CHAPTER 2: WHEN THE LEAF HAS BEEN BLOOM
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Raku POV
I just want to walk around this place but I didn't expect to see someone sitting at the branch of a tree crying and my emotion is weird. When I saw this guy crying, it makes my heart ache. But when I saw him smiling I feel butterflies in my stomach.
"Are you ok?" I ask and handed him my bandana, I don't have a hand kerchief. I didn't bring any but this bandana only.
When I ask him that, he slowly look at me and got surprised. Who wouldn't? I don't know this place but I think my heart does!
He looks so shocked when he turns his head towards my direction, I find him interesting not because he's good looking but I think my heart knows him.
"It's not good to cry." I said and looked at his eyes, he seemed so familiar but I don't know where I've seen him.
"Ahh I don't know you know this place?" He asked and he signaled me to sit beside him. I didn't hesitate because I'm quite tired from walking.
"Yeah, I fortunately doesn't know this place, but my heart does! Imagine, I just escape from my disgusting girlfriend but my heart brings me here. And also it's coincidence that we saw each other earlier, and here we are! We meet again, but I don't know your name yet." I said and scratch the back of my head. He's so good looking, I'm insecure.
"I'm Zion Pioneer Chu, you?" He said and looked away, I saw something in his eyes. It's different from what I've seen earlier.
"I'm Ittetsu Rakuma, just Raku for short! Nice meeting you!" I said and offered my hand to shake hands.
"Nice name! BTW, why are you here?" He asked and I started to think about that, what am I doing here?
"Honestly, I don't even know. How about you? What are you doing here?" I ask out of curiosity, I hope he won't get mad about that.
"I'm here to celebrate the 5th anniversary of someone and me, today is our anniversary but it's so sad because he forgot it!" He said that makes my heart ache, this feeling has been visible again. But why did he mean 'He'?
"What do you mean? I mean by that 'He'?" I ask and he started to chuckle again, I didn't know he's gay? Is that the reason why most of the boys on our school doesn't have any girlfriends?
"Yes, he's a guy and I'm a gay. But yup! I'm proud." He said and I'm so shock, I didn't know what to say. I lost my words because of that confession, but why is he the only one here?
"T-Then, where is he?" I ask out of curiousity, I'm going to ask now because I didn't know where is the next time we're going to meet like this.
"Ohh, he disappeared. It's a long story!" He said and look at me, I saw how sadness takes over his emotions. That is so sad!
"Just…. Just tell me your story, so we don't get bored, right?!" I said because of curiousity, I just want to hear their love story. Is that a private?
"Ok, but don't just listen ok?!" He said and I started to nod my head and he finds it funny because he started to laugh. Is it that funny?
"We met 6 years ago, we both on our 9th grade. At first we just like each other as a friend, we both liked writing poems, and we even write poem to each other. We argued a lot, but we never let the sun sets until we're not ok. Months had passed, I liked him first and I confess to him, but I thought that he's a fully man and will never liked me back. But after I confess he suddenly hug me and I remembered how his voice sounds like when he tells me we didn't needed to date each other and make it officially that fast. I remembered he said to me on the day I confessed is 'I thought it's just me, but I'm glad that you like me and confess to me. I don't want to date you--- let's make it official today!' He said that with his softest voice. I can't help but to smiled and cried that time, it feels to good back then. We've been together for about 4th anniversary. We're so happy at that time, although both of our family disagreed about our relationship. We still loved each other, we didn't think of the negativities and just think about each other. But sadly, that's the last time we're able to see each other. After that happiness the sadness came second, he disappeared… without telling a word of goodbye. That's the end!" He tells me their story, and when Ilisten to his story. I can't help but feel sorry for him, they fight for their love for each other but the outcome is not good.
"What happened to your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd anniversary?" I ask again, I look at him when I heard his chuckle. I think it became his hobby, to laugh at me.
"On our first anniversary, we surprise each other with a couple necklace and couple bracelet. I still wear it, even though he's not here. Then, on our 2nd anniv, we went to singapore to celebrate it. We stayed there for 1 week and came back here. On our last anniv, we did it. That thing!" He said and I'm more than shock, I don't know what to say.
"F-For real?!" I said because of shock, I didn't think of them doing 'THAT' thing. I mean yes, it's normal for couple like them but… I'm lost for words.
"Yes! That's the first time we did that, and after doing it. We both happy!" He said and I saw a glimpse of happiness in his eyes, they're lucky to have each other. But I pity him because his lover disappeared without saying good bye.
