"(f/n)!" He shouted your name. 'Oh man! Is she conscious!?' Kuroo bent down to your level. With his hands hovering over you in confusion, he was at a lost.
"Te...tsu...rou...san...?" You pieced out his name.
"Hey! Stay with me!" He shouted once again. Kuroo took his hands and used them to scoop you up in his strong arms, just like a prince would to a princess. When he looked down at you and saw how red your face was. He backed up some while carefully carrying you inside his house. He kicked his front door back shut and rushed upstairs, into his room. He gently rested you down on your bed and placed his hand over your forehead to check your temperature. 'This temperature is insane!'
"Tch! I need these clothes off before she get's even worse." Kuroo took the hem of your shirt and pulled it over your head and placed it at the foot of the bed. He then removed your pants by unbuttoning them and zipping them down. Next he went into his closet and fetched a shirt for you to wear and sat you up gently to put it on you. He looked down at you with surprise. "But what the hell is she coming to my house out in this rain for? Especially when she's sick like this."
*Ring tone goes off*
"Huh?" Kuroo felt and heard his phone going off in the back pocket of his pants. He looked away from you for a sec to tend to the call. He reached back in his pocket and took out his phone and saw and random number pop up on his phone, but it wasn't an unknown number. 'It's probably him. Renji.' His eyes brows were furrowed, but he put that aside and then answered it and put the phone up to his ear. "Hello?"
"Hey! Is (f/n) at your house?!" Renji shouted through the phone.
'How does he know that? Wait, could he have left from her house too?' "...She's here." He tried to stifle his anger back.
"Tell me your address."
"What?! Why?"
"Just tell me! (f/n) was my responsibility! I should have been watching over her to make sure she never did something ridiculous like this but...Anyway, tell me where you are!"
"...XXX-XXXX"
"Got it! I'm on my way!"
The conversation then ended with both males ganging up on each other. 'Why the hell did I tell that guy where I live?' Kuroo pinched the bridge of his nose while letting out a big sigh. "Oh crap! I almost forgot about (f/n)!" Kuroo's snapped open when he heard you start to cough. "(f/n), I'll be right back!" He told you and ran out his room and into the bathroom, where he grabbed a wash cloth. After, he dashed downstairs and went straight to the kitchen sink. He got down on his knees in front of the cupboards underneath it and opened it. He took out a small basin and stood back up again, to only then fill it with cool water. He then carefully, without spilling the water rushed back up stairs and into his room to be by your side again. He rested the basin on the nightstand near the bed and sipped the cloth inside of the basin. He brought it back up and then squeezed the excess water out then proceeded in placing the now wet cloth on your forehead to cool you down.
"Tet...su...rou-san...?"
"You, what the hell were you thinking! Coming out in this whether in your condition."
"*cough, cough* It's because—*Cough* I didn't want us...to stay mad at each other..." You managed to very weakly smile at him. "I...just don't want to lose you.*cough, cough*"
"!" Kuroo was surprised to hear you words. "'You don't want to lose me'?"
*Ding Dong*
'He must be here.' "I'll be right back." he told you and then walked out of the room. He walked down the stairs to answer the door. When he got there, he unlocked it and opened it to find Renji standing there with wet shoulders and hair. "...Come in."
"Where is she?"
"She's resting upstairs in my room trying to get some rest."
"Oh, that's good." He sighed in relief.
"So-"
*Wham!*
"-! What the hell!?" Kuroo staggered back as he held onto his cheek. "What the fuck did you punch me for?!"
"Shut the fuck up!" Renji roared. "You deserved to be punched! I should kick your ass right here and now! How could you let her worry about something as meaningless as this!?" Renji grabbed Kuroo up by the collar of his shirt. Kuroo tried to pry Renji off of him by holding onto his hands and pushing away.
"What?!"
"She told me about your little petty fights and now that I think about them, they're getting me pretty heated! Every since your first fight with her, she's been getting stressed out about you being mad at her!"
"Wha-!"
"Shut up! That day when I came over to the kids' school and you saw me and her together, I was the one who kissed her! She didn't even know I was going to do that! And when she called you to that day on the weekend, it's true that I was taking a bath in her house, but I was doing it with my son! If what you worried about is me, then you don't have to worry, 'cause (f/n) is not interested in me anymore, we're just friends! If I ever go over to her house it's only on the weekend to see Yujiro."
