Rin heard her cellphone ring and picked it up to see Kyousuke's name on the screen. Without hesitation, she answered. "Hi."
"Hey, Rin." Hearing Kyousuke's voice filled her with a deep warmth. "How are you?"
"Alright. I've just been hanging out with everyone. They are all doing fine too. Riki's talking about doing something fun this weekend."
"Is he? That sounds great. Pity I won't be able to make it, but work is keeping me really busy."
"Oh. That's a shame. I really miss you."
"Yeah, I miss you too. Anyway, do you know what today is?"
"Huh? Hmm." Rin walked over to the calendar, checking the date. "Sorry, I have no idea. Is it someone's birthday or something?"
Kyousuke exhaled. "Ah, so you don't remember, huh. It's a year to the day since we started dating."
"Oh?" Rin blinked. Now that she thought about it, it had been around this time last year that they had taken a new step in their relationship, setting forward into forbidden territory. "Oh yeah. So it is, huh? I didn't realise."
"Yeah. Our one year anniversary. I can't believe it's been a whole year already. To think we've managed to keep it under wraps this long."
"It was really tough, trying to keep it secret." Rin went over to the bed and flopped down on her back, staring up at the ceiling. "I miss being able to just come over to your room and do stuff. We haven't done you know what in forever."
Rin heard Kyousuke sigh. "Yeah. But, you know, it won't be too long before you graduate. You'll be able to come and live with me, and we can do whatever we want. It will be great."
"Mmm." A smile spread over Rin's face. "I can't wait. Oh, but then I won't be able to see Riki and everyone else every day anymore. That kinda sucks. Hmm. It's troublesome, isn't it. I'll be with you every day, but everyone else won't be there. It would be the total opposite."
"I guess so." There was a hint of sadness in Kyousuke's voice. "But at least we'll have each other."
"Yeah..."
"Well, good to hear you're all doing okay. I'll try to come down and see you all sometime. I love you."
"I love you too. Bye." With that, the call was cut off.
Rin clutched the phone to her chest, curling up and closing her eyes. What wouldn't she give to have Kyousuke's arms embracing her and to be able to bury her face in his chest right now, but it was impossible. She was just going to have to wait until the day they could be together again.