Pain In The Heart - Part 1
Author: emmachase
Requested by: No One
Title: Pain In The Heart P1
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Tragedy, with a bit of fluffy fluff
Pairing: OkaJima
Summary: Something has gone wrong as JUMP returns from its break, one of its members is missing... and they must find and bring him back.
Notes: I'm so nervous about this one too! No one requested this one, but the idea popped into my head and I started writing before I knew it. Comments are appreciated!
“Keito!” Yabu came over to and gave Daiki a good pat on the back.
“Hey..Yabu…” Keito answered as he nervously twiddled his thumbs.
“Soo….. today’s the big day huh?”
“W-What?”
“Well…. Today’s finally the day that you’re going to tell Yuto that you like LIKE him right?”
“What are you talking about?”
“O C’mon, how long are you going to drag this out?”
“I don’t know what you mean” Keito started to walk out of the room, Yabu followed.
“Yuto is leaving soon for break! School’s out and JUMP doesn't have to start rehearsing until a week from now! It’s perfect!”
“Perfect for what!?” Keito walked faster
“Just tell him already!”
“No!” Keito quickly left the building and walked to the corner to call a cab.
“tch…. Kiddo…. What a shame, I was hoping maybe you could change Yuto back.” Yabu chuckled as he walked back into the studio
Keito sighed as he reveled in the silence of the cab. Yabu was right, he did like Yuto, no…. he LOVED him. But it just seemed that the moment to tell him that….. never came. Lately Yuto had been leaving rehearsal early to go see his new friends… it seemed as if Nakajima was slowly edging away from JUMP, and even further away from Keito. To everyone else they were the same JUMP, but behind the scenes, Yuto left as soon as concerts were over, and didn't even bother to go out to dinner with the members like they usually do.
“Uh…. Kid, we’re here…” The cab driver said, awaking Keito from his thoughtful trance.
“Uh…oh! Arigatou!” Keito gave a small bow as he left the car. Slowly he trudged to his front door and sighed as he pulled out the keys and entered. Without a single word he walked to his room and sat down at the desk. A few things always caught his eyes as he sat down. The picture that he and Yuto had taken when they went on that Onsen trip the year before, the cranes that they had folded together when Yuto’s grandmother had fallen ill, and even the small plastic dog that the two bought together. Originally, the dog was part of a pair, Keito kept one, and Yuto the other. It seemed that he was the only one to keep track of his half. Keito sighed as he rested his head on the flat surface of the desk and sighed to himself again as he thought of all the scenarios he had planned out.
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“Yuto! I WUV you!” Keito yelled as he hugged the boy and squeezed tightly
“Oh Keito….. I love you too!” Yuto cried as he returned the embrace.
No…. that was silly, Yuto wasn't like that….he is definitely tougher… maybe was going to more like:
“Yuto! I LOVE you!” Keito yelled as he hugged the boy and squeezed tightly.
“OI! Get off me! It’s okay if you like me… just don't crush me alright?” Yuto walked off
No… he wasn’t that mean…… maybe it would be one of those passionate confessions something like:
“Yuto! I love you, I want to be with you, I want to caress you every day…….we should run away together!” Keito said as his eyes gleamed and a gentle glow emitted from his skin.
“Oh… Keito… I love you too! I’ve always wanted to be with yoou… and I’ve always wanted to be with you.” Yuto ran forward and hugged him, as they did an invisible orchestra swelled in the background.
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“Pleh that last one was silly….” Keito laughed at himself as he shook himself out of a daze again. Despite the simulations that ran in his head, he couldn’t anticipate what he was going to say. Needless to say, he was so nervous.
“Hopeless…” he cursed himself as he stood up and walked over to his bed. Someday.. the time would come….. hopefully…. Maybe…..
As time would have it, the break came and went, and just as it did, so did Yuto. The boy hadn’t come back after the break and all the JUMP members were sitting in the studio rehearsal room waiting.
“Where is that boy?” Yabu wondered aloud
“Yeah… he’s usually never late…most of the time…” Takaki added
“I hope he’s okay…” Keito sighed and worried as he paced the room.
“OKAY GUYS! IT’s TIME TO LEARN TO DAN-…hey where’s Yuto?” The choreographer barged in.
“He…. Ah…he’s not feeling well, he went somewhere over break and caught something…” Keito quickly spat out. Everyone in the room stared at him, then focused on the choreographer.
“Uh… well…… in that case, I suppose it’ll just be you guys then…”
Dance rehearsal went quieter as usual without Yuto hopping between the members, trying to see what they were doing, or complaining about how this or that felt sore. It was awkward….
