Rely On Me

Chapter 8:"Your Friend, Your Family"...

  After three days, finally the judge last decision was to prison the father and his son 35 years with hard works as a punishment, not only because Kei's matter, but also because of the police records in the past, so it was so easier to condemn them.

The friends leave the court after things had finished.

"Waaah~ Congrats Inoo-chan you are free now". Daiki said happily.

"Thank you Dai-chan for your help, say thanks to your uncle, he help me a lot". Kei bow to him thankfully.

"It's ok, if you need anything just tell me and I will help you, I have to go now". Daiki pat Kei's shoulder and go after saying goodbye to the others.

"Thanks to you too Keito, you are really a good lower". Kei bowed to him and Keito bowed back.

"I did my best, I am happy that I helped you Inoo-san".

"It's all Thanks to you Hikaru-kun, Thanks".

"No Neeed~ I'm happy for you, now you can be in peace, call us if you need help". Kei smile at him and nodded then the two go.

"Eeh! Where is Takaki? I did'n thanks him yet?". Kei said while looking around.

"He congrats you and say sorry he have a date now so he leave".
Kota said and Kei nodded.

"So....Now what?!". Kei asked and look at Kota, Kota looked at him confused.

"What?!". He asked.

"Can we go to the beach for a while?". Kei asked and Kota nodded for him, they go to the beach and sit on the sand.

"What is the matter Kei?!". Kei asked worriedly and Kei looked at him with a smile.

"Nothing, I'm just so happy and wanted to stay with you here for a while". Kota looked at him calmly.

"You seems like having an important things to talk about right?!". Kota said and Kei smile.

"Right, but I don't know how to say it".

Kei looked at the waves with a smile, Kota just look at him silently, he want to let Kei think of what he want to say, after a short silent...

"I love you".

Kota looked at him surprisingly.

"W-What Did You Say??!!".

"As you hear, But it's most like I admire you, you are the most wanted type of friends, I am so lucky to have a friend like you, you protect me and take me to live with you , you treat me like a brother more then a best friend you are always by my side and I am happy for that, every time I got raped or beaten the first thing come to my mind was you, I want you to be by my side and protect me, But I was afraid, afraid that it might hurt you , I don't want you to get hurt because you are important to me, I don't know how to thanks you for what you did to me, you did a lot of things to help me but I didn't, sorry to trouble you and your family, I will find an apartment and move to it soon, I don't want to trouble you more".

Kei looked at Kota with a smile but he recover a "Baka" word from him.

"Don't ever say that you will leave my house again, It's already your house and we are your Family Kei, stay by my side, I will take care of you, your body still weak and need someone to help you in some stuff".

"Well Thanks but------".

Kota cut Kei's words with a sudden hug.

"Please Kei, without but, if you wants to thanks me then stay with me, me and Ryu and mom and dad wants you to stay with us, you are one of us now, we are your family now, you can rely on me whenever you want, Kei please listing to me and stay with us, with me".

Kota said to him but he didn't hear a replay from Kei, but he can hear him sobbing, he release the hug to see his face.

"Kei...".

"No...Don't worry, I am just happy, this is the first time someone care about me so much like this since my mom's dead, I'm really happy".

He hugged him tightly and Kota hugged him back.

"From now on, I will protect you, I promise".

"Thanks, Kota".

Kei smile between his happy tears in Kota's warm embrace. Kota caress Kei's hair gently. After some minutes from staying at the beach sand....

"Let's go to our home Kei".

Kota said with a warm smile and Kei nodded Happily for him.

*OWARI*