Yui smiled as Takeru and Tsukito looked around curiously as they walked down the street. "Kusanagi Yui, it's different here," Tsukito said. He could smell various foods from restaurants and looked towards the arcade center.
"Of course it's different, bro," Takeru said. He was walking close to Yui and smiled. "We were at a school with not much to do besides club activities and the beach." He looked at Yui with a look that made her heart beat faster. "Isn't that right, Kusanagi?"
His golden brown eyes mesmerized her as he looked at her. Yui smiled. "That's right," she managed to say. When Takeru brought up their time together, it kind of made her sad. The gods never got to learn how students graduate from school, but they did manage to learn about love and humans as a whole. "There may not have been that much to do like here, but… it was really beautiful there. I got used to it after a while."
Takeru and Tsukito smiled and Yui looked across the street. "Is that the place we are going to, Kusanagi Yui?"
"Yes," she said. "The food is really good there. My friends and I would go there for dinner a lot." She looked thoughtful and her eyes widened as she looked at Takeru and Tsukito.
"Huh?" Takeru asked. "What's that look for? What are you planning, Weed?" He recognized that look before. Especially the time when she was trying to come up with a play for them to do together. Unfortunately they had taken Apollon's idea, which led to disaster and then was saved by Thoth.
"At some point, I want to introduce both of you to my friends," Yui told them. "They were the ones that kept taking me out when I was…sad. I'm surprised they didn't give up on me." She led them into the restaurant and they sat down in a booth. Takeru had decided to sit next to Yui and she blushed as he looked at her as he settled into the seat.
"What is it?" he asked. "Do I have something on my face?" He smiled at how shy Yui had become. "Kusanagi…you don't need to be so shy around me. We went to school together. Geez, don't treat me like a stranger."
"Totsuka Takeru, I believe Kusanagi Yui is still trying to get over the fact that we have come to see her," Tsukito said. "It is obvious she has missed us more than we could possibly have known." He looked at Yui and smiled. "It seems that going to school with us has affected her despite all the problems we had given her."
"Eh?" Yui asked.
"Bro, only a few of us gave her problems," Takeru said, his hand slipping into Yui's. "You warmed up to her almost instantly along with Balder and Apollon. Dionysus, too." He looked at Yui. "When I got back home, I regretted being mean to you. Especially since our time together was cut short. It was going by so quick. To have Balder's problem end it sooner…I didn't like that, Kusanagi. I don't think anyone did."
Yui looked at him and smiled. "Takeru," she managed to say. "To be honest, I didn't like that happening as well." She looked at her food and then back at the sea god. "I had just gotten to know everyone by then. Loki…Loki was the last one I was able to become friends with. I missed everyone, and I still miss the others. But the two of you I missed most…especially you."
"You don't have to worry anymore, Kusanagi," Takeru said. Not once did he let go of her hand; instead, he gave it a gentle squeeze. "Bro and I will always be with you. Somehow we are linked together…that I can hear you, and you can hear me. Whether it was Zeus' doing, or being at the school itself, I'm not sure. But if you ever need me, I'll be there for you."
"As well as myself, Kusanagi Yui," Tsukito said with a smile. "We will take care of you, just as you have done with us. I believe Totsuka Takeru lo…"
"Bro!" Takeru interrupted him, turning red.
"I think Tsukito might be right, Takeru," Yui said, smiling. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as Takeru's eyes widened and his face turned bright red.
"Your face is turning bright red, Totsuka Takeru," Tsukito said. "I have assumed correctly."
Takeru looked away from Yui, and ate quietly. Yui poked his side, causing him to jump and looked over. "Kusanagi," he said. "I…." Yui looked at him and touched the side of his face, causing him to blush up to his ears. He looked at Tsukito who smiled.
"Takeru…I had been thinking to myself before you both arrived, on why I missed you so much," she said. "I missed both of you, I want to make that clear. But Takeru…I had been questioning on feelings that I had and why I felt the way I did and still do. It took me awhile to realize what those feelings were."
Takeru swallowed his ramen and looked at her. His stomach turned into butterflies as he was hoping whatever she was going to say was how she felt towards him. 'Does she feel the same way as I do? Why does my heart feel this way?' he thought to himself. "What do you mean?"
"Takeru…any time I thought of you after I came home, my chest hurt," she said. "It felt like something was missing in my life. Well, it was all of you…but one person was stronger than all the others." Takeru stared at her, open-mouthed.
"Kusanagi, spill it already," he said with a worried look on his face. "Whatever you need to tell me, just tell me. I can handle it."
"Takeru…I love you," Yui confessed. "My feelings for you have gotten stronger the last few months, and I'm glad I'm able to tell you now." She turned red as Takeru stared at her, wide-eyed in surprise.
"Totsuka Takeru…all this time I knew she loved you," Tsukito said with a faint smile. "I have two questions for you. How do you feel towards her? And what are you going to do about it?"
Takeru looked at Tsukito and back at Yui. This was something he had wanted for a long time. But the shock was so much, he was speechless.