Chapter 28

I went to a keychain shop. I had something fun in mind: I was going to buy two similar keychains and keep one and give the other one to Senpai. 

I didn't know why I was going to do that. But it felt right.

I bought two star keychains. I had to buy a keychain that would look good on Senpai's bag, too. Not that I thought he would ever put it on his bag, though. 

After I had bought the keychains, I waited outside the dress shop for Senpai. He exited the shop after a while with a small bag in his hand. 

"Did you buy what you wanted to buy?," he asked. 

"Yeah," I answered. 

"If you want to leave then, let's go," he says. 

"Yeah, I think we should leave. The power would be back by now, too," I said. 

We took a ride home and got off on our stop. As soon as we got off the bus, I turned to make my way home but Senpai grabbed my hand. I blushed hard.  

"We're at the bus stop, Senpai!," I said. 

"You're leaving too fast! Come with me," he said and I followed him, my hand still in his. 

I looked at his face as he took me somewhere. He was blushing but he was very confident. 

He took me to a park. There were not many people there except for some couples. 

We sat on a bench.

"Close your eyes," he said.

"What?," I asked, stunned. 

"Do it, please," he said. 

I closed my eyes. 

He put a bag on my lap. I took out it's contents with my eyes closed. It felt soft, whatever it was. 

"Can I open my eyes now?,' I asked. 

"Yes, you can," he said. 

I opened my eyes and saw a scarf in my hands. 

"Oh my God! This is so beautiful! Thank you so much!," I said, my eyes lighting up. 

I was blushing. He blushed as he laughed. 

"Happy belated birthday, Taki!," he said. 

I smiled. 

It was such a beautiful black scarf. I quickly put it on my neck. 

"I have something for you, too, though you might think that it's a small gift," I said. 

"Just give it to me. I know I'll like it," he said, laughing. 

"Here you go," I said, giving him the bag in which I had the keychain. 

He took it, smiling. He opened the bag and took out one of the star keychains. 

"Oh, it's so cool! I love it!," he said. 

"Actually, I bought one for myself too. I thought you and me could have the same keychains," I said, blushing. 

He smiled. 

"Oh, that heart keychain that we got at the cafe, I wanna give one half of it to you," he said, as he took the keychain out of his pocket. 

I gulped as he took my hand and put one half of the keychain on my palm. 

I didn't know how to not blush because this was so romantic!

"Thank you," I said, shy. 

"Think of it as my heart," he said, blushing. 

How could he say stuff like that when he was blushing, too? 

"So you're giving me half of your heart?," I said, laughing. 

"I could've given the entire keychain to you but I need to keep the other half so that I can remember that I gave half of it to you," he said. 

My heart was about to explode now. 

"I think I should leave now," I said. 

"Should I walk you home?," he asked. 

"No, I'll go by myself," I said. 

I got up. 

"Thank you for everything. I really had a lot of fun today," I said.

"No, I should be thanking you for making everything fun. I love to be around you, Taki," he said. 

I smiled and turned around to leave.