Chapter 10 : I love you

It's 10 AM and Umi is still on the bed watching her phone. Last night it went crazy with all the calls and the messages but they stopped at around midnight. Umi didn't even try to pick up or read the messages that right now have 39 messages alert on her phone. The archery member rolled around one more time before landing her feet on the cold floor.

"I guess I will just do homework today." Umi talked to herself then go to her desk but as soon as she reaches the desk her door was knocked by someone.

"Yes?"

The door opened and revealed another blue hair woman but older behind. It was Umi's mother who came in the room with small smile.

"Umi, you got a visitor."

Umi raised her eyebrows as she heard her mother. "Who?"

"Kotori-chan, you can come in." The mother let Umi's childhood friend into Umi's room without asking. Umi was about to say something but she chose to keep quiet instead.

"Thank you, auntie…" Kotori slowly moves herself in the room.

Umi's mother smiles kindly. "You two have fun."

As soon as Umi's mom left the room, Umi just sighed in frustrating then walks to her closet to change her clothes without looking back at her friend who is still standing near the door.

"Why are you here?" The blue hair girl threw her pajamas into the basket before closes her wardrobe.

The designer fidget a bit while slowly moves herself close to Umi. The archer noticed the approach but didn't move away.

"We have a plan today so…" Kotori reaches out her hand to hold with Umi.

"Well I don't feel like going so maybe try someone else." Umi replied in cold tone which makes the girl flinched but Kotori hand is still link with Umi.

"I came here because I want to go with you… Umi-chan… So please let's go? I will pay for the ticket."

Umi moves her hand back away. "You don't need to. Just go home, Kotori."

"Umi-chan… I tried to call you and text you but you don't even try listening to me… It was all misunderstanding… If you really love me you should at least hear me out… please…"

The archery member sighed. "Kotori, you know that I don't like it when I need time to be alone."

"You want me to understand you but you keep pushing me away. How can I understand you and make it up to you?"

"Well you don't have to. I am sorry but I change the plan. I want to stay home and do my homework and you can just go home or do whatever you want to do Kotori."

Even with the cold words from Umi, Kotori is still trying to make up with her lover.

"Okay… if you want to stay home then can I stay with you? I will not bother you I swear."

"Kotori…" The blue hair girl is about to pushing her childhood friend away but soon stop when Kotori moves forward to her with a piece of manju in her hand and brought it to her lips.

"I know you missed eating this so I bought it from Honoka-chan's store… Say ah…"

Umi's face is flushing at how closeness they were but she didn't move away. "K..Kotori…"

"Aahh Umi-chan…" The grayish hair girl used a bit force so the archer had to open up her mouth and savor the snack.

Umi chewed loudly and smiles. She admitted that she missed the Homura manju because after those incidents Umi didn't dare to visit Honoka's home again. So when she finished it Umi reaches her hand to the manju bag but after realizing what she was about to do she retreated her hand right away.

"T..thank you…"

Kotori beamed a smile before grab another one into her hand. "I bought a lot so ahh Umi-chan."

When Umi looked at the bag she saw a lot of manjus inside just as Kotori said.

"Did you buy them just for me?" A second one dived inside Umi's mouth.

The costume designer smiles then nod her head. "Yea… I wanted to make up with you, Umi-chan… Yesterday that I upset you…I am sorry… I didn't mean to. I promise it will not happen again okay?"

With that sad voice from Kotori, Umi sighed in defeat before grabs the small hand that lying on Kotori's laps.

"I guess I was overacting… I'm sorry, Kotori."

"No… It's fine… You are not mad at me anymore, do you?"

Umi takes another manju in her palm then eat it slowly. "No…I don't."

"That's good. Ah! You got a piece here." The bird name girl moves her lips to eat a piece of manju that on the corner of Umi's mouth.

Umi backed away a little. "K…Kotori… That's shameless…"

"Well…let's say it's a payback that you left me yesterday."

After hearing that, Umi went quiet all of sudden. Kotori thought that she was saying something wrong again so she was about to say sorry but she got interrupted by her lover question.

"Do you hate me that I am being like this?" Umi gently squeezed her lover's hand.

The other girl shakes her head many times. "No… I would never hate you Umi-chan… In fact I thought you hate me… You didn't even reply to me at all…So I thought it was all over for us…"

The blue hair girl quickly pulls Kotori in to her arm. "Sorry… You know I never hate you… I… love you…"

Kotori returned the hug gently. "I love you too, Umi-chan."

Umi pushed the girl in her arm away instant which cause Kotori to confuse.

"What?"

"What what Umi-chan?"

"What did you say just now?" Umi repeated her sentence.

"Umm…I love you too?" Kotori answered with slightly confusing.

Umi was about to smile but soon a thought hit her. "Oh…yea like a friend… okay… thanks Kotori."

"Wait…Umi-chan I…"

"Geez… Kotori… you know you shouldn't say it like that or I will get the wrong idea. Anyway, I guess I still want more manju. Do you want –MHHMMM!?"

A pair of lips crashed to Umi's mouth, the blue hair girl didn't have enough time to finish her sentence this time.

"You idiot! Umi-chan!" Kotori moves back while rubbing her teary eyes.

"K…Kotori?"

"Just when I said I love you too you just have to brush it off like that? You know I was seriously confessed to you and you just thought of it as a joke? You are an idiot!"

Umi saw her secret love tried to wipe away her tears and thought that the girl in front of her even when she cries she is still the most beautiful girl that Umi ever met. The archer member slowly embraces the crying girl while kisses on Kotori's right cheek softly.

"Sorry… Kotori… Shh it's alright…I am sorry. I didn't know that you feel the same way about me...I thought that you might still love Honoka..."

A pair of arms wrapped around Umi's body tightly. "Umi-chan… It's true that I loved Honoka-chan but I have already moved on and now the one that I am dating is you. I know that you might not believe it but lately all I wanted is to see you, touch you, and spend more time with you…"

Umi nodded. "But it's just a trial… We are not really dating…"

Their lips touch again this time longer.

"With this kiss we are a real couple Umi-chan… How is that sound?" Kotori cheeky smiles while moving her lips to crash with Umi's again.

Umi gently pushes the girl away. "I read from the book… They said that sometimes you will go out with someone because you are lonely… What if this is the case of us too…" The archer avoids the eyes contact.

There was a long pause but soon after there was a soft touch on Umi's cheek causes Umi to look up and meet with the same color eyes girl in front of her.

"Umi-chan… even if it's true that I feel lonely… but I know one thing…"

Kotori grabbed both of Umi's hand to her chest. "Right now all I can think of is that I can't bear not being by your side anymore… and I am willing to show you how serious I am in love with you."

They both are staring at each other eyes like eternity. Umi didn't have any more doubt in her mind. Instead she makes a promise to herself that even if all Kotori said was a lie. She will always believe in what she said. Umi got up from her bed to lock the door then proceed to carry Kotori in her arm.

"Show me how serious you are, Kotori." Umi gently land her lover on the bed while the other girl doesn't seem to deny at all. Instead, Kotori just smiles and opens her arms widely.

"Alright, Umi-chan…"

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