Rumors or a Dream Come True?: Chapter 4
“O-ohiyo gozaimasu, Tegoshi-san.” Ryo answered, rather abruptly.
The middle-aged woman smiled. “O-ohiyo to you too, Ryo-kun. Are you here to see Tegoshi?” The teen nodded in reply. “Hai.”
She made a come-in gesture with her hand. “Well come on in.”
Ryo nodded politely and followed Tegoshi’s mom into the apartment.
Tegoshi-san walked into the kitchen while Ryo looked around, but not too obviously. The apartment was quite small, compared to other apartments he had been into. There was a small couch and a little TV in front of it. A small dining table was rested on the side. The walls were painted plain white.
Ryo sat down on the couch and waited patiently for Tegoshi’s mom to return.
Two cups of tea were placed gently on the coffee table. “Arigatou.” Ryo thanked the middle-aged woman.
“You’re very welcome.” Tegoshi’s mom replied. Ryo took a sip of the tea. The hot liquid warmed his cold lips.
After some more sips, Ryo put his cup down back on the table. “So how’s Tegoshi? I heard that he’s sick.”
“Yea, well he was…physically…”
Ryo was confused. “Physically?”
Yuya-san nodded. “He caught a cold a few days ago…but now he’s ok…”
“Then why isn’t he coming back to school?” Ryo inquired. A short sigh came from the middle-aged women.
“Well, he’s ok physically…but not emotionally...”
Ryo gave a frown. Is it about the rumors between me and him?
Tegoshi’s mom rubbed her temples in stress. “I think that he’s depressed in some way…” Ryo finally noticed her eyes. There were bags and they were extremely stressed out. Pale brown pupils weren’t sparkling like regular eyes; they were just plain and tired.
She’s depressed too…
“He hasn’t been leaving the house since he got the cold…Tegoshi even rarely comes out to the living room.” Yuya-san picks up her tea and took another sip.
“He’s locked in his room…and I don’t even know what to do…”
Ryo took a look at Tegoshi’s room. It was door-shut. “…I see…Tegoshi-san…why don’t I go talk to him…” the teen asked with concern.
Yuya-san nodded gratefully. “Please, Ryo…please help him…”
“I’ll see what I can do…”
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A crack was opened at the door. Tegoshi turned around from his position. “Mom?”
“Tegoshi, someone came to see you…” Tegoshi-san’s voice answered.
The small teen frowned. Who is it?
Nevertheless, Tegoshi replied, “Eh ok…then, come on in.” Tegoshi turned around back in his position looking out the window and his back facing the door.
Tegoshi hears the door open fully and closes. Then somebody walked in.
“Tegoshi.”
That voice that Tegoshi hears every night in his dreams. That voice that comes from the lips the small teen wanted to kiss so badly. That same voice that severed his heart in half was right here, in back of him.
Why? Why is him? A droplet of tears traveled down his face. Between his sparkling pupils, it snaked down so slowly and so painfully.
“Tegoshi?” Ryo repeated.
A sniff of tears came from the small teen. He huddled himself tightly in his knees.
Ryo’s legs took him on a run to the small teen. The older teen hugged the small almost-lifeless body, who gave no reaction. He could see the tears now, torturing the little body.
Ryo’s warm body insulated Tegoshi’s frozen one. “Tegoshi…” Ryo murmured. His hands began to caress the small teen’s hair.
Suddenly, Tegoshi turned his head facing Ryo. Their eyes met each other’s. A pair of tearful and almost blood-shot ones to a pair of eyes full of concern.
“…W-why do you care about me?” the tortured boy whispered.
TBC...(lol...I feel you readers' frustration when you reach to this "TBC" sign...xD)
Comments Please! =)
Omg...I feel sooo evil...another cliff-hanger! }:) So much angst in this one...probably the most...
Hope you liked it...and again, it's sorta short this time...hehe...c u people later!^^
PS- Hope you people aren't confused with the Tegoshi-san/Tegoshi thing...Tegoshi-san is Tego's mom..."san" is used for calling people who aren't really close and older than yourself...so it's Tegoshi-SAN...