“Ne… you think Yuto’s gone somewhere and forgotten to tell us?” Chinen nudged Ryutaro as they were changing out of their workout clothes
“Nah.. he’s not that forgetful minded… I hope.” Ryutaro replied as he slipped on his shirt.
“I hope he’s alright….” Keito whispered again, as he zoned out staring at the small locker that was his.
Once again, he was having his imagination run wild…
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“HEY GIMME MY MONEY!” A tall man stood kicking a timid Yuto on the ground…
“No… please sir… I don’t have any…” Yuto begged.
“I don't believe you… you’re coming with me and you’ll work off your debt for ME” The man grabbed Yuto by the neck and dragged him off.
“YUTO!” Keito suddenly yelled out in the locker room and all the members looked at him. He gave them a quick “It’s nothing” sort of look and hurried out the door. He hoped that wasn’t what had happened… what it if was something like….
“Oh god, we’re stuck here on an island! What are we going to do……?’ Yuto franticly paced up and down the shore, as his family stood behind him watching.
“I wish…. That Keito was here…. He would rescue me…..” Yuto whispered. Before making a kissy face
“Uwa! I really gotta stop daydreaming…..” Keito shook himself out of yet another daze.
“Maybe I’m just over thinking this…. I mean how often does someone really just vanish…” Keito convinced himself as he walked home. Just as he was rounding the corner, he saw something that made him stop. There he was! Yuto was standing there with a bunch of other boys, they had crowded around an older woman and as he watched, they ripped her purse from her hands and pushed her down.
“HEY!” Keito ran over and tried to grab one of the boys, only to have someone behind him grab and throw him to the ground.
“Ugh…” Keito winced as he tried to sit up, he looked at his attacker and saw Yuto’s horrified face…
“K-Keito…”
“YO! Let’s get out of here!” one of the other boys yelled
“I’m so sorry…..” Yuto whispered as he ran away in a panic.
“Yuto… come back here!” Keito got to his feet, but felt a sharp pain in his hip, looks like he had fallen harder than he thought. The possibility of catching Yuto grew slim, and he decided to check on the lady instead. He helped the lady up and held her steady as the nearby policeman ran towards them. All Keito could do was watch as Yuto ran off.
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That night, Keito limped home and sat down on his bed again, a small bruise had formed where he fell on the cement. He didn’t know what hurt more, the bruised hip, or the fact that Yuto did it to him.
“Just what on earth is going on here?” Keito thought to himself, as he walked into the bathroom and started a hot bath.
As he sat in the bathtub, the event played over in his head. He could remember so clearly looking up and seeing Yuto’s face. It was a horrible face… he was so scared…. And he was so embarrassed….. or was he sorry? Keito felt so helpless as he thought about it. Finally…. The last image that popped into his head was that of Yuto, running away into the darkness of the night.
“Yuto…” Keito whined as he reached his hand out into the air, hoping some how he could grab the boy.
The night was not kind to Keito, as he tossed and turned in his bed, trying to avoid his hurt hip, but at the same time, avoid thinking anymore about Yuto. He had come to the decision that he would talk it over with the other JUMP members. It took Keito two hours to finally get to sleep, and even then he was uneasy….
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“You saw him!? Was he okay?” Chinen hammered as Keito shrank more and more into the sofa in the studio. Fortunately, it was only pictures today, choreography would have to wait until he got better.
“Y-yeah…”
“Well what did he say!?” Hikaru asked
“What was he doing?” Inoo asked
“Was he in trouble…?” Takaki asked
“I….. don't know.” Keito felt himself shrink even more.
“Guys…. Don’t badger him…..” Daiki pulled the members off.
“Arigatou…Daiki…” Keito said in a low murmur.
“If Yuto is in trouble… he should know to come to us…maybe….he is going through a rough time in his life…. Or something happened…. Maybe we should give him some space, until he figures it out.” Arioka continued, as Yabu and Hikaru nodded along.
“Leave him alone….?” Keito wondered as he looked up at the ceiling.
As the photoshoot for the day drew to a close, Keito thanked all the staff and quickly changed into his own clothes, he wanted to get home, find something to distract him, or else he knew where his mind would go. Unfortunately, the night had something else planned for him. As he was leaving the studio, his phone rang, mail from….Yuto!” Keito hurriedly opened it and read
“Keito-kun… I’m sorry I pushed you down…. Are you okay? Please….. don’t tell the other members about this… when… this is over I will explain… please don't tell..”
