Prince of Tennis disclaimer by Konomi Takeshi-sensei
Psychic Detective Yakumo disclaimer by Kaminaga Manabu-sensei
青のメモリー (Ao no Memorii) by Rin Shouta
Rate : T
Genre : Drama, Family, Angst, Friendship, Romance
Pair : Romance focused on Perfect Pair (Tezuka Kunimitsu x Fuji Syusuke) and many more!
Warning : Little canon (or not?), AU, OOC, typos, etc. I made Fuji Syusuke died here! Not sorry but sorry. :') It's hard to make your best boy died, right!? But here I go. Don't like, don't read. I've warned you, 'kay?
~ 1st Memory Starts ~
Oishi Shuuichirou was standing in front of Eiji's room. His roommate locked himself in there since they arrived from Chiba. He hadn't eaten anything last night and it was already noon now. Oishi sighed then knocked the door.
"Eiji, please open the door. I bring you food. It's already lunch time. You haven't eaten anything since last night, right?"
"I don't have appetite, Oishi. Let me alone." The owner room answered.
That again... But he wasn't Oishi if he gave up easily. "Eiji, please... Don't make me worried."
In a minute he heard the door was unlocked at the other side, followed by steps voice stayed away. Oishi entered the room and found his roommate sitting on the bed. He walked closer then put the tray that had three pieces of sandwich and a glass of milk on his study desk. His eyes caught the familiar box that Eiji was received from Yumiko-neesan, Syusuke's sister. She said, his brother wanted Eiji to keep it for him.
He wiped his tears before turned around and kneeled in front of Eiji. "Are you still crying?" He asked softly.
And yes. Eiji was still crying. He covered his face with palm hands. The sob voice could be heard later.
Oishi put his right hand on his roommate lap then cried as well. To think that they couldn't meet their friend again made them sad. He never imagined it would happen. Not so fast like this. They still couldn't accept it. It was too sudden.
"Fujiko..." Eiji called in sob voice.
"Eiji, stop crying," Oishi asked.
"But Fuji..."
"...he doesn't like it if we stuck here. Let's continue living for his sake." With teary eyes, Oishi looked up. He smiled a bit and hugged by Eiji. Patiently he stroked his red hair. His best friend didn't cry yesterday in Fuji's funeral. He just sat silently and stared at Fuji's photo beside him with blank face.
All other Seigaku ex-members tried their best to be strong. They followed the funeral ceremony until Syusuke's body which had became dusts were buried in Akutagawa family's grave. If he remembered it, he became worried about Tezuka. From all of them, he was the closest friend Syusuke had. He knew his stoic friend often met up with the prodigy in senior high period. But he seemed lost contact too like them after Syusuke announced he would move to other country, UK he said back then.
His eyes glanced at the box. "You don't want to open it?"
Eiji pulled himself and looked at the same direction. "I can't."
"Don't you want to know more about Fuji when he was at Chiba?"
The red haired guy entwined his fingers then rubbed his right eye. "So what? If I read those words in a thousand paper cranes can bring Fujiko back to us?" He asked with sarcastic.
Oishi sighed. "I'm curious. Why Fuji didn't tell us about his changing name? Someone called him 'Kamiki Syusuke', even Kajimoto-kun from Jousei Shonan. His name changed again and became Hyoutei's Akutagawa-kun sibling." His right hand made a fist. "But why only us didn't know about it? We still met him last year, right? It seems like... Fuji didn't trust us. Is it too much to tell the truth?"
"Maybe... he didn't want us to worry about him," whispered Eiji.
A tiny smile formed on Oishi's face. "You knew."
Still speaking with whisper voice, Eiji said again. "I believe he has a reason to do that. Why don't you who open all those paper cranes?"
The black haired guy rubbed his nose. "You're the one Yumiko-neesan asked to keep it."
"You have the right to do so too, Oishi."
"Eiji..."
His roommate pouted. "Fine! Bring it here!" ordered him and made the atmosphere around them relax a bit. He obeyed then put the box in front of Eiji. Oishi didn't leave, he was standing and folding his hands near the bed.
