Chapter 2: A Friend's Advice

\Kazami's POV/

~School Bell Rings~

It is now lunch time.

As it is now lunch time, I took my bento box from my bag and put it on my table.

I clasped both of my hands as I said, "Itadakimasu!".

I opened my bento box and I can smell the meat and vegetables inside it.

"Ah... It looks good..."

As I am going to get the meat from my bento when someone pats my shoulder with their hand.

"Yo, Kazami."

"..."

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Ah, no, sorry about that I was just wondering your hair looks messy."

"Ha? It's messy? Wait a minute, let me fix it."

The one I am talking to is my one and only friend, Kazuki Sasaki.

He is my only friend I know since the first day of my freshman. He is in different class though we still get along. Sometimes Kazuki goes to our classroom to talk to me during lunch breaks.

"Kazami, how does it look now?"

"It's good now."

"Thanks for saying."

"No, problem."

He really always mind his appearance as he is well known as one of the handsome guys in our school that can match up with Amane-san but that won't happen as he is dating someone in the same class as him.

"By the way, did you already decide?"

"Yeah, I already have, I also have put the letter in 'her' locker"

Apparently, he knows I am going to confess my love to the "Winter Princess".

"What? Are you serious about it?"

"Yeah, I am. It's more good to show your love than hide it though.*

"Well, what you said was right but, seriously? I don't think you will make her to accept though. I haven't confessed to her but I'm sure it's already decided that she'll turn you down and much worse, she will not come."

"I know that and I'm sure all of us in this school knows it but I just feel that I need to do this."

"-Sighs- If you really think that way, I don't need to stop you as I can see you're really determined to do that... I just hope you won't end up being depressed after being rejected."

"Well, we still don't know if she will reject me or not, right?"

"Yes, that right but seriously the chance of the rejection is much higher than being accepted."

Yeah, I know that... I know that the chance of being rejected is higher than being accepted but... I want to believe she will accept it. That's how much I love her to believe she will accept my confession.

"Also, even if you two becomes a couple we won't know if that will work out."

Yeah, he is right. 

"It's not that I am discouraging you but that the reality but even so, I'd like to give you an advice."

"Advice..?"

"This is the only advice I can give you as a friend."

"What is it?"

As I ask that, he started to tell me what it is.

"Do your best when you're confessing and also..."

"Also?"

"I don't know if this will work but, Try to express your love genuinely to her and don't stare at her body but stare at her eyes, as the girls don't like the idea of being stared at the body."

"Woah, that's to much advice bro."

"Well, that's not that much though. Also, good luck!"

As he said that, he slaps my back with his hand in a weak way.

— I am really greatful to have this kind of friend! 

"-sobs- Thank you my one and only friend! You're the best! -sobs-"

"Woah, don't cry, you're exaggerating to much you know. Also, if you succeeded in confessing, tell me immediately and we will celebrate!"

"Now, you're the one exaggerating!"

We said those things and laugh in our own world as our classmates are staring at us on what we we're doing.

"Oy, we forgot to eat! Let's eat or else the lunch break will end!"

"Yeah!"

We decided to eat our lunch faster as the lunch break will soon end.

Now, it's time for the confession phase!