3 months since their goodbye at the airport, Natsuki has called Yuki a total of 112 times, almost everyday as a ritual and a few more because he didn't pick up. However, the two didn't get to talk as long as they liked. The 13(?) hour time difference made it almost impossible to catch the other when they weren't either busy or asleep. Natsuki was busy every morning and afternoon. Yuki was the same, and the time difference put a lot of stress on the two. Despite all that, Natsuki was adamant that it would work and tried to sooth his boyfriend's worries. It was still about a month before he could go back and visit but the bespectacled boy was giddy just thinking of how the redhead will react when he saw him again.
However, one afternoon seemingly out of the blue, Natsuki heard his phone buzz in his pocket. He realized he had forgotten to tell Yuki that it was his day off, yet he shouldn't be calling so early. Worried, he quickly dropped what he wad working on and put his ear to the receiver. What greeted him made his stomach drop. The same noises he had heard on that night.
Yuki was crying.
"Yu-Yuki! What's wrong? Are you alright?" The raven tried not to let his extreme panic show through the phone. But he was terrified. 'Did something happen back in Enoshima? Crap! Why can't I be there right now?!' When the quiet cried and sniffling stopped, Yuki began to speak, struggling to get the words out. "N-Natsuki... I-I can't.. do this much longer..." Light crying noises began again and the black haired boy hushed and hummed a light melody to calm him. "I'm not sure.. if I can stay with you... i-if its like this.." "Yuki..." Natsuki finally understood how much stress he had put the person he loved under. Hardly able to talk day to day, not getting to see one another for months, hell, it hurt him to think back on it all.
When Yuki quieted down again, the raven only said these words: "Wait for me." and hung up. He began to run back to his cabin in a rush of adrenaline and guilt. He quickly packed his things in a rush, leaving a quick note on his door if anyone were to stop by. The note read: 'Visiting my boyfriend. Be back maybe.'
After a fast paced hour of bursting through the small airport and buying his ticket and waiting and finally boarding, he was on the first flight back to Japan. He could hardly sit still the whole flight and was feeling horrible over how he had ended the phone call. '"Wait for me" my ass! He must think I'm gonna break up with him or something!' He groaned, holding his head in his hands. He began to reminisce about the night they had confessed to each other. The feeling of his soft red hair and the slight tremble in his lips when he kissed him. A light blush began to tint Natsuki's cheeks as he thought about how much he truly loved that demon faced kid. And he knew that he didn't want something as silly as distance to keep them apart. It was then that Natsuki resolved to never leave his love alone again. He quickly began to get sleepy after being in panic mode and put his head against the window, dreaming of days to come, where the two were together.