Months flew by in an instant with nothing bad happening throughout the first term. We are finally in our last year of high school and will proceed to college after graduating from High School.

Pretty much everyone in class had something they wanted to do in the future, but there was still that 10% of the class who wasn't sure of how to picture out what they would be doing five years from now.

I was also part of that measly 10%. I seriously still have nothing in mind to what I'm supposed to do for the future.

My dad did recommend me to study in business to succeed him in the future. Well, I am his 'heir' and I have to carry out the Hanazawa name throughout the end and make more booming businesses that my dad was famous for.

Dad was a business prodigy. Sure I may not be up to his level, but I will do my best to follow in his footsteps and carry out my name in a good way that won't embarrass me nor my family.

But then again, I am not sure if I really want to carry out what dad wants me to be in the future, because I am not that smart and I'm scared I'll fail so many times that it's not even funny anymore. I want to be able to handle myself and pave a way out for my bright future, but it's hard for me to imagine that right now.

I guess all I can do now is work hard for the last two terms of high school and do my best to pass college entrance exams. If nothing still comes into mind of what I want to be, I guess I'll take business.

While at home, I was just lazing around, reading manga while laying on the cold floor, with the balcony door open and the electric fan pointing to me as it is so hot right now. I don't even want to turn the AC on cause it might just melt from the heat or something. Besides, the feeling of the cold floor is just right to me.

Rika is out of the region with her parents for a summer vacation, Kasumi's helping out with her family store while they're short on people, and Kei's got a summer job right now. So, this alone time feels a little boring, but quite relaxing.

The summer hues blending outside, makes the area a wonderful subject to capture with a camera, but I'm too lazy to walk to my phone charging just a couple of feet away from me.

Moments later, my phone begins to ring. Feeling lazy, I leave it. When the ringing ends, it starts up again a couple of seconds later.

Okay, this MIGHT be important, so I'll see who's calling...

I then lazily roll towards to where my phone was set at and look at the caller I.D..

Awee!!! It's been ages now since I last received a call from you~!

I happily answer the phone, "Yo-ho~!"

"Hello Hanazawa."

"Hey Oshiro-kun! What brings you to calling me?"

"Actually, I am facing a crisis with Hinako."

"Koizumi-senpai? Why? You can't handle being apart from her when she's going to college now?" I teased.

"N-No way!"

"You know what, come over to my place. This is something that should be discussed in person and not through calls!" I tell him in an over-excited tone.

"Can't we just meet up somewhere? I'm kinda embarrassed to go over to your place..." he sounded shy.

"Please! Dad's working now and my place is pretty normal, so everything's just peachy~!"

"As if your place can be considered normal!"

"What makes you say that?" I was confused.

"You live in a freakin' awesome condominium! I feel poor just standing in front of the place!"

"Awe~! Don't be shy~! And don't give me that bluff, you're not poor you know!"

"Yeah, but I'm not rich like you!" he laughed.

"True, true. But anyways! Just come over!" I say as I end the call and send him the address to my place. After that, I then hurriedly change into a more appropriate attire, as I was just lazing around with bloomers and a short spaghetti strap shirt on since the heat was killing me.

I also freshen up and turn the AC on to make my place a little more refreshing. I don't know why I still feel so giddy whenever it's Oshiro, maybe my feelings for him are still lingering within?

Well... It's hard to let go of your first love!

As I finally finished everything in the nick of time, the doorbell rang. Either that's Oshiro, or someone else at the door. Fingers crossed, it's Oshiro!

I then did my breathing exercises and peeked through the peeping hole on the door, and my assumptions were correct. I then opened the door to him and greeted, "Welcome to my humble abode, Oshiro-kun~!"

He chuckled at my childishness, "Thanks for inviting me, Hanazawa-san." he was still being polite when entering the front door, "Pardon the intrusion."

"Please stop the formalities Oshiro-kun, we are friends after all, aren't we?" I giggled.

He scoffed and answered, "Then, because we're quite close acquaintances-"

"Best Friends!"

"Pfft! Alright... Best Friends... Why don't we drop the honorifics and call each other by our first names?"

That suggestion got to me and my face immediately flushed to a bright pinkish color. I just couldn't find the right words to say and I was spewing out non-sensible words. Oshiro laughed at me for being all nervous about it, so he started, "C'mmon. What'll you say? Yuiko?"

Oshiro looked so charming the way he said my name, that if it was possible, I'd have already had a nosebleed right now. "O-o-o-okay... R-r-r-ryo-ryo-ryota-ta-k-kun..."

"Pfft! Bwahahaha!!!" he burst out laughing, "That was so adorable on how nervous you were being right now!"

