(Un) Fortunately the Yandere is Not After Me

Between the Two of Us

Arata opened his eyes. What greeted him was a truly grandiose sight. This was a small little cove, one that showed off a view of the town they lived in. During a time like this, it felt truly wondrous to him.

The lights that covered over the buildings gave off the holiday glow. The sun setting, casting it's warm shine over the landscape. He could see everything, the cars, the people, and the nature that surrounded it all.

"Whoa..." He muttered quietly to himself. She smiled, hearing his vocalization of the view in front of him. "This is incredible!" He turned to face her, not even hiding his joy.

"I'm glad you like it." She said, walking by him to lean on the guard rail.

"With the way things are, of course I would." He said, taking a spot next to her. "Though I'm betting this place is beautiful all year round."

"It is." She replied. Akiba came to this place a lot. Mostly to just get away from things, think things through. Though, lately she's been doing it less often.

"Incredible." He said. This was truly the type of spot that would make for a great romantic getaway. Well, if he was here with someone that he could be romantic with. "I bet Yogi flipped when you showed him this."

"He's never been here before." Her response prompted him to turn his head slowly to her. His face looking at her with a quizzing manner. "You're actually the first person I've ever shown this place to."

"I am?" Arata couldn't believe she'd do something like this. "I'm surprised that you haven't gotten the others to see it. Why?"

"Because, this is where I used to go to... Before I met you." Arata didn't understand at first, but it became clear when she picked up her phone to show him.

So this was where she'd go to cool off. It'd be hard to do that with other people around. But he was a little different, he already knew about that secret.

"Right, that's a bit of a shame, if you ask me." He said. Everyone would love a place like this, no matter what she did here alone. She disagreed, and not just because of that reason.

"I think it makes a little more special, right?" She retorted. "If less people knew about this place." Arata didn't disagree with that statement. And it wasn't as if he was planning on telling anyone else about this view.

For a little bit, they two fell silent. Not saying anything, but instead focusing on enjoying this view. These views were ever changing. This single moment was going to last just for this very second.

"Do you think that it's a bad thing?" She broke the silence. Finishing out loud, what she was thinking in her mind. "That, I haven't been entirely honest with Yogi, or Akaki?"

"About your feelings?" Arata asked, trying to clarify what she was referring to. "Surely if you confessed-"

"I mean, about that side of me." She corrected. "It's just that, sometimes I'm worried what they might think of me." Arata paused when he realized why she had hesitated confessing her feelings. It was a bit of a trope for the childhood friend to not get the boy. After all, if they would've. Then it should've happened way earlier. He assumed that she was just some shy girl having a hard time getting her feelings out.

That couldn't be further from the truth.

"I get what you mean." Just months ago, he had the same feeling as her. The only difference was, that it was being held against him. "You're worried that they won't like you anymore." It's not something that he can blame her for feeling. He'd also be hypocritical if he wanted to convince her to tell them the truth. If it wasn't for the circumstances, he'd definitely be continuing to live that way. Hiding who he really was.