Dream Star 21 My Radiance 7

"...Kasumi-chan, calm down."

Her voice is frantic, he could hear it from the rhythm in her speech. Is she nervous? Scared?

"No, I have to let you know. I'm serious Mikami, I still love you and it wasn't because I was lonely. "

So, there were circ.u.mstances.

Like Yumeko-chan, and even Lilchan said it. 'I don't think, Kasumi's feelings would change just like that. Right, before I left. There was no doubt she was still in love with you. There.' But, people change in two weeks. It's half a month. In just a few hours, a few minutes. People are exposed to change, especially when they are in a new environment.

Mikami recalls something, what something could have led to her breaking her promise with him? What something, could have led her to start dating

"I explained all this in the letter. Have you not read it?"

"Letter?"

He realizes a second too late. He should have gone along with the flow. If he did that, then perhaps he wouldn't have felt it, the pain in his heart.

"I asked Wataru to--"

"Kasumi-chan?"

"I'm so selfish...ah...of course he wouldn't."

She sounds like she is about to cry.

Cry.

He doesn't want that anymore, to see the girl he loves in tears. Even though it couldn't be helped. That day, he shouldn't have turned her down the way he did. Even after he came back from the training and became a completely different person, Kasumi still treated him the same. She didn't question his strange behavior or being around girls other than her. Perhaps she was afraid of what he would say.

But she would treat him the same as usual, yet there were times where she openly displayed her feelings. Whenever she saw a girl cling on to him, she would look at him for a few minutes and leave. Even though he wasn't supposed to be treating her special, he still pushed the girl away and ran to her. He would run to her, hug her and she would turn around and look at him with those piercing eyes, before lightly brus.h.i.+ng her lips on his lips and telling him, 'Let's go?'.

Now that he thought about it. He never even questioned that action of hers, he didn't see the need to. It felt natural, for her to kiss him. It was so natural, and yet he should have said something then. If he asked her what their relations.h.i.+p was. What she felt towards him before he got in too deep - then perhaps. Perhaps, there's so many what if scenarios he can think of. But right now, he's thinking that he could have prevented her from crying.

He doesn't want her to cry. He doesn't want to make her cry anymore. But, even more than that. He doesn't want her crying for another guy.

A bright light was glowing around him.

The corridors vanished.

And in the next second, he was in another s.p.a.ce slowly forming. But there on the other side was caramel curly hair.

"Mi-"

He immediately rushes over and engulfed the girl in his arms. Ah, it's really her. His Kasumi.

"Mikami, hold on a second moron. I can't breathe."

He draws back and examines her from head to toe. She really has been left untouched. But that guy who agreed to be her boyfriend clearly likes her.

"We ...haven't met in so long, and you're already being an idiot."

"My bad. I should have done this sooner, but, I wasn't sure whether it would work. My powers have stabilized now since Mother has been working on a cure."

He doesn't necessarily have to see other girls anymore. But, there are still times where it gets especially bad.

"Then, can we meet often?"

"It only works when I'm not that tired." Hearing this, Kasumi's expression becomes downcast. He cups her cheeks and kisses her, "But, I have a lot of stamina. Or have you forgotten? "

He received a punch for that comment.

"I--I know that dummy."

. . . . .

"Wh--why did you make a bed appear?"

"I just mirrored it off my house, and we were just in the hallway. Of course, there would be a bed here."

Kasumi hesitantly sits down, and Mikami does the same.

"Kasumi-chan, your too nervous. "

"Be-because you keep staring…"

Why wouldn't he stare? He hasn't seen her in so long, he wants to look at her, more closely. Before he knew it, he had her pinned down on the bed.

"Are you nervous?"

"Yes, it's been so long." Kasumi trails of and looks away. "I'm all sweaty since I've been at the shoot all morning."

"That's an issue?"

"Of-of course, it is."

"I don't mind."

He doesn't. It won't make a difference. He just wants to touch her.

"Mikami. Don't look so closely? Okay?"

"Kasumi-chan, that's unfair. I could say the same for you."

Their hearts are connected.

That's the sort of feeling he gets.

And, that's the only feeling that matters.

.

.

"Mikami, don't talk to me about him."

"Alright. "

He asks her a few more questions, whilst avoiding the topic of her boyfriend. It's natural to not want to discuss it. But at the same time, it's natural to talk about it. Does he ask her again later? It's only been a hour since he saw her. He should bring it up, when
several hours have already past.

He still doesn't have the qualifications to stand by her side. Even holding her like this is a luxury he shouldn't have "Enough about me. I want to ask about you, I've been so worried." Her soft hands caress his cheeks, "Mikami."

It was filled with so much love.

This girl loves him.

He doesn't know why she got a boyfriend.

But, her feelings are still there.

"Are you more confident now?"

"It-It's only because I missed you. Don't get the wrong idea."

"The wrong idea?"

"Y--you know?"

"That you, love me so much. That being near me makes you nervous."

"Your…not wrong. Mikami..."

Huh? What, really? Come to think of it. He caresses her hair, as she laid on top of him.

"Tell me something else, why didn't he sleep with you? Your boyfriend?"

"What--didn't sleep? How did you know?"

"Oh, of course, I would know. Your body didn't pick up any habits I didn't know of."

He teases her, half expecting. No, completely expecting her to get angry at him. So when she goes along with what he's doing, he almost gets angry. She's so silly. His Kasumi. So silly. Mikami doesn't know who her boyfriend is, but he's surely a good person. He's clearly someone who deserves her. In contrast to him, that guy definitely suits her better and yet here she is. Once again, she's with him.

"Mikami, Mikami, I love you."

…!

She's such an idiot.