hi pantalone!

i'm really sorry if i made you feel unwelcomed and excluded

i really didn't mean to

i haven't seen ayato in ages and i thought it'd be a good chance to catch up and i'm sorry i didn't realize how thatd make you feel

if you want to, we could hang out again!

i want to make it up for you

hi y/n :)

it's okay don't worry about it trust me i was just being petty lmao

i'm over it now and i forgive you haha

we could hang out anytime, i'll always be free for you

that's great !!!

can we hang out at the tree again??? i wanna see u again ☹️

ahh ofcourse

our last hangout wasn't really yk,,,

yeah um anyway

im so sorry ab that

stop apologizing it's fine

i swear i'm not mad or holding anything against you for it

oh

thank you 😇

wow omg r u sure you're not mad like actually

yes... i'm not that mean i promise it's all good

you're so sweet omg tysm

okay wait meet me there rn i'm already at the tree

???? why😟

bcs i got excited and i forgot you could've said no

but u didn't so...

see u soon stink 🤭

see you too,, stink??

whatever that means

"you made it!" you exclaimed, running towards him. a big smile was evident on your face. you two made eye contact— something you two did often. however, it felt different. considering the circumstances, it was awkward. although the shared contact was merely five seconds, it felt like forever to you.

eye contact is awkward. you think. shyly looking away, an upside down smile takes over your face instead. picking at your fingers, you waited for pantalone to talk.

he didn't. he just stared at you with a soft smile.

"um... i..."

looking down at the grass field behind him, you failed to notice his arms moving. he wrapped his arms around you.

tensing up at the sudden contact, you look up at him again. a gentle grin graced his face.

relaxing your nerves, you found yourself hugging him back. you slowly lowered your cheek and it was resting on his chest while his arms were wrapped around your waist. shutting your eyes shut, you squeeze him tighter.

"...'m sorry... didn't mean to make you feel excluded," you muttered into his chest. you felt him chuckle. you felt the vibrations from his chest.

"how many times do i have to tell you?" he started. "i'm not mad. i can never be mad at you."

slowly opening your eyes again, you stared down at the grass. "are you sure?"

"yes."

"hmm... okay then. i trust you."

the two of you spent the rest of the day together. laughter filled the air, with you two clearly in love.

laying under the large tree with your head on his chest, you watched the sunset together. with him in your presence, you felt secure. with him, nothing could go wrong.

it's unfortunate how lack of communication can lead to so much unnecessary drama.