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Part Seventeen - Confession two

Byakuya's POV

I hear the morning announcement play distantly, but my mind stays half asleep instead of jerking me awake like usual. I only barely hear the sound of boots clicking in the hallway, that always makes me panic and jump away from what I was doing, but I cease to notice what position my body is in. I can feel Makoto's breathing, yet what I am doing doesn't click in my head before I dose off for a second time.

My rest is short-lived, possibly about two seconds. I get shaken awake by non other than Kyoko. Suddenly I realize that I should get up and make it not so obvious that me and Makoto were cuddling the whole night, but some part deep inside me doesn't care. And I also realize how totally futile that would be. Kyoko already knows, it doesn't matter what I do now.

"So you did it? You confessed?" Is the first thing she says to me. I start shushing her immediately.

"No," I hiss. "Be quiet he might wake up."

She looks at me exasperated. "Byakuya! You guys are cuddling right now and you couldn't have just worked up the courage to ask him out?"

"SHHH!" I glare at her, making sure to make it very obvious. She just rolls her eyes, unimpressed.

"I wasn't lying when I said I'd tell him if you don't." She makes sure to whisper, but now I'm mad at her for another reason.

"Shut up, idiot. I had a reason that I didn't." Before continuing, I hesitate for a moment. Staring down at Makoto, I sigh. "He was upset about the trial and this is the only way I could think of comforting him. I'm not good at this kind of thing. Do you think that just hugging him was enough? It was the first thing I thought of knowing he's touchy-feely."

"Well he seems to be enjoying it," Kyoko suppresses a smile. "But honestly, yeah. He knows you're not a people person so he probably appreciates you trying."

"Okay." We stay silent after that. Unknowingly, I start running my fingers through Makoto's hair.

"Do you want to just stay with him today, or do I have to sit here and watch this pretending to not be depressed and single." Kyoko says, making me stop what I'm doing.

"Yeah. Just bring us breakfast because now you get an extra free day."

"Don't act like you don't enjoy spending time with your boyfriend." She retorts, going to leave the room.

"Be quiet." I yell. I take it that she's going to bring us food, and I stare down at Makoto, knowing I'll have to wake him up once she gets back. I start running my hands along his hair again, until Kyoko comes back with plates in her hands. She leaves them on the table next to the bed.

I begrudgingly go to shake Makoto, after taking way too long of a time contemplating weather or not to do it. He starts to stir slightly, and I become astonished at how hard it is to wake him up. With one large shake, he finally startles awake.

"Wah-" Is the first thing Makoto says, him still out of it. Once he rubs his eyes though, he seems to fully wake up.

"Good morning" I say to him.

"Ah," Makoto starts to blush from the position we are in, as we are still basically cuddling. "Good morning. Uhh, were we like this all night?"

"Yeah."

"Oh, sorry. I don't want to force you to be like this just because I was crying." He looks away from me.

"No, it's all right. I don't care," I reassure him, hoping that he doesn't think I just did this because I pity him. "Kyoko brought us breakfast."

"Oh, cool." Makoto goes to grab at the food, but the realizes something and freezes. "Wait then did she see us sharing the bed?"

"Yeah. But it's Kyoko, she doesn't really care. I don't think she'd tell anyone if thats what your worried about." I try and comfort him, but the atmosphere is very tense because of last night. I try not to think of it.

He seems to accept that answer, shrugging, and gets his plate of food. I do the same, and move over to the other bed. It seems to me like Makoto looks disappointed when I move, but that might just be in my head. I've been told how bad I am emotions too many times to be sure.

"Makoto? Do you want to talk about anything still?" I ask, breaking the silence that started when we started to eat. "If you feel like you need to talk about last night, I'm here."

"No. I don't want to talk about that. I'm going to always remember my friends, but I need to move on. I just don't want to think about last night at all, I think that will help. But thanks. Last night was good for me. I needed it." He speaks firmly, then smiles at me warmly.

Once Makoto puts his plate down, I realize that I still have the note ready in my back pocket. Knowing I have to confess soon, I look over to Makoto.

"Hey, do you remember yesterday when I gave you that note?"

"Oh, yeah! Do you still have it for me to read?" He looks up at me expectantly, fully unaware at what I'm about to do.

"Yeah. Just read it carefully all right? Only respond when you've read it all." I throw the note at him, very aggressively, and it hits him on the head. I mumble a quick sorry and look to the floor. Makoto starts to laugh at me, and I can't help but smile.

He fully gets the papers out of the envelope, and starts to read. When he gets a couple seconds in, I hear a loud noise in the hall. Makoto doesn't notice, completely enthralled in my note. I can tell he isn't at the part in the note where I confess yet, but I can see a curiousness in his eyes, eager to know why I've been trying to get him to read it. And slowly, I feel panic fully take over me.

(A/N- It's kinda short, but the next chapter should come soon because I have a plan for how this is going to go that I am exited to write. And sorry I haven't posted in so long lol)