He's looking at the bottles on the shelves, trying to figure out which one he should get. He adjusted his sleeves on his jacket so they wouldn't raise up when he lifted his arm to grab the bottle. A drop of blood fell onto the floor, catching the attention of the man standing next to him.
"You're bleeding." He said. Kai flinched and turned his arm, making his jacket rise to show the bloody bandage on his wrist. The man gasped. "You shouldn't do that to yourself."
Kai looked over to see the man with a sympathetic smile. The man had spiky black hair with blonde streaks in the front.
"I just wanted to get away from it all." The brunette mumbled.
"I'm Nao." The man said. "Let me clean it up for you."
The other's eyes got wide. "I-I'm Kai."
"Come on." Nao sad grabbing Kai's upper arm and took him to the checkout counter before they left. He brought Kai home with him, and when the brunette entered, he felt a calming sensation flow through his body. He took his shoes off and walked in behind Nao to the bathroom where he sat on the toilet. He took his jacket off to show his scarred and bloody wrists. Nao sighed as he started treating the other's wrists. When they were done, Nao made him change into some baggy pajamas, then made him sit on the couch. He made them both a bowl of soup then sat down next to Kai.
"So why are you doing that to yourself?" He asked. Kai kept his head sown, but Nao lifted it up. "You shouldn't hide your face. It's very cute, plus you'll get neck problems if you keep looking at the ground."
Kai felt himself blush and turned his head away. "I-I just don't like my life."
"Why not?"
The brunette sighed. "I'm ugly, my parents hate me, I can't do anything right, my friends abandoned me."
Nao moved to where he was sitting in front of the other and grabbed the depressed man's knees. "I don't think you're ugly. You're very cute. Nobody is perfect, you just haven't found what you're good at. If your friends abandoned you then you don't need them."
Kai felt a tear run down his cheek. "Nobody has ever been so nice to me before."
Nao wiped the other's tears away. "Would you like to be friends?"
The brunette smiled, but it disappeared and he rubbed his cheek. He smiled again. "Yes. Thank you."
"You should smile more. It's very beautiful."
Kai blushed again. "Th-thank you."
Two months has passed since the two met. Kai has been going to Nao's place almost every day and he hasn't cut himself since, yet he still has his days where he's sad and doesn't want to show his face. Sometimes Nao opens his door only to be hugged and get tears on his shoulder as the other broke down. The brunette would cry on his shoulder for hours. Yet, Kai was getting better and Nao knew that he was the cause. One day, Nao walked to his banging door expecting another break down, but when he opened it, he was hugged by a smiling Kai.
"Hey!" Nao was very happy to see the other smiling.
"Guess what?" The brunette shouted.
"What?"
Kai stepped out and came back with a covered bowl. "I made this, want to try it?"
"Yes, of course!"
The brunette took it to the kitchen and started making two plates of his chicken stir fry. It was still steaming as he handed the plate over to his friend. Nao eagerly took a bite and his face turned red as his eyes glistened.
"I tink I died aund gune to heaben."
"Huh?" Kai asked.
The spiky haired man quickly swallowed and smiled. "I think I died and gone to heaven! It's so delicious!"
The brunette blushed as he smiled. "I'm so glad you like it."
"You should cook more often! Oh, and I don't mind being your guinea pig if you create new recipes!" Nao kept rambling as he ate, making Kai smile bigger and bigger with each praise. For once, he felt right, he felt happy, he felt loved. So he started cooking every day, letting Nao try his every dish, most he like, some he didn't, but Kai loved his honesty. He started fighting through his depression, his attacks got less and less, which made them both very happy. Though tonight was different. Nao was awoken to the loud banging on his front door. He slowly made his way there and when he opened it, he was hugged by a crying Kai once again.
"I'm sorry!" The brunette cried.
"Shh, it's ok." Nao whispered patting Kai's head. He closed the door and led the other to his couch. Sure he was a little aggravated at the time, but he knew that if he lashed out at Kai while he's in this state, the brunette would just hurt himself.
"I'm sorry! I couldn't take it! I'm scared! Make it stop!"
Nao pulled away and saw Kai holding his wrist. Blood was dripping through his fingers, so the black haired man pulled him to the bathroom to clean and patch up the wound. He rubbed the crying man's face before making him stand up and he led him back to the living room. He made them both a cup of tea to try to calm the other down. He handed the glass over as he sat down and he began rubbing the brunette's back.
"Why did you cut yourself?"
