SPOILER!!: double meep!
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The Sorting hat knows it all perhaps. It can choose a house for each student and somehow in the end you'll know why or suddenly realize it sorted you in that house. Jonathan does have tendencies to be non-slytherin. But he is very much a proud Slytherin. He grew up with a whole bunch of them, how could he not like the Slytherin house. "You are brave." and Jonathan believes in that. Kurumi's just shy so maybe that's why people may think she's not as brave.
Surprises her? "Yeah. I really like this" he smiled while looking at the bear. He usually gives the present so this really brightened his day. Did she expect girls gave him tons a gifts? Well, if you include her mother and aunts then yes, he has been given gifts before. Not like this though, Kurumi even hand knitted it which means it has more sentimental value in it. Yeah, from now on this teddy bear is sealed and no one must touch it except him.
His eyes looked at Kurumi, somehow in the middle it grew silent but not for too long though. Jonathan hasn't been this awkward in such a long time. He thinks he can't even stand up correctly now. He's been treating her differently over the past months and maybe she doesn't notice it because he holds it back for some reasons. Maybe all she thinks about him is like a brother? Maybe she likes someone else? Maybe she just misses her older brothers? See! There's a lot of 'maybes'.
Then finally, she spoke again. It helps you understand a little more about how I feel??? What does that mean? Was he missing something? Did he hear it correctly? Jonathan moved closer to her, his face was quite confused but was still smiling. "I... uhmmm..." he held the bear tightly. "Kurumi..." he paused for a second. Trying to gather up all his courage "...how do you feel about me exactly?" he looked down.
Gulp.
Should he cover his ears?
Kurumi smiled and resisted the urge to shake her head. She knew a large handful of people who would be upset at her if she said that she wasn't - although she had a hard time believing that she wasn't. Patroclus came to mind instantly, especially his parting words. He had been one of the most Gryffindor-like people she had known, and she sure hoped that he was doing well wherever he was now. "
I...try to be," she nodded.
Kurumi smiled when he once again said that he liked it. Jonathan had no idea how many times she had poked herself with a needle while doing some of the final sewing. He didn't really need to. It would only make things more difficult.
And then, he asked a question that she had been dreading for the entirety of their conversation. She couldn't let this be a repeat of last time, he coming out and saying how she felt only to have it essentially thrown back in her face. If he had to ask...then he didn't know...which meant that he wasn't feeling the same, right?
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How...how do you think I do?" she asked turning it around on him.