The mask (Daichi x Sugawara)

Secret

Chapter 1

Sugawara POV

"Sugawara your turn!"

Nishinoya had the great idea to let us all tell a secret. To make us a better team. And somehow we ended up doing it.

"Uhm... okay. A secret." I look at Daichi and the look on his face says that he already regrets participating.

"Well. My secret is. That I am gay." I look at the others and hear a few gasps.

"I think you and Daichi would totally be perfect together!" Hinata says and Daichi stands up. "Enough of this. Practice is already over. So, I have no idea why I am wasting my time here." I grab his hand and look at him. "Hinata just made a joke. And after all. You are the only one who didn't tell us a secret." I smile at him and hear him sigh as he sits down again. "Fine. But after that we will go. All of us." We all nod as we wait what our captain has to say. And to be honest. After all these years of friendship, even I am curious about what he will say. "Okay. So, my secret." He looks at the floor to think. "I sleep naked?" I start to laugh and look at him. "That is not what I expected you to say. But it is a secret, I guess?" I stand up and touch his shoulder. He flinches by my touch and I look concerned. "Something wrong?" I ask. He shakes his head and stands up. "Let's go home."

He walks away without waiting for me. "Hey Daichi. Wait!" I run towards him before he leaves the building and his face tells me he doesn't want to talk. "Are you bothered by the fact that I am gay? I thought you knew..." He stops walking and looks at me. "Go home Sugawara. There is nothing wrong." He gets on his bike and gives me a faint smile. Wait a second. "Diachi!" He looks at me with confusion. "I was going to have dinner at yours today, remember? Can I get a ride?" I walk up to his bike and get on. "Daichi, I will think you can't accept the fact that I'm gay until you tell me that you have no problem with it." I say as I look at his neck. He keeps his mouth shut for a minute or two. "I'm sorry. But it is my problem. Just forget it. Okay?" I feel tears coming up. He really is bothered by the fact that I'm gay. 

"We're here." I get off his bike and wait for him to open the door. "Does that mean that I can't get any hugs?" He stops and looks at me. "Why would you want a hug?" He opens the door and I just walk in without saying anything. "I didn't say you can't get hugs. And if you keep making that face you will get one." He says while he walks upstairs to his room. I stand still for a moment and smile. He still cares. I walk upstairs and walk in on Daichi changing clothes. ( which is pretty normal, we do that all the time in the changing rooms) I notice him being a little uncomfortable with me being here. "Is it really that big of a problem?" I ask and he looks over to me. "I'm doing my best not to make a problem out of it." A tear escapes my eye and Daichi looks concerned. "Hey, I never meant to make you cry." I nod. But I keep on crying. "We've been such great friends and now I tell you that i"m gay and everything turns awkward and uncomfortable again..." He walks up to me and wraps his arms around me. "Yes, I am uncomfortable hugging you. But I don't want my best friend to cry." I bury my face in his chest. If only he'd knew that I'm in love with him. That would ruin the friendship, right? I hug him back and after a few seconds he lets go. "Is this long enough?" he asks and I nod.

"Daichi? Can I stay over?" he just looks at me and stays quiet for a while. "Yes you can. But this time not in my bed okay?" I nod and smile. "At least i'm with my best friend." I hear him groan. "You are really way too cheesy. How comes that I never noticed that you were gay.... I think I'm blind." I burst out in laughter and hit his shoulder. "You know, I always thought you were gay too. But apparently not." He looks confused and shakes his head. "How did you come up with that?" I giggle as I think back at those moments. "It always looks like you are checking me out when we are changing clothes. You always held me a little too long whenever we hugged. And when we hugged it always looked like you were sniffing my neck." His eyes widen and his cheeks turn red. "How did you... you are not supposed to know all that!" So, it is true. He did all that... "huh, you did? Then why did you do that?" he looks at his feet and back at me. "I don't know. The only thing I know is that I am not gay..." He stands up and opens his door. "Pizza?" I smile and nod. "Pizza."