"I love you"
Zero reaction emerged from his face
"I know"
His nonchalant reply however, did evoke a response
"I know? That's all you have to say?"
His eyebrows curled up as he returned his opinion
"Well...yeah"
The girl's face took on an extremely angry expression...
"Unbelievable!"
Her raised tone, along with her hands which had just been thrown up into the air signaled that he did something wrong
"What's up?"
His confused tone and single constantly raised eyebrow proved that he was genuinely confused as to what he did
Which only served to irritate her more
"I just told you how I felt and that's your response?!"
...
"Well...ye-"
"I swear if you say well, yeah one more time, I'll-"
"I love you"
...
"You don't mean it"
"Oh come on!"
His face fell like a deflated balloon as the woman continued to stare at him with same cold glare
"You're only saying it because I said it to you"
"That's generally how it works right?"
"No! You have to mean it!"
"I do mean it!"
"No you don't!"
...
He proceeded to fall down to his knees take one of the girls hands
"You're right...I don't love you"
The shocked and pained sound that emerged from the girls throat disclosed that was not the reaction she was expecting
"I don't love you because something like the word love doesn't even begin to sum up my feelings for you
I'm kneeling before you right now because I don't deserve to even stand in front of you
There hasn't been a single day since we met that I haven't thought about you, dreamt about you and there isn't a single moment where you've left my mind
With a guy like me who has nothing but a shopping mall for a house and phone, you're practically the only reason I get out of bed in the morning
None of this Selecao garbage matters to me, all that matters is that I have you
I'd throw this all away if it meant spending more time with you
I worship the ground you walk on, I kneel before you and quite frankly, I think everyone else should too because you are the most beautiful piece of art even to grace this planet
Saki Morimi, saying I love you wouldn't even begin to describe my feelings for you, it's so much more than that
...
How's that?"
...
Her lips curved upwards
"Better"
"I love you..."
That caused her eyebrows to pique up...
"After all you just said?"
"I figured I actually should say it"
...
"Well, yeah" she smiled £"I know"
"Oh now you're just making fun of me"
The gentle laugh that emerged from her warmed the contents of his heart
He adjusted himself and got up, a smile etched on his face, matched hers
And then Akira Takizawa smiled as he claimed the lips of Saki Morimi