"A Guitarist's Passion" - Sayo x Male Reader

Chapter Four - "Guitar Legends"

*Sayo's POV*

That next day, which was Wednesday, after school, (Y/N) took me to Shirasagi-san's house.

We're here to take care of her dog, Leon.
I never knew she even had a dog...

"Hello, you guys!" Shirasagi-san greeted us at the door. "You're early!"

"Let me just run you through what I left!
His food bowl's in the kitchen, feed him when he starts giving you those puppy eyes.
His toys are kinda spread out around the living room area, see?
You don't need to walk him, just let him out! He's smart. He'll find his way home quickly."

"Where is your little fluff ball anyway?" (Y/N) asked.

"Over there," she pointed to the living room couch. He was sitting around there.

Leon is a golden retriever.
He's the most beautiful dog I've seen!
To think about it, his fur is the same color of Shirasagi-san's hair.
Perfect match for her.

"And that's it! I'll be heading off to our concert now!"

"Concert? Pastel*Palettes have a concert today?" I asked.

"Yeah. Oh, I guess Hina-chan didn't have time to tell you...
We'll be at Galaxy. Bye, you two!"

And with that, she left, leaving just (Y/N) and I.
And Leon, of course.

"So, Sayo. Should we feed him?" he asked.

"Hmm. Sure. But not on the couch. We can't dirty her nice furniture."

I patted my leg to get Leon's attention.
He looked right at me and quickly jumped off.
He walked up to my foot and started panting happily.

So cute...

"He likes you!" (Y/N) said.

We gave him his dog food, and Leon quickly ate it up.

"He likes food. Maybe you should cook for him, Sayo!"

"Are you comparing my food to dog food?" I replied.

"No! No, I'm sorry! I love your cookies!"

When Leon finished, he made his way back to the couch and sat as we followed him.

I grabbed a toy from the ground and tossed it across the room, making sure not to break anything.
Leon ran after it at full speed and held it in his mouth.

I did this a few times until my arm got tired, and I sat down on the couch.
He followed me on there and placed himself near my leg.

I stroked his fur.
So... soft. So smooth.

"You like petting him, huh?" (Y/N) told me.

"Yeah. He's so smooth. It's calming.
My hands are rough after playing so much guitar.
It didn't bother me until some friends of mine told me I'd play better..."

"Your hands, huh?"
(Y/N) took my hand and looked at it.

"You do have nice hands. They're like a princess's."

"Stop it, (Y/N). You're just trying to make me blush."

"And so what? I love it when you blush."

"Oh... I should be practicing my guitar instead of falling for you..."

"So you have fallen for me. I thought we were just rivals."

"Yeah," I said. "But now I love you!"

I said it.
I love him now.
I'm not sure when it was...
But I'm seriously in love with him.

"(Y/N). Kiss me again," I told him.