~Kouji's P.O.V~
The sky was a clear, endless blue and the sun was just beckoning for people
to come outside and relax or play. Yup, it was a perfect summer Day and
everyone was carefree, even those who had to work were cheerful and happy.
Me? Well... I had a sick stomach. It wasn't the weather that was making me
sick; it was the constant thought of what I was going to do and what might
happen after I do. I looked up from the ground and saw that I had already
arrived at Takuya's house. I had been here several times already, but the
thought that I might not be welcome here anymore just made me want to
forget about the whole thing and go home, which really didn't sound like
such a bad idea right about now. Besides, did I really need to tell him
that I liked him? He was my best friend already, that should be enough,
shouldn't it? I was turning to leave and then I came face-to-face with
Takuya.
"Hey there Kouji!! Do you wanna come to the park and play some soccer?"
"Takuya?! I thought you were inside!" I definitely was not expecting to have him have run into me while leaving!
"Inside? On a day like this? No way!! Days like these don't come everyday you know!" replied the brunette while bouncing his soccer ball on his head, without a care in the world.
I was frozen for a minute, not sure of what I should do. I could just make up some excuse and go home, but I would still have to tell him later on. Che! It's not like me to run away from things! I'll just go ahead and tell him now! "Takuya, I need to talk to you!" Takuya lost his balance and fell. I immediately turned red after saying that. I hadn't meant to yell.... "Gee, well okay then Kouji, but I'm still young you know. There's no need to yell..." He replied as I helped him get up. "I'm sorry, it's just that I really need to talk to you." "Well, okay then. What is it Kouji?" he asked nonchalantly, he really had no clue. "Um... Takuya, I-I l-like you..." I looked down as I saw his eyes widen in surprise, "I've liked you for some time now but I could never tell you". I closed my eyes, expecting for him to yell at me or to tell me to get lost but all I felt was a slap on my back. I looked up and saw that he was laughing. Did that mean he was okay with my feelings? Did he actually like me too? "Very funny Kouji, I have to admit that you nearly had me fooled there!" He didn't get it at all! He thought I was joking! "Takuya, why would I joke about something like that?! I'm serious, I really do like you!" I said as I grabbed his hand in mine. Takuya looked at me for a second and then stopped laughing, he glanced down at his hand and then pulled it away, disgusted. "You have got to be kidding Kouji! I'm your best friend, what do you think you're doing?" "Telling you how I feel, that's what!" Why did he have to react like this? "Kouji, no way! You can't like me!" He put his hand over his face, and I approached him a bit, but he just pushed me away. "Kouji, just leave. Please." My feet were rooted to the ground, my mind just blanked out. "GO!!" Takuya shouted, and my feet immediately turned and ran. Why did I have to say anything? Why couldn't I have just stayed quiet, like I always do? But I hoping it could work out.... I blinked and then realized that there were tears brimming my eyes. I tried to wipe them away with my sleeve, but they began to stream down my face anyways. I didn't stop running until I saw Kouichi's house and I leaned over on a lamppost for support. My face was drenched now, partly from my tears and partly from running. I walked up Kouichi's steps and rang the doorbell. 'Please be here...' I thought as I waited for someone to answer the door. "I'm coming!" yelled Kouichi. Once he opened the door and got a look at me, he immediately asked, "Kouji, what's wrong?" "K-Kouchi, I-I told him...." I managed to choke out. Kouichi looked at me, he knew what I was talking about since I had told him about my liking Takuya a few weeks ago. He had encouraged me to try and tell him, but I hadn't until now. "Kouji, why don't you come into the living room? Oh...." he blushed lightly, "I forgot to mention, Junpei's here," he added. "That's okay," I said. It really was, I had already known about my brother's relationship with Junpei for some time now, but Kouichi was still very shy about mentioning it. I walked into the living room where I saw Junpei sitting on the couch, he was smiling, but soon frowned when he saw Kouichi's and my concerned face. "What's going on?" he asked. "Kouji confessed his feelings to Takuya and-" began Kouichi/ "But he rejected him?! But I always thought that they would get together!" Junpei exclaimed. "Nani?!" I exclaimed, "Kouichi, you told him?!" "I didn't Kouji! I mean it!" he said, putting up his hands to show that he was telling the truth. "Kouji, he didn't tell me anything, honest. But it was kind of obvious that you liked him, even Tomoki and Izumi noticed. We all thought that you to would be together since you were best friends and all." Junpei explained. I immediately blushed, I had been that obvious? And all this time I thought I hard a hard time showing my emotions... "But then how come Takuya never noticed?" I asked. Junpei shrugged, "You know Takuya, he's dense. He would never realize this kind of thing unless he was told about it upfront." "That's true..." and that was part of why I liked him so much, he's actually kind of cute when he's clueless and when he always tries to do what's best, even if he gets annoying when he does. "Don't worry, just try giving Takuya some time. I mean he probably wasn't expecting something like this, but I'm pretty sure he likes you back. He probably doesn't even realize it!" Junpei said. "I just hope you're right Junpei..." I said.
