An update!
More on Len and Sakura XD
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Winter's Melody
~Chapter 4~
~Len's POV~
I want someone I can talk to freely and here is someone who is willing to listen to me. Kira looks like someone I can trust, after all she's quiet.
After a while of thinking whether I can talk to her or not, I've decided. "Will you listen to me if I told you something that doesn't concern you?", I asked Kira.
To my surprise, she answered, "Sure", even though it'll be none of her business.
Since she looks fine with it, where should I start?
"Whatever I say, don't tell anyone", I told her to make sure that it's just between us.
"Okay!", she said smiling.
"Now, before I start, sit", I told her. She's been standing in front of me ever since she came.
"Okay", she said then obeyed me. She sat on my bed as well and waited for me to start.
"You remember last month I confessed to Kahoko, right? I'm a bit confused… once you've confessed to a person that person will be your girlfriend, right?", I asked. That was what's bugging me since Kahoko left.
Kira looked at the ceiling for a while and said, "Hmm… I know that's how it is".
"So that makes Kahoko my girlfriend?"
"Yeah", she looked at me and nodded.
"I don't get why she's hugging another man", I said. I lied on my bed and put both my hands on my face. "I'm confused"
"Maybe they're related?", Kira suggested.
Related… in what way? They don't look alike and if they're cousins that's acceptable. But I still don't like it! "Why am I like this?", I asked myself.
"You're jealous", I heard Kira say. She chuckled which made me embarrassed.
"I'm not", I told her.
"Yes you are! How cute!", Kira said. I felt her move beside me.
I looked at her and found her lying as well on my bed. She took one of my pillows and hugged it.
"I'm not", I muttered under my breath. But in reality, I do feel jealous of Silverylle. He was able to be with Kahoko and was able to enter her room. If they're relatives then that'll explain why he can enter Kahoko's room, relatives normally are close to each other anyway.
"You're so stubborn", Kira laughed beside me.
"I'm not!", I told her, I took a pillow and hit it on her.
Kira kept on laughing. "You're not as cold as your parents have described you. You're fun to be with, like a brother. An older brother!", she said.
No one has told me I'm fun to be with. "You're like a younger sister… annoying", I said.
She stopped laughing and looked at me. "I'm sorry… I didn't mean to annoy you", she said, looking sad.
"Don't cry. I meant it in a good way", I told her. I took the pillow I used to hit her.
"By the way, how did you confess? I was there but I wasn't able to hear you", Kira asked me.
Let me see… how did it turn out that way? It wasn't my plan to tell her that day but it just happened. Kahoko came to the rooftop hugging me. "I wasn't planning on saying it. It just happened when she came to me that day".
"How did you say it?", she asked. Kira looked interested in this kind of things.
"Well… I told her that her violin playing is akin to her style and that attracted me profoundly whether it's her violin or herself", I told Kira. At least that's what I remember. "I told her that she can always perturb my heart".
Kira was silent. Maybe she thought that was lame. Telling her is making me embarrassed. I can feel my face heating up.
After a few seconds she smiled. "How romantic! I can imagine you in that situation! What did she say after that? What was her reply?", Kira asked. She was now sitting on my bed. "Tell me", she said happily, blushing. She patted my chest.
"She didn't say anything but she did ask what I meant about what I said. I told her I meant what I said".
Kira became silent again. Why do I have the feeling that she's processing what I say in her head and it takes her a few seconds to respond again like a robot…
"She didn't say she likes you too?", she asked after a few seconds again.
"No". I suddenly had a bad feeling about this. "Is that bad?"
"I think?", Kira said, unsure.
She's unsure… there's a possibility that Kahoko misunderstood me back then. Now that I think of it, maybe Kahoko did misunderstand me. Ugh… I'm so dumb to just realize it now. And the pianist seems to have done a good job on his confession. But… what if he's Kahoko's boyfriend? After all I didn't know what Kahoko's answer to him was.
"Ah! Look on the bright side! At least she didn't dump you!", Kira told me, trying to cheer me up I guess.
"Yeah… bright side", I said. It is bad… she isn't mine after all. "If she's not mine and I'm not hers then… what was the meaning of what happened between us two days ago?".
"What happened?", Kira asked.
"She waited for me in the airport and we both went home here. We were alone and-"
"I think I know what you mean! No need to continue!", Kira said, cutting my words, while covering my mouth with both hands. I saw her blushing.
I took her hands away. Wait… maybe she comprehended my words incorrectly. "It's not what you think! I wouldn't do that to her yet!", I told Kira.
