Requested by perfectionsettling.
Stars
Ulquiorra x Starrk
The stars twinkled and gleamed overhead, practically mocking Starrk with its simple beauty.
Simple beauty…
A heavy sigh escaped his pale lips, as he shut his eyes to block out the glittering lights that pained him so. Why did it have to be him? His friend, his consoler, the man who didn't care about his flaws, the man who… The who he loved, was gone.
Starrk mentally screamed at himself. Why couldn't he tell him before that he had loved him? Maybe then, he would have gone with Starrk to the invasion, instead of staying at Los Noches. Instead of staying to watch over that girl… The way Starrk should have been watching over him.
And where had that gotten him now? Dust swept away by the breeze, he had heard, and half of Los Noches destroyed by the fight that had taken his life.
'He said he knew where his heart was. He said he didn't have a heart, because it was with someone else.'
That's what she told Starrk, after everything was over. His eyes slowly opened, the stars still staring down at him.
Something suddenly compelled Starrk to look straight up. And directly above Starrk, was a single star. It shined brighter than the other stars around it, straight above where Starrk was looking.
'I love you, Ulquiorra. I'm sorry I've never told you before, but I love you. And don't you worry, I'll keep your heart close. Besides, you'll be watching me won't you?
You've never trusted me with fragile things before, have you?'