Author's note

I apologize about the amount of time between this chapter and the last. I give you this chapter as a peace offering.

Let the story continue!

The two girls soon arrived at Chiyo's house, and set to work.

"I think a good place to start would be to explain to Yomi why you like her," Chiyo said.

Sakaki nodded her head in agreement.

"So, what do you like about her?"

Sakaki thought for a moment.

"Well," she began, starting to blush, "I think she's really pretty."

"And?" Chiyo asked.

"She's very mature and level-headed. She doesn't go crazy like Tomo."

"That should be enough," Chiyo said. "We don't want it to be too long, right?"

Sakaki nodded her head again.

"Then let's get started writing!" said Chiyo excitedly.

It took the two girls some time, but they finally arrived at their final product:

Dear Yomi,

I have loved you ever since I laid eyes on you. You are not only beautiful, but your looks are matched by your wonderful, thoughtful, and caring personality.

- Sakaki

"Is it good?" Chiyo asked as Sakaki read it for one last time.

"Yes," Sakaki said. "Thank you so much for helping me."

Chiyo smiled. "I was just helping a friend."

It's nice to know I have people that will help me, Sakaki thought. But now, it's all up to me.

The next morning, Sakaki arrived at school early to place her note in Yomi's locker. However, she was not early enough to avoid running into Tomo.

"Watcha doing Sakaki?" Tomo asked.

"None of your business," Sakaki said, calmly.

"Is that a love note for Yomi?" Tomo asked, looking down at the folded piece of paper Sakaki had in her hand.

Sakaki started blushing.

"It is, isn't it!"

"N-no it's not," Sakaki said, not very convincingly.

"Well, I wish you luck," Tomo said, giving Sakaki a double thumbs up.

She really has no idea how much she hurt Yomi's feelings, does she, Sakaki thought. At least she wouldn't mind us being together.

And with that, Sakaki quickly slipped the note into Yomi's locker, desperate to avoid being seen by someone else.

As Yomi went to put on her uwabaki (indoor shoes), she noticed a piece of paper in her locker.

"What's this?" she said aloud to herself.

As she unfolded the note and began to read it to herself, it soon became apparent that it was a love note from Sakaki. Yomi blushed a deep red as she read the things Sakaki had written about her. It soon became clear to Yomi that Sakaki thought of her as much more than the average person she viewed herself as. Yomi began to think about her feelings for Sakaki.

I've never really thought about it before, she thought. But, as she thought about the events of the day before, she came to a conclusion.

She is a nice person to be with, Yomi thought to herself. And she's certainly not hard to look at. I'm going to try and make this work.

And with that, Yomi set off to find Sakaki and give her a response to her love note.