~Takuya's P.O.V~
"Why did Kouji have to say that?!" I threw my ball roughly into the closet, causing it to make a loud crashing sound as it collided with all my other stuff.
"Takuya!! No playing soccer in the house! I don't want anymore broken lamps!" My mom shouted.
"Yes Mom!" I flopped face-down onto my bed. This was just great... Kouji liked me? Why? But he's a ... he. But... but, he was a really good friend... maybe...
I flipped over and faced my ceiling, is Kouji being a guy really that much of a problem? I actually have quite a few guy friends that have boyfriends, and people are happy for them, including me. They're happy with each other, and that's all that matters to them. Kouji is fun to be with, and he does seem to care about me and the others a lot, but now that I think about it he's been hanging around me a lot and being extra nice to me lately... I smacked my forehead, had I really been that dense? Just why did I say no to him today? I even yelled at him, and his eyes were all red when he left... he really must like me a lot, not many things could get Kouji to cry. Che! Okay Kouji likes me, but I don't like him back... do I? I always have been sort of drawn to him, even from the first time I saw him, I just wanted to know what he was like, even if I didn't know who he even was. I stood up, "I do like him too... shimatta! I hurt him for no reason!" I immediately ran down the stairs, out the door and began to run down the street, I had to apologize to Kouji. But then I stopped dead in my tracks, "But where is he now?"
~Kouji's P.O.V~ I felt better now after spending some time with Kouichi and Junpei, they didn't talk about my problem and they just wanted to cheer me up. We where just planning to maybe go to the arcade or something when we heard a knock on the door. Kouichi and Junpei gave each other an uneasy kind of look, and Junpei stood up, "I'll get it". But Kouichi grabbed his hand and pulled him back, "Kouji, could you get the door please?" "Uh... sure," Just why did Kouichi want me to answer the door? I pulled the door open and my heart went faster as I saw a sweaty and out of breath- "T-Takuya?! What are you doing here?" "K-Kouji... I looked.. everywhere for you..." he said while taking deep breaths in between words. "I figured you might've come... here since you weren't at your house... or the park and the other places we usually hang out." "Uh... Takuya do you want some water?"
"Sure." I invited Takuya in and hurried to the kitchen to get him some water. He gulped down the water quickly, and I was still wondering just why he had gone to look for me....
"Kouji, I'm sorry about this morning, I guess you caught me off guard and I reacted like a jerk..." I blinked, was he actually going to say what I think he was going to?
"I know I hurt you a lot, and I shouldn't have because...because... Kouji, I like you too..." I didn't even think, I just threw myself at Takuya and hugged him tight. I was so glad that Junpei was right; Takuya really was just being dense again...speaking of Junpei, I noticed him and Kouchi looking from behind the kitchen doorway and they quickly pulled out of view. That was fine with me though, I was going to tell them anyways. "Hey Takuya... you know days like these don't come everyday, wanna go to the arcade?" Takuya flashed a grin at me, "I thought you'd never ask.!"
"Hey there Kouji!! Do you wanna come to the park and play some soccer?"
"Takuya?! I thought you were inside!" I definitely was not expecting to have him have run into me while leaving!
"Inside? On a day like this? No way!! Days like these don't come everyday you know!" replied the brunette while bouncing his soccer ball on his head, without a care in the world.
I was frozen for a minute, not sure of what I should do. I could just make up some excuse and go home, but I would still have to tell him later on. Che! It's not like me to run away from things! I'll just go ahead and tell him now! "Takuya, I need to talk to you!" Takuya lost his balance and fell. I immediately turned red after saying that. I hadn't meant to yell.... "Gee, well okay then Kouji, but I'm still young you know. There's no need to yell..." He replied as I helped him get up. "I'm sorry, it's just that I really need to talk to you." "Well, okay then. What is it Kouji?" he asked nonchalantly, he really had no clue. "Um... Takuya, I-I l-like you..." I looked down as I saw his eyes widen in surprise, "I've liked you for some time now but I could never tell you". I closed my eyes, expecting for him to yell at me or to tell me to get lost but all I felt was a slap on my back. I looked up and saw that he was laughing. Did that mean he was okay with my feelings? Did he actually like me too? "Very funny Kouji, I have to admit that you nearly had me fooled there!" He didn't get it at all! He thought I was joking! "Takuya, why would I joke about something like that?! I'm serious, I really do like you!" I said as I grabbed his hand in mine. Takuya looked at me for a second and then stopped laughing, he glanced down at his hand and then pulled it away, disgusted. "You have got to be kidding Kouji! I'm your best friend, what do you think you're doing?" "Telling you how I feel, that's what!" Why did he have to react like this? "Kouji, no way! You can't like me!" He put his hand over his face, and I approached him a bit, but he just pushed me away. "Kouji, just leave. Please." My feet were rooted to the ground, my mind just blanked out. "GO!!" Takuya shouted, and my feet immediately turned and ran. Why did I have to say anything? Why couldn't I have just stayed quiet, like I always do? But I hoping it could work out.... I blinked and then realized that there were tears brimming my eyes. I tried to wipe them away with my sleeve, but they began to stream down my face anyways. I didn't stop running until I saw Kouichi's house and I leaned over on a lamppost for support. My face was drenched now, partly from my tears and partly from running. I walked up Kouichi's steps and rang the doorbell. 