Natural Days | YuIto ✅

Chapter 21

Yuma and Kaito started seeing each other less and less. Despite everything that has happened, their hearts can't deny their feelings. They rarely spoke and texted each other, but always reread their conversations.

Kaito wasn't sure how much more he could take. He missed Yuma dearly and he knows Yuma feels the same. "I can feel it in my bones..I should go see him."

Yuma found himself hanging with Shark and two girls at Shixan Café. According to Shark, this is apparently supposed to make him feel better. The barista placed their drinks on the table then walked away. Yuma didn't notice which drink it was until he took a sip of it. "Kaito's favorite.." he whispered. "Did you say something?" the girl next to him asked. He shook his head then continued to sip on memories.

Kaito finds himself wandering to the café he took Yuma to, where everything went down hill. He walks through the door and takes a seat. Barely noticing, a barista placed a drink on his table then walked away. "Strange, I didn't order anything. Must be a privilege for being a regular." He took a sip then realized it was raspberry tea. He nearly fell over in his chair then tried to understand how and why. He finished the drink then hurried out.

Yuma and one of the girls waved goodbye at Shark and the other girl. "So I'm taking you home I guess. Do you live in my area?" he asked. She nodded and they began to walk.

Kaito arrived outside of Shixan Park, gasping for air. He wasn't sure what he was looking for but then he saw something out of the corner of his eye. He looked then felt his heart nearly stop beating. "Yuma.." he whispered. He was with someone, a girl. Kaito suddenly grasped the situation then leaned back on the fence. He couldn't believe it.

Yuma dropped the girl off at her home then made his way to his. He looked at his lock screen, deciding whether to send a message or not. Yuma winded up calling him instead, wondering how he was doing. "Huh, straight to voicemail.." He tried again a few more times but got the same result.

Kaito looked at his hands, remembering when he picked up the shards. "What can I do..What should I do..? Argh!!" He slammed his fist into the mattress, trying to fight back tears. He finally turned his phone back on to quickly check his email. "Missed calls..." He didn't want to call him back but he knew he'd regret it. Suddenly his phone rang and he quickly answered it.

"Kaito? Hey, I finally got through. So uh, how are you..?" Yuma felt nervous but happy. He noticed Kaito's been quiet then heard, "I'm...fine. And you?". "I'm alright." They sat in silence til Yuma spoke up and said, "You always cloud my mind. Even if my mind could forget you, my heart never will." He thought he heard Kaito gasp and awaited a response.

Kaito's body felt hotter than a radiator. His face was flushed, blushing from cheek to cheek. "It's the same for me. My heart always cried out for you, ever since you left the hospital that day.." He knew Yuma was most likely grinning like an idiot as usual. He got up, got dressed and dashed out the door, with Yuma still on the line.