A/N: I recently watched this anime and immediately fell in love with this pairing. I hope all of you enjoy it :)


"I love you."

It had been a week since Ryu's confession and slowly the words sank in and Chizuru began to really think about them.

How could she have been so stupid? She knew that she wasn't the sharpest tool in the box, but she should have realized his feelings for her sooner.

After his confession she started to watch him closely and the more she did the more she saw her own feelings clearly. She had been so wrong. All those years Toru hadn't been the one she wanted. She had tried to hide her feelings for Ryu with unrealistic fantasies and fake feelings for Toru. Ryu had always been the only one that she wanted. This realization hit her like a ton of bricks.

Now watching him during his current baseball game made her heart flutter. The feelings that had always been there, but had been hidden in a corner of her heart, came crushing down on her with full force. She had to tell him after the game was over. However what should she do if it was already too late?

Normally she wasn't one to be self-conscious, but in this situation it surfaced. Ryu had waited so long for her and maybe now he was tired of it and didn't want her anymore. Biting her bottom lip nervously she looked at the crowd of girls in the front row who cheered loudly for Ryu. He could have any girl that he wanted, so why did he want her?

Thinking about this made her sad. All those girls who were after Ryu were always dolled up and she? She wore jeans and simple T-shirts in her free time. Even more embarrassing was the fact that when she fell asleep at Ryu's place after hours of gaming she woke up with crumpled clothes and bed head. This was just great, he saw her look bad on a daily basis. The only trump, her long legs, was gone too. The only time she wore a skirt was in school and who would look closely at her legs when every girl ran around like that.

Chizuru sighed deeply. Another problem was her character which was a stark contrast to his. She never left out a fight and was always determined to give everything to win. Her emotions ran wild at times and she didn't even try to stop them. Ryu on the other hand was always calm and collected.

Thinking everything over it didn't make any sense to her that he loved her. What did he see in her? She had to ask him that before she could confess her feelings to him and possibly make a fool out of herself.

After the baseball game ended she waited in front of the locker room. When Ryu and Kazehaya finally stepped out as the last members of the team she made her presence known.

"Ryu, I need to talk to you."

He nodded in understanding and said goodbye to Kazehaya, who clapped him on the back sympathetically. Chizuru really didn't want to know how much Ryu had told him about the things that were going on between them. When everyone was out of earshot she spoke up.

"What do you see in me?"

Despite that she was afraid of the answer she looked him straight in the eyes. She wanted to see all the emotions on his face no matter if good or bad.

"I see a person who is honest and not afraid to show how she feels. You stand up for your friends and fight for what you believe is right."

That was said with such confidence and conviction that Chizuru couldn't help but realize that he meant every word. What she had thought were bad traits, were the things that he loved about her. He had seen her at her worst and he still loved her with all her flaws. It was time to tell him.

Taking a deep breath she stepped closer to him and looked into his soft eyes.

"I feel the same."

It took Ryu a moment to realize what her words meant before he leaned down and kissed her.

Chizuru let herself fall into his arms and into the kiss. It didn't take much words for him to understand what she meant. After all he was the one who knew her best and she hoped that would never change.


A/N: Thanks for reading. Please review and tell me what you think :)