Requested by koizakuraa and yemeixiang21

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"Sensei! This is so beautiful! So wonderful!"

"You can really see the romance between the two"

"The part where the guy was holding the girl's hand while running down the park"

"Also this one, protecting you inside the bus"

"And this one, the date in the aquarium"

"The best part, the couple watching the setting sun"

"Okay stop!" It had been three days since I last saw Masuda-san. Though we were exchanging mails. And for the CD jacket, yes I finished them. My three assistants were freaking out and making loud noise while looking at them. We were actually living in one house.

Well, I couldn't just tell them that these arts were from my experience. It would be embarrassing if Masuda-san would see these arts. While I was reading the story, I realized that the main guy was similar to Masuda-san, a happy go lucky romanticist.

"By the way sensei. The director wanted these today. So should we send it now?" Rika told me while still staring at my arts

"We always do that, right?" Maki added then looked at me "Or do you want to bring this to the recording studio?"

"I will go bring it there." I said flipping the next page of the manga I was reading "I need to apologize too"

"SENSEI WILL BRING IT PERSONALLY?!" the three of them shouted in chorus "WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO YOU WHEN YOU WENT OUT THAT TIME?!"

"You guys really are annoying. You told me to find inspiration, now I found one, you are making a ruckus about it" I sighed then grabbed my phone. Masuda-san was on his way to his work, huh. "Anyway, I'll go later"

"Do you want me to drive you there?" Naoto-kun asked and I just shook my head in response and told him that I will take bus, but then again, these three

"SENSEI ARE YOU REALLY FINE? YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE A BUS?!"

"Shut up you three, so noisy" I stood up and went to my room "I'll go prepare"

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Later that day, I was sitting on the bus, reading the manga, and beside me was Rika who was worried about me.

"Rika, I told you, I can go there on my own"

"I can't do that. It's been a while since you last rode a bus, then when was the last time you went there, we're worried, you know"

I again sighed and just continued reading.

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"It is really been a while, (L/N)-sensei" the director laughed as he saw me.

"I apologize for not showing up and also for bringing the arts this late" I bowed down but he shook his head

"It's fine. Your arts are always superb" he said while flipping the papers one by one "I can understand the flow of the story of the drama cd through your drawings."

"Thank you very much"

"Ah, right, I should introduce you to the seiyuu who voiced the main guy. He is now recording for the last volume. The other seiyuu were here too, but you should at least meet the voice behind this main guy"

"Eh, is it fine?" I worriedly asked

"It's fine. Let's go" he led the way as we went towards the recording room

However, as we entered the recording room, I was frozen and I couldn't take one step forward. In front of the microphone, there stood my inspiration. The person who I got helped with. The person who let me feel this feelings that only manga/anime characters should feel.

"Seiyuu?" I mumbled

"Okay, that's good Masuda-san. Let's do the last one in 15"

"Yes"

"Ah, Masuda-kun that was great" the other staffs told him as he closed his manuscript

"Masuda!" the director shouted as I jolted and felt nervous. "Come here for a second"

I could totally see his eyes widening when he noticed me standing next to the director. I was smiling awkwardly and he was blinking so fast, lost to what was going on

"A handsome man" Rika whispered while she was giggling

"(L/N)-sensei, this is Masuda Toshiki, the seiyuu voicing the main character of the drama cd you worked on. Masuda, here are the drawings. They are drawn magnificently"

"Ah!" I shouted and tried to stop the director, but I was late. Masuda-san already got them and I could see the curling of his lips, into a smirk. "He saw them now"

"They are surely drawn beautifully." He said but why do I feel like he was teasing me

"Indeed, good thing sensei found an inspiration" Rika started to tear up "I'm proud of her, she is maturing"

"A very interesting inspiration" he said and I could feel his stare on me,

"Masuda-san, I apologize but can you stay a little bit?"

"Eh, sure. But why?"

