What Is Love? [UtaPri: Ai Mikaze Fan Fict]

It's My Favorite Day II

"It's My Favorite Day II"
     (Never Too Late)

A week later..
Lily received a once again unexpected visit.
She ran over to her door and opened it immediately
to answer. The person who showed up surprised her.

"Y-You..?!" Lily's brows furrowed closer.

"Emily, let's talk---" The professor tried to speak
but he was cut off by Lily herself.

"NO! I refuse to listen to you anymore!" Lily yells at
him angrily. She tries to close the door but the professor
stopped her.

"Emily, listen to me." The professor looked at her with
such concerned eyes and that somehow calmed her down.

She stares back at him, trying to see through what's he's
scheming now, "What do YOU want?"

"I'm not here to warn you about Ai. I heard from Aine...
  How you feel for each other..." The professor talked in
a low tone of voice with his head slightly bowed.

"Huh..? Aine..?" Lily mutters.

"I feel bad and guilty for what I have done. I've separated
  the two of you... I, who have no right to take away Ai, who
  is like a son to me.. I have no right to take away his happiness
  when all I have ever done was treat him as a mere experiment."
The professor continued to speak in a concerned manner, he sounded
sincere and regretful.

"I'm listening.." Lily slowly falls even more silent.

"So now.. I've realized what I should do.. to correct the mistake
  I have done... I now grant you the permission to be together."
The professor looked straight into her eyes as he said so.

She couldn't help but smile.. however, Lily slowly dropped her smile.
"But no.. it's too late now... it's not like before anymore.. it's not the
  same anymore... Ai-kun has changed.. I have changed.. things will
  never be the same again." Lily sounded miserable.

"That's not true, senpai!" Syo's voice was heard out of nowhere.

"Eh?!" Lily looked around.

"Hello there, senpai!" Natsuki greeted her happily.

"We're here to visit you." Tokiya informs her calmly.

"S-STARISH..?" Lily was somehow speechless.

"The shortie is right." Ranmaru suddenly spoke.

"Hey! Who you callin' short?!" Syo angrily asks.

"Q-Quartet Night too..?" Lily looks at them.

"It's never too late, Lily-chan!" Reiji hugged her
as they came closer to her.

"You heard 'em." Aine also came for her.

"A-Aine!" Lily felt angry at first but she let it slip now.

Aine smiles with a frown, "I'm sorry for what I did."

"F-Forget about it.." Lily looks away.

"It's too early to give up, senpai!" Syo convinces her.