In the end, I failed to answer Yue’s question about whether to stay here instead of returning. I disappointingly went silent, leaving the girl hanging.
My mind went spinning in circles as I fell into another bout of overthinking.
I thought about plans to keep her close to without ruining her already bright future. But none of it was plausible. They’re all impossible to accomplish.
I had no idea how long but when I got out of that state, I saw Yue’s face filled with concern for . She’s bitterly biting her lips, most likely thinking that it’s her fault that I turned like that.
Unusually panicked, I hurriedly cleared that up, telling her what was going on in my head.
Upon hearing that, the girl giggled softly at first but it gradually transford into a peal of laughter. Yue reached for my cheeks again and caressed them even more endearingly, her affection for fully channeled through it.
As another warmth washed over my chest, I heard Yue’s srizing voice as she humd the lody of her new song.
“Yue…” Entranced by it, I couldn’t help but call her na before closing my eyes. Accompanied by the beautiful image created by her voice, I imagined myself standing with her up on a stage. Below us, her fans and critics were mixed together. Her fans were supporting her decision to co clean about her relationship with while those critics sared her by calling her derogatory nas as well as throwing trash like cans and empty packets at her.
Of course, that was just an imagination, or rather an imagined outco for her future if I stayed by her side.
Maybe I was fantasizing like Ogawa. But as her voice continued to smoothly flow and soothe my ears, my unknowingly tensed shoulders relaxed.
I opened my eyes again and saw Yue still gracefully humming the lody but a mont later, she started fitting lyrics to it.
It’s her brand-new song. The one she told she was going to write last week.
The song titled ‘Coincidence’.
Although it’s still unpolished as most of her recordings, the way she delivered it successfully pierced my heart. The lyrics were just a simplified retelling of the events that led to our reconnection but still, it made rember that the cold night last week was as warm and refreshing as the early spring. It’s a little bittersweet in the first verse because of how I tried to step away after recognizing her. And the second verse was a little comical, she even included how I scolded her disguise. And naturally, it ended at the point where we silently reaffird how we missed each other.
She kept it at that because she was going to write and compose another one. A direct sequel to it.
Of course, no one else apart from us would be aware that it’s connected. And since it’s her secret, the other girls won’t hear about it from .
Well, even if that’s what I’m going to do, they will still make the connection. I told them how I t this girl again, after all.
When Yue finished singing, she pulled in another kiss as a part of that performance.
And with this, she fulfilled her promise to let be the first one to hear her new song first.
A few seconds after our lips separated, Yue opened her mouth. “Ruki, stop overthinking about that question. I’m afraid that even if you say yes, I won’t be able to stay here with you.”
Yue's beautiful smile turned bitter. She then lowered her gaze and covered her face using my chest, afraid to let see the expression she was wearing at the mont.
“Last week, I was certainly impulsive. Saying things like throwing my career away must have put you under pressure. As you said, I can’t just throw it away. I have grown attached to it. I will go back and bring that song out. To let everyone hear our bittersweet reunion…”
“But you see, going back to beco Mabushisa Asahi again doesn’t an I’m going to give up on you. Distance can be closed. We’re still on the sa planet. In the sa country. You’ll be amazed how free a singer’s life is upon finishing their scheduled commitnts. I can always visit you here… It will be hard to bypass my manager but I will definitely find a way…”
“That’s why you should stop overthinking already. Your Yue will always long for you. Take back… Make yours again… Dear.”
Ending it at that, Yue raised her gaze again to look at . With the corners of her eyes a little moist from her tears, the girl put on a determined look. It’s like she’s telling that she’s entirely serious about what she just said. And that she would dedicate all of her to make that possible.
But at the sa ti, she’s a little nervous or rather, uncertain about how I would react. Her beautiful pink eyes trembled ever-so-slightly as she waited for my answer.
After all of what she said, if I still couldn’t find my answer… I would call myself pathetic and cowardly.
This girl completely swept off my feet.
She didn’t just brush away the question that I couldn’t answer, she also laid down a path we could take as a couple.
Although I could add and modify that path she had just laid out, I first have to do sothing else…
I t Yue's gaze and gave her my best smile. “I love you, Yue. However, before I give you my answer, will you hear out?”
“Un. I’m waiting for this… Let hear everything about you. I assure you. My decision will not change.”
Hearing that answer, I pulled her up and kissed her deeply first, conveying those three magic words through it. And once that was done, I began telling her my story… or our story.
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“… And there you have it. Like I told you, my change, if viewed from those with a normal perspective, is terrible. I’ve gone from bad to worse. I fell in love with everyone and that includes you…”
Around half an hour later, I finished with my story. It’s that long even though I started around the point where I realized how important Akane is to .
All this ti, Yue silently listened. She showed different kinds of expressions but the one thing that prevailed was her… utter amazent.
If not for how serious my expression was, she’d probably clap her hands in admiration.
Really, I found myself asking what was wrong with this girl…
But thinking about it, when the girl confessed to , she never asked to leave the other girls alone and only focused on her. Even back then, she was more than ready to share with the other girls…
Even I could see that as absurd… My girls accepted the situation after much deliberation but this girl didn’t care about any of that. Nothing’s more important than getting accepted by .
“You’re definitely amazing, dear… That many girls in two months? As expected of my man!” The girl exclaid as she excitedly fiddled on my phone, seeing the photos of my girls that I saved there. “I can’t wait to et them.”
“So of them are your fans. No, that’s wrong. A lot of them are your fans.”
“Really? It doesn’t matter. Our standing in your heart is the sa, anyway.” Yue nonchalantly dismissed it.
“Are you hearing yourself now?”
“Yes! Ruki, I’m not a snob. Furthermore, you won’t like it if I suddenly acted high and mighty just because of my fa. I won’t do anything that can displease you… After all these years, I finally got my wish. There is no way I will disturb the harmonious relationship you built.” Yue answered instantly, the stars in her eyes still glowing brightly. With her honest trait, everything she just said cos from the depths of her heart.
Once again, the seed of worry inside produced by my fear of being hated by her wilted without any chance to bloom.
“Oh, right! before I forget… Dear, you look so handso now. What do you think about being scouted? Beco an actor. Did you know? It’s fairly normal for celebrities to be in a relationship, whether it’s an act or a serious one… With that, I can announce to the whole world that I’m yours!”
Koizumi-san asked if I wanted to beco a model and now, this girl wanted to beco an actor?
Obviously, she’s kidding… or not? But no matter how I looked at it, that’s not sothing suitable for .
And so, I answered instantly, “No thanks, I’m content being your fan and boyfriend.”
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