Raku's POV

I promised myself I'd make a decision tonight. It's not fair to any of them, not Marika, not Yui, not Chitoge and definitely not Onodera. Onodera and Chitoge - Who do I love? Is it Onodera, my longtime crush who has always been there for me? My longtime friend, my confidante second only to Shuu?

Or is it Chitoge? Violent, adorable and cool, my partner in crime throughout these past few years? I love both of them, but deep down in my heart, I know the one for me. I don't need the brilliant firework that lights up the sky for a moment, only to fade away. I need the dandelion in the meadow, the rock that anchors me through the night and stays with me for years to come.

I've made my decision.

Onodera. I can't live with this anymore. I love Chitoge, but I love Onodera more. My feelings for Chitoge, was only ever a passing phase, much like how people are always attracted to that which is flashy and new, appearing to take their attention from what is more meaningful, with deeper roots. I love Onodera. Tomorrow, i'll tell her and Chitoge. All we really ever had was False Love.

~After tracking Chitoge down~

After bumping into Marika, I reassure her that I've made my choice. All that's left is to find Onodera and Chitoge. Running up the mountain, I reach a clearing. A beautiful meadow, with wisps of sunlight streaking through. In the middle, like a scene straight from a fairy tale, waits Onodera. I just need to say one thing. "I really like you, Onodera." she turns to me, and has a sad little smile that breaks my heart. "But not anymore, right? There's someone else in Raku-kun's heart."

Oh. She thinks I chose Chitoge. Crap. I need to make this right.

"There's no one else in my heart but you, Onodera. I've only ever loved you. I don't care who the promise girl is, from now until the end of time, I'd like to be with you, if you let me." As I say the words, I see emotions she has been trying to keep in check. Hope and joy welling up in her eyes, spilling down her cheeks. She takes the key from around her neck, and fits it to my pendant. Click. Fighting my disbelief, I open it and read the note inside. One sentence. "Do you still love me, Raku-kun?"

Always.