✔ | SEASONS OF CHANCES AND LOVE BOOK 2: Perfect Love In Summer

It's Only You

It was a night that changed a lot about Fuji and Miyako.

It was a night that left a mark in their hearts.

And it was a memorable night—no matter what they had all felt that poured out after several confessions and confrontations—that had made them closer than how they had been before.

After all, it was a night of truth.

And that night was something that both of them cherished—albeit unknowingly to each other—even after a month had passed.

Busy schedule proceeded, as usual. Exams, extra curricular activities and friends kept them preoccupied. But not once had Fuji dared to miss a single instance to be with Miyako. Right after tennis practice for both the boys and the girls' teams, it was "alone time" for the two of them. It was such a lovely time that they wanted to live to the fullest.

Of course, their closeness was something that didn't go unnoticed to the rest of the Seigaku's population. To be specific, to Fuji's fan girls. To them, Miyako was a definite threat. But the fact that the girl belonged to one of the most prominent families in Japan was enough to actually scare them. The Yumemiya family wasn't just a rich family, but their reputation was also something to reckoned with. It was still a mystery to most of them as to why Miyako enrolled in Seishun Gakuen when she could've gone to Hyotei or any other more pretigious schools for that matter. But only Kana knew the real reason.

After all, that reason was something—or to be more accurate, someone—that even Fuji and the rest of his friends actually knew but never fully realized. Right now, whatever was the reason must remain a secret... until she was given the permission to reveal the truth.

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Tennis practice was rigorous, as usual and it was no surprise to Miyako that she would be going home late because of that. And it was also no surprise to her that Fuji was waiting for her... again. It appeared that his team's tennis practice was finished earlier than her team's tennis practice.

"Aren't you supposed to head out somewhere today?" she asked. Well, Fuji told her about that yesterday when he said that he might not be able to walk with her home.

But no answer came out of the tensai's mouth. His face was serious, which at that point was something she considered a bit unusual on such occasion.

"Is there something wrong?" she couldn't help but to ask. She frowned as a result.

Again, no answer was spoken. Instead, he took out something from his bag and handed it to her. And he did so with a smile on his face this time.

Reluctantly, she took the gift-wrapped item from him. She couldn't help looking at him and the item on her had simultaneously. "What is this?"

Along with that gentle smile, Fuji approached her and embraced her tight despite the item in between them. Of course, she was surprised at that gesture.

"Seriously, Fuji-san, what's going on?" Confusion, surprise, and appreciation overcame her. She didn't know the right words to say other than to ask question about the situation and his actions.

"Happy birthday, Miyako..." he whispered to her ear that earned him a slightly loud gasp from her. But he expected that, though. After all, Mamoru told him that Miyako had a habit of forgetting her own birthday when she could remember every birthdays of her friends and family.

And right now, he was glad to know that he was the one who first greeted her on that special day... A day he though he never be able to celebrate with her. He knew it was the day she wanted to forget but as long as he was with her, he would never allow that to happen. He'd turn that day into something memorable for both of them.