Never thought

By:angelis023

Leorio watched the figure lying on the bed with a concerned look. He moved quietly until he was beside the bed leaning carefully until he placed his hand on the warm cheek of his friend NO!HIS LOVER. Then he changed the wet cloth on the blonde's forehead with a new cold one.

It has been 4 days since kurapica collapsed in the Airship. Leorio let out a sigh as he recalled what happened……

FLASH BACK

/"They'll kill more people if I didn't stop them." Kurapica said to Gon then he turned towards the window while Leorio was deep in thought he didn't notice how tired Kurapica looked .He snapped out of his thoughts at his friends' shouts "Kurapica!". Leorio turned immediately to find the blonde lying on the ground with an expression of pain settled on her face. Leorio felt his heart skip away from his chest but he ran towards the now unconscious blonde, searched for a pulse and was relieved to find one. But it was really weak and he noticed that the blonde had a fever, a very strong one. Leorio didn't have anything to help him on the Airship so he had to wait until the Airship lands. But all the time his heart was aching and he was afraid of losing the only one who captured his heart. He listened half heartedly to Gon and Killua saying something about having to hide Kurapica in an abandoned place just incase the Ryodan tried to find her.

END OF FLASH BACK

Leorio held Kurapica's hand between his palms. It was warm and so light like a child's hand /She is a child/ Leorio said to himself. That's true, Kurapica was only seventeen years old, she should be enjoying her life with a nice family and a boyfriend and everything but she's stuck with that revenge, she can't have a normal life.

Leorio sighed and kissed the palm resting between his hands and whispered " Kurapica , I know you can't hear me but please….try! don't leave me, come to me, come back!" and with one last kiss on the blonde's hand he whispered softly " I love you….".

I heard a voice, it was comforting and loving. I was afraid of the darkness but when I heard that voice I wasn't afraid anymore. I felt the pain, YES! a pain taking over my body. I was too tired to even open my eyes but I wanted to see him. He kept telling me to come back to him and that he loved me and not to surrender to the nightmares. I wanted to sit up and slap him for saying that. I didn't surrender to the nightmares, they took over me.

I heard other voices, but it wasn't him. No, there was screaming. Suddenly I found myself in a burning forest. I ran towards the screaming / I must help them/ but I was too late, the screams faded when I reached the village. The scene shocked me….there was blood everywhere and there was bodies lying on the ground. "NOOOOOOOOO!" I screamed before the ground began to spin and the darkness over whelmed me.

I entered the room again and looked at the sleeping blonde. This was the fifth day, I began to feel uneasy. I stood beside her bed and leaned forward to change the wet cloth but I froze when I saw her eyes began to open, she blinked once but then she squeezed them shut immediately and drew her eyebrows together. I realized that the light was hurting her so I ran towards the window and closed the curtains. She tried to open her eyes once more and after few seconds of blinking and staring at the ceiling she began to turn her head towards me. I didn't know what to do or what to say. I just stood there, staring! She moved her arms and tried to sit up but she couldn't so I rushed to her "Easy now! You can't move by yourself…..your body is exhausted…" I said and helped her to sit up after putting a pillow behind her back. She stared a few more seconds "whe…." She tried to speak but her voice was croaky and harsh so I helped her to drink some water.

"Where am I!" she asked, "We are in an abandoned building outside the city…." I said then I continued

"How do you feel?" I asked.

"Like hell…" she said, frowning. I gave her some painkillers and water. "Close your eyes!" I said and began to massage her temples and forehead. As soon as my fingers touched her skin I felt a shudder running through my spine and I could feel her tension but she didn't do anything to stop me. I was fighting the urge to shout at her "I TOLD YOU NOT TO TIRE YOURSELF!" but I saw how exhausted and tired she was so I just closed my mouth. Somehow she seemed to read my mind "I'm sorry Leorio…" she said with her eyes closed "I'm sorry for everything I've done….I caused you troubles and I couldn't protect Gon and Killua….it was stupid of me to…." I put my hand on her mouth to shut her up "Kurapica…you don't have to…you are never a burden…" she smiled weakly and nodded her head. I stood up "I'll fix you some food…" I said and went out of the room.

