Don't Bottle Them Up.

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* This is a short story I made a long time ago, so it won't sound as good.

(This is just my projecting myself onto Tsukasa...)

E "Tsukasa-Kun you okay? You were spacing out!"
R "Is something wrong, Tsukasa-Kun..?"
N "You can tell us what's wrong, Tsukasa. We'll listen to you."

'I want to believe them so badly, but a part of me says that they won't actually listen.'

T "Eh? Oh! Sorry I was just thinking about something."
T "Actually, excuse me for a second guys!"
N "Tsukasa-Kun..?"
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N "Something's wrong you guys...he was acting weirder than usual."
E "I thought so too..he doesn't seem like Tsukasa today..something in my gut tells me something's up!"
*Emu and Nene both look to Rui, he hadn't spoken in a while.*

N "Not you too.."
R "Hm? Pardon me, I'm just thinking! Maybe I should go check on him. I'll be back soon."

N "R-Rui..!"
E "Rui-Kun!"
Tsukasa pov

'God, I always seem to find a way to mess things up somehow..! Why can't I just try and act okay in front of them..in-front of my friends! I just need to keep pretending, there's not that much time left for practice anyway..But shouldn't I try to use that time wisely? Instead, here I am, hiding away from them..'

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"So..Stupid. I'm such a bad person, I'm running away from the people who care about me.."
*Tsukasa buries his head in his arms.*
'Calm down..You can't show your weak side, even when you're alone..'

Alone.

He was alone.

*Tsukasa tried to fight back the tears in his eyes.*
"Please..Please! Not right now..I can't..! I can't be crying right now-"

"Tsukasa-Kun..?"

Shit.

"R-Rui..?! Wait no, I can explain..! I promise you I'm fine, I was just-"

"Stop...It's quite obvious you aren't fine."
"What's going on..?"

I'm scared. I'm scared that you won't care, you won't listen, you won't take me seriously. I don't want to tell you.
What if you'll get upset, what if I start crying in front of you, then you'll see how much of a baby I really am.

"Tsukasa...it's not okay to lock up all your emotions, because when they all burst out, you'll take it out on yourself."

"I used to do that too, I..have hurt myself before. I don't want to see you like that either, so please, tell me what's wrong."

"I..I can't.. I want to but..what if you don't care? What if-"

"That's the problem, you keep thinking about things too much. I care for you Tsukasa..And honestly I love you. I love you so much, it hurts to see you this upset."

Don't say that...Don't say you love me.
*Rui noticed Tsukasa hasn't said anything for a while.*

"Please, tell me what happened."

"I'm tired. I'm tired of hearing that people will listen to me, they never do. They never listen! They keep fooling me over and over again, making me think they would ACTUALLY care and listen to me! But I was wrong. I don't want to be wrong again, I don't want to tell you how I feel, I don't want to tell you anything."

"I do care. I will listen. I'm here for you, we're here for you! I don't want to see you in an even worse state than you are!"

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"I don't know if I should tell you."
"It's alright, please take your time."
"I.."

"I don't know where to start.."

Time Skip

"It does feel weird to talk to someone about my feelings, but I'm glad that I decided to open up to you.. I hope I didn't bother you too much."

"It's alright, you didn't bother me at all. But, Tsukasa-Kun, one thing you should do with negative emotions..."

"Don't Bottle Them Up."

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omigosh no way Rui said the title.....!!!!!'

Wait there's more

"..Thank you for taking your time to listen to me, Rui. I appreciate you."

"It's what friends do, isn't it?"

"I guess you're right about that..Oh— About the thing you said earlier..you said you..loved me?..Were you serious abou—"

"Forget I said that."

"But, Rui. I also love you, I've loved you for quite a while now."

"Please tell me you're joking when you said you didn't mean it."

"..Huh? You actually like me?"
"If that's the case, then I...I meant what I said. I love you, Tsukasa-Kun."

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Anyways....I hate Ruikasa so much they're so grossssss!!!! (Joke :3)