Chapter 10
"What was that?" Tamaki's usually happy and excited voice asks like a slab of thin ice, preparing to snap beneath my feet with one wrong move.
"What was what?" I ask nervously as I busy myself with fastening my seatbelt as we drive home.
"That. With Kyoya. You were enjoying each other's company and he kissed your hand. Maya, he kissed your hand!" Tamaki's eyes hold a cold glint as he watches my every movement. I'm not used to this Tamaki.
"It was nothing important. Just a date…" I mutter and squirm.
Tamaki huffs and sits back in his seat with a dazed look washing over his face. "Maya, I'm usually quite open-minded but I can't let this happen. You can't date him, Maya." He says flatly, acting just like dad.
"What? Why can't I?" I ask in growing frustration.
"Because he's my best friend!"
"Well, guess what Tamaki, you aren't in charge of either of us! We're free people! I refuse to be pushed around by you!" I almost cry and turn my head towards the window, a sign that this conversation is closed. I hear Tamaki sigh and we sit in the car journey in silence until we get home, where I storm into the house and straight to my room, where I strip off my evening gown to change into a pair of thick pyjamas.
I can't believe the nerve of that guy! I continue to yell profanities about him in my head before curling up into a ball in my bed and sobbing. I know this is nothing to cry over but I never argue with Tamaki; he's my best friend! I always listen to him, not defy his only demand of me!
There's the softest of knocks at my door and I let out feeble come in while trying to dry my eyes on the duvet. When I look up, Tamaki is standing at the door in similar pyjamas with a glum look on his face. "Tammie, I'm really sorry." I cry, using a name for him I hadn't in years.
"May… It's okay. We'll talk about this in the morning. In a few quick strides, he was sat on my bed hugging me tightly. I clutch to his shirt and sob very slightly. As I begin to feel drowsy, Tamaki lies me down and shuffles in beside me, and comforting us both. We sleep by each other's side like we did when we were younger.
Sometimes, you need to dig into the past to make amends for the future…