As soon as I was alone, I sighed tiredly and recalled what happened that night, but my head was really throbbing so I closed my eyes and leaned backwards to get some rest.

After the light meal, Kurapica went to sleep again and the next day she was able to move and her fever broke down. She was allowed to take a bath by herself and when she came out she didn't find Leorio but found a paper on her bed:

" Went to do some shopping…..Leorio." It said.

Few days later, Kurapica was back to normal except she had lost a little weight. Leorio told her to rest for at least a month. They spent their time together so their friendship grew stronger by time. Until one day, Leorio decided to tell Kurapica:

"Kurapica!" he said, "Hmmm!" the blonde didn't raise her eyes from the book she was reading

"I wanna tell you something…." Kurapica looked at him " Yes!" Leorio looked nervous but he went for it

"I…..actually….I…..love you.." he said and looked at Kurapica waiting for the reply, Kurapicawas dumbfounded for a couple of seconds, then she blushed deeply and kept silent for a loooooong minute. Leorio was expecting the (Let's stay friends speech) but Kurapica smiled sweetly "I waited for so long to hear you say it…" Leorio was really shocked to hear this from the blonde. Kurapica moved slowly towards him and leaned forward to place soft pink lips on Leorio's lips. It only lasted for a few seconds before Kurapica drew away and stared into Leorio's blue eyes. Leorio was speechless but soon he snapped out of his daze and hugged Kurapica tightly and began to kiss her passionately, this one was long and deep. Kurapica was panting lightly when they broke up while Leorio was busy kissing her neck. Kurapica sat in Leorio's lap like a child and buried her face in his warm chest, while Leorio enveloped her with his strong arms. Kurapica missed the feeling of being hugged long ago and that reminded her of her loneliness. Her tiny frame began to shake slightly as warm tears slid down her cheeks. Leorio stopped moving his hand on Kurapica's back when he felt the warm liquid on his shirt, he looked at the blonde who was shaking and heard her quiet sobs. He lifted Kurapica's chin and looked at her, a concerned look showed in his blue eyes "What's wrong!" he asked softly. Kurapica shook her head and looked at him, turquoise eyes meeting blue ones "I just….miss my family…" Leorio's eyes softened even more and he hugged the blonde tightly "I am your family now…" he whispered softly, Kurapica buried her face in Leorio's chest again and whispered "I love you…Leorio." Leorio smiled and cradled the blonde until she slept.

All the sweet times end quickly, and the month was over. Leorio watched silently as the blonde was arranging her clothes in the small bag. Her plane will leave in 2 hours. Neither of them spoke but their eyes showed it all. Kurapica closed her bag and went towards the frowning Leorio and sat in his lap. She was wearing her tribal clothes and looked pretty even if Leorio didn't like them very much. Although she was sad, she smiled weakly at Leorio. Leorio sank in those turquoise eyes that said to him:

Goodbyes aren't forever, it's a fact

We'll meet again

We'll go down the lane

Someday I will join you

Together we grow

We will reunite

With the dawning of the light

I need to do something by myself,

Make my own decisions,

I'm young in age but I know what I'm doing

I'm sorry if this hurts you,

I'm sorry if this scares you,

It scares me too

I love you

But it's something I must do.

Leorio sighed and kissed his blonde lover and whispered "Come back to me, please!" Kurapica nodded "I will….I promise!" then she smiled teasingly "But if you are not a doctor the next time we meet, I'll kick your sorry ass and send you to hell…", "Why you…" Leorio exclaimed but then he stopped and laughed as Kurapica joined him…they stood up, Leorio took Kurapica's bag and they shared a kiss before closing the door and heading towards the airport.

-To be continued-