~Wounded Heart~

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Saihara's POV *SLAM!* I was pushed out of the house by Kaede. We just had a big fight. A fight that resulted in us breaking up. I felt as if there was a stone in my throat, my eyes were also tearing up. Kaede and I were so happy...so why did it have to end? It was late and I decided I need to calm myself down in my favorite place to be. The Park. The park was empty and the only sound I could hear was slightly crisp leaves on trees, scratching each other in the light breeze. As I walked into the lush green palace that was the park, I noticed a small bench right next to the white marble fountain. The fountain wasn't as beautiful as it used to be. Now it seemed as if the happiness of the fountain flew down the drain along with the now dirty water. I decided to sit on the bench. The park was so quiet, nobody was around. It was then I broke. The tears I've been holding on my way here spilled. I couldn't stop crying. I was alone and there was no one, but the trees to listen to my sobbing, fractured heart. I thought about how nice Kaede was to me, about how many good times we had. About many times, we used to come to this park when it was in full bloom. "Hehe! Shuichi look! A fountain!" I heard Kaede say in a sweet voice. She had one of the most wonderful smiles. I chuckled and walked up to her. She pulled out two copper coins, handing one to me. "Make a wish! " she said as she flicked the coin into the crystal clear water. After some thinking I threw the coin "What did you wish for?" she asked. "For us to always be together." Kaede giggled softly "My wish was the same." she said before kissing me on the cheek. We looked in each other's eyes. The crystal water shined and the leaves flew from the trees and surrounded us. It was the perfect day." "WHAT CHANGED!?" I yelled out, my voice full of heartache "You... You wanted to always be together...than why...? Why did you break my heart by cheating on me with Rantaro!? I don't understand! Is it...Is it me..?" I trembled, the park absorbed my cries but it did nothing to comfort me. It just made me drown deeper in my sorrow, the nostalgia of the old memories I had made with Kaede. "Were they all the times you spend with me fake? Did they mean nothing to you...?"My breath was slowly trying to even itself out, but despite that, glossy tears still poured onto my cheeks. I looked into my pocket. A same looking copper coin was in the palm of my hand. "I wish someone could comfort me... Who am I kidding? Nobody should waste time on a burden like me." I said as I threw the coin behind me. I heard it hit the water surface. I quietly sighed. "Saihara-chan...?" I spun my head to the direction of the voice. Out of all the people I've met over the years, this was the last person I expected. It was Kokichi. Kokichi was one of my old friends, however, when I started to hang out with Kaito, he stopped hanging out with us that much. Kokichi studied my expression until he noticed the small tears pricking the corners of my eyes. His purple eyes widened as he ran up to me. "Hey...Why are you crying?" I tried to say something but I felt a stone in my throat. I couldn't speak. And so, I burst into bitter tears. Kokichi was blurry in my eyes. I was snapped out of my crying when I felt Kokichi's arms wrap around me. Why...was he hugging me? He's always been teasing me, so why does he look concerned? My brain, however, didn't think. It wasn't asking "Why?" is this happening, it was asking "What" to do now that it's happening. I gripped Kokichi crying into his shoulder. My tears and snot were starting to wet his jacket but he didn't seem to mind. I felt his small, warm hands make relaxing circles on my back and whisper comforting words in my ear. "Saihara-chan please, tell me what happened." He asked sitting next to me on the bench. I was beginning to slowly calm down "Kaede...S-She cheated on me with R-Rantaro..." I sniffled drying the tears with my sleeve. Kokichi sighed "So I'm not the only one he caused harm to." My eyes filled with confusion "W-What...?" He looked at me sadly. "After we lost contact, I basically lost one of the only three true friends I had. I mean sure, Kaito and Kaede hanging out with us didn't necessarily bother me, but I realized that when we all hanged out I wasn't really there. I was kinda invisible. So I started hanging out with Kiibo and Rantaro. Then Rantaro and I started dating and broke up when I found out he cheated on me with Kaede. I didn't know she dated you at the time too... That just makes this an extra betrayal..." he said rubbing my back "H-He cheated on you...?" I was surprised. I lost contact with Kokichi so long ago that I didn't even know that? Maybe Kaede dragged me away from friends more than I thought. "H-How long ago did he cheat on you?" he looked at me blankly "Month ago, but I sure got over that fast. Sweet revenge.." He gave a mischievous smirk, which was quite terrifying "...What did you do?" "Let's just say, Rantaro woke up to Panta covered and destroyed clothes, a car with spiders and nothing but a pink, very s****l, dress his sister accidentally left during a visit to wear" I tried to stop myself from laughing "Oh my god you actually did that or was that a lie?" He turned his head to me and nodded, before chuckling softly "Aw, there that cute laugh of yours~... I missed that. And who knows maybe it is a lie" We both sat in silence for a while, simply listening to the wind. Once I officially calmed down I managed to speak "You know maybe I shouldn't have let Kaede drag me away from you. You're a really good friend, despite your mischievous nature" Ouma blushed a little. Why did that pink hue on his pink cheeks make him look so... cute? After I realized what I was thinking I immediately blushed. "U-Uh w-well... does that mean we can be friends again?" He giggled "Of course not! I hate you from the bottom of my heart Saihara-chan!" he said making an overdramatic pose which made me laugh "That's a lie, Ouma" I said to which he shrugged "Whatever you say Saihara-chan~". For some weird reason, I was smiling. Grinning like an i***t to be precise. "So would you like to maybe come over to my house to drink some hot cocoa and watch Yu-Gi-Oh for the rest of the night?" I smiled nodding my head. And so we headed off... