Title: Sear Me
Genre: Angst
Warnings: Character Death
Comments: Drabble written for Hidden Wolf. There's also a lot of 'vagueness' in this fic, it was written that way on purpose.
Spoilers: Kyoto Arc
I can't stand it.
I've watched over you for so such a long time. I promised that where you go, I'd be there with you. We wouldn't be separated anymore.
And yet, here you are now, smiling. Do you know, I can't tell now if that's a real smile or not? It's been too long. And when you're in the position I'm in, you lose things that you once had.
You look up at the cherry blossoms and say, "He would want me to be happy..." I do want you to be happy, Tsuzuki. I really do. And I'm glad that you have finally decided, after all these years, to stop mopping around your house all the time and blaming yourself.
It's not your fault; it never was your fault either. We both accepted the fact that the situation would be dire and still went through with it, despite the many warnings our co-workers gave us.
But it still hurts to watch you move on. I can say over and over that I want you to be happy, but it still sears through me to see you letting go...
You place your hand across a carving on the tree. A simple X followed by the letters 'T' and 'K' was there. Do you remember what we promised each other? If we ever got separated somehow, we'd return to this very spot.
I put my hand over yours and murmur, "Here, we embraced, where I once dwelled," even though, I know you won't hear me. I close my eyes, seeing the carved letters on the tree in my own mind.
You whisper something, I can't make it out before you rise back from the ground and walk back into the building. I take one last look at the carving before I follow you inside, hoping that you will notice your empty mug has been moved again.