“Why did all these happen?” Collapsing onto his knees, Ryosuke looked on as the building started to crumble into rubbles. The tremor was still there, and everyone was walking towards the evacuation point. “Yama-chan! Quick!” Chinen had pulled him along, and Yuma leaded them towards the staffs. 

The older boy didn’t utter any words while they were being evacuated. Chinen ignored him while he continued to talk to Yuma, and their hands were interlaced tightly, ensuring each other that everything was going to be alright.

Electricity was out, and the receptions of their mobile were low. “I wonder how the others are.” It was an off-handed statement by Chinen, and it had sent Ryosuke into panic. Tears had started to flow down his cheeks, and his shouts were echoed while he covers his ear, trying to shun out Chinen and Yuma’s pleas for him to calm down.

“Yama-chan calm down!”

“Yamada, stop it!”

“Damn it! Stop it Yamada!” Ryosuke didn’t stop. He just shook his head, but his shouts were now becoming sobs. “No, this can’t be happening. No.”

No one said a word.

Arms were suddenly encircling his waist, pulling the older boy to turn. “Ryosuke, look at me.” That was when Ryosuke stop. “Y-yuto.” The tall lanky boy had scratches on his arms, and was dirt covered. A smile was on those thin lips of his. Ryosuke didn’t care about all the dirt and dust, quickly; he embraced his boyfriend, to feel him. 

To feel and touch Yuto, and know that he’s real. 

“You’re alright.” The sentence was chocked out, and Ryosuke cupped Yuto’s cheeks, pinching them a little. “Ouch! Yes Ryosuke, I’m real and fine.”

Chinen, Yuma and they staffs had moved a little further, waiting for other instructions to move, and giving the couple a little more space.

Tears fell once again, “I thought …” From his pocket, Yuto pulled out a piece of tissue and handed it to the older boy. “Not exactly clean, but it dries your tears.”

A tiny smile surfaced on Ryosuke’s lips, as he hit his boyfriend lightly before he took the piece of tissue. “Idiot.”

“Don’t worry, let’s go find the rest alright?” A nod.

Their hands were interlaced together, tightly. Nothing would tear them apart, and they will be alright. Both of them knew that they would help everyone to overcome this natural disaster, and during this time, they would be side by side supporting each other.