"Sakura-kun."
"Hmm, I'm here." Uesugi Sakura replied patiently, trying to provide her with a sense of security through his voice.
The strands of hair hanging by her ear shimmered softly under the bright moonlight.
"Do you remember the time you and Hanabi watched the moon together...?"
"Which day?"
"The day you told Hanabi that the moonlight was beautiful... Even though Hanabi is dumb... She could still understand the meaning behind your words."
Every time Uesugi Sakura heard her call herself dumb, his heart would tighten.
When she called herself dumb, it was as though she was willingly revealing her childhood insecurities and self-doubt. Just hearing her gentle words and seeing her flickering, violet eyes, a feeling of tenderness would well up inside him.
"What happened that day?"
"It's just... on that day, you made Hanabi's heart flutter significantly..."
"And before?" Uesugi Sakura smiled.
