It has been a few weeks since then...

Eli kept herself up in adjusting herself for Nozomi when it comes to courting her. All those small arguments...all those tears...all those unofficial jealousy..

It may pain the blonde a bit but she endured everything..

But could she even endure something that will happen soon?

It was Saturday, 7:30 in the morning, and Nozomi hasn't been able to keep in touch with the blonde, but they do send voice messages of them singing just to keep each other's company. Nozomi liked Eli's voice so much that she had the voice messages saved in her phone, not deleting them. Same goes to the blonde.

Nozomi was forbidden to go outside for a while now because her mother was preparing her for the man's approach to their house. That is today and she has stopped her communication with Eli last Monday because of that. She doesn't want to trouble her for now, but she was afraid that the blonde might suddenly barge in and make her mother angry. Little did she know that the blonde might be somewhere right now, planning a visit for her.

After a little longer, a doorbell rang and it interrupted Nozomi's mother from the kitchen, she then quickly went to the door and opened it,"Ahh! Welcome to our humble home! Please do come in, Mr. Grul!" She quickly stepped aside and let the visitors come in who were two tall men. One is in his late 40's while the other one seems to be at his early 20's. They then entered and then sat on the sofa bed. The younger one looks pretty much handsome, with messy brownish hair and pure white skin tone, has light brown eyes and a well-toned body. "Let me call my daughter upstairs." The mother bowed before she hurriedly walked upstairs and paused in front of Nozomi's closed door of her room,"Nozomi! They are here! Come out now and introduce yourself!" Nozomi was facing a mirror for full body, she was wearing a simple baby blue shirt with little flowers as their designs and a skirt with thick yet soft yellow fabric, she has this saddened face, she misses Eli so much that she just wanted to run out of this house and rush to where she was and kiss her on the lips. She blushed at the thought and then replied to her mother,"I'm coming!" She then twirled around and gently smiled, revealing her undeniable and notable beauty.

I wonder how Eli would react if she saw me wearing like this? She thought before she walked towards her door and gently opened it, leaving her room. She walked downstairs and saw the visitors,"Good day." She politely bowed and stood erectly again before she moved to a sofa bed across them and sat there with her mother beside her. "This is Nozomi Toujou! She is very kind and a very gentle woman! She does almost all the house chores here!"

The old man then eyed the purple-haired carefully,"Hmm, a fine lady she is indeed. She is suited for my son! I'm sure they will have beautiful children!"

'Not with him though.' Nozomi thought as Eli's face came into her mind.

"Of course!~"

"And this is my son! Harold Grul!" The old man then gently placed a palm on his son's shoulder who smirked at Nozomi flirtatiously. The purple-haired somewhat feel uncomfortable and doesn't get flattered at all. Only Eli can make her have butterflies in her stomach. The purple-haired simply nodded with a smile,"It is nice meeting you, Harold." "Pleasure's all mine, sweetheart." Harold winked and it didn't have little effect on Nozomi at all.

~Meanwhile~

"Maan, is Nozomi mad at me? I did give her time right?" Eli pouted. She was with Maki and they were in a fastfood that was nearby to where Nozomi's house is. "Probably best if you should still give her space. That's what I do to Nico." Maki replied and took a small sip of her drink,"I'm getting worried...she doesn't cut off communications suddenly without a reason...there must be a reason aside of being mad at me which I don't know what, there has to be other reason!" The blonde then grumpily took a bite of her burger and the redhead sighed deeply.

Well, she is meeting with that guy right? Maki thought and felt pity at the blonde who doesn't know a thing. It will be very bad if she knows so this is probably for the best. Eli's mom had told her all about it and was ordered not to tell Eli just yet for it will cause much chaos.

"We should visit her!" Eli stood up and Maki blinked in surprise before she stood up also to stop her,"Whoa whoa whoa! Not so fast, tough guy, Nozomi might get mad at you more you know!" Eli sighed once she realised it and sat back down again,"Then I will just visit her tonight then and ask her why she would 't contact me." "Yeah, it is best to just send her a text message first before you go there." The blonde nodded,"I'm really worried..." She then faced the glass window and her eyes softened,"I wonder how is she...I haven't gotten her answer yet..." Maki's eyes softened as well and felt sorry for her. "Don't worry Eli. She will answer you, I can feel it!" She smiled gently and Eli just nodded.

~That night~

Footsteps quietly moved at the back of Nozomi's house, it is Eli and she was struggling hard to reach the upper part of the house, she is doing what she did long ago, it wasn't easy because unlike before, the walls became soft-looking and hard to climb but she didn't back down from this, and then she heard a loud yelp of pain coming from Nozomi's room, she then looked up with her wide eyes.

Nozomi! Her mind and heart are now alarmed and so much worry ran inside her head, and in a swift, she hurriedly climbed up and finally reached the window, she then sat on the windowstill and saw Nozomi sobbing with a door closing behind her. Nozomi...

She then tapped the window and it caught the purple-haired's attention, surprising her,"Elicchi!" She said in a soft but sharp whisper before she hurriedly opened the window,"What are you doing here?" The blonde entered and faced her,"I was so worried about you so I visited you. Are you okay?" She then saw a bruise on Nozomi's cheek which made Eli's eyes narrow,"Who did this?" Nozomi blinked and then touched her bruised cheek,"Oh? This? Nothing." She chuckled nervously,"I kinda tripped myself."

