Kimi's POV

I didn't understand what he was telling me. I couldn't bring myself to process his words. My mind stopped working, stopped focusing on him. All I knew was ending, my world is crashing down around me once again. I didn't know that I was falling until I felt his arms catch me, and pull me back to my feet. My knees were weak and I thought I would fall again; it seemed he thought the same thing because he kept his hands on my arms to give me balance and hold me up.

Finally, after minutes passed I met his eyes. They were filled with emotion, something he reserved only for me. I smiled at him as I spoke. "I understand my love. Just promise me something."

"Anything."

"Kill me before you go." My smile never faded as his body went rigid.

"Kimi….I…" He struggled to find words. I struggled to keep myself from crumbling in front of him, and letting him see me a sobbing mess before he leaves me. "I can't do that." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "You need to live a human life and I can't give you that. I can't give you a long happy life because of what I am." I knew that his hurt him, I could see it in his eyes. "Kimi, I have to run, and I won't have you living like that; you deserve more."

"I don't want a normal human life Nishiki. I want you!" I yelled at him, something I don't do often.

"Look, you don't know what it's like, this life and I won't put ou through it. I can't do that to you."

"Yeah, well you should have thought of that the day you met me." I shot back at him. He closed his eyes trying to think. When he opened them they were red, surrounded by black. His ghoul eyes, what showed what he was. Only I still saw him as my Nishiki.

Taking his face in my hands, I kissed him. Pulling away I told him "I don't want to be alone."

"Kimi, your life is here, I'm not taking that from you."

"My life is with you, idiot." This is going nowhere. I won't win this, not this time.

"I'm trying to keep you safe Kimi. You know I love you woman, but I have to leave. I can't stay here. I don't need them to track me down and find me here with you. I don't want to think of the things thy would do to you." He clenched his fists, and tried to keep control, I grabbed his fists and he relaxed slightly.

"Hurry and get it over with love," I told him. I felt like I was losing my family all over again, and in truth, I was. Nishiki is my family now.

"I can't."

"You're doing it now Nishiki." My eyes filled with tears and I felt my heart breaking. Tears fell from my eyes as he wrapped me in his arms. I felt his kagune wrap around me as well. I smiled as I snuggled into him.

"Live a long happy life Kimi." I heard him whisper and then I saw black."

I woke the next morning in my bed alone. Pulling the blankets closer to me and cried. He really left… "Be safe my love," I whispered to no one, nut myself and I cried until I had no tears left to cry.