You Were Mine

Chapter 8

(Kiyoko)

She's probably in distress right now. To be stuck with me overnight in her own home, it must be a nightmare for her.

"Hitoka-chan, I'm sorry to have bothered you by my presence here." I bowed sincerely and sat at the dining table, away from where she was. I sit with my back to her so we don't have to see each other. However, I can really feel her eyes bore into my back. Do you really hate me that much, Hitoka-chan..?

I hear her footsteps fade, she probably went into her room. Well, I don't mind sleeping on the couch, as long as I'm not in danger out in the rain. I browse my phone, looking at cat memes to amuse myself. Soon, I hear footsteps coming, it must be her. I felt a light tap on my shoulder.

"Sh-Shimizu-senpai... The b-bath is ready if you need to take a shower." she stammered.

"I can't, I don't have extra clothes with me, actually." I explained.

She laid down some clothes in front of me. I look up, and she was looking at me. "These are the biggest clothes I have... A stretchable tank top and large shorts. I'm very small, you see..." she looked away, blushing.

I smiled at her and said "Thank you so much, Hitoka-chan." I stood up and got in the shower.

After I showered, Hitoka handed me some pillows and led me to her room.

"I-I'm fine on the couch, Hitoka-chan." I said.

"No, senpai. How distasteful of me to let a guest, let alone a senpai sleep on the couch." she said. She collected her pillows and blanket and made her way out of her room.

"W.here are you going?" I ask.

"I'll be the one to sleep on the couch." she smiled, and continued out.

"W-wait!" I blurted out, she stopped in her tracks. "H-how ungrateful of me to let the owner of the house sleep on the couch. Please, you can sleep here too." I offered.

She slowly turned, and made her way back to the bed. I couldn't read the expression on her face. She set her pillows beside mine, and sat down on the bed. She was stiff as a rock, but I could feel her shaking. She stared at her own lap, and I thought it was bad idea to try and talk to her. So I just lied down on my side of the bed and decided to play with my phone. I could easily feel the tension growing exponentially. Dammit, say something Shimizu! Anything to lighten up this heavy tension!

"Hitoka..."

"Sh-Shimizu-senpai..." Oh, she meant to say something too.

"Y-you first..." she said.

"Hitoka-chan, I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable or scaring you." I said. Hitoka just stared at me, speechless. I stammered for words, anything, Shimizu! "It kind of got me thinking about last week when we had lunch together. I'm sorry about it, Hitoka-chan." I look away, and stare at the large raindrops race down the window.

"I-I... Was just shocked about it, Shimizu-senpai. And I severely overreacted by ignoring you as much as I could... I'm so sorry about my immature behavior." she finally spoke. "M-my friends asked me if we were in a relationship and I might have over-analyzed what they said. I thought that you had feelings for me and that's why you were very playful and kind to me." she blushed, her face now a deep-red color.

Should I tell her? Maybe... things will get worse if I do.

"A-and that's when I realized what these weird feelings actually were. But I tried to deny it because I know it's stupid and you'll think I'm dumb so I completely avoided you, I don't even know why I do." she began to cry. Upon hearing this, I was at a complete loss for words.

(Hitoka)

This is it. I'm telling her now. Whether or not she will think I'm pathetic is completely up to her. I'm sure this idea will backfire but, I don't care anymore. She is here right now, if this situation didn't present itself as it did, I would never gain the courage to initiate this conversation.

I bit my lip, trying not to cry. I can't speak and I can barely breathe. I avoid eye contact as I tried to calm myself.

Before I could say anything, I felt her weight shift on the bed and her arms were around me. Her hand on my back, and the other on my head, she whispered gently into my ear.

"But I do have feelings for you. I don't get why you need to be so worked up over it." W-Was I hearing this right?? I instantly froze, Shimizu-senpai let go of the hug and faced me to her.

"I like you, Hitoka-chan. Please don't cry anymore." she smiled. I missed that smile, I missed her being kind to me, I missed everything about her. Why did I even ignore her in the first place?

More tears began to well in my eyes and I couldn't help but cry even more.

"I-I like you too, Shimizu-senpai. I really, really like yooouuuuu" I struggled through my wailing.

(Shimizu)

All the weight in my chest, all the worry, regret, and embarrassment left me and was only replaced by relief and happiness.

"I really, really like yooouuuuu." Hitoka wailed.

My heart leaped, it jumped, it skipped, it flew out of my chest. I couldn't stop smiling, and brought her in to a tighter hug.

"I like you, Hitoka-chan. I like you!" and she cried even harder.

Later on, all her crying exhausted her and she eventually fell asleep. We laid down on the bed with her snuggled into my arms. I couldn't believe it, I actually thought this would turn out for the worst, but I was wrong.