In His Time of Need
A/N I don't own Gravitation. I don't own the song Can't Be Really Gone either, Tim McGraw does.
Chapter 2 Can't Be Really Gone
It was the next morning before anyone could convince Tohma that he should go home and get some rest. Eiri had come back to the hospital to get him. They sat in silence on the way to the house.
Her hat is hanging by the door
The one she bought in Mexico
It blocked the wind,
It stopped the rain
She'd never leave that one
So, she can't be really gone
When Tohma got out Eiri followed him. They entered the house and Tohma stopped. His breath caught as he looked at Mika's hat. It was the big red one that she had bought on their trip to Mexico a few years back. Mika loved that hat. She was always saying it was better than any umbrella.
The shoes she bought on christmas eve
She laughed and said they called her name
It's like they're waiting in the hall
For her to slip them on
So, she can't be really gone
He stopped again when he went to take off his shoes. Her golden rhinestone highheels were in the hall. She had bought them on Christmas Eve, saying they just seemed to call her name. ' It's like there waiting for her to slip them on.' He thought.
I don't when she'll come back
She must intend to come back
I've seen the error of my ways
Don't waste the tears on me
What more proof do you need
Just look around the room
So much of her remains
Tohma entered the living room and looked around. There seemed to be signs of Mika everywhere. ' There is no way she can be gone. The proof is all over this room. She will come back. She has to be coming back.' He thought.
Her book is lying on the bed
The two of hearts to mark her page
Now, who could ever walk away
At chapter twenty-one
So, she can't be really gone
Suddenly feeling very tired, Tohma turned and headed up the stairs. He wasn't aware of the few tears that had made their way down his cheeks and he wasn't aware of Eiri following him. He sat down on his bed and glanced at Mika's side. The book that she had been reading was lying there. He picked it up and it fell open to chapter twenty-one. He remembered that he had promised her he would bring it to the hospital later. She had wanted so much to finish.
Just look around this room Her book is lying on the bed No, she can't be really gone
So much of her remains
The two of hearts to mark her page
Now, who could ever walk away
With so much left undone
So, she can't be really gone
"Eiri she can't be gone. I need her. She's my best friend and my partner. I know I never loved her like I should have, but I have always cared about her, always. She has to be coming back. Just look around the house, so much of her remains." Tohma spoke to his friend, for the first time since they had left the hospital.
"She isn't coming back Tohma. I know it's hard, but you have to except that. It doesn't matter what remains." Eiri replied.
"No, she can't be really gone." Tohma reasoned, laying down. He ignored his friend's words as he shut his eyes and willed himself to. believe that when he woke up it wouldn't be real.
Realizing that Tohma was no longer listening, Eiri turned and left the room.
That's the end of that chapter. Please R&R and I'll update soon.
-Kumi