I am sorry this took me so long. And I think this might be the last chapter(unless you guys want a They Lived Happily Ever After chapter....)
Ren took a deep breath before walking into the classroom. He was sure no one was there but Yankumi. Still that didn't make him any less nervous.
" Kazama?" She turned to face him.
" I need you to sign this." He said slipping papers on the desk. He watched as Yankumis eyes widened as she read through the papers.
" What's this? Kazama are you sure you want to do this?" Yankumi asked worriedly.
" Yeah." he nodded.
" Are you sure you can do this?"
" Yes."
" You'll need to talk to Sawatari about this."
" I know." Ren was becoming impatient.
" Have you talked to your sister about this?"
" Yes." Ren said sounding irritated.
" Oh. Very well then." Yankumi said signing the papers where her name was needed.
" Thanks." Ren said taking the papers and walking out.
He hadn't expected to see Yamato waiting for him outside.
" What?" He asked when he noticed Yamato staring at him.
" What are you planning?" Yamato asked realizing this was the first time in a while they hadn't snapped at each other the moment they met.
Ren looked a little startled by the question.
" Nothing." He answered finally.
Once again Ren tried to escape, but this time Yamato was ready for that. The moment Ren tried to escape Yamato moved into his path and they collided.
Yamato took advantage of the situation and leaned in to kiss Ren. The moment his lips touched Ren's he stopped moving.
And even after Yamato retreated Ren still stood frozen. His eyes were wide with shock. And Yamato was slowly starting to regret his haste.
Finally Ren blinked. And blinked once more. And then started moving. He took a step away from Yamato before running out of the school.
Yamato stood startled by the turn of events. A few seconds later he took off after Ren.
Ren was standing by the river bank when Yamato caught up with him. Yamato stopped a few steps away. Ren was shivering.
" Did you come to humiliate me further?" Ren asked quietly.
" Ren... No. I.... I didn't plan to do that." Yamato quietly admitted.
" Then what did you plan?"
Yamato looked away even though Ren still hadn't turned around.
" I really do like you… love you even. I… it's just… I don't know… I never really intended to tell you… because I thought …. thought that if I don't say anything it'd just go away... But.... it didn't... It only grew... and became painful." Yamato finally admitted.
" You're lying!" Ren yelled swiveling around and coming face to face with Yamato. And seeing Yamato biting his lip in an effort to hold back tears.
" Ren...." Yamato looked broken.
" You... you just wanted to get this over with.... to go back to the way things were...." Ren couldn't help sounding accusing.
" Yes.... Yes... Anything to have you around.... see you every day.... I would do anything." Yamato breathed out looking down. And noticing papers laying at Ren's feet.
He bent down and picked them up. His eyes widened as he browsed through them.
" Ren?" He looked up.
" It's a good choice, Yamato." Ren said quietly.
" For who? Did you even hear me? You can't leave me... Not like this....How am I supposed to take care of 3-D alone?"
" You'll be fine. And I'll still be around." Ren said gently.
" It won't be the same. Even if we see you everyday.... It wouldn't be the same. There's always been the two of us. Even when we hated each other. It was still you and me."
" It's not like I'm dying or moving away. Uchiyama's offering me a good job and everything." Ren said quietly.
" But we agreed. We'd all graduate together."
" And now things have changed."
" It's.. it's because of me... right... because you can't stand being around me...." Yamato finally said quietly.
" Baka." Ren whispered before kissing Yamato gently. Now it was Yamato's turn to stare at him with shock.
Yamato took a shuddering breath. Then he looked at Ren and did something he had never done before.
" Ren. Please, please don't leave me." He begged.
Maybe Ren would have found strength to say no. Maybe he'd still gone his own way. But he was stopped by a single tear rolling down Yamato's cheek.
He had never seen Yamato cry. Nothing had ever moved the other one this much.
And he couldn't resist this. He couldn't stop his heart from bleeding for his loved one.
" Sure, I'll stay." Ren said gently brushing the tear away with his thumb.
" There was no need to start acting all girly about it." Ren said nudging Yamato's shoulder.
" I didn't. Stupid." Yamato pushed Ren away.
" Let me guess, sweat form the heart huh?"
" Ugh. I'm not Yamaguchi."
" I know. I wouldn't have kissed you if you were." Ren laughed and ran back towards the school.
" I'm going to have nightmares. Thank you for that picture, Kazama." Yamato muttered following Ren.
Suddenly he was surrounded by a snowfall consisting of white paper. And in that artificial snowfall Ren kissed him.