Sakuma Ryuichi had a secret, one that no one knew. At least, he didn't think anyone knew, and if they did they kept quiet. The truth was that Ryuichi was in love, had been for some time now. Even since they first met in that dusty practice room at school, Ryuichi had been in love with Seguchi Tohma.
Normally, he had no problems hiding it; he just acted like he always did. Happy, childish, untouched by everything that went on in the real world around him; no one ever suspected that he was hurting.
The announcement wasn't really unexpected, or delivered in any surprising way, Tohma had just stood up and said it. And still the shock made Ryuichi's head spin. It really shouldn't have been that hard to wrap his head around it, that simple fact. After all, he had seen the way Tohma looked at her, like she was the greatest, most beautiful thing in the world. The same way Ryuichi looked at him.
He could hear Noriko clapping excitedly and spouting congratulations, but he wasn't. Ryuichi simply couldn't bring himself to feel anything besides a seeping cold and…betrayal. But that was ridiculous because Tohma had never shown any interest in him, just patient exasperation.
Maybe his face had gotten pale, or his hands had started to shake, because the next minute K, Noriko, and Tohma himself were all leaning over him, mouths beating a furious pattern of "Ryuichi?" "Hey, what's wrong?" and "Are you okay?" Ryuichi didn't hear anything besides the sound of his world crashing down and Tohma's announcement ringing through his head.
"Everyone, I'm getting married."
And the world went black.
