■Y/N's POV■

Almost a month has passed since we started preparing for the school festival. Tomorrow is finally the day of the festival.

I look around and see that my class has been decorated cutely according to the theme we decided on.

I'm currently helping the costume team to finish the accessories. Kawanishi san is going with some of the boys to get extra chairs along with Miyano san too.

Y/N: it's done...

Joshikawa: ooh, that looks nice L/N... your handcraft is really good...

I'm happy but embarrassed by the compliment. Just then, the girls who are working on making the costume came.

Girl1: it's done! Now everyone let's try it~

She's calling the name of the girl and boy who will be the waitress and waiter.

Girl1: and L/N

Huh?

Y/N: m-me?

Hinano: hehe, actually I made you replace me L/N... I would rather work in the kitchen... besides, I think you'll look cute wearing that costume...

Y/N: wha-

Girl2: okay now let's try~

I was taken to the changing room and my friends helped me to put it on. I look at myself in the mirror.

The costume is really cute but I'm embarrassed. My friend takes my hand and pulls me along with the other maids too. The costume team shows us to the rest of our classmates.

Gir3: tada~

Everyone is complimenting the costume. They also complimented me and this makes me really flustered, just then.

Miyano: here, the chairs are he- woaaah, nice the costumes look great...

Miyano san is here... which means...

I look at the doorway and there I found Kawanishi san. He's looking at me and did his eyes just widened a second ago.

Dub Dub

What would he think about this...

Kawanishi san places the chairs he carries on the floor and walks to me. Each step he takes to walk my way, my heart beats faster.

Kawanishi: L/N...

Why am I so nervous?

Y/N: yes?

I look up at him and my breath hitches as I see him smile a little and stare at me with tender eyes.

Kawanishi: that looks nice on you... you look cute...

Dub Dub

My friends were complimenting me and saying the exact same thing. But, hearing Kawanishi san saying that, making me shivers.

What happens to me?

I'm so...

Happy...

■Kawanishi's POV■

Her (h/c) colored hair was tied nicely, showing the line of her face more. She looks up at me with her usual shy expression. Never a day the tinge of pink leaves her cheeks.

She's beautiful...

Y/N: t-thank you...

Just then Miyano and the other come.

Miyano: L/N whoaa you look nice!

I listen as the boys in our class complimenting her. She's very pretty and each day she's getting even prettier.

Because she wants to look pretty for someone...

I look at her flustered face as everyone is complimenting her right now. Then she looks my way and our eyes met.

I'm sure he will think that she's beautiful too...

As time passes, I realize that my feeling for her is not the same as when we first talked. Shirabu told me to be careful not to get hurt, but I think, I can't prevent that from happening, or too late to stop it from becoming reality.

I love L/N...

I realized how I'm getting attracted to her in so many ways and grew fond of her presence. But this can't go on, L/N won't be by my side forever because she has her eyes on another man.

I'm helping her to be with that man and never thought that I'll end up being conflicted like this. It'll started because I was bored and see how this beautiful girl has low esteem when she was worth more than she thought.

I watch as she is being surrounded by our classmates. The shy girl who's having a hard time starting a conversation is now being surrounded by a lot of people.

The girl who's having a hard time greeting her crush, has been picked up and being walked home by him.

I don't need to keep helping her with this...

I need to stop before I'm getting even more attached to her. Or else, I might make her hope faded. I might prevent her from being with Nishimura.

I'll make today the last day...

I'll give her the last lesson...

■3rd Person POV■

Everyone is on their break from getting the class ready. It's already 95 percent ready, they just need to put the sign and some small ornaments and it'll be done.

Y/N and Kawanishi are eating lunch together on the rooftop. It's been a while since they did this because they were busy preparing for the school festival.

Y/N is happy that she could have this lunch session with Kawanishi again. All these months, being around him and spending time with him, Y/N has been very comfortable and likes Kawanishi's presence.

