The Cyclist {Karin Uzumaki Love Story}

Chapter Sixteen: Car Radio

Karin POV-

I dropped my car back off at my apartment, grabbed some headphones, and then rode with Rei's mother and his brother to the hospital. I sat in the waiting room as they went into the back to go see Rei. There wasn't a limit to how many people could be back there. But I couldn't face him. Not yet.

After a while, someone came into the waiting room and sat next to me. I looked over and it was Sasuke. I raised an eyebrow and he blinked at me. "What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Seeing a friend. You?" He replied dryly.

"You should know." I replied sitting back in my seat and crossing my arms.

"Haven't seen him yet, huh?" Sasuke asked.

I nodded, "I can't.."

He snorted and shook his head, "Why not? It won't hurt trying to see him and clear things up."

I started playing some Twenty-One pilots on my phone and put in one earbud, "It isn't that simple."

"Go sing him a song then. His guitar is in there with him."

"Who brought his guitar?"

"Probably one of his brothers. You know he doesn't like books too much."

I nodded and sighed, "I dunno Sasuke..." I shook my head and he shrugged again.

"Pussy." He grunted standing up. He shoved his hands in his pockets and looked at me, "Just go tell him. Okay?" It looked like it could have been a smile at his lips, but I doubt it. He walked off to the desk and they let him inside of the back.

I put the other earbud inside of my ear and closed my eyes for a bit. I thought about what I would say, how I would say it, and how he would react. Would it sound like I was lying when I tell him I really loved him? Would he ever forgive me?

I clicked that he'd have a ton of shot to make up, and might have to take an extra semester of school. And I was in the same boat as him. I emailed my professor a while ago saying I might miss a few classes, but not two weeks worth.

It seemed like hours had passed before Akashiro came out of the back and tapped on my shoulder. I opened my eyes and took out a headphone and sat up a bit straighter, "Yo?"

"He said he wanted to see you." He said putting his hands in his dark jean pockets.

"Me?"

"There isn't another Karin, is there?"

I stood up and straightened out my clothes and followed him into the back, "So rude." I grumbled fiddling with my phone case.

"Well no one is a bed of daisies." He said leading me to Rei's room.

I nodded and he let me walk inside first. Rei was sitting up and strumming notes on his guitar, his mother was asleep in a chair and Sasuke was browsing through his phone. I gulped thickly and walked more inside of the room. Rei didn't look up from what he was doing, probably didn't even acknowledge my existence.

"Tadaaaaa~" Akashiro said with a monotones voice.

Rei glanced up at me and looked back down, "Hey."

I cleared my throat, "H-Hey."

'Sometimes quiet is violent.'

A silence blanketed the room like death, and Sasuke groaned loudly before sitting up in the chair he was in, "Will you guys talk?"

"Nothing to talk about." Rei said stopping his fingers from playing. He looked up at me with anger and it pained my heart. "I don't see why she came to see me."

"Akashiro said you wanted to see me.." I rubbed the back of my neck and looked at the ground.

"He does. Tell her what you told me and my mom." Akashiro said putting a hand on my shoulder.

"There's nothing to tell, didn't you-"

"I love you, Rei." I blurted. I felt tears sting my eyes. He looked up at me with wide eyes and a surprised face. "I didn't mean to hurt you okay?! I.. At first I was using you to make Suigetsu jealous but..." I swallowed and tears started to stream down my face. "I-I started to really like you. I didn't mean to send you that text! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you do those things that you did. I...I'm really sorry."

A tear slipped down his face and I saw him swallow. He wiped his face and looked down, "I..I'm sorry I did so much. I should have acted more maturely, and I shouldn't have said bad things about you."

I cried a bit harder and he looked back up at me, and he smiled softly, "It's okay, Rei. I forgive you."

"C'mere Strawberry." He motioned me to the bed and I followed. He pulled me down and kissed my cheek and I kissed his back, "I love you too, Karin."

I cried into his shoulder and he hugged me tight. I hugged him back and sniffled.

We were going to be okay.