Chapter 11: Burn

The late-night continue to slow down times as Onodera read every letter that Yokozawa wrote him. The letters that were written for him before the war, during the war, and after the war. All letters that took his breath away along with his heart. These were the letters that brought Onodera slowly falling in love with the former war hero. Did all those moments where they kiss, hugs, cuddles meant nothing to the raven-haired man? Were all those precious memories were just a phrase for the businessman?

The brunette packed his clothes and other belongings in a couple of suitcases. Ritsu read each letter over and over nonstop as if he were reading the pamphlet. The same pamphlet that was scattered around the living room floor that was also written by Yokozawa basically having his response to the affair. The affair that happens during the war in which Yokozawa was drafted into. How could Yokozawa ever think to do something so cruel behind the brunette back? Did Yokozawa actually miss Onodera during the harsh battle? Did he just suddenly forgotten about Ritsu during the affair? Was their whole entire nothing but a fake?

Ritsu couldn't think anymore as more tears escape from his eyes. Some tears stain different parts of each letters making some of the ink on the paper smudge. But Onodera didn't care about the letters anymore. He didn't care about the constant vibration from his phone as they were endless calls and messages from Yokozawa. Along with other calls from Masamune, Kisa, and Hatori as well checking up on the poor young man who was suffering from the torrid affair. He cherishes that some of the people were looking after him but the brunette needed a moment to himself.

Hearing the door open, well so much having a moment to himself. Ritsu didn't move from his spot as Takafumi rushed into the bedroom before hugging his beloved his hugs. But the hug was never returned but instead a shove from Onodera. Yokozawa was surprised to be shoved away so harshly from his beloved.

"How could you?" Ritsu mumbles

"Ritsu...I...I can explain" Takafumi stutters

"Explain what! You told the entire country about having an affair behind my back!...I thought you were different...I can we have something special. My mother was slowly coming to accept our relationship. She could've accepted as her son in law"

"...Ritsu"

Earlier today even his mother kept constantly calling Ritsu as well despite not saying a word to him for such a long time. There were times where his mother often visit him while Takafumi was in the war. As the mother instinct kicked in, that his own mother warned Ritsu about his relationships with Yokozawa since she didn't completely trust him just yet but now there was no reason to trust Yokozawa at all.

I saved every letter you wrote to me

From the moment I read them

I knew you were mine

You say you were mine

I thought you were mine

Do you know what mothers say,

When we saw your first letter arrive

She say

"Be careful with that one, my friend

He would do what it takes to survive"

You and your words flooded my senses

Your sentences left me defenseless

You built me palaces out of paragraphs

You built cathedrals

I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me

I'm searching and scanning for answers

In every line

For some kind of sign

And when you were mine

The world seemed to

Burn

Burn

Ritsu and Takafumi stood in silence with nothing to say at moment. Ritsu looked at his engagement while reading a certain part from the pamphlet as it were from the women that Yokozawa slept it. There were endless letters from her as if she was claiming her love for Yokozawa. Though not only has the businessman humiliate himself but also Onodera, along with the women that she didn't know that Yokozawa was engaged.

You publish the letters she wrote you

You told the whole world how this girl brought

You into her bed

In clearing your name, by ruining our lives

Do you know my mother's said

When she read what you'd done?

She said

"You loved an Icarus,

He has flown too close to the sun"

You and your words, obsessed with my legacy

Your sentences border on senseless

And you are paranoid in every paragraph

How they perceive you

YOU! YOU! YOU!

Takafumi glared down at floor just being angry only at himself just regretting to reveal his affair to the entire country. But he couldn't bare holding the guilt within him for so long where the businessman didn't know how to think anymore. As for Ritsu glare, his ex-fiance's now before noticing a candle shining its bright light before them as for the trash and the letters that were scattered all over the bed. There was one thing that Onodera should do before leaving this damn apartment and Takafumi for good.

I'm erasing myself from the narrative

Let future generations wonder how Onodera

Reacted when you broke his heart

You tore it all apart

I'm watching it

Burn

Watching it burn

Onodera Ritsu gathered all the letters before disposing them in the trash can along with the candle watching each letter slowly burning. All the cream color letters were burning to their death as the become into ashes. Yokozawa attempted to stop the brunette from burning all the letters but automatically failed. Ritsu harshly shoves down onto the businessman down onto the ground while burning other stuff like pictures and other gifts that Yokozawa have bought for him.

The world has no right to my heart

The world has no place in our bed

They don't get to know what I said

I'm burning the memories

Burning the letters that might have redeemed you

You forfeit the right to my heart

You forfeit the place in our bed

You'll sleep in your office instead

With only the memories

Of when you were mine!

The trashcan continues to reveal the burning light of orange flames that consumes everything the Ritsu disposes of. Takafumi looked at the Ritsu in horror before noticing him taking the golden ring off his finger.

I hope that you

Burn

Onodera Ritsu dropped the engagement ring into the burning flames letting the businessmen know that what happened between them was officially over. Takafumi watched his ex-fiance's leaving him behind in their apartment that now his once more. Tears were streaming down his face as Onodera Ritsu has walked out of the door.

TBC

The song Burn doesn't belong to me, it belongs to Lin Manuel Miranda which is written for the popular musical Hamilton. Listen to Hamilton since it's awesome and has a lot of wonderful songs