It was the first day of school, I was starting my first year of high school. It had been a long summer, as I had been sad for most of it. There was a girl I was dating during my last year of middle school, but just before the year was over, she had told me she didn't feel the same anymore. I spent half my summer being sad, just sitting in my room. I went out occasionally, but only when my mom came home from work and we went to the public pool to go swim. I almost always saw the school beauty, Gasai Yuno there. I wanted to talk to her, but I knew she wouldn't be into me, so I never got the nerve and just kept to myself. I always invited my best friend Akise to go with me.

I'm rambling. So anyways, today is the first day of class, and luckily for me, Akise and I are in the same class. And, luckily for the both of us, we are in the same class as Yuno. Akise and I sit side by side in the back, Yuno sits towards the front. Yuno looked beautiful, as always, wearing her school uniform.
"Hey, Yuki," I heard Akise say from the desk next to mine. I turned my head, "yeah, what is it Akise?" Akise used a head motion to point at Yuno. "You gonna go talk to her this year?" I shook my head, "probably not. I like her and all but, I really doubt she'd be into a loser like me." I smirked as I finished my sentence. She was the most popular girl in school, the most beautiful, the smartest. There was no way. I wasn't even gonna bother. "You're just now realizing that, huh." Akise flipped the hair out of his face with his hands. "Good, I thought we'd be stuck on that issue forever." He smiled. I smiled back at him, wondering whether he was joking. I never could tell.

The bell finally rang, signaling that we could leave. "Wanna walk home together Yukiteru?" I looked at Akise and smiled, "sure." Akise and I began walking home. "Hey, Akise," I hesitated a second, "what did you mean when you said that I finally realized it. Do you think I'm a loser?" I stared at the ground and waited for his answer. He chuckled, "of course, Yuki, we both are." We turned into an alley, it was a shortcut to my house. Akise stopped and just stood for a second. "Yuki, let's be real, we're both pretty much losers. I mean, I miss school all the time doing my detective 'nonsense' and you, well look at your grades." It made me sad to hear Akise say that, but he was right. "I guess we are losers," I half smiled and leaned against the wall. It made me somewhat sad to think that we were losers, that I was a loser. "It's perfect though," Akise began speaking again, "if we're both losers, then...," Akise began getting closer to me, "we're perfect for each other, right?"

I was in slight shock, "A...Akise, wh..what are you talk...," Akise leaned his hands on the wall on either side of me and kissed me before I could finish. At first my eyes were wide open in shock, but the longer his lips remained on mine, the more I enjoyed it. My eyes slowly fell closed and I became more relaxed. I began to blush before Akise pulled his lips away from mine. "How cute, you're blushing." I looked away slightly. Akise smiled and chuckled slightly, and stroked my cheek with the back of his hand, "you're always so cute when you blush." I blushed even more and my eyes drew away from his, "Akise...wh...what was..." my voice trailed off and Akise gently grabbed my chin, making me look at him. "I've waited a long time for this Yuki. I have to tell you, I can't wait anymore." Akise smiled. "I love you, Yukiteru." I blushed even more. Was this even possible? Akise and I are both boys. I thought boys were supposed to like girls, but...but now Akise says he loves me.

"A..Akise...," I blushed. He smiled again, "I hope you accept my feelings, Yuki." I started to smile. What are these feelings I'm having. Suddenly I want to kiss Akise again. How was it possible that all these years that Akise and I had been friends, and I never saw this coming. I think I like Akise. No, these feelings are stronger than that. Akise stood in front of me now, waiting for my answer, I guess. A tear rolled down my cheek. "Yuki, I...I hope I didn't upset you." Akise looked slightly worried. I smiled, "you didn't." I shot forward, pressing my lips against Akise's once again, and Akise kissed back. His lips tasted sweet, almost like the taste of a caramel candy. Akise pulled me closer to him, stomach to stomach, and I opened my mouth slightly, allowing his tongue to enter my mouth. I can feel myself blushing. Akise slipped his hand underneath the back of my beanie and played with my hair as we kissed,and slowly pulled away. I looked away slightly and blushed, Akise still holding me close to him. He kissed my forehead. "Akise..." I said slowly. He smiled, "yes, Yuki?" I blushed as I looked towards him and then looked down, "I...I love you too, Akise." He pulled me into a hugs as tears of joy ran down my face. Was this real? It had to be.

He released me and we began walking home. "S..so Akise?" Akise looked at me with a smile on his face, "Yes, Yuki. You want to know if we're together now, right?" I blushed, "h..how'd you know?" He chuckled and gave a big smile. "Because I know you better than anyone else does." He looked towards the ground, kicked a rock, and looked back at me. "Do you want us to be?" I looked away quickly, "I...I mean...Yes, I do. But what will other people say, I mean, we're both boys." Akise smiled, "who cares what they say. But, if you want to, we can just keep it between us." He looked at me lovingly with those gentle eyes. "For now," I smiled. Akise walked me up to my front doorstep. "Thank you for walking me home, Akise," I smiled and blushed, as my eyes wandered away. Akise smiled and chuckled, "anything for my guy." He leaned in and gave me a soft kiss on my lips. I smiled and blushed, "I'm glad to be with you." He smiled, "good, now get your homework done and get some rest." I smiled. "I won't be missing anymore school now." He smiled back at me. "I'll see you tomorrow then," I said smiling a big smile. Akise nodded. "Have a nice night, my love," he said as he stroked from my cheek to my chin as he turned to walk away. He got to the end of the sidewalk and looked back at me. I waved goodbye and smiled.

I thought to myself and smiled, until tomorrow, I'll see him again tomorrow.