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Title: Keigo's Resolution
Writer: Pri-TheBishounenPuppeteer
Beta: None! D:
Pairing/Characters: Asano Keigo and Kurosaki Ichigo
Background: Keigo gets beaten up. Ichigo is in despair. A shattered relationship and a fragil resolution, will they be able to overcome this bad weather?
Warning: None for now.
This story was inspired by a drawing that I did of Keigo. It's in my gallery on DA under the name of "Shattered. Fragil Resolution."
Chapter 1 "Shattered. Fragil Resolution."
It was a nice morning; the sky was clear with some clouds here and there.
-Keigo, what happened!?- Ichigo shouted from the entrance of Uruhara's shop.
Keigo takes his eyes from the ground to look up. He was surprised to notice, even if his face didn't express it, that he was standing in front of the shop where Ichigo and his friends would hang out or plan how to save the world - Ichigo...-
Ichigo was standing in front of Keigo, panting, looking at all the bruises that the brunette had in his face and by the way that he was standing; clenching his left ribs, Ichigo knew that there were more all over Keigo's body.
-What happened, who did this!?-
-...- Keigo looks back down, lost in his own thoughts. Thoughts that he started to have the moment Ichigo stopped hanging with him.
The sky that was clear it was full of clouds; some whites, some greys.
Ichigo with a worried expression looks at Keigo's defeated posture, there is something about that that gives Ichigo a bad sensation, that the worst is yet to come - Hey, you can tell me who did this- Ichigo puts a hand above Keigo's right shoulder.
Keigo flinch away from the contact with a painful expression.
Ichigo takes one step back by the sudden reaction of the other. In a moment, less than a second, the anger takes over Ichigo - I will punch whoever did this to you! I swear! -
-Why?-
He barely could hear Keigo's voice, but because nobody was there (or at least that's what he thinks) and there wasn't any sound around, he was able to hear the small whisper filled with pain and emptiness that the energetic voice of Keigo turned into. Ichigo was filled with a bad feeling, he didn't know what to call it; just that it was suffocating him.
The sky was full of grey clouds; it was no more a nice weather.
Ichigo lets out a small giggle to less the tension a bit - Because we are friends, that's what friends do, Keigo -
-You are wrong - Keigo wasn't thinking now; the feelings that he wanted to give words so he could communicate them to Ichigo for so many months where finally coming... Just that this time he knew how it would end. No hopes where to be found in this relationship between them - You are right to say that friends protect each other - He looks up, finally for the very first time he, the clown of the class, was going to stand up to Kurosaki Ichigo; his so called best friend - But you don't protect me, Ichigo-
Innocent grey clouds turned everything dark, it was scary to go out, and it seems that the weather was going to change.
Ichigo's eyes widen, surprised and hurt by his friend's words.
- Before I wouldn't mind bullies from other schools to punch me because I was your friend - He takes air feeling how his lungs stretched and pained, but he would endure it because this was something that must happen no matter what - Because before you would be there to take care of me- Keigo frowns at how that sounded - Don't mistake me, I never took a punch thinking that you would get my revenge or something- Keigo was starting to heat up, all the emotions that he was bottling for so many months where finally coming out and it was too much- I only endure it because I knew that there was someone that cared about me! That he would care what was going on with me! - Keigo takes deep breaths, trying to control himself; if he loses it he might faint from all the pain.
It started to pour; a little drop here, a little drop there.
Ichigo just stood there looking at the ground, it was his turn. It was his fault, whatever Keigo went through, it was his fault.
After calming down a bit his expression softens - Ichigo... I understand the important things that you are doing, I am grateful for it's just that... - This is it, this is the moment. Keigo's resolution - I can't take it anymore. I am not strong, Ichigo and it's not like I don't want your friendship, I do, but...- Keigo tildes his head a little bit trying to find Ichigo's eyes - Please, look at me, this is important too-
Ichigo lifts his head slowly; it's heavy, his neck is stressed, he is not thinking, his eyes empty already knowing of this day was going to end.
Keigo locks his eyes with Ichigo's and doesn't let it waver; not even a slightest movement - I want to earn it, Ichigo; your friendship. I want to stand next to you, not hiding behind your shadow, not anymore -
He blinks; the drops of water falling directly to his head but he didn't mind... He didn't feel it. Ichigo was lost in the words that his friend... Can he still call him such?... His friend, the one that always would make him smile, the one that made him feel "one of the guys"; not an outsider, someone from the group. His friend.
- I will become strong, Ichigo. I just can't get there by hanging around your back- Keigo sighs; he has said what he wanted to say; his promise to become stronger so Ichigo would recognize him as an equal... Of course, he didn't say that Ichigo made him feel less important, at the end he still had a little hope - Goodbye, Ichigo- Keigo took one step closer, that was the distance that they had; one step.
Ichigo was lost; drowning would be the correct word, in his own thoughts. Keigo didn't want to be his friend... And what's with "I want to be strong"? Ichigo didn't understand, he was there, he protected everybody specially those who he cared for and he cared for Keigo. Oh, how he cared for him.
Ichigo felt a slight pressure on his cheek making him come back to the real life just to find that it wasn't pouring anymore, it was raining. A heavy rain that made him unable to see even the silhouette of Keigo's back.
This is Goodbye.
That's what he thought.
They thought.
Keigo should have a little bit more faith on himself, but... It is Ichigo who has to take the first step.
Oh my, what are they going to do whit these kids?
-The end...?-