"..." Kuroo started to remember your words from earlier when in the bedroom.
"I don't know what your fucking deal is, or what kind of past relationship you've had with another person, but if you really love her, then I suggest you pull it together! Because I'm not leaving her in your hands if this is going to happen every time you get into a little argument! You don't know how hard it is for me to hear her talk about you in a loving voice! Or see her expressions when she's texting you! I can tell that she cares deeply for you!"
"!"
"...Tch!" Renji threw Kuroo down onto the floor and slipped his hands into his pockets as he tried to calm himself down before he really beat on Kuroo and disfigured his face beyond recognition. Both males were looking away from each other, neither of them exchanging words to one another until...
"...I was betrayed by my past lover." Kuroo began to speak. Renji then looked down at him to listen. "Her names was Riko, and it was love at first sight. I loved her more than anyone in my whole life. We were going steady for about half a year, before I started to notice something odd. She would come over to my house with a faint scent of colon on her clothes and 2 to 3 love bites on her skin that weren't put there by me. She didn't feel like making love with me anymore, it was all weird. My suspicions were confirmed when I saw her and someone else hand-in-hand walking past my job. When I confronted her about it, she came clean about her cheating on me with some guy who was living a better life than me and then broke up with me."
"So?"
"Because of her, I can't trust any other woman! When I found (f/n) I fell in love with her the same way I did Riko, but this time it was different; my feelings were stronger. I knew in my head that she was different from Riko, but after seeing you for the first time and a few times after, my heart started feeling different. Of course I still have feeling for her, but somewhere inside, I couldn't trust her, just like Riko and started bothering me."
"Do you wanna tell him?"
"Huh?"
"I'm not like her though, Tetsurou-san."
"!" Kuroo whipped his head around to see you standing at the bottom of the stairs, holding onto the wall in case you felt like you were going to pass out. "(f/n), what are you doing out of bed!"
"Nevermind that! How could you think of me to be like that. I thought I told you that I love you?" Tears began to form and eagerly slid down the sides of cheeks." Did you have doubts when I said that too?"
"No I-"
"So why can't you just love with your whole heart then? It makes me sad to think that you wasn't. I mean, it was hard for me to trust you when we first met and all, because of the my past with Renji, but I eventually began to, while falling in love with you. I really do love you." You blushed.
He was speechless. "...I love you too." He ended up blushing a little himself. "I love you more than anyone (f/n)." Kuroo picked himself up and walked over to you. He took your hands in his and brought them up to his face. His eyes closed briefly as his lips then made contact with them. "Please forgive this big idiot for making you sad and cry."
You retraced your hands gently, making him confused. "I forgive you." You then took them and cupped Kuroo's cheeks. You gazed softly into his eyes as you smiled at him. Catching him off guard, you brought your soft lips upon his. "I'm tired of being angry at you anyway." You said as you wrapped your arms around him. "This fighting thing really does take a toll on you." You chuckled. "I hope that if we do get into an argument again, that it not be something little like this." You bumped your forehead lightly against his.
"Yeah, me too."
"..." Renji just looked at you two with envious eyes. 'I really can't get rid of this feeling after all. But, seeing her happy like this, I can't help but smile.' And he did. 'I guess I'm done here.' "Well," He started. "It looks like I'm not needed here anymore."
"O-Oh!" You both had forgotten for a split second that he was even there. "You're leaving?" You gave him a disheartened look.
"Yeah, what's the use in my staying here. I'm obviously in the way." He had his feet carry him over to you. His right hand came up out his pocket and reached out to your head to rest on top it it. Get better, okay." He gave you a smile. He tussled your hair like he would Yujiro. "And you," He turned to Kuroo with a stern face who in return gave the same look." I hope you don't expect me to apologize for punching you."
"It'd make no sense to ask for an apology. But, if anything, I'm the one who needs to apologize. Sorry for acting this way and all." Kuroo bowed deeply towards him. "I really am sorry."
"It's all good. I'll see you next weekend (f/n)." Renji turned on his foot and started heading towards the door.
"Mm. Alright. Get home safely." Renji waved to you without turning around. "Renji!" He stopped. "Thank you." He opened the door, stepped out and closed it behind him, leaving the house you two alone. It was silent for a few seconds before Kuroo began to speak.
"How about I take you back to bed and cook you up some miso soup."
