Sentimental Folly Ch. 19
Chapter 19/?
Bands: The Gazette, Alice Nine
Pairings: Reita x ? (main) Aoi x OC, Kai x Shou, Ruki x Nao
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13 (for now)
Warning: Reita is a complete bonkura!!
Synopsis: Young Reita is in love with his best friend (Uruha) and in an attempt to impress his frined, makes a complete fool of himself every time. To make things worse, Ururha's best frined Aoi constantly teases Reita and Uruha. They just entered their first year of high school. Can Reita tell Uruha how he feels before someone else does?
Disclaimer: If I owned the Gazette, I wouldn't have to write fan fiction. If I was getting paid, I'd be at the mall, not on Tumbler.
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"So, did you do it? Did you break poor Ducky's heart?" Miyoko asked, unlacing her ice skates.
"No. And I don't plan on it. What if he doesn't love me like you says he does?"
"But I know for a fact he does. So the question is, are you going to hurt him? I mean, look at him. He's so happy Etsu isn't here breathing down his neck, keeping him from staring at you. You can't tell me you didn't notice how often he looked at you since we got here. He wants you to notice him Reita."
"Well, maybe you're just paranoid and this is all in your head. I mean, you're dating the King of Crazy."
"You're the only crazy one. Oh, here comes your man, meet him half way!"
"But I din't know how to ice skate!" Miyoko pushed me towards Uruha. I have absolutely no balance in these things. I'm pretty sure those little kids lacing up their skates are giggling at me. I would do if I saw a guy about to fall on his face.
"Whoa, you really shouldn't be on the ice if you can't even balance on the skates." I looked up to see Uruha with his hands on his hips. He gave me a sweet smile and helped me stand upright. "And you tied them so lose, you can fall and get hurt. Come on, let's go get these properly lace."
I looked over to Miyoko who had a smug look on her face that said 'I told you baka!' Uruha moved across the ice backwards, holding my hands and making sure I made it across without falling. After we "properly" lace but these Godforsaken shoes of death, He helped me stand. "I don't really want to do this..."
"You don't have skate if you don't want. But you know, I'll be glad to help you. In fact, you have no choice only because your face is hilarious when you're scared."
"Wh-wait, no! I don't like this!"
"Just once around the rink with me? Please?" I couldn't say no to that pout or those golden puppy dog eyes. I rolled my eyes and took his hand.
"Just, once. Then I'm taking these things off!"
"We've been here for two hours and you haven't done anything but watch. You are no fun Panda." he stuck his tongue out at me.
"Panda? You haven't called me Panda in a long time..."
"Oh um...sorry, Reita. You know what? Let's forget I said anything, that was stupid of me. But of course that's just me, always saying something stupid. I'm just a big stupid head."
"Uruha, what are you talking about?"
"Oh, nothing. Come on, we're about to leave anyway. I guess we can always come back."
"Are you sure you don't want to go just once around the rink?"
"Guys! We're leaving, come on!" Kai shouted.
"You guys go ahead, we'll meet you outside!" I told him. "One time, then we're out of here, got it?"
"Thank you Reita!" I let him hold my hand as we glided around the walls of the rink. I watched his face the entire time. He was happy, smiling brightly. His cheeks were pink, and I don't think it was from the coldness either. When we were finished, we turned in our skates, put on our boots and met the others outside.
"Did you two have fun?" Miyoko asked with a smile.
"I enjoyed myself." I admitted.
"It was fun, considering this one here didn't even know how to keep balance. It was cute." Uruha said. I didn't realize we were holding hands until he let go.
"Alright, well I'm not really in the mood for caroling anymore. I kind of just want to go home and cuddle."
"Does that mean I have to leave the house?" Shinji asked.
"Oh dad, hush. You've seen me and Aoi cuddling plenty of times."
"Yeah, don't remind me. My little Yoko is getting so bog. I feel old..."
"Shinji, you are old." she said.
"35 isn't old. 45 is old."
"I'd love to sit in the freezing cold and listen to you two go back and forth, but it's about to start snowing and it's dark out." Kai interrupted.
"You're right, let's get going. But I we have to make a quick stop before I take you boys home."
"I'll take them home."
"Uh no! It's fine, you just take Uruha. We'll ride with Amano san." Kohara said.
"Um, okay if you say so. I'll see you guys later, happy holidays!" I walked off to my car with Uruha tailing behind. We got in the car and I turned the heat on. His pink nose and cheeks were adorable. As the car heated up, he took off his jacket.
"You wore that scarf the entire time we were out." he said smiling.
"Oh, I forgot I had it on." I said, taking off the garment and throwing it in the backseat. "We should get going." I was about to shift into reverse when he grabbed my hand.
"Before you take me home, I need to talk to you. And this isn't gonna be something you want to discuss while driving."
"Alright, we'll talk when I get to your house."
"You know my father wont let you in."
