Glasses of Love
Conclusion
Rein returned to Sayuri, with her old glasses in her hand. She picked up the pink glasses, which caused her to be infatuated, and looked at both pairs.
"This is a predicament," she thought, "If I give her the pink glasses, she'll love me, but she'll grow tired of me and break up; if I give her the old ones, she'll revert to normal. Either way, I'll lose Sayuri forever…"
She started to cringe and asked Sayuri, "Sayuri, my little lily, what should I do? I got your old pair… except, that I cannot give it to you."
Sayuri, who was without her glasses, replied, "Rein-dear, please make the right decision. No matter what you do, I'll always remember you as the Rein-drop that changed my life."
"Sayuri… I don't know. I cannot, will not, and shall not hurt you!" Rein shouted, "If I do that, I'll lose you forever, either way!"
Rein began to tear up as Sayuri approached her, even though she's blind.
She held Rein and said, "Rein… my beauty… I love you. But do you love me as a lover or a best friend?"
"I… I don't know…" Rein stammered.
Sayuri giggled, "Aw, don't feel bad about me. Just be honest about your decision. Believe me, when you gave me those glasses, I was so in serene."
Rein pouted, "Yeah… serene. Sayuri, even if I did, it means we'll have to take different paths, roads, and trails."
Sayuri placed her hand on her eyes and said, "Rein-flower… please. My love for you is strong. Place my glasses on me and be quick about it. Seriously, I'm blind as a bat."
"But how do you even know where I am?"
"Well, I can detect you, like the blind swordsman."
"WOW! You are good!"
"Rein… please don't make this hard for us."
Rein held up both eyeglasses. She looked at Sayuri's old pair on her left hand, and the pink pair on her right hand. She had to make a tough choice.
"Rein… Rein… Rein… my darling…" Sayuri sang.
Rein whined, "Sayuri! Not now!"
She was nervous. What would she choose: a Sayuri Hida to have as a romantic togetherness or a Sayuri Hida to have as a best friend? What could it be?
As Sayuri continued to sing, Rein closed her tear-filled eyes and clutched one of the pairs of glasses.
"Sayuri… goodbye…"
She planted her face in Sayuri's chest and placed her glasses on her face. But which was it?
"Rein… Rein… I love you… and I hope that… you… love…" she began to trail off.
Sayuri began to blink and regain some color in her eyes. She saw Rein, planted face-first in her boobs.
"Rein?" She gasped in embarrassment, "What is she doing?"
Yep, Rein gave Sayuri her old glasses. She patted her head and asked, "Hey, Rein, are you okay? You can get your face out of my boobs, please."
Rein recognized Sayuri's voice and started to shake.
"She's back to normal," she thought aloud.
"Rein?"
All Rein could do was sob quietly in her chest. Sayuri was worried.
"Rein, are you okay?" She asked.
Rein stepped away from Sayuri and held the pink eyeglasses in her hand. She was leaking tears from her eyes, rolling down her cheeks.
"Are those my-?"
"Yes, they are! You're glasses, spectacles, and Rein-drop lovers!" She hollered.
"Rein, what are you talking about?" Sayuri gasped.
Rein said nothing. She turned away and was crying to her room. Sayuri was feeling down.
"Rein… what happened? Did I…?" she thought, "Oh, Rein, if only I could remember?"
For some reason, Sayuri forgot what transpired throughout the week. She walked to Rein's room, hoping to talk to her.
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In Rein's room, she was balled up, crying on her bed, holding the pink eyeglasses in her hand.
"No… my Sayuri lily, my love, and my damsel," she whimpered, "What have I done? I lost you… forever."
She sobbed and kept saying Sayuri's name over and over again. Sayuri listened in from behind the door and was saddened.
"Oh, I see," she thought, as she knocked on the door.
"Rein!" She called, "Are you there?"
"Sayuri…" Rein sobbed, "Why?"
"Rein!"
"Whoever it is, go away, scram, and leave me alone! Can't you see that I am heartbroken? I am Rein-drop no more."
Sayuri opened the door and saw Rein, in her bed. She approached her and sat down with her.
"Rein, no, don't cry," she requested, "You can tell me. What happened back there?"
Rein then told her about the glasses, and how she fell in love with her. Sayuri gasped, after learning that Rein bought them from the optometrist and they were special glasses, which made Sayuri fall in love, the first glimpse she saw Rein.
"Is that all?" Sayuri griped, "Why didn't you say so, and why didn't you give me these glasses back?"
"Because… because…" Rein whimpered, "BECAUSE!"
She cried on Sayuri's shoulder and cried out, "I love you, Sayuri! I love you! I… WAUGH! I love you!"
Sayuri patted her shoulder and held her face. She then wiped her tears and was blushing.
"Rein… you don't understand," she sighed, "I loved you ever since you got me these. In fact, I loved you… from the start."
