You've known Aiko since middle school, he'd join the schools band class, he played flute, while you played clarinet. So usually, you two were seated a little close together. You'd consider youself..."normal" than the other kids, you were pretty quiet along with Akio. You did try to talk to him, but he wasn't...the one for conversation. But it's not like you were on bad terms. Just, he didn't talk to you. He didn't talk to anyone at school, though.

As you two entered high school, you both stuck with band, same instruments. The flute section was...smaller than the other sections, but it got made up for Akio's incredible playing. Anyone could see he was very talented. As you both got older, you and him changed into looking more mature. You ended up getting a little taller and got skinner. Akio, just got straight up handsome. He was gorgeous, everyone suddenly wanted him but no one knew how to approach him. You were also one of the people who had fallen for him, except you've loved him since middle school...this glow up never really meant much to you, just meant he was growing up...

You'd watch him and his section as the band teacher made them play their part of the piece. You blushed and looked away, running your fingers through your hair to calm yourself.

At the end of class, as you were packing up, he came up to you. This was probably the first time you'd ever hear heard him speak. "Hey um. Do you like me? If...if you do can we like...go out then."