Tooru walked silently along the row of houses, his hands in his pockets. Many, if not most of these residences, had brick or cement walls with gates, as though to deter entry. He wondered if all that was really necessary, when a simple fence would suffice. But that seemed to be the norm, in this neighborhood. Where was he again?

It was cold, and the wind bit his skin, but he didn't really care. She had looked at him as though she didn't know who he was. Like they were complete strangers. He never wanted to see that look on her face ever again. He was bubbling with a strange sort of adrenaline he wasn't familiar with. Maybe it would be best if he just went home and tried to sleep it all off.

Instead, he continued to walk. Clenching his jaw, his steps became angrier and angrier. If she had just sat there and listened to him explain, then it would have been fine. She thought she was so smart that she had it all figured out and that she already knew what he meant. Bullshit. Maybe she really was conceited. What gave her the right to just push him away like that? She didn't know anything. Granted, maybe he should have worded it differently. But he didn't know how else to say it. Damnit if she would have just…

He slammed his fist into the wall, the blunt pain shooting up his arm. His hand rested there, pressed against the wall, and his entire arm began to shake. The tears welled up in his eyes, only making him angrier.

So stupid, he thought, as the tears slipped silently down his face. He shouldn't punch things. He wasn't very good at it, if something small like this had him in tears. Because that's why he was crying. From the pain of the punch. It wasn't because…

How had things turned out this way? He didn't want to hurt her. She looked so hopelessly broken. Maybe he should call her. He doubted she'd even answer to begin with, but what else was he supposed to do?

His phone buzzed in his pocket and his heart caught in his throat. Was she finally willing to listen to him? She had reacted in a perfectly natural way before, after all. He couldn't blame her for freaking out. He probably hadn't explained it all that eloquently anyway. Well, she knew that. Words were her thing, not his. If she was messaging him now then he'd run back to her house right away and tell her everything. Maybe if he was fast enough then he could even stop by his own house to pick up her present and then-

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His everything just about sank down to the floor. He stared at his phone for longer than could have been described as normal. With a sharp inhale he shut it off, not wanting to go through any more sinking disappointment.

He'd talk to her tomorrow. Hold her down if he had to so that he could finally explain every single bit of it to her and make her understand. He'd make a damn show of it too. His stomach lurched. Something told him she probably wouldn't like that very much. Ok, so maybe that was a bit extreme. But he'd still go talk to her.

Please don't.

He knew that that's what she had said, but did she mean it? Did girls mean it when they said things like that? Was he supposed to just ignore it or respect her wishes? What was she expecting him to do? Miko was generally a pretty straight forward person. He shoved his hands in his pockets again, his right hand still sore from punching that wall.

Ok, so maybe what he had said was not what he should have said. He'd wait though. He knew she'd come around soon enough right? She wasn't the type to hold a grudge or anything like that. If she wanted him to wait until she had mulled everything over, then he'd wait. And when she was ready to hear him out then he most definitely would tell her anything she wanted to know.


A/N: I just wanna hug Tooru and run my fingers through his hair while I feed him cheesecake to cheer him up ^^ OMG you guys I can't believe I didn't mention Tetsu before like obviously he's way up there on my list of baes lol. I think right now it's between him, Kei and Nishinoya ^^

SoulXHunter: Haha I know the more I write about Annie the more I fall in love with her XD She's everything I would want to be, but sadly I'm not nearly as outspoken as she is haha. It's really not that intricate of a plan, Tooru is just...*cringes* Tooru. I'm excited for these next chapters!

Mello: Hahaha! That was like my favorite XD It's hard to picture Annie being sad. Like she'd either just convert it into anger or brush it off entirely. Like what, sadness? No, I completely reject that haha.

InLuvWithCandy: Haha poor Iwa-chan. Seems he can handle it though Xp And I know that lazy feel o.o

Pergjithshme: Welcome back! Haha I'm so glad you're pumped! I'm pumped too :D I know what you mean about wanting her to forgive him quickly but at the same time wanting him to suffer a fiery pit of hell for being such a complete idiot lol.

Happy reading everyone!