"H-he called." Kai whimpered. "My father called me earlier today. He asked why was I born. He said I shouldn't be alive, that they should have had that abortion. He said he's sick of seeing my pictures in the house so he burned them with all of my other childhood memories. Then about an hour ago, my ex called and said that I was nothing, but a worthless whore. He said I should just die. I should stop wasting space and air and just go to hell where I belong! I couldn't take it! I cut myself, but it hurt! It hurt so much and I got so scared!"
"Shh, it's ok now." Nao said pulling him into tight hug and started rubbing his head. "Would you like to stay here tonight?"
Kai sniffled. "I don't want to bother more than I already have."
"Are you just saying that so you can go home and cry some more?
The other looked away, but Nao lifted him up and led him to the bedroom. He made Kai change into some pajamas, then made him lay down. Nao got in, covered them both with the blanket, then pulled the brunette into a hug. Kai sniffled some more and finally hugged the other.
"Thank you." Kai whispered.
"You're welcome." Nao said as he rubbed the other's cheek and kissed his forehead. "And I'll always be here for you."
"Promise?"
"I promise."
Kai woke up the next morning and snuck out of bed, then went into the kitchen where he started cooking some breakfast. He looked down at his wrist and shivered as pain struck through it. He sighed and continued cooking. Nao woke to aroma of sausage cooking. He took a deep breath as he got out of bed and then he walked out to see the brunette cooking on the stove. He slipped his hands under Kai's arms and hugged his chest as the darker haired man sat his head on the other's shoulder.
"Morning." Kai mumbled.
"Morning. That smells so good." He mumbled kissing the brunette's neck. Kai giggled from the sensation.
"Will you get the dishes out?"
"Sure." Nao said. He got everything out just as Kai got done cooking. The brunettes fixed the plates as Nao poured two glasses of orange juice. They sat down and started eating. They talked about random stuff, Nao avoided any topic that may upset the other, Kai didn't care what they talked about, he was just happy that he was really having a morning like this. Nao saw the brunette's face red and smile slowly getting bigger.
"What?" He asked.
"Hmm?" Kai tilted his head.
"What are you thinking about?"
The brunette bit his lip as his smile got bigger. "It was really nice waking up with someone like you."
The other smiled. "Then you should stay the night more often. Or better yet, why don't you move in?"
"Eh? Re-really?"
"Yeah, then you can meet my family. They've been wanting to meet you." Nao said smiling.
"You told them about me?" Kai asked sadly.
"Of course and they would love to meet you. They're really nice and very caring. They won't hurt you I promise."
The brunette sighed, but smiled. "I trust you. When can I start bringing my stuff over?"
Nao smiled and even squealed. "Any time! Thank you! I'm so happy!" He pulled the other into a tight hug.
"No." Kai whispered, pulling away. "Thank you. You got me to see what I have to live for."
The other began to tear up as the other did the same and the laughed as they wiped each other's cheeks off. Nao pulled the brunette into a gentle kiss. Kai shook at first, but then he relaxed and opened his mouth so the other could slip his tongue in. The brunette rubbed the other's cheek as the kiss got more intense. Nao finally pulled away and rubbed his forehead against Kai's as they stared at each other in the eyes.
"I really, really, really, really like you." Kai whispered.
Nao giggled. "I love you too."
"Uh…" The brunette blushed and smiled. "I don't like you. I love you."
That made the other smile. They started kissing again, but then a phone call interrupted them. Kai ran to grab his cell phone from his dirty pants and answered it. Nao walked back to see the other standing absolutely still, his phone at his ear.
"Kai? Is everything all right?" He asked. He saw the other's shoulders shaking then heard his sniffles and soon a cry. He ran and saw tears flowing down the brunette's face. He yanked the phone away and placed it at his ear.
"You're a piece of trash! Nobody loves you!"
"Shut the fuck up!" Nao yelled. He pulled Kai into a tight hug. "I love him! The only trash is you! Calling someone to insult them! You're lower than scum! Never call him again or I'll personally track you down and beat the shit out of you!"
He heard a few breathes, then the line went dead, so he tossed the phone and hugged the other.
"Don't listen to him. You're beautiful, funny, kind, and…" He pulled away so he could look the other in the eyes. "you're a wonderful person. Nothing they say is true especially when they say that nobody loves you. I love you and I always will."
Kai smiled through his tears and hugged the other tightly. "Will you take me to change my phone number?"
Nao smiled. "Of course I will."
"Thank you, thank you so much."
"That's why I'm here." He pulled away again. "To help you."
That brought tears of happiness to Kai's eyes and Nao wiped them away as moved to close the gap between them. Kai kissed back as they hugged and when they broke away, they smiled.