Yours to Hold (Mikayuu)

Chapter 7: Nighttime Scars

A/N: I know, I know. I'm horrible. Prepare for possible tears. This chapter is going to be REALLY long and will be almost entirely in Yuu's POV. Mika's POV will be at the end. Hope you all enjoy this sad chapter.

This chapter is the night of the sleepover, plus the weekend, PLUS Monday. Monday will be Mika's POV and is not very long. This chapter is definitely going to be a looooooong one.

5,920 words not counting A/N.
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🚫 Yuichiro's POV🚫

"Yuu-chan..." I had never thought that sound of my own name could ever be so terrifying. Staring at Mika's pained face, listening to his pained voice whispering my name, was terrifying. I had tried so hard to not let anyone find out about the abuse, but all my efforts were ruined the moment I forgot to lock the door.

I had never once thought that Mika would actually come after me. I was so focused on getting away, that I didn't notice him following me. I knew he was worried, but the most I would've expected, would be him waiting outside the door. The fact that he actually opened it, showed how much he truly cared about me. As much as that touched my heart, I was just terrified.

He found out my secret. He found out how pathetic I am, how much of a coward I am. He knew... And that's what scared me the most.

Mika now knew how pathetic I really was. He was going to leave my side too. He was going to leave me like everyone else. I was no longer the person he saw me as. I was just an abuse victim who didn't trust him enough to tell him. I was now nothing more than a horrible friend.

My negative thoughts were consuming my mind. If Mika was even speaking to me, I had no way of knowing. My eyes were facing the ground, and I was focused on my thoughts. I couldn't bear to look at Mika in that moment. I was too scared to look at him.

In the span on a single day, he had learned my biggest secret. My newest and closest friend was now gone just like that. In a single day, I had quite literally lost everything.

I dared myself to look at Mika. His eyes were filled with tears, and he looked so very sad. I opened my mouth to say something but closed it. There was nothing I could say to him that would ever change this. My suffering had nothing to do with him anymore.

I stood there in my boxers for the longest of moments. The silence was awkward. He just stood there, not saying anything. I couldn't tell what he was thinking. I could only assume the worst.

My eyes widened as Mika's shaky arms wrapped me in the gentlest of hugs. He was being cautious, treating me like I was a piece of glass that was about to shatter into pieces. Being held gently like that really touched my heart.

I hugged him back and broke down into tears. I clung onto him like my life depended on it, and it really did. I was now completely dependent on Mika. Mika was the only one in the whole world I would ever need by my side. The best part was that he intended to stay by me.

We stayed in that bathroom for hours balling our eyes out. I was still very much naked, but Mika's warm body was keeping me very warm. It felt so good that I almost fell asleep on him. I forced myself to stay awake, but Mika wasn't making that easy.

His warm hand ran gently through my mess of hair over and over. It was quite relaxing and felt very nice. He held me in his arms, luring me to sleep. It wasn't long before I had fallen asleep in his gentle arms.