_Takano's POV_
(A little before he went back inside)
'What the hell is taking Onodera so long?!' Takano thought.
"...Fuck it...it's too cold," The man said before heading back towards the building.
"Ah-ah-achoo!" At this rate he would have to stay home with this cold.
Takano pulled the lobby door open and tightly shut it behind him to block out the cold and wetness, only to find another storm going on inside.
'WHAT. THE. HELL. HAPPENED.
WHO. DID. THIS. TO. RITSU.'
There in the middle of the floor was Onodera, the love of his life, collapsed on the lobby floor crying. The sobbing man slowly lifted his head to reveal his blushing face and shock filled eyes.
Takano didn't hesitate a second.
He bent down and scooped up Onodera into his lap. He cuddled him into his chest.
"Ritsu,..baby...whats wrong?! What happened!? Who did this to you!?" Takano asked in a flustered but loving voice. Onodera's sobbing only incresed. Takano held Ritsu closer and tighter to him. He slowly planted a warm kiss on Onodera's forhead and then buried his face in his hair.
"Please Ritsu,..tell me whats wrong. Tell me how I can help. Tell me what to do to make you feel better." He whispered.
_Onodera's POV_
(Just as Takano walked in)
'I wasn't concerned about others seeing me as a pathetic freak. That is what everyone thought I was when I worked at my father's company, and thats what most people probably think still. But now I know I am pathetic, falling for the same man twice and not evening acknowledging it the second time. I didn't even realize how much I loved him until I thought he left me.'
'The only person who I didn't want to see me for who I am is Takano. I want him to see me as someone he can love, and pull their own weight at the same time. It's too late though, hes in love with Yokozawa, he just sees me as his employee, but thats how it should be,...right?'
All of these thoughts ran through my head as I gazed up at him.
In not even half of a second, Takano kneeled down and swept me into his arms.
Ritsu,..baby...whats wrong?! What happened!? Who did this to you!?"
Don't talk to me in that velvety voice.
Takano hugged me tightly.
Don't hold me in your loving arms.
He planted a long warm kiss on my forehead.
Don't touch me with those intoxicating lips.
"Please Ritsu,..tell me whats wrong. Tell me how I can help. Tell me what to do to make you feel better."
Don't pretend to be concerned about me.
I couldnt take it anymore.
"Your whats wrong!" I said pulling away from him.
"Wha-"
"Your the problem! You can't do this to me, but you continue to!"
I yelled out scooting backwards.
"Your voice, your touch, your kisses,.. they make me go crazy!"
Takano's eyes widened.
"This shouldn't bother me! But it does! Saying that your going to make me fall in love with you again, though I never stopped loving you! You keep making my love grow deeper...but your with Yokozawa! Can't you see how much your hurting me!? Or do you just not care anymore!?" I yelled out.
"Onode-"
"Shut up! I don't want to hear it, I don't want you to comfirm my worst fears... ha I must sound like a pathetic freak,...but thats what I am and it your fault! You made me this way!" I exsasperated.
There was a long silent pause before he scooped me up again and planted a long loving kiss,..this time..on my lips.
"Ritsu, let's go home"
(*Tokyo ghoul theme song plays in the background* Author-chan: "lol I'm so sorry, okay I'll leave now")
"...hai.." I said as Takano pulled me to my feet, we strolled out of the buildng. A permenant red tint covered my face.
_Takano's POV_
(Walking out of the building with Onodera)
'What the hell just happened? Was that a confession?' Takano thought as he strolled out of the building.
He took a peek at Onodera as they walked. His face was all red, so cute!
"Ah-achoo!" I sneezed.
Onodera glanced up at Takano, and noticed he was missing his coat and only had a simple scarf.
"Well no wonder you have a cold, your not wearing a coat! What idiot dosen't wear a coat in the middle autumm?!" Onodera nagged.
Walking up to the subway entrance we saw that the area was tapped off.
"Why is it tapped off?" Takano asked peering behind the tape down the steps.
"OH, I remember Yokozawa told me about how there was a crash later this morning, after we took it to work." Onodera exclaimed.
"..I guess we'll have to walk the rest of the way." Takano sighed.
It was about a 30 minute walk to there apartment complex.
Little dew drops and snowflakes started to desecend apon them as they walked.
Takano shivered and sneezed.
Onodera stopped at the corner of the sidewalk to remove his coat.
"Here, you take it," Onodera said holding out the heavy brown trench coat.
"Baka, your going to get a cold," Takano said ignoring the offer.
"Your the baka! Your the one who has a cold! I'm fine, I have a jacket under this," he said as I noticed he was wearing a light red windbreaker under the coat.
"And it's only a 20 minute walk the rest of the way," Onodera said.
"..Fine, thank you," I said as I put ont the coat, still warm from Onodera's body heat. I laughed.
"Eh? Whats so funny?"
"Ritsu, your adorable"
Ritsu's faced blushed red.
"Baka, grown men are not adorable."
I continued to laugh.
"Okay, seriously what is so funny?!"
"Haha...your coat... it's so small on me." Takano cheerily said.
All Onodera did was blush redder.
"See Ritsu? You are adorable."
"...Don't call me by my first name, I don't think Yokozawa would like that," Onodera said as he lowered his head.
"And why would I care about what Yokozawa thinks?"
"Becuase you two are dating BAKA!" Onodera yelled as he turned to me, tears in the corners of his eyes.
