After mouthing the sentence, Sapphire face turns a bright red but with a straight face, while still holding Alisa's hand. Alisa however was more shocked because the person she's in love with, has confessed to her, so in her mind, "Did he just say, 'I love you', to me? I ..." Of course Alisa is overcome with joy.

"Sapphire, I ..." Sapphire looks at Alisa, his face is still bright red, and he sees that Alisa is blushing as well, "... I love you too, Sapphire ..." Then their face started to get close towards each as if by gravitational pull, and as cliché as it gets, they kissed.

And what seem to be like an eternity, they break up the kiss and now breathing rather heavily, "Wow." they both say at the same time. Both didn't say anything for a while, and was busy looking into each other's eyes, Sapphire, being the joker he is, breaks the silenced, "W-well, I guess...that kiss makes us a couple?"

Alisa, while still out of breath, said, "I-I guess so ..." Again, silenced, a comfortable peaceful silence that is, and again Sapphire breaks the quiet atmosphere, "Should we tell the others?" Alisa paused for a moment, thinking, "No … I'm not ready to tell the others ... sorry." Hoping Sapphire would understand to keep this a secret.

Sapphire left out a sigh of relieved, "Really? So do I, imagine what Kota would say ..." Alisa shuddered, because if Kota finds out about them, he will never live it down, "Ugh ... especially him, don't even think about telling him about us, please."

Sapphire laughs, knowing her reaction and put his arm around her, "As you wish ... my princess." he joked. Alisa giggles, "Make sure not to forget your duties ... my Knight in Shining Armor ..."

Both were laughing at their own silliness, but Alisa then remembered something, "Oh yeah ..." Sapphire, seeing her face, in curiosity, asks her, "What? What is it?"

"Can I tell Sakuya about us?" Alisa asks back at Sapphire, he was a bit surprised, "Sakuya?" Alisa nodded, "Yeah! Why? You think we shouldn't?" Sapphire shakes his head, "No, no, it just that, you remember the mission where we eliminate the Kongou?"

Alisa answers him, "You mean the one we were doing a while ago? Yeah, I remembered." Sapphire rolls his eyes, "No need to be sarcastic, anyways, Sakuya is the one who should be doing the mission, but she ask me to do it in her stead." he pause for a while, "... also she ask me to bring you along, and she also tells me not to mention to you that she ask me to bring you along."

Alisa was then confused, "Then why are you telling me?" Sapphire answers her question in his own way, by lifting his shoulders, and says, "Meh." Alisa rolls her eyes and said, "So Sakuya asks you to do the mission that she was suppose to do and she also ask you to bring me along ... so that's her idea?" Sapphire is blank, "What, Sakuya's idea? Huh?"

Alisa explained, "Well, you see, before all this, I sort of ask her to ... uh ... see if you have the same feelings for me ..." Which Sapphire nod his head to that, "Which I am." Alisa smiles and continues, "She said she's going to devise a plan, so I guess the mission IS her plan all along." Sapphire reflects for a moment, "... Hmm so I guess, we owe it all to Sakuya, then. So you should tell her, don't forget to tell her I say thanks."

"Ha ha, sure, see you tomorrow, boyfriend!" Alisa says good bye at her new boyfriend. "Aww, do you really have to go?" he says playfully, Alisa giggles and kisses him, "Bye." As she went out of the room, Sapphire feels like trying some new outfits, "Okay, what else is in my wardrobe?" but he stopped and looks at his headphone, "... Mother ... if only you could see me now ... I'll bet you're going to say something like: "My son has a girlfriend! I'm going to be a grandmother!" … Yeah mother, we're both still young to have kids …" He laughs at the thought.

Anyway, before Alisa could retire to her room, she goes and visits Sakuya first. On the way there, she sees Kota talking to Soma, "So I'm telling you, that Aragami was huge!" Soma doesn't appear to be interested, "No way, if you're talking about an Ouroboros, go away, I already know how big it is." but Kota keeps talking, "That was on land, I saw this big one on the sea!"

Soma looks at him as if he was crazy, "... It's probably, your imagination." Yet Kota keeps blabbering. Alisa discontinued listening and knocks Sakuya's room door, "Come in." Alisa enters the room.

As Sakuya sees Alisa's smile, she guessed that her plan worked, so she pretends to not know anything, "So, anything new?" Alisa nodded, "Yes, I got lots of thing to tell you." she says happily. So she spends the evening telling Sakuya about his confession and the kiss. As Sakuya hears it all, she couldn't be happier for her.

"Oh that's great, I'm so happy for you!" Alisa is just so happy and she couldn't have done this without Sakuya, "Thanks a lot, Sakuya; I couldn't have done this without you..." Sakuya just glad for her, "Aw, it's no big deal, I'm just happy for the both of you." Alisa remembers Sapphire's message, "Oh that reminds me, he also says thanks to you for bringing us together."

