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I don't really find you all that vague, but... perhaps it's because I've known you for so long...

[ inside the box En will find a handknitted sweater, that is a light blue, with a heart on the front. ]

Exactly. She probably doesn't like talking to me when you're not around. You're like an En dictionary.

[ He opens the box, gently taking out the sweater and holding it out at arm's length to get a better look at it. ]

Atsushi, did you make this by hand...?

[ HOW LONG DID THAT EVEN TAKE?! ]

I did. And let me tell you, it wasn't an easy thing to hide from you.

Yeah, I was gonna ask how you even found the time to make it....

[ Well, geeze. He's not sure his own gift to Atsushi can even come close. ]

What's with the heart, though? To remind me of the Battle Lovers?

Yeah, pretty much. I thought a regular sweater would be boring, so I added a heart.

[ The heart is embarrassing, but the fact that Atsushi spent so much time and energy on it more than make up for it. So, to prove that point, he slips the sweater on over his shirt. ]

Ahh, it's warm. Thanks, Atsushi.

A-ah... y-you don't have to put it on right now.

But it's cold.

Th-then... I suppose it was a good gift.

[ He laughed softly, fiddling with his own sleeves. ]

Thanks, Atsushi.

[ Ever-observant of Atsushi, he notices the fiddling. ]

I've got a gift for you, too, but it's nothing like this.... I'll give it to you later tonight.

O-oh um. You didn't have to get me anything, b-but I appreciate it!

I know, but I wanted to.

[ And he knew Atsushi was going to get him something, anyway, so he doubly wanted to. ]

I also...

[ he cleared his throat a little, turning his head to the side. ]

Had something I needed to tell you, but I'm not sure how you'll take it.

[ With a small laugh: ]

What, is Kusatsu here or something?

Huh...? Oh ... oh! No nothing like that.

Oh.... You seemed nervous about it, so I thought maybe he'd shown up....

[ A beat. ]

Then what's up?

Ah... We've been here a while and we've had... things happen to us here and there...

I think they call that "being alive" in general, Atsushi.

[ Atsushi let out a tiny huff and leaned over to elbow En lightly. ]

En-chan

What?

[ DON'T ELBOW HIM!! Atsushi's being vague!! What else was he supposed to say? ]

I have something that's been on my chest for a while now, because of the experiences we've had here.

Ah? What is it?

Well... [ He rubbed the back of his neck with a flustered look on his face. He cleared his throat a little and became a little more stiff. ]

That kiss of Takuto.... back a couple months ago had me thinking... or rather... it made me realize... that I don't think I would have minded all that much if it were two different people... one of them

[ He turned his head to look at En. ]

One of them being you.

One of them being--

[ He can't even bring himself to finish that sentence. It's not that what Atsushi's saying bothers him, but rather Atsushi has just presented him with a scenario that could change their easy friendship. En hasn't really considered that kind of thing. Not seriously, anyway, because friends who become romantically involved are taking a huge risk that could end the friendship if things don't work out romantically.

Although he doesn't mean to, a nervous laugh escapes him, and he says the only thing he can think of to get the attention off himself. ]

Who's the other?

A-ah?... well... I suppose it would be... Weiss-san.

[ he swallows hard and sort of fidgets with the hem of his shirt. ]

I know that... telling you this... might be awkward.... and it might bother you, and I'm sorry about that... I-I don't want anything bad to happen to us. We're best friends after all... b-but... I felt you had the right to know that I am harboring feelings for you in a more ah.... I suppose romantic sense...?

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