Natsuki stared down at Aine, his heart racing. Aine wasn’t saying anything. Natsuki could feel his broken eyes begin to well with tears again as the silence carried on for what seemed like eternity. His heart was racing so fast right now, it could break or stop at any moment.
If anything, Natsuki could be slightly content with things since he had made his true feelings known to their full extent. the silence continued on and the worried blonde could hear his still raging heart beat pound in his ears and throughout his entire being.
Natsuki….
His heart stopped. The moment he’d been waiting for so desperately had finally come. He took in a shakey breathe as he coninued to wait for the next thing that the pained tealette would say.
Only he didn’t say anything but reached up and wiped away the tears that had previously fallen and tamed the ones that were to come. Natsuki sank into his caress and his eyes softened until the tealette began to cry tears of his own. The blonde tensed at this and reached one of his own hands down to cup Aine’s face, wiping away the tears that rolled down his porcelain cheeks.
I can’t ever be happy, Natsuki…
Natsuki’s heart stopped. He stared at Aine; his fingers began to tremble slightly with worry and as if in reaction Aine’s hand reached down and caressed his free hand. Instinctively, Natsuki’s hand wrapped around Aine’s tightly.
Unless you’re happy with me…
Natsuki took in a shakey breathe and a small smile lit up his previously broken features. His shimmering emeralds welled with tears once more and they drained down his paled cheeks. Natsuki pulled his hands away from Aine’s grasp and tightly embraced him, burrying his tear drowned face into the crook of Aine’s neck.
“I love you too, Natsuki”
Natsuki squeezed the small tealette tighter; tears of joy rolling down and pitter-pattering alone Aine’s paled, doll-like shoulders. One of his hands snaked up to embrace the back of Aine’s head and the other snaked down to the small of his back.
“I love Aine-chan so much…!” he uttered with a muffled voice through Aine’s shoulder. He wanted to show Aine everything now; every ounce of his adoration for the little tealette but at the same time he wanted nothing more than to sit here and caress Aine’s fragile being….
Just to be sure that no part of him would escape ever again.
“I’m so sorry it took so long,” Aine whispered near his ear, “I’m so sorry, Natsuki…” He shifted his arms around the other’s waist, returning his embrace. A brilliant smile lit up the tealette’s face, smiling besides his beloved.
“I’ll return those feelings back to you 100%, Natsuki, no… 1000%-!”
Aine felt as if a large weight was lifted from his chest, freeing his heart to fly on the wings of love. This airy, light feeling overtook him. He was happy, so happy to be loved by Natsuki.
So this was what love was like. It was a refreshing, warm feeling that made his heart flutter around. There was nothing that had ever made him as happy as this; being in the embrace of his beloved.
It also made him wonder another thing.
Did his old self ever fallen in love like this?
Had he ever felt love this pure and happy before he lost his memories?
Nonetheless, he pushed those anxious thoughts away to contain his happiness. He nuzzled his face against the side of Natsuki’s head, moving his hand up to run it through the blonde locks of hair.
“Natsuki…” Aine breathed his love’s name into the other’s ear with a content sigh and pulled away to look at the younger male’s face.
“Is it alright if we can kiss again?”
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