Disclaimer: I do not own Uta no Prince-Sama or any of its characters. (Although I do have an unofficial license to marry all the guys someday and have 2D kids. Just saying.)

I love confession scenes, so let's have loads of 'em! (They're very good at avoiding them in UtaPri. *pout*) Any pairing/theme/setting suggestions?

Pairing: Ittoki Otoya x Nanami Haruka Title: Autumn Sunshine

It was a Saturday afternoon, and the main street of the little town was quiet, but for the sound of the leaves drifting over the ground. There was not a soul in sight. All the shops were shut, their owners had grown too bored and too cold to continue waiting for non-existent customers.

A tall boy with red, messy hair and bright eyes walked down the street, his hands in his pockets and a guitar case slung over his back. He was humming to himself, and if anyone had been around to hear, they would have noticed that several times he corrected himself and restarted whatever song was running through his head. A little odd, perhaps, but not a bad thing. He had a sweet voice, with a warm smile in it.

Otoya ran his hands through his hair and then stuffed them back into his hoodie before they got too cold. He had to get the song right. This was too good an opportunity to waste, and he'd been planning it for weeks now.

He was meeting Nanami in the park, where they'd written their first song together, 'Brand New Melody'. Having been raised in a nursery-school, music had always been a huge part of Otoya's life. Ever since he was small he'd been singing, about things that didn't even make sense any more, like a spilled drink or a new pair of shoes he'd been given. This made the boy grin to himself. That shoes song was terrible, he thought, How come everyone liked it so much?

Otoya swung open the gate to the park and obediently shut it behind him. As he walked, he swung his feet and kicked some of the leaves into the air. His voice was louder now, he was la-ing the tune over and over again.

'Ittoki-kun!'

That was her voice. Clear, beautiful, radiant. Otoya immediately stopped singing and his heart beat faster. He hadn't been nervous a moment ago, why now? He looked up to see a figure waving at him by a park bench.

'Nanami!'

He walked just a little bit quicker, partly to lessen the awkwardness of her standing and waiting, but mostly just to get to where he wanted to be.

When he finally reached her, Otoya almost laughed.

'Nanami! Why are you wearing all that?'

Her large, sparkling eyes peeked out from the one tiny gap in her winter-wear. Otoya could see at least three scarves, several sweaters, a pair of enormous skiing trousers and a bobble hat, but hardly any of the person wearing them. She looked like a fat little penguin, arms sticking out over all her layers. It made him chuckle. Natsuki would have loved to see this.

'I was cold. And then Tomo-chan told me to wrap up warm, and I was already wearing lots of things, so I thought I should put them on just in case it was that cold. But now...'

Her head lowered in shame.

'What is it, Nanami?' Otoya was suddenly worried about her. She looked so sad, and-

'I'm too hot and I can't reach my zip to take this coat off.'

This time he really did burst out laughing.

Once they were sat on the bench, next to a small pile of coats and scarves, Otoya got his guitar out and started lazily strumming some chords. It was nice to be just the two of them, with the world spinning outside their small circle.

'So what was it you wanted to talk about again, Ittoki-kun?'

Otoya was visibly startled by this. He started rubbing the back of his neck and turned bright red, to match his flaming hair and eyes.

'Ummm, well you see, I wanted to talk to you since... No that's not right, er, I decided recently that... Scratch that, pretend I didn't say anything.'

He had been looking everywhere except her face, but now that he did he saw a smile lighten the delicate features. Her eyes were shut, and after a while Otoya noticed that she hadn't been listening to him anyway. He was, after all, still playing his guitar.

The perfect opportunity...

One more line run in his head, and then he took a deep breath and shut his eyes too.

Every day the seasons change, step by step

It feels like all the colours blend until December,

Yes, every day I tell myself not to forget,

That day we met...

Words you say reach into me, one by one

Truly I could never leave, you are my sunshine

And I know you so well, and still I'd like to know you better...

Let's start from where we left off yesterday,

There's so much I didn't get to say,

My darling with your smile, we could

Chase away the rain

Every day with you, the sun comes out again!

Don't look back until we are far away,

Memories we have are the ones I always remember when I'm

Feeling alone, and still I know I'm never alone...

Let's start from where we left off yesterday,

There's so much that I still want to say,

My darling with your smile, we could

Chase away the rain,

Every day with you, the sun comes out again!

Let's stay this way, I'll chase away the rain!

Every day with you, the sun comes out again!

And then, with one final strum of the strings, the song ended. Otoya opened his eyes, and saw Nanami's golden eyes beaming at him in delight. That song was for you, Nanami. Did you know what it meant?

'Ittoki-kun, that was beautiful! I... I... think I understand now.'

'Understand what? Was it so obvious?' he blurted before he had a chance to think about what to say.

'I love your lyrics, Ittoki-kun. They're always so full of life, and beginnings, my favourite kind of song.' She smiled, her cheeks just a tad pinker than before. 'I never want your beginnings to end!'

'Nanami...' Now or never, said the voice in Otoya's head. He stood up. 'That song was expressing what I really feel... You mean so much more to me than you could ever know.' He looked down at the ground, and his voice came out much more quietly. 'I...I'm in love with you, Nanami.'

As he stared at the ground, his own shoes and the leaves being gently blown about, the small scene changed. A pair of girl's shoes stepped into his circle of vision, and a voice whispered,

'Ittoki-kun... I thought you knew I felt the same way...'

Felt the same way... I thought you knew I felt the same way...

Every day with you, the sun comes out again.

Otoya lifted his gaze to that of the girl in front of him. Nanami's eyes were just as transfixed as his own. He took in her whole face, her chin, her nose, her small mouth, her orange hair ruffled by the wind, and back to her eyes again.

No one was around to see their first kiss. The park was empty, and the sky clouded, but everywhere else, people started to notice the silver linings as the sun finally showed itself for what it was: a beginning.