Thanks for the Memories

Alone Together

Makoto was calling me again. Since I was just sitting in my chair with my head in my hands, I answered it, "Makoto..."

"Sousuke, I..." He sounded surprised, I bet he thought I would ignore his call again. I wanted to but I also didn't want to be completely alone. He said, "Sousuke... I'm sorry about what happened, really I am. I didn't know that he lied to you like that..."

"It's not your fault. I should've seen it coming," I let out a small laugh at my own expense, "It was just too perfect to be true and I guess it wasn't." I paused, listening. In the background I could hear Makoto sniffling. He had to be torn apart after what Haru did. I took a deep breath before saying, "Makoto. You deserve better than him. You're a good man."

"You don't have to say that." Makoto tried to sound strong but I could tell he felt weak. After a brief silence between us both, I could hear Makoto openly start to cry.

"Makoto, listen to me-" I was going to try to comfort him but he cut me off.

"Sousuke, I..." I heard a thump and I couldn't tell if it was from over the phone or at my door. I started walking to my door as Makoto said, "I don't want to be alone right now."

"I know, I don't want to be either," I openly admitted. I heard another thump and that time I was sure it was something hitting my front door. "But Makoto, there's something at my door."

Right before I hung up, I heard him say, "Oh Sousuke that's just-"

I opened my front door and Makoto began falling into my apartment. I quickly moved forward to catch him in my arms. He craned his head back to look up at me. He tried to smile as he said, "Sorry, I just didn't want to be alone."

I could see the hurt on his face and the trails of tears down his cheeks. I felt just the same. Still holding him up in my arms, I leaned down and gently pressed my lips to his. He was surprised but still kissed me back. It was a gentle kiss and as we stayed in that moment, I could feel a hot tear roll down my cheek.

When we parted, Makoto stood up. He embraced, me crying into my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around him, holding him tight. We stood there for a long moment before I brought us into my apartment and closed the front door. Makoto couldn't stop crying, so I guided him to room and took off his coat. I told him to lay down and I draped a big cozy blanket that I had over him. I turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist. I looked down at him and he stared back at me with sad puppy dog eyes. It was barely a whisper when he said, "Please... Please stay with me."

I gently ran my hand through his hair for a moment before I sat down on my bed. I got under the blanket too and draped my arms over him. He cuddled up closer to me, nestling his head against the crook of my neck. I kept running one hand through his silky hair and the other hand rubbed his back. This was definitely better than being alone. I closed my eyes and laid there with Makoto.