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This was the time, today was finally gonna do it. I don’t know why I stress, it’s Ume. It’s better doing it now than procrastinating even more.
Everyone was already starting to leave the rooftop, so I stepped Ume’s way.
“Hey, Ume!” He looked up with his traditional bright smile, the one that always made me melt on the spot.
“Yes, Tasuku.” I took all my courage and walked forward.
“Could you stay a bit after?” His smile faltered slightly, but he still answered energetically.
“Sure!”
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It didn’t take long before everyone got out and there were only the two of us left. “Soo… is there something you want to say?”
I took a deep breath, trying to steady my racing heart. I never stressed this much; this was gonna be the dead of me.
“Uuh…”
He laid his hand on my shoulder, trying to comfort me. “It’s alright Tasuku. Take your time.”
That’s right. This is Ume. He won’t judge. I closed my eyes in anticipation.
“Ume, I love you!” The words spilled out of my mouth. “Will you be my boyfriend?”
When I didn’t hear any response, I opened my eyes again. I saw Ume with a look of pure confusion.
Huh? Did I do something wrong?
But before I could ask, he already answered.
“Weren’t we already dating?”
What?! Since when?! I looked him in the eyes.
“What do you mean, ‘weren’t we already dating’?!”
He turned a bit flustered. “Well,yeah.” He grinned slightly. “We have matching phone charms, and we always eat lunch together.”
He looked at the ground. “We held hands too, and we even shared an umbrella, that time it rained really hard. And the nicknames!”
I stood there, completely stunned. We’re best friends; of course we did all those things.
The charms were a gift and we both happened to like eating on the same bench. For the holding hands-it’s not my fault he keeps grabbing my hand whenever we walk. I just thought he just liked physical touch. And the umbrella? He had forgotten his, I couldn’t just let him walk home in pouring rain.
“Ume!” I put both my hands on his shoulders. “You can’t just assume we’re dating because of phone charms and umbrellas!” I let out a deep sigh.
“You know what? It's alright.” I gave him a soft smile. “I can only assume it’s a yes, then.” He nodded rapidly, a look of relief washing over his face. “Man, I thought you wanted to break up with me for a second.”
“But now I know.” Ume added with a sheepish grin. “That's why we never kissed.”
I gripped Ume’s collar, pulling him down to my eye level. “Do you want to now?”
His face flushed red, and he began stuttering. “Y-yeah…sure.” With that answer, I pulled him into a kiss, his soft lips pressing against mine.
When we pulled away we stayed like this for a while. Eventually, we sat on the old rooftop sofa to watch the sunset melt across the sky.