SaneGiyuu: Loving You Is Easy

PART 55: A BURNING FIRE OF HOPE...

Giyuu slammed his door shut, falling to his knees. He covered his face, letting out a soft, muffled cry.

He weeped quietly for minutes, unable to believe that he got his feelings played with.

How stupid can I be...?
He continued to cry till there were no tears left.

Sanemi hurried to Giyuu's place, almost running at this point.

"Giyuu... Giyuu I need to see you!"

As soon as he reached, he knocked on the door, very impatient.

With no response, he called out.
"Giyuu, it's me... Please, open the door!"

Giyuu's eyes widened. He refused to open the door at first, but after a minute or two, he finally wiped his tears off.

He opened the door, looking at Sanemi as he sniffled. His eyes still had a certain shimmery gleam, and Sanemi could tell it was because of his tears.

Without any knowledge of what Tengen said to Giyuu a few minutes ago, Sanemi stepped closer, still desperate and frustrated.

"We need to talk."
He cut his words short, trying to get to the point.

Giyuu shook his head, all his love for Sanemi had already faded away.
"I... I don't want to..."
He tried to leave.

Sanemi was caught off guard by Giyuu's reaction. His heart started beating even faster, and his hands formed fists.

"Wait!"
He grabbed Giyuu's arm, trying to stop him from leaving.

"That's not what I meant!"

"Hm...?"
Giyuu looked up at him, his own heart beating fast. But his eyes sparkled with sadness.

Sanemi took a deep breath, a sudden realization that he had to clear up the situation.

"Please don't cut me off like this... you've changed, Giyuu! You weren't like this before... I'm really sorry, just, please... give me a last chance..."
His voice trembled, as if trying to hold back tears from overflowing.

"Hmm..."
Giyuu looked down with a sad expression on.

Sanemi stared at Giyuu's face as he reached out to tilt his face up a little.

"I'm not joking, Giyuu... it was all my fault that you got so cold... but what you looked like before, when you were kinder... I was so happy..."

Giyuu opened his mouth to say something but no sound came out. He was trying really hard to keep his tears from overflowing. He closed his mouth, nodding gently.
"H-Hm..."

Sanemi felt irritated by Giyuu's emotionless response. He leaned closer to whisper.
"I've always loved you, Giyuu..."

He gently cupped Giyuu's face with his hand.
"Even when you don't love me back... I still want to try again."

Giyuu's eyes widened, he looked at Sanemi, his heart racing.

Is he pretending to love me again?

He didn't know who to trust, and if anything Sanemi said was true, he couldn't listen to himself either. A lot of pressure started building up inside him, his heart pounding inside his chest.

Sanemi knew Giyuu was feeling uneasy, but he didn't back down.
He leaned next to Giyuu's ear, whispering.

"Do you think we can...?"

"No..."
Giyuu stepped away, swallowing hard. He cleared his throat before turning around and dismissing Sanemi.

Sanemi's eyes widened. He couldn't help but feel his chest tighten up in worry and disappointment. But before Giyuu turned away, he reached out for his hand.