Promise

Chapter 12: Promise

[November 17, 11:07 AM]

It was a few weeks before Christmas and Tatsu's class were discussing what would they do for the event. Some said to dance, others said to do an act, and many other great suggestions. They were also deciding where the props team would make the props next week and the final decision was Amy's house since it was a very clean and big-spaced household.

Their professors finally decided that they'll do all of them but separated into groups depending on what the students feel like doing. Tatsu's group of friends including him decided to go to the acting group, they were also a part of the prop makers.

[November 24, 3:04 AM]

Tatsu woke up rather early due to the excitement of the thought of him going into Amy's house again. He just scrolled through his social media catching up on the latest things and ate Lucky Charms.

[10:15 AM]

He started to pack his materials to make the props, he was assigned the cardboard and cutters. He then picked out an outfit: comfy shorts and an oversized hoodie. He looked adorable.

Their houses were in the same village so he just asked for her address since he forgot about it after the day they came in for her birthday and used his bike.

The weather was nice. The cool breeze of air hit Tatsu's face gently as he cycled through the streets. Once he finally arrived at her house, he rang the doorbell and that made him really nervous somehow. Going alone to some person's house that he liked very much was something else.

"Oh hello! You must be Tatsu. Welcome back!" Amy's mom greeted him at the door. "Hello ma'am, I came here for the props team? Is Amy there?" Tatsu asked looking over her shoulder. "Oh, nobody's here yet except for Amiel and the Professors." she looked over to the two people who were laughing as they were sipping their coffee. "Amy's at her room waiting for all of you to come."

"Oh okay, thank you." Tatsu made his way into the house. He walked to Amy's room but not before he greeted the teachers: "Good morning." "Good morning as well." one of the teachers responded with a chuckle.

Tatsu gently knocked on the door and Amy opened it. "Tatsu? Why so early?" She stifled a laugh. "Early? Where are the others?" Tatsu looked puzzled. "They changed the schedule to 12 pm last night." Amy explained. "Oh, I haven't checked our class group chat yet. My bad." Tatsu confessed. "No worries, wanna hang?" Amy asked flopping on her bed.

[Bes Frens]

Tatsushii:
yo wtf

OctaveOctopus:
let me guess u found some random fun fact on reddit

Tatsushii:
no
im the only one here in amys house
except for her parents and the professors ofc

OctaveOctopus:
lmfao didnt u see they changed it to 12 pm

Tatsushii:
I was too lazy to check oK

OctaveOctopus:
tsk tsk

They ended up talking about random things while they were on their phones and sharing memes as they waited for others to come. Tatsu soon got bored and wandered around Amy's room. "Your room is so adorable." Amy got flustered by the comment. "Aw, thanks."

She wasn't aware that Tatsu was exploring her closet and looking at her clothes and about to find something... very unexpected.

"A-Amy... what's t-this?" Tatsu found thick ropes and a few sharp blades. "Huh?" Amy tilted her head but soon realized what he was staring at the slammed the closet door shut. "You weren't supposed to see that." Amy glared at him. "What i-is th-" Tatsu got cut off. "It's nothing, it's for the props." Amy lied. "Are you sure?" Tatsu looked at her concerned. "Ye-" "Amy."

She stayed silent.

"Amy... stop lying to me." Tatsu stared at her for a moment. He put both of his hands on her shoulders. "Please, what are you hiding. I'm sick and tired of seeing you like this. I knew I saw something you were holding that one school afternoon... I'm guessing it was a blade." Tatsu looked at her straight in the eyes piercing through her soul.

"Y-Yes..." Amy looked down at her feet avoiding eye contact. "Yes... it was a blade. I'm sorry I kept lying to you. I just don't want anyone else to carry heavy weight because of m-" "Talk to me. Please." Tatsu felt his eyes well up with tears. They both sat down on the bed and Tatsu began to sniffle.

"Are you thinking of giving up? Have you been going through something without telling us?" Tatsu noticed her hiding something under her sleeves. "Show me your arm... please."

"What?" Amy hid her arms under a blanket. "I-"

Without hesitation, Tatsu quickly but gently grabbed her arms and rolled her sleeves up. He was shocked, scared, and worried. "Have you been cutting?" Tatsu asked her while examining her scars. "Yes... yes I am."

Tatsu then began to tear up. He couldn't hold it in anymore, it was too much. The person he cared about and adored the most... suffering in silence. He then hugged her tight and with no hint of letting go. He then started to sob uncontrollably. "A-Amy, please... don't leave us. Don't leave me. I-"

Tatsu almost said "I love you" but he held it back.

"I care about you too much. You're a great friend and I just can't let you go like that."

Amy's heart sank and she began to tear up as well. "But I- why would I become this precious to you. I'm worth nothi-"

"YOU'RE WORTH EVERYTHING AND I'M GOING TO MISS YOU SO FUCKNG MUCH IF YOU GO!" Tatsu finally snapped. Hugging her even tighter making the space between them smaller.

Ah shit. I yelled at her.

"I-" Amy didn't know what to say. He cared about her this much? She did not expect that to escape from his mouth.

"I'm going to miss you so much if you go... too much." Tatsu repeated, engraving that in her mind, still sobbing. "Please... promise me you won't ever do this again."

Amy held his hand tightly. "I promise." She then put her hand behind his head bringing him even closer. "I promise..." Amy kissed his head without him knowing.

An hour later the other students soon arrived. They were recovered at this point after talking it out. It was a long talk and with that, they understood each other even better. What Amy didn't know though, is Tatsu's feelings for her. It was Amy's goal to keep her promise, and that made her and Tatsu feel even better. Their bond became stronger, but then again, he still has his feelings for her hidden.

It was only a platonic relationship.

[5:23 PM]

The props team and the professors went on their way home. It was getting dark soon and one by one the students were leaving. Tatsu was packing his bags and finally made his way to the door after saying goodbye but suddenly someone grabbed him by the wrist. "Uh, hey, Tatsu... can you stay for a while?" Amy asked. "Sure, why?"

"I'm gonna show you something." Amy pulled him towards somewhere that looked like some bonfire place. "Are we having smores?" Tatsu joked. "No, silly." Amy responded now holding the ropes that were from her room. She then threw the ropes into the fire and grinned at Tatsu. Tatsu finally realized what was going on. He ran towards her and gave her a tight squeeze, Amy hugged him back. His eyes feeling like he's about to sob again. "H-Hey, don't cry. I promise... I won't leave and give up this battle and leave you like this, and the others too. I know it has been a stupid decision." Amy apologized feeling guilty for what she had made Tatsu feel.

"Promise you'll stay?"

Amy put her pinky up signaling him to do the same, their fingers intertwined as she said:

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"I promise."