Eiji looked hesitant as he opened the cover of beautiful aquarium. He took one paper crane that had dark blue colour then unfolded it carefully. Indeed, there was Syusuke's writing inside. "Something happen since Yuuta left our house. Today I helped an old man and he brought me to his shop. He gave his precious aquarium to me as thanks then left. But I found out from his son that he already died five years ago... huh? What!? Fujiko met a ghost!?"
Oishi gulped. Since it was Syusuke's, he didn't lie about this. "Take another paper, Eiji."
The said person nodded and took the red one. He read after unfolded it. "Maybe I've been crazy now. My eyes can see soul or people usually call them 'ghost'. Today I met two souls. The first one is my grandma who had passed away a year ago... ugh, Oishi... I caaaaan't!" whined Eiji.
In the end, Oishi gave up and let his friend took a rest. Around two hours later, he came back to see the situation. Eiji was sleeping soundly with five colour paper cranes in his palm hand. He stepped back, not want to bother his friend who needed some rest times.
"Oyasumi, Eiji," whispered him as he closed the door quietly.
~ Something happen since Yuuta left our house. Today I helped an old man and he brought me to his shop. He gave his precious aquarium to me as thanks then left. But I found out from his son that he already died five years ago. ~
The sky was so blue when Fuji Syusuke looked up. There was no cloud and the sun shone too bright. In this early summer, even though the prediction today would be sunny, yet Syusuke felt cloudy in his head. Somehow his state was like the blue sky, so empty. He already knew why and couldn't help but sighed.
It had done. Yuuta left from home. He decided to transfer to St. Rudolph that had dorm system and lived there from today.
"What a worst aniki he has," muttered him.
In the crowd of people, Syusuke stopped then sat at the railing. Some children ran and laughed in front of him. That scene brought his past with Yuuta when they were still children to his mind. They used to play around the town and ended up at the park near their house. When the sun started down, forming a beautiful scene that full of orange colour in the sky, their oneesan fetched them to go home together.
Glancing away to other side, his eyes found an old man walking not far from him. He blinked but hadn't any will to not see. Why... he looks so familiar? He asked confusedly.
Suddenly a bicycle rider came to his way. He seemed noticed it and had good reflex. Although he couldn't avoid to not falling.
Syusuke approached to help him standing back. "Are you okay, Ojiisan?" He asked softly.
"A-aa, I'm okay, kid. Thank—awawaw! My back—!" The old man seemed hurt while touching his back with his left hand.
"Can you stand, Ojiisan?" This time Syusuke looked a bit worried.
"Y-yeah, I think. But could you help this grandpa to other street, kid?"
As a polite child, Syusuke couldn't decline the favour. He wasn't ignorant person after all. Then he nodded and gave his sweet smile while helping that grandpa walked to the pedestrian street and waited for the blue light to turn on. Syusuke felt grandpa's hand grip to his arm tighten. He asked to take a rest but that grandpa didn't want to.
"I have to come back to my store as fast as I can, kid," he told.
"Okay, Ojiisan. Please, bear it a bit longer."
"Y-yeah, thank you, kid. You're a good boy."
A light smile formed on his lips. He doubted it. If he was a good child, why his brother hated him so much? Syusuke wanted to laugh hard.
After some minutes later, they arrived at an antique shop. It wasn't the first time Syusuke came here. He often passed by this shop. Admitted it, he was quite interested with old shop like this one. But for junior high student like him to buy some antique goods was too much money would he spent.
"Come on, kid. I'll give you my precious thing that suit you well," that grandpa said.
"A-aa, it's okay, Ojiisan. I'm glad I can help you," Syusuke replied.
The grandpa just smiled and kept walking to his shop. Syusuke didn't have any choice but followed him. His eyes looked sparkle for a moment. He admired the interior of shop that was chosen by owner. It felt nostalgic. Somehow he remembered his grandma who already died about a year ago.
His gaze scanned every sides of the shop. That grandpa called him to come. He obeyed.
"Here, kid." Still smiling, the old man gave his precious thing.
Syusuke blinked as he accepted it. "Aquarium?"
"Not a normal aquarium, tho." That smile changed to a little smirk. "My friend told me that if you wish something while making a thousand paper cranes then save them in there, your wish will come true."
"...sou ka?" He didn't believe that myth, but he was curious. Why he has to save a thousand paper cranes in an aquarium?
"Are you thinking that aquarium will not fit those paper cranes?" That grandpa asked.
