Madison finally arrives at your floor and sees Inoo with a disappointed face. She's really worried now that something might have happened to you.
"What's wrong Kei-kun??? Is (name)-chan ok???" Madison asks in alarm.
Inoo doesn't reply.
Madison runs towards your condo and sees you and Takaki together. She turns around and runs after Inoo. Madison catches up with him. Inoo doesn’t even take notice that she is there.
Madison didn't really know what to say at that time so both of them just kept walking without saying a word. Inoo finally stops walking and they arrive here:
They sit down on the steps and Inoo begins to talk. "When I met (name)-chan at Ueda-senpai's party, I was really blown away. When I saw her with Yuya-kun by the pool then, I knew that she already values Yuya-kun more than me, but I decided to fight for my feelings for her. I told myself that I'm not going to lose to him. I promised myself that I'll always be by her side, but I couldn't even get there in time to rescue her. Yuya-kun beat me to it. If he hadn't shown up, what would have happened to her?"
Madison puts a hand on Inoo's shoulder and shakes her head, "No... nothing bad happened to her. Don't beat yourself for something like that. I sure (name)-chan wouldn't want you to feel this way." She gives Inoo a friendly smile and Inoo smiles back.
[Back to You and Takaki]
You two sit on the floor face to face, staring into each other's eyes. You two walk into your condo and sit on the couch in your sitting room:
There are no more words left to say so you two quietly sit there the whole night and eventually fall asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning:
You wake up and find Takaki still sleeping. He looks so peaceful that you decided not to wake him up. You watch him for a few moments before he finally wakes up. He looks at you and smiles "Ohayou". There’s something different in his voice, somehow it seems sweeter and comforting in your ears.
"Ohayou" you reply.
You two go into the kitchen to grab some breakfast. You could have just ask the concierge to bring you guys food but you two just want to simmer in the moment and be alone for a few more hours.
Neither of you really know how to cook but you manage to pull this off:
The next morning:
You wake up and find Takaki still sleeping. He looks so peaceful that you decided not to wake him up. You watch him for a few moments before he finally wakes up. He looks at you and smiles "Ohayou". There’s something different in his voice, somehow it seems sweeter and comforting in your ears.
"Ohayou" you reply.
You two go into the kitchen to grab some breakfast. You could have just ask the concierge to bring you guys food but you two just want to simmer in the moment and be alone for a few more hours.
Neither of you really know how to cook but you manage to pull this off:
(Yes, its instant miso soup, tamagoyaki, and hot tea.)
You’re really nervous because you didn’t know if Takaki would like the food. You sit across from him and watch him closely as he takes the first bite. Before he puts a piece of tamagoyaki in his mouth, he looks at you, smile and says "Aren't you going to eat?"
"Hai." you reply. You're still looking at Takaki as you lift your chopsticks. You really wanna know how he would react. He takes a bite and gives you a faint smile.
You're wondering what the food taste like so you take a bite. You pick up a napkin and spit it out....it's definitely not as good as it looks.
You made a weird face as you pick up the napkin and Takaki just laughs.
"Gome! I not really good at cooking... why didn't you say anything??" you say.
"I'm just happy because it's the first time I'm eating something that you made...it doesn't matter how bad it taste." Takaki replies.
Since the food that you made is not edible, you guys decide to grab some breakfast outside. Before you guys left, you notice that Madison hasn't come home yet. You check your phone and find this message:
Something came up about your party. I need to go home and fix it. I know it's totally wrong to leave like this and not to even say goodbye in person but it's an emergency. I’m really sorry about what happened. I hope you forgive me. I’ll see you soon. take care. I love you!
----Maddy
You've already forgiven Madison, but you never got the chance to tell her. So you call her, but her voice mail picks up. You leave her a message telling her that you're not mad and that you know she was only thinking about what's best for you.
You left the house with Takaki wearing this:
(Usually you'll put something really cute on but now it didn't really matter with what you were wearing.)
You two go to Mister Donut to eat, then take a stroll in the park.
You two are walking, holding hands and telling each other stories, when, suddenly two fan girls shows up and asks Takaki for an autograph. You suddenly remember that JE boys are suppose to appear single for their fans.
You let go of Takaki's hand as he signs the autographs. You turn away and try your best not to be notice by the two girls, but it’s already too late.
