She was scared.
She was sure that she wanted to do this, but…
It was normal, she figured.
Everyone would be scared if they were about to commit suicide, right?
Yes.
That's right.
Being scared only meant that she was human.

…she knew she wasn't just afraid of dying.
She was also afraid to leave them alone.
Them.
Her friends and family.
Kido, who pretended to be though, but really wasn't.
Kano, with who you never knew whether he was lying or actually telling the truth.
Seto, who was so kind to both animals and people.
Her father, who cared so deeply about her.
Takane, a student of her father, her best friend and one of the greatest people she had ever met.
Haruka, another one of her father's students and a great drawer.
And, lastly, him.

Shintarou.

A genius, but lazy.
Sweet, but shy.
Even though he was a genius, that didn't mean he was great with people.
He DID like to read, though.
She was actually the one that got him addicted to Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne and other shoujo manga.
And that only because he had asked her to show him some good manga.
Ayano had wanted to introduce him to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but thought he wouldn't like it.
She had chosen Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, because she thought he would like it and had been right.
That is, unfortunately for Shintarou.
But he also loved the internet.
Ayano was actually a bit scared he would become too addicted to it…

If she had to be honest, she was more worried about him than anyone else she knew.
But she had a good reason to worry the most about him.
It wasn't just because he's unsocial, though that also had to do with it.

It was because she loved him.
Yes, she admitted it.
She, Tateyama Ayano, was in love with Kisaragi Shintarou.
But she was too afraid to tell him.
Too scared that he didn't return her feelings.
Too scared that her father wouldn't like him.
Actually she was too scared of a whole lot of things.
So her love would always stay unrequited.
It wouldn't work anyway, she told herself.

Suddenly she heard someone talking.
"What are you waiting for, kid?"
It was that person again.
"Azami, what are you doing here?"
She smiled at the older woman.
"I'm here to see if you're actually going to do it."
"Oh."
"That aside, why are you smiling? Shouldn't you be scared?"
She was shocked.
Although she realized she shouldn't be too shocked.
She's smiling when she's about to commit suicide by jumping off a roof.
"Don't get me wrong, Azami. I AM scared. I was just hoping you wouldn't notice it."
"Tch, even NOW you're still faking."
"Faking?"
"Yes, faking. Because you don't really have a reason to smile. You should be crying right now or something like that."
"Ah, but Azami, I DO have a reason to smile."
"And what reason would that be?"
At this, Ayano smiled even bigger.
"Because I'm in love~."
"In love? Don't tell me you're in love with that kid genius."
Cue Ayano turning red.
"H-how did you know?"
"It's kind of obvious. I'm surprised he hasn't noticed it yet."
She smiled again, still red.
"I'm not that surprised. He's REALLY horrible with people, you know."
"So why don't you tell him how you feel?"
"Why should I?"
"Because he loves you too."
"Yeah, right. And I'm an unicorn."
"I'm being serious over here."
"Even IF he did like me, it still wouldn't work."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm not good for him. He needs someone that's even more selfish than he is, someone energetic to pull him along. All I do is just follow behind him all the time. I can't do anything…"
"Did he actually say that or is that your idea?"
"My idea… Why do you ask?"
"Because that you think it's like that, doesn't necessarily mean that it's true. He's the one that knows what's best for him, not you."
"That may be right, but I still need to this."
When hearing that, Azami sighed.
"You really want to save everyone, don't you?"
"Yep. And you said that if I jump in here, I can. Even if I don't get those red eyes…"
"Yes, yes, you're right. So that means that you're really going to do it?"
"Of course. Since it seems to be the only way that I actually can save everyone."
Azami sighed again.
"All right, if that's really what you want… I'll leave you alone for now."
And with that, she turned around to leave.
"Hey, Azami."
She turned again to face Ayano.
"What?"
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For helping me save everyone."
"Yes, yes. You're welcome."
Azami turned again and left.
When she was finally gone, Ayano laughed a bit.
"Hehe. She doesn't want to admit it, but she's actually a good person."
Ayano looked down from the roof and took a deep breath.
"Well, here I go."
And with that, she jumped.

'Hey, Shintarou.'

'I love you.'

Gah, it's 5 days late!
But I had a good reason! (Typing with only one hand is not easy, trust me.)
Also, I think that people are gonna get angry at me, because it's so sad...
I'm sorry, but I have no idea as to WHY it turned out to be so sad.

Ok, notes about the story:
If you paid attention, you'd notice that I didn't mention Ayano's mother in the list of people she'll miss. That's because Ayano's Happiness Theory confirmed that her mother is dead.
Ayano's reason for not being good for Shintarou is actually something she really said somewhere. I just don't know where…
"Even if I don't get those red eyes." Is actually a small reference to Ayano's Happiness Theory. In that she says: "If I had those red eyes myself, could I save someone's future?"

Also, this story consist of 844 words.
That's 2,5 pages on Word.
It was supposed to be a one-shot.