Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Chapter 4! "Warning": This is where it gets cheesy. Pessimistic readers beware. Haha. Just kidding. Not as long as Chapter 3, but please enjoy anyway.

The sky that night was beautiful. A full moon was out, stars were shining; it was almost perfect. It was also particularly breezy this night.

Right now, Yaya was standing a tree; every 10 seconds, she kept looking at her watch. It was 8:30, still no sign of Tsubomi.

"Kuso! Where could she be? Maybe she's hesitating, I really hope not. I don't want her to feel hurt anymore."

Not much later, the younger girl showed up. Yaya was sort of frustrated that she was late, but was glad she came anyway.

"Finally, you're freakin' here! I was worried you weren't coming here." the older girl began to speak."

"I'm sorry! Okay? I…. I was afraid to come here. I hesitated."

"Why would you be afraid? Why would you hesitate?"

"When you gave me that note, at first I thought you were going to toy with my feelings and that I shouldn't go see you."

Upon hearing this, the taller girl got angry that Tsubomi would think that and lightly pounded down her head.

"Ow! Son of a bitch, what was that for?" yelled Tsubomi as she rubbed her head.

"You doofus! Do you really think I would call you out here to play on a joke on you or something? Would you really think I'm that shallow?"

"I'm sorry, Yaya-senpai! But after reprimanding you so much, I'd assume you'd want me to get a taste of my own medicine. But I can see you're taking this whole thing seriously. I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions." Tears started to stream down her face.

Yaya, feeling guilty for yelling at her, began wiping them.

"Sigh. Tsubomi, I admit you can be annoying at times, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you."

"Really?"

"Yeah. In fact, there are a lot of things worth liking about you."

"Like what?"

"Well, you act really mature for your age, you get great grades, you can sing well, and you're always making sure that people fulfill their responsibilities. Plus, I… think you're cute."

Tsubomi blushed slightly. "Really? You think I'm cute?"

"Yeah, especially when you smile."

The pinkette blushed even harder. "Hmph. It's gonna take more than that to win me over."

Yaya smiled at the fact that Tsubomi was back to her normal self.

"I know. But I'm glad you're acting like you again. Now that that's out of the way, I'm ready to tell you why I invited you here."

"Okay, why?"

As Tsubomi was looking her in the eye, Yaya began perspiring with nervousness, but she was ready to say what was on her mind. She took a deep breath and began to speak.

"Okay, here we go. When you confessed to me, I wasn't really expecting that from someone like you, who never seemed to show any kind of respect for me. But, I gotta admit, what you did took guts. That confession totally hit me right in the chest. And because of that, I can't really stop thinking about you, even to the point of frustration."

"Wait, what are you saying, Senpai?"

"I'm saying I'm not entirely sure if I can say I love you yet. Or if whatever feelings I have for Hikari will just go away. But one thing is certain; you're the only person I want to hold and to touch right now. I want you with me everyday, no matter what. I want to hold your hand and never let go. I can't stop wanting to be with you even if I try. It's killing me. But it'll kill me faster if you say no. So please, can we try? If we won't, we'll never know if the two of us are meant to be."

Overwhelmed, Tsubomi was letting these words sink in while trying to hold back tears. Only this time these were tears of joy. She felt like she was on top of the world. The emotions in her were moving around like the air particles inside a balloon. Her body began shaking she began to think.

"If Senpai wants to go out with me, then that means I have to try my to best to be suitable girlfriend for her. I'll do anything if it will make her happy. It may be selfish but right now, I just want Yaya-senpai all to myself."

The younger girl spread apart her arm and gave her upperclassman a loving embrace. Yaya gladly reciprocated and wrapped her arms around her.

"I love you, Yaya-senpai."

"I know."

"But…what if we don't work?"

"We will work. I'll make it work. I promise. Trust me. Okay?"

"Okay."

"Come on, it's getting late. We should really be heading back to the dorms."

When Yaya was about to turn around to go, Tsubomi grabbed the older girl's arm, and then turned her so that they would face each other. She held her senpai's shoulders, stood on her tiptoes, and planted her soft lips onto Yaya's.

As Yaya was being kissed by Tsubomi, she tasted a wonderful sweetness on her lips, unlike when she kissed Hikari. It left her with a bitter taste and no spark, as Hikari didn't love her back. But Tsubomi's kiss to her felt like fireworks on the 4th of July. It felt like an ocean's crashing waves. It was perfect.

When their lips parted, Tsubomi's entire face was covered with redness and Yaya had a tiny, awkward smile on her face.

"Wow. Have you been practicing?" laughed Yaya.

Tsubomi's short fuse began to go off and slapped Yaya's shoulder.

"Baka! How would I practice my first kiss, huh?"

"Hehe. Probably with your stuffed animals."

"Grrr… Damare! Just so you know, I did that on impulse, you got that?"

"All right, all right. I got it. It's funny, you're still cute even when you're angry."

"Don't make me shut you up again. Anyway, we should be going back now, Senpai. We're going to get in trouble."

"Sure. Let's go back to the dorms together."

Yaya stretched out her hand to grab Tsubomi's hand.

"Are you sure, Yaya-senpai?"

"I'm totally sure."

Then they walked back to the Strawberry Dorms together.

Phew. I really hope I didn't rush them. But feelings can't be held back forever, right? Anyway, these two still have a lot in store for them, so no need to worry.