I don't know if the people who are reading liked the last chapter as I didn't get any response but I think positive most of the time so I am assuming it was ok and going ahead with the next.

Rescue

If something disappeared, did that mean nothing existed in the first place? After I lost Akihiko, Nowaki was there to heal me and offer me what I had always sought , he loved me, but I had selfishly assumed that Nowaki would be mine always, even when there was any indication of a split in our strong bond Nowaki had always assured me that it was just a delusion. But that time it was the opposite.

It was my turn to rescue Nowaki from the toxic vines of insecurity and misunderstanding strangulating his pure heart. I had always taken high pride for being a composed and dignified adult but I realized that very pride was making me weak, turning me into a selfish giant who was not allowing Nowaki to trespass into my heart.

It was true that we were both being selfish; we were both wanting from and waiting for another to revive the slipping love which we cherished so much. But it was unfair for me to always be the receiver. All the time I had been brooding and crying for being an unworthy person but when I saw Nowaki crouching like just me, I was confused. I was bowled over as I didn't know where did we go wrong, when did our love become so weak….

'I don't know Nowaki.'

I didn't dare to look at Nowaki as I knew he was probably crying just like me and I never wanted him to cry. But I felt him turn stiff.

'How long do you intend to display this melancholic drama of tragedy?'

A sarcastic yet firm voice startled me and I looked at the source of it. Senpai was standing at the door with his crutches under his arms accompanied by a young nurse.

I knew he was a very troubling and straightforward guy but I never thought he could be so harsh with his mocking. Blood rushed to my head at his intrusion.

First a bewildering feeling of losing Nowaki and then a mortifying humiliation from someone like Senpai were making me furious.

So I protested back at him.

'None of your fucking business.'

'It is my business as it is a hospital not a personal bedroom.'

'Senpai what are you saying? That's enough.'

Before I could open my mouth and say something to the bastard Nowaki got up and interrupted.

'Nowaki you are a responsible doctor and I will not let someone just ruin the healthy reputation you have earned working so hard.'

'DON'T CROSS YOUR LIMIT'

I shouted at him for his foul mouth and open insult.

Glancing at me he ordered the nurse to close the door and leave. The girl was already scared and she quickly did what was told to her.

Walking towards me and looking straight into my eyes, Senpai spoke to me in a very serious tone.

'I had no intention in stepping into a lover's spat, but Nowaki is precious to me and I couldn't remain calm when I heard him get insulted by his superior for your childish and selfish act and then get him rumored as a doctor who treats his patients as sex toys.'

I listened to Senpai and was baffled to know the consequences of my actions. I had never wanted to cause any harm to anyone, I had always wanted to help people inspite of being an aloof and arrogant person, I had never caused any trouble to the people for whom I cared. Then how could I ruin Nowaki, how could I harm someone whom I loved so much? I had been thinking that I was only obstructing Nowaki from moving ahead but the notion of harming or ruining Nowaki never occured to me.

'Senpai I love Hiro-san how could you say something like that?'

I looked at Nowaki, he was angry. His chest was heaving with every sharp intake of breath and from his clenched fists; I knew that he was trying hard to restrain himself from hurting Senpai.

'That's what you know and who wouldn't suspect something like that when you carry out your make up session with the door open after such a chaos?'

'I don't care what people think, Hiro-san is sick and sad and I will do any thing to make him happy again. Hiro-san can never cause me any trouble, he is an incredible person.'

I stared at Nowaki wide eyed, I felt guilty for assuming so many wrong things about him. I thought he was selfish and weak but he wasn't any of them. I realized the only thing that mattered to him was my happiness. I realized nothing had changed, nothing had grown weak, it was the same love, it was the same person and it was only me who was creating all the hazards. It was me who was making Nowaki suffer for my selfishness, insecurity and mistrust.

But still how did I become like that? What made me think so?

'Incredible? Correct me if I am wrong Nowaki but didn't it all started because Hiroki couldn't suppress his libido?'

How dare he say that? Before I knew what I was doing, my boiling fury took over my logic and I hurled a punch towards Senpai's face at full force. If Nowaki didn't stop me in time, I would had killed the scoundrel.

Nowaki was hugging me from behind and the moment his skin connected with mine, I felt it was burning. Was he having a fever? I remembered the time when he told me that staying up for many nights makes him feverish. Or was he angry?

But before I could ask him, he spoke through his gritted teeth glaring at Senpai.

'Correct me if I am wrong Senpai as I think it all started because Hiro-san helped you with a benevolent heart when you were injured and instead of which you harassed him and tried to make him look like a cheater to me. It all started because you like an insensible person made Hiro-san feel guilty and made such a nasty joke that hurt Hiro-san. IT WAS YOU WHO MADE HIRO-SAN CRY AND IT WAS YOU FOR WHOM HIRO-SAN DOUBTED ME AND IT WAS YOU WHO DARED TO TOUCH MY HIRO-SAN'

Nowaki barked at Senpai clutching me tightly to his chest like he was afraid to lose me. I understood that I had been wrong right from the beginning. I expected too much from Nowaki, somewhere I forgot that Nowaki was also a human being like me and like he said his entire world was only concerning me.

He was worried to see me sick, he was unhappy to see me cry, he was jealous to see me like that with Senpai and he was broken to see me lost and weak. Nowaki had never been ahead of me as he was just waiting for me to lead his life, he was following me all the time and every time I stopped he stood by my side to support me, to protect me and to motivate me. Nowaki was a simple person and the little simple things in our life made him happy. He was not a great person who deserved someone better, he was a very good person who loved me with his everything and the source of his every emotion was me. He was a person to whom I was the most important; I was the one who was the epitome of his life and without me he would be nothing.

An immense sense of joy washed over me and my love for Nowaki glowed with a triumph for my rescue from the darkness in which I was lost. Without caring for anything, I lifted my hand to take hold of Nowaki's chin and pulled him down for a kiss.

I wanted to pour all my love into it so I licked his lips hungrily and then entering his mouth, I sucked on his tongue. Nowaki was surprised for a while at my sudden burst of emotions but soon he matched the rhythm and kissed me back with the same intensity and urgency.

We kissed till I felt I needed to breathe and while I grasped for some air Nowaki kept licking my lips dripping my chin wet with our saliva. His hold on me tightened and the heat between us increased when our bodies rubbed against one another on their own accord.

'Hiro-san I love you, please don't leave me.'

'I love you too Nowaki, I am not going to leave you.'

I whispered smiling a little forgetting all my ego and sorrow. Nowaki's eyes sparkled mischievously and a hallowed drizzle of happiness and relief drenched his face. It was so nice to be loved by the person whom you loved the most, it was like heaven, it was like a flower blossoming by the touch of the golden and warm sunshine after a cold rain…

'And what about me?'

We both glared at Senpai when he opened his mouth and our eyes burnt with anger when we saw him smirking.

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I really don't like to make Senpai a bad guy. Next chapter will be the last and it will include lemon. It will be from Nowaki's POV.

Was that too angst?