âDonât you know how much good youâve done for others?â -- Kaede :3c
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She stared at him so sincerely, with eyes that he felt hecouldâve gotten lost in. He never thought he could gaze into a personâs eyes sointensely like this. No, it was only because of Kaedeâs encouragement.
It was funny for her to tell him thisâno, that shouldâvebeen his line to her. Did she realize how much good sheâd doneâŠfor him, forothers? Surely she mustâve. Or perhaps she didnât need to. The pianist was sopositive, a shining light.
Shuichi swallowed audibly, biting his bottom lipâŠtrying tothink of the right wordsâŠdozens of combinations of words he desired to say,swirling around inside his mind. Pick some, combine them. Make sure theysounded correct. Donât screw this up.
He didnât have a hat to hide behind. All he could do wasface the blond who stared at him head-onâshe always faced forward. Telling himsomething that came from the heartâŠhow did she do it? How could she tell himsomething like that? Heâd have to try. No, heâdâŠdo it.
âAkamatsu-sanâŠI donât know if Iâve done so much âgoodâ,really, butâŠâ He forced a smile, his head previously looking downwardâtilting up.âItâs thanks to you thatâŠâ He could face forward.
