BECAUSE THE KEIGO IS IMPORTANT I AM USING HONORIFICS. SHAAAME ON MEEEE.
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"Goodbye, Nagisa-chan," Tamao whispered, taking hold of the red ribbon tied around Nagisa's hair. She pulled. Goodbye, Nagisa-chan. Be happy with Shizuma-sama.
"Tamao-chan! Hey, wake up, Tamao-chan!"
Indigo colored eyes slowly fluttered open under long eyelashes. Suzumi Tamao blinked, and slowly sat up, turning to face the person who was calling for her.
"Honestly, it's so weird for me to have to wake you up, you know? Usually it's Tamao-chan who wakes me up!" Nagisa complained, pouting and putting her hands on her hips. "Come on, Tamao-chan!"
"Nagisa...chan...?" Tamao slowly asked, eyes blank. "...Didn't you.....with Shizuma-sama...?"
"Hurry up, Tamao-chan! Rokujou-sama's not going to let us off easily if we're late to breakfast!" declared the cheery, maroon haired girl. "She won't let us hear the end of it if the two Etoile are late to breakfast on their first day!"
"E...to...ile....?" repeated Tamao, tilting her head to the side.
"That's right," Nagisa replied, as if it was supposed to be obvious. She pursed her lips and tilted her head slightly. "We won the Etoile Election, Tamao-chan. Don't you remember? Although Tamao-chan, you did fall asleep almost as soon as we got back here. But, that aside, hurry up and get dressed! We're going to be laaate!"
"Okay, okay, Nagisa-chan," Tamao nodded, slowly standing up and smiling.
"Huuurrry!!" Nagisa practically wailed, beckoning Tamao to do just that; hurry.
"Nagisa-chan is so energetic early in the morning," purple eyes smiled at her room mate as Tamao quickly dressed herself. "Of course, that's what makes Nagisa-chan cute!" her soft and kind smile brightened as she said that, and Nagisa blushed.
"T, Tamao-chan..." Nagisa murmured, touching one finger to her face and scratching it lightly.
"Okay, I'm done, Nagisa-chan," smiled Tamao, taking Nagisa's hand. "Now let's go, or we'll be late!"
"Yes!"
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"...I wonder if Shizuma-sama is going to be there...?" Tamao murmured, looking down at the floor as she and Nagisa ran through the halls.
"Ssh, students!!" Nagisa interrupted, tightening her grip on Tamao's hand and slowing down. "We can't be seen running, you know!"
"Ah, yes!" Tamao agreed, also slowing down as some students ran past, also late to breakfast in all likelihood. As they passed the pair, the two girls quickly slowed down and bowed their heads.
"G, good morning, Etoile-sama," they quickly bowed, before whispering something to each other and rushing off.
"What were you saying, Tamao-chan?" Nagisa continued, looking back at Tamao-chan as if nothing had happened.
"I wonder if Shizuma-sama will...will be there," repeated the blue haired girl, her tone worried.
"Ah! Rokujou-sama!!" Nagisa suddenly exclaimed, pointing with one hand and covering her mouth with one. Quickly, as a reflex, the pink haired girl bowed her head and her tone was wracked with nervousness. "W, we're very sorry!!"
"You're late," she said, her tone harsh and scolding. "You two need to be more careful!"
"W, we're very sorry!!" Nagisa and Tamao repeated in unison, both bowing their heads this time.
"Anyways, go in, you two," Miyuki waved the pair in with an almost dismissive look. "You aren't the Etoile yet."
"I wonder if Shizuma-sama will be here," Tamao repeated one last time, looking at Nagisa, whose hand she was still holding.
"Etoile-sama..." Nagisa repeated. Tamao bit her lip upon seeing the blush on Nagisa's face and averted her eyes towards the floor as the two held hands before the doorway to the dining hall.
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"Mizushima-chan! Chihaya-chan!" cried Nagisa, knocking frantically on the door of their two friends. "Mizushima-chan!! Chihaya-chan!!" Draped over her shoulders was a panting Tamao, her face red and her eyes closed. "Open the door!"
"Who is it?" Chihaya asked sleepily, opening the door. Her eyes brightened. "Oh, it's Nagisa-chan! And....Tamao-chan?!" the brown haired girl's expression immediately turned worried at seeing Tamao's feverish state. "What happened, Nagisa-chan?"
"I don't know!" Nagisa wailed, tears forming in her eyes. "T, Tamao-chan, she just...suddenly collapsed!"
"A~ah, if it isn't Nagisa-chan," a voice suddenly yawned out of nowhere. "What are you doing at this time?"
"Ch, Chikaru-sama!!" Nagisa continued to wail, and she would have thrown herself towards the older girl were it not for Tamao draped over her shoulders.
"Oh, and is that Tamao-chan? ...What's wrong with her?" Chikaru asked, frowning and tilting her head to the side. "Hm, it seems rather serious, shouldn't you take her to the infirmary?"
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"私は幸せ." ("I am happy.") I thought that I was definitely happy. Because, I got to be together with Nagisa-chan forever. Forever, we got to be happy together. She picked me over Shizuma-sama, over the Etoile-sama, she picked me. She picked me. I am definitely happier than anyone else in this world.
"Tamao-chan!" All I wanted was to hear her call me that, to pick me as more important to her than anyone else in the world. All I wanted, was to see Nagisa-chan's beautiful smile every single day.
So why aren't I happy? Why don't I think that I am happy?
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"Tamao-chan...." Nagisa whispered, holding Tamao's cold hand tightly in hers. "Tamao-chan, please wake up!"
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That's why I didn't want to give her up. I wanted her to always, always stay with me. That day, on the day of the Etoile Election, I.....
Did I let her go? On that day, did I let Nagisa-chan go?