Just You and Me

2. My friend?

After my sobs turned into sniffles Semi pulled away and lifted my chin up to look at him.

"What's your name?"

"...S-Shirabu Kenjirou..."

"Okay. Well then Shirabu. Would you like to stay at my place tonight?"

I slowly nodded and together we walked down the long stairs of the tall building. I'm not even sure what this building was for.

It was the tallest building I could find that was never used anymore. It wasn't worn down, but it certainly had better days.

"So Shirabu. How old are you?"

"I'm...20."

"Me too. When's your birthday?"

"May 4th."

"Damn your just a few month older then me I think? I'm November 11th!"

"Why are you talking?" I asked. I enjoyed it, but I didn't understand.
"I can't understand why you're here or anything really. I don't understand why I'm walking with you right now."

Semi stayed silent for a minute or two, thinking maybe.

"For a reason. I don't know the reason yet, but it's there." He finally answered.

I still didn't understand what he meant by that, but I decided not to say anything.

I was fine with it for some reason.

Reason.

Before that word meant nothing to me.

Now...I feel like it means everything to me.

All of this happening. It's some reason right?

What is this reason?

"Where do you live?" He asked interrupting my thoughts.

"Here in Red Field."

"Me too. Makes this easier. Do you have any family here."

"No."

He didn't bother asking anymore questions, and I followed him in silence.

~

"I know I said we were going home, but we gotta make a pit stop."

"At a middle school?"

"We're picking up my sister!"

"Oh..."

I was an only child. I didn't have any family. Dad died, and mom left as soon as she could.

I had no family. No one to care about me.

I got a little scared when the car door was opened then slammed almost immediately.

"EITAAAAA!!! IM ABOUT TO BEAT THIS GIRL UP!"

"Why is that?"

"SHE KEEPS TALKING SHIT AND LYING SAYING IM TRYING TO TAKE HER BOYFRIEND OR WHATEVER!! I DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT YOUR DUMBASS BOYFRIEND YOU DAMN WHORE! YOU CHEAT ON HIM ALL THE TIME ANYWAYS!!" The younger girl sighed exhausted from yelling before she finally realized I was here.
"Who's this your boyfriend?"

"No, he's my friend Emi. His name is Shirabu Kenjirou."

Now...Semi's here. He cares about me right?

"Now introduce yourself."

"Semi Emi." She said before she grabbed her phone and started scrolling.

I looked at Semi and he just rolled his eyes.
"She's kinda weird like that."

"I'm not weird!"

"Yes you are."

"Semi. Err I mean...boy Semi?" I said trying to get his attention.

"You can say Eita when she's around. What's up?"

"Right...Eita...I realized I didn't say this earlier but...t-thank you."

He looked at me and smiled.
"No Shirabu. Thank you."

"What do you mean? I've done nothing-"

"You've done plenty things for me already."

~

At Semi's apartment it was a little messy, but nothing that couldn't be cleaned in a matter of minutes. There was a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, a guest bathroom, then a private bathroom that the two siblings shared.

The living room had pictures of the two living there together, and one picture of what I'm assuming to be their mom. After the two chatted for a bit, Emi left to her room leaving me and Semi alone.

"So...Shirabu...do you have a job?"

"I did...but I quit cause of...ya know?"

"Oh duh...sorry. I should've known."

Semi said he tried to kill himself. Why?

"Umm...you said you once felt the way I did right?"

"Let's not talk about it right now. We can tonight alright? I don't want Emi to hear though." He said sighing to himself before he turned on the kitchen sink and started washing dishes.

"Right..."

We both stayed silent so I just thought about today, and Semi.

When I woke up today, I decided I would never wake up again. My life meant nothing to me. I felt nothing. No sadness, no happiness, nothing.

But then Semi.

Semi came and suddenly, I felt it all hitting me at once. I felt happy, and sad. I felt something. Semi made me feel something.

He made me feel new things too. I think...he's made me feel love.

I love Semi. The more I look at him, the more I feel this feeling.

I can't stop looking at him.

How did you do this to me Semi?

"So Shirabu...ever had any kind of love life?"

"No. Never."

"Really? Ehh I guess I can't really talk. I've never been in a real relationship, but I'm no virgin with kissing or making out. Or an actual virgin." Semi said and I laughed.

He paused and looked af me with a growing smile.

"What?"

"Your laugh is really nice to hear." He said smiling.

I felt my face heat up and I stared into his eyes.

His eyes are really pretty. They may be a normal brown, but I could stare into those magical eyes for hours.

Semi really did feel magical. He's a miracle.

I wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for him.

I wouldn't be feeling all these different things if it weren't for him.

"Semi are a wizard?" I asked and he just laughed and shook his head.

"I'm not a wizard...I'm your friend." He said.

"My friend?"

He nodded and smiled at me.

"Your friend."