If This Works

Aki didn't even show up at school. Hikaru won't even talk to me. So I'm back to square one: being alone. I'm starting to like the alone time. Too bad everyone around me was being all lovey dovey. I'd rather not be here for all that crap.

In the middle of fourth period Aki decided to text me.

Aki: come by my house when school let's out

He couldn't just tell me that normally? In person? I worry about him if he's not here. He could be off breaking something else. Doesn't he know I worry about him!? Doesn't he know I care!? I really do care. Hikaru is right.

I started on my walk to Aki's house. I wondered about what he even wanted. It couldn't be good. He's dumb sometimes. What am I saying, sometimes, all the time.

I walked to his door and it was covered with pink and red hearts. Whenever he's expecting me, he never locks the door so I let myself in. Aki was standing in the doorway waiting. He had a headband on, it had little hearts on springs.

"Mouse! I'm so happy!" He put one of those headbands on me.

"What is all this?" I asked looking around. His apartment is covered with Valentine's day decorations. Rose petals, hearts and there was a bottle of some kind of alcohol. "Are you drunk?"

"Not at all. Of course not. Me? Never." He lied.

I sniffed his breath and apparently he took it a different way because he kissed me. I can't stand the taste of alcohol. I pulled away as soon as he let me.

"Stop it." I said. I really didn't want him to. It's just that I know it's not a good thing for us.

"Come here. Come on. I want to kiss you and hold you." He begged as he pulled me to the bedroom.

"We shouldn't. Not like this."

I couldn't really fight him. Even with a sucky arm he is still stronger than me. He lead me to the bedroom and before I knew it I was laying down and he was on top of me. Just like last time.

He kissed me deeply and started to take his shirt off. But half way through he started to cry. I was just laying there as he buried his head in the blankets. I moved some. He was in my lap.

"What's wrong Aki?" I asked confused.

"They kicked me out! I'm alone! All I have left is you. You don't make me feel bad. You make me happy. You don't make me feel alone. I love you Mouse. I love you!" He said though tears.

"I-I....." I looked down to find him asleep.

"Goodnight Aki." I said.

I carefully got up so I didn't wake him. It's a weekend tomorrow so I should be here when he wakes up. I went around and cleaned up all the Valentine's day stuff. Grandmother was right about one thing. I wasn't coming home tonight.