Silent Love: A Love Live Sunshine Fanfiction

Unexpected Change

"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:

After I grabbed some food I made my way over to Chika and Ruby. They greeted me with happy smiles.

"Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you." Chika asked as she pouted.

I shrugged, "I was talking to someone."

"For two hours?" Chika asked in disbelief.

I glanced at the clock on the wall. It had really been two hours already? Wow. No wonder why Kanan was so insistent that Dia come out. I can see why people would start asking questions.

Speaking of them, I looked around the room to see where they were at. I spotted them around a lot of people. I guess everyone wants to see Dia. I wonder why.

I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned back around, "Sorry. I still can't believe how many people are here."

"Yeah. I was gonna leave after eating. My mom wants me home before midnight." Chika stated.

"Okay. I can go home whenever, but I'll leave with you." I replied.

"Okay!"

...

We spent a while talking, before Chika said she was ready to go. I quickly said I wanted to go to the bathroom first and left her. I made my way to the bathroom to find it locked. I waited outside for a few minutes until it opened.

"Oh, it was you." Dia stepped out.

"Yeah. Uh, I'm gonna be leaving. So, see you tomorrow?" I said.

"Yes. I guess we'll see each other tomorrow." Dia nodded and moved away.

As I was about to go in, she grabbed my arm. I turned to face her with a puzzled look.

"Sorry, uh, I was wondering if you would want to exchange numbers? It was nice to talk with you. I'd like to try and get to know you better." Dia quickly explained.

"Something tells me this has to do with me being deaf." I stated. I don't mind if that's the reason. So far everyone I've hung around that did so because I'm deaf is really nice. I have high hopes for the people who want to friend me.

"A little. It's nice to have someone to sign to again." Dia admitted.

I pulled out my phone and opened it to my contacts page. I handed it to her and waited. She typed her number in and then pulled out her phone to add mine.

"Word of advice. Put 'don't call' after my name." I said.

"Okay. Yeah, it would be stupid to call you, huh?" Dia handed me my phone back.

"And yet some people still try." I sighed, "I don't like the speech-to-text apps. They hardly get it right."

"Well, see you tomorrow." Dia walked away.

I went into the bathroom and used the toilet as quickly as I could. If someone knocked, I would never know. It brings me anxiety a lot.

I went back to Chika after I finished and we walked home. We didn't speak at all as we walked.

"Yō-chan? Do you wanna stay the night?" Chika asked as we reached her house.

I shook my head, "I can't. I need to go home."