"We'll sit in the car. In case things get weird, I don't want the drive to be awkward." He nodded and let me drive in silence. My mind was racing the entire time. Was everything Miyoko said true? Is that what he wanted to talk about? All the possibilities and outcomes. We were so close to his house. I kind of wish we weren't. But one more turn and... "Oh, we're here already?" he said, sounding a bit fearful and disappointed all at once.
"Yeah, we're here." I turned off the car. "Let's talk."
"Remember three years ago? What I said to you?"
"What?"
"I'd tell you the truth..." Oh shit. Here it comes. "I love you. More than anything and it pained me to hide it from you all these years, to stand by and watch you hurting in ways I couldn't imagine possible. It hurt me when I lost you, but you lost so much more."
"Kou-"
"No, listen. I never wanted to stop being with you. But I had no choice. My father threatened to hurt you if I continued to see you. So I told him I'd do anything as long as he didn't hurt you. He introduced me to a coworker's daughter; Etsu obviously. We never wanted to date from the start, we were forced into a relationship." I could see the tears forming in his eyes. "She knew I loved you the entire time. She told me so, even when I denied it."
I reached over and wiped away his tears. Even if my own were spilling over. "It's alright, don't cry Uru. Just, finish telling me what you need to tell me, okay?"
He sniffled and grabbed my hand. "Alright...So I finally told her that I was in love with you and she admitted she knew the entire time. We kind of hugged it out. I guess that was our way of apologizing and saying it's over. I told her I valued our friendship and I still cared about her, just not the same way I care for you. I was so happy she understood. So now we aren't together but we agreed to keep our friendship. After all, she's been there for me all this time supporting me."
"What's your father gonna say?"
"I don't care. I'm not going to be afraid of him anymore and I can handle any consequences there may be."
"I don't want you to get hurt."
"What the worse he can do to me? He's already kept me from being with you and that's hell all on it's own." We were quiet for a moment. I couldn't process all this information. I guess Miyoko wasn't lying -not like she ever has before. So it all comes down to this. What do I say? I have so many emotions flowing through my, so many thoughts. I don't want to say something stupid and mess this all up.
"Uru, I-"
"It's okay if you don't love me anymore. I didn't expect you too. I guess I got my hopes up too high, thinking that the truth would make things better. But even if you only see me as a friend, I'm happy I told you the truth."
"Kouyou, kiss me."
"What?"
"Just do it, okay?" we both leaned in nervously. Maybe this kiss will calm my thoughts. Or it could totally backfire and make me go completely insane. In which case things can go terribly wrong and his father would probably come out here with a gun and kill me.
"Are you sure about this?" he asked. Our lips were so close. His almost touched mine as he spoke. I nodded in response. I was unable to speak, so focused on his lips. He pulled me by my shirt and crashed our lips together in a forceful, hungry kiss. His arms found their way around neck and back, desperately clinging to me. I felt something wet on my cheek.
I pulled away from this kiss. "Uruha, why are you crying?" He looked at me puzzled. His face was dry now. So that means...I was crying?
"Akira, you know you don't have to do this." he whispered.
"I don't know what I want any more. There's so much going on in my head right now and I'm really afraid we're both gonna end up hurt. I didn't even realize I was crying..."
"If you need more time to process everything and then come back and tell me how you feel then I'll wait. No rush, no pressure."
"Kouyou, I love you. I really do. But I should let you go inside so we both can think about this."
"Yeah, you-"
"Kouyou? Is that you?"
"Oh fuck it's my father..." we both watched the middle aged man approach the car. I let down Uruha's window, the sudden cold making me shiver. Snowflakes started flying in, landing on Uruha's face. "Yeah, I was just gettting out of the car. I was saying goodnight to my friend."
He peered over at me, I looked to my lap. "Kouyou, get out of the damn car."
"Father just li-"
"Now! I told you never to come around my son again. Were you with this punk all day?"
"Dad he's not a punk!"
"What did I tell you before? Where's your girlfriend?"
"I don't have one father!"
"What? What are you talking about?"
"I don't even like girls, never have. It's always been Akira, no one else could ever take his place."
"No, you're lying. You love Etsu, I see it when you look at her! What's not to like?"
"Father, she knows! She always knew. Me and Etsu love each other very much but only as friends. She knows my heart belongs to him!" he said pointing to me. "I love him, father! What can't you understand? This is my choice, if I can't be with him, no girl you set me up with will make me happy. I wont love her!"
"Get out of the car."
"No father. Even if me and Akira are just friends, I'll stay by his side forever. You can't keep us apart." Did he really mean all this? Did he love me this much? Enough to disobey his own father and stand up to him? Uruha really does care...
"Takashima san, I love your son. I wont let you keep hurting him."
"Stay out of it. And you, get in the house. I'll deal with you myself." he opened the car door and pulled Uruha out. Uruha resisted, kicking and screaming. I reached for him, trying to pull him back, but his damn seat belt pulled me back. I unbuckled it and jumped out of the car. I ran over to Takashima, who was dragging Uruha by his jacket.
