Third POV:
"Why, why does Haruki love me, " Kamiya thought.
"Haruki."
"Kamiya-san, I love you, " Haruki shouted.
Kamiya began blushing, he then turned his head away.
"I'm sorry, I..."
"I love you."
"W-would you stop saying that you pervert, " Kamiya shouted while stuttering.
"You're so cute, Kamiya, " Haruki said.
"I'm not cute."
Haruki smiled.
"You're so cute, it makes me want to kiss you again."
"Shut up, you pervert."
"I love you, Kamiya."
Kamiya began blushing up to his ears.
"Stop saying that, you pervert, " Kamiya shouted as he ran away from him.
"Kamiya, I love you, so, I won't let you get away from me. I'll make sure you fall for me, Kamiya, " Haruki thought.
Meanwhile...
"Zetsu, the only reason you aren't dead yet is that Shou needed comfort. I'm only allowing you to do this once, " Cebris said.
Zetsu let Shou go and handed over his cloak to him. Shou looked up at him. Zetsu began blushing a small bit.
"Thank you, Zetsu-san, I feel a lot better now, thanks to you, " he said with a smile.
"Cute, " Zetsu thought.
"No problem, don't worry, just because you're strong, it doesn't make you a monster, okay"?
"How did you"?
"Because I once had that fear, until I met Hisami, " Zetsu said.
"But what if I'm stronger than Hisami."
"Don't worry, you still won't be a monster."
"So how did you meet, Hisami-san"?
"Oh, it was when he was trying to put me in my place when we were in our teens."
Zetsu's POV:
10 years ago...
I was fourteen years old. I was too strong at fourteen, anyone I came across would be defeated in an instant.
I soon found a guild only for the strong. When I walked inside there were Hisami and Seina. There were a few adults but this guild was small, how come they were still open? The blond hair boy grinned and walked over to me.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Hisami, Hasegawa Hisami, " he said.
"I'm Okami Zetsu. I'm just here because there are strong people here. I want to find out if I'm a monster, " I said while gripping my fist.
"Then, Fight me, I'm the strongest in the guild, " Hisami said.
My mana rose. Hisami stood and used his fingers to motion for me to fight him. I was pissed. I charged at him only to be blown back. Hisami smiled.
"You shouldn't charge at me head-on, you're going to die if you do that."
I felt my head, and for the first time I was bleeding, I smiled.
"I'm not a monster, " I thought while crying.
"Hey did I hurt you that bad?"
"No, I'm finally not a monster."
Hisami patted me on the head. He healed me.
"You should join, your power isn't bad, but won't work on me."
"Joining here isn't a bad idea, can I live with you, my parents died in the war. So I'm alone at the moment."
"Heh, don't worry, once you are a part of this guild, your family, " Hisami said with a smile.
In the present...
Shou was smiling.
"Zetsu-san, you're kind. I'm glad met someone like you in this world, " Shou said.
"Shou, " I thought.
His hair blew in the wind and it was pretty.
"I did fall for Shou, he's too beautiful, " I thought.
I felt my heart throbbing.
"Zetsu-san?"
I wrapped my arm around him and lifted his chin.
"Eh?"
I leaned in and kissed him. Then I backed away after realizing what I had done. I felt like shit. Why did I take advantage of this type of situation? Shou is definitely going to hate me.
"I'm such an idiot," I thought.
"I'm sorry, you can punch me, hit me. I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself, " I shouted.
I braced myself for a punch but it never came, I opened my eyes to see Shou's face was completely red. My eyes widened.
"He's too cute for words, " I thought.
"Shou-chan, " I said.
He looked away from me.
"I won't hit you, " he shouted.
"Eh?"
"I remembered that you love me, I wasn't considerate of your feelings. I didn't know what you meant when you said you had feelings for me. I feel embarrassed, " He said while looking down.
"You're too cute, Shou-chan, " I accidentally slipped out and then I covered my mouth.
"Huh?"
Shou lifted his head and his eyes met with mine. His eyes widened and he looked surprised.
"Hey, Zetsu, " Cebris shouted.
Shou lifted his sword in surprise.
"Cebris, I thought you would have killed me, " I said.
