I return with the fanfics in English, and this time at the request of YuriChan220, because today is her birthday. Congratulations, Yuri! A huge kiss to you, honey! I hope you like this OS, which has a little bit of what you had suggested, although you know that I usually tweak these types of ideas as what I have in mind arises so that it fits. A hug and enjoy reading.
Whispers from the heart
The day in the student council room was as usual, without much to highlight beyond routine work. It's not like that really bothered Ayano, although there was something that made her a little uneasy at the moment.
"…"
"Hmm. I didn't understand anything". Sakurako crosses her arms and tries to think about what Rise was whispering, but she soon forgets about it. "Anyway, I'm hungry. Surely it is therefore work."
"You have barely reviewed the papers that correspond to you." Himawari reproaches her.
"But I'm still hungry."
"…" Rise tried to appease Sakurako, but she didn't realize that the president was trying to say anything to her.
"I know! How about we go to the entertainment club? "I'm sure Toshino-senpai has some sweets." Sakurako proposes with a wide smile.
"If that makes it possible for you to stop complaining, that's fine with me." Himawari then agrees to leave the student council room with Sakurako.
Ayano watched her kouhais leave. Himawari had left all her papers in order, while Sakurako's work seemed more incomplete and chaotic. It wasn't really a bother for Ayano to have to check the missing papers, although there was something that caught her attention, and that was that she saw Rise having a dessert in her hands. It seemed like she was offering it to Sakurako to keep her happy, but she hadn't heard anything and ignored her offer. It's not that she blamed Sakurako for doing something cruel, but it was still sad to see Rise like that.
"President?".
"…"
Ayano clearly has trouble understanding Rise like the others. But she's supposed to be the vice president. Sure, Rise can perfectly handle the work on her own, she has proven herself on more than one occasion to be able to handle those duties, but what if the time comes when it's just the two of them? What if Nishigaki-sensei isn't there either? So she must find some way to understand Rise, so that they can communicate and work together. They were both responsible and self-sufficient, but Ayano was really looking forward to being there for Rise.
It seemed like she was giving Rise too much attention, because the president ends up looking at Ayano with some interest, scaring the purple-haired girl a little.
"P-president?"
"…" The president smiles gently at Ayano, although her words remain unheard.
Definitive. Ayano needed to find a way that she could listen to Rise and that way she could be there for her the same way that Rise has been there for everyone. Besides, Ayano's own heart urged her to try.
A few hours later
"How about you spend the whole day with her?" Chitose happily proposes.
"W-wait, y-you mean like…?" Ayano couldn't believe what her friend was proposing.
"Yes, a date~!"
"Even though Sugiura-sempai has a crush on…" Sakurako also participates in the conversation.
"Ahhhh! Shut it! Shut it! You don't need to say Toshino Kyouko's name out loud!"
"…" Rise whispers while signaling that the others should not raise their voices, as they might attract the attention of other girls passing by the student council.
"Uuuu... How can I hang out with her when I can't understand a single word she says?" Ayano glances at the president out of the corner of her eye.
"Maybe there is some secret that we all don't know. We're just speculating here". Himawari says, getting carried away by how interesting the topic was.
"So why not hang out to the president to see if that works?" Chitose insists with a kind smile and also looking at Rise. "Nishigaki-sensei practically hangs out with her all the time and… we know how close the two of them are."
"So what you're saying is that if I got really close to the president, then something good would happen?" Ayano refused to admit it, but the plan was becoming more and more interesting to her.
"Yeah! Fall in love and kiss her!" Sakurako says happily.
BONK!
"Oh! Ah, come on!" Sakurako holds the bump that appears from a blow that Himawari gives her. "Maybe that will work! "I made a great suggestion for once!"
"No need to rush things, idiot." Himawari objects seriously.
"Like your boobs rushed?"
"Shut up!".
"Girls!". Ayano sighs. "Fine. I will follow your advice, Chitose. I'll see how it works. Are you fine with it, President?"
Rise hops out of her chair and gives her a cute smile, patting her on the head.
"Looks like she's in~." Chitose says animatedly.
It was decided, Ayano and Rise would go out together. It was quite convenient that they didn't have classes the next day, so they could see each other at any time and Ayano could get ready to meet Rise. It really seemed like a good idea, and even more so when Rise also seemed happy about it.
