Endless Rain
5 weeks after Maya was put in the hospital:
Aiji was sleeping peacefully. Maya, however, was not. His eyes fluttered open. It was dark. Maya was instantly confused by his surroundings until he realized he was in a hospital. He suddenly remembered the accident. Damn, Maya thought, how long have I been out? Maya tried to rub his eyes with one of his hands and suddenly realized someone was holding it. Maya looked down to see Aiji's sleeping face illuminated by the faint light. Maya smiled at his sleeping friend feeling warm and fuzzy at the fact that Aiji was even there especially at night. Maya was happy to see how much Aiji cared about him. It was even more than he would ever admit but it didn't matter to Maya.
Maya wasn't up for very long. He was still pretty weak. In the short time he stayed awake he chose to watch Aiji sleep instead of waking the guitarist up. "I love you, Aiji." Maya whispered before falling back asleep.
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The next time Maya woke up was about 8 hours later. Maya didn't feel Aiji's hands holding his own. His eyes fluttered open squinting at the bright lights. Maya lifted himself up a few inches and saw Aiji sitting in the corner of the room reading. From the way Aiji was holding the book Maya couldn't see his face and Aiji couldn't see Maya. Maya smiled at the sight of his friend camped out in the hospital. Maya was about to say something when his blood ran cold. He noticed what Aiji was reading. It was Maya's notebook! Maya's face turned paper white before turning a deep shade of red.
"A-Aiji!" Maya yelled. Aiji almost dropped the notebook. He was instantly by Maya's side.
"You're awake Maya!" Aiji said happily grinning at the distressed blonde.
"Yes, I am. Wh-what were you reading?" Maya asked nervously. Aiji turned away from Maya.
"Umm… It was your notebook…" Aiji replied truthfully. Maya turned away from the guitarist.
"That…That was personal." Maya whispered his eyes filled with unshed tears. He hadn't wanted Aiji to find out that way.
Aiji was silent for a moment before speaking. "When we played that guessing game… The answer was me…Wasn't it?" Aiji asked quietly staring at Maya. Maya refused to meet his gaze but he nodded. "So, you do love me?" Maya nodded again covering his blushing face with his arm. Aiji was silent.
"Maya…." Aiji started. He paused before continuing. "I think I love you too." Neither of the boys dared to look into each other's eyes. Maya moved his arm away from his face. Tears streamed down his face. Aiji looked over at him and wiped away some of the tears. He was crying himself. Maya looked at Aiji in surprise. The two stared at each other for a long moment. Aiji leaned in and kissed Maya. He pulled away to see a content look on the blonde's face. Aiji caressed Maya's face as Maya fell asleep, exhausted from the stress of the past few minutes. Both felt happier than they ever had before.