Riki and Komari had come over to Kyousuke's apartment to announce their engagement. After the initial celebratory drinks, Riki and Kyousuke had gone out together, leaving Rin and Komari in the apartment.
"I wonder if you'll ever get married," Komari said, with an innocent smile on her face.
"Huh?" Rin responded with a baffled look. "But we can't get married, because we..." She halted, her face paling.
"We?" Komari blinked, tilting her head. She took in the sight of Rin's panicked expression, her brow furrowing. Was it just her imagination or was Rin suddenly afraid?
"Um. Er." Rin's lips flapped and her eyes darted from side to side. "I mean, I'm not really interested in getting married. I'm not planning on getting a boyfriend or anything."
"I see." Komari put her hands to her mouth, a small smile forming on her face. Her eyes turned slightly sad. "Rin-chan, you must have a secret of your own, don't you?"
"Eh?" Rin stiffened. "What are you talking about? I don't have any secrets."
"You know, there was that time back in school, for a while, it was kind of strange. I would come to find you, but you wouldn't be there and sometimes Riki-kun would ask about you and I would have no idea, and neither did the others. If you weren't with the boys and you weren't with us girls, then, well, I'm not sure where else you would have been. Sometimes I even looked for the cats but you weren't with them either.
"Really?" Rin lowered her head, her heart thumping. Had Komari figured it out? A chill ran through her veins. What was she going to do? If Komari told Riki...
"It's okay, Rin-chan." Komari took Rin's hands into her own. Rin peered at her, seeing the bright smile on her face. "I won't tell anybody. You two are happy, aren't you?"
"Y-yeah," Rin choked out.
"Then it's fine." Komari inclined her head in an emphatic nod. "It's a pity you two won't be able to get married, but all that matters is that you're together and you're happy, right?"
"I'm sorry I didn't say anything..."
Komari shook her head. "I know. Other people would find it weird, wouldn't they? So you can't tell anyone." She put her arms around Rin. "I'm glad you've been able to find happiness, Rin-chan. I hope you will always be happy together."
"Komari-chan," Rin murmured, hugging her back. "Thank you."