Day 7: Sunday

The next morning Miku was already up studying for her exam.

"I'm feeling like I forgot something." She said. "What was I suppose to do?"

….

"Promise to call me when you get home if you don't I'll start walking you home every day."

….

"Oh gosh!" Miku exclaimed as she grabbed her phone and looked for his number. She quickly started to call him.

After one ring someone answered.

"Hel...-" She was cut off by a sudden loud voice.

It was Yamamoto…"HOMORI-SAN! Are you alright? Did something bad happen? Homori! Why didn't you call! I was so worried! You're fine right?" Miku barely recognized that it was him. He had spoken in a worried scratchy tone.

"If you would let me talk I can explain." She said the phone a few inches away from her ear.

She heard him let out a sigh, "Yamamoto-senpai?"

"Sorry for yelling I was just worried when you didn't call."

"I should be sorry when I got home I was tried and went straight to sleep. I forgot to call you. But to answer all your questions yes, no, fell asleep, and yes I'm alright."

Yamamoto laughed and Miku did too. "Well I guess this means you shouldn't walk alone anymore."

"No senpai its alright."

"No we had a deal and you didn't follow so I will make sure from here on out you have a walking home buddy its a slot I'll be glad to fill."

"Well I would love to continue this conversation but I need to get back to studying my exam's tomorrow."

"Right, sorry for disturbing you."

"Its fine. Bye." Miku said about to hang out.

"By-" Miku cut him off before he finished saying bye, "I'll call you later." And she hung up.

At the other side of the phone, Yamamoto stood still with the phone still against his ear. I'll call you later…. Her words kept running through his head.

Yamamoto gave a smile, "She said she'll call me later!"

The day pretty much went by fast. Miku probably didn't leave her room except to eat and use the restroom. Her mom would occasionally peek in and see her sitting at her desk with a mountain of books. She commented how she was worried she would go back to her study-all-day-and-all-night routine instead of go out and be a teen.

Yamamoto on the other hand spent the day thinking if she was going to call looking at his phone every 5 minutes.

It was his daily training in the dojo with his father. During his break his mother brought them lunch.

"Takeshi why are you spacing out?" His mother asked setting down their food. "Its nothing." He said wiping his sweat and looking back at his phone.

"Why don't you call her?" She suggested. "She might be studying."

Yamamoto looked at his mom confused, "Wait? What!?"

"You like this girl huh? Homori-chan?" She bluntly said. "I…I like being around her, she's cool."

His mom slapped his shoulder, "Hey you're not being honest with yourself. I can tell by the look on your face that there's more to this feeling."

"Can I let you in on something mom?" He asked her. "Of course."

"I kind of saw something I shouldn't have."

"Ahh Takeshi don't tell me…" Yamamoto quickly covered his mother's mouth. "I don't even want to know where you were going with that."

His mom smiled and nodded meaning she wouldn't say anything.

"On Friday I looked through her book where she draws."

*One of a sunset, a field of flowers, a crowd of people, etc… It was just a bunch of beautiful drawings. He looked at the pages and saw one was folded. He flipped to that page and the picture shocked him.*

"Why were you going through her things?" His mother questioned. "I was just curious." He said rubbing his head.

"What shocked you so much?"

"The picture was of me and her." He looked at his mom whose expression was both full of confusion and excitement.

"This day I thought she had a fever so I did what you use to do I put my forehead close to hers. The picture she drew was of that. They way she drew it was shocking. Her face looked completely flushed and mine was full of worry."

"Was that how you were when it happened?"

"Yes." He confessed.

"Then she conveyed how you both felt in that moment onto paper." His mom stood up. "See I knew I liked her for a reason." She said taking her leave.

"Mom?" He called as she turned back."Back to what you asked a minute ago."

"I do…I do like her."

His mother smiled and went back to pat his head, "See now you're being honest with yourself."

Yamamoto sat there realizing he finally let out his true feelings. He did…he liked Miku. But the question now was could he find the courage to tell it to her. Later that night he got ready for bed still no calls from Miku.

"Homori-san I thought you said you were going to call." He looked at his phone.

He decided maybe she wasn't going to call and was ready to let his tiredness take him. When his phone suddenly rang Yamamoto quickly shot up and answered.

"Hello?!"

"Yamamoto-kun!" It was Haru.

"Ohh Haru-chan."

"Sorry its late I just wanted to remind you that Wednesday is practice."

Yamamoto thanked her and told her goodnight. He put his phone to his side and fell back to bed. Once again he was going to fall asleep when his phone rang again.

He answered, "Haru I know…"

"Yamamoto-senpai?" It was Miku.

"Homori-san?" Yamamoto sat up. "Sorry if you were talking to Haru. I just remembered I needed to thank you again for yesterday. So thanks night." That was all she said before she hung up.

Yamamoto smiled and once again went to sleep now even if his phone rang again knowing he got to hear her he'd let it be the last thing he heard for the night.