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“I’m sorry.”
“Shut up!”
“Listen to me please…”
“I said shut up!”
In the middle of a ruin, where rumbles of building and many more surrounds them, there’s a huge despair linger in the air. Yet, despite the impending death, the man just keeps smiling and wipe the tears from his loved one’s face.
“I love you, Soushirou.”
“GEN!!!”
The man wakes up in cold sweat, right hand reaching out to the air as if trying to grab something. He quickly sits on his bed, trying to manage his breath. His eyes then stare at the clock on his wall, showing him that it’s time to get ready to school.
Soushirou begin his day the same as usual; brushing his teeth, washing his face, eating breakfast, then he goes to school. He’s not feeling anything special, except a bit at lost on what to do. Still, he forces himself to leave his apartment room and go to school with his mind still focusing on the memory of his past life.
Hoshina Soushirou, reborn in a new world where kaiju no longer exist except in super hero series. By some odds, he remembers everything in his past life. Everyone from the defense force, his family, even his lover.
He thought that this is how the gods are tricking him, a cruel trick from them. However, when he remembered that he need to find Gen, his confusion changed into gratitude. With the memories, he’s determined to find him and fulfill their promise.
Soushirou sits in his seat in the middle row close to the window as he wait for the bell to ring. His class is busy already, some busy with copying homeworks or even gossiping. He doesn’t really want to join the chaos, so he pretends to sleep.
“Hoshina!”
Oh well, seems he can’t even do that. He unwillingly looks up, finding his friend who sit in front of him smiling. It’s obvious that he need something.
“What is it Ichikawa?”
Reno clasp his hands together apologetically. “I’m sorry, but please lend me your note book! I need to catch up to the lesson fast and your notes are the best!”
It’s not like Soushirou have a choice to begin with, so he gives his note book to Reno. “You better return it by the end of the day.”
“I will!”
The bell rings just as the teacher come in the class room. Everyone who hasn’t take a seat immediately do so. They’re all excited, for some reason, and Soushirou doesn’t get why they all look that way.
“Attention, we have a new student coming in,” said Mina, the homeroom teacher.
At first, Soushirou wanted to just ignore it. However, upon hearing the door slides open, his senses are tingling. It’s when he see a familiar figure entering the room that a sense of relief wash all over his body.
The same person he has been looking for so long in his second life.
“Narumi Gen, nice to meet all of you…I guess.”
The whole class may be buzzing with people talking on how Gen look like a delinquent, surprisingly quiet, and many more stuff. However, Soushirou doesn’t really listen to them. His eyes are still focusing on Gen, tearing up a bit from relief. His attention shifts when he see Gen walk to sit right behind him, putting down his bag and stare outside of the class’ window.
During the entire time he listen to the lecture, he was barely able to focus. The only thing that exist in his mind was how to fulfill the promise he made with Gen in their previous life. Beside, there’s also one thing that Soushirou need to consider.
He doesn’t know if Gen also remember his past life like he do.
The bell rings again, earlier than usual as the faculty have something to do. Soushirou, without a second thought, turns around and see the sleeping Gen. Still cute, so cute in his eyes.
“Ge,” he stops himself, “Narumi-san, wake up.” He gently pokes his cheek.
Gen stares at Soushirou, annoyed by the way he wakes him up.
“Let’s go grab lunch, then I’ll take you to school tour.” Soushirou gives his hand, hoping that Gen will take it and hold it like they used to. “You seem to be a bit groggy, need a hand?”
“HAAAAH?! Don’t treat me like a girl!” Gen hisses at him. “Let’s go, I’m kind of starving.”
They both go to the school cafeteria, ordering food for their lunch. Soushiro have his eyes set on Gen’s tray, noticing something. He only got small amount of food and most of them are the cheapest set. However, Soushirou remains silent as they both eat their lunch.
‘Just what happened to you, Gen?’
That question stayed in his head the entire day, remain unasked by Soushirou. He just silently checking up on him time to time the entire day, hoping by some miracle that Gen will call him by his own name or telling him something. Still, there was nothing.
At the end of the day, Soushirou lays on his bed as his mind still thinking about Gen. Worry and happiness are combining into one huge emotion, coming out as tears in the silent night. He silently cry himself to sleep with happy tears, thanking the Gods for allowing him to see Gen again.
Day by day passed, Soushirou’s happiness soon turn into worry. He noticed something, that Gen always skip some of the classes to go to the infirmary or sleeping at the rooftop. Soushirou often came to visit him at the rooftop, bringing him lunch so they can eat together.
Today, they’re having lunch together again. This time, Soushirou didn’t buy it from the cafeteria, but he packed extra earlier before school. For weeks, he lied to Gen that he always make too much food whenever his family come to visit, so that he wouldn’t refuse his offer. He can tell that each time they eat together, Gen always a bit too excited.
“Just how many siblings you have?” Gen asks with food in his mouth.
“Hmm…” Soushirou makes a thinking gesture, pretending to count just to confuse Gen.
“Don’t tell me your parents make kids like they buy toys, way too many.”
Hearing that, Soushirou laughs. He laughs so hard he actually fall backward.
“DON’T LAUGH!!”
“Sorry sorry, but I can’t help it AHAHAHA!!” Soushirou keeps laughing while his hand slap Gen’s shoulder.
That’s when Gen let out a painful gasp.
Soushirou stops immediately and stare at Gen with question. It doesn’t need to be voiced, his eyes are talking with Gen’s. He can see the tense growing on the other boy. He immediately put down their lunches, forcing himself to open few buttons of Gen’s uniform to check on his shoulder.
Dark purple mark stays where Soushirou earlier slap. He doesn’t have to own the mark, it feels painful already. Horror washes both on his and Gen’s face.
“Narumi-san?”
“I’m okay.” Gen packs his portion of the food, clearly trying to avoid any conversation. “I’m taking my portion with me, the box will be returned tomorrow.”
“Narumi-san wait!”
Soushirou can only watch as Gen run away from him, leaving him with pain and confusion in him.
“Gen…?”
What happened to you, dear?