A Heart To Heal (BL)

CH 5.1 - Turmoil (PA)

Another bottle in hand, Kaoru walked up to Nagisa. "I almost forgot about this one. Omega 3 capsules,"She muttered, setting it down before she walked away but noticed something out of the corner of her eyes. The ring Yuto pulled off from his finger looked identical to the one Nagisa was wearing. Could it be-?

Succumbing to the realisation, she was white with shock. Why didn't she realise this before?

She clenched her fist and stood her ground. She spoke up, her tone of voice so stern it even surprised Satoushi.

"Nagisa. You're dating Kirishima-kun, aren't you?".

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The dining hall was dead silent. "Well? Engaged and all without telling me and your father,".

"We're not engaged,"Nagisa groaned, looking his mother in the eyes. "So you admit that you're dating?" She scoffed, her hands on her hips. Nagisa bit his lip. If he told her the truth, Yuto would be anxious.

But at this point, there was nothing he would gain from lying to his parents anymore. "Yes. We're dating. We have been dating for a year and a month now,". Satoushi arched his eyebrows in amusement. His wife on the other hand was shaking with rage. "I never raised you to be such a disgusting man,". With that, she stomped out of the dining hall, her fists curved into a ball.

Hitomi patted her brother on the back, quietly offering her support. "I'm just worried about how anxious Yuto will be when he finds out that Ka-chan and To-chan know about our relationship,"He whispered, twiddling his thumbs.

Sensing the tension in the air, Satoushi decided to break the truth. "Nagisa, truth is, we already suspected it,". He set his newspaper aside and heaved a heavy sigh. "You know your foster parents in England, Nancy and George, they used to tell us all sorts of things you did,". Nagisa hid his flustered face in his hands. "Oh fuck, not this again,". Satoushi smirked, gathering up his soba noodles with a pair of sleek black chopsticks. "Even you know. Yet, your Mum refused to believe that you would ever mingle with men,".

Naoki and the twins just entered the dining hall. Sensing the tense atmosphere, Yukina was about to ask a question but Naoki quickly clamped his mouth shut and Hitomi put her finger to her lip as if to tell him not to say anything. They understood and took their seats quietly. Kanako stole a look of concern at her eldest brother.

She tapped Yukina's knee, whispering. "Is Aniki in trouble?". Naoki could feel the tension in the air and whispered to her. "I think our parents found out about them...". The twins gasped loudly and were quickly met with a limp smack on the head from Hitomi and Naoki. "Don't be so loud. Aniki's having a hard time,"Hitomi hissed.

Dipping his cold noodles into the soy sauce that had been set aside in a separate bowl, Satoushi slurped his first bite soundly. When he finally swallowed his mouthful, he spoke again. "But then again, I don't mind. I only want you to be happy. If being romantically involved with Kirishima-kun makes you happy, I have no say in your life,". Nagisa looked up and stared at his father. "Otou-san....".

Growing up, Satoushi was always lenient on him. He let Nagisa do whatever he wanted as long as he didn't fail any subjects in school and took advanced English classes. He only wanted his children to be happy and to be able to live freely. "Plus, Kirishima-kun seems to be changing you for the better. The relationship between the two of you is quite harmonious as well. As your father, I couldn't be any happier,".

Stifling any tears that wanted to plant themselves in the corners of his eyes, Nagisa bit his lips. "Don't worry about your mother. She'll learn to accept it soon. She doesn't actually mean what she said, she's just in shock,". Nagisa nodded, lifting his head to see Yuto darting towards him, a small smile plastered on his face. "Nagi, the staff are nice. They wrote "get well soon" messages for me on my cast,". Nagisa laughed, looking at the cast.