(Hitomi's Pov)

I stared at the rope hanging from the ceiling and sighed.

Am I really gonna have to climb that today?

"Hitomi, you're up! " the P.E. coach shouted and I flexed my knuckles.

I can do this.

I walked up to the rope, dusted my hands with chalk and started shimming up when I heard the gym doors fly open with a bang.

I jumped.

What?

There stood a sweaty, disheveled looking Kouta trying to catch his breath.

"I'm sorry but I'm going to have to ask you to leave the gym, boy. I'm teaching a class right now. " the coach said sternly.

"Please... I came here to say something important... I'm sorry... But this means a lot to me. " Kouta said, in between wheezes.

The coach thought this over quickly.

"Alright, you can. But be quick about it. "

Kouta turned to me.

Wait, he's looking at me! Why's he looking at me! Oh yeah, it's probably because I'm on the rope..

"Hitomi, I wanted to tell you... "

"Yeah? "

"I'm in love with you. "

Hitomi's brain function will return back to her in 3,2,1-

W-What!?!

I let go of the the rope in surprise and felt myself falling.

No, please, he just told me...

Please, I just want to say, "I love you, too."