"How's TJ?" I asked, carefully watching his expression. He went pale from shock and I smiled, shaking my head. "Can't believe you named him that. Toshiro Junior. How old is he this year? I think two right? Yeah, he should be two years old. A cute little boy. The caretakers say he eats and poops a lot. Wouldn't you say that his habits are...just like yours?"Toshiro quietly found a chair and his body sagged onto it. Like an old man who had hip problems. He ran his fingers through his blonde locks then sighed, not bothering to cover up anything. "How did you know? Have you been stalking me?"I shrugged. "So what if I have? Isn't that how you get your information? Mostly by stalking people? How does it feel when the same is done to you?"He chuckled. It was the sad type. The kind that showed you've been bested and there was nothing you could do. I have long known the kind of person he is and I knew he would try to turn things back on me so I didn't give him the chance."Your father is ru
I glared at him harder and he quickly spoke. "I swear! T-That night, I was busy banging some chic okay. I had no idea where you were or who you were with and why the hell will I record you and Aera? That's not my style bro""Don't fucking bro me" I snapped. "You don't need to have a motive you bastard. All you want is to be popular""But I don't need to record you fucking Aera to be popular!" he shouted as he stood up and faced me. "Being a Masaki is enough. Being friends with you and the rest of the gang is enough. I can't even believe that you would suspect me. What do I stand to gain? When the video came out, you were completely blurred. The whole school thought she was a slut and she cheated on you. I thought she was some local ungrateful whore because she had you but fucked another. I had nothing against Aera until that video was released. Believe me man. I'm not the one who did that. If I wanted to defame you, I won't go through that route"We stood face to face, eye to eye. I s
"Which looks better on me? Pink or red?" Sakura asked me, holding up two lipstick tubes on either sides of her lips. She had dyed her hair strawberry blonde and did it into two pigtails. She actually looked cute. "Both suit you" I said to her, refocusing on the game. Well it wasn't a game. Just practise. Haruto and Toshiro asked me to wait for them and give them a ride home. The only reason Sakura was with me is because Yua didn't want to talk to any of us.She pouted. "That's not a real answer Aito. I'm going on a date tonight. I need to know which one to use" I rolled my eyes. "Ask Yua"Sakura huffed and stuffed the lipsticks into her overall pocket. "I would if she would let me be around her. She's going through a rough phase right now but she won't even confide in me" That made me laugh. Of course she won't tell her best friend that she tried to force me into holy matrimony. Yua is so dumb. How could she think it would work? I shrugged. "Yua will get over whatever it is. Don't
He chuckled, looking at the little bundle of joy in my arms with warmth. He stretched out his hand and touched TJ's soft brown hair. "You know, I was mad and freaked out over the fact that she was pregnant and she refused to abort but she said she wanted to keep the baby. That she loves me and the baby was proof of it. I knew it was bullshit though. To be the baby mama of the heir to the Masaki family is a great achievement. All she wants is the money but I can give her that. I can give her anything she wants as long as she takes her role as TJ's mother. I won't let the kid live without one" I listened quietly and I could tell that he was being serious. For the first time in months, Toshiro was being real with me. He was being the person I used to know. It made me happy."The first time I held TJ in my arms, I cried. I fucking cried man. It was just life changing. I fell in love with him and I want to keep him with me Felix. I want him to grow with both his parents in the future. It
The party was in full swing by the time we got there. It kinda felt weird because it's been so long since I pushed myself through a mass of sweaty dancing half naked bodies. College parties were very different from high school parties. Here, the intake of booze and drugs weren't even hidden. We could see a bunch of them smoking weed, some were gathered around a table sniffing white stuff and bursting into laughter. Others just played the usual games."Whooooo now this is what I'm talking about!" Toshiro shouted at the top of his lungs. He grabbed a bottle of alcohol from a stranger and climbed onto a table. "Let's partyyyyyy!!!!!!"The crowd cheered with him and the DJ turned up the volume of the music. This encouraged a lot more people to join in and dance. A couple of half-naked girls climbed onto the table and started dancing with Toshiro. I shook my head as a small smile made its way to my lips. This guy would never change. Always the wild one but for some reason, I didn’t want hi
The girls glared at me and I glared back. "What? Aren't you even ashamed of forcing yourself on a guy that doesn't want you? Get out! All of you!""You heard the guy" Kaito said. "Leave. Now"They had no choice but to go. The kitchen was cleared out in seconds and I turned to Ryu with a ferocious glare. "And you, what are you doing here?""Whoa you know Ryuho?" Hyunjin asked me.I frowned. "Ryuho?"Ryu scratched the back of his head in a sheepish manner. "That's my full name. I prefer Ryu though. It's shorter"Oh. Why didn't he tell before? Anyway, Ryu suited him more."So... you know Ryu..." Kaito stated. I nodded. "He's my b -cough cough- friend. My friend. You know him too?"He chuckled, bumping shoulders with Ryu in a friendly manner. "Know him? He's a very good friend of mine. We've known each other since hi-""We need to talk" Ryu said, cutting him off as he grabbed my arm.I yanked it away, clearly angry. "You and who? After you refused to pick my calls? I don't want to talk t
“Aito!” Ryu shouted, bringing me back to reality. I blinked, once, twice, then looked at him. Worry was evident on his face. He hugged me and I buried my face in the crook of his neck, breathing in his soothing cologne. “Fuck you’re shaking. What’s wrong? Is it what I said? Don’t worry. Dai is already out of danger. The doctors said that he would be conscious soon and though his wounds will take a long time to heal, he’ll be alright. Don’t worry okay”“Okay” I whispered, though, I was worried about Dai, I was even more worried about the person behind his situation. I just hope I’m proven wrong. “Can we go see him?”“Of course baby. We’ll go tomorrow. I’ll pick you up” he answered. I pulled away and gave him a small nod. He gave a satisfied grunt then kissed me again. It was so gentle and tender. As if I was glass and he was trying his hardest not to break me. I moaned as he slipped his tongue between my lips, lightly swiping and sucking on my tongue. Fuck I needed this. I snaked my ar
We entered the hospital room, making sure to not make a single sound as Sakura's mother had warned when she came to the school to fetch us. Sakura was lying in bed, wearing a hospital gown.. Her strawberry blonde hair was sprawled on the pillow around her head. Her eyes stared straight at the ceiling fan, watching it slowly move round and round. “Oh my God” I whispered, covering my mouth with my hand as I stared at her in shock. Holy shit. Yua gasped. Toshiro couldn’t contain his shock and nearly fell down but I quickly steadied him. Fuck. The little commotion made Sakura aware of our presence in the room.“Don’t look at me!” she suddenly cried upon recognizing us. She used the hospital sheets to quickly cover her face. “Get out! All of you! Go away! Don’t look at me! Take them away mum! Send them out! I don’t want to see anyone!”“Calm down honey” Her mother said, trying to pry the sheets out of Sakura's hands so she wouldn’t make the injuries on her face worse. “They’re your frien
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