"Not like that. Just... why?" Syusuke asked him back.
"Hmm, I don't really know, but it's not just like that. You must write what you're thinking in those paper cranes before. One or maybe all of your wishes will come true when you finish this called mission."
That explanation made him more confused. "It's kind of writing diary?" He guessed.
"Yeah, yeah! Something like that!" The old man chirped happily.
"A-ahaha, sou... desu ka." Syusuke didn't want to take this suspicious aquarium.
"Oh, I'll call my son to help you pack it to the box," he said as walking up the stairs behind cashier area.
Syusuke followed him until in front of cashier. His mind still processed while staring at the aquarium he held. Not long after that, a man in middle 20 years old came in his sight. He bowed a little. "Anoo, is Ojiisan getting better?" Syusuke asked as he put the aquarium on the table.
This man gave him confused look. "Who are you talking about, sweet kid?" He asked softly and smiled.
For many times in a day Syusuke blinked again. "Your Ojiisan. Is he okay? It seems his back was hurt just now."
"Ojiisan?" The man sighed and laughed sadly. "You brought this sweet kid this time, I see," muttered him. He looked up at the picture on the wall. "He is the one you're talking about, right?" asked him while his left thumb pointed the picture that had two black ribbons. It meant person in the picture had passed away.
Syusuke's eyes followed and jawed drop. "W-what? He is..."
"He already died five years ago."
"...what the—but how!?"
Again, the man laughed but this laugh heard more carefree. "I'm sorry. It's not the first time something like this happen, you know. Ah! I forget, my name is Kataoka Hajime. And you are?"
Syusuke bit his bottom lip. "I'm Fuji Syusuke."
"Well, Fuji-kun, he already gave you that aquarium, would you accept it?" He asked.
"Is it okay? I mean this aquarium can be sold, right?"
"It's okay. There's no that type in the list."
After a minute later, heavy sigh could be heard from Syusuke. What would happen in his future if he accepted this? But he admitted it, he liked the design. The paper cranes fitted perfectly with its sky design. It seemed like those cranes were flying between the white clouds and the blue sky.
"I accept it, Kataoka-san."
"Okay~ Wait here, I'll take a box that fit the aquarium."
"Yoroshiku onegaishimasu."
~ Maybe I've been crazy now. My eyes can see soul or people usually call them 'ghost'. Today I met two souls. The first one was my grandma who had passed away a year ago. I met the other one after practiced this afternoon. ~
The aquarium that he was accepted yesterday was the first thing he saw this morning. Syusuke already wrote what happened that day and deposited one paper crane. He still didn't believe what that grandpa was said though. But why he could approach with human form? Syusuke still could feel his hand gripped him to stand and walk. It was real.
Slowly he got up from his bed. He went to bathroom then dressed up after that. Before going out, he combed his light brown hair nicely.
When he arrived at kitchen plus dining room, breakfast had already set up on the table. Small note from his sister caught his eyes. He read and smiled. Even though she was busy with her work, Yumiko always had time to take care of him when their mother going away. This time Yoshiko must to go to London with their father. There was anniversary party for the branch company he worked at as Japan representative.
Syusuke started eating his breakfast silently. He looked at empty seat on his left side. That seat was Yuuta's.
How he missed his little brother now.
Suddenly he stopped eating. His nose smelt something. He knew this smell then looked up at the altar. Syusuke blinked in the moment.
There was something—no, someone standing in front of altar.
That someone turned around.
Syusuke's lips wavered. His blue eyes widened because of what he saw. "O-oba-obaasan..."
Without thinking anything, he rushed out of his house. His heart bit faster than normal way he did. He wasn't in calm mode. He locked up the main door then ran all the way to Seishun Gakuen. In his head he processed what had happened just now.
Why his grandma who died a year ago was in his house?
No, no, no. In the first place, how he could see a ghost out of the blue!?
Syusuke shook his head and bumped someone accidently. He looked up then backed away. "Te-Tezuka..."
"Fuji?" His bespectacled friend seemed surprised.
The genius one laughed bitterly. "Ohayou, Tezuka. Today's weather is good, right?"
Tezuka Kunimitsu frowned. "Something happened?"
"No!" He coughed a bit to cover his fast response. "Oh yeah, nothing. I let my guard down just now, sorry." Syusuke said with smile face.
