Narrator's Pov

Tenma just threw himself on the bed, face up, looking at the ceiling.

He was giggling and kicking the covers in excitement, his wish has finally come true, the boy he loved was finally all his and only his!!

His cheeks were bright pink, thinking about the kiss they had on the rooftop, so romantic!

He kept making squealing noises when a knock on the door could be heard, he was a bit annoyed about it, thinking who would ruin such moment of happiness.

He sat on the bed and gave the permission to whoever was on the other side of the door to come in.

As the door opened, a well known face come out. He hasn't seen him in a while, so it was a bit surprising to see him now.

T: ... Takuto..?

Taku: Hi.. Tenma... Long time no see uh? *nervous chuckle*

Taku: Didn't you and your family leave the kingdom a long time ago?

Taku: Yeah.. but now, I convinced  them to come back here, I missed it here and... I missed you.

T: I see.. well it's nice to see you again, Takuto-san.

Takuto smiled gently at him, when a female voice yelled his name.

???: Takuto!! Come down here!! We have to go!!

Taku: Oh well, we'll see each other another time, byee!

Takuto run away, going to his mother.

When he disappeard from Tenma's sight, an aura of confusion filled the room.

Why would he come back after years? And why now? Thousands of questions were running in Tenma's mind, making him forget about the beautiful sensations he was feeling minutes before Takuto showed up.

He than rested on his bed, walking at the ceiling with a blank face, he crawled in a ball and closed his eyes, trying to sleep.

[The next morning]

*Clock ringing*

Tenma moaned, feeling sleepy and tired.

You can guess that he didn't sleep that much last night, and surely, he would have slept during the day ignoring all his duties.

Reluctantly, he got out of bed, went to the bathroom and had a hot and calming shower.

He then went to his wardrobe and choose his everyday dress.

All done very slowly, not caring if he was going to be late.

He walked out of his room and between a yawn and another he reached the dining room.

T'Dad: There you- ... Tenma are you ok?

T: Yes father, everything goes perfectly.

He said while rubbing his right eyes and yawning once again.

T'sMom: You didn't sleep last night didn't you?

His mother said in a reproachful tone, trying to hide her worry for her son.

Tenma didn't answer to his mother question, staring to eat casually, like it was a day like any other.

The room went silent and the only noises that could be heard were the rumors of the cutlery touching the others and the plate.

No one talked for a while, until the queen cleared her throat, starting to talk.

T'Mom: *clears her throat* Tenma, today you will meet with Shindou. His mother informed me that he's a very well known poeth, he handles words with grace, making them dance on the paper like ballet dancers. I eventually asked her if he could teach you some of his tricks, maybe you will be able to write a poem for you future wife.

She said, the last sentence was very out of place, since Aoi was also there, and that made her feel very uncomfortable, and Tenma felt the same.

Tenma did nothing but nod at his mother. He wasn't annoyed, but not even happy, he didn't know what to feel about passing some time with his old best friend.

When they finished eating breakfast, Tenma was waiting for his mother to tell him where to go, since he didn't know where the meeting was going to happend.

T'Mom: go to the garden, he'll be there, I suggested a place more... sophisticated, but your friend insisted to meet there since the nature is more inspiring.

The blonde-haired teen walked straight to the garden, ready to meet Takuto.

Nothing special was happening, maybe because it was still morning, but he predicted that that day was going to be a real morgue.

When he walked out of the castle, he stopped himself in front of the gate of the castle, looking at the panorama of the kingdom with all the citizens living their life.

What broke that peacefulness were little chats between two voices known to him.

He walked towards the noise, finding Kyousuke and Takuto talking together.

What were the odds that his boyfriend and his old best friend could meet?

He tried to act as casual as always, without sounding nervous.

Why would he be nervous when the guy who always had a crush on him is meeting his boyfriend without knowing.

T:uhmm am I interrupting something or?

Kyou: Tenma!

Taku: You guys know each other?

Kyou: *nervous laugh* well.. *walks towards him and kisses him* I sure can't say that we don't.

Takuto was shocked, you sure could tell that he wasn't expecting such action, and neither Tenma could.

T: *nervous giggle* you little rascal.

Taku: ahah.. well now that you're here.. we can start our lesson!

Kyou: A lesson? For what?

T: Well.. my mom wants me to learn how to write a poem so that I can dedicate them to Aoi..

Kyou: Oh... Well then, I'll leave you two alone, do you wanna meet after?

T: Yeah sure why not? *Little smile*

Kyousuke was happy to meet his boyfriend, he thought about making him a gift or something else to make him happy, he seemed pretty down, and he wanted to see him smile so, as much as he came home he made sure to make the perfect gift!

But turning back to our protagonist, Tenma was now with Takuto, who was explaining to him how to arrange the words in such a way that they sound fluid.

He wasn't listening much tho, he was worried, worried about his friendship with him and if the relationship with Kyousuke would have break it or ruin it.

He couldn't held himself, but asking him a question that was running through his mind since the beginning.

T: Takuto...

Taku: Yes Tenma? Is there something that you didn't understand?

T: No! It's just that... earlier, when Kyousuke kissed me, you were.. lost.. and- embittered. I know that you liked me, and I know that you still do so.. are you sure that you'll be fine knowing that I don't feel the same? I don't want to break our friendship, but if you can't handle you disappointment while seeing me with somebody else then, I'll make sure to-

Taku: wowowo ok ok stop for a moment, Tenma, yes, I still have feelings for you and it make me feel sad that I wasn't the one to steal your heart, but how could that be possible? We haven't seen each other in years it was natural that you would have fall for someone else. I may be sad about it but, I don't want to ruin our friendship, because if that means not seeing you, than I prefer see you happy with the person you love.

Takuto's words surprised Tenma, wow... he is really good with words uh?
He thought, he was glad to have him as his friend.

T: *small smile* Thank you Takuto-san *hugs him*

Taku: Thank you too, Tenma-kun *hugs him back*

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