Tsurune: Something In Between

8. Something about us

As time goes by, the confession becoming vague in Seiya's mind, questioning the idea of what happened between Shuu and him.

Until one late afternoon, Shuu send a message requesting to meet Seiya at a nearby park.

The sound of his light steps and dispirited expression get Kuma, the furry dog to wonder the oddness of his master's mood.

Soon they come closer to the park, Kuma smells a familiar scent and it inciting his instinct to sniffing the source of the scent. He running all way around and leading his owner excitedly to the embodiment of the scent.

In the midst of his dilemma, Seiya following him till they arrived at the park and stopping right in front of Shuu. He gulping nothing as he is being apprehensive towards Shuu.

"Sorry, I'm late. Have you been waiting long?"

Feeling guilty, Seiya initiating a small talk while approaching Shuu who has been sitting on the park bench for awhile. He's getting nervous knowing the fact that they are alone in that area.

"You always make me wait, Seiya. But I'm happy seeing you putting an effort to meet me. So I'll forgive you."

"Eh?"

"I missed you. Don't you miss me?"

As Shuu speak his mind right away, Seiya looking away, intend to hide his blushing face from discovered.

"You still running your mouth as you please, Shuu. Don't get carried away especially in a public area like this."

Trying to cover his fluttered heart, Seiya acting cold in the midst of struggling to maintain his composure.

In spite of that, Shuu doesn't bothered by it a bit and quickly make a bold action by grabbing Seiya's hand and forcing him gently sit next to his side. Seiya conceding without resisting.

"Actually, I planned to wait for your call but it seems that I can't wait till the time comes. I'm prepared, so you can tell me now."

While listening to his utterance, Seiya's mind goes blank and reply not a word to him.

"Sorry. It looks like I'm forcing you but I need an answer, so that I know how to react when we meet again in the future."

Shuu continues to convey everything in his mind but it snapped Seiya back to his sense instead.

"That's unfair..."

"Pardon?"

"How could you decide thing as you please. You confessed in the middle of our unsettled argument, you didn't follow up or contact me for two weeks, and now you asking me to give the answer right away so that you can move on alone? You're such a jerk!"

The moment he reaching the line of his limit to think wisely, Seiya bombarded him with an angry utterance.

With a pained expression, he's trying to make Shuu understand what he's been feeling about the situation.

"I'll give my answer right now so-"

Before he could say further, Shuu covering Seiya's mouth with his hand and lay his lips on it. Surprised to the unexpected attack, Seiya can't do a thing but freeze.

Shuu opens his closed eyes and giving an intense stare direct to Seiya's eyes. In the meantime, he slowly putting his hand aside make them facing each other 1cm closer.

"Push me away if it is a 'no'."

Ba-dump! Ba-dump!

He said that but Seiya already drowning in nervousness and petrified as their breathe are combining together, inducing a hot and steamy sensation when their lips meet.