"All I ask from all of you is that you listen all the way through without interrupting me. It's gonna be hard enough for me to tell you this without you guys getting mad and interrupting me." I said slowly and everyone nodded. "Okay, so, last night, I was walking and I came across Hiwatari-kun... Then we were talking and he told me he loved me. As he went to leave, I grabbed him and took him... to a hotel. I told him I love him too and then we slept together..." Mom, grandpa, Risa-san, and Riku gasped. "When I woke up in the morning, Hiwatari-kun wasn't there and I thought he lied to me about loving me just to get me to sleep with him... So I got dressed and left. I was standing on the bridge crying and I didn't want to deal with the pain... So I just... jumped..." I finished and wondered how long it would be before they all kicked Hiwatari-kun out.
My dad found his voice first. "Hiwatari-kun," Oh god, here it comes. "you weren't lying when you said you loved my son just to get him in bed, were you?"
Hiwatari-kun lowered his gaze to avoid my dad's eyes. "No, I wasn't lying. I sincerely, deeply, truly love your son, Niwa-san."
Dad shook his head. "Okay then. Emiko-chan, Risa-chan, Riku-chan, dad, what do you say we give them a minute to talk alone?"
Riku lost it. "Why should we let Hiwatari-kun be in the room alone with Dai-chan? Hiwatari-kun's the reason Daisuke jumped off a bridge!! He doesn't deserve Daisuke! I'm the one who really loves Daisuke!!"
My dad took Riku by the shoulders and made her look up at him. "We all know you love Dai-chan. But Hiwatari-kun also loves him. You just have to accept that Daisuke will love whoever he loves. He can't help how he feels. If he doesn't love you, you just have to accept it."
Riku was crying and sobbing into dad's chest by now. He was holding her tightly trying to calm her down. "Daisuke! You love me, right? You don't love that asshole Hiwatari-kun, do you?" Tears filled my eyes and I avoided Riku's persistent gaze. She looked at me in shock. "You really do love him and not me, don't you."
"Riku, I'm sorry. I never wanted to hurt you, but, I couldn't tell anyone that I really loved Hiwatari-kun all along. I was afraid of losing my family because I loved him. I'm sorry, Riku. I tried to love you instead of Hiwatari-kun. I just couldn't..."
Riku started sobbing full force into my dad's chest. He hugged her and my mom walked over and said, "We should really give Dai and Hiwatari-kun some time to talk. Let's go, honey." Mom and grandpa walked out of the rooom, my dad following as he held Riku who was still sobbing. Risa shot one last worried look at me before following them out of the room.
I looked up at Hiwatari-kun. "I love you so much, Hiwatari-kun. I would die to save you."
He smiled down at me. "I love you, too, Niwa-kun. I will always be here to protect you. You will never be alone as long as I'm here." He leaned down and gently pressed his lips to mine.
For awile, Hiwatari-kun and I just sat there in silence. Hiwatari-kun leaned down and placed a soft, gentle, loving kiss on my forehead. "Niwa-kun, I really do love you."
"I love you, too, Hiwatari-kun." I gently kissed Hiwatari-kun's pale lips. We broke the kiss and smiled at each other. "Hiwatari-kun?"