The same goes with the volleyball player, but he's about to end it.

Kawanishi: L/N...

Y/N is packing her empty lunch box, she has just finished eating and so does Kawanishi. Y/N looks up at Kawanishi who's staring at the sky.

Y/N: what is it Kawanishi san?

Kawanishi: I think, you should confess to Nishimura tomorrow, at the festival...

Y/N's eyes widened as she listens to what Kawanishi says. She remembers that all of the time she spent with him was all started because Kawanishi wants to help her to be with Nishimura.

But her heart clenches as she hears this. Hearing Kawanishibtelling her to confess to another guy makes her heart ache.

Y/N: wh-why so suddenly?

Kawanishi drinks the canned juice in his hand, eyes still on the clouds that are moving slowly.

Kawanishi: next month, us, third years will definitely be busier, I think tomorrow is a good chance for you... you two could stroll around the festival...

Kawanishi looks at her and smiles.

Kawanishi: you've been liking him since last year... don't miss the chance... today... it'll be our last lesson... let's practice telling him your feelings...

Kawanishi sits while facing her right now. Y/N is nervous and conflicted, there's a tug in her chest that she doesn't know the reason for it.

Kawanishi: think of me as Nishimura... and tell me how you feel...

Y/N looks at her hands, Kawanishi is right, Y/N has been admiring Nishimura since last year, but she's wavering for a reason that she doesn't even realize.

But even so, she doesn't want to trouble Kawanishi. She sits straight and looks at him too.

Y/N: I... uh.... I....

She needs to express her feelings but it's hard. Kawanishi could see that she's struggling.

Kawanishi: L/N, relax... try to think of the person that you like... and then... say it slowly...

Y/N closes her eyes and starts to remembers the things that make her happy the most with the boy. She gulps down and starts talking.

Y/N: I... since we sit together and you talk to me first... I... am happy that I was being noticed by someone...

Kawanishi listens as Y/N speaks with her eyes close, reminiscing about the memories she has.

Y/N: I'm a shy person and don't know how to start a conversation... but... you've reached out to me and... made me open up...

Kawanishi's heart starts to beats faster, looking at Y/N's flushed face. Hands clenching in her skirt because she's nervous.

Y/N: I'm....

Y/N's eyes are open and she looks straight at Kawanishi's eyes, making the boy drowned in her (e/c) eyes.

Y/N: I'm grateful that I got to know you... and... got the chance to be your chair mate...

Y/N's heart starts to beats faster as Kawanishi's eyes staring at her seriously.

Y/N: I... all those times I sit next to you... I can't help but look at you... and... grew a feeling for you... I...

Both hearts are going crazy right now. One is waiting to hear what the other will say, and one is nervous to say the thing in her heart.

Y/N: I... Love you.... I really do...

Kawanishi held his breath for a sec, mesmerized by Y/N's eyes as stares at him. Face all flushed and nervous.

Kawanishi exhales and then opens his mouth.

Kawanishi: I love you too...

Y/N's eyes widened as she hears this. She then sees that Kawanishi smiles at her.

Kawanishi: I'm sure... he will say that to you too...

Kawanishi gets up and then looks at Y/N.

Kawanishi: you did great with that... now let's return... we still need to finish the class preparation...

Y/N gets up and the two walk to their class. For a reason, her chest feels tight and it's suffocating.

When the two get in their class, Kawanishi was immediately dragged by the decorating team to get more stuff while Y/N was left with the costume team to fix and change something.

As she sews an accessory, she couldn't help but think about her last lesson with Kawanishi.

As she's having a hard time saying I love you, and when Kawanishi told her to think about the boy she likes, she finally can deliver it.

But the thing is...

The boy that appears on her head...

As she thinks about the person she likes...

It wasn't Nishimura...

It's exactly the boy who's in front of her when she's practicing...

It was Kawanishi that came to her mind...

And the one that made her able to say I love you...