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Chapter 17 – Confessions
„So, what do you think? Will these Inkworks make the welcome party for our new teacher special, or what?", Shiro asked me, being very exited.
„Are you squidding me? They are perfect! But didn´t you use all of them just now? I mean, we certainly can´t ´borrow´ more of them.."
The blue Inklingboy flashed me a smile: "Don´t worry. I´m sure my brother will be flattered to help us out, since the Squid Sisters didn´t approve of his invention yet.."
I raised a curious eyebrow at that: "So it´s not sure if Callie and Marie will use them for the upcoming splatfest?"
"Not yet.. But I´m sure they will."
"They have to! They look so pretty and would be perfect for an occasion like this. They simply HAVE to approve of your brother´s brilliant invention!", I overreacted a little bit.
Shiro scratched the back of his head: "Hey, If you really feel that way, why don´t you come over to my place tomorrow, so you could tell him this yourself. Shota has been kind of down lately, so surely you would cheer him up."
I blushed at the thought of visiting Shiro´s house but responded anyway: "Are you sure this is okay?"
"Why not? Aren´t you free after school?"
"I am!..", I hesitated at first and played with my hands when I finally said: "Never mind. So it´s a date then?"
The male Inkling looked very surprised by my answer. At first I didn´t understand his reaction, when I finally realized what I had actually said.
With a burning sensation in my cheeks, I quickly corrected myself: "Not like that, you idiot! What I obviously meant is that I will certainly visit you after school to get the preparations for the welcome party done!"
"Aw, too bad.. And I thought that you finally admitted to yourself, that you have a huge crush on me."
My eyes widened at that: "What?! Who said that I liked you that way!?"
Shiro smirked at that: "Then why did we kiss a few minutes ago.. And what about yesterday? And the day..."
I hit his shoulder: "Because you keep kissing me, of course!"
Suddenly the grey eyed Inkling stepped closer to me, put his hands on my shoulders and looked deeply in my eyes.
With his head bowing slowly down, he said: "So you say that you didn´t want to kiss me?"
"I.."
"Then why did you kiss back, every single time?"
"Because.."
He brushed his right fingertip over my lips, saying: "And what about you, looking longingly at me, begging for our lips to finally meet?"
"Enough!", I shouted at him while hardly pushing him away from me.
"So are you saying that I was right the whole time? That you actually ARE a Playsquid?.."
My voice cracked a little bit: "So you did this to prove a point? To show me that you can seduce any girl you want? If that´s so.. Was it fun to play with my feelings?"
With an honest and serious facial expression Shiro answered: "What I´m saying is that I love you. I always have and I never played you. Why are you always thinking that I´m a Playsquid? Is it so hard to believe that I actually like you?"
I didn´t expect to get this as an answer of him. I really thought that he only..
"Well, yes. From the very first time we´ve met, you´ve been always kind and nice to me. You were always flirting with me. And don´t tell me that it was love at first sight. I don´t believe in such crap.. So why..", I tried to explain myself when Shiro interrupted me.
"It wasn´t."
"Then since when..?"
Once again he put one hand on my left shoulder: "Look. I will explain everything tomorrow, okay? I think everything will be clear when you visit me after school.."
As he had said that, I was more confused about this boy than ever. But at the end I agreed to his request and soon after, we both went our separate ways. This didn´t mean that this crazy day couldn´t get absurder though...
As I made my way to my home, I found Tsubasa on the middle of my way. She just stood there, looking down at the floor.
Surprised I slowly approached her: "Tsubasa? What are you doing here so late at night? Did something happen? You kind of look down.."
With sad eyes indeed, she finally raised her head to look at me. I could tell that her eyes were puffy from probably crying a lot.
"Oh god. What´s wrong?", I rubbed her arm to comfort her.
My friend cracked a fake, sad smile at me: "So, I guess you are dating that Shiro guy now? You know, I saw you guys in the studio..", her voice sounded bitter now: "Kissing again.."
Again I felt the heat rising in my body, but this time from embarrassment: "You saw us? Oh god, this is soo.."
"I thought this guy was a Playsquid? So why are you doing this to yourself? Can´t you see that he´ll only hurt you?"
I was confused: "Wait.. Were you crying because of this? Tsubasa, you don´t have to worry so much about me. That´s really cute but..", I was cut short by something really smooth being pressed on my lips.
First I couldn´t really progress what was preventing me to finish my sentence. But after some seconds I finally noticed Tsubasa´s face being really close to mine and our lips being locked together. My eyes grew wider at this, but this didn´t prevent my friend from passionately cupping my face into her hands. I wanted to push her away from me. But I immediately stopped in my tracks once I saw the tears streaming down the Inklinggirl´s cheeks. A few moments later she stepped a few steps back.
"Why him and not me? He´ll only hurt you and still you chose him.."
Shocked I placed a hand on my lips, still feeling the warmth of the lips of my friends: "Tsubasa.. I didn´t know.."
"Is it because I am a girl?"
"No!"
The light blue coloured Inklinggirl smiled bitterly: "Of course it is. It always is.."
I didn´t know what to say to her.
´Say something´, my brain screamed at me.
"Farewell.", her last words still ringed in my head, while she had already left a quite while ago...
