Reng! Reng! Reng!
The sound of the alarm clock echoed in the air. Reaching his hand out, Ai turned it off before lazily pushed himself up. He sat on the bed for ten minutes before moving to the bathroom to take care of his morning needs.
Three months have passed since his last encounter with Revolver. Back then, as his sentence came to an end, he could feel his heart aches. There was no reason for him to feel such thing as the young man, even through he and Ryoken were basically the same person, wasn't the one he loves. Yet, before he realized it, his tears were already falling.
"Why does it feel like I'm losing him again...?"
The place Revolver left him was actually the street he lives in at his Earth. Ai couldn't believe he was back untill he actually found his house and the spare key in the super secret spot.
He still remembered how his neighbors react upong seeing him the next day. They thought he was a ghost. It was easy to understand considering he just vanished into thin air one day.
After a tearing reunion with his parents, he was called in by the police. They wanted to know exactly what happened to him. They thought he was kidnapped, so he just played along and made up a story. It wasn't like he could tell them the truth. They might think he was crazy. It was only untill today that he got some peace and quiet.
Sitting down at the sofa, the teen took a sip of coffee while scrolling through the news feed. Suddenly, that person's face flashed through his mind and he froze.
"I wonder...what he is doing right now..."
Gathering all his courages, Ai dialed Ryoken but the call didn't connect.
"I'm so dumb..." He hugged his face while leaning forward. "Of couse he would have my number block..."
At this point, most people would give up but not him. Grabbing his key and cloak, Ai headed out. He needed to see him.
...
Standing in front of Ryoken's house, the teen rang the doorbell. Less than a minute later, the door was opened by a middle age man. Ai recognised him right away, so did he. They met before when he came over to play.
"G-good morning, Mr Kogami. Is Ryoken home? If he doesn't want to see me, I totally understand."
"...You haven't heard?"
"Yes?"
...
Running full speed ahead with tears dripping down his chin, Ai could barely breath
"My son passed away for nearly two years now because of cancer."
"Liar!"
"He didn't want you to know, so he refused all treatments. With each passing day, the pain eats him up to the point the pain killer became useless. That day, he told me he was going to talk to you but he never returns. Someone found him in an alley the next day a few streets from your house, dead."
"It's not true!"
"I don't know what he might have told you but know this. You would be the last one he wanted to hurt. You're the love of his life."
Ai wasn't looking for he was going, so he tripped on a rock and fell forward. At the same time, it started to rain. As he pushed himsel up, he found himself in front of Ryoken's grave. He really wished everything was just a bad dream. But it wasn't possible.
Painful screams filled the air.