Keito stared at the message and quickly hit the “Call-Sender” button.
“Hello?”
“YUTO!”
“K-Keito….did you get my-“
“Yes I got your message, what is going on? Tell me…or I will tell them.”
“I…. Keito…. Please don't…”
“Yuto… explain… now… let me help you, please?” Keito whispered
“I… can’t talk right now…. Just meet me… in the small corner of the park, where we used to practice tonight at midnight okay?” Yuto quickly hung up, leaving Keito there in silence.
“What is going on here!” Keito yelled out into the open air, frustrated. He trudged his way back home and sat at his desk, eyeing his treasures again, waiting until it was time. He left his house at 11:45, more than enough time to get to the park between the two boy’s homes. When he and Yuto practiced in the park, they had found a small corner, secluded by trees and shrubs that no one ever visited or bothered to look for, they had hauled a bench there and set up a small swing from the big tree that sheltered them. As he approached, he could hear someone squirming on the bench and poked his head between the shrubs to see Yuto sitting there, kicking the dirt beneath his feet.
“Yuto” Keito called his name as he walked into the area. Yuto looked up and smiled as he dashed forward and hugged his friend.
“Keito! A-Are you okay? Did I hurt you? I saw you limping.” Yuto quickly examined Keito’s hip, making the English boy wince as he applied minor pressure.
“Y-Yuto! Stop! I’m fine.. its just a small bruise, stop bustling around and let me look at your face.” Keito grabbed Yuto’s chin and lifted. He nearly cried as he looked at the boy he loved’s eyes. They looked as if they were in so much pain, and he had scratches on his cheeks.
“Oh… Yuto….. what happened to you?” Keito could feel tears coming to his eyes as he sat the two of them down..
“It’s just that… something has happened.. and I need to fix it, I need to be able to fix it. By myself.” Yuto looked down at the ground again, scared to meet Keito’s gaze.
“Yuto…. What happened? Tell me…. “ Keito put his arm around the boy, who by now was also sniffling.
“Something bad has happened okay? And I alone have to fix it!” Yuto cried as he he stood up again.
“Are you…. Robbing people with those other boys…. To get money Yuto?” Keito asked, receiving only silence
“If you need money, here…. Take this…. I know it’s not much… but maybe it’ll do you some good…..” Keito quickly took out his wallet and handed Yuto all the bills inside.
“Keito….” Yuto whimpered as he took two steps away from the bench.
“Yuto, PLEASE will you let me in….. will you let me help you?” Keito begged.
“Keito…”
“I’ll get down on my hands and knees….” Keito got off the bench and kneeled on the ground.
“Keito! Get up…please…. Get up….” Yuto pulled the other boy onto his feet and sat him down.
“Yuto… why are you like this……. What happened to you?” Keito rubbed his hand over the scratch on Yuto’s cheek, feeling the mixture of dried blood and dirt on his hands.
“I…I can’t tell you……”Yuto whispered.
“If you need money… take it…. Take it and let me know that I did something to help you….” Keito offered his hand with the bills again.
“W-Why… are you doing this…. Why are you caring so much?” Yuto asked as he stood up again.
“Because…. You’re my friend….because….” Keito’s voice drifted off
“Because what? I have lots of friends…. But this is something that I have to do…. I have to… So what Keito, Why do you care so much? Because you’re my friend? That’s not enough” Yuto felt himself on the verge of tears again, it hurt him to say these things, but he had to say them.
“Because I love you! Because I love you such much that I think about you every night! It’s because I love you that I worry if you’re okay! Because I LOVE you, Yuto Nakajima.” Keito yelled out. Yuto froze and looked at the boy on the bench, and swallowed hard.
"I'm sorry.... Keito...." and without another word he ran out of the area and vanished behind the shrubs.
“Yuto wait!” Keito ran after him, but as soon as he got out into the wide open field of the park, Yuto was no where to be seen.
“Yuto… come back…..” Keito cried as he fell to the ground on his knees and hit the dirt, cursing himself for being unable to make Yuto open up.
After a good hour of crying and sitting in the park, Keito finally pulled himself together enough to walk home. The image of Yuto’s face haunted him as he walked, and troubled him even more. Yuto was in so much pain, he was so hurt… but there was nothing that he could do to help…..
“Yuto…please, come back to me…” Keito whispered as he climbed into his bed, too tired to do anything but throw off his dirty clothes and sleep.
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Wah! This story is one that I feel proud of.... but please let me know what you thinki!
