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                There is going to be a beautillion and it will be held at a mansion tonight and so it happens everyone in the whole town is invited to attend to it. Of course, I’ll attend as well since everyone in town is going there and I get to see my friends while I’m there. I got ready for tonight and wore the best suit I have. When I finished getting ready, I heard my big brother called me.

 “Let’s go, Kou.” My big brother called, “We’re going to be late.”

“I’ll be right there.”

                My parents, big brother and little sister are all waiting in the family car when I got out of the house. I got in the car with them and we drove to the mansion where the beautillion is going to be at.

“Are you going to meet your friends there, Kou?” My mother turned from the passenger seat and asked me.

“Yes, we all agreed to meet there.”

“Are you excited?”

“I sure am!”

                I suddenly heard my brother snicker

“Or are you just excited to see Nene on a dress?” He asked.

                I became flustered, but I quickly defended myself.

“I’m not! Besides she already has a boyfriend.”

                It’s true that I’m excited to go to the beautillion with my friends, that includes Nene and her boyfriend, Amane. I used to have feelings for Nene, but when I realized that she and Amane have mutual feelings for each other, my feelings for her gradually faded.

                My feelings for Nene may have stopped, but my feelings for someone else flourish, I never would have imagined that I would fall for that cocky, girly-looking camera nerd. After my realization about Nene and Amane, Mitsuba quickly comforted me and from then on I started to notice things about him that I never truly noticed before, like how much his eyes shine whenever he talks about the things he likes, or how genuinely he likes my cooking but never admits it because he’s too embarrassed, how sometimes he’ll just suddenly blush when he’s around me. I truly appreciate him as a friend and maybe someday more than friends.

                We’ve arrived at the mansion where the beautillion is held at. We had to check in first so that our family has a record that we were there in the party. After that, I instantly started to look for my friends. A few minutes of looking around I found two of my friends, Yokoo and Satou. I went to greet them.

“Hey guys!”

“Oh Hi, Kou.” Yokoo said while Satou just waved at me.

                We talked for awhile and I notice that sometimes Yokoo would secretly try and put his arm around on Satou’s shoulder, but Satou would always just brush Yokoo’s hand off, can’t say the same thing on the blush in his face though.

“Hey, have you guys seen where the are seniors yet?” I asked remembering about Nene and Amane

“I think I saw them around over there.” Satou said while pointing.

“How about Mitsuba?”

“No, we haven’t seen your boyfriend yet.” Yokoo teased.

“He’s not my boyfriend! Anyway, I’ll go look for Nene-senpai and Amane-senpai.”  I said while walking away slightly flustered at what he said.

                As I was walking around looking for the others, I saw a glimpse of a familiar pink hair, but before I can go there someone grabbed my shoulder.

“We’re over here, kid.” Amane said, he’s with Nene and the other seniors.

“Good evening, Kou-kun.” Nene waved at me

“Good evening, Nene-senpai.”

                We talk for awhile and I really enjoyed myself, but my eyes kept wondering around looking for Mitsuba. I saw him earlier, but I haven’t seen him since and I’m starting to think that maybe he went home since he never was the social type.

“Are you okay, Kou-kun?” Nene asked, “You’ve been looking around for quite some time now.”

“Maybe he’s looking for his boyfriend.” Amane teased.

“For the last time, he’s not my boyfriend.”

“Why don’t you go and look for him, Kou-kun.” Nene suggested, “We’ll be fine here.”

                I did as Nene suggested and looked around for Mitsuba. As it turns out, for someone who has a bright hair color he’s hard to find. As I was about to give up someone tapped my shoulder, when I turned around an index finger pressed against my cheek.

“Looking for me, Lame-ass” Mitsuba said looking smug

                I tried not to be obvious on how happy I am to finally see him tonight, I also tried not to smack him in the head for lightly pranking me. “Where have you been?”

“Never mind that.” He said.

                We talked and enjoyed ourselves for tonight and the things we talked about in almost a complete nonsense except one topic caught my attention. “They’re setting up a stage?”

“Yup.” Mitsuba said, “They said some of the local bands are performing tonight.”

                I didn’t even know that there’s going to be band performances tonight because they weren’t written on the invitation. I wonder what kind of songs they are going to play. Then I thought to myself, what if I asked Mitsuba to watch it with me then we can spend more time together and if they played a romantic song and everyone dances, I’ll ask Mitsuba to dance with me.

“Hey Mitsuba,” I asked not looking at him and a bit embarrassed “would you liked to go and watch the band performances with me?”

                When I did look Mitsuba’s eyes were wide like he was in shock and I can’t tell for sure, but his face was a bit red.

“You just want to get a cute boy like me in a crowded place so I wouldn’t be able to scream while you touch my body.” He said while hiding his mouth with his hand, “That’s so perverted of you, Lame-ass traffic safety earring.”

                I quickly became flustered with what he said even though I never have that kind of intention with him. “I’m not a pervert! I just asked you if you want to come with me to watch the bands perform.

                As I said that, Mitsuba turned his head away from me and I couldn’t see his face. “Sure, lame-ass” I can’t see his face, but I can tell he’s embarrassed because his ears are red.