"That sounds really nice right about no-ah!" Before you knew it, you were literally swept off your feet and int Kuroo's strong arms.
"W-what are you doing?!"
"What," He smirked. "You did tell me that you wanted me to take you upstairs."
"B-But-!"
"No, buts. You're a patient and you need to get all the rest you can." Kuroo started walking up the stairs. Once on the floor again, he entered his room and placed you down on his bed. "I'll be back." He leaned over and pecked your forehead.
"Yes." You blushed.
"What the hell?" As you closed your eyes, Kuroo was now walking out of the room and down the stairs to make your food. But just before he could enter the kitchen, he heard the rapid pressing of the doorbell. When he went over to the door he opened it and found Renji standing there with cold sweats running down the face. "What the hell happened to you?"
"W-Where are (f/n)'s keys?!"
"Her keys? I don't kn-"
"Go get them for me! Hurry!"
"Um, okay." Kuroo jogged up the stairs and came back in less than 30 seconds with your keys. "Why do you need them?
"I forgot about Yujiro!" Renji swiped the keys from Kuroo and ran down Kuroo's walkway.
"...You what!?"
"Don't tell (f/n) about it! Got it!" Renji shouted.
"...I can't believe this guy left his own son in (f/n)'s house alone." Kuroo sighed and closed the door. He then went in the kitchen to go and make you the promised soup.
At the end of the end of the week you feeling much better. Thanks to Kuroo nursing you to health, you were able to recover quickly. While you spent your sick days at Kuroo's house, Renji had gone back to your house and picked up Yujiro, having him spend the week at his house. Also, while you were out, Sugawara had gotten directions to Kuroo's to come and drop of a bunch of get well cards from the class. When yo had gotten them, you felt so happy and thankful. Once the weekend came, everyone had returned to your house.
Sitting at the kitchen table while Yujiro slept was both you and Renji. The both of you sat across from one another, having a nice chat over a bowl of miso soup. Renji had made some, since you were still a just a smidgen sick. "Hahaha, I can't believe you did that!"
"Don't laugh," He said while leaning over his bowl. "That was a really embarrassing moment." Renji said while blushing his face off.
"S-sorry, sorry, but that's just too cute!"
"*sigh* Thinking back on it, I wish I'd never done that." He sat back in the chair. "Getting so excited over a stage actor that played my favorite character is just ridiculous." Renji face palmed himself. He then dropped his head down, close to the bowl.
"What's the problem?"
"Huh?" He looked up.
"You were just a kid, right. It's normal for kids to get excited like that." You smiled at him innocently along with little giggle to match.
"..." Renji was speechless until he found himself sincerely smiling along with you. "(f/n), you've always been the light in this pitch black heart of mine."
"Pitch black? I highly doubt your heart is bitch black. It's not even dark at all, I know that for a fact. You're only saying that because of the things that you've done in the past, aren't you. Well it's fine, stuff that's happened in the past. Besides, I knew it wasn't the real acting up. I feel partly guilty for your action because you must have still been feeling lonely deep down inside, but I somewhat pretended not to notice. I felt and still feel horrible." Your innocent smile turned awkward.
"...(f/n), from the very bottom of my heart," Renji stopped amiling and got serious. I have enjoyed every single moment that I've shared with you, the good times that is. Every time I think about the things I've done to you, it still drives a million needles in my heart, but those needles aren't even half of how much pain I've put you through."
"Huh? What's with you all of a sudden?"
"I was thinking about my decision; how would you and Yujiro feel about me doing this. I know it'll hurt for a bit, but you'll soon get over it when you're living your new life with him. You don't have to worry about anything. But to tell you the truth, I was really scared about doing this."
"Renji? What's wrong? What are you talking like this?" You asked with a shaky voice. You were getting anxious by the second as you tried to identify the meaning of his words.
"I don't know how I'm going to survive without seeing the both of you, but I'll manage somehow. After all anything after this is only dese-"
"Renji!"
"?" He stopped talking.
"What are you talking about? You're scaring me." It was true, there were tears already forming at the corner of your eyes while your trembled as you looked at him.
*Knock, knock, knock*
The both of you looked towards the door. "Who could that be?" Just as you asked, Renji had stood up to go and answer the door. Your eyes just followed him as he walked calmly towards it. With a 'click' and a 'clack', Renji unlocked the door and opened it. "Renji who is-Eh?" As Renji stepped aside some, you could see clearly who it was. A man with a brown trench coat that stopped mid of his calf, along with normal clothing underneath and stern face stood at the door. He stood next to a man dressed in uniform; white shirt, blue pants and hat with a walkie talkie at his chest. The only thing similar about the men, was that they were both wearing badges.
