujiwara, I heard you're giving the speech! Good luck!" Kaizawa pats my head. Tendou, who was going to line up to head to the gym, overhears this and waves a hand in the air.

"Een-chan, good luck." He says as we step out from the dining hall. Before I can respond, Tendou begins to wiggle his eyebrows as he stares ahead of him.

When I look to see where he had his gaze set on, I see Semi, leaning against the entrance of the gymnasium.

"I thought you might need this," He says, handing me a tissue. It occurred to me that in my worry, I had completely forgotten to bring one by myself.

"Ah... Thank you. For this, and the luck. I need it."

I wasn't sure if Semi had something else to say because Tendou puts an arm over Semi's shoulders right then.

"Let's hurry so that we get a better view of Een-chan!" I can hear him bantering. Hichimiya flashes me a thumbs up before she and Aimee follows the maroon-head.

Here goes nothing.

•••

The water bottle in my hand trembled as I climb onto the stage.

According to Amakata-sensei, there was a total of 478 students in the gymnasium, and an addition of 18 teachers and 5 of the administrative staff.

I regret all my life choices as I walk up to the podium.

Let's hope that Semi feels like my opening is more interactive, this time...

"I remember being a baffled mess when my Mom first told me what a 'soulmate' was. This mark here," I raise up my left wrist, pointing to the mark. "Has been here for the past 7 months. It is a sign that I would meet someone who completes me. That's what everyone believes, isn't it?"

I can see some people nodding, exchanging glances, and some people even yelling loud 'YES!'s in response. Exactly the kind of reaction Amakata-sensei and I were hoping for.

"But in reality; that's not what everyone believes. It's what you want to believe. As Tamachi-sensei once told me; 'The world is cruel and harsh'."

Silence spreads throughout the auditorium, and I feel slightly uncomfortable.

Did I say something that I shouldn't?