On the Other Side [Len x Oliver Fanfiction]

Chapter 18 - Flashing Feelings of Acceptance

~Oliver's POV~

I froze up, the smile on my face not faltering one bit. "I-is...that so...?" I asked, my cheerful gone breaking slightly as I spoke.

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't mad, disgusted, or even sad. I was so fucking happy that I would've probably exploded if I didn't act like that!

"O-oh...." Len looked down, his face looking a bit defeated and miserable. "Y-you must've found that weird, right? I-I mean, of course you would. A-ayone would find being told out of the blue that someone was gay for them. I'm very sorry. I-I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, so—"

I couldn't take any more of Len's apologizing and quickly cut him off by yanking on his shirt collar and pressing my lips against his roughly. It was a sloppy and immature kiss, but that didn't really matter to me. I shut my eyes tightly, so it wasn't odd at all that I didn't see Len's eyes widen out of shock.

...Okay, why the hell would there even be a chance of me seeing his face if I had my eyes closed...? Did I think at all before I wrote these phrases? No, no I did not. Anyway—

"I-I'm...gay for you too, Len." I blushed and smiled up at the banana-loving blond, still gripping his shirt collar tightly.

Len looked a bit dazed as he stood there, blushing furiously like an idiot. He took a moment to compose himself before he spoke. "Y-you...? You are...?!" He looked a bit shocked, honestly. But I could see that he was super happy.

I grinned sheepishly. "Yeah...." I looked away, pursing my lips. "I mean, it's not like my favorite person on the entire planet just confessed to me or anything, haha. You're kidding!" I mocked Len a bit, smirking at him. I don't know how I'd become so confident, but here I was being confident.

"Favorite...person...in the whole world...?" When Len repeated what I had said in a shocked tone, the smirk I had instantly vanished and I felt my cheeks becoming hot.

"I-I mean, um...."

Len suddenly burst out laughing and pulled me into a tight hug. "I-I'm so relieved...."

I gasped softly out of pure surprise, and I tried to pull away to see Len's face, but he wouldn't let me.

"D-don't...." Len's voice wavered every time he spoke, and that was when I realized he was crying.

"L-Len, are you...?" I wrapped my arms around Len's chest, already knowing the answer to that question. Why I felt the need to ask, I don't know. I just did.

We stood there in silence for a while before Len finally pulled away, sniffling and wiping at his eyes. "I-I'm sorry...." He said, laughing out of embarrassment. "I-I was just...so happy.... I-I didn't want you to hate me...."

"Len I could never hate you!" I puffed my cheeks out as I protested. "Even if you purposely tried to make me hate you, I would never stop loving you!" I blushed furiously as I realized what I had said, quickly covering my mouth.

Len laughed, placing a kiss on my forehead. "I don't think I'd ever purposely try to make you hate me.... But...thank you."

"You're welcome...." Len grabbed my hand and smiled as he began to head home.

"Can you stay over again...?"

I blushed. "I-I can...."

He smiled and squeezed my hand gently. "Okay."

When we got to his house, the only other person there was his sister. I never really thought an incident that involved her would end up getting her brother and I together.... Strange.

"Um, I was thinking that maybe...we could watch a movie...?" Len fidgeted around awkwardly as he spoke.

"Su—" I was about to answer, but he quickly cut me off and finished what he was saying.

"M-m-maybe we could...um, if you're fine with it...c-c-cuddle...?" His face exploded a dark red color as he asked the rest of his original question, and he trembled slightly.

"Len, you don't have to be so nervous," I assured him. "I'm fine with whatever we do as long as...you're not, y'know, rushing anything...." I looked away when I said that, my imagination taking no time at all to start running loose. I quickly erased the thought, and plastered a reassuring grin on my face before Len could sense my awkwardness from the thoughts I was having.

"R-really?!" Len exclaimed, a bright, broad smile replacing his nervous expression.

"Mmhm." I nodded and took squeezed his hand gently.

Seriously, where is all this courage coming from...?!

"A-alright...." Len nodded as well and we walked into the 'family room' where I sat down on the couch while Len picked out a movie.

"Nothing s-scary or sappy, though...." I shook my head and pouted slightly to express my dislike of those types of movies.

"Got it." After a moment of looking, Len picked out a movie that I didn't know the name of. It was in Japanese.

"Whaaaaat?" I complained, booing him jokingly. "This better not be anime!"

"It's not," Len replied, sticking his tongue out. "It's a Japanese drama film that I'm really liking. I thought you might like it too."

"Are there subtitles?"

"Of course."

I nodded and beckoned Len over so I could hold onto his arm while we watched the drama.

After a while, Len had fallen asleep, and I was just barely holding on to my awareness.

"Nngh, so...tired...." I adjusted myself so I could keep a comfortable sleeping position while still holding on to Len, and I shut my eyes.

"Goodnight, Len...." I yawned, nuzzling into his side and tightening my grip on him. "I love you...."

Len stirred a bit, happily mumbling back, "I love you too," in a half-asleep state.

Then, I lost that last strand of awareness, and drifted off into a nice, peaceful, and content sleep.

I really did love Len.... Very much, too.... I'm so...happy....