Chapter three

Silence fell between them in which they both were just staring at each other without words. Hiroki could feel his heart beating hard in his chest and he could barely breathe while Nowaki's mind was running like crazy to find a good answer to his lover's question.

"He was right", Hiroki whispered quietly and felt like he's gonna start crying any minute so he tried to run away, far from everything but Nowaki grabbed his wrist and stopped him but Hiroki didn't turn to face him. "Let me go."

"No", Nowaki told him quietly. "Hiro-san, I love you. I really do. What makes you think I would leave you, that I'm tired of you? I've already told you that my word revolves around you and only you. What's wrong with that?"

"Nnn… nothing…" Hiroki replied and finally turned to Nowaki. "But that's not what I've asked."

Nowaki looked at him with shock and horror.

It was late at night and half of the hospital was asleep just like the half of the town. Two of them were standing in the hospital hallway on the verge of breaking up.

"Answer me!" Hiroki couldn't control himself anymore and he could feel tears in his eyes.

"I knew from the start what can I expect from you and what is totally impossible but I'm still here, aren't I? We're together for so long and I've never felt like that. Not even once. Because I love you, because I want to be with you, forever", Nowaki finally gave him an answer. "And no, I won't leave you. Not now not ever. I won't get tired of your behavior because I really, really love you. More than anyone in my whole life… got a problem with that?"

Hiroki could barely breathe while tears were sliding down his face. He was just listening to his lover's words and his heart beating like crazy in his chest.

"No… no", he just whispered quietly.

"Please, don't think of something as stupid as that ever again", Nowaki told him and took him inside his warm hug.

Hiroki placed his head on his lover's shoulder and just wanted to go back home. He felt exhausted and tired and only thing he really wanted was to go back to bed; together with Nowaki.

"Thank you", Hiroki heard himself whispering.

Nowaki took him out of the hug and looked at his eyes which were still full of tears. Hiroki could feel himself getting blushed while Nowaki was pressing his lips to his. Even though they were in the hospital none of them really cared about that fact. Hiroki let him kiss him like he never did and Nowaki didn't have intention of letting him go.

Suddenly they heard an elevator coming to their floor so Hiroki pushed Nowaki away from him in the moment when elevator door opened and Tsumori came outside it. Hiroki looked at him daggers while Nowaki looked scared because his Sempai seemed like in a rush.

"Now what", Hiroki though.

"Sempai, what happened?" Nowaki asked when Tsumori approached them.

"Keiko is not alright. She called for a doctor", Tsumori answered while passing fat by them.

"I have to go help", Nowaki told to Hiroki which still looked mad.

Hiroki was just looking at him for few minutes and then he took a deep breath. "Go and help her", he finally replied and Nowaki immediately run after his Sempai. That made Hiroki get even madder because he really hated that man and because of that he decided to stay at hospital.

There was a small waiting room across so he went there and sat on one of the chairs.

He didn't want to leave Nowaki alone. He might need him if something bad happens so Hiroki wanted to make sure he is there for his lover.

Then he accidentally saw a clock across the wall and finally saw what time is it. It was three o'clock after midnight and in that moment he felt tired so he leaned on the wall and closed his eyes. Luckily he doesn't have school tomorrow so he could stay in hospital.

He couldn't remember when but in some moment Hiroki fell asleep while sitting there and waiting for his lover. And he didn't know when some rustle woke him up from his uncomfortable sleep.

Only one look was enough to know that something is happening with that girl, Keiko.

Hiroki yawned and stretched himself waking himself out of the sleep.

He wanted to know what was going on and how is she but he knew its better if he just sits there without any interfering in their work. Only thing left was to wait and he hated that especially if that waiting had something to do with Nowaki.

Then he saw a young woman running outside the elevator and hurrying to the Keiko's room. That was the girl's mother who looked so worried and scared for her own child.

"Something bad is happening", was Hiroki's though when he saw her running like that.

Since there wasn't anything he could do he just stayed there. More waiting. He felt restless and he wanted to do something, to go somewhere. His wish was to grab Nowaki and take him home but he knew that's silly and he can't do that.

The door opened and Tsumori came out. He noticed Hiroki but he didn't say a word. Tsumori left without closing the door behind him so Hiroki was finally able to see what's going on inside the room where Nowaki was all this time.

First thing he saw was the bed on which was sitting girl's mother and holding her daughter's small and pale hand. She had tears in her eyes but she seemed calm and happy at some point. Nowaki was standing to the bed on the other side and also looking at the girl. The atmosphere there seemed peaceful and that calmed Hiroki and made him worry no more.

There were talking about something but Hiroki couldn't hear them so he decided to get up and eavesdrop. He knew that was childish but he really couldn't help himself.

Leaning to the wall next to the door was allowing him to hear everything but not to be seen so he calmed and started to listen.

Just only few moments later he wished he didn't do that. He wished he never woke up and. In fact, he wished he never left the apartment that night.

Hiroki had no idea what they were talking before that sentence and he didn't really care.

"Why did I have to hear that? Why did she say that? Why is everyone acting like they want to break us up? Should I really break up with Nowaki? Are they right? Is it me who is wrong this whole time?" Hiroki's mind was running like crazy after he heard that painful sentence coming from that woman's mouth:

"One day, you're going to be a great father."

To be honest, I finally came to the part I wanted to write about from the start XD from now on it's going to get pretty hard for both... my original plan was to update every Friday but I'm not sure how this is gonna work out... we'll see...