"YET?", Kira said blushing even more. "I'm sorry I asked…".
Ugh! Len why are you like this? You're putting indecent things in her head! "We were alone and we spent our time together in the living room doing nothing!", I told Kira.
"Eh… nothing?", Kira said. "I'm sorry… I thought something bad", Kira laughed. "I guess this is the influence of my classmates… I'm a bad girl! I thought of something I shouldn't!". Kira hid her face on a pillow. "I'm sorry!', she said, voice muffled by the pillow.
Oh… I know high school students can have such thoughts but… well, it's not my fault. I patted her head and said, "Its fine".
Well now I know that despite her childish side she's mature. "I'm sorry", she said again.
"Kahoko misunderstood me… now what?", I asked Kira, trying to change the topic.
"Confess again! This time say 'I love you'", she answered me.
Confess again? But that's embarrassing! "I can't do that!".
"Then let her be with another guy like the guy downstairs", Kira told me with a serious expression.
"The guy downstairs… No way! They're related!".
"What if they're not?"
"…"
"See? Just tell her! Christmas is coming anyway", Kira told me. "If you don't, you'll be one of those people who are girlfriendless on Christmas. DOC".
"DOC?"
"Dateless on Christmas"
"Wha?"
"Haha I just came up with it", Kira laughed.
"You have a boyfriend?"
"None"
"Then you'll be my girlfriend"
"Eh? That's too sudden!"
"Then you'll be boyfriendless this Christmas. We're both DOC. We're just the same so don't tell me such nonsense", I told her.
"That's my problem. And besides, I've never confessed to anyone or been confessed by a guy. You confessed to a girl!"
"But that's too much! I can't tell her again. What if no reply means no?"
"You're not even sure. You'll just have to clarify if she likes you or not. You're a guy! You've done it once so you can do it again", Kira told me. She was now on top of me.
"I can't do it! I wasn't even aware that I confessed last month", I said.
"What's so hard in saying 'I love you'? It's easy, especially if you really love the person!"
"It's not easy! Try confessing for once… What do you expect me to do? Ask her on a date this coming Christmas Eve and confess?"
We both became silent. Kira stared at me silently. What I just said just gave me an idea and I think Kira thought so too.
"That's a good idea", Kira said. She lied beside me.
"But there's another problem…"
"What is it?", Kira asked me.
"She hates me now", I told her.
"Leave it to me! She's my upperclassman so I can handle it. I'll just say that we're only friends and nothing more. I'll explain to her why I was here", she told me.
"How can you be so sure that that's the answer to the problem?", I asked her. It's good she has an answer but is it the right answer to the problem?
"I'm not sure but I think she hated you because I was with you… she looked as if she didn't like me being with you", Kira told me. "I think she was jealous".
"…".
"Then you still have a chance! She cannot be jealous for no reason, right? You just have to confess again and it'll work between you and her", she said with a smile.
"Fine, I'll leave that part to you", I said.
After our discussion, we both left my room for dinner. We came downstairs seeing no trace of Silverylle. But there was food served on the dining table and the food looked really delicious.
~Sakura's POV~
~Next Day~
"Okay! Time to help Len!", I said after waking up.
I took a bath and put on my uniform. I was ready to leave when the butler came and told me, "Miss, you have no classes today, right?"
I wasn't sure what he meant until he added, "Today is Saturday. I believe you have no classes today".
Bummer… I completely forgot today was Saturday and here I was ready to help Len with the misunderstanding. I know yesterday was my fault so I was ready to fix it but… oh well.
"Thanks for reminding me", I said and went back to my room.
On my way, Len caught me wearing my uniform. At first, he doesn't have any reaction but after a while he covered his mouth and started snickering.
"How mean", I said after catching him laughing at my appearance. "And here I was ready to help you…".
"Sorry, I just didn't expect this", Len said. I glared at him.
"I'll change my clothes", I said and marched to my room.
After lunch, the butler said he'll be going out, also Len told me he'll go out as well and go to a music store. I've decided to come with Len since it's kind of scary being alone in a mansion.
We came to the town's stores after an hour. I was looking around to see if I can find a bookstore and then a certain red haired girl came to my sight. She was looking at some clothes in one of the clothes stores. I saw her pick up a pink dress and lifted it to see if it fits her.
I was about to tell Len that he can ask Kahoko for a date when a familiar black haired guy appeared beside Kahoko. I saw him pick up another dress for Kahoko and lifted it to see if it suites Kahoko.
They look good together…
I looked up at Len and saw him looking at the two. This isn't good...
