Relationship Text

Unexpected Visitor

It had been just over a week since Haruka had accidentally revealed to his friends what had happened to him. Haru asked them not to ask questions as he was still unsure of how they'd react and they simply shrugged in agreement jumping on him, glad to have him back even for a moment. They sat together, eating lunch at the cafeteria when Rin asked him a question that had Haruka speaking before he really thought it through. When the words tumbled from his mouth his friends suddenly weren't as understanding.

"Why didn't you fight?"

"I told you, it's impossible with my parents."

"You didn't even try?" Rin growled out letting the silence linger waiting for Haru to reply only to be on the receiving end of a guilty glance. "We mean that little to you?"

Haruka watched as Rin rose from his seat and turned sharply away with Momo and Nitori in tow. Nagisa began to sniff, a stray tear running down his face as Rei lightly placed his arm around the boy's shoulder. The purple haired boy gave Haru a disappointed look before guiding the blonde away rubbing his back soothingly. Haruka turned to Makoto who was watching him in shock and for once Haru was unable to get a clear understanding of what his best friend was thinking.

"Makoto I-"

"-No Haru." Makoto raised a hand to silence him. "Just don't."

Haruka watched in despair as Makoto stormed away, leaving the ravenette alone with the sudden weight of what had happened crashing into him. He fell to the floor, hands wrapped around himself, suffocating in the heavy silence as unwanted but unstoppable tears fell. He stayed like that for several moments before he had found himself being engulfed in a strong warm embrace. Haruka wasn't proud of what he did next but he wasn't about to lose Sousuke as well. The ravenette untangled himself from the teal-eyed male not daring to even look the teen in the eye and ran. And here he was now, burrowed under his sheet, cutting the world out. Haru hadn't been to school for a week and refused to turn his phone on, not ready to see or even hear Sousuke's rejecting words. Just the thought had Haru's heart restricting and he clutched his head in anguish.

"Haru sweetie, there's someone here to see you." His mother called up. Haru groaned a little in protest not wanting to have visitors, burying himself further into his sheets. He could hear the footsteps as they stomped up the stairs and Haruka had made clear to Taekun and the others when they returned from prefecturals that he didn't want their sympathy.

"Nanase?"

Haruka snapped up lightning fast staring in utter astonishment at his unexpected visitor. Before him was not only the one person he wanted more than anything but the one he had been hiding from.

"Sousuke," Haru said breathlessly taking in the teen who was standing at the door in casual clothes. Haruka wanted to rush into his arms and never leave but he froze, the way he had behaved a week ago was beyond forgiveness. Shame flowed through him and Haruka bowed his head gazing at the floor in guilt.

"Haru, hey," Sousuke spoke softly as he approached the ravenette, sitting on the edge of the bed before immersing Haruka in his arms letting his lips linger on the boy's forehead.

"What are you doing here?" Haru whispered nestling against Sousuke's chest, letting the bigger teen intoxicating smell distract him from thinking any further.

"Well, you haven't been answering my texts or calls." Sousuke removed one arm and grabbed the boys phone from his bedside table. "Off. Figured."

Haruka frowned feeling the hand on his chin lifting his head up, Haru slowly opened his eyes and gazed into the light teal drooped eyes that were almost sighing at him.