The next day
Ayano waits for Rise to arrive. Sure enough, they meet up on time. True to their word, they hang out and through town. They shared some crepes, looking at shopping goods and so on, etc. As the day goes by, Ayano feels like she's actually getting closer to Rise than she thinks, even though she didn't think she was doing anything special.
Ayano gets snapped out of her thoughts when Rise hands her a single rose she bought from the florist shop. Ayano blushes and takes a whiff of the beautiful scent.
"T-thanks, president".
"…"
And to her surprise... she can hear just a little bit of Rise as the president whispered her response. Just a little bit of that. Maybe hanging out with her just did the trickIt's no wonder why she nor the other girls hung out with her that much since she lacks presence so much. They continue hanging out until the sun sets.
Rise takes Ayano to the top of a hill where they can see the town and the sun starting to set. Ayano looks over at Rise. The sun's orange light really makes out Rise's beautiful and cute features. Then, Ayano recalls earlier when she almost understood Rise. And then, she thinks back on what Sakurako told her.
"Fall in love and kiss her!"
"Well… if this works…"
She clears her throat and gets Rise's attention by putting her hands on the President's shoulders.
"P-President... I, um... even though we hung out just the two of us, I mean, um... I... I am infatuated with someone else... but... just this once. "I…I…um…"
Rise tilts her head in confusion. It was too adorable to see her like that. Was she doing it on purpose?
"The thing is…I love you…I LOVE YOU, MATSUMOTO RISE!"
Rise gasps, tears stinging her eyes. Ayano also gasps as well.
"W-what!? I said something wrong?".
Rise shakes her head. Instead, she puts her hands on Ayano's cheeks and leans down to kiss her on the lips, while standing on her tiptoes. Ayano quickly returns the kiss, wrapping her arms around the smaller girl tenderly. They share a passionate kiss as the sun is setting. They pull away and Rise is crying for joy.
"…"
And to Ayano's surprise... she can FINALLY understand Rise when she's whispering.
"Wait... Wait...I can understand you now! You're saying you love me too! Oh, my gosh! Hanging out with you turned out easier than I thought! Oh, no...why am I crying now?"
Rise wipes the tears off of Ayano's eyes. They both share some soft and quiet giggles and then embrace each other.
She can't believe it. She thought that her heart would always be hooked on Kyouko, but by giving herself the opportunity to be with that other girl who awakened feelings deep in her heart, she had discovered that she could really be happy with Rise.
The sunset at that moment seemed to be more beautiful than ever, especially when projecting its orange tones on that tender and beautiful figure of the president. Ayano felt quite lucky to be with her like this.
Monday
"Thanks everybody". Ayano says before the others when they meet in the club room.
"So it worked?" Sakurako was perplexed, but at the same time she was happy to see that her plan had worked. "See, Himawari? "I told you it was going to work."
"Yes, Sakurako. I could see that too." Himawari sighs a little tired.
"That means everything is going well, right?" Chitose looks happily at her friend, and just then the president arrives. "Oh, how are you feeling this morning, President?"
"…"
"She says she's fine, that this time Nishigaki-sensei's experiment didn't explode." Ayano translates with some confidence.
"Whoah! It really worked!" Sakurako was amazed to see that Ayano could now understand Rise, and at that her stomach began to growl. "I seem to have gotten hungry."
"But we just ate, Sakurako." Himawari tells her with her shoulders slumped.
"…" Rise approaches Sakurako with a dessert she had just brought, and Sakurako stares at the girl.
"For me?".
"Yeah". Ayano responds, standing behind the president. "She says that she has another one anyway, and that she hopes this will help you make an effort at work, Ohmuro-san."
"Thanks, senpai!" Sakurako happily accepts the gift. "With this I will recharge my energy to the maximum and defeat Himawari by reviewing the papers."
"I want to see you try that." Himawari tells her, mocking and challenging at the same time.
Sakurako starts to eat, although from time to time she gave some to Himawari to eat too. Chitose, on her side, was in her seat, having a nosebleed as she watched what was happening. And Ayano and Rise smile at each other.
Getting closer to the president had been so much better than Ayano would have thought it would be, and that was making her enormously happy. And now they would not be together simply to collaborate in the work of the student council, but to share their feelings and see how far they could go and how happy they could be.
End