Touya unlocked the door to their apartment and looked around. The lights were all on.. and there was a pot of water boiling on the stove, but where was Yuki? He slipped his shoes off and walked into the kitchen, turning the burner off and moving the water off it. "Oi! Yuki?" He called out, shutting the door with his foot. He frowned deeply and continued looking around the apartment, gasping softly at the sight before his eyes.
Yukito was slumped against the wall of the kitchen, head laying on his shoulder, his eyes closed as if he were sleeping.
"Yuki!" Touya shouted, running to him and gently pulling him to his feet. Yukito groaned softly and slowly opened his ginger eyes.
"T..To-ya?" He murmured, blinking himself back to consciousness.
"Yuki, are you okay?"
He yawned and stood up, groggily walking to the kitchen and turning the burner back on, setting the pot of water back, getting some noodles from the cupboard. "I'm fine, To-ya.. Just tired, is all."
Touya watched him carefully and kept one arm around the boy's waist protectively. Yukito gave him a warm smile and kissed him. "Be careful, Yuki.."
"I always am, To-ya." He leaned into the half-embrace. "How was work?"
"Fine.." Touya said hesitantly, still watching for any signs that Yuki might faint again. He remembered before when the boy fell off the balcony during Nakuru's movie..but that was so long ago...besides, he gave them his power..and that was more than enough, wasn't it? But when Yuki looked back at him again, his eyes weren't the warm gold, but the cold blue. Touya gasped faintly, and Yuki shivered.
"Touya.. Yue says.. he wants to speak to you." He leaned his head back against Touya's chest. Faintly, Touya nodded.In a flash of wings and robes, he was holding the pale angel in his arms..
"So..we meet again.." Yue said quietly, looking just as weak as Yukito. Touya glared.
"What's this about, Yue?"
"Since.. Sakura stopped using the cards.. her power is decreasing.. meaning.. she doesn't have enough to support Yukito and I.. "
"No! I gave you--"
"It isn't enough anymore, Touya.." His head slumped forward. "It will take years to get enough power.."
"Y-Years?" Touya repeated, horrified. "B..but that means.."
"I'm sorry."
"No!! I won't let you take Yuki from me, damnit."
"It's.. not a choice... you can have this night with him.. and then..." Yue trailed off then, seeing the tears in Touya's eyes. He sighed and soon, Yuki was back in Touya's arms. Touya clung to him tightly, shaking.
"To-ya.. I'm sorry." Yukito said softly. Touya shook his head.
"Not your fault, Yuki.. C.. Come on. Let's just enjoy this night together, okay?" He smiled tearfully, and Yukito nodded. They ate dinner in silence, and then lay on the bed, Yukito curling up in Touya's arms. Neither of them said anything, but as Yukito began to fade from view, Touya kissed him and whispered "I love you.."
"I love you, To-ya." Yukito whispered back, and then suddenly, Touya's arms were empty. He buried his face in the pillow, sobbing softly.. Years.. years without his Yukito...He felt his heart breaking into tiny slivers at the thought..
"Yuki.. " He whimpered, clutching at the pillow and breathing in his scent. "I love you.."
Yukito was slumped against the wall of the kitchen, head laying on his shoulder, his eyes closed as if he were sleeping.
"Yuki!" Touya shouted, running to him and gently pulling him to his feet. Yukito groaned softly and slowly opened his ginger eyes.
"T..To-ya?" He murmured, blinking himself back to consciousness.
"Yuki, are you okay?"
He yawned and stood up, groggily walking to the kitchen and turning the burner back on, setting the pot of water back, getting some noodles from the cupboard. "I'm fine, To-ya.. Just tired, is all."
Touya watched him carefully and kept one arm around the boy's waist protectively. Yukito gave him a warm smile and kissed him. "Be careful, Yuki.."
"I always am, To-ya." He leaned into the half-embrace. "How was work?"
"Fine.." Touya said hesitantly, still watching for any signs that Yuki might faint again. He remembered before when the boy fell off the balcony during Nakuru's movie..but that was so long ago...besides, he gave them his power..and that was more than enough, wasn't it? But when Yuki looked back at him again, his eyes weren't the warm gold, but the cold blue. Touya gasped faintly, and Yuki shivered.
"Touya.. Yue says.. he wants to speak to you." He leaned his head back against Touya's chest. Faintly, Touya nodded.In a flash of wings and robes, he was holding the pale angel in his arms..
"So..we meet again.." Yue said quietly, looking just as weak as Yukito. Touya glared.
"What's this about, Yue?"
"Since.. Sakura stopped using the cards.. her power is decreasing.. meaning.. she doesn't have enough to support Yukito and I.. "
"No! I gave you--"
"It isn't enough anymore, Touya.." His head slumped forward. "It will take years to get enough power.."
"Y-Years?" Touya repeated, horrified. "B..but that means.."
"I'm sorry."
"No!! I won't let you take Yuki from me, damnit."
"It's.. not a choice... you can have this night with him.. and then..." Yue trailed off then, seeing the tears in Touya's eyes. He sighed and soon, Yuki was back in Touya's arms. Touya clung to him tightly, shaking.
"To-ya.. I'm sorry." Yukito said softly. Touya shook his head.
"Not your fault, Yuki.. C.. Come on. Let's just enjoy this night together, okay?" He smiled tearfully, and Yukito nodded. They ate dinner in silence, and then lay on the bed, Yukito curling up in Touya's arms. Neither of them said anything, but as Yukito began to fade from view, Touya kissed him and whispered "I love you.."
"I love you, To-ya." Yukito whispered back, and then suddenly, Touya's arms were empty. He buried his face in the pillow, sobbing softly.. Years.. years without his Yukito...He felt his heart breaking into tiny slivers at the thought..
"Yuki.. " He whimpered, clutching at the pillow and breathing in his scent. "I love you.."