God dammit! Just confess already!
Give it another hundred chapters or so, it'll happen for sure!
And then it'll end.
"Kaede, I... I like you."
"Yes. I like you too, Akina!"
"No, you don't understand. I don't mean that kind of like. I want to kiss you and do dirty things with you!"
"Oh, but we're both girls!"
"I know, but that does not matter to me!"
"I DO like you, Akina, but this is all so sudden." softly touches Akina's face "I need to go to my grandparents place for a few months, but when I get back, I hope I will have sorted out my feelings for you Akina. Please wait for me."
scene of Kaede waving goodbye to Akina, who has a tear glinting in the corner of her eyes
the end
Something like that?
(nothing to do with stretching, nope...)