Natural Days | YuIto ✅

Chapter 14

A few weeks go by and Yuma hasn't heard anything from Kaito. It just didn't feel the same without him. "Am I sure now...? My heart hurts whenever I think of him...I miss him a lot.." he thought. His thoughts were interrupted by Shark pinching his arm. He yelped in pain then aimed to get back at him. Shark held up his hands in surrender then said, "You haven't been the same these days. What's gotten your brain in a fog?" Yuma sighed then debated whether he'd tell. He shook his head then walked ahead on home. Shark knew something was up and aimed to find out.

Yuma remembered that school was closed tomorrow so he had lots of free time. He debated on where to go as he entered his home. He looked at all the spots he and Kaito had been then had flashbacks. "You're in too deep Yuma. Don't fall any deeper for him. Maybe it's too late and I should just accept it..." Yuma thought. He laid down on his bed and sent Kaito a message. Just as he put his phone down, he hear a ding signaling he got a message. He quickly picked up his phone and saw it was Shark. He felt his spirits dampen but responded anyway. He heard another ding, this time from Kaito.

Shark interrogated Yuma subtlety and came to a conclusion that something or someone was making him unhappy. He sent a message saying, "Is it Kaito?" He waited and waited and it wasn't until half an hour later he got a response saying, "Yes."

<p>Yuma couldn't believe what he just read. Kaito was asking him out on a date. "Tomorrow huh? Alright then. Maybe I'll wear that outfit we got back then...or not. Meh, I should." he thought happily.

Kaito finally decided that tomorrow would be the best time to explain everything. Haruto walked in then gently tapped Kaito's shoulder. Kaito jumped then exhaled. He scolded his brother for walking too quietly. "So, how's it going between you two?" Haruto teased. Kaito explained he'd tell Yuma everything the next day. Haruto remained silent, shook his head then said, "I hope you know what'll happen. Not that you can avoid it.." Kaito knew but he felt deep in his heart that he couldn't lie to Yuma any longer.

Yuma thought Shark was acting strange by asking so many questions. When he read his recently sent message he felt himself tense a bit. "Is it Kaito...?" he read aloud. He thought on it and made connections. He's always happy and giddy with Kaito around but when he's not, it sort of feels like he's lost motivation. He finally replied "Yes" and waited for Shark's response. The ding came and Shark had said, "You like him and you can't lie to yourself about it. I'd be careful though, you know how tricky he can be."

Yuma plugged in his phone to charge then laid it to the side. "Lying to myself huh..." he whispered. He made up his mind to sometime mention his feelings to Kaito tomorrow.

Kaito rubbed his eyes and noticed it was raining. He looked down and saw Yuma crying. Next thing he knew he shot up in his bed and breathing hard. He checked his face and felt a little wetness. "Hmm, strange..." he whispered.

Yuma woke up feeling sleepily then started to get ready. He wore one of his favorite outfits that he brought long ago with Kaito. "Maybe he'll recognize it. I wonder where we're going today...probably some cliché place." he thought then chuckled.

Kaito showed up at his doorstep a couple hours later. "I feel so happy and nervous...there's something wrong with me. Or maybe...Haruto's right. Ugh, this is frustrating...!" he thought as he rang the doorbell. Yuma opened the door and greeted him with a hug. "Where are we going?" he asked.