Alone Together

31: A Finale

Melvin paced his room in attempt to slow his racing heart. He would tell Ryou how he felt, and that was that. He would stop acting up and start making sense of what was going on in his mind— more specifically, his heart.

By seven o clock that night, Ryou stepped into the apartment. His eyes sunken and his lips pursed, he made his way into the kitchen for a nibble of two of a pastry or a sandwich. His stomach was all rumbly and he wasn't down to deal with it.

"Hey Creampuff..." Melvin said.

Ryou dropped his belongings and gave him a fixated stare. Then he pounced on him.

"Creampuff—?!"

"I thought I'd lost you!" He cried, pulling him closer and holding him dear. "I thought—"

"I'm fine," he smiled, and couldn't dare to hide it. "Sorry I worried you."

"I'm glad you're home safe and sound."

Ryou's eyes glistened in the evening light. His skin seemed softer than ever before. His smile was....kissable.

Melvin must've been staring. Ryou gently got off of him and helped him up. "Sorry I pushed you."

"It seemed more like a Love Shove."

Ryou laughed at first, but...
"Love?"

Melvin paled. "Um..." then he tried to play it cool. "What?! Just because we're friends, I can't love you....?"

The silence that followed afterwards was icky.

"I..." Ryou tried to think of what to say. "I'm...sorry."

"...what?"

"I'm afraid you can't."

Melvin bit his lip, hard. "Wait...why not?"

Ryou shuffled his feet. "The last time a person loved me, I ruined it. I don't want to make those mistakes again."

"But you won't, I know that." Melvin approached him with gentle arms. "Because your mistakes are well-meant." The evening air grew warmer with his words.

"I don't..." Ryou blinked away his tears. "Do you really mean—?" He looked up. "I don't know what to say."

"Say that you love me too." Melvin tilted his chin upward, wiping his tear with his thumb. "You know I'm right."

His mad blush gave him an excuse to stutter. "I-I...w-what if I can't—?

"It's okay."

Ryou felt his hands being kissed. He looked up and Melvin smiled at him.

"You can say it slowly."

So he took a deep breath.
"I..."

Melvin squeezed his hands.

"Love..."

April.

You: wait....what?!

The title of this chapter is an acronym. Well, actually, it's just the beginning letters.

You:......A......F.....?!

April Fools.

You:

You:

You:

You:

You: DA HELL

What? There are room many unresolved issues before I finish this. Not to mention I'm not stopping with this. It's romantic or whatever, but it's pretty forced and much too quick.

You: WHY

I don't think I've ever written something in April.

You: ...

Come on! I've been here for like, three years. Besides, chapter 31 is much different. I have a draft that's still being written. Btw, it's really long. Like, 3500 words. I don't feel like editing it so yeah

Give me this one day to successfully prank

Even if you knew it was coming.

Just pretend you didn't