Chapter 9
The sun was beginning to come down, and the light had gotten dim.
She waited. For all she knew, she was about to go to see a ballet with Tsuruga san. She didn't know what instructions to follow for that, so she waited.
To think that just an hour ago, she was merging her feelings of frustration with the similar feelings of her character, who was, like her, unhappy in love. What would Momiji feel, were she to find herself in a situation similar to the one she was in right now? There was probably a rational reason, that he intended to spend this evening with her, that was probably the conclusion Momiji would come to.
He looked at her lovingly. She was looking in the far distance, her brows slightly knitted, she seemed frozen in an unsolvable interrogation.
Was it so hard for her to believe? He wanted to spend every waking moment as close to her as he would be allowed to be, did she not get it? He ached to reach out his hand to her and bring her close in a tight hug. It would be so easy. Whisper his sincere feelings into her ear. It would be so grand, it was so compelling.
Their eyes met and they smiled.
"What time do we have to be there?" she asked, trying to seem detached.
He looked at the tickets, that were still in his hand "About an hour and a half."
As they faced each other silently, waiting for the other to make a move, he chuckled. She turned interrogative eyes to him.
"It's never going to be easy, is it?"
"Huh?"
"I mean, shall we go?" he had driven her places so many times. It was simple to slip back into this position. This time was different though. He hoped she would somehow understand.
"Yes!" she pretty much squeaked.
She felt absolutely silly as she walked next to him. She felt like a princess, being cared for by her prince. She fought the feeling. She tried to understand. Surely there was a reason…
AN - Thank you so much for your kindness! I wrote this in a hurry and didn't take the time to polish it like I should have (as I reread the chapters before I publish them, I find tons of imperfections, and it's hard to correct them without making them too long). I'm glad you still like it! If these rushed chapters help to cheer you up like they did me, than I consider they did their job. Thank you for favs and follows, and for the nice reviews, and thank you for reading :)
