Till I'm Gone
Sora Matasuki
Chapter Eleven
Two months...
Eve hummed to herself as she slipped into the warmth of the apartment. "I'm home!" She called into the homey symphony that was coming from the kitchen.
"Welcome home, sweetheart!" Her mother called, the sounds of pots and pans clanging pausing momentarily before starting up again. The eighteen year old smiled and headed over to her room to put away her bags.
"Eve, darling can you come here for a minute?"
Eve paused in her tracks, her eyes widening. Dad was home? Why was he home so early? Has something happened on the base?
"Sure Dad! What's up?" She called, putting her bags down in the hallway and heading towards the dining area that was in conjunction with the tiny kitchen.
The sounds of her mother puttering away near the sink had faded away into an almost eerie silence. Eve quickened her pace to round the hall corner.
Her father was leaning against the counter, salt and pepper hair wearing thin near the top of his head, icy blue eyes looking worn and serious as they gazed at the painting of the San Fransokyo Golden Gate Bridge that hung on the wall.
"Soo..." Eve awkwardly shrugged and put her hands into her jacket pockets. "What's goin' on, Dad?"
The elder Morris turned to his only child. "Honey... This might come to a shock to you. How about you sit down."
Eve shrugged, leaning against the wall. "I can handle it."
Her father didn't look convinced but began with a grave sigh, "I've been deployed, Evelynn. We're moving."
Eve sat down on the tile floor with a thump.
Hiro stared down at his phone, his breath catching in his throat. The letters on the screen didn't change. They remained starkly black against a white background, bold in their simple coding and defiant to his desperate wishes.
Two words, two very simple words, were causing his entire world to crash down around his ears.
Shaking fingers typed out the only question on repeat in his suddenly blank mind.
OG: you're what
There is a long pause and in that pause his breath starts to come in shorter increments and his heart starts pounding in his throat. His eyes are prickling painfully at the corners.
HT: I'm so sorry Gift.
I know that this is hard to hear but I am moving. I can't stop it. We'll be heading to Okinawa in a month. My dad was deployed there and it's easier on everyone if we all go with him. Apparently a house has already been picked out and everything.
OG: but
I won't be able to meet
you!
This isn't fair Tomoko! You're
The only friend I have!
HT: I know Gift. Believe me I know. I'm so sorry that we're not gonna be able to finish the project together. But we can still be friends, even if I'm far across the ocean!
Hiro gritted his teeth and closed his eyes tightly as he shook his head. This couldn't be happening!
OG: It won't be the same!
You'll just forget about me
like everyone else!
OrdinaryGifted - OG - has left the chat at - 5:53 PM -
Hiro closed all of his apps and threw his phone across his part of the room with an angry sob, his head buzzing. The silence in the room was deafening as Hiro crumpled into himself.
Tadashi was gone off to some stupid college tour thing at some stupid school and wouldn't be home until long after dinner, Aunt Cass was as busy as ever with the cafe, and Tomoko was leaving in a month. Hiro felt completely alone, like the world was crumbling away under his feet and he was falling into a deep abyss.
Laying on his side, severe waves of shivering shook his lithe body. Tremors of terrible emotion shook his little frame and caused his breath to come out in short panicky gasps. His skin was slowly becoming clammy and cold with sweat, causing his hair to plaster itself to his head as he fought to keep his distress silent. Even though no one was around to even pay attention to the little noises he did make.
His fingers dug into his skin, sharp uncut nails cutting jagged half moon imprints into his clammy flesh. A whimper escaped his lips and he dug even more savagely down, hoping the feeling of pain would stop the noise. Hiro raked his hands up and down his arms again and again as the shivering continued on, biting his lip when a whimper wanted to escape his mouth. He wouldn't cry! He wouldn't!
Slowly, ever so slowly, his breath deepened and his head grew less fuzzy. Shaking slightly still, Hiro glanced down at his arms and felt his eyes widen at the sight of a thin trail of blood trickling down his red arms.
Oh. ...he'd done that? Why did he feel so calm now? Was it because of the blood and scratching?
Hiro shook his head to clear it and slowly sat up. Did cutting create the same effect? Was it a safe thing to do? At least if he cut, the wounds would heal cleaner right? He'd have to do research on this. Because if this was a way to get him to calm down, it was worth looking into, right? Right. But first, he needed to clean up his hands and make sure the blood wasn't obvious.
Standing on slightly wobbly legs, Hiro made his way over to the bathroom down the hall and washed his hands in the sink, watching in fascination as the red turned slightly pink and was swept into the drain by the rushing water out of the faucet. That done, he turned to the cupboard and took out the first aid kit. He looked at the roll of gauze and deemed it acceptable to wrap up his arm up. It was probably overkill but Hiro thinks it kinda looks a little cool, gently wrapped around his arm like that and taped together. Now more than ever he's glad that it's cold enough to wear one of his hoodies without it looking really weird.
Hiro makes his way back into his side of the room and sinks down on the swiveling chair. Time to research this. The boy cracks his knuckles and set his still slightly damp fingers onto the keyboard.
AN: Hey guys! Lookie here, I managed to update over the break! My aunt and uncle are very nice and letting me type this chappie up ^_^ Just wish it was a happier chapter… But have no fear! The next chapter is full of fluff! It's gonna be adorable and full of brotherly-ness!
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