Boys For Hire!!

Chapter 23: Twice In Love

SILVER HERE !
So recently, I've received an offer to write on another platform other than wattpad, I've decided to reject the offer.
The reason I'm telling you all this, is because of all of you, in turn makes me want to write. All the appreciation and love you all give this story, I want to complete and journey this story with everyone. Thank you, all of you, for giving me this love for Boys For Hire. Chiseki and the boys will be sticking around for hopefully a longer time.
- Silver
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"H... Hakiko..."

Attempting to escape the reality I'm faced with, I turn away trying to clear my thoughts.
"Is that how you greet a friend?"

"You shouldn't be..." I turn to him hastily at his sarcastic remark. "Alive!! It's a trick isn't it, it has to be, whatever stupid joke this is it isn't funny Shintaro."

As Shintaro squeezes eye drops back into the amber contacts resting on his hand, I start pacing in denial.

He was dead!! No, Hakiko is dead! There's no way... no way.

"Keep walking around like that and you'll make the others think you've discovered I'm the father to your child."
True to the word, I look over to the other side of the skate ramp and connect eyes with a confused Masashi. I smile sheepishly and give him a thumbs up, hoping it's enough to divert his attention somewhere else.

Biting my lip, I turn to... Hakiko.
"I doubt your going to answer questions such as 'how are you alive?' and 'how did you survive?'."

Hakiko nods.

"Then I'll start with this." Taking a shaky breath, I fold my arms over each other, filtering the jumble of questions in my mind in order to function the ones I need answered most. "Why are you in Boys For Hire?"
He keeps silent. Looks like that question is off the list.

"Why didn't you tell your parents about your survival? Never the less..." I look over at Akikhiko, who's scolding Katsumi, then back to Hakiko. "Your brother."
More silence. Sighing, I take a more aggressive stance. Playing dilly dally isn't getting him out of this.

"Why didn't you tell me? You played me along to think you were someone else, now I'm just..." Clenching my fists, I avert my gaze from Shin... Hakiko. "Confused."
Biting the inside of his cheek, he finally loosens up. "I'm sorry."

"Sorries don't do shit, Hakiko. You pretended to be someone your not. You pretended towards people who thought you were their friend. You pretended to... you pretended to...!" Hesitantly, I stop myself from from completing the sentence. You pretended to be the boy I loved. But then... he's actually...!

"Shintaro." Grabbing him roughly by the collar, I tug him towards me. "You will tell everyone, right now. Akihiko's lost half of himself when you 'died'. And so did I." Struggling to get out the last words, I feel a trickle run down my cheeks. A pat my eyes as Hakiko looks at me weirdly. "Don't look at me like that, I just found out my best friend's alive, I can't help it."

As I try to keep in my sobs, Hakiko outstretches his arm and pats me on the head. "You never change, Chichi." Bringing me into a warm embrace, I quietly sniffle into his broad chest. "As Hakiko... and as Shintaro... It's not every day a guy's given the chance to love someone twice over..." Separating myself from him, I look into determined amber eyes, which are darting from me to the group across the skate ramp.

"I think it's time for Shintaro to really leave."
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Okay guys I know it's a really short chapter but both my Macbook and Surface are in repair so I'm writing of my phone xc Apologies for any bad grammar or weird paraphrasing, writing on a phone has proven to be such a challenge.
I will start working on a longer chapter for a double publish this month, as soon as my laptop comes back to me!! 😭😭
- Silver