5. Secret

Ever since he's been friends with Shun, he always had a secret locked in him. Dan knew that he shouldn't pry, especially because some of his secrets are really important to him (so was the life of a ninja). There are times though when his curiosity gets to him, and there are times when said older boy will finally tell him some things. But there are sometimes when Dan truly wanted to know what was going on...because sometimes his secrets are so big, they include probably his entire life as he knew it, and that also meant him.

Dan was worried about his best friend acting almost too quiet that day. "Something bothering you, Shun?" he asked with a concerned tone. He didn't reply as if he was in a trance, and when he repeated his question, he still didn't say anything. A little impatient, he went behind him, grabbed his shoulders and shook him. Hard. The teen yelled in surprised as he swiftly slapped the brunette's hands away from him. When he realized that it was just his annoying friend, he relaxed a little and muttered an apology. "Sorry, I was just..."

"Spacing out." the younger boy finished. "A little too much, I think. Something wrong?"

"Nothing for you to be worried about." he answered almost too quickly. He then turned and was about to walk away before Dan grabbed his collar and held him back. "Seriously, Shun, you know how much I hate being in the dark. Now what's wrong?"

"..." he expected a response, yet instead, the ravenette simply pried off his grip and left. The brunette clenched his fists as he couldn't help but feel angry at him. Why won't he tell me? Is it so bad that if I knew, I'm going to mess it up?

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For the rest of the school day, whenever they crossed paths, Shun would just avoid his gaze and continue walking until they passed each other. Dan couldn't help but turn around and watch him leave without another word. As the hours passed, so did his anxiety. He hated not knowing anything. He knew that he was butting in to other people's business, but this was his best friend. He needed to know...because normally his secrets aren't just those usual tiny ones. No, they were much bigger than that. That's what got the boy so fired up to figure out what was going on.

It was soon dismissal, and everyone was rapidly leaving the building with only a few students left staying for practice or more studying. Dan was one of the first to get out since he ran all the way down so there was no chance of missing Shun. Waiting and leaning at one of the huge trees nearby the entrance gate of the school, he soon spotted him and hid. The brunette was planning on tailing him no matter how risky it was. It was obvious that he was heading back to his house, but he just wanted to make sure. And who knows, maybe he'll spill his secret along the way...that's what said boy was hoping for.

As soon as he went pass the white open gate, he tiptoed along trying not to look conspicuous and attempted to by as quiet as possible (for him, anyway). It wasn't before long until they both reached the park, and the teen then took a seat on a lone bench. There was no one around as it was late afternoon and it was a Tuesday (or a busy school day). As Dan was peeking from a thick trunk, the first thing he took note was Shun's depressed look on his face; something he didn't see a while ago when he was pressing him for answers.

He sighed. "What should I do..? I can't just tell him that I like her..."

Now that made the brunette almost lose his cover. Him? Her? Who?

"But I...I can't leave her, either." out of the blue, the ninja heard a rustle behind him. It was faint, and so he presumed it was just an animal or something. What he didn't know was that Dan had run off after he heard his previous sentence...blushing like mad at the startling discovery he had just learned.

I can't believe it..! Shun...Shun actually...has a girlfriend!

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