The other nodded then continued walking again. Fuji gulped and let relieved sigh slipped out from his mouth. He looked back. There was no sign his ghost grandma following him until this wider street. But he could feel someone staring at him somewhere. His body shivered and cold sweat already fell from his forehead. This was the first he felt so afraid of something.
He believed there were ghosts or immortal things in this world. But he never imagined he could see one, especially a ghost that formed his grandma. His head was dizzy now.
"Fuji? Are you alright?" Tezuka patted his left shoulder.
"You can go ahead, Tezuka. I'm fine," said Syusuke as massaged area between his eyebrows.
"I'll take you to infirmary."
He sighed for many times in early morning. Syusuke couldn't reject his Vice Captain. "Thank you, Tezuka. Sorry, I can't join practice this morning."
"No need to apologize. You're not good in the court for now."
"Tsk. Tezuka is so mean."
.
"Fujikooooo!"
The called person looked up and smiled. "Eiji?"
Kikumaru Eiji pouted while enveloping his bestie with a bear hug. "You know, I'm still worried because your absence this morning. Are you okay, now?" He asked.
Syusuke gave him a pat on his back. "I'm okay. Don't worry."
"You can tell me anything, Fujiko."
His blue eyes widened then smiled sweetly. "Yeah, thank you, Eiji."
Eiji smiled widely and released his bear hug. He seemed remembering something. "Oh right! I have a promise with Oishi to eat ice cream after practice today! I'll treat you too if you want, Fujiko!"
Somehow his eyes caught something behind Eiji. Syusuke's face looked pale. His lips formed a thin line. His body also shivered all of sudden. This reaction made his friend frowned and turned around. But before he did that, Syusuke's hands kept him standing face to face with him.
"Don't turn around."
"Wha—why?"
"Just don't."
Syusuke's eyes widened when that thing noticed his gaze. He looked away and found Oishi Shuuichirou walking to them. Syusuke smiled a bit, "Oishi, you want to hang out with Eiji?"
Oishi seemed confused before replied, "Yeah. You can join us, Fuji."
"Matte!"
This time Syusuke's body froze because of unfamiliar voice heard near him. From his position, he could see that something just now standing right beside him. Syusuke saw a transparat hand tried to touch his upper hand. He slapped that hand and made his friends startled. His eyes looked down, didn't want to meet any pair eyes around him.
"Fu-Fujiko? Are you okay?" Eiji asked with worried face.
"You can see me, right?"
"Eiji, maybe we should get Fuji home first. His face seems pale." Oishi suggested.
"Don't be afraid. I'll never hurt you."
Eiji held his friend's hands. He was surprised that those hands were sweating a lot. "Let's go. We will take you home," said him.
"Please, I want you to help me."
Syusuke's hands slipped out from Eiji's grip hands. Without looking back at his friends, he asked them to leave him alone. "I'm okay. I just... forget something in my classroom. You two can go ahead. Don't wait for me."
"But—"
"—it's okay, Eiji."
At least Syusuke tried to smile like nothing happened. Even though his face was opposite and seemed paler than this morning. Those actions made them more worried but Oishi nodded then persuading Eiji to let him. When the two of them disappeared from his sight, Syusuke sighed. He looked at his left side and glanced away as fast as he could.
"W-who... are you?" He asked bravely with shaking voice.
"Thank you for let me talk with you."
"Please answer me." Syusuke begged because his fear would corrupt his mind then ran away without knowing anything. He had been crazy, talking with the thing people always called a ghost. But he tried to suggest his mind that this was not real. It was a dream. Absolutely one of nightmares he had when he took a nap.
"I'm sorry but I really want your help. And you can say that I'm your alumni."
"But you—"
"—I'm only a soul."
He felt his heart stopped immediately. A soul? That means...
"People called me a ghost."
With that last sentence he heard, Syusuke ran away to his house.
~ Neesan said, actually I can see ghost like her since I was still baby. But my grandma asked her friend to close my inner eyes, even though she knew the effect didn't last forever. ~
"Syusuke, your body keeps shaking. What actually has happened?"
They already arrived at Fuji's resident. Yumiko picked him up at the park just now. Fortunately, his sister had finished her work for today so she could come not long after he called. He was staring at the main door and looked up at Yumiko. She waited for his answer. But Syusuke didn't know what to do. His sister liked mystic things and actually could predict what would happen in the future, even though it had its limit. To tell her about what he had seen this day... was hard to do.
