Eyes like Emeralds {MikaYuu}

Rocks and Pebbles

About an hour ago, my mother dropped off Mika and headed home. Currently, I was in my room listening to music and bored out of my mind. I was currently listening to Breezeblocks (Crywolf remix) by Alt-j. I grunted as my mother called me from downstairs, just as my favorite part was about to start.

"Yes Mom!" I yelled in response after lowering my headphones slightly.

"Yoichi's here. He wants to talk to you!" She yelled back.
I smiled as I paused the song and took off my headphones completely. "Can you come up here?" I yelled to Yoichi.
"Yeah, I'm coming!" I laughed. It always seemed that we were yelling in this house.

I heard the door creak open.
"Why are you laughing, Yuu-kun?" I shook my head and sighed. "Not important, now why are you here? Did something happen?" For a moment, he was silent. Silence was never considered a good sign to me. I began to worry.

"Yoichi are you o-"
"Yuu-kun, what would you do if I told you I might be... i-in l... in love?" A smile crept of my face. "I'd ask who the lucky person is. Also you scared me. I thought something really bad happened. I heard a small laugh escape Yoichi's mouth. It was music to my ears, but nothing compared to the laugh from earlier. I just can't seem to get it out of my head.

I then sat on the floor against my bed and patted in front of me so Yoichi could sit down. The door creaked again and clicked close. He put his hand gently on my head, a signal we had both came up with when we were younger to show that he was near. A giggle escaped him and I smiled.

"So~ Who is it?"
He pulled his hand away from my head and sighed. "Promise you won't tell anyone... especially Shinoa. I want him to fall in love with me naturally. I don't want any schemes to force him to love me. I want him to to fall in love with me. I want it to be with his will, no one else's."
"I won't." I zipped my mouth shut and 'threw away the key', receiving another giggle from the boy. "My lips are sealed... and him?" I didn't need my vision to know that he was blushing.
"Y-yeah."

"It's... Kimizuki. I think, wait. I know I'm in love with him." I smiled. I was glad that Yoichi was beginning to open his eyes. Speaking of which, I still can't believe that I used to have a crush on my best friend.

A month after meeting Yoichi, I had developed a crush on him. A major one in fact. Eventually, I grew out of it, with the help of Shinoa, of course. After all, Yoichi was developing a crush on Kimizuki at the time and Shinoa knew my heart would soon be broken. So she helped me with my puppy love. Which I'm still thankful for her to this day. If it weren't for her, I'd still be hopelessly in love with someone that would never love me. Sure Shinoa was a nuisance at times, but she always had my back.

"I knew it." He put his hands on my shoulders gently and gave them a small shake.
"Please... don't tell anyone." I smiled and shook my head.
"I won't." He sighed in relief as his hands soon retreated.

"So what do I do?" He gave a  small huff and more than likely was on the verge of pacing, a habit of his. "Well... there's two choices. The direct approach and the indirect approach. You can either confess now and hope he returns the feelings or you can hang out with him more and let it happen naturally. Knowing you, you'll choose the second one." He let out a laugh and was more than likely smiling. "I guess you do know me. But, what if... what if he won't love me back? What if he ends up with someone else? What if... what if...
he's not my soulmate?" Yoichi began to whimper as I felt teardrops fall upon my hands. I searched for his hands and took them in mine. "He loves you, Yoichi, he just doesn't know it yet."
"But-"
"But nothing, I know he might not show it, but I just know it. I really do. Just know, we're here, me, Shinoa, Mistuba, and even Mika. We're here for you."
Yoichi then pulled me into a hug. "Thank you, Yuu-kun, but I don't wanna tell them, not just yet." He mumbled.

"Tell who what?" Yoichi flinched and jumped out of my arms. "Ki-Kimizuki! I-I thought you said you'd wait outside." My smile turned into a scowl.

"Why are you here?" I snarled and clenched my fists. He scoffed, "Your mother insisted on me coming up. I didn't wanna be rude." Yoichi sighed and hugged me one last time. "I'll come tomorrow to visit so don't make any plans." He mumbled as quietly he could. With that, he let go, "Bye Yuu-kun. Sorry for bothering you." I brought myself up and shook my head. "No it's ok. I was glad to se-... I mean hear you." I knew I wasn't facing either of them but they let it slide, and by that I meant Kimizuki holding back a laugh and Yoichi scolding him quietly. I felt my face get hot as I bit my lip.
"Bye idiot," Kimizuki said prominently. He might as well yell it in my ear.
"Says the boy who's afraid of the dark and loses his shit the moment the lights are off."
Only silence, I smirked. "Yuu-kun..."

"What? He started it." I mumbled and crossed my arms. He only sighed.
"Well me and Kimizuki have to go. B-Bye Yuu-kun it was nice seeing you." I waved slightly and smiled.
"Bye Yoichi and other." Kimizuki only growled. Why was it so fun to provoke this bastard?

**
Yoichi began kicking small pebbles that had made their way onto the sidewalk. Watching them skid and fly across the dull gray pavement out of pure boredom. Every once in a while the other male would join in on the other's 'rock  kicking'. Eventually, the sidewalk became bare of rocks and pebbles, leaving nothing to do for the two males. Silence was soon acknowledged between the two.

"So you're afraid of the dark..."

Yoichi interrupted the silence between the two of them. There was a moment of silence between the two before he finally decided to answer the smaller male's question.

"Y-Yes." He mentally scolded himself for acting so nervous, so uncool, around the brunette. His face slowly began to match his bold hair.

"Kimizuki, you're face looks... off. Are... Are you blushing?" The male was blushing so hard that even the monochromatic boy had noticed so easily.
"N-No, your eyes are just playing tricks on you." He looked away, blushing even more than before.

Yoichi frowned. He hated when people brought up his eyes. Especially when it was someone like Kimizuki who had said it. Kimizuki hanging out with him only out of pity was one of his greatest worries, and it didn't help that he brought up his eyes almost every time they talked.

As convenience would have it, they were already nearing Yoichi's house. "Goodbye Kimizuki." He said coldly before stomping away, holding back the tears that were beginning to form.

"Yoichi, I didn't mea-" he was interrupted by the sound of a door slamming loudly.

"I didn't mean it like that. It was just and misunderstanding of sorts. And me being stupid." He mumbled before heading off to his house.