Your POV:

    I waited in anticipation for an answer from Rantaro. I was curious on what that message meant by "—Rantaro Amami".
    A few thoughts went through my mind as I thought of a logical explanation for what could possibly cause this. It itched at my brain on the fact about how impossible it could be.
    "I think you're thinking about this way to much," Rantaro told me, "remember what I told you when I first met you."
    When Rantaro told me that, it hit me like a ton of bricks. When I met Rantaro, he explained to me that he couldn't remember his talent. That was strange enough, but he also noted that everyone forgot the same thing.. "How did we end up here?"
    The possibility is simply amnesia. The person who signed off as Rantaro could've been the very same Rantaro, but before he lost his memory. This would allow the person to predict something and write a message warning their past self, but perhaps I was over thinking it.
    "It's obvious I knew something about this situation, (y/n). I'm sure this is me warning myself about this, and giving me tips. Their prediction was correct," Rantaro explained, "if you wanted to know what I meant about not being able to trust myself, now you know the root for that."
    It was now obvious to me that Rantaro was guessing the same thing I was. We both thought it could him before his memories were wiped. Now the only question to ask is why his memories were wiped.
    It was apparent to me that Rantaro must've known something that would give him the upper hand in a situation like this. He still didn't know his talent which means it wasn't only certain memories. His talent was also wiped.
    This would be tough to solve. I had no idea what the motive was for this situation.
"I'm honestly trying to think about why your memories were erased. I honestly can't think of anything. The only thing plausible for this situation would be if you knew something the mastermind didn't want you to know or tell," I explained.
"Maybe that's the reason I can't remember anything. Your observant nature really helps in mystery solving y'know," Rantaro replied.
"Well... one of the only things I can't think about a plausible reason for is the fact that I have this rare gene thing," I explained.
    Rantaro chuckled lightly at what I said, causing a light blush to spread across my cheeks. It made me feel like I was being laughed at.
    "Y'know, there doesn't have to be a plausible explanation for everything," Rantaro told me, as if he were scolding me, "I mean look at Himiko. She can actually use magic. There's nothing plausible around that."
    The blush slowly died down as I laughed slightly at what he said. I mean there should be a plausible explanation for everything, but the thing he mentioned had no reasonable explanation on why it worked.
    "Himiko reminds me of a magical witch girl from an anime. I mean not from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.... the witches from that anime are exceptionally scary..." I explained with a shudder.
    "You seem really traumatized by that anime..." Rantaro explained with a nervous smile.
    "Yeah... I should show it to you! I exclaimed, "the first two episodes drag a bit, but everything picks up in episode three... don't lose your head about it."
    I mentally cried when saying that. I really liked the anime, but it kind of scared me. I really didn't want to be a magical girl in that anime if it meant becoming a witch.
    "Anyway.... before we go out to join the others, would you mind explaining why everyone favors Shuichi, Kaede, and yourself?" Rantaro asked.
I looked to the side dismissively. There was a reason for all of that. It had never dawned on me that he never knew why. Well I'm guessing that was because he wasn't there.
This was an opportunity to get closer. We hung out in his room, and I gave him a gift. This gift was a light blue nail polish.
"I kinda saved this after you did my nails. Maybe you can do them again sometime," I told him.
"Ah-haha, that's sweet. I'll be sure to do your nails again," Rantaro replied.
"Alright... now I'll tell you what happened," I replied.
I took a deep breath. I looked at Rantaro, making sure he had my full attention. He was looking at me as well. I took this as a sign that he was engaging in what I was about to say.
"Rantaro... during the trial I never investigated before it. I was so torn apart by your death. I mean you promised me that you would not die. I thought you broke your promise," I explained.
"I know it must've been hard... I'm here now, so don't worry," Rantaro replied.
"I know that. During the trial I was accused of killing you just because I was closer to you. They thought I used our friendship as leverage against you. It caused me to snap during the trial, and I had to tell them something that I never even told you. Somehow Kokichi knew about it though. I'll tell you about it later though," I explained, "after explaining what happened, everyone dropped suspicion on me."
Rantaro was looking at me with a slight look of sadness and guilt in his eyes. I smiled lightly at him.
"Don't blame yourself Rantaro. Everything got settled. And during most of the trial, using my so called observation skill, I was able to keep up with Kaede and Shuichi. They were the ones who were great observers too. I'm guessing everyone paired us together because we saved their hides in the trial. We were the reason they didn't die. Sure Kaede was convicted, but we now know she wasn't the one to kill you," I explained.
"So what you're saying is that everyone looks up to you for your observation skills?"  Rantaro asked.
    "I think so..." I replied quite nervously.
Rantaro looked at me with a serious glint in his eyes. Soon, his eyes lightened up as a smile formed on his face. He ruffled my hair like I was his family or something.
"I'm very proud of you. You actually had faith in yourself during that time," he told me.
Being praised like this wasn't something that came very often for me. All of the praise I got from Rantaro made me very happy to say the least. I was being complimented by the guy I had a crush on.
A light blush made its way onto my cheeks from the praise. It was too much. I had no idea how I would tell him that I like him.

