After a while of working without rest, Saito closed his computer and leaned back on the couch, placing his forearm over his tired eyes. Tsubasa's excursion was in process, and he was taking care of the pending works, he did not complain, he liked to work, but at that moment he needed a break.

Tsubasa was too disorganized for his liking. He understood that he was a busy man, but not for that was necessary to be so messy. He liked to maintain the things in order, and the first thing he did was organize everything to start working on the new projects.

Tsubasa's classes were creative and interesting, that's why the students liked to take them. In Tokyo, it was the same; he was one of the most beloved teachers in the school. The young indigo guessed, it was because he was more relaxed and soft than the other teachers.

In the same way, he liked working with him, he learned a lot while doing it.

Forgetting about work a bit, he thought about the events of the week.

Surprisingly, Takeshi and Hotaro, Heisuke's friends, decided to learn Kendo. Souji was excited about it, he was demanding about newbies, but he taught them well.

He was a good teacher too, although he treated them a little softer than the young man chestnut, in no way, he wanted them to get hurt.

The integration of the new members to the team gave his friends something to distract themselves with, and put aside the annoyance they felt on the return of their old neighbor, Oshiro Sasuke, if only were during training.

The guy did not impress him. He was a bit arrogant, the guys had mentioned it, but he was not going to judge anyone, much less without knowing him. The first time they met, the guy showed himself impolite, he really didn't care, they didn't have any kind of relationship, and he didn't think they ever had it. He seemed to him a false person, just when Chizuru was around; he behaved with some kindness.

The guy knew how to hide his haughty and pedantic side from the girl chestnut. The girl was sometimes very naive, although she also was intelligent, if she noticed the bad behavior that Oshiro showed towards others, she did not mention it.

From what he could see, the young man was very important to her. That made him a little jealous, he shouldn't, he knew that all her friends were important to her, but he couldn't help it. He loved that girl too much, and any guy who was too interested in her, aroused his discomfort.

He tried to meet him, he really tried, just to please her, but they were very different. He could put up with a person up to a point, when it didn't work he just pulled away, it was the best for everyone, especially Chizuru, all he wanted was for her to be okay.

He couldn't stop thinking about her and how he would talk her about his feelings. He was a disaster at that, but he was going to do it, he just had to find the best way.

Chizuru was delicate, feminine. He knew almost all the things she liked, it shouldn't be that hard, right?

He also thought that he could ruin everything between them if she did not accept his feelings. He did not want to lose her in any way, but this fact was not going to stop him, he was not a coward, whatever happened, he would tell her how much she meant to him.

Breathing in gently, he got up from the sofa and went to the kitchen to prepare a black tea. It was the best way to relax him to continue working. He was putting the teapot on the stove when the bell rang, he put to heat the water and walked to the door, wondering who it could be, he was not expecting anyone.

"Hello, Saito-San."

His heart leapt when he saw Chizuru at his door with a beautiful smile on her lips. He was surprised, when they saw each other before, the girl did not mention anything about going to visit him. He was curious about her visit, although the reason did not really matter to him, she was always welcome.

"Hi," He smiled softly.

"Am not interrupting you? Rigth?"

"No, not at all, please come in," He stepped aside to let her in.

Chizuru nodded, and entering to the apartment. Saito closed the door, turning around and looked at her carefully, she was really beautiful. The outfit she was wearing fitted her perfectly, no matter what she was wearing, the girl looked beautiful with anything.

He smiled softly as he watched her. She looked around admiring every detail of the room, it was not the first time she had come, but she seemed to enjoy doing it every time.

"It's a nice surprise." He said, causing her to look at him.

The girl chestnut smiled and approached him. "I came to return to you your notebook; surely you need it," She handed him the notebook, "On the way I bought some desserts., they are good to accompany tea."

He smiled a little at the gesture. "Thanks, I needed some of these."

"You could have returned the notebook to me tomorrow, there was no rush," He said this, but he was glad to have her in his house, he would not prefer anyone else by his side.

