I am SO SORRY for the intense lack of updates. I've just been so busy and completely occupied with the sudden return of studying...
Just to let you guys know I'm still alive, I got a REALLY REALLY short chapter
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Chapter 29 “So… that’s it?” Risa asked, raising an eyebrow. “You’re just going to give up like that? It’s over?”
“No, who said I was giving up?” Eri contradicted, gently punching the cushion on her lap. “I only said that I was going to stop trying to get in touch with her. I’m not going to visibly hang on to her anymore. Do you know what I mean?”
“Yeah…” the bean mumbled, blinking a couple times. She was slightly confused; her friend had been so desperate on contacting her girlfriend (well, maybe not girlfriend anymore) and now, she was just going to sit back and wait? Just what exactly had Reina’s friends told her? The turtle had even appeared right back her apartment without a scratch. At least that meant that things weren’t too bad… right?
Eri shifted her legs as she placed the cushion in front of her; she hugged her legs close to her chest and placed her chin on her knees. The two friends were sitting on the turtle’s couch, having a heart-to-heart chat that had almost become a daily ritual.
“It’s a long story,” Eri sighed. “But Junjun basically just said that Reina is more confused than angry, and that I should give her time to figure it out for herself. I’m not helping her by clinging on to her.”
“I guess that’s true too…” Risa said. “Well, I hope everything turns out okay in the end.”
“Me too…” Eri mumbled, biting her lips. Finally, she took a deep breath and exhaled before smiling at her friend. “So, what’s going on at your end? Did you eat with Sensei again today?”
“She brought me a can of soda,” the bean confessed shyly, pulling the cushion that Eri had previously let go to her chest. “And we talked about you a little.”
Eri frowned. “What did you say?”
“I just said you were having problems with a friend,” Risa said, trying to sound nonchalant. She didn’t want to come off as a blabbermouth; after all, Eri didn’t know how hard it was for the bean to keep her mouth shut when her teacher was being so soft and kind…
“Fair enough,” the turtle sighed. “Anything else? Come on, give me some details!”
“I… She, well… just comforted me a bit…” Risa mumbled, blushing. “And, uh, she was concerned for you and me… And… well…” She started to remember Ai’s presence, her hands stroking her cheek, her breathing so clear in her ears, her scent…
“Risa, your face is redder than an apple right now,” Eri smirked, breaking her friend out of her trance.
“Is not!” the bean yelled, clamping her face between her hands.
“You obviously like her!” Eri laughed. “It’s not just respect or anything; you really like Takahashi-sensei, as a person!”
“… Yeah, I do!” Risa shouted, confessing. “Is there something wrong with that? I love her, okay? Happy?”
“Yeah, kind of,” Eri giggled. “I think you’re in a confessing mood today. Tell me more, while you’re at it.”
Risa wanted to straight-out reject that idea but Eri was actually right; her own feelings were just so overwhelming whenever she thought of the teacher that she felt as though she just had to spill everything out. Besides, this was Eri, her best friend. She told her everything anyway.
“I… I’m starting to fall in love with her more and more every single day,” the bean whispered, getting embarrassed. “Sometimes, I feel like I just want to tell her…”
“Then you should!” Eri exclaimed. “Seize the chance, Risa-chan!”
“I can’t!” the bean yelled back. “I’m just another student to her. She’s my teacher and she’s six years older than me. It’s not… it’s not possible.”
“If you think it’s impossible, than it really is impossible!” Eri scolded. “So don’t think that way! You have to believe in yourself and trust your feelings for her. Besides, as far as I can tell, Sensei doesn’t see you as just a student either.”
“… Really?” Risa asked, her eyes widening.
Sensei… sees me differently? “Yeah,” Eri smiled. “Remember that day when we all ate lunch together? She looks at you with different eyes than when she looks at me. I’m telling you, Risa-chan, this is a chance! Confess your feelings and let her know. And don’t let anything get in the way! Isn’t that what you want?”
… Kameha is right, Risa thought.
I don’t care if she’s my teacher or if she’s six years older than me… I’ve never felt this way towards another person before; if I let these emotions go, I know I’ll regret it later.
Determinedly, Risa dropped the cushion and straightened her back. “I’ll do it,” she proclaimed. “I’ll find a chance and confess to her. I… I don’t know what will happen but there’s only one way to find out.”
“That’s my Gaki-san!” Eri grinned. “Let’s do our best together, nee?”
“I pray for you, you pray for me,” Risa chuckled.
I’ll tell her. I’ll tell her that I love her and that I want to be with her. Because there is no one else I’d rather think about.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Told you it was short
I promise the next chapter will be WAY longer. It'll be a ShigeJun chapter
Again, sorry for the lack of updates! I'll try to get the next chapter out as fast as I can!
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