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I'm walking. Through a forest. It is green and bright and beautiful, and I can feel the wind wrapping around me like a billowing sheet, and I wonder, have I been fighting for the wrong side this whole time?
And then I'm weeping, and the wind is begging me, can't I see, that when the battle is over, there will be so few left, so very few, but they will be the earth's beloved, and there will be no more fighting, no more war, and it will all be peace...
And then I think of my world--of magazines and deadlines and coffeepots and beepers and, oh, how complex and peculiar it all seems! How wonderful.
And there's my daughter, my little daughter Yuka, and she's beaming at me, and her smile is so bright, and the word from her is strength.
"Daddy! You're--"
And there's my wife, my darling wife Shimako, and she's embracing me, and her arms are so strong, and the word from her is love.
"Dear! You're--"
And there's my friend, my precious friend Karen, and she's reaching out for me, and her face is so beautiful, and the word from her is courage.
"Aoki! You're--"
I'm
"--the last."
And I open my eyes to a world of pain, and for a moment, all I can see is the sky, bright and blue and endless. Oh, to die on such a day! Then my eyes flicker to the side, and I see the face above me. He smiles, and it's so beautiful, so I reach up to touch it. Red from my shaking fingers blurs down his cheek. He takes my hand in his and squeezes it gently, and is that a trace of sadness in those expressive chocolate eyes, behind that charming smile? I want to tell him not to worry, that he's done his duty and I've done mine and life is just an endless journey and mine has been so wonderful, and so blessed...
But I can't seem to find the breath.
And he reaches out and closes my eyes, and I'm in the darkness, but not for long, I'm almost home and I can feel them waiting.
And then there is light and laughter and such peace...
And my journey is done.
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^^; Strange dreams make for strange fics. I'm sorry, Seiichirou-san! *hugs!* But I can't really bring myself to call this a darkfic... Anyway, the person at the end is indeed Yuuto--his eyes are a lovely mocha brown in the manga--and if you don't buy that Yuuto could kill Aoki, just say Satsuki helped and they double-teamed him. This wasn't written to make sense; it was written to be strung-together and emotional and confusing.
Thoughts? Other than that I need to get more sleep at nights?