As far as Mikuo could remember…he had already fallen in love with his best friend, Rin from the very start and he knew Rin felt the same way as him.
They met when they were still children. Their parents were close to each other and so they were always together. They grew up together and did almost everything together.
They knew each other's secrets, they knew each other's flaws, they knew every little detail about each other. They were practically inseparable.
There was never moment in Mikuo's memory where Rin was not in it and it always warms his heart at the thought of the blond haired female.
In their younger days, adults found their attachment to each other as cute but as they grew older, the adults began to see what they first thought as cute suddenly became inappropriate in their eyes.
Mikuo would often hear soft mutters coming from the adults about how unhealthy it was for them to always be together and that they would never grow up to be proper adults if they always stick together.
But adults just don't understand how much they mean to each other.
They meant everything to each other, so much that the thought of separating was unbearable. Adults think too much about other's businesses…
Rin didn't have many friends. It was something Mikuo felt guilty about but in the same time…he was absolutely relieved because he got to have Rin all to himself. It was selfish, he knew that completely but he wanted to monopolize Rin. As long as Rin was with him, everything was fine.
But sometimes things just don't go the way they wanted things to happen.
Once they reached high school, Mikuo had managed to earn himself a scholarship in sports to a rather prestigious school…outside of town, meaning that they would have to, not only go to different schools but be live in different towns.
Rin had protested about the whole thing and honestly, Mikuo didn't want to be separated with her but they could do nothing about it which left them both unsatisfied.
In the end, they went their separate ways. Mikuo did his best to stay in contact with Rin as much as possible and always find time to message or call her. Somehow, they managed pretty well, despite being so far away from each other.
He thought things were going well until…one day, he found out from a friend of his that Rin had been a target of bullying and that she didn't have a single friend in school to help her.
It broke Mikuo's heart at that. Rin had always talked about how well she had been doing school and that there was nothing for him to worry about…she never mentioned that she had been bullied in school or anything like that.
And so Mikuo, without hesitation, threw away his scholarship and moved back to their hometown to transfer to Rin's school. Of course, his family wasn't happy with his decision except for his older sister, Miku Hatsune who supported him all the way.
Mikuo knew he was giving up something big. He had made some great friends in that school and the scholarship he earned would be wasted but even so…he was willing to give up anything for Rin in order to protect her.
Rin was overjoyed that Mikuo had come back and had the biggest smile on her face. That was all Mikuo wanted to see on Rin's face.
He never once told Rin the reason why he came back and he decided never to tell her because if he did, Rin would only feel guilt and think that she had forced him to give up his scholarship. Mikuo had no regrets on giving up that because Rin was all that mattered to him.
And so, the two of them spent their entire high school days together. Mikuo protected Rin and even manage to get her to make a few friends on her own. They were happy together. Many people had questioned whether or not they were dating and of course they would deny it until one day…
Rin confessed her feelings to him.
Mikuo was in shock. Honestly he had already suspected that Rin might have felt the same way as him for awhile but to actually hear it from her lips was…different.
In the end, Mikuo accepted her feelings and soon they were a couple now. Mikuo had never felt as happy as he was right now.
Finally after years of keeping his secret crush a secret, he was finally together with Rin. They no longer had to deny that they were not dating and they can proudly say that they were together.
Mikuo had never been so overjoyed in his life. Not much has changed since they became a couple but Mikuo still thought that every day was fulfilling as long as Rin was by his side.
And they continued to be together until they finally graduated high school and reached college…
"Rin! Are you serious?" Rin's mother, Ann exclaimed as she stared at her daughter. Mikuo stood behind her with a small awkward smile on his face.
"Geez mom, don't worry so much." Rin pouted. "The apartment is really close to the college so I'll be able to get there and besides its not like I'm alone." She glanced at Mikuo and blushed.
"Still! To move out so soon...I'm not sure." Ann muttered. At this point, Mikuo stepped up and wrapped an arm around Rin's shoulder. "Don't worry, Mrs. Kagami." Mikuo said. "I'll be living with her so I'll be sure to take care of her."
Ann frowned slightly at him. "I don't know, Mikuo-kun." She began. "For Rin to suddenly leave home like this. I know she's already in college but…"
"I know it seems hard to let your child go, Mrs. Kagami." Mikuo said. "My mom did the same thing but you don't have to worry a thing. I just leave it to me."
There was a slight pause in the air before Ann sighed. "Alright." She said. "But you better not do anything to my daughter, alright Mikuo-kun? You may be my best friend's son but you have to be sure to take good care of her."
Mikuo smiled as he lightly squeezed Rin's shoulder, "I promise, Mrs. Kagami." He reassured. "I won't let anything happen to Rin."
And he kept his promise. Mikuo stayed by Rin's side as they began their college life. Living in the same apartment, felt like they were a newly married couple. Something he always teased Rin about and he felt a great satisfaction when Rin would be a blushing mess every time he mention it.
Everything seemed to be going well until one day…
Mikuo collapsed out of the blue and was rushed to the hospital. The doctors soon told them that he had an extremely rare disease that weakens the body...there was no cure.
