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"Of course I know that. I'm asking how much you like her!"
Before he knew it, she was already in front of him, her face unbearably close to his.
"I... I... lik- MOTOKO! YOU'RE NAKED!"
She looked down and realized that she was, in fact, as he said, naked. His arms were already in front of his body, as he braced himself from the coming blow.
Her first urge was to strike him, but she knew that there was no room for error. Even though she had got him so close, any wrong move would distance him from her, perhaps forever.
I don't have time to mind this...
"Just answer me! Tell me your true feelings for her!"
"Huh?"
He appeared surprised that she wasn't going to hit him, but the intense gaze facing him as he opened his eyes were causing... odd sensations in his heart. He looked away.
"Well..."
He thought about the girl he loved.
"I love Narusegawa very much..."
Something dripped onto his face, causing him to whip his head back towards the girl above him.
She was crying.
Then, she hugged him.
"Uh..." He didn't really know what to do. Pushing her away now would hurt her, but he knew that it had to be done. Yet, at the same time, he just couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Urashima... even though I only say this now... I hope it's not too late..."
She gripped tighter onto him, and the feel of her body against his left him on the edge.
"I... I... love you... Keitaro..."
He had to do it.
He pushed her up. Looking at her tear streaked face, thoughts of how, even despite such a situation, she was still so, so lovely, popped into his head.
"Sorry, Motoko..." he gave her a smile, "but I'm not the one for you... someday you'll find a better person than me to give your love to, but... I'm... not the one..."
"I love Narusegawa."
Still, she clung to him.
"I... I know... but for now, would you please... stay with me...?"
He smiled at her again.
"Gladly."
A/N: Huh?