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Mindlessly walking by the gates of Manjiro's preschool, Shinichiro can't help but let out a sigh, chest feeling so heavy with his mind clouded with thoughts of you.

More than a month ago, you had rejected him.

Stomped on his feelings like it was nothing.

And he thought that it was nothing at first too.

Thought that his feelings were merely from the fact that he sees you everyday in school.

That what he's feeling is like those fleeting feelings that he gets when he spends time with other girls.

Until he experienced such a shocking heartbreak that 'till now, he still can't quite comprehend what happened.

It started as just wanting to know you, he just wanted to be close to you since he never got the chance to spend time with you during Middle School. After years of seeing you with the girls that he took out on dates, he couldn't help but be curious. Even when you did constantly disappear from his sight the moment he's with you in the same room, he couldn't help but be intrigued.

It was mere curiosity but it turned into something more the moment he decided to make himself a constant in your life and you to him.

Maybe it was the way you so eagerly listened to his stories, trying so hard to look like you didn't care but he can see the way your eyes follow every gesture he makes while reenacting fights, lips lightly curling up into a small smile everytime you think he's not looking. Can see you absentmindedly scribbling down the things that he said about his motorcycle. Sometimes, you'll even point out something that he said a few weeks ago about that one fight that they won, or that one motorcycle part that he needs to buy.

Along with that, you always made it a point to remind him of school work, helping him out in the morning, teaching him the parts that he didn't get, making him aware of the things that he needs to work on.

It seems so small, so simple. But he really appreciates the little things that you do for him even though you try so hard to not interact with him.

Moments spent with you makes him feel so euphoric and alive. It makes him forget about the times that he's not with you, making those moments seem like such a distant memory even though it was only a few months or days ago.

Walking around with you at night to look for dinner feels so much better than going on the date that he was supposed to be in 20 minutes ago.

Checking the convenience store aisles for canned juice in the afternoon feels so right that he completely forgets about the girl that he's supposed to be buying ice cream for during their date.

Spending time with you just makes him forget about all the other girls which is why it completely took him by surprise when you mentioned the girls that he used to hound over. His smile quickly fading at the sight of your features hardening, turning away from him for a split second before facing him once more, the glare in your eyes making him shiver.

It was all a mistake, the nerves getting to him when he uttered those words that only dug him deeper into the grave.

"Why am I the most important girl that you know?"

Until now, he still can't forget about that question.

Why are you the most important girl that he knows?

He's only known you for less than a year. He's only ever heard about you throughout the years. You seem to dislike him.

And yet...

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