A/n: Hi there! Almeria- San here! Recently, I had just watched an anime called Nobara no Ou, and I think it's definitely one of the most amazing, and saddest animes I've watched in quite a while. My favorite character in there had been Yoite, and although he was a bad guy at first, you couldn't help but feel sorry for him too. They did show some closeness in the anime but they show more of Miharu, the Heroine, and Yoite together more. Right now, I'm just writing this story because it just popped right out of my head.
Not really sure if I should make it a oneshot or chapter story so, if my fans do end up reading this, do comment on what you think I should do. By the way, this is a Miharu/Yoite fanfic, and for those who aren't really fond of Yaoi, please don't go any further, but I do hope you will still enjoy it if you do read it. Anyways, read and enjoy!^_^
Flashback
Miharu walked into the church with a usual stoic mask on his face, and had noticed Yoite sitting not far from the church doors. 'So many things have happened…' Miharu thought, as he only stared at Yoite without saying a word. 'Many things…'
"Yoite…" He suddenly called out without realizing himself after a minute or two.
"Leave." Yoite boldly replied towards Miharu without even casting a second's glance towards him.
Miharu was taken aback by his sudden reply. He quickly faced him and with a look of surprise. "Yoite?"
"I don't need the Shinrabansho anymore." Was all Yoite could say.
"Why? You promised you wouldn't die by yourself, right?" Miharu argued as his hands tightened into a fist.
"It doesn't matter now." Yoite answered without even breaking character.
"Yoite…" Miharu started to walk towards Yoite, who was sitting at one of the church benches, as if he was deep in thought.
Miharu gasped. As soon as he took a fourth step forward, he felt himself freeze in place. And right in front of him, Yoite pointed his finger towards him, using his forbidden Kira on him.
"Stay away. Let me be by myself. "Yoite warned without letting his finger lower from Miharu's direction.
"Why? Why are you saying you've given up on your wish?"
Yoite lowered his hand slowly and quickly looked away, as if Miharu had hit a nerve. And he had.
"Is this because you killed Hattori- San?" Miharu continued eyeing Yoite with a serious look.
"Shut up."
"Because you let Raiko- San die?"
Yoite's hand that was pointed towards Miharu began to shake. "Shut up."
"Shut up!" Yoite placed both his hands to cover his face, both in shame, as well as guilt.
"It's not your fault, Yoite. It's my fault." Miharu replied honestly, standing right by his side the whole time unmoving.
"No. I'm the one who brought you into this, Miharu. It's because of my wish that everyone…" Yoite lowered his head with his hands still covering his face. "I don't have the right to want anything. I can't even ask you to erase me Miharu. All I can do is die in an unsightly suffering. That's the best I can do."
"You're wrong. I wanted to grant your wish Yoite, out of my own free will." Miharu replied with a direct tone.
Yoite widened his eyes upon hearing those words from him.
"After all, Yoite, you are my dearest friend. I'm not the only one either. Raiko- San and Gau- San also cared about you, that's why they helped, Yukimi- San also." Miharu finally took that moment to sit next to Yoite on the bench. "When you say what you do, Yoite, what becomes of our feelings? I don't know what happened in your past Yoite, and I don't know why it is you want to disappear. But I do hold you dear Yoite."
Miharu tightened his hands into fists even more, before looking down on the ground with a sad look on his face. But since Yoite continued to avoid Miharu's face, he wasn't able to notice. 'I don't want you to disappear…' Miharu thought selfishly within his mind.
"…But, if it's what your wish is Yoite, then I want to grant it." Miharu said instead despite what he truly felt inside.
"That's just strange. You want to involve yourselves with me, asking nothing in return, when I don't even think of myself as being alive or dead." Yoite replied.
"It's insulting to us when you say it like that!" Miharu suddenly yelled, allowing Yoite to turn and look at him a little surprised. "You're so worried about other people…but, what about how you feel, Yoite? What do you want do, Yoite? You decide that for yourself. That's how you respond to everybody else's feelings, isn't it"
Yoite frowned and turned the other way for a second, before turning back to look at Miharu's eyes. "I can diecide?"
Miharu smiled down at Yoite. "Yes, you can. The Shinrabansho wants to leave me. I think I'd be able to grant your wish now, Yoite." Miharu felt like has heart was being crushed at that moment.
Yoite stood up from the bench he was sitting on and turned to fully face Miharu. "My wish…"
'He's wish…'
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Flashback
Yoite leaned up against the wall with an exhausted look on his face. Miharu sat next to him.
"You don't have any time left, do you?" Miharu asked.
"No." Yoite answered honestly.
"This is really a tight spot for you, isn't it?" Miharu continued.
"Yeah."