"Really? You loved me from the start, the beginning, and-?"
Sayuri shut her mouth and said, "My Rein-drop, what you did was nice, and it was great for you to try, but I just couldn't say no. Ever since you came to my life, when your father abandoned you, I just couldn't bear to let it all out."
"Sayuri…" Rein whispered.
"When you cheered me up, it made my heart beat," she continued, "Remember when you cheered me up from trying to forget my horrible past towards Kimizuka? I felt very happy. And, well, we never had the chance to confess, after our misfortunes."
"Sayuri, you got me to make me feel better," Rein cringed, "You did make me see my father again, last year. I was happy for you, when you said that I wanted to see daddy again, even though I profusely refused."
Rein then had a startling thought. She shouted, "WAIT! You loved me from the start, and you never said it, confess, or spoke to me?"
Sayuri then grabbed Rein and kissed her on the lips. She held her waist tight and embraced it. Rein then trickled tears in her eyes, while kissing.
"Rein… I loved you from the very beginning. It wasn't those glasses. And even if it was, my heart remained true to you," Sayuri sighed, "I wanted everyone to experience our love life together."
"Sayuri," Rein whimpered, "Why?"
Sayuri then explained, "Well, you were so lonely when your father abandoned you, so we took you in. But when I grew to be best friends with you, after you lived with me, my heart kept tightening."
"Sayuri, don't be ridiculous, stupid, and oblivious! I loved you when you kissed me continuously earlier! What if everybody knew about my love life now? Nobody did! Have you forgotten?" Rein shouted.
She began to leak tears, as well. She stated, "Rein, that's not the point. We promised that we'd keep it under wraps. Besides, the only person who knew about our love life… was me."
Rein gasped.
"I'm sorry, Rein. Nobody, not even Kanade, Nanaho, Kaori, or Rino, knew about us at all. I was to say it to you in front of everyone, after we enrolled here, I didn't confess at all."
"I didn't know that."
"I'm sorry, Rein. For everything we have done to each other, I thought I'd tell it to you straight, just after we finished 9th grade. But then… this whole PAYAPAYA thing… I cannot make the same mistake Rino and Kanade did."
"That was a huge move, Sayuri," Rein snuffed.
"I know," Sayuri replied, "And I cannot do it in front of everybody. When you bought me these, to replace my old ones, it was time."
Rein then held up the pink eyeglasses and groaned, "This is these things fault. I damn these, hate this, and never should've bought them! If I didn't mention about your glasses problem to Vice President Kaori last week, this wouldn't have happened."
Sayuri then grabbed them and placed them on the table.
"Rein," she sobbed, "Glasses, or no glasses, don't blame it. No one is to blame, but me. I'm sorry. I'm the real dummy, ding-dong, and dunce."
"No, I am. I'm the stupid, idiot, dummy, jerk, dunce, moron, and ding-dong dimwit… Sayuri, I'm so sorry. I liked it better with your new ones, except that I'll lose you as my best friend."
"Rein, no matter what, even without my glasses, you'll always be my Rein-doll."
Sayuri kissed Rein again.
"I love you."
They both shared their kiss. They went down to Rein's bed and continued to make out. Rein and Sayuri's tears rolled on their face, as they continued to kiss. Sayuri took off her glasses, but Rein stopped her.
"Leave them on," she said, "I like it better with these on."
Sayuri then asked, "By the way, did you mean everything you said about me, Rein?"
Rein then giggled, "Yes, I do. When you sang to me, my heart was in sync."
Sayuri giggled, "Oh, my Rein-dear…"
Rein smiled, "My little lily… kiss me."
As they kissed again, Sayuri then thought in confusion, "Little lily?"
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The next day, Rein was on her way to the front gate to see Sayuri. She held up a pair of the pink glasses she bought for Sayuri. Rein then stopped and saw Seina, who was by the door.
"I heard what happened from Sayuri," she said.
"Miss Katsura," Rein said in surprise, "What a coincidence."
"So, you and Sayuri have become good friends now?" she asked.
Rein smiled, "You bet! Since we are best friends, pals, and bosom buddies (no offense), we somehow became close. But the glasses I bought her… they changed us forever."
She gave the glasses to Seina. And then she said, "But, Sayuri doesn't need them anymore. If you can, please return them to the eye doctor."
"Rein, are you sure?"
"Trust me, Miss Katsura. I know what we're doing," Rein giggled, "In fact, I wanted to keep this quiet, but… Sayuri and I are in love."
"Oh, my. I'm so proud of you," Seina smiled, "Just make sure that there is no PAYAPAYA, okay?"
Rein nodded and left to the front door, but stopped and turned to her.
"By the way," she said, "Thank you… for making me confess to the one I loved back then. And I hope you can find your true love."
Seina gasped in horror, "YOU KNEW IT WAS ME?"
Rein snickered, "Isn't it obvious, apparent, and perfectly clear? I knew it was you the whole time!"
