Becoming Her Lover

Chapter 10

Still Not Enough

Note: Sorry for the late update. My family and I took a mini trip yesterday and didn't get back until just now. Also, this week is kind of a hectic one for me so don't expect updates as usual as they normally would come. However, I hope you enjoy and I hope all of you have had a great summer vacation. Less free time for me, more time to focus on my writing.

Umi and Kotori quickly made up after that night. They also grew a lot happier when they were with each other. It was almost impossible to see them together when they didn't have a smile on their faces. They relationship was like a blast of fresh air.

With the induction on Eli and Nozomi, Muse was complete. With nine members all of different backgrounds, their popularity quickly shot up as well. This only meant that they had to work an even harder now. Their goal was to save the school and that was what they were going to do. They had practice nearly every day after school and when they didn't, they met in their club room to discuss things that needed to be addressed.

Aside from those things, Umi and Kotori were always together. They walked to and from class, they walked home every day, and never a moment went by when the other girls didn't see them together. As weird as this may have seen, the two of them didn't mind it, especially Umi. At first, it kind of seemed a little strange, but now, it barely even phases her. The days when Umi has archery practice, Kotori always sits in and watches. Since Umi wasn't the kind of person to be disrupted when she's doing archery, Kotori always got a show.

However, the strange thing about it all was that Kotori never once tried to make a move on Umi after that night. Umi also noticed this, but didn't say anything about it. Since it was nice having Kotori be her normal Kotori, there was no need to say anything about it. She was simply sweet and loving to Umi whenever she was with her.

It was strange, though. Umi was a very independent person and to have Kotori always around her was a concept that she didn't quite understand. To her, it just seemed that Kotori really liked her and wanted to be with her. But for Kotori, it was a dream come true to be with Umi and to hold her hand with everyone else looking at them. This was child Kotori at play being with her one true love.

…

One day, Umi had early practice with her team so she had to walk to school on her own. Of course, she told Kotori about this. Kotori said she would walk with her, but Umi told her right as she was about to leave for school and there was no way Kotori could have caught up with her.

Practice was good as always. Once that was done, Umi packed up her things, and got ready for school. She walked out of the dojo and looked around to see that most of the students were already on campus. That's when she knew that Kotori must be on her way. Right as she walked towards the front gate, a random girl walked up to her.

"Hi Umi-senpai."

"Hi."

"I just wanted to say that a huge fan of Muse and I'm looking forward for your next performance. You guys are the best."

"Aw thank you. We do try our best since we want this school to stay open…" At that moment, the girl bowed her head and headed her an envelope. Umi was a little caught off guard. She stared at the envelope for a few seconds and then took it. When she did, the girl stormed off in the other direction with her head still facing the ground. By now, Umi was confused. She looked down at the note and then back up, only this time, her eyes met Kotori's. "Kotori, hi…" She immediately stormed off as well. "Kotori, where are you going?" Umi grabbed her things and tried to chase her. Meanwhile, Kotori refused to answer her as she escaped from sight.

Umi was determined to find her since she didn't want this to be like what happened about a week ago. She searched everywhere Kotori could have been: The classroom, the clubroom, and the girl's locker room, but she was nowhere to be found. She eventually passed by some of her fellow club members and asked them if they knew where she was. Unfortunately, none of them had information that could help her. Time went on and class started. Umi headed to class, but eventually excused herself since she needed to go the bathroom.

When she did this, she continued her search. She silently wandered the halls to make sure that she didn't miss a single thing. Nothing proved to help so it eventually lead her to the bathroom. When she got in there, she heard a familiar voice with sounds of soft crying. She walked down the aisle of stalls and pressed her ear against the door until she found the one that was being occupied. She slowly opened the door to see Kotori crying all alone.

"Kotori, what are you doing in here?" She didn't answer. Her body just whimpered as her tears slowly rolled down her face. "Is this about what you saw?" Still now answer, but only this time, she nodded. "I promise I would never do that sort of thing to you. See? I haven't even opened it." Kotori slowly lifted her head and saw the unopened envelope. She quickly snatched it out of her hands and opened it up. At that moment, her eyes shot wide open as the letter fell out of her hands. "Kotori, I…" There was no time for her to respond. Kotori grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the stall. She landed on Kotori's lap as she closed the door. "What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry."

"About what? You're not making any sense."

"I… I thought that that girl gave you a love letter." Umi's eyes widened. "But, um… It turns out that it was for me. I guess she wanted you to give it to me. Haha."

"Is this why you're so upset?" Kotori wrapped her arms around Umi and pulled her in for a hug.

"I know I'm a bad person, but Umi-chan belongs to me. I was jealous that some other girl had the eye on you, even if it wasn't true."

"Oh Kotori, you're such a handful."

"No I'm not. Umi-chan can handle me, can't she?" She pushed her away and looked her straight in the eye. When she did, Umi felt so weak. Kotori was giving her a puppy-dog face that was just too irresistible to say no to. "Umi-chan loves Kotori, right?" She suddenly looked down, grabbed Umi's hands, and looked back up with that same look.

"Ah, Kotori, you don't play fair at all. I don't know how you can sleep at night."

"I can't. That's why I want to sleep with my Umi-chan every single night." She hugged her once again. However, Umi rolled her eyes. Kotori was such a child. Ever since she's known her, she's always been the one to rely on other people no matter what the situation was. Also, Kotori has always had a thing for Umi so seeing this right before her eyes was almost like part of her elaborate plan to treat her nicer than anyone else.

End of Chapter 10