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From Me to You
"Here's the new song I wrote." Iwasawa got up from the chair she was sitting in and handed Hisako the sheets of music she held. The composition and lyrics for the songs their band played were always written by their vocalist, but every time Iwasawa finished a piece, Hisako was the first to see or listen to it. It helped that they were roommates in the girls' dormitory.
Hisako sat in the chair Iwasawa had vacated and scanned her eyes over the music sheets. "Hm?" Her brow slightly furrowed. "This is odd… it reads like a love song."
"Oh? Maybe that's because it is." Iwasawa's reply was placid.
"Ehhh!" Hisako looked up at her with wide eyes. "You wrote a love song? I didn't even know you liked anyone!"
Iwasawa leant against the bunk bed, her arms folded as she regarded her friend. "Why are you so surprised? I'm human after all. Don't you think it's possible for me to like someone?" Her tone remained light, which made it more difficult for Hisako to respond.
"Uh, it's not that… sorry." She returned her gaze to the music in her hand. "I didn't mean to imply anything." Her shoulders relaxed, but she felt poorly about what she blurted out. It just came as such a surprise. In the time she had known Iwasawa, Hisako had never seen any indication that she liked someone, or even had an interest in guys. Iwasawa always seemed so preoccupied with her music. When did she have time to get to know someone?
It must have been someone in the SSS in any case. There was no way one of them was going to fall for an NPC, as Yuri liked to call them. Still, it didn't seem to Hisako like Iwasawa had become particularly close with any of the guys.
She mulled it over while staring at the sheets of music, thinking about what Iwasawa had said. "So there is someone you like." It was a half question, half statement, to confirm whether or not Hisako's understanding was true.
"Yeah."
A little sigh escaped Hisako. Well, that was that. She sat back in the chair and gazed at Iwasawa across their room. "Will you tell me who it is?" Hisako said it in a way that suggested she didn't mind if Iwasawa was willing to share or not.
"One day."
A slight grin came over Hisako at Iwasawa's reply. "Ah… okay." She turned around to spread the music sheets out on the desk.
"Hisako."
The moment Hisako looked back she saw Iwasawa had come close, and the vocalist leaned down to leave a light kiss on her forehead. When she pulled away, Iwasawa was wearing a smile – the kind of smile she usually only had when she was playing music.
"Oh." The sound left Hisako when she realized Iwasawa had given her an answer.