It All Started With a Bet

Risk It All

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Chapter 27: Risk it all

Chapter Summary: He never expected everything at all and now he would risk them all.

'Stand your ground
Win or lose I gotta see this out
Go ahead, I'll let you watch me drown
(It takes more) It takes more than this to keep me down

I'd give it in, I'd give it up
For you, I'd risk it all

I'd rather crash, I'd rather crawl
Than never have your love at all
With only bricks to break my fall
For you I'd risk it all...'

~ The Vamps – Risk It All ~

He screwed. Big. This time.

It was really big.

He never intended for her to see his final sin, that he could fix it without her even knowing it, that she would let the two of them meet and, like it was actually the first time she would introduce him and the other guy.

"Since... when?"

His thought was cut when her frail voice cut them. He could see the other guy, Kanata tried to approach her but she just raised her hand to stop him from approaching her.

"A-answer me!"

"Ryuzaki..." He called out to her snapping him from his daze, "This is not what you think."

"Then, fill me in."

He could sense how tense her voice was. He knew that he needed to explain what she was seeing right now but his tongue wasn't cooperating with him. Kanata was useless at that moment. How could a mute explain everything to the girl without writing his words on his digital board?

"Why... are you two together?"

Crap.

The girl started asking questions now. Sensing that he wouldn't find the right words, the girl couldn't take it and ask what came to her mind.

"D-do you know... each other?"

He looked at the other guy who was asking for his help as well. Kanata was frowning, more like he was in pain. Blinking, he looked back at his girlfriend whose expression was unreadable but he knew she could see him when he nodded at her.

"S-since when?"

His amber eyes observed her from where she was standing. He wanted to walk closer to her, to comfort her but he knew that was the least thing she wanted from him. She wanted an answer and he gave it to her;

"We've been childhood friends."

Her eyes suddenly looked at him, wide eyed and shocked. She was also blushing but he knew that kind of blush and it was positive that it wasn't because of fluttery.

"We barely see each other for he wishes for it." He suddenly felt to continue his reasoning.

"..."

And he knew that it wasn't enough, "He never wanted to be exposed so we decided keep himself hidden."

"W-why?" Her voice was becoming hoarse like she was trying not to cry in front of them.

"He never wanted to meet anyone and you know that."

"Why?" This time her voice was firm and he knew what she meant by that one word. He never wanted to tell her. He never did. Whatever he was going to tell her might affect their relationship. But being into a serious situation, he couldn't help to tell her the truth;