"Ehh...who is that Takaki-kun??" Fan girl 1 asks.
The other fan girl comes up to you and says "You were holding Takaki-kuns hand a while a go....you're not his girlfriend...are you??"
"Ehh...annnooo..." you have no idea what to say. Then you suddenly realized that Takaki hasn't ask you out yet. You are about to deny it when....
Takaki holds your hand, looks you in the eyes and says, "Hai! She's my girlfriend."
"Ehh..." fan girl 1 says to fan girl 2 "I can't believe that Takaki-kun has a girlfriend..."
The two fan girls walk away sadly...
"Anoo..." you begin "Isn't it against JE policy for JE boys to have their fans know that they have girlfriends??"
"Daijobou. I'm sure Johnny-san wont mind and besides it's not like it hasn't happened to any of the JE boys before." Takaki assures you.
It's been a week since that incident. You and Takaki spend a lot of time together and sure enough, the news about you two has gone out. Johnny Kitagaw-san doesn’t approve of your relationship, but your dad is one of his closest friends, so he lets it slide with conditions:
1. NO GETTING MARRIED! (Well, at least not until his contract ends.)
2. No late night outs together.
3. You two can't be seen too lovey-dovey in public.
4. No overnight stays.
5. Takaki is to have no distractions during work.
Since the breakfast incident, you begin to take cooking lessons. Usually, Takaki drops you off, but he has to work early today so you two walk to the JE building. You give him a "quick" kiss goodbye and turn to leave. When you come out of the door, you see Inoo.
He doesn't seem like his normal self. Usually he would enthusiastically greet you, but today all he says is "Yo."
"Oh." You reply. "Are you ok Kei-kun??? You look really down. Oh...I know...you haven't eaten ramen yet, have you???" You joke.
Inoo tries to give you a smile, but you could see that he wasn't alright. There’s a long period of silence. Then Inoo begins to talk "Anoo...so you already made up your mind, huh?"
"Gome??" you reply confused.
"About Yuya-kun... you came here with him, right?" He asks.
"Hai...anoo..." you begin, but Inoo interrupts you. "At first, I thought... Even though you and Yuya-kun have a strong bond with each other, I'm still the better match for you. But when I saw you guys that night, I realized that I can't compete with him in your heart."
"Kei-kun...." that's all the you could say. His words left you speechless.
"Demo... I'll be fine... I just need some time to move on so I might not be around for a while. I wish you guys the best." Inoo says with a smile.
"Kei-kun...arigatou...for being such a good friend. Just know that you'll always have a special place in my heart" You smile and give him a hug.
He goes inside the JE building and you head home.
You didn’t get a single phone call from Takaki all day. Usually, he would call you at least once. Even if it’s just for a few minutes.
That night your doorbell rings. You open the door and see a lady who looks really familiar.
"Konbanwa! Takaki-san desu. Yuya-kun oneechan desu! (I'm Yuya's older sister)."she says.
"Konbanwa! (Name)-chan desu. Please come in." you reply. That's why she looks familiar. She looks a little bit like Takaki.
"Gome. I can’t stay, I’m just here to drop this off." She hands you a bag and says, "Yuya-kun asked me to get some things for you, don't worry I picked them out myself."
"Arigatou" You take the bag, puzzled.
"Nice meeting you (Name)-chan." Yuya's sister leaves as soon as you take the bag.
You close the door and investigate the bag. It has a ribbon and a note on it.
You read the note and this is what it says:
I'm sorry I couldn't drop you off today and that I couldn't call you. I was really busy so I asked my sister pick some things for you. Don't open the bag until I tell you to do so.
Yuya
You leave the bag on the couch and go to bed. The next day, you’re awaken by your door bell ringing. You walk to the door sluggishly, thinking, "who comes to visit this early and why didn't the doorman tell this person not to disturb anyone??" You open the door and see Takaki.
You let him in and ask, "Takaki-kun?? Why you here so early??"
"Ohayo (name)-chan. You didn't look inside the bag, did you??" he asks.
"Ohayo...Iie I haven't look inside." you reply.
Takaki sees the bag and picks it up. "Ikou." he says as he pull you out the door.
When you guys get to the parking lot, you see his motorcycle, and he hands you a helmet.
"Where are we going?" you ask.
"You'll see." he replies.