'Please be here...' I thought as I waited for someone to answer the door. "I'm coming!" yelled Kouichi. Once he opened the door and got a look at me, he immediately asked, "Kouji, what's wrong?" "K-Kouchi, I-I told him...." I managed to choke out. Kouichi looked at me, he knew what I was talking about since I had told him about my liking Takuya a few weeks ago. He had encouraged me to try and tell him, but I hadn't until now. "Kouji, why don't you come into the living room? Oh...." he blushed lightly, "I forgot to mention, Junpei's here," he added. "That's okay," I said. It really was, I had already known about my brother's relationship with Junpei for some time now, but Kouichi was still very shy about mentioning it. I walked into the living room where I saw Junpei sitting on the couch, he was smiling, but soon frowned when he saw Kouichi's and my concerned face. "What's going on?" he asked. "Kouji confessed his feelings to Takuya and-" began Kouichi/ "But he rejected him?! But I always thought that they would get together!" Junpei exclaimed. "Nani?!" I exclaimed, "Kouichi, you told him?!" "I didn't Kouji! I mean it!" he said, putting up his hands to show that he was telling the truth. "Kouji, he didn't tell me anything, honest. But it was kind of obvious that you liked him, even Tomoki and Izumi noticed. We all thought that you to would be together since you were best friends and all." Junpei explained. I immediately blushed, I had been that obvious? And all this time I thought I hard a hard time showing my emotions... "But then how come Takuya never noticed?" I asked. Junpei shrugged, "You know Takuya, he's dense. He would never realize this kind of thing unless he was told about it upfront." "That's true..." and that was part of why I liked him so much, he's actually kind of cute when he's clueless and when he always tries to do what's best, even if he gets annoying when he does. "Don't worry, just try giving Takuya some time. I mean he probably wasn't expecting something like this, but I'm pretty sure he likes you back. He probably doesn't even realize it!" Junpei said. "I just hope you're right Junpei..." I said.
~Takuya's P.O.V~
"Why did Kouji have to say that?!" I threw my ball roughly into the closet, causing it to make a loud crashing sound as it collided with all my other stuff.
"Takuya!! No playing soccer in the house! I don't want anymore broken lamps!" My mom shouted.
"Yes Mom!" I flopped face-down onto my bed. This was just great... Kouji liked me? Why? But he's a ... he. But... but, he was a really good friend... maybe...
I flipped over and faced my ceiling, is Kouji being a guy really that much of a problem? I actually have quite a few guy friends that have boyfriends, and people are happy for them, including me. They're happy with each other, and that's all that matters to them. Kouji is fun to be with, and he does seem to care about me and the others a lot, but now that I think about it he's been hanging around me a lot and being extra nice to me lately... I smacked my forehead, had I really been that dense? Just why did I say no to him today? I even yelled at him, and his eyes were all red when he left... he really must like me a lot, not many things could get Kouji to cry. Che! Okay Kouji likes me, but I don't like him back... do I? I always have been sort of drawn to him, even from the first time I saw him, I just wanted to know what he was like, even if I didn't know who he even was. I stood up, "I do like him too... shimatta! I hurt him for no reason!" I immediately ran down the stairs, out the door and began to run down the street, I had to apologize to Kouji. But then I stopped dead in my tracks, "But where is he now?"
~Kouji's P.O.V~ I felt better now after spending some time with Kouichi and Junpei, they didn't talk about my problem and they just wanted to cheer me up. We where just planning to maybe go to the arcade or something when we heard a knock on the door. Kouichi and Junpei gave each other an uneasy kind of look, and Junpei stood up, "I'll get it". But Kouichi grabbed his hand and pulled him back, "Kouji, could you get the door please?" "Uh... sure," Just why did Kouichi want me to answer the door? I pulled the door open and my heart went faster as I saw a sweaty and out of breath- "T-Takuya?! What are you doing here?" "K-Kouji... I looked.. everywhere for you..." he said while taking deep breaths in between words. "I figured you might've come... here since you weren't at your house... or the park and the other places we usually hang out." "Uh... Takuya do you want some water?"
"Sure." I invited Takuya in and hurried to the kitchen to get him some water. He gulped down the water quickly, and I was still wondering just why he had gone to look for me....
"Kouji, I'm sorry about this morning, I guess you caught me off guard and I reacted like a jerk..." I blinked, was he actually going to say what I think he was going to?
"I know I hurt you a lot, and I shouldn't have because...because... Kouji, I like you too..." I didn't even think, I just threw myself at Takuya and hugged him tight. I was so glad that Junpei was right; Takuya really was just being dense again...speaking of Junpei, I noticed him and Kouchi looking from behind the kitchen doorway and they quickly pulled out of view. That was fine with me though, I was going to tell them anyways. "Hey Takuya... you know days like these don't come everyday, wanna go to the arcade?" Takuya flashed a grin at me, "I thought you'd never ask.!"