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 months later... My friends and I were all sitting in Ouma and mine's house. Ouma and I decided to move in with each other as roomies, in order to make up for the time we were away from each other. We were together watching a marathon of different Netflix shows we found. Currently, Kaito watched My Little pony intently, Iruma and Kiibo were having an argument about some dystopian future fiction they just watched, Maki ate her popcorn while Himiko fell asleep on her lap, Ouma was whining and I just stayed in my thoughts. Kaede sat on the couch, cuddling with Rantaro. I'll never forgive her for having an affair but it will not stop us from being friends. Ouma is still reluctant at giving Rantaro a chance to redeem himself as his friend, but they made some progress I guess. "My Little Pony's boring... I wanna watch some Yu-Gi-Oh!" Ouma whined. Kaito glared at Ouma "But, we're almost at the part where Starlight redeems herself! That's waaaaayyy cooler than watching some guy with ridiculous hair playing cards!" "Says the person with a hair-cut that looks like a RAMP!" and so they bickered, to my amusement. "Shuichi, can we speak for a moment. Private?" Maki stood up from the purple couch, laying Himiko on the couch and going to the hallway. I stood up and followed her. When we were out she turned to me and said. "So, how long until you confess to Ouma?" My face burned, colored completely in beet hue "W-What a-are you talking about?" She gave me a big eye roll "Oh come on. You stare at him like a cat at a laser pointer. Except you're to shy to pounce on it when it moves." she said, her voice annoyed. I thought for a second, before blushing. S-She was right. I have developed a crush on Ouma. After getting to know him better, I realized there's more to him than mind games and lies "But what if he doesn't like me...?" I said, my voice worried. Maki pulled on one of he ponytails. She often did that when she was lost in thought. "Look. Keebo said that Ouma thinks about you and talks about you too. He said that Ouma told him that he suppresses his feelings under his 'mask' in order to not get hurt if he's rejected, but that-" "I'll try tomorrow, okay Maki?" Maki nodded and walked away. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tommorrow~ Ouma and I were coming back from an ice-cream shop. We went there specifically because it was the only one that had Panta flavor ice-cream and Ouma really wanted to try it. We were taking a stroll in the park on the way home when suddenly Ouma pulled me to the side. "Woah!" I said as he finally stopped. But then I noticed... This was the same place we saw each other in decades, the place we became friends again. This Park. The park I played during my childhood. The park where Kaede and I had our last date. The Park where I cried my eyes out. The park I saw Ouma after years of not talking. We looked at eachother, eyes full of hope. We were in a dream-like trance. I stared into his starry amethyst eyes and he stared at my olive ones, before admiring the sight upon us. It was sunny and the breeze made the leaves shutter against each other. They fell off under the pressure of the wind, scratching as they fell on the grey concrete. In the water fountain, copper coins glowed in the reflection of the water. The park was filled with the chatter of teens, joyful kids, and adults who seemed to enjoy the friendly atmosphere this place radiated with. It looked... wonderful. It looked just like when Kaede and I were here, except it felt... right. It felt better than that time.  "Ouma..." I started to which he looked at me curiously "I need to get something off my chest" I tried to avoid his gaze. Why did he have to be so damn adorable?! It just makes me more anxious! "Ever since we started hanging out...after the thing in the park, I had this weird, warm feeling in my chest." I started playing with my fingers, staring at the ground "Soon with some help from my friends such as Maki or Kiibo, I realized what it was... It was... I-It was" I was almost too anxious to say the word. "It was love..." From the corner of my eye, I saw a beet hue coloring his cheeks. I closed my eyes from stress. "I... I know you don't like me like that but I just had to get this off my ches-" I then felt myself being pulled down into a tender kiss. Ouma kissed me. I quickly melted into the kiss. I felt the taste of grape soda in my mouth. It felt like a dream. We both pulled away. "I love you too, Saihara-chan." Ouma said smiling. I blushed and smiled. We just stood there. I was in love, and this time with the right person. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tsumugi stood in front of the fountain in the park, smiling at the duo widely with joy on her face. "I wonder if they realize that this is a magical fountain that grants any wish you have..." she whispered quietly as she looked at the copper coin she threw in the fountain when she saw Shuichi confessing to Ouma. "Well, I wished for Oumasai so that's what I got." Tsumugi said putting her hands on her hips "My job here is done. Thank lord Nagito for his luck."
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