Chapter 46:- Confessed.
When I finally take my foot out of the car. All the romantic stuff that would happen to us before minutes breaks into shock.
We are standing in a large garden in front of a Shimizu's house, while feeling weird. He is giving me goosebumps. Like I am in some kind of horror movie.
A tree is shadowing us in the moonlight. Crickets are singing and glowing in the silence. I look up where tree roots filled with leaves are blocking the sight of the moon.
Whisperingly, the leaves shivered when the cold wind touched them. I need to admit that a bit of light is still falling into my face. I sighed; I looked down in the grass in despair.
I look at the taller man—in shock, my jaw is falling apart.
"When were you brought this?"
Staring at his house no no villa??! But how he even bought it. The shy man averted his gaze looking at the corner while whistling. Where he blows, the air doesn't flow smoothly. It comes out in a jagged, trembling wheeze—a desperate "h-h-hfffff"—that betrays his internal panic.
Shimizu looked at his finger then at the brown-haired man who was boiling in anger or didn't want to believe that Shimizu didn't tell him about it.
"Sorry, I forgot to tell you."
Shimizu mumbled—clicking his tongue, stroking the back of his head. Smiling nervously.
<<3 hours ago>>
After everything calms down—the atmosphere becomes more softer than before. Now Shimizu has a happy glow in his eyes. Obviously I am going to his house. He is smiling like a fool and his face is a bit flushed—continuously.
Suddenly, Shimizu blocked my way with his hand. I look at him—suprised. But he ignores me… Me, HE IGNORE ME. HOW IT IS POSSIBLE. I look at the man's hand in daze. I glance at him from the corner of my eyes in somewhat rage I guess.
Shimizu is talking on his phone. He hung up; took a deep breath, grabbing my hand, "Let's go now we are." He shouted
His face is filled with a big, bright smile ignoring what happened 5 minutes ago. Hm,,?? I am still confused why he suddenly acted like that. When I just push him away nothing wrong with that. My eyes brow is up in confusion while being dragged by Shimizu.
Suddenly, I looked over the surroundings, noticing this is the way where his house goes then where he is taking him.
"Hey, I said I am going to a restaurant. Do you not hear me?"
I protest in the middle of the street, but dragging anyway, "Oii listen to me." I grabbed the pole with my one hand—full strength applied.
Shimizu looked behind; Making a face as a puppy left alone in the middle of heavy rain, with no one there to help him. Where he is making every method to make my leg go, pulling me—gently. When his one and only attempt fails. He looked at me with a confusion—his body is trembling violately;
he looked up. His tears again start to form. Uhh!! I shouted internally. Why does he always start crying every moment? I let go of the pole, falling into his arms because of his wheeling.
When I fell into his arms he wrapped me—as comforting himself on his own. I had enough—surrendering in defeat.
"Where we are going."
I calmed myself—while wanting to hit my head on the pole until it bleeds and I die but I surpassed my internal thought moving into another. I fix my eyes on the shadow of the pole waiting for his reply.
"Secret."
Shimizu put his index finger on his lip as we are playing hide-and-seek. I cry in my mind. My face glows, a fake one as acting as an understandable person can be. Ya… I am still confused as hell. When he starts having secrets from me.
"But just tell me. I wanna know. What are these secrets of yours? You share everything with me."
I muttered everything in one breath, giving him puppy eyes like he gave me. I pushed him away, staring at his face where Shimizu avoided my gaze.
"Come on, tell me." I insist.
"Hm… No I can't. If I spoiled it now. It don't good for me."
Shimizu looked sad. His brain was filled with other stuff. If I tell him about the secret, he's gonna beat me. I can't.
"You're annoying, Minato."
Shimizu snorted on his own. Somehow that lil buddy glaring at me with puppy eyes. I sighed again, "Now you're calling annoying, Shimizu. I am disappointed." Closing my eyes, I move my head in an act of sarcasm. 1.. 2.. 3… I opened my one eye slowly wanting to see his face. What kind of face would he be making?
Ya here it is not a reaction at all. He is staring at me with wide eyes with disbelief, tears falling into the ground.
"I know that you are acting but sob.. Sob… It hurts."
Shimizu wiped his tears roughly from his sleeve. Grabbing my wrist, and dragging start again.
"Eh??"
