Say it with Love

-Setsuna-

I still have another problem. Two boys made things a little complicated. First, there is Ryo-kun. His relationship with Kagome is disgusting. She was his step-sister, his step-sister! The thought made me shudder. They won’t listen to me. Everyone believes that I am jealous Kagome. I am not! I am just really worried about him.

Speaking of which, that leads to my other problem.

I recently went out on a date with Seiho. He’s really fallen for me ever since. Me? I don’t know how I feel about him, really. I bite on my lower lip.

“Does anyone have any questions?” I asked at the table. Ryo-kun, Kagome, Seiho, and Chelsea shook their heads.

“You sure?” I asked.

“I think we’re good,” Ryo-kun replied. I closed my textbook.

“Okay,” I said. “Uh… well. That’s it for the day, I guess.” As I started packing up, someone tugged on my sleeve. I looked up to see Seiho smiling at me.

“Yo!” he said with a wave. I tilted my head at him.

“Yes?” I asked.

“So, uh… I was wondering,” he began. “Are you free for the rest of the day?”

“I think so…” I had a guess of where this was headed.

“I figured that we could just hang out or something.”

“Hang out?”

“Yeah.”

“Um…” I feel like I should say yes. Yet, I don’t see any reason why not. Seiho began frowning at me.

“No?” he asked. I shook my head.

“Of course,” I said. “I’ll hang out with you.” It didn’t take long for him to perk back up.

“Great!” he said.

“Yeah…” I said.

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We ended going to a ramen shop, a.k.a. his house. I looked around.

“Why didn’t you say we were going to your place?” I asked. Seiho shrugged at me.

“Didn’t think about it,” he replied. I placed my hand to my forehead.

“You are hopeless, you know that?” I said. Still, I wanted to chuckle. He’s such a good like that.

“So, what are we doing right now?” I asked.

“I don’t know,” he said.

“You don’t know?”

He shrugged at me. “I didn’t think that far ahead.”

“Hm.”

He tilted his head at me. “Is something wrong?”

I dropped my shoulders and sighed. “I don’t understand it.”

“Understand what?”

I narrowed my eyes at him. “Why do you like me so much?”

“Huh?”

“I mean, I’m overbearing, demanding, a buzzkill, old maid, and too serious.”

“I know.”

“So… why?”

Seiho’s cheeks turned bright red. “I just do.”

“But why?”

“Does there have to be a reason?” Seiho asked. I couldn’t answer him. He made it complicated when he asked the next question.

“How do you feel about me?” Seiho asked. I gave him a blank stare.

“I…” I replied. Why won’t the words come out of my mouth? I don’t even know what to say. He frowning at me.

“Too soon?” he asked. I pressed my lips together as I nodded. He gave me a little smile as he patted me on the hand.

“It’s okay,” he told me. “I understand.” His response didn’t sit well with me.

“Seiho…” I said. He shook his head at me.

“No,” he told me. “I want to promise you this.” He held up his hand when I opened my mouth.

“Don’t speak,” Seiho said. “Just listen.” I closed my mouth as I started to dread where this was headed. Seiho grabbed both of my hands.

“Setsuna-chan,” he spoke up. “I swear on my heart that I will do everything in my part to win your love!” I felt like screaming again.  I nodded with a nervous laugh.

“O-kay…” I said. Oh crap! What do I do?

“Oh!” we heard someone said. “I didn’t know we had guests over.” Seiho and I looked up to see is mother walking the restaurant part of the house. She had just tried on her apron.

“Hello, Setsuna-chan,” she said. I waved at her with an awkward smile.

“Hi,” I said in a tiny voice. I wanted to sink into the floor. I don’t know how to handle this. Somehow, I felt that his family would make it that much more difficult to decide.