Title:Rooftop Sojourn

Rating:T

Category:Romance/angst/tragedy

Pairing: Do you really have to ask?

Disclaimer: I do not own Persona 3 or any of it's characters, if I did I'd be rich.

She should have known something was wrong with him, should have realized it the moment he showed up in the lounge of the dorm after everyone had left. She had stayed, not minding if she skipped graduation. She laid on the couch in the lounge smiling stupidly as she fiddled with the watch he had bought he, the speeches didn't matter and to be honest she usually slept through them. Her thoughts drifted like tides out to sea. 'Graduation then college, then maybe marriage? She thought as she traced lazy patterns over the couch's upholstery not hearing the soft sound of footsteps on the staircase. 'Definitely marriage.' If he didn't propose to her then she would most certainly propose to him after that kids. Definitely kids.

After all she had something to prove to her so called mother.

They'd get a house somewhere, or maybe a loft. Hell she didn't care as long as they were together. But first Destinyland it was the least she could do to make up for dragging him of to see her said mother and to pay him back for keeping the promise he made to her. Her cheeks singed pink as she remembered how he took her out to the hills one friday when the two of them had skipped school. The two teens knowing full well that they would get hell for it from Akihiko and Mitsuru later, but not entirely caring. They had had a little picnic out there on the emerald grass, just the two of them like she'd wanted. It was a picnic that eventually led to frenzied kisses and fevered touches as they struggled on the fleece blanket he had brought.

She wouldn't be surprised if it still had a few crimson red stains on it. Afterwards, they lay together on the warm blanket, their limbs intertwined, bodies glistening with sweat and Yukari had been so nervous, so self conscious about what they had just done. She wanted to sit up and leave until she felt his arms on her elbows and he pulled her on top of him her head fell onto his chest with a soft thud. Her body tingling all over again as he laid tender little baby kisses all over her body.

She jumped as she heard a soft cough above her. Yukari's chestnut eyes rolled upwards towards the source of the sound and, upon seeing who it was smiled guiltily as though those haunting blue-gray eyes could read her very thoughts. It was in that very moment that she noticed how haggard he looked. The faint bags under his eyes had grown darker and deeper, his chest heaved as his breath left him in small, silent gasps. Her tender smile had slowly morphed into a concerned scowl as she sat up the scratchy upholstery leaving the faintest of marks on her perfect skin.

"Minato wha-."

"We need to talk." He interrupted, his voice was hoarse and blank strangely unfeeling, so unlike the usual gravelly rasp she was used to. Yukari's heart stilled at his tone, and later on she would slap herself for thinking that he was talking about something as shallow as breaking up but that was all that was pulsing through her pretty skull at the moment. She nodded and stood following her former leader, she followed him all the way to the school's rooftop.

Once they were there he sat down and she slipped up next to him. Yukari glanced at him, his face was so much paler then usually and his lips which were usually a faint pink were almost translucent. Minato looked over at her and gave her that small, quiet smile, and then she knew, she found everything out. That little smile made her heart along with her dreams shatter like glass from a window pane. She wouldn't say it though, couldn't say it. It was as if the simple utterance of that simple statement would make everything that much more real. He slumped against his shoulder, and she lifted his head just enough to lay it gingerly on her lap. Yukari's fingers trembled softly as she moved a lock of hair away from his face, he leaned into her touch and she felt her throat constrict as he grabbed ahold of her hand.

He held it gently to his face running the rough pad of his thumb along her outer palm, she hardly stifled a sob as he moved it and place it over his chest, in a little area directly above his-

Heart.

When she felt the steady thumping of his heart beat, calm and slow at first before decreasing its reassuring tempo. The beats grew farther apart and she felt a tear slip and the veil she had over her emotions fell. His eyes looked up at her and he reached up, brushing the droplet away.

"C'mon Yukari don't cry, everything's going to be okay." He murmured she leaned into his touch as he pressed the rest of his palm to the spot.

"I'm sorry." She whispered her vision blurring just slightly as she looked down at the beautiful boy. "I...I just don't want you to leave." She wouldn't say die, she couldn't say die.

"Mhm." His lids slowly began to drift shut.

"I love you." She breathed and she leaned down to kiss him, he lifted a limp arm tugging her down the rest of the way his fingers sinking into her soft, brown hair. She hadn't wanted to pull away, she knew that he would only have a few more moments left. Yukari looked down at him the few tears she had spilt glistening like diamonds on his paper pale skin. She felt a few more trail down her cheek as he reached up to wipe them away again.

"I love you too Yukari." He muttered and slowly his hand fell down, back onto his chest as his eyes drifted shut. Forever Asleep.

A/N: Good god it's been awhile :( uh so basically i'll kid this short and sweet Next chapter: Snow Day

Hate to spoil it before it comes out but you may want to set your filters to M by the next chapter.

PEACE ;p