A/N: Please Enjoy this chapter, because so many things happen. You're going to love it, the sadness, love, and joy. Have Fun~
Chapter 13:
All For A Reason
Before long, Shizuo found himself standing outside of Raira Hospital, looking up at the building as he stared at the door. Shizuo sighed, walking inside as he went to the front counter. A nurse escorted Shizuo to Maiyu's room as he paused at the door, staring down at his feet. OK, all I have to do is tell her I don't want to see her any more. Just ignore what she says about things and just go. Pretend we never knew each other to begin with. That won't be hard at all.
Shizuo slid the door open and walked inside to see Maiyu in bandages. She looked up at him, surprised to see him staring at her with wide eyes. Surprised to see him standing at the door. It feels like forever since they've saw each other.
Maiyu couldn't smile because of the bandages, but if it weren't for that she'd be smiling brightly as her one eye glistened in the light. Shizuo didn't know what to say, she looked like she was in pain, all because of him. Shizuo couldn't even bring himself to look at her as he bowed his head and squeezed his fist.
"Um... Maiyu I-" he cut himself off. Maiyu stood up from her bed and slowly walked over to Shizuo, not taking her eye off him. Shizuo didn't know what she was planning on doing as she walked over to him, standing a few feet away from him. Shizuo closed his eyes. "Maiyu I'm s-"
She cut him off by resting her head on his chest, not lifting her arms up to hug him, she just lean on him. Shizuo could feel her shaking as his chest grew wet with tears. Maiyu had begun to cry, which was really quiet being as she couldn't speak. But Shizuo knew what she was trying to say as she continued to cry.
Maiyu backed away and walked over to her bed as she began moving her pillows around. Shizuo stared at her as she pulled a phone out and began to type on it.
[Shinra-san said I could borrow his phone while my jaw is in recovery.] she said. Shizuo's eyes shook, seeing that he'd broken her jaw and damaged her skull.
[I'm so happy you're here, Shizuo-san. No matter what Izaya-kun said I knew you would come back and see me. I was so afraid... I thought you were going to leave me here by myself.] Maiyu looked down at her feet as her hands trembled. [I didn't want you to go.]
Shizuo was angry now. So, that fleas been coming to see her more than I have. Shinra's been coming too. Some friend I am, those two seem to be with her more than ever.
Maiyu sat down on the bed, fiddling the phone in her hands. "Maiyu," Shizuo began. "You're not mad at me? For hitting you I mean... you're hurt and it's all my fault," he said. Maiyu shook her head, typing on the phone as she hesitated.
[I don't care that you hit me, it was by accident after all. We're friends, why would I be mad at you?]
"It's all my fault that you're here! I hurt you really badly because I couldn't control my anger. I could have killed you, and yet... yet you're not mad at me! I don't get that at all. So..." Shizuo squeezed his fist really tight now as he looked at her crazily. "I've decided that I'm not going to stay here with you anymore. If I'm away and it means you'll be safe then I'd go to the other side of the planet for you. I just don't want to see you hurt anymore." Maiyu's eye grew wide as her body shook.
"So I don't want to see you anymore Maiyu." She stood up, frantically typing on her phone. [No Shizuo-san! It's alright, I don't care if I get hurt.]
Shizuo just stared at her in disbelief trying to walk away. [It doesn't matter if I get hurt or not. It's not the first time I've been hurt like this.] Maiyu started crying now as she held onto his arm, trying to restrict him from walking out the door. [I want to be with you!]
Maiyu placed her hand on her head as she fell to her knees. Shizuo turned around and got on his knees next to her. "You're too weak to be standing Maiyu!" he said. Maiyu buried her face in the crook of his neck as she cried, holding onto his shoulders as her body trembled out of sadness and pain. "Maiyu," Shizuo said, looking down at her.
"I don't want to leave, I want to continue being friends with you. You're the only person who truly understands me, who I can talk to and get a true answer from. You're the only friend who I really care about. I'd do anything for you... but I just don't want to see you hurt anymore, especially from the likes of me. If I kill you by mistake... The pain would be just too much to bare, I'd even bring suicide into this if you were to die. If I leave now, I know that you'll be safe from me."
Shizuo wrapped his arms around her neck and hugged her tightly. Maiyu pulled away so she could type on her phone. [I'm OK with you hurting me Shizuo-san, if it means you'll stay. That's what friends are for, we forgive each other for the accidents we make. I wouldn't be a good friend if I didn't forgive you for what you did. So even if you punch me in the face repeatedly, I wouldn't care at all. As long as it means you get to stay here with me.]
Maiyu still cried as her head throbbed. [I don't want you to go, I'm selfish like that.] Shizuo knew she'd be smiling right now as she wiped her tears away, sitting on the tiled floor which smelt bad as it glistened in the light. Shizuo placed his index finger on her forehead as he smiled at her. "I've made my mind up," he said.
[What are you going to do?] she asked. Shizuo embraced her, causing her to drop her phone on the ground as she hugged him back, not minding the fact he was hugging her so tightly that her back was hurting.
Three Weeks Later...
She stood on the hill, the sun setting as the wind blew her hair. Maiyu sighed, looking down at her feet as her eyes shook. She sang the song she always sang when she came up to the hill, it made her think of happier times, when everything was OK. Maiyu brushed a strand of hair from her eyes as she closed them and bowed her head even more. Shizuo-san, she thought. Maybe I didn't want to leave you... because rather than this relationship, I actually have feelings for you. Maybe that's love, it's so confusing sometimes. And if I see you again-
"Maiyu..." she heard. Maiyu turned around and saw Shizuo standing near the bottom of the hill, looking at her softly. "Shizuo-san," Maiyu said. Shizuo avoided eye contact as he walked up the hill to greet her. "I see you're jaw is OK," he said, standing beside her. Maiyu nodded enthusiastically, raising her arms in the air as she grinned. "Yep! You know me, my body is like steel, can't break easily but heals fast!" Maiyu laughed idiotically as she noticed how down Shizuo looked.
