I quickly shook my head, deciding to just let her think I slept with a girl rather than think it was mine. Fuck. You. Ryu.I bet he could hear everything from the bathroom. Mum threw the panties in my face and walked out of the closet then headed for the bathroom. Oh no. I rushed after her and stood in front of the door, shielding it with my body.She placed both hands on either sides of her waist and glared at me. “What do you think you’re doing?”I quickly locked the door and stuffed the key in my pocket.She gasped. “Aito!”“I’m sorry mum” I said, keeping my head down. “I promise you, there’s no girl in this house. The person inside the bathroom is my friend, Ryu. He crashed here last night because he got drunk and couldn’t drive. He slept in the guest room but there’s no water in the bathroom there so I allowed him to use mine. Please don’t embarrass me by barging in there. I’ll do as you say from now on. No sex with random girls. I promise”Yes. I’ll have sex with only Ryu.“Good
Mum noticed and stood up. She leaned over the table and touched the back of her hand to his forehead. Ryu flinched and shifted his seat back instantly. Mum and I were stunned. His eyes widened when he realized what he just did. He stood up immediately then bowed to my mum. "Thank you for the food Mrs Yamamoto but I don't feel so good. I think it's the alcohol. I'll go home now to get some rest. Thank you for everything"Then he bolted towards the door. I hurried after him. "Ryu! Ryu wait!"He halted before the door, hand on the knob. "I'll be fine Aito" he said, keeping his back to me. "Don't worry about me. I'll call you later"Before I could say a word, he opened the door and dashed out. I stood there, staring at his retreating figure.What in the hell just happened?********Not long after Ryy left, Haruto and Toshiro came over. Mrs Osamu had made more than enough for breakfast so they joined us. Haruto sat beside me. He had dyed the roots of his hair blonde to match the rest and i
"Woah that's a great idea Aito" Toshiro said. "It's a win-win situation. Ma'am, if you don't want to bear the risk alone, I can convince my parents to join in. Haruto can help too. That way, rumors won't spread that when the Fujirawas became bankrupt, their trusted friends and business partners, the Yamamotos, Shimas, Masakis, and Suzukis, abandoned them. In fact, the Fujirawas will be grateful to us for helping Sakura. This is a great chance to get a hold of the little they have left""Yes mum" I spoke. "We won't lose much like this and it will also put us in an even better light in the society. Besides, with Sakura's face and figure, I bet we can make triple the amount we'll spend on her. Right mum?"I could tell. Toshiro and I had her already. She was seriously thinking about it. "But why waste our time and money like that?" Haruto asked. "Isn't it better if the Fujirawas die out? There'll be less competition"Fuck. I've never so badly wanted to hurt Haruto like I did when he spoke
"But how will we know if she did it? You can't just go up and ask her" I said. No one will simply admit to such a thing. "That's where my hottie comes in" he replied. "It's her job. Don't worry. She'll take care of it" I nodded. If there's anyone who could do anything right now, it was Toshiro. "Oh yeah you mentioned Asami. What does she have to do with this? She's not even in this country anymore" "I know but wasn't she Aera's biggest enemy?" he asked. "Aera's biggest enemy was Yua" I clarified. "In fact, Yua, Sara and Sakura were more of enemies to Aera than Asami. She was just an academic rival""Aha!" he exclaimed, slapping the table. "That's it! You see, they were rivals. Asami had a big motive. She had never scored first place as long as Aera was here. They competed in basically everything related to studies. She's a suspect"I couldn't help but laugh. "Dude I know Asami. She would never do something like that. They had a friendly and clean rivalry. We even hung out a few tim
I nodded.Haruto cursed. "Fucking hell. What the fuck is wrong with you? Just how gullible can you be? Toshiro said a few words and acted like he's changed and you bought it? Have you forgotten that he's a complete asshole?""He has really changed Haruto. I saw it in his eyes. Toshiro loves his son to death""There's nobody Toshiro loves more than himself!" "You're wrong! People can change!""Not him!" I groaned. "Stop doubting the guy Haruto. I'm telling you that he has truly changed. In fact, he's helping me look for the person who started all this" Haruto huffed. "Helping you? You really think Toshiro will help you? It's like you've forgotten he's one of the major reasons we're in this graveyard. He raped Sakura for fucks sake! He also made her abort the baby. To this very day, that girl doesn't even know he did it and you trust someone like him? A person who keeps sextapes of most of the girls he fucked? Don't tell me you've forgotten that he's the one who uploaded Aera's video
A shaky smile formed in my lips. "I know I've done a lot of bad things Haruto" I said. My voice was cracking because I was still crying but I didn't care. He'd understand. "I've done so many bad things but, I've never gone as far as you have. We were handling things just fine. What went wrong?""You dare to even ask that!" he spat. "Everything went wrong the moment Ryu walked into our lives! You were still you. I could still understand you but the moment Ryu walked in, you left me. You stopped spending time with me. You stopped telling me things. Fuck you even lied to me! Do you think I'm stupid Aito? Do you think I won't know that you two have had sex? Not even once or twice but multiple times!" "And how is that any of your business?!" I shouted. "That is my personal life! Who I fuck is none of your concern!"Haruto looked like I had punched him in the gut. "N-None of my concern...""Yes! It's not!" I spat. "My relationship with Ryu, no, not only Ryu. Even if it was anyone else, wha
