Suggestion by : KissMeWithYourEyes

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Muichiro's pov

“Come on Muichiro! Hurry up!” Tanjiro called out for me while he ran through the forest towards a river that was not too far from us. I was barely able to run, he was too fast for me “Tanjiro please slow down!” I called out for him desperately.

He chuckled and looked back at me with a small smile “come on Muichiro! You're so slow!” Tanjiro yelled out playfully as I caught up to him.

“You're so mean..” I whined sarcastically, making him chuckle. That chuckle was precious, I could listen to it all day long, making him laugh or even smile was something that always made me happy.

I've had a crush on Tanjiro for a while now.. maybe a year even and today was the day I wanted to confess my love to him. Yuichiro gave me some tips because he himself has a partner and as he said “with my techniques it's basically impossible for him to reject you”

So I kept my hopes up, made a nice day for us filled with fun activities and other fun stuff. “It is really pretty here though, you were right about that” Tanjiro smiled as he stared at the river in front of us.

“Y-Yea..” I mumbled shyly, my cheeks turning into a rosy pink color. I didn't want to admit it but I was really nervous, it wasn't like I didn't believe Yuichiro's advice he gave me. It was more so like.. what am I saying I had doubts about it, I was terrified of it not working out.

“Hey Tanjiro..?” I mumbled quietly, fidgeting with my fingers nervously as he pulled his gaze away from the river onto me. “Yes Mui?” He replied cheerfully, his voice filled with happiness and excitement.

I took a deep breath and began to say “there's something I've been hiding from you for a while and.. I think it's time I should tell you”

Tanjiro's eyebrows narrowed, worry filling his eyes “what is it?” he said, his voice now sounding worried and almost nervous.

With another deep breath, I finally poured my heart out to him “I think it all started a year ago when.. we were on that trip with your parents.. the week just.. changed so much and made me look at you in a different way.. in a good way..”

“..I started to.. feel something I never thought I would and.. where I am going with this is that..” I looked into his eyes “I.. I love you, Tanjiro..”

Tanjiro's eyes widened. His mouth opened slightly like he was about to say something but nothing came out. My heart was basically in his hands now.. would he break it? Or cherish it?

“Muichiro.. I..” he started quietly. I looked at him with eyes filled with hope, my heart beating out of my chest. “I am sorry.. I don't feel the same way..”

It felt like the world just became silent. I felt my heart breaking, I couldn't believe I just got rejected..

There was just silence.. painful silence, both of us didn't know what to say. I felt tears filling my eyes and at that point I just ran away. I heard Tanjiro calling out for me, probably running after me as well but I didn't look behind me, I was blinded by the pain it caused, my legs carrying me further and further away from the river even though I felt my lungs hurting.

…

Once I got home, I just dropped onto the floor, gasping for air and sobbing hard. Not even a couple seconds later, my mom and Yuichiro came running to me. “Mui, sweetheart, what's going on? What happened??” she asked in panic but I couldn't answer, I just kept sobbing.

I heard Yuichiro sigh, saying “he rejected you.. didn't he?”

The second he said that, I couldn't help but break down even more. Mom pulled me into a hug, letting me sob onto her shoulder “rejected? What do you mean, Yui?” She asked while caressing the back of my head.

“He planned on confessing to Tanjiro today.. it clearly didn't go well” he responded quietly, kneeling down next to me “come on, Muichiro, he's just a guy, his lost, you deserve much better”

“Y-You don't understand! You didn't get r-rejected! You'd react the same way!” I yelled out, knowing that he wouldn't understand this. “Don't bring her into this, Muichiro” he said, clearly annoyed.

“Come on boys, don't fight” she said and helped me stand up “let's get you to your room and talk a little there”

…

After that time, I stayed home for a week, not going outside or talking to anyone. Tanjiro tried to talk to me a couple of times but I didn't even read those messages, every time I just saw the message pop up I broke down.

