Explosion

"I already decided I would marry you when we return… I love you." I never really thought about it while rehearsing, but I have to kiss her now, right? There's no way I'll be able to do that!

Hiroisora opened her eyes while lying in the bed. Her eyes were telling me, 'What are you doing?' Is that a sign that I have permission? What if I kissed her and she was only telling me to pretend? I can't prolong the scene any longer.

I decided to lower my head and placed it as near to her face as possible, so that it would look like I kissed her. She was looking at me the whole time, while her face turned to red. I could feel my face turn red, as well. I could also hear my heart beat so fast.

After the play, we were greeted with a rousing round of applause. I think everyone who watched enjoyed the show. I felt like all our hard work paid off. All of the cast and crew stood in front of the stage. I took a glance at Nariyuki. She seemed very happy our play was a success.

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