Requested by: No One
Title: Pain In The Heart P1
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Tragedy, with a bit of fluffy fluff
Pairing: OkaJima
Summary: Something has gone wrong as JUMP returns from its break, one of its members is missing... and they must find and bring him back.
Notes: I'm so nervous about this one too! No one requested this one, but the idea popped into my head and I started writing before I knew it. Comments are appreciated!
“Keito!” Yabu came over to and gave Daiki a good pat on the back.
“Hey..Yabu…” Keito answered as he nervously twiddled his thumbs.
“Soo….. today’s the big day huh?”
“W-What?”
“Well…. Today’s finally the day that you’re going to tell Yuto that you like LIKE him right?”
“What are you talking about?”
“O C’mon, how long are you going to drag this out?”
“I don’t know what you mean” Keito started to walk out of the room, Yabu followed.
“Yuto is leaving soon for break! School’s out and JUMP doesn't have to start rehearsing until a week from now! It’s perfect!”
“Perfect for what!?” Keito walked faster
“Just tell him already!”
“No!” Keito quickly left the building and walked to the corner to call a cab.
“tch…. Kiddo…. What a shame, I was hoping maybe you could change Yuto back.” Yabu chuckled as he walked back into the studio
Keito sighed as he reveled in the silence of the cab. Yabu was right, he did like Yuto, no…. he LOVED him. But it just seemed that the moment to tell him that….. never came. Lately Yuto had been leaving rehearsal early to go see his new friends… it seemed as if Nakajima was slowly edging away from JUMP, and even further away from Keito. To everyone else they were the same JUMP, but behind the scenes, Yuto left as soon as concerts were over, and didn't even bother to go out to dinner with the members like they usually do.
“Uh…. Kid, we’re here…” The cab driver said, awaking Keito from his thoughtful trance.
“Uh…oh! Arigatou!” Keito gave a small bow as he left the car. Slowly he trudged to his front door and sighed as he pulled out the keys and entered. Without a single word he walked to his room and sat down at the desk. A few things always caught his eyes as he sat down. The picture that he and Yuto had taken when they went on that Onsen trip the year before, the cranes that they had folded together when Yuto’s grandmother had fallen ill, and even the small plastic dog that the two bought together. Originally, the dog was part of a pair, Keito kept one, and Yuto the other. It seemed that he was the only one to keep track of his half. Keito sighed as he rested his head on the flat surface of the desk and sighed to himself again as he thought of all the scenarios he had planned out.
(>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<)
“Yuto! I WUV you!” Keito yelled as he hugged the boy and squeezed tightly
“Oh Keito….. I love you too!” Yuto cried as he returned the embrace.
No…. that was silly, Yuto wasn't like that….he is definitely tougher… maybe was going to more like:
“Yuto! I LOVE you!” Keito yelled as he hugged the boy and squeezed tightly.
“OI! Get off me! It’s okay if you like me… just don't crush me alright?” Yuto walked off
No… he wasn’t that mean…… maybe it would be one of those passionate confessions something like:
“Yuto! I love you, I want to be with you, I want to caress you every day…….we should run away together!” Keito said as his eyes gleamed and a gentle glow emitted from his skin.
“Oh… Keito… I love you too! I’ve always wanted to be with yoou… and I’ve always wanted to be with you.” Yuto ran forward and hugged him, as they did an invisible orchestra swelled in the background.
(>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<)
“Pleh that last one was silly….” Keito laughed at himself as he shook himself out of a daze again. Despite the simulations that ran in his head, he couldn’t anticipate what he was going to say. Needless to say, he was so nervous.
“Hopeless…” he cursed himself as he stood up and walked over to his bed. Someday.. the time would come….. hopefully…. Maybe…..
As time would have it, the break came and went, and just as it did, so did Yuto. The boy hadn’t come back after the break and all the JUMP members were sitting in the studio rehearsal room waiting.
“Where is that boy?” Yabu wondered aloud
“Yeah… he’s usually never late…most of the time…” Takaki added
“I hope he’s okay…” Keito sighed and worried as he paced the room.
“OKAY GUYS! IT’s TIME TO LEARN TO DAN-…hey where’s Yuto?” The choreographer barged in.
“He…. Ah…he’s not feeling well, he went somewhere over break and caught something…” Keito quickly spat out. Everyone in the room stared at him, then focused on the choreographer.
“Uh… well…… in that case, I suppose it’ll just be you guys then…”
Dance rehearsal went quieter as usual without Yuto hopping between the members, trying to see what they were doing, or complaining about how this or that felt sore. It was awkward….