"Well ... I'll meet with the girls at the mall and your apartment is on the way, so I thought I'd bring it over at once."

"I see," Saito put the desserts on the kitchen counter and went to check the teapot. "That's why you're so pretty," It wasn't a question, he wanted to let her know that he found her beautiful. It was getting easier and easier to say.

He was a little disappointed to know that she would be leaving so quickly, but still, he was happy to see her.

"Really?" She asked, blushing. Oshiro had told her the same thing, but it was different when Saito said it, her heart always leaping with excitement.

He turned to look at her. "Yes, you look beautiful, Chizuru."

"Thank you," She tucked her loose strand of hair behind her ear, trying to hide how nervous she was about his words.

The Stoic young man turned his attention back to the stove. Chizuru relaxed a bit and sat on one of the kitchen, benches, resting her arms on the counter.

"And what were you doing?"

"I was finishing some jobs for Tsubasa-San, since he's on an excursion; I advance everything I can."

"Ah," She shifted in her seat. "I wonder how they are doing?" Her voice sounded curious.

"Well, he hasn't called for help yet, so I imagine fine," The young indigo smiled slightly.

Chizuru smiled, she liked when he joked with her. Now, he was less shy.

""I hope they have a lot of fun," She said sincerely.

"I also too."

Saito thought about it for a few seconds, if he only had a few minutes with her, he wanted to take the opportunity. Have a good time, just them.

"What time is your meeting?" He looked at her again "If you stay a while, I can share with you my snacks, they are too many for me."

She was excited that he had asked. From the beginning she wanted to stay with him a bit, but she didn't dare suggest it. He was busy, and she didn't want to interrupt him any more than she had.

"At seven, I still have a little time."

Saito nodded. He prepared the tea cups while Chizuru placed the snacks in the dining room, minutes later they sat down to eat.

Saito noticed that she had bought one of her favorites, Manju, ( these were specials, it was a not very sweet dessert whose cover had the color and flavor of green tea) she always thought of him.

"They are not many desserts," She said as she took a small bite. The young man just was being, how he usually was, kind.

Saito hid his small smile with the cup he held to his lips.

"I prefer to share them," He said quietly. He placed the cup on the table with the intention of tasting the appetizer. The Manju tasted good, although he had eaten betters.

"Not bad, but what you do are betters," he spoke softly as he savored the dessert.

"Do you believe?" She looked at him "Heisuke- Kun says I could put a cake shop or restaurant if I wanted, he said he would try every dessert that I made."

"I imagine how fat Heisuke would be from eating so many desserts," Saito rolled his eyes.

Chizuru laughed in amusement. "I wouldn't give him so many sweets."

"You say that now, girl, but I don't think you can resist."

"I guess not, I know how much he likes sweets."

Saito denied, reaching for the teapot to serve more tea. "At least he's going to enjoy it, you're a good cook." Chizuru smiled again, taking a sip of her tea.

"I also cook very well, if you come another day with more time, I will cook you something." He let her know more about him, it was not his favorite activity, but he did it very well.

"Really?" the girl asked enthusiastically. "Apart from dad no guy has cooked for me."

"Ah, I'll cook whatever you want," He wanted to be the only one to do it.

"Well, I'll wait for it; what you cook, sure will be delicious."

About fifteen minutes passed. As Saito washed the cups, Chizuru looked at the pictures on the shelf. Saito's parents were very attractive; there was no way their children weren't. They were a beautiful family, she regretted that he no longer had his mother, but now he had them, and they loved him very much, he deserved it.

"Something interesting?" He asked, approaching her.

"I was just looking at the picture of your family; you all look cute together."

"I didn't bring many pictures from home, this is my favorite."

"Your mother was very beautiful, actually they both are, it was to be expected that you and your brother were so attractive."

"You continue with it, girl," He blushed up to his ears; really receiving compliments wasn't his thing, especially from Chizuru. She didn't have to work hard to make him nervous.

