I went home after Kagome talked to me about the plan. Yeah, this time, I want to make things right between them. Kagome is the one for Kei, and Kei is the one for her.

This story and match up shouldn’t be messed up; I don’t know why am I even got in between the two of them. Right now, I’m sitting at the chair inside the bus. This will be the last time I will board here.

From tomorrow onwards, I should be careful not to encounter Kei, no matter what. If Kagome would see us, I don’t even know what will happen.

Leaning my head on the window of the bus, I plugged the earphones on my ear. Also, this time I made sure Kei goes home before me. Playing the track music on my phone, I recalled everything that happened today.

Two things I’ve learned: Shirasawa Ayase likes Kei, and Kobayashi Hinako likes Shirasawa Ayase. Wow… just what this world is all about? I thought that the story only revolves two girls.

Now, I learned that there’s a part where side characters… or should I say, characters that doesn’t even exist in the first place got their own story. And the two flashy girls, got together.

“Sure thing, girls’ love really is something….” I mumbled, as my lips carved a smile while thinking about it.

“Girls’ love, huh?” a familiar voice suddenly heeded from beside. I turn sideways and jolts out after seeing a familiar face brazenly smiling at me.

What the…? I thought she’s gone home?!

“Were you surprised?” the person who asked, Kei, again, is sitting beside me while smiling. “Uh… Senior Kei.” I utter out of bafflement. Oh my, this is bothersome.

“I thought you haven’t gone home yet. So, I took my time studying at the library while waiting for you.”

What the…?

“Uh… huh?” I mumbled. “I want to go home together with you, though.” Kei answered. What…? Wait, this shouldn’t be the setting right now. Why does she want me to go home together?

“Why?” I asked.

Kei fuzzed her eyebrows together and smiles wryly at me. “It’s because we’re friends, right? And I mean, hanging out with a friend isn’t wrong?”

Like an obvious statement, Kei nonchalantly rebutted. I do get the point, but… waiting for me to go home? Why bother though?

“Or is it, that you don’t want to go home together with me?”

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“Huh?!~ No! No! That’s not it!” I vehemently rejected her thoughts. Kei giggles on my sudden burst, as she gazes at me. “You are really cute when turning flustered, Kira. I can’t get enough of it.”

This girl… I don’t know what’s she thinking totally.

But the way we converse seems like she’s trying to make me impress. Wait, why would I go impress to her? We’re not dating, my overall concern is how would she and Kagome will end up being a couple?

“What about the girls’ love you mumbled awhile ago, Kira?” Kei suddenly asked. My body twitched after the question. Kei did heard my thoughts. Damn.

“Uh…. no, it’s nothing.” I answered while smiling wryly. There’s no way she must learn my plan to make her fall in love with Kagome, and let my dream come true.

“I see. Okay.” Kei didn’t pushed further. We just sit at the chair quietly as the bus takes the route down the road.

Damn it. I can’t break the eerie silence between us. I don’t even know what I should talk about. “Uhm, Kira…?”

Kei broke the silence as she called my name. “Huh?”

Facing me once more, Kei shows seriousness on her face. “Don’t you like someone?”

A sudden question. What’s that supposed to mean? I mean, in my previous life, I never got a girlfriend—

Suddenly, the memories of the past recalled to my mind. I almost forgot about it…. my first relationship with my first girlfriend. I met her at a certain organization established in my college.

We both got along because we liked Anime and stuffs. She is kind and cute, and pretty like Kei. No, Kei is prettier—

“Kira?” Kei cracked my thoughts. “Huh? Uhm…” I utter.

“You don’t have to push yourself if you don’t want to answer.”

That moment, Kei’s looks turn gloom as she said those words, but shows a smile to vanquish the thoughts she has right now at me. What…? Why is she showing that?

”I don’t know why… but I can’t helped it. All I think about is you, Kira.”

Adding those words, Kei then stands up from her chair. She pushes the button to make the bus stop and immediately boarded off from the station.

Leaving me alone hanging with the words she said, I see her off the station as she walks away from me.

***

The next day:

With the thought Kei left for me, I sighed languidly while waiting for the train to come. Right, this time, I proposed to Kagome that she should board the train, where Kei is to make them get closer.

While I am here, boarding alone again in the train.

The crowd slowly filled up the platform to board, as I stand near the yellow line. In a minute, the train comes and all the off boarding passengers are getting off the train. I go on board the train and sees the other passengers on boarding with me.

This time, the train is kind of half full since there isn’t much crowd inside.

The faint sound of the gear heard underneath, and clacking sound of the plastic hand holders from above. Silence enveloped me over, while waiting for the announcement inside the train.

When in a sudden…..

“I caught you.”

From behind me is a familiar voice suddenly spoke. That familiar voice…. what the…?

Turning around, the person I wasn’t supposed to see appears right before me. “Huh?” I utter out of disbelief. “Good morning, Kira.”

Why…? Why is Kei here? Amd… beside her is Kagome standing. She waves at me, with displeased looks. Why? What happened?! “I thought you’re getting board here, so I asked Kagome to go with me. So, here we are…”

That morning, I never expected that my plan to make them get closer together failed once again. The only question hanged in me, “Why is this happened?!” as Kei grabbed my arm and wrapped her arms around.

“From now on, we should go to school and home together, the three of us, okay?”

Her proposal raises my suspicion. Kagome, who is still glaring at me, sighs in deprecation. What does Kei have in her mind and she doesn’t want to leave me alone? Are the words she said last time true?