The Brothel [Draken - Tokyo Revengers]

Chapter 18: Moving On

Chapter 18:

What the hell is this situation?! I'm kissing Draken and I'm freaking naked.

"I'm so sorry," I said as I quickly pulled away, grabbing the box from him and hugging it tightly on my chest.

"I-It's fine," He stuttered nervously, he then took off his signature patterned jacket and placed it over me so I could cover up, 

"I'm sorry you had to see that," I said as I pulled the jacket over me, I was completely embarrassed with the whole situation, I could die right now.

"I mean, I have seen you naked before," Draken said awkwardly like it would make me feel better, I could feel steam coming out of me from the embarrassment and he seemed to notice how awkward it was, "You, uh, look really pretty with short hair," He said shyly as he tried to change the subject, 

Did he just compliment me? I can't help but feel flustered with what he said, he barely ever compliments me and I was feeling really insecure about my hair since I always had it long.

"Really?" I asked, my heart just melted, he nodded in response,

 "So, uh, what's in the box?" He asked, trying to change the subject.

"It's nothing," I answered nervously,

"We have been friends for years, is it something embarrassing?" He teased, I didn't want him to know about the rope so I blurted out something even more embarrassing,

"A vibrator," I did not think this through, I saw Draken's face turn red and he looked pretty uncomfortable,

"Y-You're joking, r-right?" He was flustered, "I guess it's normal since we grew up in the brothel, but I never really expected you to be sexually active, so--,"

"Of course, I am joking! I haven't done anything since us--," I said defensively but quickly regretted what I said, this whole situation is just too much, and don't forget awkward, like extremely awkward. I cannot stress how awkward this whole shit was.

It even made me forget I was depressed, 

This conversation is just too weird,

"So what's in the box?" He asked,

"It's nothing," I answered lowly, "It's something I don't want to relive, I'd appreciate it if you don't ask about it anymore," I said as I headed to the closet and placed the box at the farthest corner,

"If you're ready to tell me, I'm here, I am your best friend after all," He said with a comforting smile, I got dressed and handed him back his jacket and gave him an assuring smile,

Draken was actually really helpful today, he cleaned the apartment and even cooked us lunch. He told me to rest and relax and let him take care of things since I needed to recover from what happened. I'm amazed at how good he was at housework when he never really did any at the brothel. Man, Emma was so lucky to have him,

After all the chores were done, we were just chilling on the small couch. He was reading a magazine about bikes and I was playing a game on my phone,

"It's getting late, Masaway-san might get mad," I reminded him,

"Oh, Masaway-san said I should stay here with you for a while," He said as he was casually flipping the pages of his magazine,

"What?! You're going to live here?" Just the two of us?! "You should have said so earlier, I should have cleaned the other room," I said as I was about to stand up from my seat and head to the vacant room next door,

"There is no need for that, I'm staying here with you," He said, "I'm not comfortable with you being alone, especially at night, the doctor said to keep an eye on you to see if there is anything that will trigger your trauma,"