"You want me to guess?" She asked playfully.
This question made him comfortable. "Try me," challenged him.
"Bad things happened. Although it's not really bad for me."
Syusuke stared at his entwined fingers on his laps. "You don't understand, Oneesan," muttered him while avoiding Yumiko's eyes. "It was freaked me out. Even now, I don't want to come home."
Somehow his sister pulled him to her embrace, even though it was a bit awkward because they were still in her red sport car. "You saw Obaasan?" She asked softly.
His body tensed. Syusuke nodded slowly. "I ran after that," he told.
"You don't have to be afraid. She will be sad," Yumiko replied.
He forced to release her hug. "Why? Were you not scared when you saw them at the first time? It's normal to react that way, even for me..."
Yumiko gave him empathy look. "I'm sorry, Syusuke."
"No need to." Syusuke let a heavy sigh slipped from his mouth again for nth times. He leaned back to his seat. The safety belt already he released. His left hand covered his eyes. "I'm tired. I want to sleep but if I remember them, my eyes don't want to close. As if they will come right in front of me if I sleep," whispered him.
"Them? You saw other than Obaasan?"
"Yeah, at school." Syusuke could hear a relieved sigh from her.
"Was he scaring you the most?"
"Yes." Slowly he turned to his sister and was given her worried look. "Not his existence, but I don't know why I could hear him clearly. He said like human do. He asked me to help him," Syusuke told her the actual reason he called her to pick him up back then.
"Do you want to help him, Syusuke?"
He stared at her unbelievable. "His presence already scared me, why should I—"
"—don't you want him to rest in peace?"
He didn't think that. His head already corrupted by his fear. How could he help him if he was so scared to approach?
"You have to take a rest for now. Come on, I'll make you wasabi sushi," said her with smile.
Syusuke bit his bottom lip. He shook his head after that.
"I'll asked her not to appear in front of you and tell you the old story while having dinner."
With that promise he followed her entering their house. He kept walking behind his sister and stopped when the other did so. Syusuke felt his body shivered because of the sudden change of temperature. His eyes could see their ghost grandma went away then lost from his sight. He closed his eyes while looking away. His body was still shaking as Yumiko pushed him to the kitchen.
For a half hour they spent to make wasabi sushi and normal sushi for his sister (Syusuke insisted to help her). He apologized because he didn't finish his breakfast this morning. Yumiko just ruffled his brother's hair. In that situation, it was normal to act like that.
As her promise, she told him the old story from her point of view. "From where I would tell you?"
"Since the beginning," answered him as he ate one piece of wasabi sushi.
"The truth is you can see souls or ghosts since you was still baby, Syusuke. Because of that, you always cried nonstop. There was a ghost in this house. The scary one. She took a liking of you. Obaasan who could see the same things like us then asked her friend to close your inner eyes. Her friend also told us that it didn't guarantee your inner eyes would close forever. And so here you are now." She finished her story with a sad smile on her face.
"You can say that this strength is because of family genetic?" Syusuke asked.
Yumiko nodded. "After Obaasan passed away, that ghost didn't appear again.'
"And replaced by Obaasan? She is this house guardian?"
"Not only that. She is our guardian, Syusuke."
Syusuke felt guilty for his grandma. She had saved him but what he did was impolite. He was scared and didn't have rational mind so he ran away this morning. He was so rude...
"You have times, try to get used to that strength. I'll help you, Syusuke." Yumiko caressed her little brother's cheek.
He purred and felt safe. "I'll try my best."
"Good. Then, what you want to do with that ghost at your school?"
"...I'll think it later. Let me eat these wasabi sushi, Neesan."
"Pfft, okay. Go on, go on."
~ Tezuka's voice has changed. His reaction amused me as always in the end. And she was there again, next to Tezuka. The child soul named Tezuka Mai. ~
Syusuke calculated something with his fingers. "It's already five days," muttered him while looking at someone he knew well enough in a year. His eyes moved to his left side. There was child soul that kept staring at his friend. He didn't aware of that soul and still reading his history book like usual.
Actually he wanted to ask but it was impossible for Tezuka Kunimitsu to do bad thing. Even though it was just a bet, he won't do it for sure. Then from where the soul appeared?
