Sunsets, Cherry Blossoms, and You

Chapter One

"He's such a brat" Shinichiro clicked his tongue in annoyance "he kind of reminds me of you when we were little kids" Y/N chuckled, Shinichiro glared at Y/N convincing himself that he was nothing like Mikey when he was in elementary school. "Emma-chan it's time for you to go upstairs and play okay? Y/N-onee san and I have work to do" Shinichiro said looking down at the little girl who just pouted and slowly walked upstairs.

"I have something to tell you Y/N" Shinichiro said, Y/N looked up at Shinichiro raising an eyebrow at him curious at what the tall boy was going to ask her but no words managed to escape his mouth.

Shinichiro grabbed Y/N's wrist and brought her to the balcony looking at the skyscrapers that lit up the night. "What did you bring me out here for Shinichiro?" She asked now confused "I know" he said after taking a deep breath. "Huh? What are you taking about? Are you light headed from not eating at school today?" She said pressing her hand against his forehead. Shinichiro grabbed her hand that rested on his forehead and turned to her she felt her cheeks get red again and was praying he didn't notice.

The warm spring breeze brushed against her skin making her feel warm and tingly. "I know you like me" he said still holding her hand. Y/N was flustered her face grew more and more heated at his words "a-are you dumb w-we're best friends" she said stuttering she scowled at herself for not talking properly but she also couldn't help her embarrassment. "I mean come on- me and y-you? That's like weird" she said faking a laugh, Shinichiro was still holding her hand "but is it though?" He said leaning in. Y/N stepped back at the sudden closeness of their faces lips barely a finger width apart from each other had taken her aback.

"Y/N- have you ever had your first kiss?" He asked in a low voice "N-no why are you being so weird Shinichiro if I had my first kiss I would of told you" she said. Shinichiro cornered Y/N to the edge of the balcony and leaned in towards her face again. Their lips brushed against each other almost fully touching until he broke the silence between them again "you don't have to lie to me" he said, Y/N tried to push Shinichiro away but it was no use, he was holding on to her hands now taking full control "what if I told you I like you too and I've been an idiot this whole time" he whispered before sealing the gap between their lips.

"Your first kiss" he said pulling away only to go back in for another kiss.

"Your second kiss" he said pulling away again

"And your third kiss, I want to be all your kisses" Shinichiro whispered, Y/N was frozen.

There was no way this was happening to her, she had longed for Shinichiro to see her more than a friend since they were 6 and now here they were, 10 years sharing their firsts with each other.

Shinichiro's POV

I skipped out on lunch today to confess to another girl yet was rejected. "Stupid Wakasa" I said out loud.

I'm sorry I like Wakasa

The girl's answer ringed in my ears "AHHH THIS IS STUPID" I yelled kicking a trash can "rejected again Shin?" Wakasa said smoking a cigarette, he handed me one and I smoked it as well. "All thanks to you Mr. Pretty boy" I said, Wakasa laughed. "Well since you've asked about 20 other girls to be your girlfriend and not Y/N I'm assuming she's not your type?" Wakasa asked.

I raised my eyebrow side Y/N was beautiful and smart but she had been my best friend since we started school and although I had a tiny crush on her as a kid I grew out of that feeling. "So can I ask her out?" Wakasa said kicking a rock, I grew out of my feeling for Y/N, or so I thought.

"Huhhh? Y/N?" I asked gawking at Wakasa. He shrugged "yeah I mean why not? She's pretty cute and she's also smart maybe she'll do all my homework" he shrugged I clicked my tongue "she's not somebody to just have because she's cute and smart she's a complete headache. She's stubborn and always mad, I don't understand how her tiny body can hold so much anger. Plus she's already busy doing my homework" I said crossing my arms Wakasa grinned "dude you could of just said you like her" he smirked. I felt my face get hot "I-I don't like her!" I denied, but there was always a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart when I thought about her.

Wakasa put out his cigarette and patted my back "whatever dude just know I'm not the only one who thinks she's a total catch. There's plenty of guys eyeing her. Nobody ever approaches her because of you and because it's obvious she likes you" he said before leaving. Plenty of guys eyeing her? Obvious she likes me? "What do you mean she likes me?" I asked Wakasa laughed and turned around "come on bro, it's the way she looks at you" he smiled. For some reason the fact that other guys were looking at her made my blood boil. But the thought of her having feelings for me stirred emotions I didn't know I still had. I rolled my eyes and headed back to my last class of the day continuing to ponder on what Wakasa had said to me.

Y/N was walking out of the school and I decided to take notice of the guys passing by her "man she's so hot maybe now is our chance I don't see Shin around" a guy said his friends were all nodding in agreement, I clicked my tongue and stood in front of them. "What are you guys looking at?" I said towering over them. "N-nothing" one of them stuttered before they all scattered away. I shot my head over in Y/N's direction, crap. She was almost out of the school gates, I ran towards her making up an excuse "Wait up for me! Let's hang out after school I need some help with homework" I lied I didn't give two shits about homework or school but I just wanted to walk home with Y/N and have her come over.

We walked towards my house and I examined her face as we were walking. Y/N had grown, she was no longer the weak little girl from elementary school, her facial features sharpened giving her a perfect face. The way her hair had grown beautiful from her portly cut kindergarten bowl cut, although I had to admit that was a cute look on her when we were kids. "Shinichiro look!" She said smiling and pointing at the sunset.
"It looks so pretty" she said.

She always had a fascination with sunsets and even though we walked together every day after school she always pointed out the sunset gleaming over it. I smiled while looking at her "it sure is" I said. Have I been blind this whole time? How could I have not seen that the girl in front of me was no longer a girl anymore? She had grown into such a beautiful delicate yet somehow fierce woman. The way the orange and red sun rays hit her face made her look like she was glowing, the sweet spring scent of cherry blossoms filled the air reminding me of how much she loved cherry blossoms. It was her favorite season.

I definitely had been blind to not notice her until now, every once and a while I would glance at her to see her staring at me while we walked in comfortable silence but immediately looking away every time our eyes gazed at the same time.

Today was the day I realized how in love I was with her.