As she stood alone next to the very tree where she met Aoi Nagisa, Hanazono Shizuma kept thinking about her.
Specifically the day they met. Nagisa was surprised and accidentally hit her face with her bag, causing one of the charms to drop.
Nagisa, then thinking she was just a pretty face, gave her the charm and a kiss on the forehead.
Now that she's thinking about all her experiences with her, Shizuma realizes she loves Nagisa.
She opens her eyes, whispers, "Nagisa," and runs towards the church.
Meanwhile, judging for the Etoile contest are going on, Nagisa and her friend Tamao being two of the entrants.
Shizuma runs as fast as she can, she needs to tell Nagisa how she feels NOW.
Just as the results are about to be announced, Shizuma opens the doors slowly, causing the girls from every school to face towards her.
The tall silverette stands in the doorway for a few seconds, breathing heavily, before calling out, "Nagisa!"
The ditzy redhead focused her attention on the girl in the doorway, surprised. She whispers, "Shizuma-sama..."
The presidents from the three schools, Shion, Chikaru, and Miyuki all question Shizuma's presence there.
As Shizuma walks forward with a determined smile on her face, every eye in the room is trained on her. "Shizuma-sama..." Nagisa whispers again to herself.
Shizuma gets to the middle of the room, sets her heel down and calls out, "Nagisa! I love you!"
Her words ring through the building, the crowd of girls murmuring amongst themselves.
Tamao at first brings her hand to her chest, and instead brings it down to rest at her side, bringing her face up to the ceiling.
"Nagisa!" Shizuma calls once again, asking for the redhead's attention.
Nagisa shakes her head back and forth, tears welling up in her eyes, "But...but..."
Suddenly, Tamao brings one hand around Nagisa's waist to pull her back against her stating, "She really couldn't help it."
"Tamao-chan?" Nagisa questions.
Tamao narrows her eyes and whispers, "Go, Nagisa-chan."
Nagisa's eyes widen at this as her friend pulls out the red and green ribbons she wore in her hair for the competition and pushes her friend forward.
The redhead looks back for a second, "Tamao-chan..." The blunette nods encouragingly, showing a small smile.
Nagisa takes a deep breath, and turns to face Shizuma, the beautiful woman she fell in love with.
By now, Shizuma was very nervous, her hand outstretched.
Nagisa begins to run forward, a smile spread across her face, and Shizuma runs to meet her. Nagisa jumps into the older girl's arms and twirls a bit, hugging her close.
They stay in an embrace for a while until Shizuma lifts her head and says, "Let's go."
Nagisa looks up questioningly as Shizuma shoots a strange look at Miyuki across the room. The silverette leads Nagisa down the row of pews and into the doorway of the church saying, "We're going."
Miyuki steps onto the carpet and calls, "Shizuma!"
Shizuma looks back for merely a second before continuing out the door, Nagisa behind her.
"Shizuma!" Miyuki calls again over the uproar the girls were left in.
Chikaru and Shion step up beside Miyuki, the blonde one saying, "Things have gotten out of hand."
Miyuki closes her eyes and smiles slightly while she says, "Yes, but that's the true Shizuma."
The last was said with a look out the door, a look of warmth for her long-time friend's happiness.
Back on the altar, the abandoned Tamao turns her head and whispers, "Congratulations, Nagisa-chan. Congratulations."