Realizing someone focused on him, Tezuka looked up and met his eyes.
He didn't have any choice but approached him. "Ya, Tezuka. Still doesn't bore with history book."
"Fuji." His friend called with his deep voice.
The lithe guy blinked. "Your voice has changed."
Tezuka nodded then continued his reading.
His blue eyes stared at the child soul before sat beside his Vice Captain. He looked away when Tezuka staring back at him. His right hand opened his light blue note book he brought in the library. "Have you done science exam?" He asked quietly.
"Aa. This morning," answer his friend.
Without conscious, Syusuke held his breath just now. "Yappari, it's really different."
Tezuka's left eyebrow rose a bit. "Is it weird?"
"Just not usual. I think your fans will increase soon."
"Why?" He asked curiously.
It was a bit embarrassing to pin point the reason for a guy like him. He cough then answered. "You have badass voice."
"Is it good?"
"Why you seem eager to make me embarrassed?"
"I don't mean it like that though."
He let out a sigh. "Okay, just keep reading that book. Ignore me," he said. His eyes caught the other eyes staring at him. That child soul gave him curious look. Somehow her aura seemed like Tezuka's. Or it was just his imagination?
"I can't focus if you keep looking at me." Tezuka said suddenly.
Syusuke was amused to see his friend blushing. His ear reddened a bit too. "I realize I get interest with your new voice." Because of that comment, Tezuka looked away to hide his blushing face. He giggled softly and went away to pick some books.
When he stopped at the corner shelf, finally he could ask the child soul who was following him. "Who are you?"
"Are you Oniichan's best friend?"
His right hand picked a book and read its index content. "Not sure if it's true."
"But he looks happy with you."
"He can put a mask, you know."
"Oniichan doesn't like that!"
Syusuke closed the book and turned around. He kneeled in front of the child soul who had sweet face and chubby cheeks. "I'm sure that Tezuka is only child. Then who are you, little lady?" asked him softly.
"He is my brother."
Stubborn type... He cursed inside. "Could I know your name then?"
"Tezuka Mai, and you are?"
"Fuji Syusuke. You can call me 'Fuji', Mai-chan."
He thought she was really from Tezuka family but not his true sibling. Maybe if Syusuke asked that guy about someone he knew who already passed away not long ago...
Nope. It would make him suspicious.
"Fuji-niisan, what are you thinking?"
"I want to know why you're here."
"About that..."
Syusuke smiled as he caressed her left cheek. Like usual, he could feel the difference temperature. A bit cold and he liked it. "I want to help you but I don't know what to do if you don't want to tell me," he said honestly.
"Make a pinky promise with me."
"Yes." Syusuke giggled, this child soul is definitely so cute.
They sealed the promise and made the ghost smiled happily.
"Could you give him my gift? It should be under my bed, Fuji-niisan."
"A Gift? Aah! I just remember his birthday comes soon."
This time the child soul who was giggling. "I finished it the day before I passed away."
He felt sorry for this child's fate. She was a good and sweet girl. She had polite personality, yet a bit stubborn. If God gave her more times, maybe she would grow like Tezuka with opposite character in her. Syusuke promised he would do anything to help her achieved her wish.
"I'm sorry to hear that," he whispered.
"Ehehe, you're a good niichan! Like Kunimitsu-niichan!"
He smiled. "I'm his friend after all."
~ It's positive. I have same illness like Obaasan that took her life to the heaven. I don't know what to do. My legs couldn't move again and made me mad. I can't see my future anymore. As if I can die anytime soon. ~
Syusuke was staring at the cloudy sky. His body felt weaker day by day. He turned and met his mother's eyes. She looked worried but kept smile to give them strength. Check up result came out today. They had set up the meeting with a doctor named Zaiki Ritsu-sensei and here they were.
"It will be alright, Syusuke." His mother said bravely.
He just nodded then continued staring at the outside view of window. Finally the rain fell down to earth little by little together with wild wind. His doctor sat in front of them and opened the large, brown envelope.
His eyes kept watching the man's reaction. He saw that strong shoulder dropped. Dark aura gave out from him.
"How is the result?" Yoshiko asked impatiently.
Zaiki-sensei looked at his patient and his parent. "Unfortunately... it's positive."
