Chapter 4

Stay With Me

Masako and Shuri are alone at Masako's place. Megumi isn't with them because she is really sick with a cold. And Shuri is just visiting because Masako caught a cold as well, so she decided to come by her place after Megumi's. But the dark-haired girl is getting better already, so she'll be alright by tomorrow morning. Both of them sit on the bed in silence for more than a minute. Both hearts beat so fast that they could literally feel it in their chests. Since becoming Shuri's girlfriend, Masako had been more in love with her than ever. However, there will come a time when the three of them graduate and move on in the future. What will the future hold for the three of them? Where will they go? Will they stay girlfriends? Those questions run around Masako's head as she hangs her head down, looking at the floor.

"Hey, Shuri…" she says, quietly.

"Hm?" The short haired girl turns towards her girlfriend.

"How long will we be able to stay girlfriends?" she asks. "I wonder…I wonder if we were to drift apart in the future. Once we graduate and all."

Shuri looks down at the floor as well. "I worry about that, too, but…" She then looks straight ahead. "The only thing I can say is…I love you, Masako. I love you both."

"That's just like you, Shuri…"

There is a slight shutter in Masako's voice and Shuri takes notice of that. She turns towards her girlfriend. Masako's long bangs hide her expression as her body shakes a little. Shuri can tell that she's about to cry and it's not a pleasant sight at all.

"Masako?" The short haired girl reaches a hand out to make sure her girlfriend is okay.

Finally, the dark-haired girl couldn't hold it any longer and dives into Shuri's chest, wrapping her arms around her waist and lets it out.

"Shuri!" Masako sobs. "Please don't leave me! You're the one person I fell in love with since the beginning! You're also the first person I became friends with! I don't want our relationship to end once we graduate! I want to be with you, Shuri! Be with you for as long as I live!" She buries her head in her girlfriend's chest as she continues to sob her heart out.

Shuri hugs her girlfriend back while stroking her hair tenderly. Since being friends with Masako, it's the first time she has heard her cry like this. Then again, the dark-haired girl really cares for Shuri more than anyone in the world.

"I won't go anywhere, Masako-chan," Shuri whispers as she kisses her forehead. "I want to be with you forever as well. And hey, if we do graduate, I guarantee that the three of us will stay together."

Masako lifts her head and looks at her girlfriend with tears still falling from her eyes. "R-really?"

The short haired girl nods with a smile. "Of course. You and Megumi-chan are my girlfriends after all. If we can manage it, I'm sure that we'll go to the same college and possibly live together at an apartment. If that fails, we can always contact each other. So, it's not all that bad, Masako-chan."

The dark-haired girl nods and rests her head on Shuri's chest. "I love you, Shuri. Please…stay here for a little longer…"

"I will, Masako-chan," Shuri says softly. "I'll stay as long as you wish."

Both of them lock lips after a minute of gazing into each other's eyes. Masako truly believes that she, Shuri and Megumi will graduate and live together. She believes it deep inside her heart…because she loves Shuri more than anyone else.

A/N: I apologize if this chapter is overdramatic, but I tried. This is also an alternate version of Episode 11. And also, I really believe that Masako is in love with Shuri from the start of their friendship and from her quote from episode 6 "I'm not interested in anyone but you." Shuri x Masako is so adorable, but I also ship a threesome for this, too. I also apologize for the super late update since I had major writer's block and the shortage of 3 chapters.

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