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Josuke’s Perspective, 15th of January
I am looking at what base chocolate I should use. I am stuck on how pretty it should look to. Man, this is so hard! I want to make this special for Okuyasu. I want to show him all my love without being fragile. “Darn it!” I yell and sigh. A few people stare at me. I blush in embarrassment and look down. I then see some dark chocolate that is bitter and sweet. This is perfect for the base! I then get some white chocolate with dark blue coloring for topping. Then some hot pink sprinkles. This will be so tasty! I happily pay for the ingredients and run off.
30 minutes later
I am looking at the stuff I bought to make the chocolates and smile. My mom then comes home from work. “Are you getting ready for Valentine’s day?” My mom asks as she takes her coat off. “Yes, I just hope he does not reject me when I give the chocolate to him. It will be even worse if he stops being friends with me.” I say and sigh. “If he does then he is not a true friend.” My mom says and sips her coffee. “I guess you are right mom. I mean I care about Okuyasu and I love him. I just hope he loves me back.” I say and sigh. I look at the time and see it is 6 pm. “Josuke, I made you miso soup and rice.” My mom declares and sets the table. “Coming!” I yell and run to the table.
February 1st
I wake up and look at the time. Crap, I will be late for school if I don’t get moving! I get out of bed and quickly get dressed. I put on some strawberry flavored lip gloss and put it in my pocket. Next, fix my hair and brush my teeth. I then rush to the kitchen and see my mom left already. I grab a protein drink for breakfast and some chips for lunch. I quickly go outside.
I see Okuyasu has been waiting for me. “Hey Josuke! Why are you out late?” Okuyasu ask me as we start walking to school. “I slept in late.” I admit and sigh. “Oh, I see! I am surprised.” Okuyasu friendly teases me. “It is not my fault. I dreamt about Valentine’s day.” I admit and sigh. I want to tell Okuyasu about how much I love him. I want to hug and kiss him. But I don’t know if he loves me back. “It is good that you dreamt about your crush. I had a dream about a girl rejecting me.” Okuyasu replies and rolls his eyes. Does that mean he likes a girl from our school? I hope that is not the case. We then arrive to school.
At 10:30 am
I am doodling pictures of Okuyasu as class goes on. I love him so much, but he may not love me back. I just want to know the truth! I grip my pencil so tightly that it snaps in two. My classmates and teacher looked at me. “Sorry.” I say and look down in embarrassment. I can’t believe I did that in class. I am just glad Okuyasu is not in this class with me. I do not want to embarrass myself in front of him. I sigh and start taking notes. I want lunch to come so badly.
At lunch time
Okuyasu and I are having lunch on the roof. Koichi could not join us because he is with his girlfriend. I nibble on some cheeseburger Cheetos and cheese Pretz. “Dude why don’t you have anything else to eat? Are you hungry?” Okuyasu asks in a concerned tone. I look away from him and blush. I need to be tough for him. I then look at Okuyasu and smile. “I had to get something quickly to eat for lunch.” I tell Okuyasu and eat some Cheetos. “It is okay bro; I was just worried about you.” Okuyasu replies and pats me on the back. I blush at the touch and look at my lap. “You okay Josuke? Need to talk about something?” Okuyasu wonders and puts his hands on my shoulders. I blush even more and giggle. “I am just feeling different today. Do not worry about it Okuyasu.” I spill and eat more food. “Here, have some of my kushikatsu.” Says and gives me half his kushikatsu. He has never given me food before. This is different, but I love it. “Thank you, bro.” I reply and take the food. We chat and eat until next period.
Okuyasu’s perspective, the next Saturday
I am playing Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse and drinking grape Calpis. Josuke has been acting different recently. I hope he okay. After all, he is my closest friend. Is it because Valentine’s day is coming soon? He is likely going to confess to one of the girls that go to our school. As much as I think some of the girls at school are cute, I like Josuke way more. I even love him; I want to hug him. I want to kiss him and cuddle with him. Man, I think I am bisexual. I want to confess to Josuke, but I fear he will end our friendship. I do not want to lose Josuke, he is my closet friend. One of my few friends in fact. I sigh and focus on my game.
February 13th
I am chilling with Josuke after school. Tomorrow is Valentine’s day. He probably has a girl to ask out already, but I made him some nice dark chocolate that is filled with caramel and jam. I hope he at least likes it, even if he just wants to be friends. That is if he would still want to be my friend. Crap, I need to not space out! “Josuke, I am really hungry. Have any snacks for us to eat?” I ask Josuke and smile. “Of course, I have some snacks. Do you want some strawberry flavored yan yan?” Josuke replies and gets up. “Sure, thing bro!” I cheer loudly. Josuke smiles and walks off to get the yan yan.
