Do You?

Since the day I first met you

I felt something peculiar

Something I hadn't felt in a long time

Because I was unsure

Because I was afraid

Because I had locked my heart away

And threw away the key

But then I met you

We talked and we laughed

Gradually I felt those chains loosen and drop

I felt my heart peek out like a baby chick from its egg

Timid but curious

You made me feel like I was worth something

You made me feel special

With you I was happy

You were such a gentleman

Nice and thoughtful and kind

But most of all, what made you different was that

You actually cared about me

You told me you'd fight demons for me

You said you'd protect me till the end

You promised you would do anything for me

Even if it was facing a god or millions of demons

You were willing to sacrifice yourself so I could live

And when I said I would fight with you

You refused, saying "It's too dangerous"

Simple words and imagination

But do you know how deeply I was touched?

No one ever said that to me

No one ever said they'll fight for me

No one was willing to die for me

But you did

I swore that I would fight with you

I promised that I would never leave your side

Whether it be facing demons or fighting enemies

I would fight alongside you

I would take a bullet in the heart for you

I would die for you

Because

I love you

Or so my other friend said

She told me that funny little feeling I had

Was something called love

Something I had ran away from, tried to escape it

Afraid of getting hurt

Afraid of being abandoned at the side of the road

That's why I shut my heart and locked it away

So that no one can steal it

And no one can break it

But you?

You unbound the chains that held it

You molded a new key and unlocked it

You had stolen my heart without even knowing it

Because I know

With a girl's intuition

That you didn't feel the same way towards me

Or did you?

All those times you put me first

Before anything, anyone else

All those times you listened to my woes

And shared tears over the same painful memories

Were you just being nice?

Or were you feeling something else?

The question torments me as I try to sleep each night

Too nervous to ask

Too shy to confess

Too afraid to get hurt again

But tell me, please, the boy who accidentally took my heart

Do you love me?

Or was it just empty promises like the rest ?