Chapter 08: Quiet.

Quiet.

Alone.

Solitude.

Then, interaction.

Interaction.

Conversation.

Conversation.

Conversation with the other him.

With the other him, conversation was held.

"This is it."

"Is this it?"

"Yes, it is."

"Oh…"

"… …"

"Are you happy?"

"Huh?"

"Are you happy…now?"

"I don't know."

"Are you truly satisfied with this?"

"I don't know."

"Is this enough?"

"I don't know."

"Do you love him?"

"I…do."

"Do you love him?"

"I do."

Do you love him?"

"I do…"

"Do you love him?"

"…I do."

"Do you love him?"

"I do!"

"Do you love him?"

"I DO!"

"Do you love him?"

"…why are you asking me this?"

"Do you love him?"

Conversation.

Conversation.

Questions.

Queries.

Answers.

Responses.

Conversation.

Conversation.

"I…I…do. I really do…"

"Does he love you?"

"……"

"Does he love you?"

"…he does."

"Does he love you?"

"Yes, he does."

"Does he love you?"

"He loves me."

"How can you be sure?"

"I can feel it."

"How can you feel it?"

"I can tell from how he treats me."

"Oh really…?"

"Yes."

"He hits you."

"He does."

"He criticizes you."

"He does."

"He scolds you."

"He does."

"He yells at you."

"He does."

"He kills you."

"…he does."

"He destroys you."

"…he does."

"You are dead."

"I am."

"So does he love you?"

"He does. For he kills me."

"Love."

"Yes, love."

"Is that it?"

"Yes, it is."

Conversation.

Conversation.

"He will find me."

"He will?"

"Yes, he will."

"Do you want him to find you?"

"No…"

"Do you want him to find you?"

"No."

"Do you want him to find you?"

"…No…"

"Do you want him to find you?"

"…No…No…"

"Do you want him to find you?"

"…maybe."

"Do you want him to find you?"

"…yes…Yes."

"What will happen when he finds you?"

"He will kill me."

"He had killed you."

"He did."

"He had killed you."

"Yes, and he will kill me another time."

"Why torture yourself?"

"I am willing to."

"Why?"

"Because I love him."

"Why?"

"Because he loves me."

"Why?"

"Because I want him to kill me."

"Why?"

"Because nothing brings me more happiness than to die in his hands."

Conversation.

Conversation.

Ends.

Ends?

Conversation.

Conversation.

"I will find him."

"You will?"

"Yes."

"You will?"

"Yes, I will."

"Why?"

"Because I promised him."

"Why?"

"I want to find him."

"Why?"

"I want him to be by my side."

"Why?"

"I want him back in my arms."

"Why?"

"Because he's hurt."

"Why?"

"Because he's hurt and I want to cradle him in my arms."

"Who hurt him?"

"God."

"Who hurt him?"

"Fate."

"Who hurt him?"

"God and fate."

"Who hurt him?"

"Shut up."

"Who hurt him?"

"I said shut up!"

"Who hurt him?"

"Damn you!"

"Who hurt him?"

"……"

"Who hurt him?"

"…me…"

"Who hurt him?"

"I…"

"Who hurt him?"

"I hurt him."

"Why hurt him?"

"Because I…I don't know."

"Why hurt him?"

"Because…"

"Why hurt him?"

"I don't know."

"Why hurt him?"

"Because…I don't know. How the hell would I know?"

"Why hurt him?"

"Because…because I want him to leave."

"Why want him to leave?"

"Because he will be hurt by me."


"Why hurt him?"

"Because I don't want to be hurt again."

"Why hurt him?"

Because I don't want to be reminded of pain again."

"Selfish."

"I am."

"Cold."

"I am."

"Idiot."

"…I am."

Conversation.

Conversation.

"Why find him to hurt him?

"No…I am not finding him to hurt him."

"Oh?"

"I want to hurt him no more."

"Oh?"

"I don't want to hurt him anymore."

"Oh?"

"I want to love him."

"You love him?"

"I don't know."

"You love him?"

"I want to."

"You said you love him?"

"I did?"

"You said you love him."

"I did."

"You love him."

