A few weeks later,
Morning,
In Izuku's flower
garden...

Third Person's POV

Several weeks had passed since that incident. Izuku had grown quite distant from the Eight Bullets of Hassai group, including Kai and Hari. She wanted to be alone to sort up her thoughts and herself.... And to solve the question haunting her mind.

What is this feeling bothering her?

She needed the answer, and she tried to figure it out... But sadly, she failed. She failed to reach the conclusion ; because her lack of knowledge and experience.

She will never talk to her them — Kai, Hari, Toya and Shin — unless she solves the question in her head.

Izuku heaved a deep sigh of defeat as she walked around the flower garden, enjoying the breath-taking colourful view of her healthily blooming flowers. But the view somehow still couldn't make her feel at ease. She sat down on a green wooden bench, her emerald eyes fixed on all the flowers she planted.

'As days passed, this confusing feeling get stronger and stronger that I started to feel suffocated... Only thinking of them... Already make my heart stir in uneasiness. just what is this feeling? Is this really love...? Or am I getting infected with dangerous heart disease??' Izuku began running her fingers through her soft fluffy lock, feeling very frustrated and tired with all the thinking.

"Oh, Young Lady! There you are!" Sabito suddenly yelled, causing Izuku to yelp in surprise. She turned around quickly, and saw the pink-haired man approaching her. A wide smile spread across his face.

"Sabito-san! Jeez, you startle me!" The female greenette patted her chest lightly. Her rapid heartbeat gradually slowed down to its normal state.

Sabito giggled sheepishly upon hearing her scolding. He scratched the back of his head, before speaking up again, "Oh yeah! Young Master Overhaul wants to see you, Young Lady Izuku." He stated earnestly after remembering his true intention approaching the teenage girl.

Izuku was taken aback by his announcement. Frustration clouded her face once again. She looked away from Sabito in deep silence. The minor yakuza was perplexed by her unusual reaction.

"Um... Young Lady, are you okay?" He asked concernly, afraid that she was sick or something. "I already told him... That I didn't want to see anyone right now... So tell Kai, I don't want to meet him until further notice." Izuku's usually mellow, sweet voice became a little huskier and dark.

Sensing the oddness from her, Sabito became serious. "Young Lady... Is something bothering you?" He questiones again, walking nearer toward her.

Her shoulders dropped when she heard the  question. Hesitantly, she turned around facing Sabito back. Tears were leaking out from the corner of her eyes, startling the young man.

"W-wait, sorry for my rudeness, Young Lady! Please don't cry!" He begged in panic. Oh, he is dead if Kai sees this life-and-death situation.

He will be blown to bits for hurting her feelings, even unintentionally.

"S-sorry... Tears suddenly flow down. I don't know why though..." Izuku brushed off her tears with the sleeve of her shirt. Feeling pity, Sabito pulled out his handkerchief and wiped away the crystal liquid wetting her cheeks.

"It's fine, Young Lady Izuku. You are a girl after all. It's normal for you to cry when you have keeping your pent-up feelings and problem inside your heart, right?" He tiugged a kind, gentle smile for her.

"... You sure know a-a lot about girls..." Izuku sobbed out, her jade irises sparkled with disbelief. "Well, thanks to my girlfriend, I now understand women better." He announced shyly.

"Girlfriend? Y-you have a girlfriend?! Then you have experiences in love, right? RIGHT?!" Izuku emphasized the last few words loudly as she stomped toward him closer. Poor man was confused but still nodded his head out of fear.

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"I see. That must be really difficult for you,Young Lady. " Sabito nodded his head in understanding after Izuku explained to him about her problem.

Sabito stared at Izuku who was looking down to the floor sadly. He could sense how stressful she had become from all the unanswered questions and doubts lingering her mind.
Sabito smiled to himself in secret. "The way you describe your feelings... It wasn't a mistake anymore. You are really in love, Young Lady." He revealed, shocking her.

"H-huh? How are you so confident with your answer...?" Izuku still couldn't believe him — and certainly, she wanted to deny the feelings.

"Because I myself have experienced the same feelings as you when I was with my girlfriend. That is why we are together now. Thanks to this emotion call "Love", I realized that this world is not as cruel as I thought..." He breathed out a long sigh of relaxation.

"...how...?"

"Huh?"

"How are you certain that she is your soulmate? How did you know she is the one you were fated to be with... When there are so many women in this world..?" Izuku gripped her skirt firmly. Her fists were trembling.

"I never knew she is my soulmate, Young Lady."

His answer literally made Izuku gasped in shock. "Huh?! What do you mean...you never knew...?"

"What I mean is, I never knew she is my soulmate... Not until I confessed to my girlfriend. Look, now, because I confessed my love toward her, we are happily together, and we are convinced that we were made for each other. And I never regrett my choice to be with her.
" He replied with excitement in his voice.

Izuku was awed by his confidence. Her eyes sparkled with amazement. Sabito chuckled upon seeing her expression.

"You know what, Young Lady... Life is full chances. And chances have their own risks. Life gave me the chance to love that had its own risk. But I took the risk and confessed. The result is ; we are happily together."

"... What are you trying to say?" Izuku tilted her head in confusion.

"What I'm trying to say here is... Don't be afraid of your own choices, Young Lady. Sure, those choices have their consequences, but we have to take risk, for the betterment in our lives. So, believe in yourself. Follow your heart desire. Trust your feelings! You will surely find the answer you need in the end." Sabito patted her fluffy head affectionately.

"Believe in myself... Follow my heart's desire... And trust my feelings..." Izuku repeated those words of encouragement. She stared at her open palms, before her eyelids fell shut.

A rush of realization finally hit her.

Izuku stood up from the green bench, her eyes brightened up with realization. A wide smile graced her freckled-feature.

"I understand everything now, Sabito-san. Thank you for helping and hearing me out! Because of you, now I know how to solve my problem!" She held his hands and shook his hands repeatedly.

"O-oh, um... You are welcome?" He awkwardly retorted. Izuku grinned at him from ear to ear.

'I see... At last, I found the answer to my question. Now, the only thing left is...'

'.... I have to understand my feelings carefully, and decide on who I really have fallen in love with.'