Chapter 3

A/N: Hello! Everyone, I hope the last chapter is as good as the previous one. Anyway…I hope you enjoy this chapter too.

~o0o~

Beep…

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? POV

Voices…somehow I can heard voices that come from far away and not only that I could felt the warmth on both my side especially both of my hands as if its being hold, I wonder who are the people that holding both of my hands? After all the warmth that feel is so familiar…its makes me feel warmth and safe.

As I floating in the darkness, I got flashbacks for example: when I got in the trouble while trying to get Reborn into a Victorian dress style complete with makeup which then ultimately succeed when Reborn accidently shot me with Dying will bullet which make me to dress him up in the said dress with what Onii-san always said an 'Extreme' speed and then take photos (black mail photos) of it, which even after a week Reborn still never recovered the said 'accursed' photos even after he tortured me for it and he continued with his searching for the photos after he had done with his fruitless interrogation.

Another example of the flashbacks I got is that back when all Homra's member on leave to accompany Izumo to Osaka for a golden week vacation and to get alcohols for his bar which leaves both me completely alone with Mikoto when he said he didn't want to go. I don't how and I don't care about how either but somehow we ended up in a rather compromising position on the sofa while kissing and after that we locked ourselves in the bedroom for the night. And after the week end and the rest of Homra return, by the end on the said day, they discovered our relationships as a lover and proceed to celebrate it, they said after all it's their king and sun and they are happy for us.

? POV ends

….ra

Ple…., I….., please….up!

….you, please,…alone, ... you!

? POV

Ah….voices again and this time its have words, I wonder what is it saying? I don't know what is saying, but its have a hurt, loneness and desperate tone on it and I want to soothe and erase that tone from it voice. I wonder if I wake up from this darkness then I can help it…..

Another flashbacks come to me once again and this time about back when my new father funeral the cause of death because a hit and run. On the funeral few relatives from father side and some on mother side come to attend the funeral through I knew and can hear those people talk about my future and what not which I don't really care, after all I still can't believe that my new father death yet. But suddenly I heard something fall loudly and screaming and yelling which made me to turn my body to see what had happen. In the middle of my adopted relatives stand Mikoto who had his right fist raised ready to throw a punch on one of my uncle that only to be stopped by Kusanagi and only after I taken them into my room, then Kusanagi told me what happen with Mikoto just stares (more like glaring) outside the window.

By what Kusanagi told me, its seems like my uncle talks bad things about me like calling me clod-blooded because I didn't even shed a single tears on the funeral or like trash and waste of the society and something along the line which when Mikoto heard about it…he snapped and hit my uncle. And after I done hearing what happen I then started to laugh and told them its okay since I get used to it already and when I saw them frowned when they heard that, I then told them again that as long I have them I will be okay because only they know what I really are and not the fake me, which then make them smile and Kusanagi said if I need a place to crash, his house and bar always open for me.

? POV ends

Tatara….when will you open your eyes? ….know…..missed you?

Please wake up…I love you…..please don't leave me alone…

? POV

Ah…the same voice again and this time the voice in even more anguish, I want to hold him and ease his pain….I hope that soon I will find the light and getting out of this darkness.

And as if they heard me that suddenly the darkness around me started to disappear and suddenly road of light appear as if its guiding me to the exit of the endless darkness and guided by the light I then walked leaving the darkness and trying to reach the light that is in front of me.

? POV ends

He should be awake soon enough…and when he do please let him rest…

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Tatara POV

Pain…is what I first feel, which is strange….I mean I already dead, right?

And so slowly as possible I started to move my hand which is hard and I only managed to twitched my fingers and to feel a soft thing that looks like a bed and after few tries I decide to give for now and decided to open my eyes instead, which I managed to after I tried my hardest.

The first thing I saw is darkness, but after my eyes adjusted to the darkness…I managed to see a person that sat on the chair and sleeping next to my bed and I tried to turn my head to the opposite of the room, I managed to see two people sat on the sofa that sat on the darkest corner of the room and I also noticed that one of the bodies that sat on the sofa is smaller then the other on and seems like laying down on the latter's lap and sleeping.

After I inspected the room, I then turn my attention on the person next to me and tried to look at the person face and when I saw the face I noticed the person already awake and in his hand hold a glass of water which I accepted while sitting up and quickly to drink it and the person keep staring at me with the eyes I know so well and loved.

