can't you see || asahi hamada ✔

二十九

Asahi's POV

I made a U-turn for Momo's house. After all, I had to be responsible and settle whatever happened with her. 

Mr Hirai, to my surprise, smiled when I had arrived. 

I scratched the back of my head awkwardly as I stepped in. 

"Mr Hirai, I'm sorry-" I stuttered.

"There's no need to be sorry kid. I had already known of your feelings towards Momo. I knew, your father was forcing you to marry my daughter. I do blame you for what you did on that day, but I understand you completely," he smiled pitifully. 

He placed his hand on my shoulder and patted it for awhile. 

"Asahi. Fight as hard as you can if you really love whoever it is. It doesn't have to be Momo. And I know it isn't. I regret my decision of controlling Momo whenever I could. Now, I just really want her to find her own happiness," he sighed. 

"And I think you should too," Mr Hirai smiled. 

"I love you dad!" Momo dashed out from her room and hugged her father from his back. 

"Momo?" He turned around, only to see Momo breaking down. 

"I think you should go first. Thank you for being responsible Asahi," Mr Hirai turned to me as I nodded. 

"Dad, you know I never blamed you right? You did everything because you love me," I heard Momo sobbing behind me. 

How I wished my father could have made the same decision. 

I walked along the empty streets and bought a few cans of beer. I knew I shouldn't be drinking, but it was the only thing I could do to drown out my sorrows. I didn't want Akari to be worried because of me. 

I chugged down can by can as the sky became dark. 

A few drops of rainwater touched my skin and I looked up. But before I knew it, it started pouring. 

I didn't know if it was my tears or the rainwater, but my face- and eyes, were soaked. 

What I had said to my father this morning — was it wrong of me? 

What was I supposed to do otherwise? 

"Darn this world!" I groaned and threw my empty can onto the floor. 

I ruffled my wet hair and stared up at the stars. 

"Son?" A familiar figure approached me among the thin droplets of rain crashing down. 

"D-Dad," I stuttered as he pulled me into a tight hug. 

"Asahi, ai shi te ru, and I'm so sorry for everything," my father sobbed on my shoulder as I dropped the can of beer I was holding. 

"I have failed y-you," my father leaned his head on my shoulder as he cried bitterly. 

"Ya, don't do this!" I mumbled back. It was breaking my heart. I never wanted my father to cry, much less call himself a failure in front of me. 

"I always wanted to be successful in everything. I was too selfish. How could I...I sacrifice my son for my own business?! I wasn't thinking Kun, I'm so so sorry I'm...I-" my father searched my eyes for an answer. 

"Pa," I squeezed his arms. "I never blamed you. Don't do this." 

There and then, we stood in the rain, for God knows how long. I never pulled away, and neither did my father. 

Because we knew then, that we all made mistakes, but they were all worth forgiving. 

< Time skip: three years later > 

Akari's POV

"It's the last day before we start internships," I whined as Asahi squeezed my cheek. 

"It's time to get your butt off the couch Kari, aren't you excited? I can see the excitement written ALL over your face," Asahi rubbed it in.

"Asahi Hamada," I closed my eyes. 

"Hai?" He smirked. 

"COME HERE!" I screamed as I chased him around our apartment. 

After a long while of chasing, we lay next to each other, too exhausted to speak. 

He straightened up as I laid my head on his thigh. 

"You know when you do that?" Asahi asked. 

"What?" I laughed, genuinely confused. 

"Exist. I love it when you do that," Asahi teased. 

I rolled my eyes but my heart fluttered. Every single thing Asahi Hamada said made my heart flutter. 

"You're such a flirt," I sighed. 

"But you love it," he winked and placed his face close to mine. 

"I can't believe a girl like you is my girlfriend," I admired his features as he complimented. 

"Why? Am I not good enough for you?" I snickered. Glowing skin, brown eyes. 

Everything I've asked for. 

"No," Asahi smiled. 

"Because you're beautiful," his grin widened as he leaned forward. 

He cupped my cheeks and kissed me slowly, almost like a spider-man upside down kiss. 

It was the first time, I felt warmth coursing through me. 

"I love you." He mumbled. 

"I love you too." I smiled.

The end. 

(next chapter is a goodbye paragraph to y'all)