"WAS IT BECAUSE OF THE GIRL YOU WERE STAIRING AT A WHILE BACK!" Miya screamed from far away. I turned, surprised. He was smirking, feeling proud of himself. 
"No..." I let out before looking at Langa who was staring at me. For the first time, his expression was blank. He was not his usual self. 
"Langa, your buddy over there was checking out this girl in the hat, earlier... got any tip to help him?" Miya said before being pulled away by Shadow. 
"Tips...?" he asked. A small silence filled the air, our eyes still analysis one another, before he turned away, facing the ocean. Something was wrong with Langa. Was he into the girl...? Was he jealous or was he upset...? I was so confused. My cheeks were no longer heating up, my hands were dry. 
Those embarrassing feelings I had a second ago were long gone
I was just lost in confusion. 
Langa's pov:
He liked a girl... my heart squeezed tight in my chest. I felt like I was about to suffocate. I was mad and upset but most of all I felt jealous of a girl I didn't know. It was immature of me and childish of me, but I just couldn't control it and I hated it this part of me. I am usually composed and I barely showed any emotions to anyone. This time I was beyond myself, beyond who I was but beneath Reki. I turned away of him because I feared him noticing my emotions. I knew I was running away but Reki was not all innocent. He has been acting weird for a while too and every time I tried to talk to him about it, he would either change the subject or run away from it. It was starting to piss me off. 
"What's wrong with you too?" A deep voice startled me. It was Joe, standing next to me. 
"Nothing, I was just thinking about something" I replied, trying to be as vague as possible, burying those emotions away. 
"Does this have to do with Reki and the girl?" he asked. He was persistent but not wrong. 
I sighed. It was obvious. I couldn't hide it. "Maybe" I whispered underneath my breath. 
"You know kiddo, if you are trying to hide it, it won't work..." he said. Silence filled the atmosphere. What did he mean by that? "And before you start overthinking... I mean I get what you are going through. I was once like you. I worked very hard to hide my emotions for a certain someone and I ended up pushing him away... fuck even hurting him." He interrupted me. 
"Was it Cherry?" 
"Yup... Kid, listen. Love is not something we can't control or decide. It just happen. It's up to us to accept it or not but it will remain there until we do something about it. It is hard, trust me... specially if we are talking about someone of the same sex. Reki is also having a hard time..." 
"Reki is?!" I interrupted Joe, shocked. 
"Yes, he is" he chuckled. 
"And how do you know...?" I said. 
"Reki reminds me a little of Kaoru when we were younger... his reactions were always obvious to everyone. One day he came to me telling me he likes someone of the same sex. I was not shocked. I knew he had something for Adam... he used to... never mind that asshole. Anyway, Reki is the same. The way he acts around you, especially now when you held his hand... he got all flustered and embarrassed." Joe explained, placing his hand on my shoulder. 
"I don't think so..." I muttered.
"Trust me, I can't confirm it but there is something he wants to tell you... and he wants you to listen. But it might be hard on him. Neither you nor I could know what it is until he says it. So, take my advice and listen to him. It might take some time but eventually he will tell you everything..."
"What if he takes a lot of time...?" I said, worried.  
"Trust me, with the looks of it, it might be sooner than expected. Just let him calm down first. The guy just freaked out because you touched his hand." He laughed. 
"Thanks..." I said, smiling. I was feeling better. Joe was right... I was jumping to conclusions. I needed to be patient for Reki's sake... and mine. 
"But before anything happens..." he stopped for a second before he continued "... you need to accept your feelings."
"What do you mean?" I looked at him, confused, trying to interpret his words. 
"Say it. Say what you are feeling. Put yourself at ease." He turned around, facing Cherry that was rubbing Reki's back on the other side of the boat. "I like you" he suddenly spoke. 
"Huh...?" confused, I looked up at Joe's face. He was smiling. All he could see was his beloved Cherry. 
"I said it... but late. Don't repeat my mistakes and trust me on that" he said, facing me. 
I nodded, before looking back at where Reki was sitting. "I like you" I said, loud and clear. Joe chuckled. 
"Now go to him... he is probable waiting for you..." he mentioned before walking away, heading toward the two men: his lover and my... first love. 
It's terrifying
It's stressful but I said it
"I like you" 
Now all I have left to do
Is to say it... to you, Reki.
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