Chizuru smiled. "You are, but it's not just that, what makes you even better is that you're a good person with a good heart."

Saito breathed in gently taking her soft hands in his, he wanted to say so many things to her, but the words didn't come out, so he just pulled her towards him and hugged her, breathing in her delicious scent. He wanted to convey her in that gesture, everything he was feeling, and he could not say with words.

He felt her hug him back, and it filled his heart. He realized that being affectionate with her was much easier than he thought.

"I don't think I'm that good, but since you think like that, I try to be better." He said softly.

Chizuru didn't answer, she was very nervous. When she was so close to him, her heartbeat sped up. It felt good to be in his arms, the feeling was the same as last time. Saito attracted her a lot.

Was she falling in love with him? She had heard from other girls the sensations that feeling caused, but she had never experienced it.

Yes, she had liked the attractiveness of other guys, but nothing more. Saito managed to awaken in her, unfamiliar sensations.

Was love that strong feeling that shook her chest and made her stomach flutter with excitement? As, if she had hundreds of butterflies inside.

She had read a lot of romantic stories, and now that she thought about it, she was acting like a girl in love. How had she not noticed? she was in love of Saito. That's why she wanted to be with him all the time, to please him, to see him smile, she wanted all the best for him.

Only he could make her feel those sensations so beautiful that shook her completely.

She sighed softly in his embrace. What was she going to do now? Saito was her friend, and she didn't want to bother him or force him to nothing. That he was affectionate with her didn't mean that he felt the same.

Thinking about it saddened her a bit, she really hoped he loved her; she couldn't be without him anymore.

The young indigo pulled away from the embrace, his intense blue gaze watching her intently.

"You will have to remind me more often." He spoke in a low voice.

Chizuru nodded. She could hardly concentrate while looking at him.

"You're ok?" He asked, noticing her intensely red cheeks. She barely met his gaze.

"Very good," She replied softly.

Saito nodded and pulled away completely. She wanted to protest, she wanted him to hug her a little more.

"Come on, I'll accompany you to the mall," He took his keys and phone from the table.

"Ah, it's not necessary, I can go alone, I don't want to distract you anymore."

"No problem girl, I was taking a break when you arrived anyway." That she was walking around alone would leave him restless .

The chestnut girl nodded, she loved his company.

Saito was curious. The whole way as they headed to the establishment, Chizuru was not as talkative as always. She seemed thoughtful and shy; maybe it was his fault. Had he made her feel uncomfortable? It wasn't his intention; he just wanted to show her a little how much he cared for her.

Chizuru just was wondering if she should tell him how she felt. To know if he felt the same as her, if he liked her in the same way that she liked him, she should ask once and for all.

" Saito-San?" She called him.

"What ?" She seemed to want to say something, she looked quite shy. The girl did not usually behave like that. He thought that must be something important.

"I want…." She looked into his beautiful blue eyes and suddenly she felt very shy. How was she going to tell him that she liked him? That what she felt for him went beyond friendship, and she had barely understood it? That she just wanted to be with him?

"I …" She tried again "I want to thank you for accompany me," She couldn't say what she really wanted, she was a bit frustrated.

"There is no problem," He must have been wrong, apparently it was nothing important, he just wanted to think that it was.

Chizuru smiled softly, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the cheek. The blush quickly adorned his face,

"I'll see you tomorrow, Saito-San." She said goodbye walking towards the entrance.

"See you tomorrow," He answered quietly, he could still feel the soft brush of her lips on his cheek.

He wasn't going to hold back his feelings any longer. He decided that he was going to take her for a walk to a beautiful place, that kind of places that girls liked, where they could talk quietly, without interruptions and confess everything he felt for her. He had to plan well, it had to be perfect.

When he saw her enter the establishment, he turned to go back to his apartment. He still had a lot to do. Now he was more animated, finally he had a plan to express his deepest feelings to her.


