Student x Teacher - Boy x Boy (Completed)

The Opening Flower

I must have been crying for over an hour now. I am worn out and tired. My tears finally did stop falling after what seemed like forever. I need a rest after all that I let out so I lie down on the soft green grass. The sprouts poke my cheeks as I lay on my side.

Behind the silver shed would be one of the best hiding spots. Behind the shed you have bushes and the southern end of the fence that surrounds the school. It's also at the back corner of the school so rarely does someone come down this way. From my knowledge, this shed doesn’t get used anymore as last year the school built a new shed near the basketball courts. I don’t want to be found. I want to be alone and want everyone to forget about me.

My eyes slowly close as I got comfortable on the ground. I curled up in a ball with my knees to my chest then slowly sleep consumes me.

***

I hear my name being called as I run down the stone path to the little cottage. A tall beautiful lady stood at the door with her arms wide open. She has a gentle smile upon her lips that is warm and inviting. I run to her picking up my little feet then she wraps her arms around me completely. Her long brown hair falls to one side as she hugs me. My feet are lifted off the ground and she supports me as she carries me in her arms.

“Shiro let's go inside and have a nap ok?” Her voice is comforting like a lullaby, a gentle tone that soothed your ears with sweet sounds. Her body warm and filled with love. She takes me inside the small cottage and wanders into another room. It is a cosy little room with a single bed at the side. A dresser sat under curtained windows with clean folded clothing ready to be put away. The room is dark with slightly light coming from the curtains that blocks the light out.

The lady places me down on the bed and pulls the blankets over my small fragile body. Her lips touched my forehead as she planted a kiss on the skin lightly. Her soft hand strokes my cheek then the top of my head brushing my fringe off my face.

“Sweet dreams Shiro.” I watch her leave the room closing the door behind her almost all the way. It isn’t even night time but I feel so tired. I close my eyes and start to drift into sleep.

It must have been a few hours before I woke up again. It surely felt like it. The house is silent and dark. I climb out of bed and make my way over to the door as I see a light on. Then, all of a sudden the door I stood at opened and that beautiful lady is standing there. She is holding a purple shawl over her shoulders and her hair had fallen to one side. Her beautiful blue eyes look sad but she hid most of it with a gentle smile.

‘Shiro we have to go now...’ Her soft voice confused me as she picked me up into her arms and held me close and protectively placing her delicate hand on my head. Where are we going? What's going on? Those thoughts ran through my mind but don't make it out of my mouth as the lady walks at a quicker pace and heads outside.

I look behind her at the little cottage wondering what is going on and why are we leaving. I then turned my head and looked up at her. She has a determined sad face which makes me feel uneasy.

The air is freezing out here as snow falls from the sky. I cling onto her looking back at the cottage with the door wide open once again. I don’t understand a thing that is going on. Everything is so confusing and nothing is making sense. I grow more worried the further we walked away from the cottage.

The lady with long brown hair moved a quicker pace but is getting tired as the snow is fairly high and thick. Looking down I see the snow reaching half up her shins already. We got out of sight of the cottage and she placed me down in between some small bushes. I look up at her confused as she places her shoal around me.

“Wait here...I'll be back soon I promise Shiro. Be a good boy.” She leans down and kissed my forehead. She then pulls back and as I look into her bright blue eyes she is on the verge of tears. What is going to happen? ‘I love you Shiro...’

With that she disappears again but heads back in the direction of the cottage. I want to follow her but she told me to stay here. Why was she going to cry? What can I do to help her…?

***

My eyes slowly opened feeling heavy. I look up and see a ceiling. Wait, wasn't I lying on the grass at the back field? My eyes widened and I sat up quickly panicking.

"W-Where am I?!" I look around the room finding it looking familiar. I pause. This is my room but how?

"It's ok Shiro, you're back at home." I look at the door and Mr Tanazuki is there leaning against the door frame with his arms folding over his chest. When did he?...How did he?...All these thoughts make no sense that is until....

"I got a few students to go find you and they said you were asleep at the back of the school behind the shed. When they told me this I was relieved and quickly made my way over to you. You were fast asleep and didn’t want to wake you so I took you home. I found your key in your school bag."

He walks over to me and sat on the edge of the bed making the bed tilt to one side. He looks deeply into my eyes holding my confused gaze. I can see all the stress and worry he is under. I thought he wouldn't want to see me after I yelled at him.

"I'm so sorry Shiro..." He looks down at his lap fiddling with his fingers. "I should not have stuck my nose into your business like I did. I just thought I could help you out." His voice is a little shaky and I see his hands shake slightly. I remain calm but just stared at him speechless. I don't know what to say.

'Mr Tanazuki was worried about me. He went out of his way just to find me and make sure I was ok. Why Mr Tanazuki?' I thought to myself. Looking down at my lap tears start to fill the corners of my eyes. I am so confused by everything. Everything isn't making any sense anymore. The tears fall down my cheeks as arms suddenly pulled into a hug. Mr Tanazuki's arms wrap around my body and hold me close to his chest, his warm chest.          

I can't stop the tears so I bury my face away into the comfort of his upper half of his torso. I can hear his heart beat as I whimper louder. Mr Tanazuki's hand stroked the back on my head and rests his face against the side of my head. I don't know why but I feel better the longer he holds me. It feels like I have been in this position before. A familiar feeling bubbles inside me.

"Shh....It’s okay Shiro....I'm here..." Mr Tanazuki's sweet voice makes me relax little by little. I can fall asleep in his arms if I want to. My cries began to slowly stop. The last few tears stop. Everything falls silent and my eyes began to close. I felt safe and secure. I feel....loved.....