"Shizuo-san," she murmured. Maiyu slipped her hand in his as she leaned on his shoulder. "You don't have to be mad anymore, I'm alright. Now we can do all sorts of things together. Maybe we can sit up here for the rest of our time and enjoy our lives," she said. "Just staring up at the sun with big smiles on our faces. Not a care in the world between us, and we'll be happy. Nothing bad will ever happen, and maybe when we die, we'll die up here together. Just like a movie, you and I. Everything would be alright..."
Looking down at her now, I know she's hurting inside because I'm still angry, Shizuo thought. That smile she's giving me right now is like something out of a painting, when the smile isn't real, and you can tell they're sad. Shizuo clutched her hand and smiled at her. "That sounds nice," he said.
"You know what would make me really happy Shizuo-san," Maiyu said. Shizuo looked down at her. "What?"
Maiyu wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned on him, causing them both to fall onto the grass. Shizuo gasped, looking down at Maiyu who laid on his chest, her uniform brushing against his. Shizuo's face turned red as he looked down at her. "M-Maiyu..."
She looked up at him, smiling brightly. "There's no need to be shy!" she said, snuggling against his chest. She laughed a little, Shizuo wrapping his arms around her waist as he sighed. Maiyu rolled off of Shizuo and laid beside him on the grass, watching the sun.
They smiled, staring up at the sky delightfully. "Just like when we were kids huh?" Maiyu said. "Sort of," Shizuo mumbled.
Maiyu began to sing to herself. "Someday surely, I'll be able to get along with everyone. The boy who had such a dream, was that me? There's not a single person who'll honestly call out to me. As I listened to the sirens, at long last I understood. After I left, peace returned to the town. It was wonderful to dream for so long. But I won't return~"
Shizuo recognized the song immediately as he sighed to himself. Maiyu continued to sing. "My agitated mind is such a mess, it couldn't get worse. A fire sparks at my feet; it spreads like the wind blows. Engulfing the city in a roar of smoke. It was wonderful to dream for so long. But I won't return..."
"Hey," Shizuo said, looking over at her. "I listened to that song after you left. You just mixed up all the lyrics and changed the entire song," he said, rubbing his eye after some grass got into it. Maiyu giggled, placing her hands behind her head. "Yeah, I know I mixed the lyrics up. But I love the song so much, I couldn't pick my favorite lines, so I mixed them into my favorite sentences and phrases to make the perfect song!" she grinned cheesily.
Maiyu's smile seemed to fade slowly, into a mellow expression, staring up at all those clouds. Shizuo could tell... she's sad too. By the way her downhearted looking eyes glistened in the light, looking as if they were about to fill with tears.
"Maybe one day you'll sing the song with me, huh Shizuo-san?" she asked, looking over at him. Shizuo just smiled at her as she smiled back, closing her eyes as she hummed the song to herself. Maiyu stood up and walked down the hill, Shizuo stood up and followed her.
"Going home?" he asked. Maiyu stood there, her back to him as she grabbed the hem of her skirt, squeezing it tightly. Shizuo stood there, wondering what was wrong.
It was quiet, people chatting in the distance as well as the sound of car engines. Maiyu inhaled a big gulp of air before speaking. "Don't get mad or anything if I do this OK Shizuo-san. I don't want anything to change after what I do here, I want everything to be... the same."
Shizuo was waiting, wondering what she planned on doing. Maiyu turned around, her cheeks red as her seductive looking shy eyes came closer and closer to his face, until finally Shizuo realized what she planned on doing. Maiyu placed her hands on his shoulders and pulled Shizuo down as she closed her eyes, her chest brushing his as Shizuo gaped at her, his eyes wide as well as his cheeks red. He could feel her soft lips connect with his as he stared down at her, wanting to say her name but couldn't.
He could tell she was crying, though he didn't really know why. Shizuo eventually wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer, making the kiss more chaste as he shut his eyes. Maiyu's tongue brushed his lip, asking to come in as he opened his mouth, allowing her tongue to fill his mouth as he placed his tongue inside her mouth. Maiyu moaned quietly, enjoying every second of this kiss, a kiss she's wanted to give him a very long time ago. Now I don't have to hide my feelings around him anymore, Maiyu thought, crying tears of joy as she pulled away from the kiss, resting her head on his shoulder as he hugged her.
"Shizuo-san, I don't want things to change. I don't want you to think of me as another girl giving herself away to a man. I want you to know I truly feel this way towards you, I've always felt this way. I've just been afraid to tell you, because I didn't know what you'd do, what I'd do," she said, tears still pouring from her eyes. "But, I want our friendship to last, I don't want the relationship we had before to end. So, now that I've kissed you, can we enjoy the time we had before. As friends?"
Shizuo smiled at her. "If you just want to be friends that fine, but for today can we enjoy being more than that?" he asked.
To answer him, Maiyu leaned in and kissed him on the lips again. They stood there and shared a kiss together in the setting sun, happy with their actions even though they knew tomorrow they were going to pretend this never happened. Even though they were just going to forget it all. But they were OK with it.
They're OK with forgetting~
Seems like rainbows and sunshine huh? Well the next chapter proves you wrong when you see what happens. So Stay Tune~