Secrets

Confession

"Makoto, what's going on?!" Haru demanded.
The stern look on Haru's face shocked the brunette. He couldn't tell what Haru was thinking. Was he angry? Or disappointed? Maybe he's just worried. All of these thought flashed through Makoto's head.
"It's my parents." Makoto started with a sigh.
He told his best friend how his parents have been abusing him and his siblings for a few years now and how Ran almost died and the fight they just had. Haru was shocked, to say the least.
"But, y-you're parents... they were always so nice to me." Haru sniffled. He felt tears coming on. "They always offered me food and a place to stay. T-they were like my second parents."
Haru remembered when he was sick, the Tachibana's always would bring him home cooked meals and check in on him every few hours. Now he just found out that these loving people, were actually abusive to their own children. Not only that though, he couldn't even imagine what kind of pain Makoto must have been going through.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Haru whispered.
"I just felt like I couldn't take anymore parents away from you." Makoto whimpered. "You had already lost your real parents, I wasn't going to take away your second parents too." At this point Makoto was sobbing.
"Makoto, you and Ren and Ran are going to live here, with me." Haru stated sternly.
"But Har-" he was cut off.
"I'm not giving you a choice. You guys are living here wether you want to or not."
"Really?!" Ran exclaimed.
""Of course." Haru responded with a small smile. Both Ran and Ren sprinted over to Haru and jumped on him.
Makoto smiled as he watched his sibling jump and tackle Haru to the ground.
"We love u Haru nii-san!" Ran and Ren yelled.
Haru's eyes widened. He's never has such an important role to play in a kids life before. He was touched by their actions. "I-I love you guys too."
Pretty soon it was time for the young ones to go to bed. They slept in the spare bedroom in the house. Makoto and Haru made their way to Haru's bedroom.
"Tomorrow when your parents are gone, we can get your stuff." Haru said before sitting on his bed.
Makoto followed and sat down next to him. "I'm sorry." Makoto started. "I'm sorry I never told you."
"Hey, look at me." Haru said. Makoto picked his head up to look at Haru. He couldn't believe how beautiful Haru's blue eyes were. The way the indigo contrasted with his black hair was.... attractive. "I should be the one apologizing. You were the one who was going through all of that pain."
What happened next startles both of them. Makoto didn't expect this from Haru. And Haru didn't expect his body to move on its own. Haru had jumped up and hugged Makoto. He held his best friend in his arms and cried. He cried for not noticing how hurt his friend was. He cried for all the pain and suffering his friend endured. He just cried.
Makoto felt Haru shaking as he cried. He wrapped his arms around the smaller boy and put his lips to the top of his head gently enough for Haru not to notice. "Calm down, it's okay. Everything is okay now." Makoto whispered.
Haru got tired after crying so much. And Makoto was so warm.
Haru's asleep. Makoto thought to himself before he too closed his eyes and drifted off.