Be Together (KarmaxOkuda Fanfic)

Chapter 3

Manami's POV

It's 2am. I can't sleep. Maybe because it's not my bed. Maybe because I feel bad for taking Karma's bed. It could also be that I am sick and have a fever.

Whatever it is, it's annoying.

Having nothing else to do, I begin thinking of how weird Karma has been acting. I mean, sure, he's always been kind to me, but lately it's just been a little too much. He's also been wanting me to come over a lot lately. I know we are close friends but I don't think close friends hang out together twenty four seven.

He seems to be troubled by something, but I can't figure it out.

I told my friends about his odd behavior, but all they ever say is, "well, isn't it obvious?! He has feelings for you Okuda!"

Especially Nakamura. She is certain that both Karma and I have feelings for each other but don't know it.

Kanzaki thinks that we'd be a cute couple, and Kayano believes that Karma has been in love with me for a long time.

I tell her she's delusional but in return she's says I'm oblivious.

The thing is that if Karma does happen to have feelings for me, it wouldn't be so hard to actually fall for him.

He's always there, making sure I am okay, making me laugh, taking care of me.

There might not be a lot of things we have in common, but that doesn't seem to matter. We can talk for hours and there's more to say.

"Can't sleep?" I look up and find Karma looking at me from the doorway.

I smile, "Nope. Too busy thinking."

Karma enters the room and sits on the chair beside the bed. "Oh yeah? About what?"

I can't lie to him. Besides, I really want to know what's up with him. Are my friends right? Does he have feelings for me?

"You." I reply.

Karma's cheeks redden a bit and that's when I realize how cheesy my response sounded.

"I mean, thinking about how you've been acting lately." I clarify while shifting my body to face him.

"Oh?" He responds, cheeks still red.

I nod. "Yeah."

It remains quiet for five whole minutes. Karma is looking down at his feet and I'm looking straight at him, determined to figure out how he feels about me. Could my friends actually be right?

Now that I think about it, he didn't deny the fact that he's been acting weird. All he said was Oh? and then proceeded to look at his feet. Does that mean he admits it?

For some unknown reason, I really want to know if he actually has feelings for me. Maybe then I can figure out why he's been acting weird. Maybe if I find out how he feels, I can figure out how I feel.

I can't just ask him though. What if he doesn't actually like me? I'll be completely embarrassed and it might ruin our friendship.

Suddenly, I have an idea.

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