"But how?"
"How can I miss a Seina Katsura salute when I see one?"
Seina blushed and let out a smile.
"Rein, I had that experience before, with my ex-boyfriend," she exclaimed.
"When was that?" Rein cried.
She explained her story to Rein about her love:
"It was shortly after I graduated with Kanade and Cyndi. I met a nice young man, who was extremely blonde and had a beautiful physique. He and I first met, when I wore these glasses as a disguise. At first, I didn't even know they were the recalled eyeglasses. Well, one glimpse of him, and we were hooked. We spent the night together, we hugged, we sang, we had dinner together, and we even kissed. I was too infatuated by my lover. However, it didn't last. When I put on an extra pair of glasses, which removed me from my love spell, he started to notice me being a little clingy. He was happy for me, but I was too romantic towards him. We made out every day, but he finds it to be tiresome. He needed space, following my fifth make-out session, and I agreed. I wanted to comfort him, but, in the end, he found out that I can see without my glasses. I told him that it was disguise, just to not be caught by both the Best Student Council and Kanade Jinguji. The whole thing with him was just controlled love, but I told him that I loved him from the start. Thereafter, he broke up with me. The best three weeks of happiness and it was gone. It was shattered to pieces."
"Seina, I am so sorry," Rein said, "But look on the bright side, Sayuri and I are hooked, as well!"
Seina then smiled, "I'm glad you did it. Just promise me one thing: don't make the same mistake I did."
"Which is?"
"Don't overdo you romance. Just take it one step at a time. And don't worry, your secret's safe with me. I'm not a member of the Best Student Council anymore, but I am honored to help with my fellow students."
"Sounds ridiculous, stupid, and erstwhile corny," Rein sighed, "But, thank you… Seina."
"Rein! Are you there?" Sayuri called from far away.
"Coming!" She cried out.
She ran to Sayuri, who was out by the front gate. They both shared a small kiss and walked together hand-to-hand. Seina watched on, in smiles and a tear in her eye.
"Well, they're happy," she smiled.
She tossed the pink glasses in the garbage and went out the front door.
"Rein, Sayuri, I'm proud of you. True love conquers all," she said.
She then winked, "Let's hope Nanaho doesn't find out."
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At the forest, Sayuri and Rein began practicing their sword fighting. Sayuri then swiped towards her and swung upwards. Rein knocks the sword off her hand, deflecting her attack, and bonked her on the head, causing her glasses to fall off.
"Glasses… glasses… glasses…" she crawled around, looking for them.
"Sayuri!" Rein called.
She held up Sayuri's glasses and gave them to her.
"I caught them the minute they fell," Rein smiled, "They aren't broken, smashed, or damaged yet."
Sayuri giggled and kissed Rein.
"Rein, you're a true friend," she said.
"I sure do… my little lily." Rein blushed.
The End
"Wait! Hold up! Why do you keep calling me "Little Lily", Rein?" Sayuri shouted.
"That's your name's meaning," she exclaimed, "You'll always be my Sayuri."
"Oh, right," Sayuri blushed in embarrassment.
"Say, what happened to those other glasses?" Sayuri then asked.
Rein then said nothing. She hugged Sayuri and sighed.
"Nothing, my lily, my love, my Sayuri…"
Sayuri hugged her tight and whispered:
"My little Rein-bow… I love you…"
Meanwhile, Kuon Ginga, the other Vice-President of the Best Student Council, found the pink glasses in the trash can.
"Huh? I wonder if Sayuri lost these." She thought.
She put them on and was amazed.
"Well, they are her vision," she said, "But I don't see any damage towards these things. Besides, pink was never her color."
As she was about to take the glasses off, Nanaho Kinjo, the President, called to her from the hallway.
"Kuon! Do you have a minute?" She called out.
She turned to her and answered, "Yes, right away."
She then started to blush lightly, with glasses still on.
"Listen, I don't know what's going on, but Mayura's unconscious. Can you call the EMTs for her?" Nanaho asked, "And also, make sure to send the message to the other members for our upcoming meeting after school."
"Right away, Miss President," Kuon replied, as she stepped towards her.
Nanaho was confused, knowing that Kuon is pink in her cheeks.
"You okay, Kuon? And what's with the glasses?" She retorted.
"Nanaho, there's something I must tell you," she said.
"Kuon, I'm really busy. Can it wait? You should be worried about the-."
She covered Nanaho's mouth with her finger. She turned beet red.
"Nanaho…"
She kissed her.
"Kuon!" She muffled in shouts, "What is the meaning of…?"
She said nothing. They continued to kiss each other. Kuon held her arms tight and was infatuated. Nanaho, however, wasn't. She tried to break free, but couldn't. All she could do was feel her lips on Kuon's. Nanaho was not only infatuated by Kuon's love, but she was traumatized.
I think we know where this is going.
Thanks for reading.