"S-s-stop th-that!!! Ow!" I whined and I accidentally bit my tongue.

"Hahaha... Sorry 'bout that Yuiko." he apologized and I just pouted at him.

"C-Can I get you something to drink?"

"Sure... Anything's fine."

"Understood." I gave him a thumbs up and walked to the kitchen after showing him to the living room to get a pitcher of juice and two cups. Walking back and filling the two cups, I asked him while I handed him his drink, "So, what's up with you and Koizumi-senpai? Had a fight?"

"Something like that..."

I nearly chocked on my juice, "For reals?!"

"Yeah..."

"WHY?!?!!"

"Well, her family set her up with a marriage interview for a suitor of their choosing even though they know that Hinako has a boyfriend. I mean, they haven't met me yet, but it's like they're saying that they don't approve of me even though they haven't met me or know what I'm like yet. But me and Hinako are perfectly happy together and have decided to spend the rest of our lives together." he explained with clenched fists and an upset expression.

I wanted to cheer him up, so I patted his shoulder and tried to boost his spirits up, "I'm sure they'll like you as soon as you introduce yourself to them properly and have a good talk with her parents. Did Hinako ever accept them though?"

"She did. ... But it looked like she was forced to accept it, since she had a troubled face when talking to me about it and kept apologizing. On the other hand, I didn't want to understand and got mad immediately about it. And I regret doing so..."

"Well, why don't you apologize to her and tell her that you want to meet her parents?" I smile as I tell him the right thing to do. It's still a little painful, since I've been through this before and was still hurt in the end too, but I'll get over it. But just this once...

"You know what, I think I'll just do that!" Ryota smiled sincerely at me, but he was confused to why I had a troubled look on, "Yuiko? Is something the matter?"

"Ryota... Ryota I! I wanted to get this feeling off of my chest..." I avoided eye contact and was to shy to look him in the eyes, as I was smiling at him before. "I feel like I couldn't let this go, and I couldn't move on if I didn't tell you personally. You are an awesome friend and I treasure you a lot that way. But... I don't want you to avoid me if I tell you this now... So please... Hear me out when I say--"

"I love you." Ryota said with a gentle smile. I was shocked, and couldn't take my eyes off of him, confused and flustered, I couldn't speak up, so he continued for me. "Is that what you wanted to tell me?"

I blinked twice, until I finally burst out in embarrassment, "H-h-h-how d-d-did you kn-know?!?!!"

He chuckled, and a tiny blush escaped from his cheeks, "Well... I could totally tell from your expressions every time we were together, the way you talked to me was so different, and the fact that I noticed you glancing at me often when you thought I didn't notice. You were quite the stalker back then in first year too!" he joked.

"Am not!!!" I complained.

"Hehe... Yeah, yeah... Tell it to the judge..." he stuck his tongue out at me and I just pout in return, "You know... I also thought, 'What if I fell in love with this girl?'. Like, what would happen from then on? Would we be a couple now?"

I looked him in the eyes seriously, I wanted to know how he really felt about me. "Well, did you fall for me?"

He sighed, "I'm sorry... But no matter how hard I tried to view you in that way, my heart somehow kept telling me to keep on loving you like the little sister I never had before. You were kind, adorable, friendly, bubbly, and very cute. But I guess you just weren't my type as a woman. I apologize, I am not trying to hurt you, but rather, I am telling you that I will always be on your side no matter what happens between us. I'm sorry for sister-zoning you, but I truly love you that way. I hope things won't change between us?"

I smiled at him, "Of course things won't change. Even though you were my first love whom I set my heart on for a long time, and to be turned down like that is still painful, I still think you are cool and kind and a very loyal friend until the end. And I love you for that."

"I am thankful that you finally had the courage to tell me, even though I finished your sentence. I am still grateful that I am loved. But you also have a very loving and nice boyfriend with you and I'm sure he'll never leave you alone. I pray for the both of you to be happy forever too." Ryota said as he finally took me into his arms to give me a big hug.

"Thanks for telling me all this Ryota. You are truly a kind person, I also pray for both you and Koizumi-senpai to figure things out and have a great future ahead for the both of you too."

He thanked me, and wanted to head out after our talk, but I asked if he was busy for the day, and knowing that he wasn't, I asked if he could stay a little longer so we could bond a little more. He gladly accepted, and we started off with playing games on my Xbox until everything else for the day ran off smoothly.

When the night was nearing, we finally said our goodbyes as we both agreed that we wouldn't stay together alone at night. I really had fun with him today, and I'm glad he felt the same.

I hope you and Koizumi-senpai fix things out Ryota...

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