Aoi's smile, so genuine and bright, caused Akihiro's breath to shake slightly, and despite the freezing rain he could feel the heat rushing to his face. Hiro was at a loss for words, and so he simply listened, taking in everything Aoi said and trying hard to process it all. His brain was working at maximum speed and his heart was beating so fast he feared it might burst. "I didn't think that there would be someone who would just boldly come into my life and change everything like you." What? How could I have changed anything? A split second passed where Hiro almost felt self-conscious, not knowing whether this change was positive or not. It seemed positive, judging by Aoi's smile. "But...it wasn't a bad thing." Hiro breathed the slightest sigh of relief. XX
He watched from behind his badly-dyed bangs as the distance between them grew smaller and smaller, and he felt his face grow even hotter as he watched Aoi run a hand through his dripping-wet blue hair. Oh God, he's hot... "You must think that I'm really a fool, do you?" No, there's no way I could possibly think that. Sure, the guy was painfully ignorant when it came to Hiro's feelings, but there was no reason for him to be angry at Aoi for it. It wasn't like he was easy to understand. "It was because of my indifference to everything that had made me felt like I'm no longer human. So, I want to ask you..." XX
As their lips touched, Hiro lost all the tension that had been in his body, and he let out a long sigh. He'd spent months admiring Aoi from afar, and years trying to find an interest in someone, and it only took a few minutes for everything to fall into place. As they kissed, nothing else mattered - not the rain, not the cold, not even the possibility that someone might be watching. In that moment, there was only them, and he supposed that was how it should be. XX
Hiro could feel Aoi shivering, and he was too. They were both soaked to the bone, yet somehow, he still felt warm on the inside. He felt Aoi's hair sticking to his neck as the taller male buried his face in Hiro's shoulder. "Is it okay for me to throw away my old self away? Will everything stay the same if I hold on to these feelings?" Placing a hand on either side of Aoi's face, Hiro held it in front of his own so their eyes could meet, running a thumb over his friend's cheek as he did so. "Of course its okay." Hiro smiled, brighter than he had in a long while. "If you want to move forward, then sometimes you'll have to give up parts of your past self. And that's not a bad thing. Our lives will probably change a lot too, but that's not a bad thing either. Besides, I think its always better to follow your heart, even if the entire world changes because of it. You don't need my permission to do that." XX
Taking hold of Aoi's hand, Hiro brought it to his own cheek and pressed their lips together in another long, gentle kiss. When they parted, he was beaming from ear to ear and almost knocked Aoi to the ground in a bone-crushing hug. "Man, we must be really stupid if it took this long for us to figure everything out~" Hiro let out a laugh and released Aoi from the embrace and lacing their fingers together. Behind them, the clouds slowly started to drfit apart, and the heavy downpour was reduced to a light drizzle as the sun started to cast rays onto them. The roof terrace was almost completely covered in a thee-centimeter-high pool of rainwater, and the sunlight reflected off of it brightly. "Even rain, which seems so depressing, can be beautiful, huh?" XX
"Anyways, we should probably go inside before we catch a cold or something. We wouldn't wanna get sick after something so happy, right?" With a grin, Hiro gently pulled Aoi back into the club room. There was a damp spot on the floor, since he'd left the door wide open, but he elected to ignore it for the time being. "We should go and change into our gym uniforms. That way, we won't risk getting sick from being stuck in wet clothing~" Swinging both their bags over his shoulder, Hiro took Aoi's hand in his and led the way out of the club room, walking carefully down the stairs so as to avoid slipping. There didn't seem to be anyone else in the building, so they made it to the locker rooms undisturbed, having made the short journey in comfortable silence. XXX
After they had changed out of their rain-soaked clothes, Hiro pulled out his violin and gently plucked at the strings, leaning his weight into Aoi's side. "You know, you're the first person I ever kissed. And the first person I've ever actually been scared to confess to. I was afraid of what you'd say, seeing as you're engaged and all. Speaking of which, does Morioka-san know that you spend your free time kissing your male classmates?" Hiro joked, giggling to himself and no longer caring about the things he'd previously been afraid of. After all, Aoi loved him back, so what was there to be afraid of? XX
