Don't Let My Secret Out {#Wattys2016}

Part 2

I wake up the next day and find Umi's neckerchief in my bed beside me. What did I do last night? I grab it and get up. I then find Styler's vest in front of my door. Ok, I was probably drunk on elixir last night or something, right? I would never do anything to Styler.

I pick up her vest and open the door. I then find Kamine's bag down the hall. I rolled my eyes and went to pick it up. When I did, around the corner was one of Axel's chakarams. Now I'm starting to think that the people I live with and that come visit me are slobs. I carefully pick up the weapon and sighed. My hands were full. If I found anymore items, I was going to scream.

I went to the room I like to go to think and scream.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RYO!" I heard when I opened the door with my butt.

I saw Umi without his neckerchief, Styler with no vest, and Kamine without her bag. I dropped the items and frowned. They all looked at me scared.

"Thanks guys." I said, a smile forming on my face. They swarmed me and started chattering all at once. I then look through the crowd and see the girl again. Her scythe wasn't in her hand. In fact, it was nowhere to be seen. She had a pained smile on her face. When she turned to leave, she dropped a deep crimson rose. What was she trying to say?

I then get pulled out of the commotion by Umi. His eyes were brighter than ever.

"Happy 16th Birthday, Ryo." He whispered in my ear. I couldn't help but giggle. His breath was tickling my ear. I closed my eyes and continued to giggle.

The next thing I knew, I couldn't move my lips. I opened my eyes and found Umi's face really close to mine. He was kissing me. He is now my first kiss. I closed my eyes again and wrapped my arms around his neck. I felt his pulse through his neck. It was speeding up with every passing second.

I felt like there was nothing but us in this moment. But I then realize, there were other people here with us.

I pushed him away and wiped my lips. He looked at me defeated. He seemed like what he did was wrong and I was only kissing him because he kissed me.

"Umi, meet in the outer gardens and I'll explain." I whispered in his ear while Kamine was trying to pull away to open my gifts.

He nodded and walked over to the gift table.

"Here open mine first." Everyone was screaming.

I held up my hand to silence them.

"I will open whichever one comes first." I exclaimed. Reaching behind me, I grab the first gift. I knew it was from Axel because it had flames on the wrapping paper. I slowly open it to make him on edge.

When I opened it, it was a new pair of gloves. They looked just like the boy's gloves I see sometimes in my dreams but mine were different colored.

"Thanks Axel! I needed new gloves." I take off the torn ones I had on and paused. I realized that there was a reason I never took off those gloves. My hands, from my knuckles to my wrists, were covered in scars. I couldn't help but touch each one gingerly. They reminded me of my awakening day. I went berserk and broke glass around the mansion.

"Ryo." Kamine said softly. She knew how much I hated looking at my ugly scarred hands. She knew how much I hated my awakening day. She knew I wished I was never created. She knew everything about me. The main thing was, she knew how much I wanted fix my past so I wouldn't look this terrible.