"A detective and a police officer?" You were really confused now.
"Are you Renji Kazunori?" The detective asked.
Renji took a deep breath and answered with a stern look. "Yes." Both men looked at each other and nodded.
"Cuff him." The detective ordered.
Your eyes widened as your heart briefly took a pause. "Re-!"
"You have the right to remain silent Mr. Kazunori." The police officer stated. As Renji willingly held out his hands behind him, you saw the police officer take out silver cuffs from his side and snap them on his wrists. "You'll probably be serving minimum of 7 years at prison."
"W-wait! Hold on!" You shouted as you stood up from your chair. "There must be some type of mistake!" The chair slid back some from the light force. You rushed up to him with tears falling down.
"I'm afraid not ma'am." The detective spoke up once again to explain. "We got a call at the department saying that a man named Renji Kazunori has not only assaulted someone but murdered another as well. The person said that he would be at this address at this time. Actually, the call was made this afternoon."
"But who-! Who could have done something like this?!" You started panicking.
"Someone who needs to repent for his sins. It was the only way I knew how."
I—Renji...?"
"(f/n), do you remember that day, when I showed up to the house announced with your favorite flowers in my hand and told you how I was getting help? That day, I hadn't finished explaining everything to you. The one thing that I couldn't finish; after I had patched things up with you, I was going to turn myself in."
"!" The tears, finally they began to spill it out.
"(f/n), don't cry." Renji turned around to face you. His cuffed together big hands reached up to cup your wet cheeks. "I knew I did right in falling in love with a wonderful woman like you. And I also know I'll never find someone like you ever again in this lifetime. That guy Kuroo, he's terribly lucky to have you."
"Renji..." You grabbed onto his shirt as you sobbed uncontrollably.
Renji could feel the fierce trembling of your hands on his shirt. "Don't cry. Your face, it wasn't made for crying; It was made for smiling. So smile! For me..." You swallowed the huge lump in your throat and then rose your head up towards him. When Renji saw your face, he gently smiled. Upon your lips was a bright smile, just like he wanted to see. "Thank you." Renji bumped his forehead and nose with yours. He shook his head so that you two were rubbing noses. Renji's lips got closer to yours until they were touching. Renji tried to induce a passionate kiss between you two. Your hands reached up to his cuffed wrists and hung from there as the kiss continued. Within a few seconds Renji drew away from your lips, but ended coming back for a peck, then a peck to your cheek. "Don't worry, you're in good hands."
Renji finally turned back around to where you could just see his back. "You tell him this though, 'If he ever makes even one tear run down those cheeks, then I'll break out of prison just to come kick his ass'."
Your heart ached some more in hearing the words 'prison'. "No..."
"I love you (f/n)...always."
Extended Ending—A Few Years Later
As a few years have passed down the road, you had moved on with your life. After Renji was sent to jail, you and Yujiro had moved with Kuroo to new place, it was an upgrade for the both of you because the house was bigger than either of your houses. Right after you settled in the house, 6 months later, he had asked for your hand in marriage. Without a doubt, 'yes' was your answer. About 3 years later when Yujiro had become 7, Kuroo had suggested that you and him have a baby of you own. Of course you agreed to the idea, and became pregnant with his child and Yujiro's baby sibling. Your life with Kuroo was only beginning.
As for Renji, he had up to 7 years in jail. Five for the murder of your brother, and and extra 2 for the assault against you.
"Move it! Damned scum! All of you deserved the death penalty if you ask me." A security guard that served at the prison Renji was at sneered at each prisoners that walked past him to go out to the cafeteria for lunch.
"God I just wanna kick that fucker in the head!" One prisoner mumbled to himself as he grit his teeth at the guard while sending hard glares his way.
"Just suck it up." Another prisoner said while rolling his eyes. "They day'll come when he get's his." He grinned.
"..." Renji was silent as he walked behind his inmates. Silent because he was looking down at a particular photo that, since the day he got in the jail, he had kept with him always. What was the picture of, you ask? Well, it was picture of his beloved ex-wife and darling son of course. Every time he looked at it, he always felt calm and it felt like the time for his sentence to be over was just around the corner.
