Dear Diary,

Today I finally came out to my classmates. I feel free now, but I can't help but worry about all the looks I got. Let me tell you how it went down.

Class had just finished, so I knew I had to do something before everyone left the classroom. So what did I do? I walked up to Luka and grabbed her hand. I smiled when I saw her cheeks turn red.

"Hey, sweetie," I said to her. I know I sounded like I was married to her, but I didn't know what else to say. Everyone who was still in the room looked at us. "What, can't I say hi to my girlfriend?"

Someone snorted but everyone else went back to their business. My smile grew wider as I walked out of the classroom with Luka, hand in hand. Some people looked at us weirdly but most people paid no attention.

"I can't believe you did that," Luka told me.

"Are you mad at me?"

"Of course not. I wanted to come out as much as you did."

What Luka did next surprised me. She saw Neru and walked up to her. "So, are you going to come out like us?"

"What are you talking about?"Neru asked.

"It's obvious that you have a crush on my girlfriend." My cheeks heated up when I heard the word 'girlfriend'. The word seems so special to me for some reason.

"As if! Why would I like someone like Miku?"

"Are you saying that Miku's not good enough for you?"

"I never said that, but I'm not a lesbian."

"Prove it."

"What?"

"Have you liked any guys?"

"O-of course I have!"

"You're lying, aren't you?"

"Luka, that's enough," I protested. "You can't force someone to come out."

Neru blushed and scowled at Luka, who scowled back. "Just because I haven't like any guys yet doesn't mean I never will."

"Then why do you always sigh when you look at Miku?"Luka asked.

"What do you want me to say? Fine, I do like Miku. Just leave me alone."

Luka smiled and walked away with me. My blood began to boil and I let go of Luka's hand. Luka gave me a puzzled look but kept quiet.

"Why the hell did you do that?" I asked her.

"What do you mean?"

"Coming out is sacred. It's a rite of passage and you forced Neru to do it. How dare you!"

"Sorry."

"You're not really sorry, are you?"

"No."

"You really should stop hating Neru. She did nothing wrong and I'm not leaving you for her."

Luka had a look of realisation on her face, as if she'd just reached an epiphany, but instead of a smile she looked sad for some weird reason. I sighed and didn't talk about it for the rest of the day.

Seriously though, what made her frown like that? She looked at me like she realised that something bad was happening. I guess I should have asked her about it, but I have a feeling that she wouldn't give me an answer.

Ugh. Is this what our relationship's really like? I think we're supposed to communicate more or something. Well, Now I've checked off two things on my to-do list. I'll have to add 'communicate more' to it. I can't wait to go to the movies with Luka this weekend. After that we'll have plenty to talk about.

Is it just me or has Luka been giving me strange looks lately? She narrows her eyes, but I know she isn't angry because she smiles. I love her smile so much that I feel like I'm in another world when she smiles. It's cliché, I know.

Anyway, I just realised that I hardly went off topic today. Congratulations, Miku! Okay, maybe I should save the celebrations for after I cross off everything on my to-do list. Wish me luck!

From Miku