YAMADA AIKO

"any time now, kei." i giggle, ruffling his hair softly.

"no. more." he replies, burying his face on my neck with tears running down his face.

"the sun is setting, kei. we've been at the back of the school for an hour already. it's about time we get ready to leave." i sigh, caressing his back as his shoulders slowly tremble.

"there, there. why are you crying? i've never seen you like this before." i tease.

"who's crying?" he asks, lifting his head before wiping his tears away, making me giggle and wipe them myself with a handkerchief, tip-toeing to reach his face.

"there we– woah!" i shout out of surprise as he rests his hands by my back before pulling me in for another tight hug.

"i'm glad you're back." he whispers onto my ear, making me smile and pat his head.

"you're the very first owner that treated me differently. of course, i'll come back to you." i assure, caressing his back once more.

"don't scare me off like that ever again, you pipsqueak." he says, rolling his eyes before giving me the sweetest smile he could ever give, making me giggle.

"what's so funny?" he asks, causing me to shake my head from side to side.

"it's just that you never smiled that sweet in front of me. it's new, you know?" i ask, smacking his arm lightly.

"cheer up. i'll treat you with some strawberry shortcake later, deal?" i ask, asking for a fist bump, which he gladly accepted.

"deal." he replies.

as we made our way back to the clubroom, we saw how the stars glinted beautifully above us, like it was a sea full of shining stars, but what got our attention the most is the moon that shines brightly amongst them all, causing us to stop dead on our tracks and gaze onto the beautiful scenery.

"tsuki ga kirei, desu ne?" he asks, making me giggle.

"do i look like the moon to you, kei?" i ask as i gave him a side glance, seeing that he was looking at me instead of the moon.

"this is the second time my eyes told me that you're prettier than the moon." he says, making me stare at him with a very deadly aura.

"oh, so do i look miserable everyday?" i ask with an eyebrow raised.

"yep." he answers, making me smack him lightly.

"i'm just kidding. you have a nice face." he blushes, looking away from my eyes, causing me to laugh out loud.

"you're bad at this, aren't you?" i ask, scoffing.

"if you don't want to hear it, then don't listen. it's that easy, idiot." he mumbles under his breath, which is only enough for me to hear.

"i didn't say anything about that." i giggle, looking at the moon, and so did he.

as silence devoured our conversation, an idea came inside my head.

"kei." i call onto him with my hands intertwined on my back and my feet slightly jumping from excitement.

"hmm?" he replies, looking directly onto my eyes.

that's when i tip-toed once again to reach his face, connecting my lips onto his own before pulling away and smiling towards him.

"you are my moon. remember that." i say, walking towards the clubroom, leaving him astounded.

i sigh, smiling widely.

i guess it's the start of something beautiful.