-1I always thought Riku was so cool, so unemotional. On the outside I guess he was. But every single day was a struggle for him. The comments people made. Those faces. All the girls who thought he was crazy for hanging out with a guy like me. It was all swallowed up by the shimmering blade, the blood dripping out of his fresh, deep cuts. They didn't hurt. After, he just felt the constant sharp throb, and he liked it. The fact that he could feel at all made him feel less alone, more wanted.
And to think, no one had a clue until the one day I was with him after school.
"Why do you always wear that arm warmer?" I was, as usual, cuddling him while we were playing video games. "It's crazy you haven't gotten in trouble at school. It is way out of the dress code."
He laughed a little, "It's crazy you haven't gotten in trouble for all this cuddling. We're both guys after all, Roxas."
"So." I pouted. "Don't change the subject."
"Roxas." He looked at me with pained eyes.
"Riku? What is it?" I put my hands on his chest to prop myself up.
He looked away. "It's just a style."
"No." I knew something was wrong. "No!" I grabbed at his arm.
"Roxas…" He trailed off.
"Riku… why didn't you tell me?"
The scars on his wrist were all bunched up in the little area covered once by the arm warmer. I looked at him. My eyes were welling up with tears, but I ignored them as they spilled over onto his muscled arm.
"Roxas! Don't cry." He took me in his grasp and cradled me.
"Riku… Is this my fault? For making everyone think you are gay?" I blurted that out without thinking. My face was already red and I didn't want to open my eyes.
There was a long pause. "Roxas. I don't care if people think I am gay. Maybe I am. I do like you after all…"
I was dreaming. He, my best friend, didn't. He didn't. "No. you don't."
"I'll prove it." His lips touched mine and I freezed.
"I guess I do too." I said and gave in to his warm embrace.
"Riku! Your arm has healed!" I had been looking at his arm for the last 3 weeks, waiting for the last of his cuts to heal. Ever since we have been going out, he hasn't cut himself once.
"I guess it has." was all he said.
I grinned up at him. "Riku, I love you."
"I love you too, Roxas. I really do."
Okay…I have been through some stuff…and well…I just thought "Why does Riku have that random arm warmer?"……random outcome. Tell me what you think. Click that review button!