“Ne… you think Yuto’s gone somewhere and forgotten to tell us?” Chinen nudged Ryutaro as they were changing out of their workout clothes
“Nah.. he’s not that forgetful minded… I hope.” Ryutaro replied as he slipped on his shirt.
“I hope he’s alright….” Keito whispered again, as he zoned out staring at the small locker that was his.
Once again, he was having his imagination run wild…
(>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<)
“HEY GIMME MY MONEY!” A tall man stood kicking a timid Yuto on the ground…
“No… please sir… I don’t have any…” Yuto begged.
“I don't believe you… you’re coming with me and you’ll work off your debt for ME” The man grabbed Yuto by the neck and dragged him off.
“YUTO!” Keito suddenly yelled out in the locker room and all the members looked at him. He gave them a quick “It’s nothing” sort of look and hurried out the door. He hoped that wasn’t what had happened… what it if was something like….
“Oh god, we’re stuck here on an island! What are we going to do……?’ Yuto franticly paced up and down the shore, as his family stood behind him watching.
“I wish…. That Keito was here…. He would rescue me…..” Yuto whispered. Before making a kissy face
“Uwa! I really gotta stop daydreaming…..” Keito shook himself out of yet another daze.
“Maybe I’m just over thinking this…. I mean how often does someone really just vanish…” Keito convinced himself as he walked home. Just as he was rounding the corner, he saw something that made him stop. There he was! Yuto was standing there with a bunch of other boys, they had crowded around an older woman and as he watched, they ripped her purse from her hands and pushed her down.
“HEY!” Keito ran over and tried to grab one of the boys, only to have someone behind him grab and throw him to the ground.
“Ugh…” Keito winced as he tried to sit up, he looked at his attacker and saw Yuto’s horrified face…
“K-Keito…”
“YO! Let’s get out of here!” one of the other boys yelled
“I’m so sorry…..” Yuto whispered as he ran away in a panic.
“Yuto… come back here!” Keito got to his feet, but felt a sharp pain in his hip, looks like he had fallen harder than he thought. The possibility of catching Yuto grew slim, and he decided to check on the lady instead. He helped the lady up and held her steady as the nearby policeman ran towards them. All Keito could do was watch as Yuto ran off.
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That night, Keito limped home and sat down on his bed again, a small bruise had formed where he fell on the cement. He didn’t know what hurt more, the bruised hip, or the fact that Yuto did it to him.
“Just what on earth is going on here?” Keito thought to himself, as he walked into the bathroom and started a hot bath.
As he sat in the bathtub, the event played over in his head. He could remember so clearly looking up and seeing Yuto’s face. It was a horrible face… he was so scared…. And he was so embarrassed….. or was he sorry? Keito felt so helpless as he thought about it. Finally…. The last image that popped into his head was that of Yuto, running away into the darkness of the night.
“Yuto…” Keito whined as he reached his hand out into the air, hoping some how he could grab the boy.
The night was not kind to Keito, as he tossed and turned in his bed, trying to avoid his hurt hip, but at the same time, avoid thinking anymore about Yuto. He had come to the decision that he would talk it over with the other JUMP members. It took Keito two hours to finally get to sleep, and even then he was uneasy….
(>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<) (>’_’)><(‘_’<)
“You saw him!? Was he okay?” Chinen hammered as Keito shrank more and more into the sofa in the studio. Fortunately, it was only pictures today, choreography would have to wait until he got better.
“Y-yeah…”
“Well what did he say!?” Hikaru asked
“What was he doing?” Inoo asked
“Was he in trouble…?” Takaki asked
“I….. don't know.” Keito felt himself shrink even more.
“Guys…. Don’t badger him…..” Daiki pulled the members off.
“Arigatou…Daiki…” Keito said in a low murmur.
“If Yuto is in trouble… he should know to come to us…maybe….he is going through a rough time in his life…. Or something happened…. Maybe we should give him some space, until he figures it out.” Arioka continued, as Yabu and Hikaru nodded along.
“Leave him alone….?” Keito wondered as he looked up at the ceiling.
As the photoshoot for the day drew to a close, Keito thanked all the staff and quickly changed into his own clothes, he wanted to get home, find something to distract him, or else he knew where his mind would go. Unfortunately, the night had something else planned for him. As he was leaving the studio, his phone rang, mail from….Yuto!” Keito hurriedly opened it and read
“Keito-kun… I’m sorry I pushed you down…. Are you okay? Please….. don’t tell the other members about this… when… this is over I will explain… please don't tell..”