"Cool, I mean other guy to guy couple is ashamed to tell their story. But you, you're different!" I said out of the blue, I hope his lover come back to their home. So that he's going to be happy again.
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In the midst of our conversation a heavy rain suddenly fall, we couldn't do anything not until he pull me and started to run to somewhere.
"I have a place here, we can stay there for a while!" He said while pulling me, I just nod and use my jacket to be our umbrella. I didn't bring a umbrella because I thought it's not going to rain.
We are just running while the rain is so heavy, but in a minute we reach our destination. It's like a small house with a light color.
"It's so cozy here!" I said when we enter the house, I like it here. I look at him but it's a wrong move because he's removing his shirt.
"S-Sorry!" I said, I'm embarrassed. It's my first time seeing someone removing it's clothes.
"Tsk! Don't be, you already saw--- I mean don't be sorry!" He said, I think he's planning to say something but he didn't want to. I just keep my posture, I don't want to look at him.
"I'm fully dressed now so don't be shy to turn around!" He said and I immediately look at him, I'm suddenly in awe because of how good looking he is with the shirt he's wearing. He's so handsome but now he's even more handsome! I can't believe someone is so handsome and became more handsome when wearing a white shirt.
Suddenly, he throw a shirt on me and now I realize that my shirt is also wet. I didn't realize it to quick because I'm become dull 'cause of his handsomeness.
"You can change, just go to the first room. I'm going to cook!" He said while smiling then left me here, this house is so big. A whole family can fit here.
I don't think this place is for a family, it's like a vacation house in the middle of the forest.
I change my shirt to a new one, and I'm surprise because it fits me. It's my size, maybe his boyfriend has the same size as me.
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Zion POV
After I left him to our room, yes that's our room, I immediately go to the kitchen. I'm going to cook our favorite soup, we both love chicken soup with seaweed on the side. It's weird combination, I know that already.
I'm just going to pretend that I don't know him from the start, I don't want to ruin him. If I want him to be happy, I should be careful of my action, I can't let myself to confess now.
Minutes had passed, I heard a foot step on the stairs. I know that it's him already, his weight is just like his steps. It's heavy!
"It's amazing! The size of this shirt is just perfect!" I heard him said and I couldn't stop myself from laughing at him, he's like a child even if I don't look. That's his favorite reaction back then.
I turn around to see if he's wearing his favorite shirt.
"That shirt looks good on you!" I said and I saw his cheeks turns red. I hope he will find his the one, I think this is the last time I'm going to meet him like this close.
"I know it already!" He said and smile, I just rolled my eyes and looks at my dish. He can't eat with a salt, he's allergic to salt. It's weird right? Well, yes!
I just focuses on the dish I'm cooking, that I didn't notice he's walking towards me, I didn't really notice. Maybe because of how deep my thinking, I just notice him when our faces is so close to each other.
"What are you doin'?" I said out of the blue because of shock.
"I'm just looking, please don't put salt. I'm allergic to it!" He said when I pretend to add a salt. I'm just acting so he don't need to worry about it.
"Oh? Are you allergic to salt?!" I said while pretending to be shock, I'm a good actor you know?!
"Yes, my parents said it. They also said that some guys want me to his boyfriend. And that he's a delusionally person." He said and I think his parents are pertaining to me, I want to laugh about how good his parents when it comes to making up a story.
"It's an interesting story!" I said with a sarcastic voice, I try really hard to not let my eyes roll because of disgust.
He doesn't seem to care on something but only on the food, he keeps on looking at it so I cook it fast.
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"The food is ready." I said and I saw him at the counter, sitting comfortably and looking at me. I also notice that there are plates already, he must be so hungry that he doesn't care about anything and just do what he needs to do.
"Itadakimasu!" He said and scoop the food, I thought he eat earlier? I mean he doesn't like to be hungry at all.
[Trans: Itadakimasu- Thank you (for the meal that just served]
"Didn't you eat earlier?" I ask out of curiosity because he seems to be so hungry. Did they let him to suffer again?
"I eat earlier, it's just that… I want to eat this kind of thing, it's my favorite by the way!" He said and smiled at me like a child, he didn't change even a bit. The thing that change is his memory.
I have this two thoughts, the first one is I hope he remembers me sooner and the second one is I hope he doesn't remember me when the time has come. I hope he stay just like that!
I may want him to remember me but I know it's impossible, he has his own life and I heard that he's preparing to a flight to U. S, I hope he'd come there and forgot me totally.
But if he did that, I might stay as a stranger for him. And I don't want that to be happen.
TO BE CONTINUED.....
HAVE A NICE DAY❤
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