Tengen sighed, steeling himself. He stepped forward, slowly approaching Giyuu.
"Hey, Tomioka..."
He called out softly.
Giyuu's eyes widened as he saw Tengen slowly approaching. He quickly got up, his face pale and his body still shivering with the cold.
"U-Uzui-San..."
He stammered softly. He looked between Tengen and Obanai, his eyes filled with confusion.
Tengen gave him a gentle smile.
"Can we talk?"
He asked softly. He gestured to the ground beside Giyuu, seeking permission to sit.
Giyuu hesitated for a moment before nodding slowly. He watched as Tengen sat down beside him, his body tensing up slightly.
Obanai took a step back, allowing Tengen to take over. He looked at Giyuu expectantly.
Giyuu didn't say anything, just kept his eyes on the river, avoiding eye contact with both Tengen and Obanai.
"What... What do you want?"
He questioned, his gaze fixed on the running water.
Tengen hesitated, unsure of how to start.
"Look, Tomioka... I know I messed up, okay? I'm sorry."
He said softly. He paused, waiting for Giyuu's reaction.
"Please, just hear me out, okay?"
Giyuu's jaw clenched as he heard Tengen's apology. His eyes welled up again.
"O-Okay..."
He mumbled, his voice cracking slightly. He glanced at Tengen, his eyes filled with tears.
"What do you want to say?"
Tengen took a deep breath before speaking.
"I know what I said back then... that promise thingy, I know it hurt you, and Shinazugawa."
Giyuu's eyes widened, he swallowed hard, facing Tengen.
"...And I'm really, really sorry. I didn't listen to the full conversation and just blurted out what I thought was true..."
Tengen added, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.
Obanai watched as Tengen spoke to Giyuu, a small smile on his face. He felt a sense of relief wash over him, knowing that Tengen was handling the situation well.
"And I just thought that... that you deserved to know the truth, though what I said was absolutely false."
Tengen sighed softly as he rubbed his hands together for warmth.
Giyuu's eyes bulged, his breaths growing shorter.
"This..."
"This isn't true..."
He panicked, thinking of how he treated Sanemi all this while.
Tell me this is false! This can't be true... Shinazugawa-San, I treated him like trash! Was he honest all along!?
Giyuu wondered, holding his head as his thoughts caused a wave of guilt to wash over him.
"Y-You have to be lying!"
He stammered, his heart beating faster than ever.
"Uzui-San... You're lying right now, am I right? Iguro must've forced you to do this!"
Obanai's eyes widened.
"Excuse me-!?"
Before he could get violent, Shinobu and Mitsuri run to the three.
"Iguro-San! Please don't hurt Tomioka-San! You know he's been through a lot, am I right?"
Mitsuri pleased, holding Obanai back.
Obanai sighed softly.
"It's alright... You don't have to calm me down."
"Tomioka-San, what Uzui-San said is true... We can't do anything about this now... Whatever happened this winter, it's soon going to be the past when spring arrives."
Shinobu said, her eyes glistening under the moonlight.
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SaneGiyuu: Loving You Is Easy
FanfictionAfter misunderstanding Giyuu for years, Sanemi never bothered to know a single thing about him, calling him a 'loner'. Giyuu had also formed an image of Sanemi as a 'hot-tempered man' in his mind. But as time passed, The two finally decided to give...