"Tell him I say, we're even, he'll know what it is." Alisa just nod, "Sure ... okay, thanks again." and she hugged Sakuya and went out of her room. Sakuya sits down and muttered, "Ah, young love ... Those two really have grown."

The day ends with two lovers having a wonderful dream, just imagine a wonderful dream. The next day, Sapphire is now talking with Kota in the hall, but he's barely listening, "So I was scouting around the Forgotten Carrier, right? And I see a dead Fallen Kongou." Sapphire just nod his head, "Oh yeah?"

Kota continues, "As I turn around facing the sea, I saw this huge horn that came out of the sea! And boy, am I telling you, it was H-U-G-E!" Sapphire is still in 'La La land', "Uh-huh ..."

At this point, Kota is pretty much frustrated, "Argh! Are you even listening to me?!" Sapphire snaps out of it, "Huh? Yeah whatever you say ..." Kota gives up, "Maybe it really was my imagination, Why are you so happy anyway?" Now would be a good time for Sapphire's attention, "Oh no reason, just had a wonderful dream."

Kota brightened a bit, "Oh really? What is it about?" Sapphire doesn't know what to say, "Uh ... about my ... love life?" Kota is shocked, "What!? Really?! Maybe it's a sign or something ..." Sapphire nod dumbly, Kota just sigh happily, "Well, I got to go, I have a mission with Kanon, Brendan and Gina." as he says goodbye to Sapphire.

"Don't want to be late ..." he added. Sapphire then says, "Yeah, sur-Wait! If you're in a hurry, then why are you hanging out with me in the first place?" Kota didn't answer. "Meh, he probably couldn't hear me."

In truth, Kota heard him alright, and he knows that the defense unit will skin him. But who cares about him? (We do!) Let's get back to Sapphire, which is on his way towards the elevator.

"Maybe I should go visit Alisa." Sapphire said as he went into the elevator and push the second floor button, as he arrives, he then walks slowly towards Alisa's room, he knocked, "Who is it?"

Sapphire took this chance to joke, "Orange ..." there was a short pause, but Alisa already guesses who it is, so she just goes along with it, "... Orange who?" then Sapphire answer fully, "'Orange' you going to let me in?" As soon as he finish, the door is open, revealing Alisa, which she then says, "Orange … really?" as Sapphire walks in.

"Hah, don't pretend that you didn't like it, girlfriend." he said as he kisses her cheeks. Alisa kiss back and said, "... Guess not ..." As he sits himself at the nearby sofa, Alisa began to question him, "So, boyfriend, 'any' particular reason why you're here? Is not that you're not welcome, of course."

'Boyfriend' answer playfully, "What? Can't this 'Boyfriend' visit his 'Girlfriend' anytime he wishes? Please don't turn this situation into a Romeo and Juliet scene."

Alisa scowls in confusion, "Whose Romeo and Juliet?" Sapphire answers in his way, "Well those two are the lovers of the olden days, it's actually a book, and it's about how Romeo shows his loves to his lover-in-secret, Juliet. So in the end they both are happily married."

Alisa laughed at that joke, "Say what? …" then Sapphire just continues. "Anyways, now the reason I'm here is to tell you that I just want to spend time with you." Alisa smiles and then says, "So do I, oh yeah, do you want these cakes? I made them myself from an old recipe, I think I made too much ..." As she shows the cakes to him, Sapphire's stomach is growling, "Okay let me try them ..."

As Sapphire took a bite, his expression is well, blank, Alisa ask, "Uh ... so ... how was it?" Sapphire turn to her slowly and said, "Is ... good ..." he then took another bite, "I meant delicious!" he shouted. While also taking another bite, Alisa couldn't believe it, "Really? Let me taste one ..." She then took a bite, "Wow, it really is tasty!"

Sapphire gave her a confused stare, "Hey, I thought you'd already tasted these!" he then takes another cake and eat it, Alisa tries to explain, "Well, no, but I thought you should be the first vict-I mean- the one to eat it!" Sapphire should think what she said is suspicious, but he doesn't care, these cakes are good.

"Uh-huh, got any more of those?" So Sapphire eats a lot of cake that Alisa bakes. Alisa then commented, "Well, good news is, the cake is all finished ..." Sapphire finish for her, "... Bad news is, I can't eat another bite, I'm full ..." Alisa says again, "You shouldn't have eaten so much; you know ..." Sapphire then says, "Yeah, now I've got an upset stomach ... Okay! See you tomorrow then Alisa! I've got to go and answer the called of nature." He then kiss Alisa's cheeks and rush to his room.

Alisa sweat-dropped, but then said, "Hehehe, He's always silly, I love him for that ... but what a mess he leaves ..." She then proceeds to clean her room.

Author's Note:

So this story will continue on~ I'd say that as much. Trouble is when will it end? Answer: After I get my hands on Gods Eater 2! So yeah that would take a while. Until then enjoy the story!