Kimi Ni Todoke Fanfiction

A Second Christmas

Chapter 10

Proposal?

Shota slowly opens his eyes, as he notices how he wakes up from a good smell. It seemed to come closer little by little. Shota turns to the door, noticing the smell was coming from there. The door opens slowly and Shota smiles to see Sawako holding a tray of food.

"Oh, you're up?" Sawako asked. Shota gave a big grin and said with no embarrassment "I woke up to the good smell of your food!" Sawako's face blushed. 'Uwa…he's complimenting the smell of my food already? I hope it isn't bad!' Sawako had no idea that at that time, Shota's mind was not awake. It may have been because of his fever, or he really was just happy that day. But, nothing changed the fact that Sawako had no idea about this.

"Umm, umm" Sawako was stuttering and trying to collect her words as she put the food down there. "P-please eat when you feel like it!" Sawako got up and goes to leave.

"Sawako…" Sawako quickly stopped, turned around and looked at Shota, who smiled. "Can you feed me~?" Sawako's face went even redder. 'F-feed him! Well…it's not that I mind… But isn't it too embarrassing? No wait! He's sick though! How cruel of me to make him eat by himself!' Sawako yelled at herself before she gained her composure. She slowly went to Shota and sat down beside his bed. She took the bowl and spoon, and blew at the food inside the spoon. All at once, she tried to stop her shaking, as she noticed the bowl and spoon she was holding was also shaking with her hands. Shota's mind was slowly starting to wake up a bit, and he couldn't help but blush at how Sawako looked. Sawako raised the spoon with her hand. At this point, Shota's mind was completely awake. He blushed as soon as he heard Sawako.

"Say ahh." Sawako stated with a bit of red on her face. Shota couldn't help but blush. 'I really should tell her I can feed myself. I should…'

"Ahh." Shota slowly leaned over and ate the food. 'Well…I might as well enjoy this moment…' Shota thought to himself. His eyes widened in surprise to the taste. 'It's really good!'

Sawako kept feeding Shota until he was finally done. Shota went back to bed and Sawako was about to leave. With her back to Shota, she stops herself and gets the courage to ask him something.

"Umm…Shota…" Shota turn his head to Sawako, wondering what she would say.

"W-was…was my cooking okay?" Shota was surprised by Sawako's question but smiled.

"Yeah, it's delicious actually." Shota looked up to the ceiling and continued. "To be exact, I really want to eat your cooking every single day for every meal…"

Sawako heard Shota's answer, and turned around to look at him. But at that point, Shota had already fallen asleep. Sawako stared at Shota a bit, and turns around ready to leave. 'I wonder what he just said means…I'm a bit confused, but a bit happy as well.'

Meanwhile outside of the room, Chizuru and Ayane were leaning against the door, trying to hear what they were talking about. 'They've been in there for a while…What is going on!' was the only thought in Chizuru and Ayane's minds. Ryuu stood behind the two girls, yawning and wondered when he could go home. Chizuru and Ayane could feel the door being pushed open a bit. Chizuru and Ayane panicked and quickly backed away from the door.

Sawako opens the door to her three friends and blink in confusion.

"Why is everyone upstairs?"

"Oh! Umm…well…" Chizuru was trying to think of a way to lie to Sawako, but it was impossible for her.

"You were taking way too long, so we decided to come upstairs to check on you!" Ayane said with a calm collected voice. Chizuru stared at Ayane with admiration. 'Nice save, Yano-chin!'

Sawako apologized to them as they went down the stairs, but Chizuru and Ayane told Sawako it was fine. As they reached the bottom of the stairs, Shota's mom and brother were sitting at the table drinking tea.

"Ah! Sawako-neechan is back!" Shota's brother said happily. Sawako smiled to Shota's brother.

"Is Shota okay?" Shota's mother asked. Sawako nodded her head and told them about how he was just sleeping. Sawako goes back to remember of what had happened before.

….

As Sawako, Chizuru, Ayane and Ryuu talked to one another at the table, they could hear the front door opening. They all turned to see Shota's mother come back with groceries and a little boy behind her.

"We're back~!" Shota's mother said with a cheery tone. It was as if the aura around her was sparkling. Sawako noticed the little boy behind Shota's mother starting to come out. Sawako gasped as she saw the little boy. He was just like Shota except smaller! Sawako could not help but think of how cute he was. Ryu noticed as well, and took a step forward so the boy could notice him.

"Ah! It's Ryu!" The little boy seemed to switch personalities, as he became from a shy kid to a jumpy energetic boy. He ran to Ryu and gave him a gigantic hug. Sawako, Chizuru, and Ayane blinked at the two boy's closeness.

