A winters story (Mafuyu's perspective)

A story of one winter

It was cold. So cold that my fingertips grew redder with every second. He was late to meeting at the station. I glance forward, trying to keep my mind off the issue at hand. Children walked by with their playmates, laughing parents behind them. I miss that, the carefree days of playing with trains and laughing together over something ridiculous. Where our only concerns were what we were having for dinner, but we're older now. Things are different now, we have more to worry about, stress for. Relationships get complicated and people grow apart. 

"Mafuyu!" A voice shouts from my left, I turn to see Yuki walking towards me. He pulls me into a tight hug but I shoulder away from him. A look of confusion dances across his face.

"What's wrong?" He says, the question lingering in the air for a few brisk moments before I respond with

"Nothing" My tone is ice-cold, I don't meet his eyes

"Seriously, what is it" Worry fills his voice, his eyes search for mine but I look away, instead I focus on a man speaking on his telephone. Yuki's expression begs me for an answer but I don't know what to say

"You've just been so... distant lately. And not seeing each other hasn't helped much either" I say almost in a whisper. I glance up at him and see his face soften with sadness, pity glowing in his eyes.

"Well, you know how it is with the band and school- it's just- it's difficult, it's not the same as when we were in school together" He says in a tone that almost sounds like he's defending himself. Something inside me shatters

"Why can't you make time for me? Am I not important enough to you??" I say, anger rising in my voice

He looks hurt "What? No I-"

"Am I a joke to you?"

"What of course not! I love you! Don't you understand I-"

"Would you die for me!" I say letting all the anger escape at once, like a pot left on the stove too long, the water boiling over the edges. Anger radiates from me, leaving me shaking.

He looks at me with a look that I can't quite decipher, but I can tell enough to see that I've touched a nerve. For a second, I feel a sting of pity but try to ignore it.

He tries to hug me, to make up for the fight, rewind the words,undo the obvious cracks in our relationship, but I push him away.

I watch him walk over to Hiiragi and say something to him that I can't quite make out. They walk away, but as they do, my words seem to trail behind them

"Would you die for me?"

(Authors note): Ok so I don't quite know the whole of the argument between Mafuyu and Yuki at the Station, so i just inserted something that could possibly make sense in subtext. Please don't come for me if it isn't correct! (Also feel free to leave constructive criticism in the comments! I always like to hear what I could improve on!)

Thanks for reading! If people like this I'll try to post regularly!

-Zach ^-^