“I love you, Natsuki.”
The blonde stared down at the tealette with now widening emeralds. Shock was for sure overtaking his tender features and it seemed like it lasted for eternity. Natsuki’s heart skipped a beat and his stomach felt like it was dropping down the Tower of Terror.
Even though he felt frozen in time, his smile somehow seemed to return but thrice that of what it was casually. A small chuckle elicited from his lips and gradually rose to a happy fit of laughter. Natsuki tightly hugged Aine and rocked him back and forth a lot more aggressively than he had intended to. And with his arms, his eyes squeezed shut too. He could not control this happy feeling.
“I love you too, Aine-chan~!” he called out instantly. He had waited days, weeks and even months for this moment. Aine loved him! He always knew he did somewhere even through all of the pain the two had survived together.
“I love you so much, Aine-chan….” his voice calmed down to almost a mutter as his swaying slowly came to a stop. He buried his face into Aine’s neck and his eyes fluttered opened again. They almost felt damp. He was so happy.So happy that the young blonde could cry. It was a very bittersweet feeling. He didn’t want to cry because he never did and had many a time been scolded by his band mates that it was not very manly yet he couldn’t help himself… and it was one of those times they described to be experienced during true bliss.
And this was exactly that.
There. He had said it. Even though it wasn’t to the real Natsuki, he was able to say the truth.
It was one weight off his heart; the other would remained buried forever.
Aine closed his eyes, not wanting to face this dream anymore. He had done what he couldn’t do in reality, and that was it. Now it was time to move on.
Natsuki didn’t need him, but at least he got the feelings out of his chest.
Ready to wake up, Aine heard a voice call to him.
“I love you too, Aine-chan~!”
He widened his eyes in pure shock at the dream blonde’s reply.
He remained frozen in place, replaying the words in his head. Natsuki still loved him. He still loved him; despite the heartbreak he had went through with Aine.
In his clear, energetic, loud voice, Natsuki told him those earnest words he wanted that would make his heart leap with infinite joy.
But a sad wave of realization washed over him. This wasn’t the real Natsuki. It was only his dream; a wish Aine longed for to come true. A painful wish.
“…Why… why does it have to be in my dream…?” Aine whispered, blinking tears. “…I want to wake up and hear you say those words…”
“I love you so much, Aine-chan…”
Aine could hear that kind, earnest voice whisper his love to him. The tears fell harder down the tealette’s face and he placed a hand over his heart, feeling its aching heartbeat for his distant beloved.
“Natsuki…”
Little by little, Aine began to stir awake into the reality of his love.
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