My Sister's Best Friend, My Lover ch8.2

p1
>There's a cafe about halfway up.

>Let's have tea there.
>Sure.

>Here's your ticket.
>Thanks.

>A cheery blossom motif.

>They said that this elevator represented "spring", right?
>Just perfect.
>Spring's almost here, after all.

p2
>And Spring is when you were born, Kiku.

>Ooh!

>What a view.
>Amazing.
>It's like CG.
>Yeah!

>I was sure you'd be used to this from the plane.
>Sights like these.
>Ah.
>Yeah...
>I fall asleep right away when I ride planes.
>I wasn't really able to take it in.
>...You're a rare breed.

p3
>This is the first time I've climbed all the way up here.
>I couldn't do it back when I was a student.
>Oh yeah, that was a thing.
>You never could climb it, could you?

>Y'know,

>I wanted a family.

>I've always
>wanted to make a family of my own.

p4
>I figured the way of doing that
>was for me to get married.

>I'd get married
>and then me, Sena, and my new family could live together
>and we'd all be really happy.

>...That's what I thought,
>but Sena said she was "lonely".

>I vaguely understood
>that I was being conceited.

p5
>Gradually,
>my pace stopped matching with Sena's.

>...That's why

>I'm truly grateful
>that you were there for her, Kiku.

p6
>I was relieved.

>...Is that why
>you didn't say anything
>when I called you that day?

>When I asked if you could "let me have Sena-chan."
>...

>Sure.
>If Sena's okay with it.

p7
>I
>really do love Sena-chan.

>And I don't just mean
>that I can't leave her be.

>Yeah.
>I know

>...But Sena-chan
>doesn't love me.

p8
>I was ready to be asked all sorts of questions.
>I was expecting to hear one or two complaints.
>...Today's the same.

>Whatever you want to say, Yuuna,
>any little thing whatsoever,
>I'm prepared to listen to all of it.

p9
>I am
>your best friend, after all.

>I don't have
>any complaints.
>But...

p10
>There is something
>I want to say
>to you, Kiku.

>Sure.
>...What is it?

p11
>You see,
>I wanted to become a family with you.

>That's why I said that.

p12
>Kiku.
>Shall we try going out together?

p13
>Sure.
>...I guess we can do that?

>>The story of their past...