Chapter 7 I Want to Be With You
Ichika's POV
"Tsukasa", I started. "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for a while now."
"What is it", Tsukasa asked.
"When I confessed my feelings to you, you said that you didn't think that it would be appropriate for us to be together because I'm Saki's friend."
"Ichika", Tsukasa started. "Why are you…"
"But I realize now that that doesn't tell me how you feel about me."
"Wh…what", Tsukasa asked.
"Tsukasa", I started. "You told me that we shouldn't be together, but do you want to be with me?"
When I asked this, Tsukasa looked at me in shock.
But then, his look of shock was replaced with a look of determination.
"I do."
Now it was my turn to be shocked.
"Wh…what", I asked.
Tsukasa then walked up to me before putting his hands on my shoulders.
"I do want to be with you, Ichika."
Hearing these words made my heart race.
But before I could say anything…the font door suddenly flew open!
"I'm back, Onii-Chan!"
As soon as we heard this, Tsukasa and I pulled away from each other as quickly as we could.
"You're here, Ichi-Chan", Saki said when she saw me. "Sorry I'm late! I got held up at work!"
"It's fine, Saki", I reassured.
"Thanks for keeping Ichi-Chan company while she waited for me, Onji-Chan", Saki thanked.
"Of course", Tsukasa stated.
"Let's go to my room, Ichi-Chan", Saki said.
Then, she grabbed onto my arm before dragging me upstairs.
I got one last glimpse at Tsukasa, before completing being dragged away.
That Night
I was lying on my bed, thinking about Tsukasa's words.
"I do want to be with you, Ichika."
"So he does want to be with me", I said to myself.
And that's when inspiration struck.
With that, I got up from my bed, and walked over to the table where the notebook I wrote lyrics in was.
I opened up the notebook, and began writing down lyrics.
The Next Day
I had finished a study session with Saki at her house.
"Look at the time", I started. "We're gonna be late for band practice."
"You're right", Saki said. "We'd better get going. Shiho-Chan's gonna be mad if we're late!"
"You go ahead", I said. "I'm going to go to the bathroom before we leave.
With that, Saki got up and gathered her things before dashing out of the room.
Once she had left…I quickly ran up to Tsukasa's room…and left my notebook on his nightstand.
End of Flashback
"Did he ever read the lyrics", Miku asked.
"He did", I replied. "And he wrote his own lyrics in reply."
With that, I showed Miku the lyrics Tsukasa had written.
"I see", Miku said. "So he wants to be with you, but doesn't think you two should be together."
"Yes", I said sadly. "Miku, what should I do?"
"I'm not sure", Miku replied. "But as long as you're honest with your feelings, I'm sure that the solution will come to you."