Keito stared at the message and quickly hit the “Call-Sender” button.
“Hello?”
“YUTO!”
“K-Keito….did you get my-“
“Yes I got your message, what is going on? Tell me…or I will tell them.”
“I…. Keito…. Please don't…”
“Yuto… explain… now… let me help you, please?” Keito whispered
“I… can’t talk right now…. Just meet me… in the small corner of the park, where we used to practice tonight at midnight okay?” Yuto quickly hung up, leaving Keito there in silence.
“What is going on here!” Keito yelled out into the open air, frustrated. He trudged his way back home and sat at his desk, eyeing his treasures again, waiting until it was time. He left his house at 11:45, more than enough time to get to the park between the two boy’s homes. When he and Yuto practiced in the park, they had found a small corner, secluded by trees and shrubs that no one ever visited or bothered to look for, they had hauled a bench there and set up a small swing from the big tree that sheltered them. As he approached, he could hear someone squirming on the bench and poked his head between the shrubs to see Yuto sitting there, kicking the dirt beneath his feet.
“Yuto” Keito called his name as he walked into the area. Yuto looked up and smiled as he dashed forward and hugged his friend.
“Keito! A-Are you okay? Did I hurt you? I saw you limping.” Yuto quickly examined Keito’s hip, making the English boy wince as he applied minor pressure.
“Y-Yuto! Stop! I’m fine.. its just a small bruise, stop bustling around and let me look at your face.” Keito grabbed Yuto’s chin and lifted. He nearly cried as he looked at the boy he loved’s eyes. They looked as if they were in so much pain, and he had scratches on his cheeks.
“Oh… Yuto….. what happened to you?” Keito could feel tears coming to his eyes as he sat the two of them down..
“It’s just that… something has happened.. and I need to fix it, I need to be able to fix it. By myself.” Yuto looked down at the ground again, scared to meet Keito’s gaze.
“Yuto…. What happened? Tell me…. “ Keito put his arm around the boy, who by now was also sniffling.
“Something bad has happened okay? And I alone have to fix it!” Yuto cried as he he stood up again.
“Are you…. Robbing people with those other boys…. To get money Yuto?” Keito asked, receiving only silence
“If you need money, here…. Take this…. I know it’s not much… but maybe it’ll do you some good…..” Keito quickly took out his wallet and handed Yuto all the bills inside.
“Keito….” Yuto whimpered as he took two steps away from the bench.
“Yuto, PLEASE will you let me in….. will you let me help you?” Keito begged.
“Keito…”
“I’ll get down on my hands and knees….” Keito got off the bench and kneeled on the ground.
“Keito! Get up…please…. Get up….” Yuto pulled the other boy onto his feet and sat him down.
“Yuto… why are you like this……. What happened to you?” Keito rubbed his hand over the scratch on Yuto’s cheek, feeling the mixture of dried blood and dirt on his hands.
“I…I can’t tell you……”Yuto whispered.
“If you need money… take it…. Take it and let me know that I did something to help you….” Keito offered his hand with the bills again.
“W-Why… are you doing this…. Why are you caring so much?” Yuto asked as he stood up again.
“Because…. You’re my friend….because….” Keito’s voice drifted off
“Because what? I have lots of friends…. But this is something that I have to do…. I have to… So what Keito, Why do you care so much? Because you’re my friend? That’s not enough” Yuto felt himself on the verge of tears again, it hurt him to say these things, but he had to say them.
“Because I love you! Because I love you such much that I think about you every night! It’s because I love you that I worry if you’re okay! Because I LOVE you, Yuto Nakajima.” Keito yelled out. Yuto froze and looked at the boy on the bench, and swallowed hard.
"I'm sorry.... Keito...." and without another word he ran out of the area and vanished behind the shrubs.
“Yuto wait!” Keito ran after him, but as soon as he got out into the wide open field of the park, Yuto was no where to be seen.
“Yuto… come back…..” Keito cried as he fell to the ground on his knees and hit the dirt, cursing himself for being unable to make Yuto open up.
After a good hour of crying and sitting in the park, Keito finally pulled himself together enough to walk home. The image of Yuto’s face haunted him as he walked, and troubled him even more. Yuto was in so much pain, he was so hurt… but there was nothing that he could do to help…..
“Yuto…please, come back to me…” Keito whispered as he climbed into his bed, too tired to do anything but throw off his dirty clothes and sleep.
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Wah! This story is one that I feel proud of.... but please let me know what you thinki!