D i s c l a i m e r/: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (:
I had expected you to catch me...
It feels cold like ice.
Even though our fingers were intertwined, as if they were made to fit into each others so perfectly, it didn't feel the same. I couldn't feel the reassuring squeeze you gave me when I started to realize you were getting worse everyday.
They were like stone. They didn't move.
That day when your heart stopped beating, you tried to say something before you passed on.
"I-I l-lo.." You choked between words as you tried to gasp for air.
I wanted to laugh and try to make you not lose hope, but my lips were clamped shut.
Tears blinded my vision and my ears pounded.
"R-reborn...I...l-love...y-"
But then the feeble voice that tried to capture my attention once more, that voice quieted.
The line went flat.
Today you seemed sicklier.
Your face was pale and you head was covered with sweat.
Breathing became a job for you. A tedious and hard one at that.
When I opened the door to your room, you didn't open your eyes. You seemed to be in too much pain.
The nurse who stood next to you, she glanced up.
"Sir. I'm sorry but you won't be allowed to visit today. Please leave."
Something died inside me as I left that hospital.
I finally realized, you weren't ever going to get better.
And not even the best medicine can cure your broken body.
Your eyes were glassy.
I couldn't tell if you were seeing me. I couldn't tell if you were looking beyond me. I couldn't tell if you were alive.
My heart beat faltered as the conclusion that you were dead was highly possible.
A small smile brightened your features, making me relax.
"Reborn." Your raspy voice called my name, "I'm glad you c-came."
I smiled, even smiling now days was a lie, I just didn't have my heart put in it, "Of course I would come. How are you?"
You laughed shakily, "Th-the doctor...he says..."
I watched your small hands grip the blankets until your knuckles turned white.
"He says I-I might not live for another week. M-maybe less. But he says I co-could get better by taking this...me-medicine." You stumbled over words.
I finally noticed the tear stains on your cheeks.
You and I were watching the sparrows outside chirp freely as they flew from branch to branch.
"I want to be like them." You stated out-of-the blue.
I turned to you and honestly inquired, "Why?"
Our eyes locked. I noticed that your eyes were filled with empty sadness.
"Because they can fly away from their problems."
There was a long silence until you continued.
"While I can't."
I remember your chocolate warm eyes open wearily the next morning.
You looked up at the ceiling as you tried to understand what was going on, and where the heck you were.
Your eyes finally left the one spot of the ceiling, and they landed on me.
"Hi Reborn." You said so casually.
I didn't understand. Why did you say it like that? Why are you acting so Tsuna? Shouldn't you be worried? Aren't you sc-
Something clicked in my head.
"Ciaossu Tsuna." I said as equally as casual.
Maybe you didn't want us to worry.
I don't know what happened.
It happened in all of a sudden rush during one of our meetings.
All I remember was your graceful eyes become half-lidded as you slumped forward.
Your head came in contact with the floor and your body went limp.
"Tsuna!" I gasped as I launched myself off the chair as I knelt by your side, I fumbled through my pocket for my phone but the other guardians were already prepared.
The flashing of the red and blue lights flickered in the night as I ran outside holding your doll-like body.
The paramedic got you on that stretcher and hoisted you up as fast as they could.
"Who are you?" One of them briefly asked me as this all happened.
I glanced at Tsuna and back at the paramedic, "I'm...his best friend."
The sky was gray and rain poured from the heavens.
You rested your head upon my chest, "I heard that rain are angel's tears."
I smirked as I played with your messy chestnut hair, "I hear that rain is God's piss."
You scoffed, "I would prefer to go out and dance in angel's tears instead of God's pee."
"Well only you would want to go out and play in the rain anyways." I chortled.
"Shut up."
I stared outside the window, "When do you think it'll stop raining?"
You looked up into my eyes, "Why do you ask?"
I leaned in and kissed your forehead, "Because I want to see the sky as blue and clear as it usually is."
When I fell in love with you.
A/N: Hi again! : D I tried writing a sad story. But I don't think it came out as emotionally upsetting as I want it to be. I'm evil for wanting to make people cry. ((: Anyways, I know its confusing since it's all backwards. But don't literally read every single word backwards. I just tried writing it the ending first and the beginning last.
By the way, it's MEANT to read from top to bottom, like a normal story would. The gist is that you already know the ending so you need to find the beginning. 8D It's an upside down cake story. Just read it like a normal story. Okai?
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It's late again. 1:38 in the morning. Why do I get my ideas late at night? /sigh/
Bye Bye! R & R.
Monday-Mornings.
