Because, I Love You
#BILYS3 273

The next day, Exelle accidentally meets Joe at a shopping center. Exelle was trying a perfume. Joe had just entered the shopping center. Joe was a little surprised, then he grinned as they looked at each other.

"Ex, come! You must like this."

Abelia appears by spraying a bottle of perfume on Exelle's neck. He was a little shy from being afraid of his face.

Joe clapped his hands. Hearing that Exelle frowned, as well as Abelia who immediately looked back. Because he does not know the existence of the person in front of Exelle who turns out to be Exelle's arch-enemy.

"Woah, you're a great Ex." Joe said with another round of applause.

"Aaaakh, fuck. He must be thinking things out." Exelle answered softly, rubbing her face with both hands.

"Why, Ex? Do you feel if you get caught? You are a Playboy. Very wedge****!" Joe started to snort.

"Hey, who are you? So rude. Ex, you know him?" Abelia said, asking in confusion at Exelle.

"Hm... He's my friend." Answer Exelle briefly.

"Huh? A fella? Haha. The dueling friend meant?" Exelle answered with a wicked laugh.

"Lia. You're done, right? Let's go home, I'm done too." Take Exelle to Abelia, ignore Joe's words that begin to provoke emotions and leave when Abelia agrees.

"Hey, you. Goddamn bum!" Bump Joe back.

"Ex, he cursed you again. Why are you quiet, huh? No one in school dared to do that to you, who is he? Why are you avoiding him? You scared?" Abelia started to chat. Exelle just kept walking ignoring the question that was thrown for her.

"Hey, you. Are you deaf, huh?" Joe chases Exelle and pushes her in the back. Exelle almost fell forward.

"Ex..." Abelia squealing.

"Currently, are you trying to be the center of attention now? You blame me for my closeness to Maria. Then you? What is this huh?"

"Is that misunderstanding your illness all along, Joe?"

"Don't convolve your word, Ex."

"Then what do you think of seeing this? You think he's my girlfriend?" Exelle asked by pointing towards Abelia.

"Heh, don't you like to approach all girls? I'm not surprised by that. But I don't like the way you're pretentious to me, you act like you love only the Rainbow but behind you you're much worse than me."

"wait. What's your problem here, huh? And who is the rainbow?" Abelia's confused.

"Haha. Hey, yousa. Pretty girl, don't you know if your boyfriend is chasing and wants to snatch my girlfriend, Rainbow. He even acted as if he really only loved Rainbows."

"Ex...You snatched people's lovers? Did I hear wrong?" Abelia asked again facing towards Exelle with one eyebrow rising up.

"I'm in love with a girl, Lia."

"So what? So that's true? You're outrageous."

"Pff..." Joe held back a laugh, yet in his heart he felt satisfied.

"Lia, let's go home first. I'll explain it on the way." Exelle pulls Abelia's hand but Abelia holds both legs back from stepping. Exelle turned her head and looked at him in wonder.

"Lia, don't tell me if you want me to talk about it here, too. In front of him?" Exelle asked with a look on Joe's face.

"Save your index finger from before me. Don't act so arrogant anymore, you've been caught by me. Hah, indeed God will always help his sincere servant." Exelle said proudly to herself.

"Ex, you know I've liked you all this time, right?" Abelia said in a soft voice.

"Waow, what a fun show. I can't get through it, hahaha." Joe interrupted again with bragging.

"What do you mean, Ex?"

Exelle took her breath so deeply as Abelia kept forcing her to say and answer her in front of Joe. In her heart Exelle did not want to humiliate Abelia, all this time Exelle already knew and heard it. If Abelia likes and pursues him, Exelle only considers him an ordinary friend.

Coincidentally today they went together to a shopping center because Exelle felt she had a promise debt that she had not been able to fulfill with Abelia's invitation at that time. Abelia is very kind and never flashy even though she really likes Exelle, that's why Exelle is still good friends with her. Moreover, Abelia was a genius student in the Exelle class.

"Come on, let's get out of here first." Take Exelle for the umpteenth time.

"No. Answer me Ex, do you know if I've liked you all this time huh?"

Exelle looked at him without a word. Then glanced at Joe who was gushing his lips as if sneering.

"Alright, Ex. You'd better pick it, me or the girl?" ask Abelia suddenly.

Huh... I had expected this to be questioned by Abelia. I really don't want to embarrass him in front of Joe right now, how am I going to turn him down?

"Ex airwab!!!" Abelia slightly shouted in a high tone.

"I'm sorry, Abelia." Exelle answered with force.

Abelia closed both her hands with a deep breath. He expected it, his tears flowing. Because in the end He had to accept the reality that he had feared all along.

"I've been looking for the figure I want, and it's only in the rainbow." Answer Exelle later. Of course, Joe was shocked to hear that. He started to grow furious, not expecting that Exelle would answer that.

"Alright, Ex. I see, I give up, I will not fight anymore to chase after you. Thanks for today, I didn't expect that this would be the last day I'm close to you."

"Hey, comeon. Are you just going to give up, didn't you hear that? He snatched my girlfriend, he liked my boyfriend."

"Shut up!!! All because of you, if it wasn't for you swearing and calling the Rainbow by the name, I wouldn't have been humiliated like this." Then Abelia left with her cry. Exelle could say nothing more.

"D, Eh... Crazy bastard, why is he blaming me."

"You see, Ex. What the hell just happened? You can't even appreciate other people's feelings. You only attach importance to the satisfaction of your ego. Then how do you think you really love the rainbow."

"Hello brother. Keep your talk, don't teach me. I warn you, no matter how I'll never let you take the Rainbow's heart, Ex. Or I'll really make you regret." Joe answered arrogantly. Then he left in front of Exelle.

"Wait Joe!!!"

"What else huh?" Joe stopped his steps.

"Do you ever think we have one thing in common? Our taste is the same, right? Loving the same woman. What if I were, I was your sister? Are you gonna give up on our brotherhood?"

Joe nodded with his eyes wide. As soon as the fur on his back creeped out to hear that, inexplicably Joe felt Exelle's speech as if stabbing him this time.

"Are you dreaming, Ex? You become my brother? Hahaha that's impossible."

"I'm telling you if maybe not, if that's what you want to do, Joe?"

"Ti-dak a-kan per-nah!" Joe replied steadily by spelling out his words very clearly, as if his lips were dancing cunningly.

Exelle smiled faintly, but in her heart she was a little sad. Heard that from Joe's mouth, even if that's the truth.

"Alright, Joe. Thanks for that answer. See you back, be careful while driving." Exelle left first, continuing her footsteps towards the parking lot.

"Hey, dickhead. What are you talking about, huh? remember that. I'll never give up." Joe shouted as Exelle's footsteps had gone far.

So am I, Joe. I will not give up my love.

Bathin Exelle with steady.