“Eehhh? What did you say?” I turned to Ayaka and asked.
Alone in the middle of the rooftop, she slowly opened her mouth.
“Do you dislike me…..?”
“No, I did not mean that… Hell, why me…?”
I ran my hand through my hair in confusion.
Ayaka was looking straight at me. For some reason, her small body seemed unstable and looked like it would disappear. I feel like I have seen her somewhere before. What is this? Did I forget? Or is it Dejvu?
Ayaka kept glancing at my face while keeping a slight distance. Silence wrapped the area, and it became a really casual feeling. What will happen if I turn her down? She surely will not get hurt, right?
“Please, say something…” said Ayaka, “you are the only one I like."
“Oh, well…”
But….
“Please”
Ayaka confessed a second time. Apparently, it was not a misunderstanding, it seems that she was really asking me to go out with her. However, I was not sure how I should answer her…
“Why me? Haven't we only just met?”
“Because you are you.“
“No, but is that all?”
“That is enough for me.”
Is it such a bad thing? What should I do? This person…
“I have been admiring you for a very long time. I've even transferred to this high school to stay near you. Do I need another reason besides my feelings?”
“No, you don't….."
I shook my head while answering.
“I do not think you need any more reason. I am happy, but… This is too sudden, is it not..?”
“If so, what should I do? How will I get you to accept me?”
“No, no, even if such a thing is said … It is pointless to consider until we get to know each other better…”
"Is that so…”
“Well, we can do it little by little”
A sad smile suddenly crept onto Ayaka's face. She seemed to almost be crying.
“Sad smile…….”
A faded memory of a similar facial expression crossed my mind for a moment.
“Have we met somewhere before? I just can't remember, and I feel like I have been in a similar situation before.”
“We have."
“Is that so…”
I knew she seemed familiar.
I sighed and asked, “Where have we met?”
“It was not that long ago if you try to remember.”
She was being playful right after looking so down. In any case, I did not find it very amusing. I tried to think of where I have seen her, but when I was in elementary school and junior high school, I would have remembered having such a beautiful girlfriend. No, Because it is true.
“…I'm not as nice of a guy as you think. You must be disillusioned. You'd be better off with someone else.”
Somewhat jokingly, I replied.
However, Ayaka will not move standing in front of me.
“Is that so…..”
She stares at me intensely.
I could not stand her somewhat frightening and piercing gaze, so I tried to escape.
The expression disappears from the face of Ayaka, and I look for it with freezing eyes. Oh yeah, it's gone. Those are the eyes of a person who is perfectly fine.
She leans forward. My back is against the fence. Did I make a mistake in the positioning? It is a somewhat nice angle…… No, what am I thinking!? I do not care for such a small woman!
While I was arguing with myself, she stood up on her toes and…..
chu
Before I realized it, her face was very close, and there was a soft feeling on my lips. A sweet smell wafted up to my nose. In the next moment, the softness was gone and Ayaka was looking up at me again
“I don't need an answer immediately, but think about it.”
At that time, I wonder what kind of expression I had on my face.
“Whwh-what!?”
I wanted to run inside to clear my scrambled thoughts.
"What did you just do!?”
Ayaka is not wavering. Just staring straight at me.
“I am in trouble, I, that kind of….”
I was spewing out gibberish as I tried to clear my head.
Ayaka kept staring at me. I felt as if she would just stare forever if I don't say anything. Her gaze was sharp, so I responded.
“Wow, I got it. I will think about it. Please stop looking at me”
I continued.
“Anyway, let's start as friends, so if you want to hang out we can. Is that okay for now?"
“When will you answer?”
In time … I do not know when, but I will not let you wait too long.
“Well, is there even a possibility?”
“There is.”
"Then I'll be waiting for your answer”
Ayaka finally relaxed.
“I won't be waiting forever, will I?”
“Oh, I will answer you as soon as possible”
“Yes, let's meet again tomorrow”
Ayaka opened the door and left the roof. I breathed deeply after confirming that she had disappeared from view. My first confession. It was also from such a beautiful girl. I did not realize till now that I had been sweating a lot.
“What was that ….”
At that moment the door behind me opened up.
“Ooo!”
I was shocked by the awkward and surprised face.
“Su-kun?”
I thought that Ayaka came back, but what was standing there was a familiar face.
“Haha, sorry for surprising you. I happened to see Su-kun on the rooftop while I was walking outside. What were you talking about with Hiiragi-san?”
“Ah? Oh right, it's nothing important…”
“Are you sure?”
"Oh yeah… don't mind it. It's nothing."
Why are you lying about being confessed to? I asked myself, but I could not answer my sister's question truthfully.
She looked at me suspiciously.
“What's wrong, what's the matter, what?!”
“No, calm down for the time being because it was not a big deal”
However, from the time Ayaka had confessed, considering that my heart was racing, I should be the one to calm down.