"We just need to run through this scene with Ueda-san, then we will return to you" you can wait here or outside" one staff told him, and there was a smirk on his face

We went outside the room as the director stayed inside to show my drawing. I was too nervous and embarrassed to say something

"Haven't seen you in three days, (F/N)" he said while his hands on his pockets. "And those are really great drawing"

My face turned really red and I hid behind Rika "I'm so embarrassed to face you"

He laughed so loud that made me more embarrassed. "Eh, do you know each other?" Rika confusedly asked. I nodded behind her and gripped her shoulder, hiding from Masuda-san. So embarrassing!

"Don't worry about that. I am actually happy and glad that you finished your work, thanks to me, right?"

"Thank you very much" I said in low voice

"EHHHHH?! SENSEI! DON'T TELL ME?!"

"Rika your voice is too loud"

"Uhm, eeto, Rika-san? Can I talk to (F/N) for now?"

"Sure!"

"Wait RIKA!"

It was very fast that Rika hurriedly ran and left me with Masuda-san.

"I want to repay the kindness, Masuda-san" I said in low voice to break the awkward feelings of mine

"I knew you will say that" he moved closer to me as he smiled teasingly "Then, you'll do what I will say to you"

"Huh?"

"Once a week, you need to go out and find interesting place. And then, you will show me that place. In other word, we need to hang out time to time"

"Why?"

"To find more inspiration and fun things in life." He answered with a wink

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That time I wasn't sure if he was being serious, but unexpectedly, a year had passed since that happened. We became really close. We often go travel, just the two of us to find adventures. I found lots of things about him. And as each day passed, my feelings towards him grew deeper and deeper. But because I didn't want our friendship to be in an awkward situation, I would just keep quiet about it. He was kind enough to help me. With his help, I could finish my arts. Not just for cd jacket, but also I do fanarts with the anime character he voiced, and unexpectedly, my arts were used for promotion.

"What time does the event starts?" Rika asked while flipping the Haikyuu! Pamphlet "We're sitting here for almost 20 minutes"

"10 more minutes" Maki answered

"Sensei, how did you get these tickets?" Naoto asked while reading also the pamphlet in Rika's hand "It's near the stage"

"Masuda-san gave it to me" I answered but felt the teasing smile from them "What?"

"Again with Masuda Toshiki-san, I wonder what is your real relationship."

"We're friends" I sighed and it was then the hall dimmed. Though they only reminded us what we were supposed to do.

It was an amazing event, and it was fun watching the seiyuu having fun during the whole event.

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After the event, the four of us hurriedly left our seat, but it was too packed. The weather was so hot, and there were lots of people.

"Where are they?" I mumbled once I found myself lost in the middle of people. "Where I am?"

It was then I felt my hand being grabbed and in instant, I was pulled away from the crowd.

"Are you in deep thought again that you end up in the middle of people?"

"Masuda-san?! What are you doing here?"

"I saw you from the window" he said pointing the window on the higher floor, which window though? "I saw you being separated from your friends."

"What are you a stalker?" I sighed but "Thank you for getting me out of there"

"No problem. Actually, perfect timing" I confusedly looked at him and he grinned "I need your help with something"

"Something?"

"Yeah, I want you to listen to the first volume of the drama cd I am working on"

"Okay... Sure"

"Cool, then come with me. I'll go get it in my bag. And contact your friends" he said as he grabbed my hand and we went to the guest room. Though I told him that my phone was on Rika's pouch

He was enjoying telling me how he enjoyed the event. When we arrived to the backstage, I noticed all the seiyuu that were on the stage a while ago. They actually knew me. How? Well, since I often come to his recording. Sometimes some of his colleagues come with us to travel.

Because of Masuda-san, not just Shoujo manga, but I read shounen manga too. I started watching seiyuu events, and I somehow fall in love in watching events like otomate party, and those otome games event.

"So are you going to travel again today?" Irino-san asked as he noticed me behind Masuda-san

"Not this month I think" I answered "Masuda-san is kind of busy with his work. I'm also finishing up with my works"

"Ah, that's so sad. Well here," he handed me two aquarium tickets "I gave two tickets before to Masuda-kun, but this time I'll give this to you. It's available until the end of this month"

"So Irino-san was the one who gave him those tickets"

"Eh?"

