A is for Always
Eiji has always had that easy-go-luck attitude when people was around. No matter what life threw him he always put on the happy face that he learn to make believable. No one really knew what was he was really feeling, except for his doubles partner Oishi. They were always together by each others side. When things would get hard for Eiji ate home, Oishi would spirit him away to say at his house. Eiji knew that he could count on Oishi for anything, but he would never ask Oishi to save him for good. The pain that was always waiting for him when he got back was something that he didn't was to dirty Oishi with. To Eiji, Oishi was always shine brightly for him. Therefor, he wouldn't relies on him all the time. This time he would protect Oishi, So that Oishi could always shine bright.
"Eiji! Are you alright?" Oishi asked when he saw that Eiji's smiling face was fake.
Smiling, Eiji responded, "ya, I'm fine."
Looking at his best friend, and doubles partner, Oishi knew he had lied. Taking his friends wrist, Oishi dragged him off to the empty club room. "Eiji tell me what's wrong! Why are you always putting on that fake smile?" Oishi asked as he took his friends hands.
"Nothing wrong really," Eiji said as he looked at the ground. He couldn't even look in his friends eyes.
Gathering his friend in his arms, he whispered, "go ahead and cry. It's okay no one would blame you."
Like always, Eiji buried his face in his friend's shirt, and, letting go, Eiji cried like he has never cried before.
"Oishi, why does it always turn out like this. Why can't they see me as a person and not a stress reliever?" Eiji cried into Oishi's shirt.
Stroking Eiji's back, he only whispered, "I don't know. No one can ever know. Do yo want to talk about it?"
"The violence gotten worse. Mother won't stop him anymore. It hurts Oishi! Why does it always hurt?"
Oishi, not knowing what to say, sat there rubbing Eiji's back, hoping that Eiji would survive this abuse somehow.