"I do."

"You love him."

"I do."

"You will be hurt if you do."

"I don't care."

"You will be hurt again by him, who you hurt to love and to leave you."

"I want to be hurt. At least, by him."

"Why?"

"I don't know."

"Why?"

"I…"

"Why?"

"Because nothing brings me more happiness than to die in his hands."

Conversation.

Conversation.

Ends.

Ends?

Conversation ends.

He run.

He ran.

He chase.

He chased.

He threatens.

He threatened.

He threatens him to tell him where is he.

He threatened him to tell him where was he.

She is with him.

She was with him.

She hugs him.

She hugged him.

She tells him to stop. She tells him that she loves him. She tells him that he is no longer the Eiri he knows. She tells him to stop torturing. She tells him to let go. She tells him she has his child. She tells him to protect their child. She tells him to protect their child and him. She tells him to protect is to let go. She tells him to release.

She told him to stop. She told him that she loved him. She told him that he was no longer the Eiri he knew. She told him to stop torturing. She told him to let go. She told him she had his child. She told him to protect their child. She told him to protect their child and him. She told him to protect is to let go. She told him to release.

He is in rage.

He was in rage.

He wants to kill.

He wanted to kill.

He hears what she says.

He heard what she said.

He says it is a lie.

He said it was a lie.

Liar.

Liar.

She slaps him.

She slapped him.

She crys.

She cried.

She screams, "Wake up, Tohma!!"

She screamed, "Wake up, Tohma!"

She crys.

She cried.

He comes to her.

He came to her.

He hugs her.

He hugged her.

He crys.

He cried.

He says, "I don't want to see Eiri hurt again. This is too cruel. This is too cruel…"

He said, "I don't want to see Eiri hurt again. This is too cruel. This is too cruel…"

He gives up.

He gave up.

He releases.

He released.

He hugs her.

He hugged her.

He says, "I am sorry. I love you."

He said, "I am sorry. I love you."

He comes in with it and interrupts.

He came in with it and interrupted.

He says he want to see him too.

He said he want to see him too.

They go to see him.

They went to see him.

They go to find him.

They went to find him.

They find him.

They found him.

He lies there on the bed.

He lay there on the bed.

He is quiet.

He was quiet.

He senses people.

He sensed people.

He jerks up.

He jerked up.

He runs towards him and pulls him into his arms.

He ran towards him and pulled him into his arms.

He crys.

He cried.

He crys.

He cried.

He says he loves him.

He said he loved him.

He says he loves him too.

He said he loved him too.

He says, "don't leave me anymore."

He said, "don't leave me anymore."

They are in embrace.

They were in embrace.

He comes in with it and interrupts again.

He came in with it and interrupted again.

He hugs him.

He hugged him.

He says, "Sakuma-san?"

He said, "Sakuma-san?"

He says yes.

He said yes.

He tells him that he is stupid to leave.

He told him that he was to stupid to leave.

He tells him he has forgotten something.

He told him he had forgotten something.

He tells him he has forgot to pika-pika and out race him.

He told him he had forgot to pika-pika and out raced him.

He smiles.

He smiled.

He tells him he has forgotten something too.

He told him he had forgotten something too.

He tells him he has forgotten the promise he made to find him, no matter where he is.

He told him he had forgotten the promise he made to find him, no matter where he is.

He pulls him into embrace again.

He pulled him into embrace again.  

They kiss.

They kissed.

Passionate.

Passionate.

Long.

Long.

Lovingly.

Lovingly.

He lets go.

He let go.

He stares at him.

He stared at him.

He says, "What?"

He said, "What?"

He replies, "Yuki…"

He replied, "Yuki…"

He answers, "Hm?"

He answered, "Hm?"

He repeats, "Yuki…Yuki…Yu…"

He repeated, "Yuki…Yuki…Yu…"

He repeats again,  "Yuki…Yuki…Yu…"

He repeated again,  "Yuki…Yuki…Yu…"

He says, "Yu…Yu…Yu…"

He said, "Yu…Yu…Yu…"

He stops.

He stopped.

He asks him

He asked him.

"Who are you?"

TBC.