It'z You [𝟸𝚂𝙷𝙸𝙽/𝚁𝚈𝚄𝙽𝙰]

two.

Somehow, we made it to the small lake near our school. It was around 6 PM, the sun was setting. I've been comforting Yuna who had been crying on my lap for the past hour. I've always wanted to be this close to her, but at this moment, I hated seeing her like this. So vulnerable, like a vase I needed to protect with my life.

She had the same three expressions whenever I saw her. She either rolled her eyes at me or scowled. The third was my favorite. When she was smiling with her friends or alone when she saw something funny on her phone. Of course, she didn't know I saw those smiles. Today's the day she finally let down her guard and let me in.

I continued to caress her back and gently run my fingers through her hair. She finally sat up straight and leaned her back into me. She sat on my lap and I continued to hug her from behind.

She turned her head slightly and looked into my eyes, "I know I've always been rude to you... from the day first we talked until a few hours ago today. I don't deserve your help, but... thank you."

Interlocking my hands with hers, I rested my chin on her shoulder.

"You deserve love. Even though we weren't on the best terms, you don't deserve pain from him. No one does." She got off my lap and we now sat face to face on the grass.

She looked beautiful in the moonlight. The river behind her reflected the moonlight perfectly but failed to radiate her light. I'm never leaving, Shin Yuna.

"Can you close your eyes?"

She did as I instructed. I wrapped my arms around her neck and slowly leaned in to plant a soft peck on the mark. She opened her eyes and cupped my face. I finally got to make her smile.

"How am I so lucky that even after choosing pain, your love still heals me?" She asked with tears in her eyes.

I wiped her tears, "I'm luckier that I was given the chance to heal you."

Her lips hovered over mine and she pressed her forehead against mine. She was breathing heavily and I could tell she was nervous. I held her hand to comfort her.

"I lied... I'm not straight. From the moment I called you beautiful, I already knew that I had fallen for you."

"...May I?"

I nodded in a daze.

And then I felt her lips. Soft, sweet, pure. I kissed her back with hesitation. I know how much pain she went through and didn't want to add to that. However, she kissed me deeper and smiled with every movement.

I broke the kiss and leaned my forehead into hers, "Damn."

She grinned and kissed me one more time before sinking into my embrace, "You're beautiful."

Two Years Later

I didn't know when it started. Maybe it never did. Maybe even after that immature first kiss, our relationship never took off. We never became anything more than friends.

She ended up blocking Hueningkai's number and all his social platforms the day after that incident. I thought I had her.

However, this guy changed. He let her avoid him and when we passed him in the hallway the longing stares he gave her spoke more than I wanted to understand. Understanding the sorrow in his eyes was a threat to me. He made one mistake. And Yuna was forgiving. I know her too well. She forgave people too easily.

He began to realize his mistakes and I knew he wanted her back.

Yuna and I were a little more than friends, but we never really talked about what we meant to each other. She definitely was more discreet about it in public. But when we were alone, this woman drove me wild.

We sat on the bleachers like we do every Friday afternoon. Her hand interlocked in mine, the weather is perfect on this day in late March, everything seemed okay. Seemed.

She turned her head and gave me that look. That cute, clueless look that could be mistaken for a stray puppy.

"What are you thinking of?"

I smiled, "Just, you."

"Us." I said after a few seconds of silence.

She looked away and tightened her grip on my hand, "Us?"

"Yeah."

She let go of my hand, "Ryujin, I..."

"What's wrong... y-you can tell me anything, you know that right?" I scooted closer by instinct. I sounded desperate but a few days ago I knew this was coming. I could see how distracted she was, and it bothered me. However, I didn't want to get ahead of her.

"You know we're not... dating right?"

I swallowed hard. My eyes felt fuzzy. I wondered if everything was a lie. She never liked me that way, she felt sorry for me that's all. Sorry and grateful. I saved her, I mean... she was only 16. She's 18 now. She's legally an adult. She's no longer a child and can protect herself now. She realized she doesn't need me. Excuses flooded my mind. I wanted to so badly understand her, where she was coming from, why...

Why she has to hurt me like this.

"H-Huh?"

She stood up and her lips trembled as if she felt the same way as me. But no, she shouldn't. Why is she hurt? Just take it back, damn it!

"I... Hueningkai started to contact me at the beginning of this year. He seems like he changed a lot. He... didn't talk to me for the entirety of last year and told me he spent that time reflecting. He... still loves me, and..."

I stopped listening. No, I didn't choose to stop. My ears just rang. The whole world felt like a blur. She chose him in the end. I was never her priority. She never gave me her whole heart. I was simply a temporary replacement.

I managed to stand up. I looked at her emptily.

"You've made your choice. I guess I wasn't enough for you."

"Ryujin, it's not like that. I... I really loved you. And I still do, but... I want to give him another chance. I may have never stopped loving him, but that doesn't mean I never loved you-"

"For fuck's sake, Yuna!" I was a crying mess now, but I couldn't care less about my appearance.

"You said it yourself. You want to give him another chance. Once he fails again, I'll be here to catch you, that's all I am to you right?"

"No, no... Ryujin, no. You're more than that."

She cupped my face and tears flowed down her cheeks. I couldn't comprehend what happened next. She kissed me on the lips. Salt. The taste of her tears moved me to close my eyes as well. I kissed her back, the fool I was. She didn't pull away.

She loves me.

But why, why is she...

She moved back, "I have to do this. I don't want to, but... please, just bear with me."

Her hands moved to the back of my nape, "Stay with me. I need you, Ryujin."

A/N:

Hi Midzysss~ Hope you enjoyed this chapter :)

Next chapter is the last of this series ~ Still debating on what my next series will be, I have like 20 different prompts I wanna write LOL

Until next time!