Let the Stars Fall

Chapter 66: The School Festival - Kazuha's Side

Kazuha's POV.

Kazuha: Sorry for the wait.......

Kazuha: Itsuki.

"If you ever got lost again........."

"I'll just go and look for you once again."

Those are the words I promised to Itsuki............

"Kazuha, do you want to dance with me?"

Those are her words when she invited me to dance at the campfire even though she herself doesn't even know how to dance.

"I got your back. I believe in you."

Those are the words that I said when I told Itsuki to face her fears.

Can you help me? To change?
To become a better version of myself?

Itsuki.........you're the one who helped me become a better version of myself.

"I can't stand it..........everyone just saying all those things behind your back.............I may not know almost everything about you like Uesugi-kun and Akane.........."

"But........I know.......more than anyone else.........."

"That despite being hurt.........you're still working hard for the sake of everyone.............I can't just ignore that.........."

"Cry all you want for tonight.........I'll cry together with you.........."

"You've also been suffering all this time, right? Please, let me help you, too."

That's right...........during that night..........Itsuki cried with me........

That was the very first time I cried all throughout those years.

"Can you show me your sketches, someday. I'd like to see them."

When you asked me to show you my sketches one day.

"Itsuki.............you are 'Rei' aren't you?"

When I found about your identity.

"You finally remembered me, you dummy!"

"You already found me."

When I finally knew you were the girl I met 6 years ago in Kyoto.

Where we met again on the temple......no........

It was during second year in high school, when you accidentally bumped to us in our table.

After that.......it became chaos for me, Fuutarou and Akane. It's been one thing after the other.

But........

It was really fun, we had fun. We really do.