The rest of the way was either agonizing awkward silence or just very short conversation. Ever had that one conversation where someone say something to you randomly? You respond back with a short answer. Then the conversation goes stale. That was basically the entire trip to the woods. All the while throughout the way I was leading I could feel his eyes piercing my back. Why is he staring at me? Is there something on my back? Because that better be what he is looking at. I don't want any wondering eyes if you know what I mean.
Just for the sake of my peace of mind I end this ridiculous silence and staring by actually having a real conversation. I let out an annoyed sigh and spoke, "Hey , I'm sorry about last night. Things about me are just complicated and I'm just not ready to share that part about myself just yet. I just need time if you would give that to me."
He stayed silent for a bit and this silence I actually feared he didn't understand. I couldn't hold it in anymore. Soon enough tears began to roll down my face. I try to silence my cries hoping to continue this journey without Peter noticing.
After a few minutes of deafening silence passed I heard Peter release a sigh as well, "I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have acted the way I did. You can open up to me when you feel that the time is right." I'm so relieved to hear these words from him the tears of worry and sadness fades and the tears of joy soon takes its place. I desperately tried to wipe my tears away before Peter would notice, but it was too late.
He called out my name with such worry in his voice. Without thinking I quickly turned around to see him and wasn't paying attention to my surroundings. I slipped and fell backwards on an inclined root. As gravity overtook me, I closed my eyes and prepared myself for the harsh impact. All I could hear is Peter screaming out to me, "Yuukii!!" Soon, I notice that I feel warmth. My mind flooded with questions. Like, why am I not hurting? I should have hit the ground by now. I shyly open my eyes and what I saw when my eyes finally adjusted astounded me. I looked up to Peter with eyes full of wonder. My eyes fixate on the pained expression that rested upon his face. He caught me and shielded me from the fall.
My eyes scan his body and I notice that his arms are now bleeding from the small, jagged stones that lies on the forest floor. He looked down at me with worry stained on top his face. " A...Are you ok? Does anything hurt?" The tears that once left made a quick return. His eyes widen i response, "are you ok? Was it something I said? I'm sorry. Are you ok?"
His face is so close to mine we could almost kiss. "I.. I'm ok. I'm just not use to anyone showing me concern. I was afraid that I was going to lose you. Or that you would hate me. I don't want to lose anyone else that I care about." Realizing what I said I covered my face to hide how red it is. I never even blushed before. I don't know what to do. He is so close, and my heart is racing. Between my fingers I could see that his face is also a light pink. With a studder he tries to talk to me with the cutest expression, " r..really... y..you care about me?" He couldn't even look at me.