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Author's Note: I am trying a 100 theme challenge! *giggle*

10 – Breathe Again

Rating: T

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Tobari cracked open an eye, glancing up at the nice, sweet nurse he had met thirteen days ago. "Kumohira-san?" Her soothing voice asked and he sat up, rubbing his eyes slightly. "Oh! Good! You're being responsive! That's so much better than a few days ago!" She exclaimed, smiling brightly; her pink lipstick made her white teeth stand out. "Try to sit up; can you try to sit up?" She asked and Tobari sat up on his arms, looking at her.

"All the way?" He tried to ask, but it came out muffled, like something was over his mouth. She nodded, like she understood him; Tobari knew she didn't though.

"Why are they still making you wear this? Your breathing patterns are perfectly fine!" She smiled more, almost to the point of it being a fake smile. Kumohira shrugged slightly; his arm still stung but he tried to ignore it. She leaned over and took the breathing apparatus off of his mouth and nose area. "Good, that seems better!"

Tobari smiled up at her, breathing in the glorious flow of oxygen. But still some question bugged him. He knew that smoking was going to get him in some serious shit, but… who gave him the extra lung?

The nurse frowned as a look of confusion washed over the raven-haired man's face. "What is it?"

"Who gave me my lung?"

She looked down at him. "It was a strange boy; he said he wanted to do the transplant. I can't remember his name however… He looked like he wanted to die… He kept pleading to do it; either he was really attached to you or he just wanted to end his life." She sighed sadly, "poor thing… He couldn't be more than fourteen years old."

There was a sudden fear that Miharu had done in; and that Tobari would have the Shinra Banshou inside him, but there was a knock on the door and the nurse went to answer it.

Raimei stepped inside, which caused the man to start to worry.

"Hey, Raimei…" Tobari shifted slightly, wincing at the soreness from the surgery.

"Is he free to leave yet?" Raimei asked the nurse and she smiled, nodding. Raimei and the nurse helped Kumohira stand; he smiled and scratched his neck awkwardly. "Come on, there's something I have to show you." Raimei took his wrist and dragged him to the sidewalk, knowing the older man wouldn't dare ride in a car.

Tobari looked at the younger girl and raised an eyebrow; Raimei flipped out her phone. "What are you doing, Raimei?"

"Seki, did you find it yet? Can we go there?"

"Of course it's here." Tobari heard his ex say over the phone and he looked at Raimei, who nodded and hung up.

"What are we doing? What's there?"

"I knew you were going to ask about your lung donation when you were in the hospital, so we claimed who gave you your right lung. The hospital was nice enough to bury him, since he didn't have enough money to have them cremate him." Tobari nodded, and Raimei grabbed his wrist again, dragging him off to the local cemetery.

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Raimei called around for Seki, and she called back, seeming to be a few yards back. It took them a while but Seki sighed when they arrived by her; she was sitting in front of a tombstone so they couldn't see the name. "Seki, just show him."

"I-I don't think we should…" Hanabusa looked down, crossing her arms.

"Where's Miharu?" Tobari asked, looking at the younger girl; Raimei sighed.

"Like I said, Seki, just show him." Raimei said, glancing at the older girl worriedly. Seki sighed again, shaking her head. Tobari stood silently, still wanting to know if it was Miharu or not. "Seki, if you don't show Sensei, I'm sure both of us are going to freak out. Just show him, it doesn't seem like he cares anyway." The blonde glared up at the raven-haired man and he scowled.

"I do care!"

"You'd only care if it was Miharu!"

"That's not true!"

She screamed and Seki sighed again, hopping off the tombstone and stood in front of it. "Tobari, she might be right. All this time you were here – and probably when you were in the hospital – you were worried about Miharu."

"Seki, you know that's not true, I just didn't want the shinra banshou in me! If Miharu's not dead, then… Whatever! Just tell me who it is!"

I promise I'd take care of this lung, no matter whose lung it is. Tobari thought, and looked over to see a brunette walking over to them.

"Miharu, come here!" Seki demanded when Raimei sighed. Seki turned to the older man. "Tobari, listen to me… Miharu's not dead…" She moved towards Kumohira. Raimei stepped closer to him as well.

"Get Miharu out of your thick-headed skull and…" Raimei screeched; Tobari stared at the tear that slithered out of her eye. Seki moved out of the way of the tombstone and Kumohira snuck a peek at the name that was scrawled across the granite.

Tobari looked around, and immediately realization hit him square in the face. His eyes widened and he fell to his knees, staring at the words carved into the stone.

"N-No… It can't be—"

Raimei swallowed. "I bet now you feel worse."

Tobari glared up at the blonde before staring back at the words that seemed to haunt him. "Can I just have a few minutes alone…?"

"Sure." Seki said calmly, motioning at both teenagers to follow her out of the cemetery.

Tobari sighed. "I promised myself I'd take care of you… Look how that turned out…" He gasped out, staring at his name. "Why did you do this? Why would you even think of doing this to yourself? I-I… I know I focused on Miharu more… But I still loved you… Don't forget me…"

He sighed again and stood, tracing his fingers over the name. He heard a slight call of an owl far above; he looked up and stared at it, smiling lightly. "Thank you, though… At least you're not suffering anymore…"

He turned and began walking. There was a sudden thought and he ran out of the cemetery, turning to the rosebush. Vines were creeping up the metal fence, but he picked a dozen of red and white roses (that apparently grew there) and walked back, putting them back on the ground, by the tombstone. He looked up at the clear blue sky. He smiled lightly, knowing the younger one was where he was meant to be. He took in a deep breath, knowing this is going to be hard without him, but he sighed and closed his eyes.

"Hey God?" He called out. "Take care of Koichi-san for me – until I get there— will you?"

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And this is what my brain comes up while listening to "Strength" by Abingdon Boys School repeatedly. And I mean, REPEATEDLY. It's a good song, though, so I didn't really mind :D

Tobari: well that was depressing…

I know, I know... I'm sorry… BUT IT WAS CUTE AT THE END.

Tobari: But still…

Whatever, Raimei, read me the next theme? Or which one of you has the list?

Yoite: I do! The next one's "Memory".

Hmm… Memory… What to do, what to do…?