Michael was surprised by Maki's confession, although he already expected it, he thought she could confess later and not now. Of course, he could not deny that he liked her despite having met her a few days ago since he had a deep knowledge of her from the anime in which he was included if it were not for Lilith that made him remember who she was Maki.
He knew everything about her, from her childhood, her likes and her character. But her surprise didn't last long because he could see that Maki was very ashamed to have confessed to her and that she was waiting for an answer.
Michael stopped looking at her for a moment and looked at the stars again, wondering what answer to give her. But he did not know, that that movement made Maki think that she would be rejected and she slowly lowered her head while small tears formed in her eyes.
Michael decided to give him an answer because he could feel Maki's body shaking slightly. He did not decide to doubt her anymore and he prepared to tell her her feelings for her but that yes, he would also have to reveal the truth about him.
"Maki .." Michael said in a soft voice.
Maki's body shook slightly with her head lowered as he waited to hear the answer from the boy that he likes her.
"Maki ... I like you too" Michael revealed her feelings for her making Maki raise her head and look at him.
Michael could see that there were little tears in Maki's eyes and his heart ached because he knew that the delay in her response had made her hurt a little.
He slowly lifted her hand and gently wiped the tears from her face as he spoke with a soft smile on her face.
"Even though we met a few days ago, slowly I started to like you" said Michael as he continued: "This feeling was growing little by little since you did not reject or disown me when you met my other identity. You decided to hug me at that moment, maybe Because Lilith told you a bit about my background at the time I was on the air. "
Michael knew that when Maki hugged him that moment, it was because Lilith said something about him. Instead of rejecting him or walking away from her because she was afraid of him, she hugged him very tightly, making Michael's heart relax.
"However, you do not know the whole truth. I did not want to tell you or have a relationship with you for fear that if you knew the truth about me, you would not believe it as it would be very shocking" said Michael while gently grabbing her hands after cleaning the little tears Maki had on her face.
Maki said nothing and kept looking into his eyes with affection while she kept hearing her words. She was very happy at this moment because Michael reciprocated her feelings. She felt like she was in the soft clouds or if it was a dream, she wishes she didn't wake up.
"So I'm happy that she confessed to me." Michael finished speaking and drew her arms around her in an affectionate hug, which Maki also hugged.
"Michael-san, thank you for accepting me" Maki said with her head on her now partner's chest. "I know you have secrets that you don't want anyone to know and I won't ask about it. I just want to be by your side, spend time with you as we age with time. I am happy now and I feel that if I continue to be with you I will be even happier. If not. It was for Lilith and Nephilim who gave me the courage to confess to you, I know that at some point I would have regrets "Maki said softly, expressing her happiness that she felt now.
"I know, but I still feel that you should know the secrets that I have since now you will be part of our family," Michael said as he held Maki in his embrace.
After a brief moment, Michael and Maki broke apart and looked into each other's eyes. It is not known who started, but slowly their faces got closer until they kissed each other gently under the moonlight and the presence of several stars creating a beautiful landscape.
Several seconds passed before they both separated their faces and laughed slightly. Michael directed his gaze towards the stars while Maki lowered her head from her as her face was flushed and her heart was beating very fast.
"Time to go back .." Michael said after a short silence.
"Mm" Maki nodded.
"Come on" Michael said grabbing Maki's hand and pulling her inside of her since he had been on the balcony for a long time and was afraid she might catch a cold.
Michael escorted her to her bedroom door for Maki to come in to rest.
"Good night Michael" Maki said in a mosquito voice that could barely be heard. She no longer called him with the suffix -san because she would look a bit strange from the relationship they now had.
"Good night, Maki. Rest well as in the morning we will chat as a family about my secret. Therefore, you must prepare your mind and heart because it might shock you" Michael warned with a slight smile.
"Okay" Maki replied briefly and entered the room.
After seeing Maki entering the room, Michael decided to walk into her room to rest as he would later have to tell Maki the truth.
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Maki slowly approached the bed and lay down covering her entire body up to her head with the quilt because she still had a very red face but with a very happy smile.
She was about to sleep until someone spoke to her, surprising her on the spot.
"Maki, where did you go?" Lilith asked in a low voice.
"L- Lilith-san ... I thought you were sleeping" Maki said in a shaky voice since she was nervous, as well as feeling a bit guilty. Although Lilith and the Nephilim gave her the courage to confess to Michael, she still had traces of guilt in her heart.
