It was taking pretty much all of my self control not to run out of the school the moment the bell rang. To be perfectly honest, I was heading for the door and barely stopped myself. Not exactly my proudest moment, but can you blame me?
Why was I even doing this? Why had my feelings towards Berwald changed so drastically in under a week? Was I really such a needynperson that if one friend abandoned me, like Den apparently had, that I immediately had to replace them with another? I don't think that was the reason, but I felt like I could trust Berwald. I just hoped I wasn't wrong about this... But I knew one thing- Berwald deserved to know the truth, probably more than anyone else. I owed him that much, considering all that he had done for me and the fact that he actually seemed to care about me...
I shuffled slowly to my locker, taking as much time as possible getting my textbooks and binders and packing them into my backpack. I was seriously considering organizing my locker and hoping that if Berwald couldn't find me he would just give up.. But of course I had no such luck. Apparently I just wasn't a very lucky person the past couple days.
As I was stuffing my math binder into my backpack that was already filed to the point of exploding, I felt a large hand come down on my shoulder. Bringing myself, I turned around to meet Berwald's icy gaze.
"Hey, Berwald." I said resignedly. "Should we get this over with?"
He just nodded, and we started walking downtown the hall in silence, before I realized that we were heading for the door.
"Um... Where are we going?" I asked in confusion.
"I'm w'lking y' h'me." He said, short and to the point as always. I decided to just go with it, not like I really had a choice. Although I had to wonder exactly how he knew where I lived...
We didn't speak for a few more long moments, until we reached a part of the sidewalk that was deserted, and Berwald led us onto a trail of some kind. I was pretty sure this came out near my house, so maybe it was a shortcut. I had just never had the guts to try it before.. It was a bit creepy in the fall, what with all of the dead looking trees and crackling leaves.
"T'll m' wh't h'ppened."
I took a deep breath, steeling myself before I answered.
"Ed just asked me something that I didn't want to answer. It brought up some bad memories." I didn't think I was going to be able to get away with just this bare minimum answer, but I might as well try.
"Wh't w's th' question?" Berwald asked, brow furrowed in confusion. He was obviously wondering what question could possibly have reduced me to tears... But I wasn't sure I was going to be able to say it out loud.
I swallowed hard, trying to force the words out from behind the lump in my throat.
"Ah.. It... He..um..."
And as ashamed as I am to admit it, that was the moment that I burst into tears. And let me tell you, I am NOT a pretty crier. When I cry, I start breathing in really short gasps that basically make me hyperventilate, and my face gets really red and blotchy, my nose especially. Where dignified people sniff, I snort.
I tried desperately to get ahold of myself, putting my face in my hands to try to hide. I couldn't believe I was crying like this in front of Berwald for the second time in two days! What does he even think of me now? God Tino, pull yourself together! You shouldn't be crying like this, not here, not now, not ever. You need to be stronger than this...
And then I was pulled abruptly into Berwald's arms.
Two words, guys. Writers. Block. I am honestly such a terribly person of releasing you guys for this long AGIAN. I just kind of fell out of the fandom for a little while... But then I started rereading this and.. Well, plot bunnies. Those fluffy little creatures that run around in a writer's brain finally resurfaced. I think they were all hibernating.. But now they're back, and guess what that means...
That's right! ALL THE SUFIN FLUFF.
Anyways, I really hope you guys liked the chapter, even though I don't even know if anyone has any hope that I'll return... But if anyone is still out there wanting more of this story, I promise I won't let you down again! I'll finish this story if its the last thing I do!
As always, pretty please review! Until next time, my lovely readers~
Also, what is it with me and short chapters? And cliffhangers? I mean, really.
