_Takano's POV_
Yokozawa and I were good friends. Or, at least we use to be. Lately he had been acting odd towards me, possessive almost. I suspected it had something to do with Onodera, though I have not confronted him yet.
"Yo, Takano."
"Your late."
"Only cause I stopped to get you some stuff."
I glanced over at the plastic bag filled with an assortment of medicine, cough drops and pain killers.
"Don't need it, I'm fine."
"Whatever you say old man," he said before placing the bag on my desk and leaving.
Kisa entered just as Yokozawa was about to exit.
"Hey, Yokozawa-san! Is there something you need?" Kisa asked cheerliy.
Goddamnit Kisa, learn to read a situation.
"No, I was just leaving"
I saw Onodera trailing behind Kisa. He seemed very nervous. Thats when I noticed, on the way out of the office, Yokozawa stopped and glared at Onodera. Jeez, what was his problem?
-Time skip to end of the day-
_Onodera's POV_
"Bye Kisa! Bye Hatori! See you tomorrow!" I called out as they left the office. They seemed to be in a rush to get home,...I wonder why...
"Ah-ahcoo!" Takano's sudden sneez made me jump.
"It sounds like it's getting worse, lets get you home, the sooner you rest the sooner you'll recover." I hummed as we gathered our things.
We both stood in front of the elevator. Uh-oh, I almost forgot.
"What? Did you forget something?" Takano asked.
'Crap! I must have said it out loud!' I thought. "Oh,..uhhhh,...yeah,...I forgot...MY PENCIL!" I said.
"Your pencil?" Takano asked with a questioning look.
"Yeah! My LUCKY PENCIL! I can't do any work without it!" I explained as I walked back toward my desk. I have never owned a pencil I considered 'lucky'.
"But don't you do all of your work in pen?..." Takano asked.
Shit, he saw right threw me.
"Baka! My lucky pencil is a secret! And your the first to know about it!" I exasperated, trying to make this whole ordeal seem believeable.
Takano crossed his arms and leaned against the doorway as he watched me search for my non-exsistent 'lucky pencil'. Crap, he wasn't buying any of this BS.
"Onodera, so you expect me to believe that you came all the way back to your desk to search for this oh-so-important 'lucky pencil' that I have not heard about until today, but you refuse to believe me when I say 'I love you'?" He questioned.
I blushed at those words, but at the same time, all the color drained from my face.
SHIT!SHIT!SHIT! NOT GOOD! NOT GOOD! NOW NOT ONLY WAS HE PISSED BUT HE WAS SICK AND PISSED!
"Baka" I mumbled, not responding to his question. "Just go down the elevator without me, I'll be down stairs in a minute, once I find this goddamned 'lucky pencil'." I said.
He stood there for a few more moments before sighing and walking down the hall. As soon as I heard the 'clink'of the elevator doors close I let out a huge breath of relelif.
'That was close', I thought to myself.
'I almost got in the elevator with Takano.'
Kisa was right, it was obvious that I couldn't stand to be in a room with him. But not in the ways people would think why. But because I couldn't control myself around him. His soft scent, his hazel brown eyes, the way he called my name in his velvety voice. It made my heart beat fast and my face blush like crazy. What is wrong with me?! There is no way, absolutely no way I could fall in love with same man twice!
I inhaled a huge breath, stood up, grabbed a random pencil off Hatori's desk, and made my way towards the elevator.
_Takano's POV_
It was way too obvious that Onodera was keeping his distance from me. 'Lucky pencil' my ass! That was just another excuse to not ride down the elevator with me, right? But why? Did he hate me so much to where he couldn't even stand being next to me...? I sighed. Maybe I should just give up...NO. What the hell was I just thinking now!? There is no way I'm giving up on my true and only love that quickly. If Onodera wants to play hard to get then two could play at this game,' I thought as I exited the elevator and headed for the door.
"Ah-achoo!" I sneezed as I exited.
The cold, wet wind ticked my nose.
'Or maybe I could wait until I'm all rested up and better,' I thought but shook my head in response to my own question.
I walked off a little farther away and sat on a bench 50 or so yards away from the entrance. I may worry him at first, but I still be waiting for Onodera. My one and only. My love. I will make you love me again.
_Onodera's POV_
I already knew of Takano's whole idea of to 'make me love him again'. But the truth is his plan won't work. It is unessescary,... because... I never stopped loving him in the first place... I think. When I first made the connection that this man, my boss, was also my ex-boyfriend, my first and only true love, I felt a mix of emotions.
I didn't know what to do. I wanted to cry and curl up in his arms, beg for his forgiveness. But at the same time, I wanted to run and hide, get away from him as far as I could. Maybe that was just the shock of the moment or it was just a piece of the pain that came back from our breakup all those years ago. I sighed. I thought distantcing myself would be best, so I wouldn't hurt him or myself again, though honestly, I was hurting us both even more.
Finally the elevator reached the bottom floor.
'Where the hell is Takano?' I thought.
He would always wait by the door on the inside of the building.
Without warning, tears began to well up in my eyes. I couldn't believe he left me...god damnit, why am I crying? "What are these feelings?" I whispered to myself. Though I already well knew the answer. Love. But now, sadness and betrayal once again, though not as hurtful as the first time. The love I felt for Takano was way more plentiful then the pain I felt, enough to send me collasping on the floor with a steady stream of tears running down my blushing cheeks. Salty tears fell off my face and pittered onto the tile floor. I was too busy sobbing to hear anyone walk up to the doors, only when they opened I realized someone was entering and how much of a pathetic mess I probably looked like. I looked up to see who it was. But by the time I did, it was too late to run or hide, Takano walked in.
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Authors note:
Okay, okay I know I said I would get to the 'journals' part soon, I will. I'm just laying some foreground before I go deeper. These first two chapters mainly focused on Onodera's feelings and realization that he is still in love with Takano. When they broke up he felt so hurt that all of his hurtness (if thats a word) covered up the all powerful lingering love he still felt for Takano. He has just been distancing himself because he dosen't want to get hurt again and blah blah blah all the sappy emotional feels. The rest of these chapters will focus on Takano's feelings when he was in highschool and Onodera's reaction towards Takano's feelings.
Thankyou for all of your support so far! Please comment below if you have any suggestions or opinions on this fanfic. See you in the next chapter!