Rantaro's POV:

As I was praising (y/n), I noticed something. She was very nervous from talking to me, and when I praised her, a light blush spread on her cheeks.
I honestly had no idea if it was from being praised or if she was just flustered in general. This did cause a few thoughts to form in my mind. It was very weird to even look into this.
(y/n) always seemed to get a red face around me. It was like this since we met, and it even was happening after that.
    My mind drifted to the Otaku's reactions when she saw me before I invited her to come into my dorm room for this chat. Her face was pretty red, and she seemed very surprised when she saw me like that. I even noted how she slapped her cheeks to try to get herself to focus on what *she* specifically wanted to talk about.
    'How cute...' I thought.
    I felt heat travel to my cheeks as I thought about that. My eyes widened slightly. Hopefully (y/n) didn't notice it, but I definitely was embarrassed about this.
    Why did I think it was cute for her to act this way? Why do I think it's adorable that she gets so flustered, that she tries to hide it. Why was I thinking this way about her. She is supposed to be my friend, yet I'm thinking these thoughts about her.
    Her expressions hold sadness, yet they're full of hope. Her large (e/c) eyes always being full of pure light. Why do I keep thinking this way about her?
    I'm supposed to keep everyone away from me as much as I can... but why not her? Why do I keep everyone at a distance except for her?

    'Could it be that I like her?'

Your POV:

Soon enough, the blush disappeared, making me slightly relieved. I honestly had no idea how I would tell Rantaro about what happened in my life. I might as well tell him now, just to get it out of the way.
"I know you're going to ask about this, so I'll tell you now. I'll tell you another piece of my life that was brought up in the trial..." I explained.
"Don't explain it if you don't want to (y/n)..." Rantaro replied, crossing his arms with a slight glare on his face.
"I know you're going to ask later, so let's get it out of the way. I mean everyone else already knows too," I replied, "I'll explain it in simpler terms though to save some time."
"Whatever makes you comfortable," Rantaro replied with a sigh.
    I knew that everyone that knew about this never blamed me for it. It was probably some sort of bad karma for this person... this person being one of my only friends. I knew there was no going back. I had to tell him to strengthen our bond.
    "I had a friend who was probably one of the only ones I had. My sister had a crush on him, and he had a crush on her. He even treat my sister better than me because of that. He told me one day that he was going to ask her out, and told me that he never needed me in his life any more. He even told me to die like the worthless piece of shit that I am..." I explained.
    Rantaro heard the first part of my story. His eyes were widened slightly in, what I assumed was realization. Maybe it was because he realized what i meant when I told him that people would betray me or abandon me in the end. I decided to continue.
    "I don't know if you find this cliche or anything, but I ran away after that. My friend realized what he had said, and he tried to catch up with me. I ran across a busy road, not knowing he was following me. Once he was in the road, a huge semi truck hit him, ending his life," I explained, feeling more sadness and guilt, "and everyone blamed me for his death. Even my sister... shows how much I mean to everyone, right?"
    I laughed nervously after saying that. I had no idea if I were trying to joke around or not. Rantaro had a look on his face that was screaming "this is not a joke".
    "Don't laugh at this like it's a joke, (y/n). It's obviously not a joke. It was something that people decided to blame you on because they didn't want to blame themselves for the nonsense they've been telling you," Rantaro explained, "I want you to know that this isn't your fault. I know people wanted to drill it into your head that it was your fault, but it wasn't. You should know that..."
    What Rantaro said.... made me happy. It made me happy to know that he didn't think it was my fault. It made me very happy that he even tries to cheer me up despite telling him this.
    I honestly felt my bond strengthen. We got closer to each other. We grew closer. Before I knew it, a small smile formed on my face, my worries disappearing without a trace. Maybe... this is love.

I decided to give y'all a full chapter with reader and Rantaro bonding.
I mean it took me awhile to think of the plot for this chapter. I'm finally out of school and a Senior in high school. It's hard to believe that so many people love this story.
Thank you all for reading thus far. Btw the fanart competition ends the 17th. Make sure to get your art in by then. Ciao!-CRUSIFIXdroid