Rin had cried her heart out at the news while Mikuo was just in shock. He was dying and in such a young age.
At that moment, all sorts of thoughts came flooding to his mind. Thoughts about his family, his friends…and most of all, he thought about Rin.
What was she going to do once he disappears? How can he even leave her? There was no way he could do that.
Mikuo could only hold Rin as she sobbed into his arms. He didn't have the words to comfort her and perhaps there weren't any at all.
"Mikuo, maybe you should just rest for now." Rin suggested as Mikuo began fixing up his things for school. Its been a week since Mikuo had been diagnosed and Mikuo refuses to stay in the hospital the whole time when he still had things to do in his life. Mikuo snorted. "Why? Because I have a sickness? No way." He said and continued what he was doing.
"But Mikuo, you can't move around as much as you like." Rin softly argued. "You're just going to overwork yourself."
"Rin, I may be sick but I'm not disabled." Mikuo rolled his eyes. Rin frowned deeply at that. "Yeah but..." She trailed off. Mikuo glanced over to her and sighed then stopped whatever he was doing and walked over to her. "Rin, look at me." Mikuo grabbed her hands, causing Rin to lift her head.
Their eyes met and Mikuo smiled gently at her. "I'm thankful that you care for me deeply but I just want everything to be like normal. I get that I'm sick...but I still want to spend my time being happy with you." He then gently cupped her cheek, brushing some strand off her face and he smiled once more. "I love you, Rin and I just want to be with you, talking and laughing like we usually do. Can you do that for me?"
Rin frowned and held the hand that cupped her cheek. She let out a soft sigh and nodded before she embraced him. Mikuo returned the gesture and held her tightly just like when they were in the hospital. Mikuo hated the thought of being apart from her. He wanted to get better and get rid of this damn sickness...but even he knew that that would never happen.
If he had a time limit on how long he had to be with the one he loves...he rather not spent it on a hospital bed.
Mikuo then decided to just spent his days normal as if nothing had happened. Rin constantly worries about him and would often remind him to take it easy but he refused because he didn't want to worry about his illness and he just wanted to feel like nothing has changed between them.
And so, Rin and Mikuo continued their days together like they usually do but there would always be times when Rin would have a sad look in her eyes and sometimes she would cry in the middle of the night, thinking that Mikuo had fallen asleep but unknown to her, he would stay awake and listen to her cries in sadness.
One day…Mikuo collapsed once again but this time...his time was up.
Mikuo was soon laying on a hospital bed with tubes of all sorts strapped into his skin with an oxygen mask lightly placed over his mouth and nose. Mikuo could hear the sound of the machine next to him beep with each heart beat and he could tell…it wasn't that strong.
Mikuo's vision was blurry and unfocused but he could make out a couple of silhouettes within the room. His hearing wasn't so good either as he could only hear muffled voices but in a way, he managed to make out words like 'Not gonna make it.' And 'I'm sorry.'
At that point, Mikuo knew this was the end of him and he could feel it as he felt the energy in his body was slowly leaving him. All sorts of memories seem to flash by in his eyes like a movie as he knew that the end was already near.
Suddenly he felt a hand wrap around his own and Mikuo strained his head to turn to the side. His vision was hazy at first but it soon cleared and he saw…it was Rin.
Tears were streaming down her eyes as she stared at him with a pain expression which broke his heart. He wanted desperately to wipe away her tears but he couldn't move. Instead he simply stared at her with half lidded eyes.
Rin opened and closed her mouth as if unsure what to say before she once more tried again. It was odd. His hearing wasn't good anymore but for some strange reason…he could hear her perfectly.
"Mikuo…Mikuo!" Rin sobbed. "Mikuo please…don't leave me!" She gripped his cold hand tightly as she continued to cry. "Mikuo! I don't want this! What am I going to do without you? Please don't go…" She pleaded desperately as she held his hand.
Mikuo would do anything to stop her tears but he couldn't move nor say anything to comfort her. He didn't want her to cry like this.
"Please…Please Mikuo." Rin continued to beg. "I'm begging you. Don't leave me."
'I'm sorry, Rin.' Mikuo thought. 'I'm so sorry.'
The beeping of the machine began to slow down. Mikuo didn't want to leave her like this. He didn't want anything like this. His eyes began to grow heavy as he listened to Rin's soft crying. "Mikuo…" Rin whimpered.
'Ahhh, Dear God…' Mikuo prayed as he felt his life slowly leave him. 'Before you take my life away…please grant my wish…'
The beeping was slowing even more.
'I won't pray for eternity so please…'
The beeping was going to lines.
'Please dear God…grant my wish….'
And then a faint flat line.
A/N: Hey guys. This is a new brand new story just for you.
I just thought while I was writing this that maybe I should at least show a bit of Mikuo's pov before he…you know, died. I was thinking that it would be a little bit more...i don't know, dramatic?
Im feeling a little down because I just killed off Mikuo on the very first chapter! I mean seriously! I love Mikuo so it was kinda sad.
Anyways this story might be a little bit cliché but I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review and maybe fav this story if you have the time, alright?
Until then, bye!
-Yugao702