Syusuke closed his eyes. He didn't want to hear the rest of it anymore. His right hand reached his stick crutches then standing without met other eyes. "I'm leaving first," he said which heard like a whisper.
He walked out from the room. His sight found his best friend still waiting for them. "I'm leaving first, Koujirou."
Saeki Koujirou stood, giving him a help.
"Let me alone." Syusuke said coldly.
"No. Let me take you to the car." His friend insisted.
He looked down but let him be. They walked in silent. Saeki held his left upper hand tighter to give him some strength he needed. When they arrived in front of Chiba General Hospital, Saeki opened his black umbrella to shelter them from the rain until reaching his car.
The door was opened but Syusuke didn't move. His friend looked concern. "Syusuke? Are you okay?"
Sobbing could be heard from the other. "I... My legs... can't move."
"It's okay. Let me help you," Saeki said with sad look.
Without permission, he carried Syusuke and sat him in the middle seat. Before he got out, his right hand caressed Syusuke's cheek. "Don't let it makes you down. You still have a chance." Saeki leaned in, their forehead touched. "Don't give up, Syusuke. For me, your mother, Yuuta, Yumiko-neesan, and the others who care and love you."
As his best friend went away to accompany his mother, Syusuke let the tears fell down to his cheeks and chin. "Why it has to be me? Isn't it enough for You to take Obaasan away in this way too, God?"
"Why?" He asked quietly while clenching to his jeans.
"Why... me?" He bit his bottom lip.
His anger burned because he couldn't feel his legs for many times. As if he didn't have feet in the first place. He was mad while thinking what would happen in the future. Definitely he couldn't pursue his dream to become a photographer at National Geography if for walking normally he didn't have any strength to do it.
Syusuke cried painfully. He didn't scream. He just cried in silent like usual. His right hand hit his thighs again and again but still... he couldn't feel anything.
青のメモリー
"Fujiko!" Eiji screamed with tears kept falling from his eyes. His body was sweating a lot but he didn't mind it. He felt dizzy and couldn't stop calling Syusuke's name.
"Eiji!?" His roommate forced entering his room. He gave a hug and patted his back.
"Oishi! Fujiko—he, he looks so hurt, Oishi!" Eiji hugged him back tighter.
Oishi stroke his red hair. "Calm down, Eiji. It was just a dream."
Eiji released his hug. "No! It was real, Oishi! Fujiko... He looked so sad because it was positive. He cried alone! Even Saeki-kun gave him strength, he still cried, Oishi!"
The other stared at him confusedly. "W-what are you talking about, Eiji?"
"Like I said—" The red haired guy felt a pang in his head. Before his body fell on the bed, Oishi's hand kept him and ended up in his embrace. Eiji closed his eyes, feeling his head so damn hurt. "O-Oishi, my head—give me aspirin!" He asked painfully.
His friend ran as fast as he could to get their first aid box that they put in the bathroom. He took a glass of water before going back to Eiji's room. Oishi gave him one capsule and the glass.
Eiji muttered 'thank you' while accepting it. His breath was hunting but slowly he could breathe normally. His friend pushed him to the bed. He nodded when Oishi ordered him to go back sleeping again and took a rest for today.
"I'll bring breakfast. Please wait, Eiji." Oishi said.
"Uhum, thank you, Oishi. Sorry..."
His friend gave him a tiny smile before left his room. He stared at the ceiling with faint look. "Fujiko... I don't know what happened with you, even when we were still in the same school," muttered him as he covered his eyes with left hand.
"It's okay. I'm fine."
He sobbed. "You're not fine at all."
~ 1st Memory Ends ~
Before I'm busy with my RL, I tried to finish the first chapter. For all chapters, it should be like this too but maybe a bit longer. I don't like italic mode for the long description, so if Fuji was there then it should be the flashback that formed into a dream. :')
Thank you for visiting, reading, following, and favourite this fanfic. #bow Thank you, Ryuichi-san for the reviews. XD Hello, I'm Indonesian. I'm sorry I can't write AU! Kingdom but I like reading those, Ryuichi-san. :3
I hope you enjoyed reading my fanfic, minna-san. :') Don't be sad because I killed Fuji, but he still alive in many dreams.
Ja! Bye, bye!
CHAU!