"We may be in a hurry, but we don't look like we are, huh?" Miharu said looking up at the stars at the sky. "And here we are rushing ten times faster than usual. Bum deal, all right." Miharu smiled. "It's okay; I have some sort of an idea."
Yoite looked at Miharu, suddenly interested.
"A good idea that I haven't told anyone." Miharu continued, unaware Yoite watched him from the corner of his eye.
Yoite smiled weakly. "You've changed a little bit. Your not as dead as before."
Miharu sighed before standing from his sitting position and facing Yoite. "Maybe. But only when I'm thinking about you, Yoite."
"…" Yoite did not respond.
Suddenly, Miharu stretched his hand out towards Yoite, with a kind and warm smile on his face. "Shake my hand."
Yoite looked at Miharu's hand for a second, before looking away. "You'd best not touch me."
No way." Miharu answered bluntly. "Don't let my resolve get away. I will erase you Yoite. If that's what you want."
Yoite slowly raised his hand, and then slowly and carefully stretched it towards Miharu's hand.
Yoite and Miharu stood side by side in broad daylight underneath a cherry blossom tree.
"Sorry I'm late." Yoite said yet, without emotion in his voice.
"Are you cold?" Miharu asked as he tried to reach for Yoite.
Yoite quickly avoided his touch, as well as his gaze. "You don't need to worry about me. You don't have to be friendly, either. I don't need unwelcome feelings."
Miharu smiled. "I'm relieved to hear you say that. But you need to promise me to things. First, once I get to use the Shinrabansho, Yoite you have to release Kumohira- Sensei and the others from your Kira."
"Yeah."
"I promise I will erase you. That is my will, and no one can turn me form it now. So secondly, be sure not to die before then." Miharu continued with a now serious look on his face.
Yoite met eyes with Miharu, and then looked away.
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"My wish is…" Yoite looked down at Miharu.
#I am not afraid of death.#
"Yoite, your wish is…" Mahiru looked up at him evenly, hiding the pain that he truly felt within his heart.
#It's just that I'm afraid who I'll be leaving behind.#
'I know…I know that I made a vow to keep my promise, but…! But! Can I truly kill him with my own hands? Can I…?' Mahiru bit his lip.
#Every time I pray, I know…I'm being selfish for not letting him go…#
At that moment, without even noticing it himself, Miharu's tears began to fall. "Wha-?"
Yoite widened his eyes. "Miharu?"
#Would you call me crazy if I said I'd die for you?#
"I can't…bare it…" Miharu suddenly said without even bothering to understand what he truly meant. 'What am I saying? This isn't like me. But…'
"Miharu, what…?" Yoite stepped forward to try to understand and see what he was getting at.
"I know I swore to you that I would keep my promise…" Miharu right at that moment realized that he no longer had control of his words or his body. But, he knew that everything he was speaking now was the truth.
Miharu ran towards Yoite and clinged to his clothing. "But I can't bare it if I would watch you die!"
Yoite widened his eyes as he realized what Miharu truly meant. "Miharu, you…"
#His Kira shall be the death of me, because I can't live, if he dies#
Yoite smiled, and then suddenly wrapped his arms around Miharu, catching him off- guard. "My wish is…to let things stand."
Miharu widened his eyes. "Wh-?"
"I don't need the Shinrabansho. Let me stay the way I am." Yoite continued, not letting go of Miharu as he explained.
"Yoite…"Miharu's tears continued to fall from his eyes.
"I don't want to erase the feelings that you and the others have, Miharu." Yoite followed. "I don't need the Shinrabansho anymore."
"In that case, let me eliminate the fact that you obtained the Kira." Miharu said as he gently pushed himself away from Yoite's embrace to look up at him. "I can save you."
"No, you can't do that. It's because of that past, that I am who I am now. Also, it allowed me to meet Yukimi, Raiko, and you, Miharu, as well as lots of others." Yoite placed his gloved hand over Miharu's cheek. "So I want to hold onto those feelings in my heart, and live out the time I have left, short though it may be…with everyone. But most of all you." Yoite said with a smile.
"If that is your decision, then I wont use the Shinrabansho." Miharu said with a smile.
….
Yoite held Miharu within his arms as they sat upon the church bench.
"I'll be right here with you, so that I can stamp whatever time I have remaining with you, right in here." Miharu smiled as he placed his hand over where his heart was meant to be.
Yoite smiled, and then held him tighter in his arms. "Yes."
A/n: And that's that! Unfortunately, I would have been happier if something did happen between Yoite and Miharu, even if it was only for a brief moment. To be honest, Yoite is one of my favorite characters in the anime, second to Yukimi. Although the same thing happened in the manga with Yoite dying… I'm glad there was some sort of love interest between them…although short T_T. For those of you who have never heard of these characters, I recommend you to watch and read Nabari no Ou, it's definitely one of the most inspiring animes you'll ever see.
