Overgrown Melody (In My Heart)

Discovery

Toya watched as Kohane ran in the distance, and turned to me with a sad smile on his face. "I'm glad that she's finally free from the chains that bind her.." He said, turning his head to the ground. I ran over and embraced him. "What An said isn't true.. Alright? You're nothing like your scumbag of a father." I said tightening my arms around him with a scowl on my face. I couldn't help myself... To see that those words had affected him so badly, it infuriated me. He fell silent for a moment. "How would you know that? I had no right to treat you the way I did and yet.. I'm still using you to make myself feel better.. It isn't right." Toya said, showing that he felt like a burden. "That's not true! I just know-" I feel silent, clinging onto him through the embrace. Therefore, bringing him closer.

I didn't have a way of describing to Toya how I felt about him. And I couldn't get him to see the value in himself, like he had helped me do so many times in the past. I couldn't reach his barricaded heart with him not remembering who I am.  So, I decided to take my own advice. I care about Toya, so I am going to do everything I can to run beside him. "Toya. I want to show you something." I then pulled out my phone, and opened the photos app.

"I know it must sound strange to you, but we were once partners.." I said preparing to show him the photos that we had taken together. I hadn't had the opportunity to share these images with him, as he didn't trust me enough to hang around him, and the people I had been in contact with, Ena for example, I hadn't taken any pictures with. Sadly, we never had a good relationship.. Toya looked at me with his beautiful eyes, battering them out of curiosity. "I don't think now is the time to be telling jokes.." He said as I put my hand on his shoulder, using my other hand to show him my phone screen. "Go ahead, swipe through my pictures..." I said, blushing at the realization of how close we were. I looked at Toya to see an unwavering face, "Why do you want to show a bunch of pictures of nothing..?" He said swiping across the screen.

I was shocked at the statement. The photos were just there a second ago... I then looked down at the screen, and sure enough they were appearing. This led to even more confusion. "Dude, they're right in front of your face.." I said in a sarcastic tone. No response, just scrolling. I thought for a moment. Could it be that he genuinely couldn't see the photos..? This thought was devastating. "Remind me why I'm doing this again..?" Toya asked glancing at me. "Just do it..! You'll find it eventually..." Or so I hoped.

He innocently continued, believing in what I said. I knew at this point that he wasn't going to be able to see the photos.. However... I know it's 'corny', but I wish that he could remember it. The good times we had spent together, hell even the bad ones too. I just want to have my beautiful partner to be able to share our passion together with me once again.. I just want to let him know everything. I can't hide that we were partners anymore... I can't hide that I love him anymore.  But.. I will, for him.. He wouldn't understand my emotions without the context of our past together.

Just like that I motioned to put my phone away out of defeat. "Wait.." He said grabbing my wrist gently, making my blush more potent. "I see something, but it's hard to make out.." He squinted. "Is that... Us?" He was perplexed. It was a photo of him and I, we were performing for a live show. It showed us holding electric guitars, mine blue, his orange. and singing. Toya zoomed in on the image, and his eyes lit up. "What's that..?" He asked, pointing at guitar in his hands. "That's a guitar! It's an instrument.. Er.. Something that makes sounds to assist the singer, like the beat." I said, scrambling to explain the answer to a difficult question. "And I knew how to... Use it..?" He asked scooting closer.

I was ecstatic. "Yeah you did! You also knew who to sing and play the piano! You were really good at it man!" I said ruffling his hair. "You are the best partner I could've ever asked for.." I mumbled. He scrolled through some more photos until he came across a promotional poster we had made for our group. "Hey there's Kohane and An as well.... Vivid Bad Sqaud..?" I glanced at the image, "That was our band name! Me and you were the 'Bad Dogs' and Kohane and An were the Vivids, so we combined them together. He went silent for a moment more.

The next thing I knew he had touched my fingers with his hands, and went on to intertwine his hand with mine. I was a blushing mess. "Something came over me... Do you mind if I sing..?" He asked, as he had been practicing ever since that night at the park. I nodded, covering my face to hide my excitement and embarrassment. "Mhm.." I weakly hummed.

"For whose sake are the things you said to me?
Is it forbidden for me to search for the answer within myself?
Why do I want to enlighten you,
I will fix the ambiguous answer,
It was raining and the love left,"

I was shocked. It was the next lyrics to the song that we had been working on, sang beautifully. Just like Toya used to be able to. Toya seemed to be overwhelmed and feel on to my shoulder, loosening his grip of my hand. My hand felt cold due to the lack of contact. "Akito... I feel weird.." He uttered before passing out. I just sat there a red mess. I leaned my head on his shoulder and whispered what I should've said a long time ago. "I love you..." I picked him up, hoisting him on my back, blushing heavily as I took him to my home. On the way I ran into Kohane and An.