holy heck what happened to the new entry layout what is everything I don't know how to do anything anymore, I'll just wing it
Title: To Love you in Secret (Because I couldn't think of a better name lol)
Fandom: JE; Sexy Zone
Pairing: MariSou
Rating: G
Genre: Fluff
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my words, imagination, and poor writing skills
Author's Note: IT'S A VALENTINES PRESENT FOR MY DEAREST
xxotakuchiceexx Sou had two best friends. One of which he has had an extreme crush on for the past two years and one of which is very aware of this long-lasting love. Shori noticed every little hint Sou accidentally gave off to Marius that was basically a sign with "I LOVE YOU MARIUS YO!!" written on it with large red lettering. However, Marius somehow missed it every time. Which was perfectly okay with Sou. Although he'd gone through the confession scenario a million times in his head already, he knew he was too afraid to actually confess. He decided, for now, that he was happy enough with taking every chance he got to touch Marius, whether it be playfully or affectionately, without raising suspicion in him.
"No~ Stop, Sou~" Marius whined in a whisper voice that way he didn't catch the attention of the classmates in their science class as everyone watched a National Geographic film. Sou had his finger at Marius' waist, his most ticklish spot. Every time Sou poked his side, Marius would double over and hit his forehead on his desk from reflex which made the students glare at them each time. Sou and Marius would then sit back and look around giving an innocent, I didn't do anything expression.
"You give a new meaning to that face-palm, face-desk thing," Sou smirked.
Marius rubbed the reddening area of his forehead, "I'll get you back one day, just you wait."
"You're on," Sou silently mouth back.
Both boys watched the educational video but neither really paid any attention. They were both anxious. Sou was anxiously plotting his next attack on Marius, while Marius was mentally preparing for it... but was still wondering if it would truly happen. After forever and a half, and after Marius forgot about expecting it, Sou's finger crept back to Marius' side.
WHAM! Marius again smacked his forehead on the desk.
"Shhh!" the other classmates shushed him.
Sou put both of his hands on Marius' waist, tickling him as Marius wiggled in his seat like a worm, pleading for Sou to stop.
This pattern continued for twenty-five minutes with the sounds of Marius giggling and Sou's "quiet down a bit" requests. Marius' tummy began to ache from laughing as hard as he did and rested his head on Sou's shoulder for a bit to catch his breath.
This is okay too, Sou thought to himself.
Behind them, they could hear two girls snickering and exchanging their own whispers of, "How sweet! They're too cute!"
The bell rang and the class gathered up their things. Like usual, Marius and Sou were the last ones out because they always took their time that way they could continue talking till the very last second.
"Okay, okay... I know you guys love my class but git outta here!" the science teacher joked. They finished packing their things and hugged each other goodbye before going their separate ways.
Sou's next class was with Shori, in math class. They both sat in single, aging, wooden desks one behind the other under a large window. The window allowed in blinding morning sunlight that cast short but dark shadows of the students in their desks onto the floor. Shori and Sou had long finished their worksheet, and while the class was waiting for for two more students to finish, everyone was talking and laughing and messing around with one another. Shori was completely turned around in his seat, shading his eyes from the sunlight, to face Sou and listen to his excited rant about how cute Marius was.
"...And he kept giggling and squeaking and making cute noises. Just being adorable, you know, normal Marius. And in the end, he ended up putting his head on my shoulder and..." Shori spaced out again.
Okay, I've had about enough of this. I need to get these two together. What could I do though? Shori thought.
"Why don't you just confess to Marius? I bet he likes you too. I'm almost sure of it, actually," Shori asked.
"No. Absolutely no way. I could never confess. What if I did and he doesn't like me back? Then our friendship would change and he probably wouldn't let me touch him anymore. I don't want to risk our closeness," Sou explained.
Shori nodded his head in understanding just as the bell rang for lunch and one student slammed his fist against the desk because he didn't finish the worksheet in time. Sou and Shori looked over at him and giggled at his slight misfortune.
"Well, it is lunch now. I have something I need to do, you can sit alone with Marius without me today," Shori reported.
At lunch, while Marius and Sou were being flirty with each other off in the corner, Shori was busily writing something on a piece of paper with a thoughtful expression.
* * * *
"Hey, Mari," Shori took a seat next to Marius in their next class.
"Hi!" Marius smiled at him.
"There's something I need to give to you... but I wonder if I should wait to give it to you till after class?" Shori questioned himself.
Marius pouted, "Well now you've said something, you have to give it to me here."
"Yeah, that's true," Shori laughed. "Here."
Shori handed the pink note to Marius, and Marius stared at the letter held shut by a single blue butterfly sticker. Marius looked at Shori, and back at the pink letter.
"Don't open it now though, at least wait till after class to open it since this is our last class of the day."
Marius beamed, "Sure! I love notes from friends. Especially you, Shori!"
"Ah... it's not from me though."
"What?" Marius blinked. "Then from who?"
"You'll see, when you open it. I was just asked to give it to you."
Marius anxiously anticipated the end of class to see what inside the cute letter. If it is not from Shori, then who?
All he could think about all class was what could be written and from who. He jumped to all sorts of magical conclusions, from some handicapped investigator telling he had to prevent a murder... to a fortune-teller telling him his dangerous future. He also went over the more realistic possibilities like a teacher had printed out his missing assignments or his grades.
It could be anything, right? Marius thought. I hope it's something good, at least...
When the bell rang, signaling not only the end of class, but the end of the school day, Marius jumped up from his desk in a nervous excitement. Shori laughed at Marius' enthusiasm about opening the letter.
"My mom mailed my phone and told me to pick up groceries. I won't be able to wait for you, sorry. You can just walk home with Sou today. Oh, and you can open the letter now," Shori said, with all his stuff already packed up.
"Have fun with grocery shopping, and I know because I was getting it out now!" Marius stated as he pulled the letter out from his bag.
"'Kay, bye!" Shori said as Marius watched him dash out of the classroom
Sitting on his desk, Marius stared at the note in hands. His mind jumped to the same conclusions as before. He closed his eyes, held his breath, tore it open, and hoped he wasn't in trouble for something ridiculous he'd done two days prier. He unfolded the letter and he slowly opened one eye and then the other and his eyes widened in surprise as he began reading. He neatly folded the letter back into the envelope and quickly hurried out of the classroom to meet Sou by the front gate, where they usually meet to walk home together.
"Hi Mari!" Sou beamed at Marius the moment he saw him. Marius grinned back and took his place at Sou's side. Sou reached out to embrace him, and Marius hesitated before he hugged him back. Marius blushed, looking at the ground when they separated. Sou raised an eyebrow at him.
"No hello back? Are you okay, what's wrong?" Sou looked into Marius' eyes.
Marius smiled, "I'm fine! Don't worry. Should we begin walking home now?"
Sou momentarily dismissed Marius' odd behavior and agreed, "... sure."
They walked in an awkward silence for ten minutes before Sou made a comment, "Are you sure you're okay? You usually have thousands of things to say." Marius didn't answer, nor even look up at Sou; he didn't acknowledge at all that Sou had even spoken.
After a few more minutes of silence, Marius finally spoke up, "Well, I was thinking... and I've decided that I want to tell you that I like you back!"
Sou stopped in his tracks, "W-What are you talking about?"
"Um, you like me right? I'm saying I like you back!"
When Sou just stared at him without saying anything, Marius' face formed a shocked expression that was full of regret.
A/N: I don't have the time right now to finish typing the rest of this but yup it's not like anyone will see it before I finish the rest anyway which means who cares~?