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“Hey, Takeshi!” Honey yells, hurtling towards Mori the moment he sees his boyfriend walking down the hallway. When he reaches Mori, he jumps up and wraps his arms around Mori’s neck, giving him a kiss. “I missed you.”
“I was gone for ten minutes,” Mori says.
“I know, but I still missed you. Hey, is there a reason why you left? I mean, we usually spend all of the lunch break together.”
“I… had something I needed to do.”
Honey stares at him. “But why… why did you have to do it alone? We always do everything together, Takeshi.”
But despite Honey’s big eyes staring at him, Mori doesn’t give an explanation. And all throughout his lessons for the rest of the day and his shift at the Host Club, all Honey can think about is why would Mori be doing things on his own? Like he said, they always do everything together.
Things only get more confusing when, after the club is over for the day, Mori goes over to Tamaki and they start to talk. Mori is friends with Tamaki, but Honey has never seen them having a private conversation like this.
And when he tries to go over to the pair, Tamaki says, “Sorry, but can you leave us alone, Honey-senpai?”
Honey stares at them both, his eyes stinging. “But… why?”
“It’s a secret.”
Why is Mori keeping secrets from him?
By the end of the day, Honey has come to a realisation, a realisation that makes him break down sobbing. A concerned driver takes him to Mori’s house, and the moment he is alone with Mori, he says, “Takeshi, are you upset with me?”
Mori takes a step backwards. “What?”
Tears fill his eyes and Honey begs himself not to cry. “Do you hate me? Do you… want to break up with me?”
And even though he tried his hardest not to cry, he breaks down sobbing.
“Mitsukuni?” Mori whispers, and then he drops to one knee and wraps Honey in a tight hug. “Where did you get that idea?”
“Y-You’ve been doing things in secret and don’t wanna spend as much t-time with me lately and… do you really hate me, Takeshi?” he sobs, tears soaking into Mori’s shirt.
“Of course not,” Mori says, stroking his hair. He sighs. “This is a misunderstanding.”
“Huh?”
“I… I didn’t want to ruin the surprise, but… Mitsukuni, I’ve been planning a birthday party for you. That is why I have been doing things in secret.”
“A… birthday party?” Honey whispers. He pulls away from Mori and stares up at his boyfriend’s face. “Takeshi…” And then it hits him and he cries harder than ever. “Oh, Takeshi, I’m so sorry, I thought you were being mean but you’re being even lovelier than ever. Thank you… sorry for m-making a mistake.”
Mori gives him a soft kiss and wipes his tears away with his thumb. “No problem. And sorry for confusing you.”
Honey smiles and hugs Mori. “I love you.”