Then Let's Be Together 💖
"Then lets be together, Mizuki."
These words scrambled through Mizuki's brain. She had never been so happy before. Ena was her dearest friend, and for once, she felt confident Ena felt the same. She felt the same, so why was it so frustrating? Mizuki loved Ena, but not in the way Ena loved her, she thought. She'd be happy simply being friends, but secretly wished they could be more.
"Ding!"
Mizuki's phone gently chimed. It was a DM from Ena herself.
"Hah, what perfect timing," Mizuki thought.
Ena had asked Mizuki if they could hang out. Maybe go to a cafe, and then head back to Ena's place.
As time passed, it was finally time to meet up. They decided to meet up at a cute animal themed café that had recently opened.
"Mizuki!" She spots Ena waiting at a table in the far right corner. Mizuki sits down. The tension is strong. The silence is so loud, they felt like they would go deaf. Ena breaks the silence.
"It's been a while."
"Yeah, it really has."
It takes a while to warm back up to the things were before the rooftop incident, but they gradually find themselves laughing like they used to once again.
"I missed you. I love being with you," Ena exclaimed.
Mizuki's heart practically jumped right out of her chest. She knows that Ena has no hidden meaning behind those words, but she can't help but be completely flustered by the idea.
"And I love y- your company!" Mizuki frantically responds.
Shit. What was she doing?! She felt like she wanted to crawl up into a hole and hide. Ena seemed to be oblivious, though, so Mizuki was able to relax a bit.
An hour later, Mizuki finds herself kicking off her Mary Janes at Ena's home entrance. Ena's house had a special cozy charm to it.
"Thank you for inviting me!" Mizuki exclaims.
Ena goes in for a hug, and the two girls stand awkwardly in an intense prolonging embrace.
"Alright Ena, stop being a fruitcake, it's disgusting to look at."
Akito stands at the top of the stairs with a sarcastic and annoying look. Both Mizuki and Ena assumed he was in serious denial of himself.
It was just another stupid remark from Ena's lil' bro, but the thought of Ena having romantic intention plagued Mizuki's mind once again. She was so low on her self esteem, she had a hard time believing it was possible for Ena to love her that way. It was still hard even adjusting to Ena's genuine friendship, and she felt greedy for secretly wishing more.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, it's nothing!" Mizuki was very obviously lying. She was honestly really bad at lying, and she hated doing it.
"Gayass." Akito goes back to his room.
Mizuki and Ena head to Ena's room, as well. Mizuki can't keep her eyes from glaring at Ena. She tied her usual braid with a pretty pink ribbon, and had cute glittery eyeshadow on. It was a lot to take in, being alone with the girl she has on her mind 24/7.
"You look nice today! Is that a new eyeshadow palette?"
"You noticed?! Yeah! Thank you!"
Just a simple compliment that was supposed to be normal was extremely hard for Mizuki to express. The room went silent, just like it did in the café.
"...Mizuki?"
Ena looks directly into her eyes.
"Is everything okay? You've been staring at me a lot. If something's on your mind, you can always rely on me."
"That's.. not the issue," Mizuki replies. Her head is spinning so fast, she barely even know what she was saying.
Both girls are visibly a brighter shade of pink than Ena's eyeshadow, and it's painful how oblivious they are of each other's feelings.
"What's wrong then?"
"You're just.. really well dressed today!" What was she DOING?! Mizuki's heart was pounding.
Ena wiggles in her seat. She was really flustered with the compliment. She got them all of the time, but hearing compliments was different when it was Mizuki saying them.
"You're also really pretty today."
They both look like dehydrated worms flopping on a concrete sidewalk. It's almost ridiculous how they haven't kissed already.
Screw it. What's the point in lying? Mizuki hated feeling this way around Ena, but hated concealing her feelings even more.
"Ena, I.. I have feelings for you."
Ena's eyes widen in surprise. She was speechless. It scared Mizuki, and she was worried she might have disgusted Ena again.
"I'm sorry, I have to-" Mizuki stands up and attempts to walk out the door.
"Wait!"
Ena grabs her hand.
"Don't let this happen again! Don't misunderstand me! I won't let you go anywhere! I won't let this continue any longer, okay?! Please, no matter how hard it is, please, just stay with me until I'm done explaining. If it all ends up being too much for you, you can leave. But please, don't go yet."
Scared of Mizuki running away, Ena grabs Mizuki's face and pulls her in to kiss her. Ena quickly backs away.
"Oh my god I-I'm so sorry, I don't know what I just did. I was scared you would leave me and I-"
Mizuki pulls her back in for another kiss. They both hold onto each other, and kiss until they have to come up for air.
"I'm not going anywhere," Mizuki whispers.
They both laugh a sigh of relief, glad that the facade is over.
"I'm sorry for the confusion, Ena. It was so hard to believe you could ever love me as a friend, and yet I hoped you would love me as someone more than that. It messed with my brain, and I couldn't take it. I couldn't handle you being my best friend anymore. I wanted nothing more than to press your soft lips against mine. All this time, I've been longing for it, but I didn't have the confidence to tell you," Mizuki declares.
"No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for not noticing how you felt, and I'm sorry for pretending like I didn't feel the same way. You were already going through so much, I didn't want to bombard you with any extra trouble."
"You could never trouble me."
Mizuki stares out the window.
"It's getting dark, I think I should head home. It's been quite the day."
"Wait!" Ena shouts. "Please stay in contact with me. I want to continue this. I truly like you, Mizuki. I know I've already been selfish, but if there's any possibility you'd accept, I'd like to ask one more favor of you.. can I get a goodbye kiss?"
The girls pull each other in for one last short kiss before Ena guides Mizuki out the door.
"I'll miss you. Come back soon, okay?"
"I promise! Bye!" Mizuki leaves.
Akito peers from his room once again.
"Your homosexuality is making me sick. I heard that, you know."
Ena rolls her eyes. She takes out her phone, and writes one last message to Mizuki before going to bed.
"Lets be together, Mizuki. ❤️"