Geez, hadn't really heard from you in a while RinRin. Anyway, enjoy the new chapter.

Feelings

Mikuo's P.O.V.

6:48 p.m.

I had to leave back out to go back to work, but I'm just glad it's finally over. It worried me a little to leave him alone in the house. I didn't want him to go through that emotion all by himself and I knew he's taking it far much harder than his brother ever could because "both" of his parents are absent. `Well, I hope he's hungry. I didn't buy this cake for nothing.´ I thought to myself as I pulled out my keys and opened the front door, quickly having the warm air inside greet me.

"Akaito, I'm back!" I announced as I slipped off my shoes before closing the door with the back of my foot.

I didn't have to walk too far to spot him sitting on one of the couches inside the living room, but what caught my eye the most was him quickly putting his cellphone away. I didn't give it much thought, so I casually walked over and took a seat next to him. "How are you feeling?" I gently asked as I sat down the cake on the coffee-table. He only shook his head and shrugged his shoulders a little.

"I honestly don't know how I feel, and I don't know what I'd do once I go back home. ... Nothing will go down pleasantly-." He horsley said till I carefully lye my hand on his lap, causing him to turn his gaze away from the floor and towards mine. "Akaito, we'll get through this together cause I'm with you every step of the way. I know you've thought it out and figured out about the high possibility of your step-mother knowing of this, but you should push away your anger and focus on a good timing for you to go see him. ... I've already came to the conclusion that I want you to see your father quite soon." I told him.

He remained silent for a moment.

"There's still some things I don't get about you, Mikuo. You want to help me and stay by me, and yet you reject me because you tell me that you're my therapist. ... So if you weren't, would you love me?" My face quickly became flustered. "I don't know a damn thing about love so ignore what I just said."

"Like hell I would. Akaito, I can only say you don't know anything about it because you were never taught it" I started. "And besides. If I wasn't your therapist, then I would never have liked you as much as I do now because I wouldn't have gotten the chance to know you. ... But loving you is something I'm not allowed to do because of my job, but let's not forget our age gap."

The atmosphere felt a little tense after I said that. Or maybe it was because of how quiet it was inside, but that was till I felt a hand lay on top of my own while it still rested on his lap.

"I'm going to turn eighteen quite soon, and once I do, I want you to let me love you because I could care less about how old you are" His voice came out a bit more normal as I felt heat surround my face.

Of course I was a tad bit surprised hearing this come from him, but at the end I couldn't help but smile at his behavior. He was serious and it made me happy in a way. So I slipped my hand away from his grasp and traveled it upwards till it rested against his cheek. "Akaito. I-I'll let you once my job is over with you, but to let you go through a one-sided love is too cruel for me to let happen to you. I've been through it in the past and it was an awful feeling." I stated. "But ... you have to get me to love you, stupid." My lips curved into a smile once more, causing him to widen his eyes a little.

He opened his mouth to say something, then paused for a second. His expression became a bit more serious as he said, "That guy. ... The one you loved in the past was an idiot to have not loved someone like you in return." I choked on my breath in an instant after hearing that. But it was then a flash image roamed in my head of me standing in the school garden, across from a very displeased Luki.

`I was his best-friend. A person whom he said he'd always defend, and yet he didn't defend me from himself. A-And I didn't ask him to love me in return. All I did was wish to gain his affection, but if not, then to remain his friend. Anything as long I was something to him´ I became lost in thought. `I would've cared less to have his other friends hurt me, but for him, the one I loved, hurt me so brutally made me scared to love another person´ "I've been in fear..." I unconsciously thought out loud.

I snapped out of it once I felt a hand grab me by the shoulder and shake me a little. I blinked twice before taking a chance to glance at him.

"S-Sorry. I blanked out, didn't I?" I then rose from my seat as I grabbed the cake off the coffee-table. "I should start cutting the cake, just give me a second-" "Mikuo." I ceased from walking any further once he called my name. I didn't turn to face him in fear of what was to come.

"I know I have my issues loving people when it's family or someone like you, but you don't have to get scared of `being´ loved when it come towards me. I may be an asshole to you but I'll never do you wrong like he did" I automatically snapped my head to glance at him wide-eyed as he stood from his own seat. Bringing his hand up, he quickly flicked my forehead. "Just how you said you'll stand by my side; I'll be by your side too. When things get tough we'll battle things together, but that's only if you don't mind teaming up with `Kid´"

It felt as though someone kicked me right in the heart and yet my chest didn't hurt. A swarming feeling filled me as if I was filled with butterflies.

I couldn't contain my lips from curving into a large grin as my eyes stung. So I shook my head to rid the feeling of crying. "You're such a brat, but you could never be as big of an asshole like Luki. ... But that's more than great in my eyes." I gave a brief laugh before I stood on my toes and gave a quick peck on his cheek, catching him off guard.

"Wait, what?" I laughed even more as I began walking towards the kitchen.

"I'm not going to give another. Instead of plotting ways to make me kiss you again, you should be plotting a time for us to visit your father."

"But that was just my cheek-"

"I don't care. You'll have to deal with it, and you need to do what I said. The faster you figure out a time we go to Hokkaido, the better it'll be for me to search for plane tickets." I mused. `This kid isn't near the word "bad" once someone gets to know him. ... He's more of a joy than him and others portray.´

`Maybe it's just me who think so ´