[u]Fumio Hari Kouineji & Souta Fushimaru[/u]

[b]"KAZUHIKO! STOP!"[/b] Souta continued to run after Fumio who had turned into the Squad 8 barracks. The latter had ran all the way to his room, trying to be as quiet as possible and hides his tears from everyone, including Souta. Once he had made it to his room, he shut the door behind him and leant against it to stop Souta from entering. [b]"G-Go away!"[/b] He yelled with eyes squeezed shut as more tears dripped off of his jawline and onto the floor. [b]"NO! NOW OPEN THIS DOOR!"[/b] Souta yelled back, much more serious than Fumio was used to. After Souta had banged on the door a few times, Fumio reluctantly pushed himself off of it, letting him enter to stop the noise. Souta had almost flew through the door, closing it behind him before locking it. [b]"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU KAZUHIKO! YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO STOP!"[/b] Souta yelled, at the peak of anger. [b]"I know I know! I-I just... Sh-she... Huerona.... I can't"[/b] Fumio wasn't able to form sentences, sobs preventing him from setting his words free. Falling to his knees with his back facing Souta, Fumio placed his hands on his face and cried. He had enough of trying to hold his composure 24/7... He had enough with being unable to show his true feelings and release his emotions... He had enough of acting under the wishes of another... He had enough of this pointless and senseless game... Souta looked down at Fumio, watching the boy cry his eyes out. The scene looked pitiful, but Souta didn't take any pity on him. He knew Fumio well and understood exactly why he was crying so much... quickly deciding to try and comfort him instead. But how exactly?... Souta wasn't one to comfort others.... Shifting his body weight a little awkwardly, Souta took a deep breath and swallowed his manly pride before walking closer to Fumio. 

Fumio's crying was erratic since he had so much pent up tears to release. It had been a while since he had cried other anything as he wasn't allowed to cry or feel sorry for anything or anyone... [b]"J-J-just... l-leave... So-Souta"[/b] He managed to push out through his heavy sobs. Souta, however, just shook his head. [b]"I'm not leaving you Kazuhiko... You know I'd never do that, no matter what you do...."[/b] Souta stepped closer and grabbed Fumio by the arm, forcing him to stand and look at him. Without another word, Souta hugged him. It felt weird to Souta at first but he used to do this all the time as a kid, what would make this time any different? Fumio's eyes widened for a minute before he hugged Souta back tightly, shamelessly crying on his shoulder. [b]"...Thank you"[/b] Fumio whispered since he desperately needed closure. [b]"Don't mention it... And I seriously mean that, don't ever mention this to anyone"[/b] Souta mumbled, making Fumio chuckle. [b]"Don't worry, I won't.... The same goes for you too"[/b] He chuckled again before letting Souta go. Souta then promptly turned around to go and make some tea for the both of them. [b]"Now go clean yourself up Crimson, we have to go pay Huerona a visit later and explain everything... You have to apologise to her, whether she remembers us or not... She's still our closest friend... You two were inseparable, she was like an older sister to us... Lets not spoil that..."[/b] Fumio lowered his head as Souta spoke, wiping his eyes as more tears threatened to spill. [b]"B-but... it hurts... After everything we've been through... How c-could she leave us?... Ho-how could she forget about e-everything?... Out of everyone... I would of thought that I'd be the last one she could ever forget atleast... I'm not boasting but you know it's true... We were just so close before th-..."[/b] [b]"Crimson, now isn't the time to reminisce what happened [i]then[/i]... you need to go clean yourself up"[/b] Souta had placed the tea onto the table and was already sipping it. Fumio closed his mouth and nodded his head before walking off into his bathroom, doing as he was told.