Chizuru was distracted the whole time. Only thinking about her feelings for Saito, his beautiful blue eyes, his strong arms and how good it felt when they held her.

Her feelings for him were real. How could she not love him? Saito was an excellent guy, the girl who conquered his heart would be lucky. He was so loving and attentive that he did not doubt that he would treat her with all the love in the world. He treated her very well and they were just friends.

She thought about that fact for a few seconds. If she was honest with herself, it made her sad to think of Saito with another girl, that he smiled at her and hugged her like her. She didn't want that, she wanted to be the only one for him; she was selfish, she knew it, but it was what she felt.

"Chizuru-Chan, are you listening?" Akari asked, giving her a gentle push. The girl chestnut came out of her thoughts instantly; her friends were watching her carefully.

"No, I'm sorry, what were you saying?" She apologized. She was totally out of the conversation.

"I was saying we should go to the hot springs this weekend, don't you think? We haven't been going for a long time. "

"Yeah, that would be nice," She said quietly as she took some of her milkshake.

"Is something wrong, Chizuru-Chan? You've been very distracted." Osen asked curiously.

Chizuru breathed in gently. She had many thoughts that she wanted to share, blow off some steam, if she could trust someone, those were her friends, maybe the girls could give her a good advice, they knew more about boys than she, well at least that she thought.

"It's just" ... she started shyly "I think I like a guy," She said with a little blush.

"It can't be, really?" Akari was more scandalous than Chizuru would like. They were in a small restaurant in the mall, and although there was no one they knew nearby, she wanted to keep this conversation just for them.

Chizuru gently nodded, causing euphoria from her friends. She tried to hide the blush that grew with every second. When they both girls smiled conspiratorially, she knew there would be a lot of questions coming.

"Who is he? Is him from the school? He is good -looking? "

"Akari-Chan is a lot of questions," Osen scolded her.

"What? I just want to get more information," The black-haired woman objected instantly.

Chizuru smiled a little and relaxed. She knew that her friends had the best intentions to help.

"It's something new," She said quietly, "I've always loved him, I just didn't realize how much I liked him until now."

"That usually happens." Osen smiled sympathetically. "How did you realize that you liked him?"

"Nobody makes me feel like him," She sighed. "My heart seems to want to get out of my chest when he is close, I love his eyes and when he smiles is the most handsome of all men."

"You're definitely in love," Osen said in a tone playfully.

"This is great," Akari smiled.

"But…." Her smile faded a bit, "What happen if he doesn't like me in the same way? Maybe he just wants us to be friends. "

"Why reason wouldn't he like you, Chizuru-Chan? You are pretty, kind, sweet, a lot of guys likes you . Any of them would die to be with you. "

"I don't want all guys to like me, just him."

"I'm sure you do it," Osen replied in a sweet voice, "He would be the lucky one."

Chizuru remained silent. She would be just as lucky, maybe much more.

"And are you going to tell us who is he?" Akari was eager to know.

"It's my secret for now, I'll tell you later," She trusted her friends, but she had barely discovered her feelings for Saito and wanted to keep it to herself, just for the moment. She also had to know if he felt the same.

"Well! How mysterious," The black-haired girl smiled softly, "Okay, although I sure won't be able to sleep from curiosity, " She joked.

She smiled back; she knew she could always count on her friends.

After a while she returned home. After preparing to sleep, she lay back on the pillow and smiled happily. What she felt for Saito was very beautiful. The day they met, she felt something so special and from that moment on he had become in a person very important in her life, no one could not replace him.

There was no one else to whom she wanted to give her heart; she wanted to be the only one for him, the owner of his thoughts. She hoped to show him how she felt for him, and that he allows her to be by his side.


Ruby, Railgun, I appreciate your opinions. Many beautiful moments will come between the couple, although also misunderstandings.

Osen and Tsubasa as well as other characters will be very helpful throughout their relationship. I have a lot of fun writing each chapter, I hope you enjoy it too, Bye.