I hate her. I hate her a lot. Because she just had to be so damn kind all the time. Always apologizing. She always tries so freaking hard, it got me on my nerve! Why.. why her? I would, I could have this feelings for some other people! But why the one's I hate?!

A tap on my shoulder. It was Shoko.

There were just the both of us. This bridge has somehow.. become our meeting point. Usually it would be the entire group. But today.. it seems like there will be only the two of us.

She signed me something.

I would be damned first if I admit this, but for the past 5 years, I've been learning sign language.

"Want to have a walk with me? "I blinked. Before I speak up.

"Sure.. "

She smiled. I tried to hide my blush so hard as I took the lead, leaving her to catch up.

Koe No Katachi

We were in some part of the city. Walking side by side, not doing anything in particular.

Ahead us was bunch of workers lifting up a piano to a higher floor of a building. I paid not much attention to it though.

We walked under the lifting instrument in silent. It was fine.. until..

STRAP! And a yelled coming from foreign voice.

It all happened so fast. I acted on adrenaline, pulling her body into my arms as I throw our bodies as far as I could from where we were standing.

Shoko yelped as I tighten my grip on her, protecting her from all the pieces of the broken piano.

We had our eyes shut tightly.

I opened my eyes just soon enough to see Shoko's flushed face from all the shock.

I felt that strung in my heart again.

We eventually made it without any major injuries but small scratches. The workers and their supervisor apologizes profusely to us before we went home, which Shoko got me not to yelled at them.

The sun was setting...

We've arrived at the bridge again. We should be parting from here..

"Thank you again for what you did.. Ueno.. " she signed, smiling her usual smile of.. meanings..

I suppressed my blushed the best I could, before waved it off.

I did my sign too...

"It was fine. I was protecting myself too, you can't hear so I did what I did.. "

She just smiled.

She walked up to me. our faces was suddenly inches from each other.

There.. That fluttering feelings again when she kissed me. I kissed back as usual.

Our right hands intertwined. I squeezed to assure her.. whatever there is between us. She squeezed back.

Our kiss lasted a minute. We were both panting once it over. I didn't have any expression as she smile.

We both know I'm just as contents in the inside.

Our intertwined hands was broken as we let go.. I watch her as she disappeared into the apartment lot. Waving at me and smiling, signing a see you later, Love beforehand.

I did the same.

I turned around and started to head back to my home. Oh, wait.. my home's just went back to her house. Guess I'll just go back to my house then.

I hate her you know? She's just so damn annoying. Since we were younger did she always succeed in getting on my nerve. She did when we first kissed in elementary. I don't remember kissing anyone else.

Yup, I hate her. I can't live without her, that's why.