They were four and all were bigger and stronger than me. I had to stall until my bodyguards got there. My parents never let me leave the house without them at that time. Though they remained in the shadows, they were always there. Just that that time, I didn't know why their response was late. Aera was shaking in fear. She held onto the back of my jacket and kept whispering, "Felix, let's run. Let's get out of here. You can't fight them and win""I won't let them take you" I said to her. "Trust me" She didn't but I earned that trust myself because I didn't budge an inch even when they hit me. Aera clung to me the whole time, whispering my name on and on. Begging them to stop hitting me.I felt like a super hero but then I got beaten to an inch of my life. I remember Aera crying above me. Her warm tears falling on my blood stained face. Even then she looked very pretty. Her blue eyes really looked like the ocean when she cried. I was in pain but it felt like my heart was dipped in ho
Because of the things Haruto said about Ryu, I packed up some clothes and went to stay with him. No matter what it was, he couldn't hide it forever right? But I've stayed with Ryu for a day and half. Throughout, he was with me. We went spent time together, went on a long drive at night, talked about our likes and dislikes, what we hope for in the future, did things couples do but he was still the same Ryu. I mean, we had deep talks which made me trust him more. Was Haruto then speaking out of jealousy? "You don't need people that leave you Aito" Ryu said to me. I turned so that I could look at his handsome face. "Friends come and go. Not everyone sticks around forever. That is how life is" "Then life isn't fair" I sniffed. "Why take my best friend away from me?" "Perhaps it's for the best, baby. No matter how much and how hard you plan, what is meant to happen will happen. That's fate. Maybe you two were fated to part ways and you don't know. Maybe it's just for a little while. Wha
Mr Igarashi was enraged. "What do you think you're doing, Ryuho?". He tried to remove his hand but Ryu just held it tighter."You can't kill him father" he answered and the hope that had been been extinguished in me was ignited once again.Tears of joy ran down my face. Ryu stopped him. Ryu stopped him!Does this mean Ryu couldn't bear to see me dead? Does this mean he had even a sliver of feelings for me? Does this mean we still had a chance?"Ryuho, what are you doing?" Tobio asked as he stepped up. "Let go""Oh you shut up" Kaito snapped, pulling Tobio back. Tobio tried to break free but Yasu grabbed him by the collar and held him in place."Stay here like a good boy" he said, patting Tobio's hair. "Do not interfere between father and son""Let go of me this instant!" Mr Igarashi commanded, trying but failing to free himself. "What the fuck has gotten into you? Don't tell me his little speech has softened you. Or have you developed some kind of feelings for him?"My hope burned br
At my question, Mr Igarashi finally released me then stood straight. He stayed there until he slowed his breathing and schooled his expression. "What do I want from you?" he asked then laughed. He raised a hand then patted my hair. "Ah, I want so many things from you Aito. I want to see you in pain. On one hand, I just want to fucking kill you right now and on the other, I want to torture you till you beg for death. I want you to suffer like my daughter suffered""No! Aito has suffered enough!" Yua wailed. "D-Don't hurt him anymore! I-It wasn't him. It was us. It was Sakura and I that hurt her the most out of jealousy. Aito even tried to protect her. He-""Silence!" Mr Igarashi snapped and she immediately shut her mouth. "You think he's the only one I'm going to punish? I'm coming for you sweetheart. Don't worry" Yua visibly paled as she shrunk back, as if her presence would be hidden from him by doing that."You know, that friend of yours, Sakura, is very lucky" he said, meeting my
To say I was shocked would be an understatement. That sudden information slapped the life out of me. I was frozen still and I couldn't even breath. The entire room was deathly still and felt like air didn't even exist. My ears were muffled by the erratic beating of my own heart. It was so fast and so painful that I wanted to pass out.Mr Igarashi... is... Aera's father?..."So you see," Mr Igarashi continued, like he hadn't just dropped a bomb. I don't know if it was due to my pounding heartbeat that flooded my ears but his voice sounded far away and a bit distorted. "It isn't just Ryuho who wants revenge for what you did to his parents. I also want revenge for what you did to my daughter!""H-How can it be?" Toshiro stuttered. The fear in his voice was evident. "H-How can you be her father?"Mr Igarashi chuckled lowly. "Due to issues you don't need to know, we got divorced and although I loved my daughter immensely, I let my ex-wife get the custody. They both left me and settled do
