She Melts His Heart

by BloodFireAlchEMisT

Sanada Genichirou never had much interest in girls throughout his young life. That is, until his best friend pointed out the elegant, intelligent Yanagi Renji in the university Starbucks. She completely melts his heart. The story follows the pair through the beginning of their relationship, important milestones, and the tough times that come. Fem!Yanagi Renji/Sanada Genichirou.

4. Can Three Months Mean Love?

AN: The next couple chapters are quite short but that's because I had mapped out a series of stories for Fem!Yanagi/Sanada in chronological order of their relationship in my mind and their milestones.

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Three months, Sanada Genichirou found, was really an awkward anniversary. Three months was long enough to say to others that things were going well and that the relationship could possibly go somewhere. But at the same time, it was still in the early phases where a break up would affect the couple only minutely and could be forgotten with a month or two of recovery. At least, that's what Yukimura had told him and what he had gathered from his own observation. However, as Sanada watched Renji bustle about preparing popcorn in her kitchenette, he wondered if three months was too soon to consider yourself in love. He pondered this as he stepped up behind her to reach for the large bowl just out of her reach. When she smiled her soft, serene smile at him over her shoulder, his heart started to race and his cheeks flushed a bit as a goofy smile broke over his face. He left her to it and moved to the living room, picking up the movie she had chosen for the evening, and when he put the DVD in the player and she set the drinks on the table, he felt a sense of homey collaboration. It was nice, something he felt as if he could so easily fall into and when she laid on the couch, patting the spot beside her, Sanada slid in behind her and felt complete satisfaction as she cuddled back against his chest. She tugged his arms around her waist and snuggled down while lacing their fingers together over her belly. It all came together and Sanada was hit dead on, nose buried in her hair and eyes closed as he absorbed every feel, every scent of her, with the realization that he was very much in love with Yanagi Renji. He was not terrified of this thought. Not the way he thought he would be the day he realized he loved someone that way. No, it came easily and it seemed right. But he kept this to himself, afraid she would find it too soon and too frightening, and just hugged her tightly, legs tangling with hers comfortably as their movie began. Truly, three months was not considered much but to Sanada Genichirou, it was the start of his life.