"I'll give you one chance to win over Shou, but if Shou still doesn't feel the same towards you, then if you touch him again, I'll kill you, " Cebris said.
"You can't kill him, Cebris, " Shou shouted.
"But Shou-chan?"
"No buts, you can't kill him, " Shou shouted.
"Alright, then I'll burn you."
"But wouldn't that kill me, " I asked.
"Not if I don't keep doing it."
"Shou, go on a date with me."
"Eh, a date but are you sure you want to? I mean I'm boring, I'm not great with talking, and I'm horrible around romance, are you sure you want to go on a date with someone like me?"
"Of course, you're not boring at all, you're interesting. You get embarrassed quickly, you're very emotional. You're beautiful and adorable."
"Eh, but, I'm not, " Shou said while looking away.
"Yes you are, I love your personality, I love your shyness, I love your loyalty to the guild. No matter what you may think or say about yourself, I will always have these feelings towards you."
Shou looked at me, and then he covered his face.
"Zetsu-san, I'll go with you on a date, although, I should head back to the house for a bit to think. I feel embarrassed right now."
I waited until he turned away and then I hugged him.
"Shou-chan, you're so cute."
"Wait...Zetsu-san, " Shou shouted.
Shou's ears were red and I smiled.
"This feels like a dream," I thought.
I let go of him. He turned his head and his eyes met with mine. He began blushing.
"I'll see you back at the house," Shou shouted before teleporting away.
"God he's too adorable," I thought.
Shou's POV:
I laid on my bed after taking off my shoes. I hugged one of the pillows and I felt my entire face heat up.
"How did I manage to be kissed by Zetsu in less than a week of knowing him? Sure he's cool, and he's kind, he puts others before himself. I can't even hate him for doing that," I thought.
I sighed, and look at Cebris.
"Cebris did you know about him loving me," I asked.
"Yeah, I did. I didn't think you would give him a chance considering your past experiences with romance. But seeing you react to Zetsu is nice. It means you're growing from the depressed state you were in before coming to this world. You killed yourself because you feared that you would be loved by no one, and you would drag the ones that happen to fall in love with you. This is your chance to move past that self-deprivation of love. "
Cebris was right.
"I know, I really should move past that, otherwise I'll be weighed down by it forever, right?"
"Yeah, of course, after all, you seem to have some feelings towards Zetsu."
"Huh?"
"The way you blushed after he kissed you?"
"That was because it was surprising."
"You were pretty embarrassed after he confessed to you."
"That was, I don't know. I just feel embarrassed about being around him. My heart starts beating faster ever since he told me his feelings. I said yes to going on a date with him as well, so embarrassing," I shouted while squeezing the life out of the pillow.
"That's called being in love, Shou," Cebris said while the sword began to levitate.
Third POV:
His sword floats above him and it was taken out of the scabbard. Shou could see a person inside the blade. He had blue hair and red eyes.
"So that's what you look like, Cebris-san?"
"Yeah, this is what I looked like when I poured my magic into the sword."
Cebris sighed as he put the sword back into the scabbard.
"You know I understand that You're afraid of falling in love, but you have to understand that if you don't move past it, it will remain in your heart until you die."
The sword lay next to him on the bed.
"Cebris, You're so nice."
"I care about you a lot Shou, I don't want to see your heart full of regrets."
Meanwhile...
Haruki's POV:
"Kamiya was so cute as a kid, he still is cute. Hah, I remember when I met him, " I thought.
Flashback...
16 years ago...
I was being picked on by some asshole kids, they were pushing me around and dumping out my bookbag.
"What, rich kid, can't fight back?"
I was 8 years old at the time when Kamiya appeared. His eyes were so beautiful and his look of justice was amazing. I started as he began beating up the kids around me. After they ran away he walked over to me.
"Are you okay, " he asked.
"Yeah, " I said while nodding.
He helped me pick up my stuff and smiled at me.
"You should take a martial arts class for self-defense otherwise this can happen a lot."
"Self-defense."
"Follow me, and I'll take you to someone who will teach you, that way you can protect yourself from those guys, " he said with a bright smile.
I knew I had fallen in love with him, his smile blew all of my worries away.
"What's your name, " I asked.
"Nagamatsu Kamiya."
"I'm Togami Haruki, " I said.
