I slowly tiptoed towards the door of my house, wore my sandals, unlocked the door and walked out without making a noise, mom was sleeping and I didn't wanna disturb her.

As the elevator went down, my pulse went up.

Few minutes ago, I received a call from Kazuki and he told me he's waiting down my apartment. It's almost 11, what does he want to talk about now?

I walked out, and saw him standing near a lampost nearby.

"What is it~nya? You couldn't wait till the morning?" I asked as I reached him. Actually, I don't mind it much, but as usual I wouldn't say what I really feel to him.

He faced me and smiled. "Nice pajamas."

I blushed. "I'm sure that's not the subject!"

"Yeah." He sighed. Don't know why but I suddenly saw a really serious face of him. His eyes were looking straight into mine and his lips were a straight line. He took a step towards me. "I know it might sound weird but, you and Ann are really good friends to me and I..." He paused and looked down.

"Kazuki, to be honest, I kinda figured out that you might choose Ann over me. I mean, she knows you so much better than me and it's just a thing of common sense." I smiled.

He looked at me. "Sorry, what?" And I gave him a confused look. We stared at each other for a few seconds and he spoke, "you think I'm here to reject you?"

"I-I thought so.." I mumbled. My heart was pounding now. Was I thinking wrong or what?

He laughed. "Wakana, Ann is surely someone who knows me way better than you. But, it's not the same with her as it is with you."

My jaw dropped a bit. "Could you elaborate on that please?"

He smiled and kept his hand on my head. "You should keep your hair open like this. I like you more like this."

I grabbed his wrist and made him stop pampering my head. "What are you talking about?" I asked, blushing.

"Wakana," He smiled and stepped nearer. "I love you."

The land under my feet collapsed. I skipped a heart beat. My legs began to wobble. My face grew hotter. I couldn't move and was on the verge of turning into a wax figure.

"Oy?" Kazuki snapped his fingers in front of my face and I gained my conciousness back.

"Are you serious?" I asked.

He giggled and pulled me towards him in a nice hug. "Super serious."

I smiled and closed my eyes. "I-I love you too."

~End~