Soon, Josuke comes back in and tosses me some yan yan. I catch the yan yan and grin. I then open it and start eating. Josuke then sits next to me. “This is really good.” I tell Josuke and eat some more. “I am happy that you like it.” Josuke beams and blushes. Wait, is Josuke blushing? No, I must be seeing things. Josuke can’t love a man like me. I sigh and look out the window. I must not seem weak in front of him. “Are you okay Okuyasu?” Josuke asks and hugs me. I sniffle and hug him back. I need to man up, but I feel too weak now. I just want Josuke to hug me like this for a while. “I like this feeling. I feel better.” I admit and sigh happily. Crap, I should have not said that. He may think I am a sissy. I am not good enough for Josuke. He deserves more than I can give.
“I am a weakling.” I sob and cling to Josuke. “No, you are not Okuyasu. You are one of the bravest and strongest people I know. I care about you.” Josuke comforts me and rubs my back. “Thank you, I am strong. I am enough for you.” I hesitate and wipe my tears away. “You don’t love yourself enough. You are amazing. I am not worth your time Okuyasu. You are amazing compared to me.” Josuke replies and hugs me tighter. “No way dude! You have girls all over you. No one has a crush on me. I feel useless some days.” I admit and cry. I can’t hold back anymore. I need to be honest with him. “I don’t love any of those girls, Okuyasu. I am the one not worth your time. At least you have a dad that wanted you!” Josuke replies and looks into my eyes. Josuke is crying, we are both crying. We don’t need to fake being tough all the time. Even tough guys like Josuke and I need to cry.
Josuke’s Perspective
“Okuyasu, I need to tell you something.” I admit and blush. I then wipe some of my tears away. “Of course, Josuke, say what you need to say.” Okuyasu replies and wipes the last of his tears away. “I am in love with you.” I tell Okuyasu and hug him. He stares at me in shock. But then hugs me back. “I love you to! You are amazing Josuke!” Okuyasu replies and smiles. I want to know why he did not tell me sooner. But I can ask that later. I want to try something I have wanted to try for a while. “Okuyasu, can I kiss you?” I ask and blush a deep red. “Sure thing Josuke.” Okuyasu replies and blushes more than me. I lean in and kiss him on the lips. I kiss him as gently as I can. Okuyasu kisses me back in a similar way. The kiss is short, but very sweet and loving.
The next day, 5pm
I walk up to the front door of Okuyasu’s house and knock. Okuyasu opens the door and hugs me tightly. “It is great to see you babe!” Okuyasu cheers and lets me inside. We sit on the couch in his room. I fidget a bit and smile at Okuyasu. He looks so handsome today. Okuyasu is wearing the sweatshirt and overalls I got him last year for his birthday. I blush a lot as I stare at him lovingly. “You look amazing Okuyasu.” I tell him and kiss him quickly on the lips.
“I have something to give you Josuke.” Okuyasu says and grabs something from behind his back. Okuyasu gives me a purple, heart shaped box. I open it and see some chocolates. “This is amazing, are they homemade?” I ask and smile. “Of course, they are Joskue!” Okuyasu chimes and takes one. “Open your mouth.” Okuyasu says and smile. I open my mouth and Okuyasu pops the chocolate into my mouth. “This is so good; it melts in my mouth. It is not as good as you though.” I say and wink. Okuyasu blushes and smiles. “I was not expecting you to flirt on me like that, but I like it. I am happy you like the chocolate.” Okuyasu replies and hugs me. I hug him back.
“I have something for you as well.” I say and give Okuyasu the chocolate I made for him. It is in a black box with hot pink hearts on it. He opens it and smiles. “These look really good, but why is one missing?” Okuyasu asks. “I have one in this plastic bag. Open your mouth Okuyasu.” I reply and smirk. He nods and opens his mouth. I pop the chocolate into his mouth. Okuyasu’s expression turns into one of pure excitement. “This is so amazing Josuke, did you make these?” Okuyasu asks and eats a chocolate out of the box of chocolates I gave him. “I sure did, I am happy you love them.” I tell him and sit cross legged. “Love you man, more then these chocolates you made.” Okuyasu cooes and kisses me on the lips. I smile and kiss him back. The kiss lasts longer than our other kisses, but it only lasts for seventeen seconds. “I love you Okuyasu.” I say and hug him. “I love you to Jouske.” Okuyasu replies and hugs me back.