Chapter 1: The Long Goodbye
By **Twilight Zone Twin1** and **Twilight Zone Twin2**
(It's just under my Pen name because I know how to upload the darn thing!)
Takamura Suoh walked in through the council room doors, then shut them quietly behind him. The past few days had not gone as well as he would have liked them to, and he just wanted to go home.
"Suoh, good morn--" Imonoyama Nokoru started, then stopped upon noticing his friend's expression. It wasn't as it usually was. "What's wrong?"
"I had a bad weekend, Kaichou," the other muttered as he walked to the center of the floor.
"Oh?" Nokoru asked as he stood and walked up to his friend and protector. Suoh simply nodded and surprisingly, sank to the floor. Nokoru watched him for a minute before lowering himself to the ground to match Suoh's level. Then to Nokoru's surprise, Suoh crawled very carefully into his senpai's lap and curled up.
Nokoru was a bit surprised, but said nothing of it. Suoh had never acted this way before, at least, not to him. Then Suoh started talking. "Plans got changed for my family trip," he began slowly, "And I may not be able to see you for a few weeks..." A pause. "I'm aware of how pathetic I must sound--"
"Shh, Suoh," Nokoru interrupted, "It's okay--"
"No, it's not," Suoh insisted, "I promised I'd make it to your birthday this time..." Nokoru reflected back to the previous year. Suoh had been away then, too. He never made it to his birthday.
Hoping that Suoh wouldn't take his actions the wrong way, Nokoru held Suoh close to himself in an effort to calm him down. "We'll just have to see each other more..." He rested his head on Suoh's shoulder and sighed. "I'm sorry you're upset that the thing got moved near my birthday again..." With a delicate hand, he began to stroke the blue locks of Suoh's hair. "But everything will turn out ok...I promise." The blond sighed again, and for a while continued the steady movement of playing with Suoh's hair. It seemed to calm him down. He paused for a moment, and stopped.
"You know what? You're so cute when you're depressed." Nokoru flinched, then added hastily, "Not that I'm glad you're depressed, it's just that you are cute! No wonder Nagisa likes you!" He giggled, and Suoh smiled a bit.
Suoh leaned into his Kaichou's arms. "Thank you." He snuggled up closer to him. "I'm sorry that this is causing so much trouble but..." he shrugged. "Fate hates me." There was silence for a while as Suoh leaned into Nokoru's gentle touch and gave a deep sigh of contentment.
"That feels good...thank you...I feel much better now." He snuggled closer to Nokoru and muttered sleepily, "Ai shiteru, Kaichou..." He gave a contented sigh. "Safe..." He drifted off again.
Nokoru smiled at Suoh's words, closed eyes and let a single tear of happiness fall to the floor beside them. "You are a wonder, Suoh." He opened his eyes to catch the sight of a man standing outside the window. His smile dimmed a bit, but he held Suoh closer to his heart and whispered, "I'll be gone soon. I made a promise to ensure that you wouldn't be hurt because of me..." He paused, calming his own nerves. "Never give up hope that I will return. I'll always be thinking of you, Suoh...always..."
Sure that Suoh was asleep, Nokoru leaned forward and placed a kiss on top of Suoh's head then began to carefully move him out of his lap and onto the floor. Nokoru took a final look at Suoh, then turned and headed out the window.
"Kaichou?" Suoh mumbled sleepily, reaching to the empty air, searching for lost warmth. "Kaichou?" Blinking his eyes, he looked around, golden eyes wide and instantly worried.
Leaping to his feet, he looked around anxiously, hoping that this was another game of Nokoru's. A breeze ruffled though his hair and Suoh stopped. Standing still he closed his eyes to the wind's caress as soft words came to him.
"I'll be gone soon."
"Never give up hope that I'll return."
"I'll be thinking of you."
"I'll be gone soon."
Suoh's eyes snapped open.
"KAICHOUUUUUUUUUU!!!"
Nokoru looked down, teary-eyed from the seat in the hellicopter, the man controlling the craft on his left. He stared down one last time at the Student Council room window, the window that held so many memories of him and his Suoh. Within seconds, the hellicopter pulled away, and Kaichou faced forward."You are no longer burdened by me," he whispered,and with that, he hung his head and forced himself to fight the tears of losing his best friend.
