Sousuke: Don't hit her with a paper fan!
Lina: Yes, please don't. Okay, here's the less happy chapter that I've been promising everyone. And it's the last of this fic. There will be more, I promise.
Sousuke: read and review!
Chapter 6: Happy Yet, Sad Ending
Sousuke found himself pacing around the room one evening. It was about midnight, and he did not know why he felt so restless. He looked at the sleeping Kaname and smiled. He should not be this anxious. He felt like he had to settle things with his teammates. Make amends, apologize for what happened. It was true that he was not having the nightmares anymore, but he still felt uneasy. Kaname rolled over and saw that Sousuke was not in bed and sat up quickly. She saw him standing by the door.
"Sousuke, are you going somewhere? It's already twelve-thirty, why don't you come to bed?" She asked. Sousuke turned to her, seeing her worried face, he gave in. He lay on his side and Kaname put her arms around him. "What's wrong? You've been quiet lately," she asked.
"It's been a week since the nightmares have stopped. I feel like something's missing, though. Like I have only seen half of the memories. I know what I've done, and I don't like seeing my past again, but I want to make things right," he explained.
"Maybe if you fall asleep, you'll be able to talk to them again," Kaname suggested. Sousuke closed his eyes.
"Maybe. Goodnight," he replied.
"Goodnight."
Sousuke woke up to find the room gone. There was nothing at first, just blackness. He started to walk a bit when he tripped over something. He turned around and his eyes adjusted to the darkness. It was Lee. He had a bullet through his stomach. Sousuke's eyes widened and he reached for his gun, but it was not there. There was no one around him, nothing. He turned around and there was Lee, standing in front of him. He stepped back, noticing the bullet still through his friend's stomach.
"Why are you so surprised to see me? I thought you wanted to talk?" Lee asked, becoming transparent. Sousuke was silent for a couple of minutes. He did not know what to say.
"Is it… is it really you?" He asked. Lee laughed.
"You haven't changed a bit. Still the same as when we first entered the military together, do you remember? I practically had to drag you there out of bed, you had stayed up late studying for the entrance exam," Lee stated. Sousuke just stood there, he wanted to give his friend a hug, or atleast a handshake, but he noticed that Lee was ghostlike, and decided not to try.
"Lee… I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what happened. I should have been there, it should have been me, not you," Sousuke started to talk fast.
"Calm down. You have a beautiful girlfriend, and good grades in class, and are still completing missions with ease. Why wouldn't you want to be alive?" Lee asked.
"Because… because you all are… you died because of me. I could have saved every one of you. Even Mira…" Sousuke started to choke up.
"Man, you have changed. I didn't even know you were capable of crying," Lee said, smiling. Sousuke touched his face. There were tears falling. "Don't sweat it. What are friends for after all? I know it's cliché, but I wanted to protect you. You were like a brother to me. I would have liked to have met your girlfriend, maybe we would have been sister and brother too. Don't think about it too hard though, you need to lighten up," Lee explained.
"How can I lighten up? You're all dead! There's nothing I can do that will bring you back! I… I miss you all," Sousuke said, falling on his knees. Lee put his hand on Sousuke's shoulder, even though he was a ghost, and smiled.
"Like I said, don't sweat it. We'll visit you again, and I'll say hi to Mira for you," Lee said, starting to fade.
"Wait! I still want to talk!" Sousuke pleaded.
"Sorry, I have to go. I'll see you around," Lee said, waving. He finally disappeared.
Sousuke awoke to find the pillow wet from tears. He sat up, waking Kaname. The sun was just rising.
"Did you see them?" She asked, rubbing her eyes.
"Just Lee," he replied.
"What happened?" Kaname asked.
"Lee had gone on a mission because I was too sick. He went in my place. I could have gone, but he covered for me. He was… one of my best friends. We joined the military together. I got a chance to talk to him again," he replied.
"Well, that's good, right? Did you apologize?" Kaname asked. Sousuke nodded. Kaname hugged him from behind.
"I still wanted to talk with him a little longer," he said, "atleast I got to see him again, and he said he would see me again."
"That's great! I hope you get to talk with them again," Kaname stated. Sousuke smiled and turned to her.
"Thank you for everything that you've done. I don't think I would have been able to keep sane all this time if you hadn't been there," he explained.
"Someone has to keep you in line," Kaname said, laughing. Sousuke laughed a little and leaned in to kiss her. Every day after that, the two grew closer together, and Sousuke was happier. He did not have another nightmare for a long time.
The End
Lina: so, what did you all thing?
Sousuke: sniff I cried.
Lina: Duh, cuz I made u cry. But yeah, I almost cried writing it. Well, off to write my other Fullmetal fic, but it will be Alchemist this time. And it's called: The Slightly More Happy Fullmetal Fic. Hehe, very creative, I know. Okay, ja ne minna-san!
Kaname: whips out paper fan