Young, but Mature (bxb)

Part 4

I open the door with my key and step inside. Closing the door and taking of my shoes I hear voices from inside the livingroom.

Entering the room I am immediately taken aback.

"I'm home", I sit down on the armchair.

"Welcome home, Aki", my mother welcomes me with tears in her eyes.

My father reading some kind of document I glance over to the two men on the couch. Sitting there in their suits with that arrogant look on their faces. They sure seem to be enjoying this. Well, they're not the ones to lose their home. My father looks over two the men and than at me,

"There seems to be nothing we can do. We have to move out tomorrow in the afternoon".

He takes off his glasses and puts the document on the table. Mother holds a tissue to her eyes:

"Your sister is in her room packing. You should do the same."

"Why? Why don't you just stop?! It's not our dept! Why do we have to pay for your sister's family!?"

"Don't talk that way, Aki! She is my only sister!"

"Your so called 'sister' left you with her dept. She destroyed EVERYTHING!!", by now I'm shouting and crying. I can't control myself anymore. It's too much.

"That stupid Bi-"

"AKI!!!", my father who has had a troubled, sad expression until now, was now standing with his hands clenched into fists. "Watch your tongue! She is your mother's older sister!"

I shake my head in anger,"If she's the older sister and they only have each other, why did she run away?! Why did she leave us with her dept!? Why doesn't she help us!?!"

I storm out of the house and run as fast as I can. I don't know where to. I don't know anything anymore. I don't want to know anymore! After running until I'm completely out of breath, I stop to catch my breath. What now? Should I go back? I don't want to go back. I look around and realize that I ran all the way to the Shinzuki area... Fushimi! I want to see him. I don't care about anything anymore. I just wanna see him and feel his warmth! What was it? Building number 226? No, 228, 7th floor. Turning right at this corner and a little further. Just a little bit further. Here it is! 228.

"Suzuki,...Fujita;...", I can hardly see anything in this streetlamp-light,"...Endo,...Fushimi! There!"

Taking all my courage together I push the button. Those few seconds feel like hours for me, awaiting a response. Maybe he's asleep? It's already so dark outside. Maybe he isn't home yet? But it's this late... Maybe he doesn't really live here? I hold my breath. That last question made me lose nearly all of my hope. I think I just go home after all. It was stupid of me to come here in the first place.

"Zzzz"

"Huh?", as the door suddenly starts buzzing I push against it and it opens. I can't feel my legs anymore but I run up the stairs as fast as possible. Reaching the 7th floor I see a yellow light, an open door and a person standing in the doorway.

"Fushimi!", I throw myself into his arms and hear the door fall shut behind me.

"Hey, what happened? You're dripping wet! Were you out in the rain this whole time?", he holds me away from himself to look at me.

Huh? I look down. My clothes are soaked and I'm shivering all over.

"Ah, I'm sorry, your floor is getting dirty-"

"Who cares about the floor!? The floor isn't going to catch a cold, but YOU will!", he stands up and walks up the stairs that lead upstairs to more rooms.

"I'll get you something to change into. Wait there."

After a minute he returns with some clothes and a towel.

"The bath is over there", he points to a floor next to the stairs,"on the left".

I take the clothes and go change in the bathroom. When I come back to the livingroom, he is sitting on the couch, waiting for me. Reaching the couch he is sitting on he reaches out and pulls my arm, so I end up sitting between his legs. Before I can protest he puts the towel over my head and starts drying my hair.

"So?", he asks.

"What?", I say.

"That's what I'd like to know. What happened?"

"Nothing happened. Just wanted to visit the new guy, that's all."

I can feel his breath on my neck. A chill runs down my spine.

" 'Nothing', you say. You come to the new kid's place in the middle of the night for a 'visit'? In that heavy rain? With your eyes red and swollen from crying? I doubt that."

"Ha, haha you must hate me, right?", I say trying to face a laugh.

"Yeah, I do", I stop pretending to laugh and try to stand up and leave, but am pulled back again.

"Do you seriously thought I would say something like that?", he puts his arms around my waist with his chin resting on my shoulder.

"sob,sob"

"Stop crying", he wispers those words so tenderly and tightens his embrace,"tell me what happened. Come on, it must be very serious for you to come to ME instead of your best friend."

"Yuhei... I'm sorry, it's just... I feel so safe when I'm next to you. You were the only thing on my mind when I ran away"

"I see. But why did you run away?"

"My mothers sister is indepted and we took on their dept, to share it. But she ran off with her family. We paid so much but it's not enough! By tomorrow around noon we have to move out!"

"Can you bring me there?"

"Huh? What do you mean? To my house? Why?", I'm surprised by his request and turn around to face him.

"Why are you asking me to do that, Fushimi?"

"Just call me Jay. It's better for you to make up with your family. You had a fight, didn't you?", he says and we start walking towards the door.

"Eh? Why now?", I stop walking and stare at him.

"You just have to trust me a little", he pulls me towards himself and, with one arm around my waist, he presses my body against his own. With the other he lifts up my chin and covers my lips with his. My whole body goes numb and I hear a buzzing sound. My mind is a blank and my head is spinning.

He let's go of me and takes an umbrella,"alright?", he takes my hand in his and we leave the apartment.