I am dumbfounded. I feel like I crossed the line of his emotion again. Huh..?? When he was going to be an adult I think for two days he was not crying at all. But it is conform for now. Shimizu is never gonna change.
A crybaby is gonna be a crybaby for his entire life.
Shimizu is humping on his own—walking fastly. I feel suffocated, my health wasn't good from before. I don't know how I managed to get out of this washroom where I was vomiting blood as hell.
If I don't find the medicine in the drawer where I hide it in the washroom from Shimizi as an emergency. Because I am fully aware I always forgot medicine in my room. Where I end unconsciousness repeatedly past one month.
Shimizu suddenly stopped in our third turn; Waiting under the tree; tapping his leg on the ground—impatiently. Ignoring me as I don't exist. I make a decision in my head if he is ignoring me—sulking in front of me like I care. I am gonna show him how sulking looked like;
He pushed me in the car—sitting beside me, talking to the driver as he confirmed he was the one who called the taxi.
I glared at Shimizu from the corner of my eyes. Wanting to be noticed. By the prayer of the god—in 200th time. Shimizu's gaze shifted on me. He crossed his arm. Hmm?? He wants to play with me. His eyes are filled with rage—for the second time in his life.
"Huh.." I sighed, surrendering—breaking my pledge of showing him how sulking looks into pieces.
"I am just curious about secrets, that's all. Sorry."
With a frown look on my face. I apologize for still asking about the secret. Suddenly, I feel a warm hand pressed on my head, where my hair is blocking my view.
I looked up;
"You never tell me about your secrets and always wanted to know mine. It hurts when you make that look on your face as now. I hate it."
Shimizu confessed. A serious look on his face; His voice is unusually low from his usual energy, like wants to know my feelings too.
That 'hate' word echoed in my head repeatedly. It felt like for a few seconds around me stopped; My breath was increasing steadily. I can't afford that only one person in my life would hate me for some silly acts of mine.
I stare at him—with soft eyes. My anger felt like it flew; Ah I don't even remember when someone wants to know mine too, even my love.
Shimizu looked at me—nervously. He put his hand in his pocket, taking out handkerchief. He came near me with worried looks.
He wiped some kind of water on me. I realised this water droplet is coming from my eyes. I am crying for real… I wipe my tears from my one eye, dazing—as I am dreaming or real.
(Minato was crying in front of someone for the first time in his life.)
Shimizu hugged me as he knows everything that I need now—tightly.
"You hate me. I am sorry, I am not gonna act pathetic again."
I am caught off guard by the Shimizu's words—not knowing how I end up like that.
"Eh?? Quiet! Quiet!"
He panicky said, "I don't hate you, instead I like you." He pushed me a little—holding my shoulder with his hand.
"I really like you, Minato, from the bottom of my heart."
A grin looked spreading on his face, his face glowed from the lighting coming from the car opened window and his hair was flying making it perfect. It feels like he confessed his feelings.
(One thing that Minato doesn't know is that Shimizu truly loved him but was afraid to lose him if he got rejected. And had to end the friendship.)
In the tense moment; suddenly,
"Cough.. Cough…"
An old man on the driver seat coughed—fixing his cape on his own, looking toward us from the reflection of the front mirror.
I pushed Shimizu away—panting. Trying to gain my breath while holding it for seconds. Shimizu crashed backward—rubbing his back then covering his face in both hands and leaning on the seat until it reached his knees.
Shimizu is blushing so hard. His mind was filled with I was going to kiss him… Uhhh Why did that damn driver have to interrupt? He was crying internally.
On the other hand, I was in a daze, grabbing my burning cheeks—trying to calm down. My heart was beating too fast—he feels like at any moment it's going to blast.
I turn my face to see Shimizu's condition—in curiosity. Where he is in the worst condition than me. When I am staring at him—he suddenly turn his face, making eye contact. Which makes our cheeks burn more.
I quickly turn my face toward the window—enjoying the butterfly feeling on my heart with the cold wind. Where I am feeling that someone is staring at me—with the most innocent look on his eyes. Ya but who cares just ignore it.
"Today's kid. Don't have shame at all. They start doing that kind of stuff in front of someone."
The old man huffed—his voice was bitter. He said it out loud so two young men behind him would hear him. He was taunting;
TO BE CONTINUED.