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Koushiro was shocked by her words, but quickly understood where he went wrong and what may have lead to her thoughts. He knew he had to explain, even if it meant everything had been more or less a dream. He took one last breath of her and tightened his hold just before letting her go.
"Mimi," he started, while he steadied her with his hands, "I'm not going to die."
Her tears stopped and all that remained were staggered breaths and trembling lips. She searched his eyes desperate to know what to believe. "Really?"
"Yes- well- not anytime soon- or- at least not that I'm aware of." He smiled awkwardly, but her gaze wouldn't leave him. "My- my goal for the new year was to learn more…" Feeling pressured he just started to talk, but he didn't quite know where he was going with all of it. Then, he remembered why she misunderstood, and why he came in the first place. "You know as well as I do, there will never come a day that I choose to stop learning, but tonight you made me realize something important-"
Mimi listened and looked on with invested eyes, wondering if she would find her answer.
"there will be a day when the choice won't be mine."
Tears welled up in her eyes again. To think of losing her best friend was almost unbearable, even if it was like he said- destiny.
"Thank you Mimi." The gratefulness in his voice was profound, and he looked at her like she had changed his life. "I- I wanted to come here to tell you…" He hesitated again and looked down almost apologetically, but seemed to have found the confidence he needed on the ground. "That from now until that fateful day, my goal is to choose happiness!"
Her watery eyes lit up upon seeing her friend so sure of himself. "Koushiro, that's wonderful!" She wiped her eyes then flashed him a big smile. "Actually… " she said, while taking his hands into hers carefully. "There's something I should probably ask you…"
He wondered what question she might have that could make her ask so timidly. "Go ahead." Whatever it was, he'd be ready for it.
"Umm… Well… It's just…" She struggled to choose the right words, which was so unlike her usual self. "H- How is that different from the last one?"
Koushiro looked at Mimi, perplexed by her question. "The difference?" When he saw how solemn her face was, he couldn't help but let out a chuckle. "I guess most of what I've told you today has been far from perspicuous." His observation prompted a puzzled look from her. Once he caught sight of it, he burst out laughing from the irony.
Mimi joined him in his fit of laughter, but she was actually laughing at herself. She thought she must have said something funny, stupid- or both. Either way, it didn't matter to her if she could make her friend laugh.
Together they laughed and giggled so hard their sides began to hurt. Koushiro recovered quickly after the laughter had died down, but in that moment he realized exactly how to say what was on his mind, or rather- what was in his heart.
"The difference from the last one Mimi, is that now-" He took her hands into his this time. "it includes you."
"To choose happiness," he said, as he slowly pulled her in towards him, "is to also choose you."
13 January 2016
Hello, I hope you've enjoyed this koumi cheese fest. I have one more chapter planned for this story! I know the chapters I write are pretty short, but I'm trying to get better at adding more content :0 Thanks for reading!
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