I knew I couldn't go to school, knowing that I'll see him and won't be able to stay calm.

I already talked to mom about it and she agreed on me moving to another school which I was glad for. No matter how much I tried to get over it, distract myself or just focus on my hobbies, I couldn't, everything reminded me of him.

Every day just became a pain to go through, all I did was sleep, try to distract myself and.. just looked at the pictures of me and Tanjiro..

I always used to laugh at people who cried over losing a partner.. saying that it's just a guy or a girl.. to get over it but.. now I completely understand how much it hurts..

It hurted so much everything hurt.. went down the hill. I neglected my basic needs, I skipped school for weeks, I barely came out of my room, all I did was cry and sleep, when someone tried to talk to me I barely responded..

I regretted confessing to him I should have kept it to myself.. maybe I didn't say anything.. everything would be fine..

~1 year later~

Tanjiro's pov

It has been a year since Muichiro confessed to me and.. we haven't talked since.. I haven't seen him since that point as well.

It felt weird, I tried to look for him in his class and in the hallways but I haven't seen him anywhere.. I saw Yuichiro but he refused to talk to me. At this point I was so desperate that I asked Genya, who I knew that he talked to Muichiro.

“Hey Genya, may I talk to you for a bit?” I asked and he nodded “sure, what's up?” He asked and took a drag of his cigarette, blowing the smoke away from me.

“Well.. have you seen Muichiro around here? I saw Yuichiro b-” I asked but Genya interrupted me “are you serious? Tanjiro, he changed schools months ago, Yuichiro stayed here because he has friends here but Muichiro just wanted to change it”

Changed schools..? Was that because of me..?

“Do you know what schools he's going to now..?” I asked, hoping for a positive answer “yea, it's at the other end of the town, I am still in contact with him and he should end around 4pm today so if you want to talk to him, I think you'll get there in time”

“Alright, thank you” I said and left right after.

To be honest.. the reason why I wanted to see Muichiro was because.. I missed him.. a lot and.. actually developed feelings for him..

I regretted rejecting him so bad but at the same time.. I don't think I would realize that I love him so much if this didn't happen, the more time I was without him, the more I missed him and wanted to be close to him.

…

When I got in front of Muichiro's school, it was close to 4pm and I just waited.. and waited until I saw him. “Muichiro!” I called out to him but when he pulled his gaze onto me, my heart sank.

He looked.. horrible.. bags under his eyes, messy hair just.. completely different from what I remember. His eyes widened when he saw me and immediately sped up the other way.

I grabbed his arm to stop him, saying “Muichiro please I want to talk to you about something” I said desperately and he looked back at me with tears in his eyes “pl-please leave me alone..”

My eyes widened “hey hey why are you crying? I am sorry I didn't mean to scare you or anything” I said with a worried voice “please I just wanna talk..”

Muichiro pulled my hand away from his, backing away slightly “about what..?” He asked quietly, one teat escaping his eye.

…

We sat on a bench in silence until I began to talk “Mui.. I am sorry for rejecting you a year ago.. I j-”

“It's not your fault you didn't feel the same..” he interrupted me quietly. “No it's.. I mean..” I sighed and moved closer, saying “I.. I realized that I do feel the same way”

Muichiro's eyes widened as he yelled out “what?!” A second after he realized how loud he said that and just blushed in embarrassment.

“Yea.. I.. I am sorry I didn't realize sooner it's just.. I guess I was just confused.. didn't even know what my sexuality was” I said and moved closer, taking Muichiro's hand “I understand if you already lost feelings and don't want to you know.. date.. or you are just mad.. but I hope that we can at least.. be friends..?”

Muichiro's eyes filled with tears, saying “you.. don't even know how happy that made me.. i just.. I still have feelings for you too..” he smiled a little and I pulled him into a hug.

My eyes filled with tears as well but they were happy tears.. I was happy that.. I had him back.. not just as a friend.. but a boyfriend.

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