Talk:Kumiko Oumae/Relationships/@comment-26486704-20150611150100

[*]Reina details that she came to North Uji because of Taki-Sensei and that she loved him in a romantic sense

[*]Shuichi tries to grow closer to Kumiko and nearly confesses to her the night before their final concert

[*]Shuichi gives Kumiko a hair decoration that’s shaped like the white flower Taki gave his wife before he proposed

[*]Reina yells out “I love you Taki-sensei!” after the final concert when all the bands/mentors are being honored

[*]Taki takes it as a sign of respect and honor rather than a sign of romantic interest

[*]Asuka mentions the hair decoration on Kumiko after her graduation ceremony and asks if it’s from her “boyfriend”. Kumiko stumbles and eventually says yes.

たが、差し出された好意を断ることもできず、秀一はしぶしぶそれを首に巻いた. 久美子の体温が残っているせいか、肌に触れた布地は少し生温かかった.

「似合ってる」

可笑しそうに、彼女は笑った. その手が、不意に秀一の肩へと伸びる. ぐっと力を込められ、秀一は思わず久美子のほうへと身体を傾けた. 久美子の踵が持ち上がるのが視界へ遊び込んでくる. 彼女は背伸びすると、秀一の耳元へとその手を添えた. 唇が近づいてきて、秀一はその場に硬直する. 心臓が、ひと際高く遊び跳ねた. 至近距離にある彼女の存在を、意識しないほうが難しかった.

右耳に、久美子の声が吹き込まれる. 声の混じった吐息が、秀一の耳をくすぐった. シャンプーの甘い香りが鼻先をかすめていく. 硬直していた秀一の耳にも、その言葉は確かに届いた.

「私も、秀一のこと好きだよ」

…but also refusing to turn down her offer of kindness, Shuuichi reluctantly wrapped it around his neck. Whether or not it was from Kumiko’s own body heat, its fabric had roughly felt warm to the touch.

“It suits you.”

She laughed in a somewhat curious way, and then suddenly placed her hand on his shoulder. Pressed against such force, Shuuichi spontaneously tilted his body towards Kumiko. The lifting of her heels had playfully come into sight. Kumiko stood tip-toed and she held her hand close to his ear, with her lips following suit. This froze Shuuich’s body in place, even while his heart was bouncing — with Kumiko ever so close to him, Shuuichi found her presence difficult to ignore.

Kumiko’s voice had flowed, with the sigh of her breath tickling his ears, and the sweet fragrance of her shampoo striking his nose. Shuuchi did not move, but he was absolutely certain of the words she had just imparted to him.

“I love you too, Shuuichi.”