"Ah…this is Shota's brother." Ryu explained. Shota's mother was putting the items away while Chizuru noticed something. 'I have a bad feeling…that Ryu forgot Shota's brother's name…' Meanwhile, Shota's brother looked at Sawako, and could feel chills go down his spine. 'She's scary!' was all that he could think of when he saw her. Sawako could already tell from his reaction he was scared of her, and Sawako became a bit disappointed, although she pointed out to herself that this happened all the time to her.

Shota's mother called out for Shota's brother and he happily ran to the kitchen for his mom. However, the floors were wooden and were frankly quite slippery. Before he knew it, his foot slid and he fell over. As soon as Sawako heard the crash, she quickly ran to the little boy's side.

"Are you okay!" Sawako stared at Shota's brother, but to his eyes, Sawako looked scarier then usual.

"Y-y-yeah…" Shota's brother was already shaking; it was amazing he wasn't crying yet. However, something happened that he did not expect. Sawako smiled to him, happy that he was okay. The little boy blushed a bit, and already fell in love with her smile like his brother. Chizuru and Ayane looked on and could not help but think that Shota, his brother, and his mom all had the same tastes.

….

"Now then everyone! Why don't we have some of Sawako's curry!" Shota's mother said happily. Everyone agreed and decided to dig in. 'I hope it doesn't taste bad…' was all Sawako could think of. She was already shaking from being so nervous and everyone couldn't help but think Sawako looked a bit strange and weird like that.

Everyone got the table and plates ready, and they all sat down. Everyone is about to eat when all of a sudden they hear the door open. They all turn to the door to hear someone say "I'm home!" Sawako is dazzled by the person's appearance.

"Ara~ Darling, you're home!" Shota's mother said happily. Shota's father entered the house. He was like an even taller version of Shota, and was older looking. He wore a normal office worker outfit and Sawako could not help but think if this was what Shota would look like in the future.

Yet as Shota's father sets his eyes on Sawako, he is frightened at her sight, almost like Pin's first reaction to seeing Sawako. Shota's mother quickly noticed this and tried to help him calm down.

"Darling~ this is Sawako, Shota's girlfriend. And these are her two friends, Chizuru and Ayane. Now why don't you eat with us?"

"H-hello! My name is Kuronuma Sawako! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Sawako said with a bit of shakiness in her voice. She was quite nervous, and to Shota's father, it made her look even scarier. He nodded his head and sat down to quickly eat.

Sawako notices his silence throughout the whole meal, and flashes back to Shota and how he was sick. She quickly got a bad feeling and lost her appetite. Ayane noticed this from her side, and after they finished dinner, Ayane questioned Sawako.

"Sawako. Are you okay?" They were both in the living room. Ryu and Chizuru had gone to play with Shota's brother, while Shota's parents were in the kitchen.

"Huh? What do you mean, Ayane-chan?" Sawako was a bit confused and Ayane could tell.

"Like about what happened before with you and Shota's father. You're not mad at him right?"

"What! Huh! Why would I be mad at him!" Sawako was totally confused and surprised, and Ayane already knew that Sawako was not lying.

"Oh, really? But weren't you hurt from his reaction?"

"Oh, it's fine! That always happens to me! I'm used to it now." Sawako wasn't lying. This had always happened to her, and may continue to happen to her in the future.

"Then…is something going on? You weren't eating that much before…" Ayane still could not give up like this. She could feel Sawako was upset.

"Umm…well…" An image of Shota flashed in her mind, and Sawako could feel her stomach sink.

"To be exact, I'm really worried about Shota…I never seen him so weak before. He was always giving me encouragement and always helping me. And now, he's weak and I feel so bad, as if I don't help him that much…"

"Sawako…You know, I think Kazehaya-kun is already happy…"

"Eh? Why?"

"Sawako, you should think it from his perspective. If you were sick and Shota came to visit, wouldn't you already be happy?"

Sawako let this sink in, and could already feel a bit happy. She nodded her head in agreement. Ayane smiled.

"Then I think Shota should feel the same way. Maybe you should go check up on him." Sawako nodded her head in agreement, and went to go upstairs. Chizuru came by and grinned at Ayane.

"Yano-chin, you must really care about Sawako and Shota's relationship, huh?"

"Of course. These two really need a push once in a while." Ayane sighed and Chizuru laughed.

"You really are a nice person, Yano-chin!"

