Keep Me In Place[ON HOLD]

Chapter 16

16. Concerned Confessions

"The aim of love is to love:

No more, and no less."

- Oscar Wilde

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Takemichi watched as you smiled while talking and laughing with the others and he felt tears forming in his eyes.

You changed so much those twelve years (y/n)-senpai, but in a way, you never changed at all.

"Takemicchi, what's wrong?" You noticed him, making him tear up even more.

"(y/n)-senpai," he wiped his tears," It's great to see you again!"

"Ohhh...sure," you wondered if what happened during Christmas had traumatized him this much. "You too, I guess? Is something wrong?"

You're always so caring, (y/n)-senpai, always worrying over others, Takemichi smiled, I'll save you, no matter what, so don't worry about it. 

"So weird," Mikey murmured as he took your hand," Let's get away, wifey, before he rubs off on us."

You walked side by side along the narrow path, shoulders brushing against each other as the cold nipped at your nose and ears. Not a lot of people were here, still viewing the fireworks, and you shivered slightly from the cold.

"Wifey, what do you think of Kisaki?"

"Hmm...Kisaki-kun, huh?" You frowned while contemplating," Calculative, I guess? I don't know, maybe smart. I haven't known him long enough."

"No, I mean. Do you think he's a good guy?"

"Well, like I said, I don't know him that well but he's weird, I think. I won't say that he's a bad guy, but I can't say for sure if he's good."

"Chifuyu said something about you and Bloody Halloween," Mikey told you," He said that Kisaki wanted to make you scared of me. What do you think about that?... Were you...scared of me?"

"No," your answer came out too quick, too hasty.

'No?'

Your stomach became sick as you swallowed the lump in your throat. You had ignored this for months now, but when Mikey brought it up, everything you felt came bubbling up.

"Well," you glanced away from Mikey who stood in front of you, his eyes searching yours for the answer, and you felt tears forming in your eyes," I got scared of you, a little, and I wondered if I would ever be able to look at you again."

Mikey frowned as you thought over your next words carefully.

"But... when you held me in your arms again just after that, I knew that everything would be alright. I'm glad I realized that I don't ever have to be scared of you. You would never do anything to hurt me, I know that.'

"There's nothing to apologize for, (y/n)," Mikey pulled you in and hugged you, resting your head on his shoulders. "If it were me, I'd be scared of myself too."

"Thank you." 

You were glad he understood.

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"Tetta Kisaki!" Mikey called out as everyone became silent.

'Yes!"

"You're fired."