■Y/N's POV■

Grandma and I are watching tv together. It's almost 9, one of our favorite shows will start.

Just then a message came on my phone. I check on it, and my lips formed a smile.

It's from Osamu san

Sender: Miya Osamu
Recipient: Y/N
Hey, how's (Y/N's GM) san? Is she getting better? Say hello to her.

I look up to my grandma and call her, and she turns her head to face me.

Y/N: Osamu san says hello...

Y/N's GM: oh my, say my hello to him too sweety... tell him to stop by our place sometimes

I nod my head to grandma and process to reply to Osamu san's text.

Sender: Y/N
Recipient: Miya Osamu

Yes grandma is getting better now
Thank you for asking Osamu san
Grandma says hello to you too.
She said please stop by our place sometimes.

Sent

I've been exchanging texts with Osamu san since last week. We've just been friends recently, but it feels like I know him for a long time. Maybe because he looks like the person in my dream.

Ting
A message came, it's from Osamu san

Sender: Miya Osamu
Recipient: Y/N

I'll keep it in mind, I'll stop by later. Well, talk to you later. I'm closing my shop now.

Sender: Y/N
Recipient: Miya Osamu

Good work for today!
Be careful on your way back Osamu san

Sent

Osamu san isn't someone who talks much or anything. Every time I visit his shop, we didn't have a long conversation or anything, but, I always feel delighted by his presence.

Y/N's GM: you two seem to get closer this week sweety...

Y/N: uh... it's not like that grandma... but yes we do get closer because we became friends... I'm happy to know Osamu san...

Grandma walks to the drawer and smiles at me. When she opens the drawers, it seems like the thing that grandma wants isn't there.

Y/N's GM: oh dear... I'm running out of hot patches...

When grandma's body aches, she likes to put a hot patch on the part that is hurt.

Y/N: grandma, I'll go grab some at the convenience store...

Y/N's GM: no honey, it's pretty late... it's okay...

Y/N: no it's fine, the show starts in 30minutes, I can go there and buy you some... I want to get some snacks too...

With that, I head to the convenience store.

I'm about to reach the convenience store, it's right on the corner of this road. But I feel uneasy, some guys are hanging on the bench on the sidewalk of this road.

Man1: hey sweet pea, need accompany?

Man2: looks like a new face...

One of them come closer to me and I took a step back. Just then

Osamu: what business you have with my girlfriend?

I look to the side and there's Osamu san crossing the street.

■Osamu's POV■

I was going back from my shop, heading back home when I saw Y/N looking all troubled, surrounded by men.

I walk closer to her as she looks up at me.

Y/N: O-Osamu san...

She looks frightened

Why did she walk out alone at this time?

I look at those men, I'm annoyed that they cat calling Y/N. Those men who are shorter than me, look nervous. I take Y/N's hand in mine, feeling how she trembles a little. I pull her closer to me, colliding our body gently.

Osamu: I asked you... what do you need with my girlfriend?

Man1: ah... um we just thought she seems lost...

Man2: uh yes... we ju-

Osamu: get lost...

With that those men bow their head and go away. I still have my eyes on them until I feel that Y/N is squirming a little.

I just realize that I have my arm around her body, as she's pressed to the side of my body. So I let go of my arm and she takes a step back.

Osamu: sorry...

Y/N shook her head no, she's looking down at her feet and I could see that the tip of her ears is red.

Y/N: Thank you Osamu san...

Why am I always enticed by her?

Osamu: why are you going out at this hour?

Y/N: ah... um... grandma needs hot patches, but we're running out of it at home so...

So she went out to buy her grandma some hot patches. I turn around and walk to the convenience store.

Osamu: come on... I'll escort you there and walk you home...

Y/N's eyes widened.

Y/N: n-no Osamu san you don't have to.... you must be tired from working on the shop too...

Osamu: not really, come on, your grandma is waiting alone...

I keep walking to the convenience store. I can hear the steps of someone running, and Y/N then walks next to me

Y/N: thank you Osamu san...

Osamu: no worries...

For some reason, I got protective all of a sudden. When I see her, I don't want things to happen to her.

When Y/N grabs what she needs, I look at my hand that touched her earlier.

She's so warm... and soft...

It's the first time I touch her... but my hands feel familiar with the touch of her skin...

Weird...

■3rd Person POV■

Osamu walks with Y/N, he's walking her home. Right when they reached her house, Y/N's grandmother is waiting on the porch. Y/N comes to her grandmother right away.

Y/N: Grandma why are you outside? It's cold you know...

Y/N's GM: ah, I'm just worried about you...

Then Y/N's grandmother sees Osamu, and he comes closer and greets her.

Osamu: good evening (Y/N's GM) san...

Y/N's GM: Oh my, why hello Osamu kun...

Y/N: uh grandma, Osamu san helped me out earlier and walk me home...

Y/N's Grandmother looks at Osamu and smiles at him.

Y/N's GM: thank you so much Osamu kun... wanna stop by for a while?

Osamu: thank you so much, but I'm sorry I must decline... I'll stop by another time....

With that Y/N's grandmother nods her head. Osamu excuses himself from the two.

Osamu: good night (Y/N's GM) san, good night... Y/N...

Y/N: good night Osamu san... be careful.

Osamu head to his house and both Y/N and her grandmother walk into their house.

That night both Y/N and Osamu have another dream.

~Dream~

Y/N is wearing a light blue Kimono. She's crying while running a little further into the woods. A certain pair of grayish blue eyes stare at the crying girl.

Just then his eyes widened, the girl was tripped and about to fall into a small ravine. The owner of the eyes, Osamu, immediately gets to her and catches her in time.

Y/N shut her eyes close waiting for any impact but it never came. When she opens her eyes, grayish blue eyes meet with her (e/c) one.

Y/N sees a very attractive man, with gray hair.

The man stares at the girl in his arm. The trail of tears is still visible on her cheeks.

Osamu: you... okay?

Y/N looks up at the man who just saved her life. His voice is so warm and deep, makes the girl's heart pounding a little faster.

Y/N: uh... yes... t-thank you so much.

~End of the dream~

That dream is the start of past lovers.