Reflections Of A Dead Nezumi
You saved me.
You found out he was hurting me and you helped me.
The door to Yuki's room opened.
Yuki stared in surprise and fear. He had thought that Akito had gone to the hot springs.
"Yuki," a familiar voice said.
"Kyo?" Yuki whispered.
Kyo smiled at Yuki.
"Can you stand?" he asked.
"I…I don't know," Yuki said. He hadn't moved since the last beating.
He tried and found he could. Kyo grasped his hand.
"C'mon. Hatori said you could walk in the garden," he said tugging Yuki along.
Yuki followed unthinkingly.
You were with me when I left the main house.
"Yuki," Kyo whispered.
Yuki didn't move.
The years had gotten to him.
"You can leave," Kyo said.
"I can never leave," Yuki whispered, shocked that he could even speak.
"You can. You're coming to live with me and Shigure." Yuki could hear the truth in his voice.
Yuki stared at him.
Kyo smiled sadly and happily at the same time.
He took Yuki's hand and pulled him up.
They left.
You never gave up on me when I fell into my states. When I freaked out because of the memories.
Kyo was awakened by Yuki thrashing.
Worriedly, he grabbed the boy and shook him till he woke.
He wrapped his arms around the now sobbing Yuki.
"It's okay," he whispered, crying with him.
"It's okay."
You were always kind to me. You worried about me.
Yuki stopped as his breath suddenly left him.
Kyo stared at him worriedly.
"Yuki, are you okay?' he asked.
Yuki began breathing normally again.
He smiled at Kyo.
"I'm okay," he said.
He grabbed Kyo's hand and pulled him along.
"C'mon .We're gonna be late for school," he said.
You didn't know my lungs would fail me.
"Yuki!" Kyo shouted as yuki fell to the floor.
I knew something was wrong. My chest hurt like hell and so did each laboured breath.
"I'm calling Hatori," Kyo said.
"Don't," Yuki whispered.
Kyo ignored him and Yuki listened to his brief conversation.
He returned to his side.
Yuki took his hands and stared into his tearful eyes. Even then he knew he was going to die.
He smiled.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know. I love you," he said slipping away.
"No. Don't go!" Kyo screamed.
"I'm…sorry," Yuki said.
Kyo watched as his eyes dulled and Yuki in turn watched, now outside his old body, as he wept.
He saw Hatori rush in and Shigure come downstairs. He saw how they cried.
Now I watch as you hurt yourself again.
I'm always afraid you'll do what you've thought of.
You carve my name in your arm.
You know Shigure hates it when you do this.
You don't know how I hate it.
I go and wrap my arms around you and wish…for anything but this.