The Couple's Feelings

The Couple's Feelings (二人の想い, Futari no Omoi) is the eighth chapter of the School Days manga.

Summary
Sekai meets with Makoto and Kotonoha on the rooftop and they express relief that she recovered from the mumps. Sekai grabs a drink from Makoto, which was made by Kotonoha, and Makoto recalls how he spent the day before with Sekai and how thankful she was for his visit.



As Makoto and Kotonoha walk home together, she asks him what he is thinking about. Makoto avoids telling her as it involves him and Sekai, and claims it to be nothing. Suddenly, Kotonoha mentions that his birthday's coming up, but he points out that it's a month away before she shows him the necklace he gave to her. She mentions that she is keeping her promise to take good care of it when they suddenly encounter a dog.

They notice its collar and Kotonoha believes it to be friendly and tries to pet the dog, but it is attracted to her necklace and she tries to keep it away, but she is knocked down and it runs away. She spots her necklace in the sewer and tries to find a way to fish it out, but unable to, she sticks her hands into it to try to find it, despite Makoto trying to tell her to stop. Kotonoha refuses though, because it is special to her.

She manages to find it and Makoto wipes her forehead after it gets dirty. Then he starts to realize that he really does love love her.

On the rooftop, Makoto meets with Sekai, and he attempts to discuss something important with her. She is quick to interrupt and say that she loves him, and claims not to know when exactly she fell for him, but because of all the time they spent together, she started to think about him even more.

Despite Makoto's protests about it, she embraces him and says that she doesn't care if he loves Kotonoha, as long as she can love him and remain next to him. She then kisses him, and they start making out.

Characters in order of appearance

 * Sekai Saionji
 * Makoto Itou
 * Kotonoha Katsura