"Hey…King, can you tell me what happen? All I remember is Yata and Izumo face…oh and your voice too" I ask King or Mikoto after I putting down my glass on my lap, but instead Mikoto who answered me….a voice that I know so well answered me instead.

"You got shot and have been unconscious for awhile now, what just exactly happened, Tatara?" said Izumo as he rubs his eyes to chase of his sleepiness before he putting his glasses on and fixing the blanket that fall off from the person that sleep on his lap which I now know that the other figure on the sofa is Anna before continuing "and before you ask…after you tell both Yata and I about the Colorless King, we immediately have search order on the whole Shizume city for him, but unfortunately we never able to find him…its just like he disappear" on the end of the word he just sigh and shifted his position so he can be more comfortable while trying not to wake up Anna from her sleep.

With a sigh, I started to lie down and stare at the celling while basking in the warmth of Mikoto's hand as he petting and brushing my hair with his hand before answer Izumo's question "I am not to sure what happen too….but I remember is that that night I trying to recording some night scenery of the city, so I climb on the roof of an abandoned building that I often gone with King. But when I arrived….on the roof there is a boy around 15 I think, singing there. But when I tried to strike a conversation, before I know it I got shot….and then I heard that he called himself as the Colorless King. After that I called you which after few minutes you and Misaki appeared and I also heard King's voice, that all I can remember…sorry I can't help much"

When I done explaining of what happened the night I got shoot, Izumo shook his head when he heard my last words "No…I it's more then enough, I just want to confirm what just happened on the roof since your Video camera is broken and still on the shop for repair…so we still didn't have proof. But both me and Mikoto that you are not the type to just get shot or harmed easily, so he must be powerful to even get you to let your guard down."

Taking a deep breath, Izumo then continue "After all…even though you dislike fighting and all that related to it, both Mikoto and I know the best that you capable of it and more so if it about protecting. That's why we can relax to left you alone when we had skirmish with Blue and even leaving you alone with Anna without any guards to protect the two of you, right, Mikoto?" ask Izumo which make me to turn my head to stare at Mikoto which he just soften his eyes before nodding his head and then continue his ministration of brushing my head with his hand which I must admit its sooo relaxing and comfortable and its makes me sleepy and before I know it I already fall into slumber with the warmth of my beloved hand accompany me in the dreamland.

Mikoto POV

After making sure that he has fallen asleep and while still brushing his soft hair with my hand, I then turn my attention on Izumo who eyes gotten soften when he saw Tatara has gone to sleep with a smile which both of us has never got to see when he had been unconscious for a week and both us know that it's something that both of us has taken for granted for all this time, and only after we nearly lose him and his smile that we started to appreciated what we have got.

And I am pretty sure that Anna and all of the brats feel that too, that all of us have taken granted of Tatara existence all this time. His warmth, his smile, his positive attitude, his acceptance and his everything…and only after we nearly lose him that we realized how much we have depend on him and how much we have taken granted.

But not anymore….we will never take granted of what Tatara had given us and this time we will be the one that give him everything we have. But for now I will give my warmth to him and then will spend time with him as much as possible. As I'm pretty sure by the sun has rise and the brats come to visit, they will pouring him with affection to the point they will surrounding his bed and leave me no space to stay near him…so for now I will take his time for myself.

And true to my word when the visiting hour arrive and all the brats who come to visit saw Tatara who have awaken from his coma and right now playing with Anna, Viena(Anna's stuffed rabbit) and Izumo, immediately like exited puppies pushed Izumo off and surrounded the bed while carefully not to harm Anna and started to crying and asking question about his condition which with patience he started to calmed and answering the question at the same time with a small smile as if he dealing with little kids asking candies which at this point I will not argue about it.

While keeping attentions on Anna and the brats who still overexcited about Tatara better condition, I then turn my gaze on Izumo who managed to stand up from the floor after being pushed down by Yata and Kamamoto in their rush to reach the bed and not paying attention that they just pushing the devil (aka Izumo) down while trying to reach his angel (aka Tatara) and by the pissed off aura that he just letting out, he defiantly pissed…and so trying avoid the soon to be massacre, I then decide to evacuate by getting out of the room to buy some cigarettes. By the time I closed the door and standing inside the elevator...I managed to heard the scream of pain and terror which suspiciously like Yata and Kamamoto just before the elevator door closed….I will pray for their survival…..