Utatane Piko x Reader - Trapped

Chapter 7

Oh man
That suspenseful chapter six
Whoo i almost dont want to start chapter seven
But dont worry, I will. After all I can't let you all down, now can I? ;) ALRIGHT!! Here goes:

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My eyes stung as I cried more than I had ever cried before. Why am I so comfortable around him? I barely even know him; I just found out his name today. I tensed even more, but Piko just tightened his grip. I wanted to rip his arms off of me, to run away, but my body wouldn't respond. I just sat there, sobbing, with the white-haired boy's arms wrapped around me.

I don't know how much time had passed until I had no tears left to shed. My breathing was still uneven and my shoulders shook, but I felt better than I had before. For a moment, I forgot about what had happened. I breathed in, and smelled the woods near my house. Piko smelled like fresh air and a forest just after a heavy rain. It was relaxing to me, and my shoulder gradually stopped shaking, and my breathing evened out.

As Piko felt this change, he gradually loosened his grip, until he pulled his arms back all together. I sighed, slightly disappointed that the moment was over. No. I scolded myself. I do not want anyone to be near me, least of all do I NEED anyone near me. I chanced a glance at Piko, only to find that he was staring at me. His face was completely expressionless, but not in a negative manner. He seemed to be at peace. I questioned him on my thoughts, asking how he was doing.

"I suppose I'm doing fine, but, more importantly, how are you doing?" he replied, obviously concerned. I rested my chin on my knees, and stared at the floor. I sat like that for a while, trying to figure out exactly how and what I felt. I guess I took to long, because Piko sighed and stopped looking at me.

"Better." I strained to reply, my voice hoarse after all the crying. Piko looked at me again, and I thought for sure that I could see a small smile painted on his lips, but it was gone in a flash. We sat there in silence for quite a while, without speaking. I wanted to say something, but I wasn't entirely sure what.

"Would you mind if... if..." Piko finally broke the silence, "never mind." he mumbled. I was going to let him get away without finishing, but curiosity began to gnaw at me, until I couldn't stand it anymore.

"Would I mind what?" My voice sounded a little better now. I tried to keep eye contact with him, but he kept looking away, glancing back every once in a while to check if I was still looking at him.

"If -If I... I..." Piko sucked in a big breath and proceeded to speak as he let it out, "Would you mind if I still sat with you during lunch."

My jaw dropped slightly, and Piko finally held eye contact with me. "I know that what happened was really embarrassing, but I still want to be around you," he paused, dropping his gaze to the floor and lowered his voice to just above a murmur, "I do understand if you don't want me to be near you anymore."

I tentatively placed my hand his shoulder. Piko raised his gaze, and I smiled at him. Slowly, Piko's lips tugged back into a smile, and before I knew what I was doing, I pulled him in and wrapped my arms around him. Is this what it's like to have a friend? I asked myself, and as Piko wrapped his arms around me, I reached a conclusion. Whatever this is, I like it... and I smiled even more.

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I woke up the next morning feeling oddly refreshed. I smiled as I remembered the events of yesterday. I went through the day looking forward to seeing Piko today at lunch. I realized sometime during the day that I had slept soundly last night. I smiled, knowing that things would get better in between the two of us, and that the scene from yesterday is now far behind us.

Lunchtime arrived too late, in my opinion. I sat down at the table, and began anxiously scanning around the lunch room for the white-haired boy, food laying forgotten on the table. I finally spotted him after he had gotten his food, and waved him over, both of us smiling wider and wider as the distance between us shrunk.

We incessantly talked about everything we could think of, ranging from our favorite colors to our deepest ambitions. One of the things that was most evidently common between the two of us were our terrifying past experiences with people. Bullying, as the general population would put it. We had both had terrible experiences, neither of which either of us were willing to speak openly about.

Whenever it came to discuss things like these, I noticed that Piko seemed to shut down and grow cold, temperature and emotional wise. After a while he would simply shiver, as if to shake the memory off, and then smile weakly up at me. I would always return the gesture and change the topic, but I always wondered what had happened. I understood, though. I knew what he felt, and in knowing such, I didn't push him for details; after all, I didn't tell him much either.

Our days seemed to gradually improve, and both of us began to look forward to lunch more and more with each day. I had never opened up to someone so much before, and I never thought I would.

I figured that the HC might not even be that bad anymore, as long as Piko was there. If I hadn't come here, I never would've met him, and I would be so alone. I thought.

And then he left.

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DUN DUN DUN :O yep im a terrible person. Not only did i not update in FOREVER (sorry about that) but I also still have no idea how to do the BR thing (btw, Zezily and Twilight, do you guys have a gmail? If you do i have an idea) and on top of all that Piko just left. Ahhhh the horrors of ditching ;^;

Ok so a little story:
I didnt have my iPod for a week and a half (dont ask it just happened :/) and so thats partly why i havent updated recently. And so when i got back on tonight, i saw like 49 notifs and i freaked out and i saw new people reading my story and i totally flipped. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH ^.^ you have no idea how happy it makes me when you guys follow me and vote for my story and comment x3

Anyways school is starting for me on tue o_o so my updates wont be regular.. Ugh gomen minna-san
Well that about covers it all... happy reading! (Lol wow that sounds super cheesy XD)