Silent Love: A Love Live Sunshine Fanfiction

Confession

"Italicized" = Signed

"Regular" = Spoken

Italicized = Yō typing

Bold = Someone else typing

----- = A spoken word Yō can't understand (or at least not lip read)

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Yō's POV:

We had spent a good hour doing some sign language practice. Chika was getting better at it. Maybe she'll be able to catch up now.

Chika paused from her work and looked at the door. It was closed so I assumed someone was on the other side. Chika's mouth moved quickly, too quickly for me to read it.

"Dinner is ready" Chika shakily signed.

"O-K" I signed back.

We got up and exited the room. We went down to the kitchen. Chika's mom was there as well as someone else.

"Who's the other girl?" I asked Chika.

"My sister" Chika replied, "One of them at least."

We entered the room and sat down at the two empty seats. Chika started talking with them. I watched, trying to keep track of the conversation. It was hard. They all talk really fast. Now I see where Chika gets it from.

I noticed that occasionally they'd look at me, as if waiting for a response. After it happened again, I looked at Chika. She seemed to understand and nodded.

"Hey... uh, she's deaf. She can't hear you. And uh, if you talk too fast she can't lip read you either." Chika said.

The two of them made an 'o' shape with their mouths. They both apologized and started speaking slower. Now I could actually join in. It was still hard and all, but I felt included. They made an effort to help me after all.

After we ate, Chika and I went back to her room. Chika flopped down onto the bed and motioned for me to join her. I hesitated, before slowly climbing in after her.

Chika snuggled into my side. I laid there stiffly, unsure what I was supposed to do in a situation like this. Should I hug her? Should I pull away? What do I do?

Chika tapped my chin, causing me to look down at her. She smiled at me and sat up for a second, grabbing her phone. She laid back down and started typing on her phone. She had the back of it in my face, making sure I wasn't able to see what she was typing.

After a minute, she showed it to me.

Do you like anyone?

I shook my head. Chika typed out something else on the phone.

Why not?

"Every relationship I've been in ended badly. I don't want to try anymore." I stated.

Chika frowned, "But, why?"

"This is a small town. There's no other deaf kid for miles. Half of the town probably hates me." I replied bitterly.

"Would you date me?" Chika asked.

I shrugged, "Maybe?"

"I wanna date you, if you don't mind..." Chika said.

"You want to go out with me?" I was surprised.

Chika nodded, "Yeah. I love you, Yō-chan."

I sighed, "Chika, are you sure about this? There are things you'll have to deal with that you wouldn't have to if you dated a hearing person."