                We chatted for a few more minutes since the stage is still being set up. When it was time, we went there together. All of us met up near the front of the stage to listen to the performances of different kinds of bands. We were all enjoying ourselves, everyone is dancing sadly they didn’t play any love songs to slow dance to. When the time came for the last band to play, Mitsuba tried to sneak away.

“Hey, where are you going?” I asked holding his hand to stop him.

“I’ll just go to the bathroom really quick and let go of my hand you perv.” He said and walked away blushing.

                We all enjoyed dancing while the last band plays, it’s just kind of concerning that Mitsuba still haven’t came back yet he’s been gone since the last band played. After the last band played their last song, I tried to look around for Mitsuba, but the announcer on the stage caught my attention.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your attention please, we have a special performance tonight. Please give a round of applause for, Mitsuba Sousuke.”

                I was so surprised to see Mitsuba on stage, let alone performing on stage. He looks nervous so, I went as close as I can in front of the stage.

“Good evening everyone and I… Um I dedicate this song to the person I love.”

                When he said that we lock eyes and he focused back to the crowd again when he realized it. I recognize the song he was singing; he sings this whenever he’s alone while looking at his camera roll.

                There are times when he also sang this song when I’m around him, like the times we were sitting underneath a tree just relaxing, or when I help him when he takes pictures. The tone of his voice when he sings it is like he was longing for someone. Maybe that someone is… Me?

In my pursuit of Nene’s heart, I have been neglectful of another and I hurt him. Back then when I’m with him, Nene filled my mind, but now I won’t deny or try to pretend that it’s not there.

                It is you, it’s just as you said to me, I’m a dumbass to even notice it before, but not anymore, I’ll tell you how I really feel.

                After his performance everyone applaud, when I looked at him, he looks relieved and a bit proud of what he had done and I’m also proud of him. He went down the stage and then our friends crowded him like he’s an idol. When he noticed that I was staring at him, he blushed and looked away. I walked towards them, he slowly looked at me and I just smiled at him and he smiled back.

“Can I talk with you?” I asked, “Just the two of us.”

                We went to the garden right next to the mansion, there’s no one here in the garden and the moon lit the whole place just right, perfect for a romantic confession. If I only knew I was going to confess tonight, I would have readied myself properly, but here we are.

“So, why did you bring us here?” He asked, “Or did you just want to be alone with a cute boy like me.”

                He still sounds cheeky, but he’s slightly red. I sat down on a nearby bench and Mitsuba followed and sat down next to me.

“Mitsuba, there is something that I need to tell you.” I started, slowly I move my hand towards his hand and held it, he flinched, but didn’t pulled away.

“After my heartbreak with Nene, you were there for me and helped me move on. After that, I started to notice things that you do that are so adorable to me like as simple as taking photos and how you’d smile when you get that perfect shot. Everything you do makes my heart ache in a good way and your teasing, rather than to feel annoyed by them, I realize that it’s just your way of showing affection and that just makes me like you more. What I’m saying is I love you, Mitsuba Sousuke.”

                I looked towards Mitsuba, his expression is hard to tell. Is he surprised, flustered, disappointed, or relieved?

“I-I just-“

                I was cut off by Mitsuba by wrapping his arms around my neck, hugging me, it took me a while, but I hugged him back. He nuzzled his face on to the crook of my neck, then he said something, but his voice was muffled.

“What was that?” I asked

“I said I love you too, idiot.”

                He loves me back. I know when he was singing, he was implying to me, but I can’t believe that he loves me back. I don’t know for how long we’ve been hugging for, but I don’t want to ever let go, but we need to.

“How long have you been in love with me?” I asked

                Mitsuba looked like he was offended by the question, but he looked cute pouting. “Don’t assume that I’ve always loved you. I thought you were annoying at first, but then I got to know you better and I started to like you. Especially when you comforted me when there’s a storm, or when you made me lunch, that’s when I started to fall in love with you, but knowing how you feel about daikon-senpai and not knowing if you swing that way, I didn’t want to get in the way between you and daikon-senpai. And I might ruin our friendship if I confess to you.”

                I leaned in and kissed him in the forehead after what he said to prove and to ensure to him my feelings are true. When I slowly moved away, he look shocked and he kept grinning, but after he noticed, he quickly covered his face.

“Idiot!” Mitsuba said, while covering his face. “Don’t just do that casually.”

                I slowly grabbed his hands and moved them away to reveal his blushing face.

“Mitsuba…” I said, but he still averted his eyes from me.

                Then I thought of something to get his attention.

“Sousuke…” I said, He slowly looked at me in the eyes when I said his name. Once again, I slowly leaned in and kiss his forehead, then his cheek, and slowly brushed our lips together. We hesitated, but we slowly leaned in and kissed. The kiss was short, but it felt like forever, his lips felt soft, like marshmallow, and tastes sweet like honey.

“W-Well that was something.” Sousuke said,

“Yeah, something… Enchanting.”

                We stayed in a comfortable silence, he’s leaning onto me and I’m resting my head onto his and we’re just enjoying our time tonight. I hope we can be like this forever.

“Kou, I love you.”

“I love you too, Sousuke.”