Love as rich as chocolate ~TodoBaku~

Chapter 25: justified

Akio Todoroki

Hiro and I ended up spending the rest of the day apart, me heading home as soon as he started to deal with the large crowd outside. It was an unusually large gathering for a small shop such as this, and I felt really sorry for him having to deal with it all himself, but nevertheless I walked home, shivering in the bitter wind that had picked up. It felt as though the negative energy between us was gone, but I was still feeling pretty down. It was mostly about Kei now. There's not much else to say on the topic, but I don't know how to move on from it, and if we even can. It'll be hard to rebuild a trusting friendship with him now, if that's even the roof of what I want.

...yes, ok, I really exaggerated how I feel about Kei now to Hiro, but...isn't that justified? Can I or can I not do that to see if he really cares? If he hadn't cared at all...I'd probably be more annoyed than I am now...so this is a more suitable outcome. I feel a little shitty for manipulating the situation like that, but at the end of the day, it's a better outcome for us both. The only problem now is mending the shattered bridge with Kei...without breaking the glass.

As if God himself had intervened, I felt my phone buzz in my pocket as I neared my house, and reached an ice cold hand down to retrieve it. It was a message from Kei, and it was a lot more serious than I'd imagined at first.

Hey..look, I've thought
about it a bit more, and
I get where you're coming
from in terms of me not
telling you about my
relationship with Ryo.
I get it, but I still stand
by not telling you, because
he specifically asked me not to.
This is not because he doesn't
trust you, it's because he's
concerned about our
friendship. While this is...
shitty of him, it's how he
feels, and so I respect that.
That being said...I'm sorry
about leaving earlier. I was
getting overwhelmed with the
situation and so I removed
myself from it with a lie.
That wasn't fair on you, and I
apologise for that. I hope this
can all be put behind us.

Well...couldn't really ask for more. He's right, I know he's right, and that's the worst part. I can't argue with a single thing he's said here, and so I send him your stereotypical "it's ok, don't worry" style message, and do my best to put it behind me like he said. There's no reason for me to dwell on it any longer, so it's time to move on and face tomorrow's date.

Speaking of which...what the hell do I wear? I have a habit of hyper-organising certain things, and clothes is certainly one of them. I must have clothes ready for an important day, or I panic like crazy. A blue and white T-shirt should do...and I guess these jeans again would be fine. Of course I'll wear his hoodie, and my neck chain as well. And that should be me all set...so why am I nervous? Not knowing what we're gonna do is just so incredibly terrifying, I don't know if I can wait any longer. I just wanna sleep now so I can wake up sooner!

Another message came through, and this one was from Hiro. He wanted me to call him, and the bluntness of the message worried me a little, so I immediately called him.

Hey Aki...sorry about this, but...fuck, ok, so...do you mind if we accelerate our date to tonight? I've just had a call from the hospital and they want to see me tomorrow about something, and I don't want to be in a negative mindset when I'm with you, so...

Absolutely, no problem! If...If you want I can come with you tomorrow?

Yeah...yeah that'd actually be great, thanks. Do you wanna come over to mine for about 6? I'll be honest, I wanted to take you for a nice dinner, but I think everywhere's booked for tonight...

Hey, that pizza night was one of the best days of my life, I'd happily do it again.

Sounds amazing, I'll see you at 6...I love you...

...love you too

Well

That's a hurdle we've just leaped over

My disappointment at the loss of a proper date was dispersed by my giddiness at having finally had that said to me! It lit my heart up like there were balloons tied to it, and I'm sure Hiro would've heard my gasp, but he never made it obvious if he did. I don't know what to do with myself at the moment, circling my room and biting my thumb in frustrated lust. It makes me worry about what will happen tomorrow, but at the very least I'll be there with him.

At the very least...
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Fast relationships go brrr

I have a plan on how to continue this fic, and there's 4 points I want to tick off before I finish it.

Fact of the Day: point 1 is the date!