Sawako stood in front of the door and took a deep breath. She slowly opened the door, to see Shota was still sleeping. Sawako sighed in relief, since she wasn't that calm at the moment. She closed the door and sat beside Shota. She couldn't help but just feel happy watching him. 'I really am a bit happy though…I got to see Shota's sleeping face.' Sawako thought with a small smile.

Shota then turned in his sleep to face Sawako. Sawako blushed a bit seeing Shota's face so close and saw his hand out. Without thinking, Sawako took Shota's hand. As she held his hand, slowly, she leaned closer to Shota's face. Her face was tinged with pink yet she didn't care. She closed her eyes. Sawako leaned in so close, she could feel Shota's breath against hers.

With only a centimeter more, their lips would meet. However, Sawako quickly snaps out of it and opens her eyes. Still holding Shota's hand, Sawako quickly backs away. Sawako was nervous but then it quickly subsided. Sawako looked down to the ground in guilt.

"Shota…I'm sorry." Sawako knew Shota wouldn't be able to hear her. But she couldn't help but feel as if she had to apologize face to face with him, even if he was sleeping. "What I did just now…I shouldn't have done that. To be exact, I've become terrible. I've become so greedy about you, that it's too much now…I'm sorry." As Sawako spoke, a tear drop fell to the ground. She didn't want to cry, but she couldn't help it. She was ashamed of how her love for Shota became so greedy. She slowly begins to release her hand.

'Sawako? Is that you?' Shota's eyes could only see white, but he saw a silhouette in the whiteness. It slowly started to show Sawako. 'Why…why is she crying?'

"I've become so greedy." Shota heard the silhouette say that, and Shota was surprised. 'Greedy? Why should you feel so bad about it? I'm greedy as well…' The Sawako silhouette continued to cry. He could feel a grip on his hand starting to be released. "Sawako…it's fine."

"Sawako…it's fine…" Shota really could hear Sawako, and couldn't tell it was a dream. His grip on what he thought was the dream version of Sawako was the real Sawako. Sawako looked up in surprise, as she heard those words and felt Shota grip her hand back. Just from that single touch, Sawako could feel her tears start to dry and feel her mouth curve to create a small yet beautiful smile. She leans her head on the bed still holding Shota's hand. 'I'm glad…I'm glad I met you, Shota.'

…

The faint moonlight seeped through the curtains, and onto Shota's face. Even though the light was dim, it still woke Shota up. His eyes fluttered until they opened completely. He felt way better than before and turned to look at his clock.

'9 o' clock, huh? I was asleep for a while…' Shota thought to himself. He felt something in his hand and looked to see Sawako sleeping while holding his hand. He slowly got up and smiled at Sawako. He pats her head when he noticed her hair. 'Oh yeah, she has her hair in a ponytail.'

Shota smiled at that thought for a while, when something finally hit him. He quickly remembers that before, he had woken up to eat. 'To be exact, I really want to eat your cooking every single day for every meal…" Those words kept repeating inside his head, that he could feel his face go red by the second. 'What the hell was I saying! Ahh! I basically proposed to her! Damn it!' Shota kept shaking and panicking at where he was, he actually woke Sawako up.

"…Shota?" Sawako slowly opened her eyes and looked at Shota. As soon as Shota saw Sawako, he quickly calmed down. He looked into Sawako's eyes, and couldn't help but be dazzled. She really was pretty, especially in the moonlight. Shota could feel his face go a bit red. Sawako quickly noticed this.

"Do you still have a fever?" Sawako put her hand to Shota's forehead and Shota quickly stayed still.

"I-it's fine!" Shota said with stuttering. He felt so self-conscious around her now, he couldn't calm down. Sawako let go of her hand gently.

"I see. I'm glad." Sawako smiled to Shota, and he could feel all his worries dissolve away. It was fine to him. As long as she smiled, he was happy. He grinned back at Sawako.

"Oh, we should go back downstairs." Shota suggested. Sawako nodded her head in agreement, and both went down the stairs. As they reached the dining table, Shota noticed his dad sitting there with everyone else.

"Dad! You're home!" Shota said with both surprise and joy. Shota always wanted to introduce Sawako to him. However, Shota's father had a stern face on, and Shota was a bit confused about it.

"Shota…" Shota's father got up from the chair and stared at the couple. "I don't approve of Sawako."

A.N.- I truly have been a lazy bum with this chapter. Although now that I'm about to write the next chapter, I'm really excited! If you ask me, I feel I may have rushed this chapter. I promise I'll try better with the next chapter! Thank you to the new reviews, favourite authors alerts, and story alerts! Every time I saw that pop up tat said "You have a new email from " I'd already get giddy just seeing it. w