This is kind of an AU ficlet of what one scene could have been after Shin and Reira broke up.

Nothing is mine, all is borrowed

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One-last time to cry

"Shinichi,… Shinichi,… Shin-chan!" the voice that was prodding me along was growing louder until I could no longer ignore it under the guise of sleep.

I opened my eyes and sat up looking around trying to figure out what was happening and all I saw was my Hachiko, my dear Hachi who didn't actually see me as a guy, crying over me and I tried to figure out why?

When she saw me sit up she came over and smothered me in her arms

" Oh, Shin-chan what happened? I found you and when I found you, you were hardly breathing, what happened Shin-chan? "

I tried to remember what had happened and it hit me like a railroad train. 'ah, yes, Reira and I broke up yesterday' and suddenly and to my complete and utter surprise I felt the forgotten sensation of tears running down my cheeks.

"Oh Shin-chan, baby, don't cry" Hachi already had sympathetic tears running down her face as well.

As she held me I tried to control those damning tears, I didn't need mothering I really didn't!, but in fact, I really did.

We sat there awkwardly with Hachi half on the bed hugging me and I hugging her just as tightly from my half-sitting position. Finally I got the presence of mind to remember that I had passed out in the cold outside, so how was it that I was now in my room and on my bed.

"Oka-san, how is it that I'm here and not out there? You shouldn't have moved me in your condition, what if my baby sister is hurt?" Really Hachiko never takes care of herself enough, she's too caring of others.

She stammered, 'aah, d-don't worry about that Shin-chan. I only carried you into the building" I gave her a look, "then how is it that I'm in my third-floor room?" "Now don't get mad at Oka-san, ok? I-I called Oto-san to carry you to your bedroom."

Oto-san? She couldn't mean that bastard guy Takumi? Could she? But she did, I remember, she is now with him and Nobu is no longer her other half. But I also remember that I told her that I'd support her decision to the end.

" Ah, don't worry Shin-chan, don't worry as soon as he brought you up and placed you on the bed I told him to leave, he didn't stay, you needn't worry."

Hachi's hands moved nervously, playing with the edge of my pajama sleeves, "I know that it really is all his fault that Reira and you…umm…well, that what happened was really because he pressures Reira too much and he's being unreasonable, I know it! In fact so does he! But he's such a jerk sometimes he forgets that not everyone is as cold as he is. Aah, I'm really sorry shin-chan, really! I'll try to convince otou-san to let Reira stay by your side, ne?"

I grabbed her ever moving hands, and gave them a tight squeeze, her hands were so warm compared to mine. "no oka-san, Takumi otou-san is not completely at fault. Reira is an adult, and she should be able to make her own choices, just like you've made your own, but she doesn't, she lets herself be swept away, and I can no longer be a part of that ever-changing tide, so in fact it was me that decided that we shouldn't be together. Don't worry about me, only…just for tonight hold me ok, Hachi, oka-san? Just let me cry, one last time"