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Warning: Very short

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Chapter 15 : Holding on

Normal Pov (The lake)

"Kai, I'm sorry if I'm hurting everyone. But you do not know how it hurts, ok. I found someone I loved and the next thing I know he is dead."

Takao..

"I know my grandfather, my father is worried 'bout me but do you know. How much I don't want this to happen. but YOU.DON'T.KNOW. How much it hurts me to feel my grandfather's pain whenever he looks at me. I feel his eyes staring at me. Wishing, Hoping I would look back at him. But I CAN'T, Kai. I just can't.."

But I know how it hurts,Takao.

The words Kai wanted to say. Well, he couldn't say it. He never could. Not when he was young. And certainly, not now.

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Normal Pov (The Park)

Max eyes were squeezed shut as he tried to stop the tears from flowing out. Then he felt a hand on his face and his eyes widened. Who-

He looked down to see Ray smiling at him somewhat reluctantly. The hand was Ray's and now carressing Max's face gently.

"I don't love her, Max. You know I don't." Ray let his hand fall as he snuggled deeper to Max lap.

Now Max was carressing Ray's cheek. "Does it hurt?"

"No,no, it doesn't" Max smiled and pulled his hand away but Ray caught it and put it back to his cheek.

"It doesn't hurt when you touch it. Can you..keep doing this?" Max smiled gently.

"If you want me too."

Rei snuggled as if to say yes.

Lee looked at the display of affection and smiled. If only I had some to do that to me too.

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Normal Pov

The tears that were demanding to come out stayed with Takao. I will not cry. I will never cry.

Then Kai did the most unexpected thing, he pulled Takao to his chest. Takao was shocked but soon accepted the unexpected embrace.

He leaned into Kai, not understanding why but it felt like deja vu. Like it was hug just from Kei. It was so similar.

He let himself rest but as he put his ear to Kai's chest. Kai's heart was beating very fast and I was warm. But he didn't know why.

"Kei, you're hearts beating very fast. It's very nice." Takao looked up into Kei's eyes, smiling.

Kei pulled him back into the warm embrace.

"Do you know why, Takao?" Takao shooked his head.

Kei pushed Takao a little and leaned down.

"It's because I love you."

Their lips met in a soft ki-

Takao pushed Kai away, which only make him fall back himself.

Takao look at Kai. With utmost shock, he was stuttering words.

"You can't..I mean..I can't..can't..." Kai was shocked but he stood up first. You can't?

He took a step closer to Takao. But the footsteps only made Takao step back. Kai reached out his hand to Takao. But Takao lashed the hand away. And he held his own hand as though it was on fire.

I can't love you Kai.

Takao stood up slowly, brushing off the invincible dust. He smiled.

"My head hurts abit, Kai. Could we go back now?"

Kai nodded in disappointment. But brought Takao to the car with no words said.

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Normal Pov

Lee stood up and smiled at both of them.

"Hey, you lovebirds, I know you're having a great and lovely time but the time is not with us now."

They both blushed and got away from each other and looked up. It was dark. Max and Ray laughed.

"Yeah, So I'll see you some time later." Ray said.

Max tiptoed as Ray was taller and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Of course." Max smiled and went to the direction of the house. Ray stood there melted and Lee poked his liquid form.

At Max home..

"So honey, you came back early." Max mother said as she smiled at him.

"Yeah, son. Anyway you can have dinner at the couch if you want." Mr Mizuhara smiled at him.

This is weird. But he took the food from the kitchen and ate at the couch anyway with his favourite show on the television.

But then his parent sat at the one person sofa at the side of the tv. They looked almost sad.

What's wron-

"Max, we have to tell you something" Max tensed but nodded as he asked them to go on.

"We're filing for a divorce."

The fork and spoon dropped onto the floor.

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Normal Pov

Takao went inside the house with the help of Kei. Only looking back to say goodbye to Kai. But Kai just went in his car and left. Takao weakly smiled as he got inside the house. Kei kept barking at him as if telling him something.

"Kei, I don't think gramps would forget to feed you this time. I reminded him about a thousand times." He smiled gently at his dog.

He went upstair to the room but Kei kept tugging at his shirt.

As if asking him to follow. And he followed the dog to the kitchen.

"Yeah! Kei, I'm com-" But he couldn't finished his sentence as he tripped on something.

He sighed and giggled.

"Gramps must have left something on the floor again. He never picks it up." He smiled and went to the area where he tripped.

He searched the thing and felt hair. He slowly he felt his way down. It was a body.

A body? It's..it's not breathing. It's not..

He felt something long, a kendo stick. His grandfather's

No,

No,

It's

A,

IT'S A LIE

The whole neighbourhood heard the horrific screams of a 16 year old boy.

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I know very short but I don't have the time guess. Sorry But here's the update