"Let him go!" I said, punching him in the face. He released his hold on Uru and fell into the snow. "Come on, run!" I said, helping Uruha to his feet. We ran, but didn't get very far. I was pulled backwards and fell facefirst.
"Akira!"
"No Uruha, run to the car!" I kicked Takashima in an attempt to escape, but he dodged it. I closed my eyes as he turned me on my back, his weight nearly crushing me. He tried to strangle me but I punched in square in the jaw. That made him so angry, his face turned fire engine red. He punched me in the face and slammed my head into the ground a couple of times. I could feel myself losing consiouness.
"Dad! Get off of him!" that voice wasn't Uruha's, but it was familiar.
"Kouji, what are you doing? Get back inside!"
"Father get off of him now!" Kouji demanded.
"So now you're on his side?"
"I've always been." I felt the man's weight lift off me. "Dad, just let it go. Can't you see they're in love?"
"Two men can't love each other."
"Why not? Love is love. I love my boyfriend very much father."
"You have a girlfriend! Stop speaking such nonsense!"
"Hizaki isn't a woman father. He's just a very beautiful man. And you know what? Maybe if you weren't so ignorant you'd understand that it doesn't matter what gender you are if you're in love."
Uruha ran over and helped me to my feet. "I'm so sorry I let this happen." he said, holding me tightly.
"Uruha, take him home and get him cleaned up." Kouji ordered.
"Alright...thank you Kouji. You're the best twin brother in the world."
"You're all a bunch of flaming pansies! I want both of you out of my house! Never come back!" Takashmia shouted, scrambling back inside the house.
The three of us stood out there in the freezing snow quietly. "Uruha, you'll have to drive us to my house. Come on Kouji, you have to come with us."
"Actually...do you mind takimg me to my boyfriends house? It's not far, but I'd appreciate a warm car more than walking in the snow."
"I don't mind. I just want to get far away from here." We walked back to the car. Okay, Kouji walked to the car. I was practically carried by Uruha. We drove a few block over and let Kouji out. We waited in front of the house in case no one answered. After a few minutes, a very beautiful girl with long brown locks answered the door. She hugged Kouji and let him inside. I shut my eyes for what I thought was three seconds. When I opened them, Uruha had already turned the car off.
"Come on, you need to get you inside so you can throw on some dry clothes. He helped me to the door where I took forever trying to get the key in the lock. I couldn't even see straight. "Here, I'll help." he took the key form me and opened the door.
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me, I got you hurt again..."
"If I didn't do something , you're father would have done worse to you." I walked up the stars and walked into the bathroom. My nose was bleeding, I didn't even realize I was hit in the nose. I had a busted lip and a bruise on the left side of my face. My fist were slightly swollen from punching Takashima in the face.
"Even all banged up you're still so handsome." I turned to see Uruha standing in the doorway. He did all the work and I just sat on the edge of the tub. I tossed the bloody wash cloth in the trash, knowing mom would flip if she saw it. "There, all patched up."
I stood up and walked to my bedroom. I didn't care if Uruha saw me exposed, I had to get these clothes off before I get sick. He handed me a pair of red linen draw sting pants and a black long sleeve shirt. "Are you hungry?" I asked.
"I little."
"Alright, all I have left is a chocolate cake."
"I'll cook something. You just take it easy and let me know if you need anything." I laid on the bed and turned on the tv. Uruha went downstairs to make something to eat. My eyelids were getting very heavy. So I closed my eyes for a second. "Hey, wake up sleepy..."
I felt a soft tapping on my leg. I opened my eyes and Uruha was sitting next to me with a bowl of spaghetti. "That was fast."
"You've been sleeping for a bit over an hour." he said with a smile. "Oh, and sorry if this isn't what you wanted. It's all I can really cook."
"It's okay, it looks good." I ate in silence, enjoying the company of Uruha. Even if he was treating me like a sick hospital patient. After I finished my spaghetti, Uruha took the bowl downstairs. He returned with two cups of steaming hot coffee.
"At least you wont be spending Christmas alone." he said with a soft smile.
"Yeah...what a Christmas Eve this was. No work, nearly dying ice skating, nearly killed by your father..."
"Sorry about all that."
"It's fine. At least I got the love of my life back." I slapped myself mentally for saying that.
"What was that?" he asked, smiling brightly.
"Uh, oh wow! Look at all the snow!" he was easily distracted. He turned to the window and smiled.
"It's so beautiful! We should go outside and play in the snow tomorrow." he said bouncing on the bed.
"Okay, but after breakfast. And now, I'm pretty exhausted, so you should change into something to sleep in and call it a night."
"Okay. But I'm gonna wake you up at midnight and tell you Merry Christmas."
"Fine! Just let me sleep now!"
He poked my in my sides. "You big meanie!"
I stuck my tongue out at him and smile. "Goodnight Uruha."
"Goodnight Panda." he kissed my forehead and pulled the covers up to my neck. I closed my eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep. I better enjoy it while I can because in a few hours, Uruha will be waking me up and giving me a headache...