By **Twilight Zone Twin1** and **Twilight Zone Twin2**
(It's just under my Pen name because I know how to upload the darn thing!)
Takamura Suoh walked in through the council room doors, then shut them quietly behind him. The past few days had not gone as well as he would have liked them to, and he just wanted to go home.
"Suoh, good morn--" Imonoyama Nokoru started, then stopped upon noticing his friend's expression. It wasn't as it usually was. "What's wrong?"
"I had a bad weekend, Kaichou," the other muttered as he walked to the center of the floor.
"Oh?" Nokoru asked as he stood and walked up to his friend and protector. Suoh simply nodded and surprisingly, sank to the floor. Nokoru watched him for a minute before lowering himself to the ground to match Suoh's level. Then to Nokoru's surprise, Suoh crawled very carefully into his senpai's lap and curled up.
Nokoru was a bit surprised, but said nothing of it. Suoh had never acted this way before, at least, not to him. Then Suoh started talking. "Plans got changed for my family trip," he began slowly, "And I may not be able to see you for a few weeks..." A pause. "I'm aware of how pathetic I must sound--"
"Shh, Suoh," Nokoru interrupted, "It's okay--"
"No, it's not," Suoh insisted, "I promised I'd make it to your birthday this time..." Nokoru reflected back to the previous year. Suoh had been away then, too. He never made it to his birthday.
Hoping that Suoh wouldn't take his actions the wrong way, Nokoru held Suoh close to himself in an effort to calm him down. "We'll just have to see each other more..." He rested his head on Suoh's shoulder and sighed. "I'm sorry you're upset that the thing got moved near my birthday again..." With a delicate hand, he began to stroke the blue locks of Suoh's hair. "But everything will turn out ok...I promise." The blond sighed again, and for a while continued the steady movement of playing with Suoh's hair. It seemed to calm him down. He paused for a moment, and stopped.
"You know what? You're so cute when you're depressed." Nokoru flinched, then added hastily, "Not that I'm glad you're depressed, it's just that you are cute! No wonder Nagisa likes you!" He giggled, and Suoh smiled a bit.
Suoh leaned into his Kaichou's arms. "Thank you." He snuggled up closer to him. "I'm sorry that this is causing so much trouble but..." he shrugged. "Fate hates me." There was silence for a while as Suoh leaned into Nokoru's gentle touch and gave a deep sigh of contentment.
"That feels good...thank you...I feel much better now." He snuggled closer to Nokoru and muttered sleepily, "Ai shiteru, Kaichou..." He gave a contented sigh. "Safe..." He drifted off again.
Nokoru smiled at Suoh's words, closed eyes and let a single tear of happiness fall to the floor beside them. "You are a wonder, Suoh." He opened his eyes to catch the sight of a man standing outside the window. His smile dimmed a bit, but he held Suoh closer to his heart and whispered, "I'll be gone soon. I made a promise to ensure that you wouldn't be hurt because of me..." He paused, calming his own nerves. "Never give up hope that I will return. I'll always be thinking of you, Suoh...always..."
Sure that Suoh was asleep, Nokoru leaned forward and placed a kiss on top of Suoh's head then began to carefully move him out of his lap and onto the floor. Nokoru took a final look at Suoh, then turned and headed out the window.
"Kaichou?" Suoh mumbled sleepily, reaching to the empty air, searching for lost warmth. "Kaichou?" Blinking his eyes, he looked around, golden eyes wide and instantly worried.
Leaping to his feet, he looked around anxiously, hoping that this was another game of Nokoru's. A breeze ruffled though his hair and Suoh stopped. Standing still he closed his eyes to the wind's caress as soft words came to him.
"I'll be gone soon."
"Never give up hope that I'll return."
"I'll be thinking of you."
"I'll be gone soon."
Suoh's eyes snapped open.
"KAICHOUUUUUUUUUU!!!"
Nokoru looked down, teary-eyed from the seat in the hellicopter, the man controlling the craft on his left. He stared down one last time at the Student Council room window, the window that held so many memories of him and his Suoh. Within seconds, the hellicopter pulled away, and Kaichou faced forward."You are no longer burdened by me," he whispered,and with that, he hung his head and forced himself to fight the tears of losing his best friend.