"Hey Kazumori, what's that in your hand?" An inmate had caught Renji's attention, or rather, disturbed him. "You're always looking at something and I wanna know what it is!" When Renji looked up from his lunch, he saw the inmate with a tray of lunch of his own. He grinned a mischievous grin that Renji was definitely suspicious of. "Gimme that!" Without a second to waste, the inmate snatched the picture right out of his hand. "Heh~ Whose this babe? And a kid?" Is this supposed to be your family or some-"
*Bam!*
The inmate jumped as he heard the loud noise, as the rest of the room. It had become silent in the cafeteria with all eyes in Renji's direction. All the guards were also looking over and standing near, getting ready to cease anything that were to escalate. "Give. That. Back." Renji demanded in a stern voice. A voice that was deep enough to make the boldest of men shake in their shoes and go the bathroom in their drawers; and that's exactly what happened. The inmate who had gotten startled by Renji, slowly, but surely began to wet himself.
"N-No prob man. H-here!" The inmate gave the photo back and Renji snatched it back. As soon as Renji had it back in his possession, he slid the photo back into his breast pocket and sat down to resume eating his lunch again.
"Number 2069! You've got a visitor!" One of the guards yelled out.
"?" Renji looked up as he heard his number being called. With a sigh, he stood up and left his lunch. With two guards now by his side, he was escorted out of the cafeteria. Walking down a few hallways, he walked into a room to meet his visitors. "!" As soon as he walked into the room and looked to his right, his eyes widened and tears automatically came up and out.
"Papa!" A joyous little boy called out to him.
"Yujiro? (f/n)?" He walked up closer to you both like he hadn't seen you decades. When he tried to swallow, he found it impossible because of the knot that sat in his throat. The door shut behind Renji after being told he had 30 minutes to speak.
"Hello, Renji." You waved to him with bright expression.
"(f/n)! Yujiro!" Renji hurriedly took his seat on the fold-up chair that was set up.
"Papa!" Yujiro grinned at his father. He put his small hands on the glass, the only thing that was separating him away from the 2 most important people in his life. Renji put his big hands to the glass, right over Yujiro's and began to weep.
"You've gotten so big."
"Of course he looks big, he's 7 years old now." You pointed out.
"!" Renji looked up and saw you and became a mess when he saw how much your beauty had progressed even more.
"Come now, stop crying, or you'll make me cry as well." You said while wiping away any tears that had started up.
"S-sorry." Renji quickly wiped away his tears and looked at you both.
"Haha, you've grown some stuble." You pointed out.
"I've missed you both so much."
"Yeah, we've missed you too."
"-? Are you pregnant?" Renji had noticed quickly when he saw something round at the place of your stomach.
"Hm? Oh." You blushed as your hands gently rested on your belly. "I am. I'm 7 months in already."
"Ha, I'm taking it that everything is still going well then."
"Mm." You nodded while looked away shyly.
"Congratulations." He said as he rubbed his neck awkwardly.
"Thank you."
"Papa! Papa! Look it!" Yujiro took his finger and used it to pull back the corner of his mouth while he showed off his teeth. "I lost my tooth!" Yujiro showed him the gap that was right beside his left central incisor."
"Really? Then you really are a big boy." Yujiro grinned in response. "I've got great news."
"Really?" You asked. "What is it?
"I've been told that I'll be getting out in a few months due to good behavior."
"! That is great news!"
"Yeah, that means I'll get to see you guys more often." He smiled. "Yujiro, how's school doing?"
"Awesome! My principle say I get good grades in everything except for math class!"
"That's good then. Even though I'm not there physically, I'll always be with you."
"Are they treating you good in here?"
"It's prison, there is no such thing as 'good' here, but then again, it could be worse than this."
"Yeah, you're right. I'm so glad you're holding up good."
"Of course, I need to stay sane so that I can get out of here quicker." He chuckled.
"Y'know, ever since that day...I've been really sad about you leaving. I remember that I couldn't stop crying for about a week because of everything. Things have been going well, really well and I just really want to thank you for it. Everything that's happened, I would have never guessed that something like this would have happened. I'm the happiest that I've been since 'we' got married, and I just want you to know, that I am so sincerely grateful for what you've done. I think your more of my angel than a monster, if you ask me."
"Heh, an 'angel' huh. If you ask me, you're the real angel."
