"Ohayo Takeo-kun!" Aya cooed with a large grin. Takeo's eyes fluttered open.
"I, I don't feel too good…" Takeo sat up.
"Here." Aya handed Takeo a towel. "Go get cleaned up, ok?" Aya left Takeo with the towel and a change of clothes. Mindlessly Takeo went into the bathroom and turned on the shower.
'What happened last night?' Takeo stepped into the hot water.
"This feels good." He closed his eyes and tried to remember. 'Oh, right…' Takeo thought as he peeled the bandage off his forehead. Scenes of what happened the night before flashed through his head. 'Now what do I do?' Takeo scrubbed his body and washed his hair. After emerging from the shower Takeo dressed and headed towards Aya's room. 'What do I say?' Takeo paused at the door. 'I don't think there is anything I can say…' he opened the door to find Aya sitting with a stuffed bunny on his bed.
"What do you think Mr. Fluffy? What do I do now?" Aya asked the inanimate object.
"Ahem." Takeo cleared his throat and closed the door loudly.
"Huh?" Aya looked away from his childhood friend. "Takeo-kun!" quickly shoving the animal behind him Aya stood up to greet Takeo.
"Arigatou for lending me some clean clothing." Takeo said awkwardly.
"You're welcome Takeo-kun!" Aya was walking towards Takeo, who was starting to sweat.
"I, I think it's time I left for school." Takeo said quickly.
"H, Hai." Aya said grabbing his school bag and running after Takeo.
"Takeo-kun! Wait up!" Aya called down the road. Takeo reluctantly slowed down. He was a nervous wreck. He didn't know what to do or say. What if Aya started to latch onto him like usual? How was he to react now, now that they had, um…
"What's the big hurry today Takeo-kun?" Aya said as he caught up.
"Nothing, I just wanted to do some translating for the magic club before class." Takeo quickened his pace.
"I'll see you at the club meeting this afternoon then." Aya called after Takeo as they reached the school and Takeo took off.
"Takeo-kun" Aya cheerfully said as he bounded into the clubroom. Takeo was sitting at the back of the room translating. At the sound of Aya's voice he quickly stood.
"Konichiwa Aburatsubo." Takeo said as he turned around.
"Takeo…" Aya snuck up close to him. "We're alone…"
"Aburatsubo!" Takeo exclaimed as he like many times in the past tried to refuse Aya's advances. Suddenly Aya stopped. Takeo looked perplexed.
"So. It's true." Aya's eyes started to well up.
"What is?" Takeo asked. Aya started to cry. Takeo was shocked, he had seen Aya angry, upset, and happy, but he had never seen him openly cry like this. Aya let out a sob as he used his hands to hide his face.
"Why Takeo-kun? Why did you do what you did last night and not care for me today?" Aya barely said. Takeo felt horrible. He felt like he had used Aya, but even worse, he made Aya cry. The tears poured from Aya's eyes.
"Aya…" Takeo said in a voice that sounded purely caring. He reached out to comfort Aburatsubo, and for the first time that he could remember, Aya pulled away from him. He backed himself against the wall and sat down. Pulling his knees up to his chest Aya had made himself as small as possible.
'I just want to disappear. I have known since day one Takeo didn't love me, but, I never thought it would be like this, somewhere somehow I thought it would one day be possible that he would fall in love with me, demo…' Another sob sounded from Aya as he tried to pull himself smaller.
"Aya-kun…" Takeo got down on one knee and opened his arms, he wanted to hold and comfort Aya, he didn't want to see him cry. At the sound of "kun" attached to his name Aya slowly looked up. Takeo was kneeling with arms outstretched, wanting to comfort him.
'Maybe it's possible…' Just as Aya was about to move Sae came bursting through the door shouting.
"Gomen!" As usual Sae toppled into Takeo, her chest landed in his face. Aya stared at the heap of people with fists covering part of his tear stained face.
'I was wrong.' Aya got up and ran out of the room leaving a lost tear behind.
"Aburatsubo-sempai?" Nanaka questioned as he pushed by her and ran down the hall.
"Aya-kun!" Takeo shouted as he pushed Sae off himself and ran to the door- but Aya was already out of sight.
"Why is it I like Takeo so much?" Aya used one foot to push himself back and forth on a swing. He looked at the stars. "Because he isn't like the others, he doesn't judge people on appearances or beauty or talent, he accepts all. And, despite all the advances I've made on him over the years, Takeo has never hated me for it." Aya thought aloud. "I am such a baka."
"So here you are." Aya turned around. Takeo was on his broom behind him. "I've been looking for you." Aya looked at the ground, unsure of the reason why Takeo was looking for him. "Aya." He looked up. "I need you." Aya's eyes opened wide, he didn't say 'We need you' he said 'I'. Takeo smiled.
"Come on, I'll give you a ride home." Aya slowly got up and walked over. He gently sat sidesaddle behind Takeo. As he lifted up Aya leaned his head against Takeo's back and wrapped his arms around Takeo's waist. Takeo shifted, as he was about to say something when Aya whispered
"Let me stay like this, just for tonight."
"………hai."
end
So, how did you like my fisrt fan fiction? i know the ending is kinda abrupt, i hope i got the right feeling across at the end there, ( that both aya and takeo know that they won;t be together as a couple, but need each other as friends) and, i hope some of you picked up on the sublteties i used (takeo calling aya "aya" instead of "aburatsubo" at key points and whatnot). please leave feedback! thank you for reading!