"Stop using him!" my dad gritted. "We all know that he's not really your son!"Wait what? I looked at Ryu but he was glaring at my parents. I glanced at everyone just to see that only Yua and I were shocked.Tobio, Yasu, Kaito, Toshiro, my mum and dad all seemed normal. Like they knew about it already. Wait, were Yasu and Kaito in on this too? Were they pretending to be on my side?Mr Igarashi looked amused. "Oh really? And how do you know that I'm not his real father?""Because I knew his real father. He looks nothing like you but looks exactly like Mr Gotou!""Then why is he calling me his father? Where is Mr Gotou?""He-" Dad began but stopped abruptly then went silent. He lowered his head and refused to speak."He what, Dad?" I asked. I wanted to know. I was tired of all the secrets. "I want to know everything. What are you all hiding?""Will you tell him or should I?" Mr Igarashi asked.Dad glared at him but still refused to speak. If Mr Igarashi wasn't Ryu's real father, it on
My eyes widened in shock. He'll be mine? Ryu will be mine? Could he really do that? I gazed at him questionably for I couldn't believe it. Still, it didn't stop my heart from fluttering. "A-Are you serious?""Aito!" Toshiro snapped. "Are you fucking serious right now? He's lying to you. Don't fall for it!""I give you my word Aito" Mr Igarashi said. "I never go back on my word""What do you want?" I asked. I could already see the future. To be with Ryu..."Aito!" Dad roared. "Aito stop this!""Aito, listen to your dad" Yua said. "Don't betray us like this""What do you want?" I asked again, pretending like I couldn't hear them.For the first time, Mr Igarashi gave a genuine smile. "All I need is the passcode to their study and I want you to open the laptops inside. I'm sure you know the passcodes too"I nodded. "I know everything"My dad, Toshiro and Yua started to shout, trying to convince me not to agree. Not to listen.But I wanted Ryu. I deeply love Ryu. After everything, how co
Those words were like sharp knives, slashing open my heart. Tears poured down my cheeks like a waterfall. I felt utterly humiliated and worthless. "Ryu...""Don't say my name" he snapped. "You don't deserve to say it""You fucker!" Toshiro shouted, twisting and turning on the floor, trying to untie himself. "What kind of person are you! Leave Aito alone and come fight me. I'll beat the shit out of you! I'll make you pay for this!""Shut up!" Tobio snapped, sending a kick to Toshiro's gut. "Shut the fuck up!"Toshiro coughed, scrunching his face in pain. Still, he didn't give up. "Cowards! You two are fucking cowards!"I felt so disappointed and ashamed of myself. Toshiro had told me so many times. Even Dr Desai too. But I refused to listen to any of them. I defended Ryu fiercely. In my heart, I believed I was loved by him. I believed I was his priority.And now... I chuckled. My pathetic situation was even funny to me now. I started to laugh, drawing their attention but I didn't care.
I was stunned."W-What..."Ryu retracted his hands and took a step back. "When have I ever told you that I love you Aito?" he asked. "Think about it carefully. Have I ever told you those three words?"I raked my brain as hard and as fast as I could, thinking back on all the moments we've shared, all the times we've been together, and I couldn't come up with a single time he said the words 'I love you'. I couldn't remember Ryu telling me that he loves me. Not even once. Instead, I could hear myself repeating them over and over and over again to Ryu.Knowing that not once has he ever said those words to me made me weak. I felt like there was no energy in my body. As if my very life was seeping away.Then what about the intimate moments we shared? The kisses, the hugs, the looks of affection, the possessiveness, how he protected me, the concern he showed me, what were all that? What have we been doing?"I haven't right?" he asked with a smile. But the smile wasn't a smile. It was just a
The picture frame crashed to the ground, emitting a loud crack sound, indicating that the glass had broken. I watched as the cold look in Ryu's eyes changed to that of fear and concern then he rushed into the room. At first I thought he was going to hug me or something but to my great disappointment, Ryu knelt on the wooden floor and gingerly picked up the broken frame. He held it in his hands as if it was some delicate fragile object.His head was bent low so I couldn't see his expression. He remained in that position for a few seconds, staring at the picture behind the shattered glass and at that moment, so many thoughts rushed into my head.Why did Ryu have Aera's picture? What was the connection? What did this all mean?Those questions flew out of my head though for Ryu suddenly raised his head and the way he looked at me made me stumble backwards in shock and fear."R-Ryu..." I whispered, not believing that he could actually stare at me like that.He was glaring at me like I was
I pushed that question to the very back of my mind as I was about to enter Ryu's room but stoped when I saw a stream of light coming from his mum's room. The door was slightly ajar and I began to panic. Does this mean his mum was home??? Fuck! I was so used to never seeing that door open that I didn't even remember that he doesn't live alone. No wonder he left the front door open. How could he lock his mum inside? I held my breath and waited for a while but I didn't hear any sounds. Huh, maybe she was asleep. I quietly walked to the door and peeped through the small space. You can't blame me though. I was very curious for I had never seen his mum before. I visit Ryu a lot but not once did his mother and I ever meet. My eyes swept through the small room and I was confused to find no one there. Oh well. Maybe she was in the bathroom. I was about to leave when my eye caught something strange. There were stuff like papers littered all over the bed. Oh wait, they weren't papers. Maybe p