Hikaru's POV
I stare at Kyouya from my seat on the couch. I'm really relieved to hear that Kazukiyo survived the procedure and was human again the way he wanted to be.
"You don't look too happy for someone who just brought back the dead," I say studying Kyouya's face.
"I didn't bring back the dead. We found out that the reboot gene takes hold of a person seconds before they die. Technically, you're still alive. That isn't what I wanted to talk to you about though," Kyouya says with a sigh.
"Phase two?" I lift an eyebrow. Our plan was a two part deal.
"No, I think you should let me make you human again," He says crossing his arms. I open my mouth to retort, but he holds his hand up to stop me. "I know it's you Hikaru," He finishes.
"But how?" I ask as my mouth goes dry and a nervous feeling takes hold of me.
"Calm down. I won't tell Kaoru, it isn't my place. I've known it was you since Kaoru brought you to me saying you weren't human. Why else would I have trusted you to shoot and not kill Kaoru?" He asked.
"He hates reboots and he hates me. I don't want to ruin his image of his brother. Plus, I've done so many bad things, I just... I can't go back and act like nothing has changed," I say looking at the ground.
"He hates reboots because he thinks you were killed by one. He doesn't hate you. He's upset that he let himself get close to you only to find out that you're a reboot. He really just misses Hikaru and I know you miss him. I see the way he breaks your heart every time he writes you off or treats you poorly," Kyouya insists. There's no way I'll ket him go through with this.
"I deserve it after the way I acted when I was human. I thought that I was protecting him. They threatened to kill him if I didn't go along with their experiment. When I told them I was out and threatened to send the police their way... They killed me," I tell him as I look back up at him. "Hikaru Hitachiin really is dead," I mumble.
"You obviously need time to wrap your head around this one. Just consider it, ok?" He asks and I nod. I don't really need to though. "As for phase two, I sent the police in this morning. All the reboots have been rounded up and are at my family's hospital to undergo the procedure that will make them human again. Most of the HARC guards have been arrested, but the man in charge got away. We have officers looking for him everywhere. We're going to get him."
"Alright. Thank you Kyouya. It's been a pleasure working with you again. Take care of Kazukiyo and Kaoru," I sigh. He gives me a weird look.
"Why does that sound like a goodbye?" He asks.
"Because it is," I say and then walk out the front door. Kyouya makes no move to stop me.
My work here is done. The reboots will be returned to their families, Kyouya is taking care of Kaoru, Kazukiyo is human again, and well, there's really no need for me to linger around my old life like a ghost. There's just one place I want to go before I leave Ouran for good.
The grave yard is empty save for myself. It takes me a long time to find the grave I'm looking for, but eventually I do. There it is. My name engraved in the stone, so I sit and stare at it for a while.
A big part of me wishes that I really was buried in the coffin below the stone. Things would be so much easier if I was. It didn't feel right to sit there on top of my grave. Especially after Kyouya told me I'm not really dead. Well physically I'm not. Hikaru was laid to rest by everyone already. It needed to stay that way. As much as I would love for this to have never happened, it was too late.
"I'm sorry," I whisper to no one in particular. I still didn't remember everything from my human life, but I knew that the person I used to be would be ashamed now. I couldn't stay here any longer. It wasn't right.
As I walked away from the grave, I felt like I was leaving a big part of myself behind. Maybe this was a goodbye, but I certainly didn't feel any better. As the graveyard disappeared in the distance, I wondered where I could go. There was only one place in the world for me and that was standing next to a man that couldn't stand me.
The bus that I got on was going a couple of towns over. That would have to work for now. Maybe with time, I would will myself to go further. Right now though, this was all the distance I could stomach. I stepped out onto the street and reminded myself, this is what's best for me and for my brother.
Another filler. :/ I know what I want to happen, I just don't know how to make it happen. Alas, I will figure it out though.
What do you guys think will happen?