"I was sleeping but then I felt you wake up" Lilith said.
"I- I ..." Maki didn't know what to say, she felt she should tell him that she met Michael and she confessed but she didn't know where to start.
"Did something happen, Maki?" Nephilim asked that she was next to her.
"Nephilim, were you awake too?" Maki asked in surprise. She didn't know what to do, whether to laugh or cry because both girls were awake.
Still, she took a deep breath and decided to tell them the truth.
"T- I was a little thirsty and I went to the kitchen to have a glass of water" said Maki and continued: "after drinking water, I met Michael on the balcony ... And I walked over to him"
"I see .. at this time, Michael always goes out to the balcony to see the stars" said Nephilim.
"Sister Nephilim is right, perhaps Michael does not know but we always felt him leaving the room" Lilith agreed agreeing with what Nephilim said.
"What else? I don't think it took you long for that. Did you talk about something?" Nephilim asked making Maki's body twitch because she had hit the target.
"Y- Yes, we were talking for a while until ..." Maki said softly but her voice was gradually fading.
"You confessed and he accepted?" This time it was Lilith's turn to ask making Maki more nervous.
"Y- Yes" Maki replied briefly hiding her face with her bedspread thinking that Lilith and Nephilim were disappointed in her but what they said after her surprised her a lot.
"Congratulations Maki!" Lilith said with a voice that expressed her happiness for her.
"Hey?" Maki exclaimed in surprise. "Aren't they angry?" She asked her puzzled.
"Why would we be?" Nephilim asked confused. "We already told you that we would not be angry, rather we are happy that now you are a sister of us"
"I- I ..." Maki had a lot of emotions right now. She was happy to join this family. "Thank you" Maki said in a shaky voice.
Lilith and Nephilim did not decide to say more and proceeded to hug her affectionately as if they were taking care of a very little sister proceeding to congratulate her on her successful confession.
"Did Michael tell you that he will tell you the truth?" Lilith asked after congratulating her.
"Yes .. he told me that later he was going to tell me the secret that he hides." Maki said.
"I see ... you must be mentally prepared because it might shock you a lot" Nephilim warned but there was a hidden concern.
"I know" Maki agreed
"Okay then ... We have to sleep at once since we must wake up early" Lilith said with a tired voice as she was starting to get sleepy.
"Good night" Lilith said and proceeded to sleep.
"Good night sister Lilith and sister Maki" Nephilim said following Lilith to start sleeping.
"Good night, sisters" Maki also followed the steps of the others and began to rest but with a smile on her face that showed how happy she was at this moment and maybe this time she can have a very happy dream.
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Early in the morning, Michael felt someone calling him but he ignored it and went back to sleep.
"Michael" said a soft voice trying to wake him up but Michael ignored it.
Seeing that he didn't wake up, he proceeded to move him gently saying: "Michael it's time to wake up, sisters Lilith and Nephilim are downstairs waiting for you"
Michael started to wake up, slowly opened his eyes and looked to his side when he found Maki waking him up.
"Good morning Maki. What time is it?" Michael asked after sitting up on the bed, stretching.
"It's too late, lazy pig. It's already 11 AM, if I didn't come to wake you up, you won't even wake up alone. Sisters Lilith and Nephilim are waiting for you" Maki said with a smile.
"Huh?" Michael looked at her for a moment and decided to tease her. "So sisters huh? Since when did you start calling them that?
Maki was surprised by what Michael said and her face flushed a lot causing her to run towards the exit of the room because of the shame she felt but she kept screaming: "Get down!"
"Hahahaha" michael laughed and then got out of bed and headed to the bathroom to take a shower.
After showering and changing, he went downstairs where he found the girls with breakfast served at the table.
He approached them and gave her a soft kiss on her lips making Maki, who was not used to showing affection in the presence of people, blush making Lilith and Nephilim laugh.
After having their breakfast, they went to the sofa because there was a very serious topic to talk about: Michael's secret.
The atmosphere inside the room became serious, Michael looked at Maki, who was on another sofa next to Lilith and Nephilim at her sides, making her nervous but slowly calmed down because her future sisters had grabbed her hands as if giving her forces.
Michael took a deep breath and then began to tell him her secret.
"Maki ... We are not of this world" Michael said with a serious face.