He watched from behind his badly-dyed bangs as the distance between them grew smaller and smaller, and he felt his face grow even hotter as he watched Aoi run a hand through his dripping-wet blue hair. Oh God, he's hot... "You must think that I'm really a fool, do you?" No, there's no way I could possibly think that. Sure, the guy was painfully ignorant when it came to Hiro's feelings, but there was no reason for him to be angry at Aoi for it. It wasn't like he was easy to understand. "It was because of my indifference to everything that had made me felt like I'm no longer human. So, I want to ask you..." XX
As their lips touched, Hiro lost all the tension that had been in his body, and he let out a long sigh. He'd spent months admiring Aoi from afar, and years trying to find an interest in someone, and it only took a few minutes for everything to fall into place. As they kissed, nothing else mattered - not the rain, not the cold, not even the possibility that someone might be watching. In that moment, there was only them, and he supposed that was how it should be. XX
Hiro could feel Aoi shivering, and he was too. They were both soaked to the bone, yet somehow, he still felt warm on the inside. He felt Aoi's hair sticking to his neck as the taller male buried his face in Hiro's shoulder. "Is it okay for me to throw away my old self away? Will everything stay the same if I hold on to these feelings?" Placing a hand on either side of Aoi's face, Hiro held it in front of his own so their eyes could meet, running a thumb over his friend's cheek as he did so. "Of course its okay." Hiro smiled, brighter than he had in a long while. "If you want to move forward, then sometimes you'll have to give up parts of your past self. And that's not a bad thing. Our lives will probably change a lot too, but that's not a bad thing either. Besides, I think its always better to follow your heart, even if the entire world changes because of it. You don't need my permission to do that." XX
Taking hold of Aoi's hand, Hiro brought it to his own cheek and pressed their lips together in another long, gentle kiss. When they parted, he was beaming from ear to ear and almost knocked Aoi to the ground in a bone-crushing hug. "Man, we must be really stupid if it took this long for us to figure everything out~" Hiro let out a laugh and released Aoi from the embrace and lacing their fingers together. Behind them, the clouds slowly started to drfit apart, and the heavy downpour was reduced to a light drizzle as the sun started to cast rays onto them. The roof terrace was almost completely covered in a thee-centimeter-high pool of rainwater, and the sunlight reflected off of it brightly. "Even rain, which seems so depressing, can be beautiful, huh?" XX
"Anyways, we should probably go inside before we catch a cold or something. We wouldn't wanna get sick after something so happy, right?" With a grin, Hiro gently pulled Aoi back into the club room. There was a damp spot on the floor, since he'd left the door wide open, but he elected to ignore it for the time being. "We should go and change into our gym uniforms. That way, we won't risk getting sick from being stuck in wet clothing~" Swinging both their bags over his shoulder, Hiro took Aoi's hand in his and led the way out of the club room, walking carefully down the stairs so as to avoid slipping. There didn't seem to be anyone else in the building, so they made it to the locker rooms undisturbed, having made the short journey in comfortable silence. XXX
After they had changed out of their rain-soaked clothes, Hiro pulled out his violin and gently plucked at the strings, leaning his weight into Aoi's side. "You know, you're the first person I ever kissed. And the first person I've ever actually been scared to confess to. I was afraid of what you'd say, seeing as you're engaged and all. Speaking of which, does Morioka-san know that you spend your free time kissing your male classmates?" Hiro joked, giggling to himself and no longer caring about the things he'd previously been afraid of. After all, Aoi loved him back, so what was there to be afraid of? XX
*screaming* OH. MY. GOD. This is our best confession scene yet! Someone should call an ambulance, I think I might be having a heart attack (โฅ๏ธฃ๏นแท
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