"Onode-"
"Stop it! Didn't you hear anything I said back at the office building?!"
"I did its ju-"
"Nevermind, its not like it matters any way...just like I don't matter...,"Onodera whispered.
Two strong arms wrapped themselves around the smaller man's torso and hugged him from behind.
"Onodera...no...Ritsu, I don't know what you've heard or what Yokozawa has told you, but we are most definintly not dating, I love you," Takano whispered in his ear.
Onodera pushed Takano's arms back,
"Were in public, baka."
"Ritsu, what is it going to take to make you fall in love with me again?"
Onodera snapped
"WHO SAID I EVER FELL OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU!?"
Takano's eyes widened for the second time that day, 'was that...no...a confession?!' Takano thought.
"Why do you still love me!?" Onodera demanded.
"Well, lots of reasons,...I just can't think of them now."
"Oh really?...Did you ever love me in the first place!?"
"Of course, I wouldn't be hear if I didn't." Takano said plainly.
Onodera shrugged and they continued walking home. If only Takano noticed that the wet streaks on Onodera's face wasn't drops or rain, but tears.
_Onodera's POV_
(Walking home)
Okay, I'll admit it, I got a little carried away with yelling at Takano. I do still love him, never stopped in the first place. But I just don't want to get hurt again. Even if Yokozawa and him aren't dating, there are still so many ways to get hurt. And so many questions without answers.
False love and lying is what Onodera feared was true.
A simple 'I love you,' can be a simple 'I lie to you'.
A simple 'I still have feelings for you,' can really be a simple 'I never had feelings for you.' Onodera thought as they walked the rest of the way home in silence.
The rain picked up, but Takano didn't care, so why should he?
They both arrived to the appartment complex soaking wet.
Takano's cough was getting worse.
When they reached their homes, Takano bolted inside his with out even saying goodnight.
'Ugh, rude' Onodera thought has he dug around for his keys.
Thats when he remembered, he put his keys in the pocket of his coat which he lent to Takano!
Groaning, Onodera hesitantly knocked on the door.
No answer.
He knocked again.
Still no answer.
He was just about to whip out his phone to call Takano when he realized that the door was unlocked. Onodera slowly openned it and called out.
"Yo, Takano, I left my keys in my coat pocket... (no answer) ...I kind of need them to...oh you know... GO HOME!"
Onodera yelled out as he closed the door behind him.
'Where the hell is he?' I thought.
'Whatever, I'll just get my coat and leave.'
But his coat was not on the rack in the hallway.
'Maybe he wore it to his room?'
Onodera quitely tip-toed to Takano's bedroom and opened the door.
He walked over to the bed a saw that Takano was passed out. The cold must have tired him out more then we thought. Onodera sat at the edge of the bed a gazed at him.
Before he could even think, he planted a kiss on Takano's sleeping forehead.
Onodera blinked.
"Ehhhhhhhh... what did I just do!?"
Onodera said blushing so red that it was probably glow-in-the-dark.
Takano rolled in his sleep startled by the sudden noise, causing Onodera to clasp his hand over his mouth.
He then spotted his coat in a pile between Takano's nightstand and a old box of books.
Onodera sat up and walked over to receive his coat. As he bent down to pick it up, the box of books caught his eye. The titled of the book on top read:
Highschool, year xxxx
Masamune
Onodera gasphed, 'a book from high school?' He hesitently picked up the book. The box was filled with books by the same title, some with different years, mostly all the years Takano was in highschool for!
He flipped the the book that was in his hand. Takano's neat hand writting filled each and every page. Thats when it struck Onodera.
'These aren't books!... these are journals from when Takano was in highschool!'
At that point Onodera kind of froze.
He wanted to read them, very badly. Especially since glancing down at one of the pages he saw his name on it! His name from highschool!
...today I saw Oda Ritsu once again in the libriary...
It read. Onodera picked up the box, as soon as he did a small square of paper slipped out from the bottom. Setting the box down he bent over to retrieve the slip. Turning it over he saw it was a picture of him and Takano from highschool. Onodera blushed at the sight of the photo, he remembered that day the picture was taken. He quicky shoved the photo into his back pocket. As he Gathered his coat he thought,
'Should I take the box?... but wouldn't that be stealing?... No,... I want to know what he wrote and why my name is in his journals...' Onodera picked up the box and strolled out of the apartment, making sure to tightly close the door behind him.
Finally, back in his own home Onodera slipped the box under his bed before ploping down. Not even bothering to change out of his clothes, Onodera drifted off to sleep, clutching the photo of him and Takano in highschool.
Onodera dreamed about highschool.
Spending time with Takano in the libriary, going on dates, going out to eat. Onodera smiled in his sleep as little tear drops formed in the corner of his eyes.
_Takano's POV_
Takano, already fast asleep dreamed of Ritsu, and then he dreamed of someone watching over him, not in a creepy way, but in a loving way, like when Ritsu did in highschool. He dreamed of someone kissing him on the forehead and then leaving him and closing the door as himself called out for that tender loving person to come back.
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Authors note: Hey everyone! Sorry for the late update, school has sucked with testing and stuff, but I'm working through it! Thank you for everyone who has supported me up until now! I probably wouldn't have gotten this far with out your support! On that note, don't be shy! I love to hear from you guys, your opinions, suggestions, anything really! Until the next update,..stay cool!