After I met his teacher, we started hanging out together.
About after a year passed...
I went to go talk to my brother because my feelings couldn't be held back anymore. His name is Togami Yahiko.
"Brother, I have fallen for Kamiya-san, " I shouted.
He looked at me with a smile.
"This is perfect if we are able to connect with that noble family. This is perfect you can marry Nagamatsu Kamiya, and our families will have a stronger bond."
After this conversation a few days later...
I met him, Kamiya's brother, Nagamatsu Shingo.
He smirked at me while Kamiya was sitting next to me.
"So, you have become great friends, have you not, " Shingo asked.
I nodded a bit and Kamiya glared at his brother.
"Well, it's time to speak of the engagement."
"Oni-san, you can't be thinking about forcing us to get married. Is that why you allowed me to visit their estate? So I could be closer to Haruki-san, " Kamiya shouted.
"Exactly, you see, your brother and I have talked and that is the outcome we have chosen."
"You've talked with my brother, " I asked.
"Yeah, your brother allowed my brother to meet you. If you two hadn't met, then you would still be engaged."
Kamiya stood up and punched his brother.
"You have been trying to control me since the moment I was born. I won't allow you to control Haruki-san. He's like an older brother to me, I won't let you use him for your own personal game."
"Kamiya, " I said.
Kamiya grabbed my hand and ran out of the room. He looked really pissed off. We were in his room and he shut the door. Suddenly he hugged me.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry Haruki-san, I didn't want you to be dragged into this situation as well."
He was shorter than me, so I felt his tears on my chest. He was crying, I patted his head.
"It's alright, Kamiya, I don't mind being engaged to you."
"No, I don't want you to be dragged into this family torture."
"Kamiya."
He looked up at me his eyes were full of tears.
"Why does he have to be so cute, " I thought.
"Kamiya, if you really don't want me to be involved I can't be your friend. But, if I stay a part of this I will be at your side, I promise, " I shouted.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
He started crying and hugging me again.
About two years after that...
Kamiya began to distrust the people linked to his estate. He was very suspicious of anyone who tried to come near him. Fortunately, he still trusted me.
After 7 years had passed...
I was 18, and Kamiya was 16. He had joined the blood guild. I was learning swordsmanship from Kiriyama Jiyuu. Shingo paid me a visit, he was so pissed off.
"My adorable brother doesn't understand what kind of trouble he is making for me. Hey Haruki-Kun, you love him right, why don't you go take him."
"I can't, he'll hate me. I will hate to live in a world where Kamiya hates me."
"Then, if you don't marry him, I'll lock him away so you won't be able to see him again."
"You bastard."
"Then I suggest you make your move you damn chicken."
"Shut up, you don't know what's it like being in love with a childhood friend so you'll never know. He's not going to like it. He won't accept it. He'll definitely be mad at me. I rather die than have him hate me."
4 years later, A few days ago from the present...
I was 22 years old and Kamiya was 20. Shingo came to me once again he smirked.
"You two will be married, now if you don't confess your feelings for him I'll have no choice but to lock Kamiya away forever."
"You bastard."
"Don't worry, I won't hurt him. You just have to do what I say."
"Yeah, whatever. What do you want?"
"Any information on the blue-haired, silvered-eye beauty in The Blood Guild."
"I don't have much information about him, you'll have to see him fight to get anything."
"I don't care I will have him, " he shouted.
"Eh?"
"That beautiful guy, he's so cute, I just want to fuck him all night. I want him to be mine."
"That poor guy, " I thought.
In the present...
"I need to find him and talk to him. Maybe I should wait at his guild for him to show up, " I thought.
The next day...
I showed up at the guild around noon. I saw the blue-haired guy from yesterday. Moriyama Shou, a promising young man.
"Excuse me, have you seen Kamiya, " I asked.
"Yeah, he's inside the guild."
"Thank you, Shou-san."
I walked into the guild, to see Kamiya sitting at a table.
"Kamiya."
He turned around and sighed.
"What is it, Haruki-san?"
"I really want to talk more about what happened. I want to tell you why I was there at the time, so please listen."
"Let's go talk somewhere else then."
"Kamiya, " I said with a smile.
He avoided looking me in the eye and his cheeks began turning slightly red.