I froze for a second that I just said something unnecessary. I chuckled and shook my head "Nothing, anyway, thank you very much"

"Here you go" Masuda-san arrived then handed me the cd "Then here, call your phone and let your friends know that I'll send you home later"

I just nodded as I accepted both the tickets, the cd and his phone. I called my phone and told Rika about my situation.

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Later that day, once I got home, I immediately took a bath and threw myself on my bed. But then, I remembered the drama cd Masuda-san lent me. I grabbed my laptop, my earphone and listen to the cd.

The first five minutes, there was no sound. "Did he give me the right one?"

And again, for another five minutes, there was no sound. I was about to fast forward it when finally someone spoke

"Uhm, uhm" I blinked fast and realized that the voice was from Masuda-san. There was again a long pause until he again repeated "Uhm, uhm"

"What the heck is this?"

"You probably asking now 'what the heck is this?', right? Hahaha"

"Eh?"

"Sorry, (F/N). Actually this is not a drama cd. But I hope you listen from here on, until the end"

"Masuda-san?"

"So it happened a year ago, I saw someone who was about to end her life, and that I thought. It turned out that she was just on a deep thought that she didn't realize that she cross the rail. She was trembling and I could totally see from her face the fear. I helped her, and saw how amusing her reaction was. I didn't know but I was drawn towards her. Somehow I didn't want to leave her. Somehow I didn't want others to see this kind of face. And out of curiosity, I want to see other reactions from her.

Unexpectedly, she was the illustrator of the drama cd I was working on. The director mentioned the sensei before, but I wasn't expecting that the one I helped was that sensei. Good thing I still have the tickets Irino-san gave. My curiosity on how she should react pricked, and I just grabbed her hand.

She said that it was been a while since she rode the bus. She was really cute. Because the bus was so packed, we stood up. She couldn't grab the handle, so I needed to hold her near me. My face was really red, and I was hoping that she couldn't hear the loud beating in my chest..."

Tears ran down. As I was listening to his narration, I couldn't help but smile the whole time. My heart was just beating non-stop that I was trying to calm myself from this overflowing feelings

"...sorry for letting you hear this. But I am aware that you know this story, since these were all our memories. From the day I met you, until the time I made this. I am just hoping that we share more fun memories in the future, not as just friends, but more to that. I am quite a coward, since I couldn't even confess personally. However, I wanted to say this, I love you (F/N). I want to be with you more.

Hahaha! Uhm, that's it. I will wait for your answer. Thank you for listening"

I ejected the cd and put it back on its case. I kissed it as I hugged the cd. "I love him" I mumbled.

Indeed! I love Masuda-san. I thought I have a one-sided feeling, but it wasn't.

I got my phone and immediately messaged him without hinting that I already heard his confession

"Hey are you free tomorrow or anytime this week? I need some help with my art work"

I thought he was already asleep, but he replied

"I am free tomorrow at 3pm to 5pm."

"Cool then, let's meet at the park. Sorry for the sudden message. Good night"

"No problem at all. See you, good night."

I immediately grabbed my pen and drew. Drew a simple art to show my answer.

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That next day, I was waiting for him in the park. I was so nervous and I couldn't calm down. 10 minutes after three, I saw his figure walking towards me and he was smiling.

"Sorry for the wait"

"No, not at all" I answered. I looked around us and luckily, not much of people. I was so embarrassed. I handed him the envelope and smiled awkwardly "Here, I want to ask about your opinion about the artwork inside"

"Okay, sure" he immediately got the art out of the envelope and I could see that his eyes widened once he saw it. "This...?"

The drawing was a girl blushing while lying on her bed, listening to a drama cd on her laptop with words saying "I love you too, Masuda-san"

"I don't know how to say this, but it was my exact reaction while listening to-" I couldn't finish what I want to say since I was pulled into a tight hug "Masuda-san" I called his name and hugged him back.

"I love you, (F/N)! Thank you very much!" As he said that, his face moved closer and our lips touched each others.

It started with an unexpected help from him that turned out to be unexpectedly wonderful experience.

~With the help of Masuda Toshiki Part 2~Fin~

~To be Continued~Stop the Act Irino Miyu Part 1~

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The plot story was requested by koizakuraa and I combined the request of yemeixiang21...I hope you like it...