part 4

Looking over to see who was throwing stuff at me, I found it was none other than Kiyomi who stood behind me looking smug as ever.

"Oh come on! Why am I the only one allowed to throw it?!" She complained, crossing her arms with a pout on her lips as she continued to glare at me.

"Huh, you must've had fun throwing that rock at me then," I remarked sarcastically as I closed my car door. She huffed in annoyance.

"At least I caught it. How are you so fast? Have you seen your reflexes or something?"

"Nope," I simply answered as I walked towards her, "just lucky."

She rolled her eyes playfully before walking past me and making her way towards her car, waving goodbye to me before driving off. That's when I noticed someone leaning against my car, staring straight ahead. He didn't notice me standing there and he turned to look at me, catching me looking at him confused. He smiled sheepishly and waved at me awkwardly as if he were waiting for an excuse to talk to me. I chuckled, opening the passenger door for him to get in.

"Didn't know if I'd see you again... I kinda hoped I could catch you before you drove off..." He trailed offwith a small grin, taking a seat next to me.

"Well, you did and unfortunately it seems we both ran into each other at the exact same time. So why are you here?" I asked curiously.

He looked uncomfortable, scratching the back of his neck nervously before replying.

"I just wanted to see you, okay? That's all... I thought you were gonna be gone for quite sometime and-"

His rambling was cut off abruptly by me.

"Hey," I said gently as I put my hand on his arm, pulling it away from his neck.

"Oh...sorry. I just...I've been thinking a lot about what you said yesterday."

I nodded and took a deep breath, knowing exactly what he meant. I felt guilty for bringing it up, but I had to say it, even if it upset me, since it hurt him, even more than it should've. It broke my heart to see him in pain because of my actions, which only confirmed how badly I regretted them. I didn't want to take advantage of him like that, so I was very glad I had been able to avoid it. Now that I finally had a chance to explain, my feelings weren't as important. I tried my best to remain calm as I explained my reasoning behind what I'd done.

"You'right, it was selfish of me, not giving you another option... and I should've listened to you, should've given you more of an explanation... so please forgive me."

He smiled warmly at me.

"Don't worry about it, it was pretty childish...but I don't blame you, it sounds like you don't really trust yourself anyway...and you've gotta do what you think you should do in order to make it through, I guess. You don't have to apologise for doing what's right...it's not like I'd want you to give in to those urges anyhow," he added softly, caressing my cheek briefly. My eyes widened at that, my cheeks becoming slightly pink. I was taken aback by his unexpected kindness. He pulled his hand away, looking away from me. "Uh, sorry. I shouldn't have said that...I didn't mean to make it sound like you're weak...or anything..."

"Don't sweat it," I said quietly, smiling warmly at him. "I don't care what you think of me, I don't care what anybody thinks of me."

He looked me directly in the eye, his expression softening considerably.

"Good to know," he said with a small smirk, looking down as I leaned in slightly to plant a kiss on his cheek.So tell me, does my kiss make you feel better?" I asked as my gaze met his again.

He shook his head in amusement, unable to contain a small chuckle.

"Not bad," he commented with a small shrug, "I think I need some time to come to terms with what just happened though."

"Sure thing, but let me know if you change your mind, I'll gladly help you find a solution."

He smiled, his eyes showing an emotion I couldn't quite recognise. His expression became serious once more though as he spoke.

"It might actually work this time, it might really work...but, remember, if I ask you to stop, I want you to stop immediately."

I frowned at his words, my eyebrows furrowing together as my eyes narrowed in confusion.

"Wait, what are you saying? Is everything alright?"

My concern for him increased tenfold at the look on his face, the concern growing bigger the longer he looked at me.

"It's just...I don't think I can handle it if you push yourself too hard, and I can't bear to watch you struggle, I mean look at you!" He exclaimed.

I felt a sudden pain at his words and I knew I must not have seemed too thrilled. Still though, I decided to brush it off

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