Kanji x Reader ~[Love is in the rain]~

Happy Birthday to Kanji~! September 20th!

This came to me when I read a poem-like sentence.

For Unicorn719

'I like to be quiet.

So no one would look, stare or judge me.

It's like self-protecting.

But I have so many things to say.

And telling him that I love him, is one of the many.'

You thought poetically as you watched him laugh with his friends on his way home. You trailed silently behind him.

You were in neighboring schools so you saw him often. Even though you weren't nearly as close as five years ago.

You were the only one who knew about his secret, for your families were very close. Until your mother thought it was a bad influence for you to be friends with someone with such a broken family.

Kanji never knew what the love of a mother was like. He only felt it a few times when he was at your house, when your mom smiled warmly at him.

People get jealous naturally at you. You had the perfect life; you were wealthy; you had loving parents; your grades were top of the school; you get a confession each week if not more....

You watched as Kanji went back to his house, his smile dropping as he did.

Everyone just saw him as the laid-back and carefree person who's always cheerful. Little did they know behind all those facades laid someone who needed attention. Not from girls or 'friends'. But from his family and close ones.

You stared at his mansion of a house for a few minutes. It's been at least three years from when you were last in that house.

<<Next Morning>>

You were pleasantly surprised when you saw Kanji sitting in the park by himself, a lonely expression on his face, which he never showed in front of people.

You gripped onto the strips of your bag. You had prepared a cupcake that you made yourself for him.

It was his birthday after all.

Yes you never forgot. Every year you wished him happy birthday, but just never spoke to him.

This year, your urge to talk to him grew too strong to compress. You two barely exchanged a word in months.

"Hello." You say softly as you stood in front of him. He seemed startled as first. Then his famous smile floated naturally back up, as seen how long he's been perfecting it. It really looked like a real grin, when it was all put up.

"(First Name)-chan! Haven't seen you in forever. Miss me? You're as cute as ever! How're ya?" He shifted over on the bench and patted a spot beside him. No wonder he was so popular. His natural gentlemanliness plus his cheery attitude was really something.

You took a seat next to him and set you bag down as well. His left arm rested on the back of the bench behind you, like he was draping his arm over your sholders.

"Fine. You?"

"A blast! Yesterday (Boys' names) and I, we went to this restaurant after school, the--"

"How did it come to this?" you quietly interrupted, making him go wide-eye at you. "You were always yourself when you were with me."

But now, he's treating you like all of his classmates.

He stopped talking for a while. Seeming to be deep in thought. Sure, his nature is his cheery self, but all the flirting and picking up girls was his fake side.

He leaned forwards, pulling back his arm that now supported his weight onto his legs.

"...Ever since your mother teared us apart." He whispered. Making you relieved knowing that he actually remembers. He never forgot about your good times.

"Mother forbidding me to go over doesn't mean we start acting like strangers in school too." You said. He looked back at you.

"But...we haven't talked at all in months, I thought you forgot all about me." He mumbled.

You looked back at him for a minute before saying: "I haven't. Is this enough proof?"

He sat back in pure disbelief when you presented the red velvet cupcake from its cute box.

"Sorry this isn't much...I made it myself. Happy Birthday, Kanji." You said his name out loud for the first time in a long time.

You watched as his eyes slowly lit up.

"It's everything, (first name)...thank you."

You almost dropped the cupcake in surprise when he hugged you tightly. His long lost scent smelled so good as the heat of his arms were solid around your shoulders and your head which he tucked under his.

A drop of water landed in your hair.

Was he...crying?

You wrapped one arm around him and patted his back in comfort. As if saying to him 'let it all out, it's alright'.

You were slightly disappointed when his warmth pulled away. Only to get completely caught off guard when he kissed you fully on the lips.

The cupcake box slipped out of your hand, luckily he caught it with his other hand, the one that wasn't at the back of your head. You heard the box click closed.

The kiss became deeper when you started to respond.

"(First name)..." he says in between breaths, "I've...loved you...ever since we were little...."

As if moved by his final confession, the sky started crying.

"I...I love you...." You finally managed to say back.

All you could feel was each other in the cool rain.

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That was so long XD

Happy birthday again to Kanji Okumiya from CTC~!

September 20, 2015

I actually wrote this yesterday but had to publish it today :3

Thanks for reading~!

-Lily