Nozomi, I know you didn't...why are you hiding it from me? Eli thought with sadness before she sighed,"Nozomi, tell me the truth." The purple-haired went silent and the blonde eagerly stared at her. Not before long before Nozomi's tears fell down and then tackled the blonde with a complete sob. Eli's eyes widened in surprise and stumbled back, hitting her behind on the bed,"N-Nozomi, what happened?" "I'm tired..so tired!" Her voice cracked a bit and it was inaudible to the outside, the blonde's eyes then softened and then gently wrapped her arms around Nozomi's waist, pulling her close, her one hand went up to Nozomi's back while the other moved to the lower back,"It's okay, I'm here."

"Please...please don't leave me!" Nozomi's voice muffled because her face was buried on Eli's chest, the blonde smiled and closed her eyes, embracing the other girl tighter in order to make her feel safe,"I won't leave you."

The night became darker and not long after before the blonde heard soft snoring, she opened her eyes and looked down at Nozomi who was now sleeping with tears, but her grip was still strong like she really doesn't want Eli to go. The blonde smiled and then she made herself fall on the bed, still holding the purple-haired close...

Until she also fell asleep...

~3 weeks later~
~12:30 pm~

We have been seeing each other secretly for 3 weeks, I couldn't believe that it lasted that long..but sadly, I haven't answered her feelings yet, oh you stupid Nozomi! You love her too right?! But your mother was just pulling you down from doing that! Her mind and heart scolded the purple-haired who was in her room, just preparing herself for the day. She then looked at herself in the mirror, she was wearing the same outfit when the Gruls went to their house. She then grabbed her small handbag and then walked out of her room, rushing downstairs, she then went outside and closed the door behind her, since her mother went away somewhere again, she locked the door before she left.

And after a while, she then met up with Eli in front of Eli's favorite restaurant and then together, they went on with their 'date'. Eli looked down at Nozomi who was walking beside her and looked at her hand, something tells her that she should hold it but thinking about it makes her hand go sweaty. But she still held her hand and gently tightened her grip which surprised Nozomi and had to look at their hands before she looked up at the blonde who blushed and looked away, she giggled and slowly intertwined their fingers, continuing their walk. Not long after before they reached the theater and then went inside, Eli went to pay for the tickets, snacks and drinks and Nozomi went to find seats inside the dark room for their movie.

And halfway the movie, when two people in the movie were about to kiss, Nozomi couldn't help but blush and think that it is her and Eli instead. And since the room is very cold, she couldn't help but gently wrapped her arms around the blonde and laid her head on the blonde's shoulder. Eli then looked down at her and smiled before she wrapped her arm around Nozomi, pulling her closer to keep her warm,"Better?" The purple-haired blushed a bit and nodded,"Thank you..."

And after the movie, they then went to a mall to go shopping, Eli was holding Nozomi's hand all the way as they roamed around, and it made them feel exhausted that they had to stop by at the park. It was already late afternoon and Nozomi enjoyed this day very much. They were sitting on a bench and were just talking about things.

But then, Eli received a phone call and answered it,"Hello?"

"Ah hello, Eli? Are you still out on a date with Nozomi?" Maki asked,"A lot of work is coming to your desk you see." The blonde was about to stand and look at Nozomi to have a talk with Maki but then she noticed that Nozomi's eyes showed a glint of sadness, like she is very much afraid to be alone, the blonde's heart softened so much that she sat back down again and answered,"Yeah I still am, umm...could you cover it for me for a while?" And she could hear Maki's sigh from the other end,"But Eli.." "Look, I'm sorry, but just give me time okay?" Eli smiled,"...Fine.. just double up your effort here once you come back." "Roger that!" Eli then hung up and Nozomi looked at her,"It seems work needs you, don't worry about me. I can take ca-" But she was interrupted with Eli kissing her lips softly and gently. It made the purple-haired's eyes widen in surprise at the sudden kiss though it felt so good.

The kiss completely stunned her like there are voltages of electricity crawling from the kiss down to her whole being, her hands began to shake and her face became red. But then, Eli's hands went to place themselves on Nozomi's and clasped them securely.

Not before long before Nozomi answered the kiss. And it became more passionate.

After a long while, they broke the kiss to grasp for air, Eli panted a bit and stared down at Nozomi's eyes with a smile,"Not gonna say sorry. I don't regret that action."

Nozomi looked up at Eli and smiled,"Me too actually though it surprised me." She giggled. The blonde grinned softly and leaned down to place her forehead on Nozomi's,"Nozomi, I love you...I'm ready to trade everything just to be with you...I'm ready to give up everything just to have you..."

The purple-haired felt so much sincerity and love from Eli's words and then her eyes softened.

"You know what?"

Eli blinked.

"What?"

Nozomi closed her eyes.

"I love you too.."

A/N:Hey guys! How's it going? Good? Good! Bad? Relax for a while and listen to some music! Hope you enjoyed reading this chapter!