by: darkestbeforedawn
summary: five years into the future of 'bouquet'. what has changed, and what hasn't. the most important things... they never change. multiple pairings shounen ai & shoujo ai & heterosexual couples
You know if I leave you now
it doesn't mean that I love you any less
it's just the state I'm in
I can't be good to anyone else like this
When all we wanted was the dream
to have and to hold that precious little thing
like every generation yields
the new born hope unjaded by their years...
-- 'Wait', Sarah McLachlan
It was a formal occasion, but from the way we all were dressed, the way we watched as the black-lacuquered coffin was placed into the ground, I could only imagine what it looked like from a stranger's point of view. I'm sure, as much as he would deny it, that he would be glad we didn't do anything fancy or cry as much as one would expect.
Atleast, I didn't see anyone cry. But it could've been the rain, or maybe it was really tears...
It was best off that we didn't know. I might've actually did something stupid again... and god, I hate it when Tohru starts crying...
I was suprised Yuki went though. Maybe not as suprised when he said, 'I want to annoy you for the rest of your life, so let's get married.', five years ago, but he always did keep me on my toes after that. Not as many people were shocked though, and I wonder if everyone had already known before me...
When the funeral ended, we went our seperate ways. I miss living under the same house as them, and honestly, I somehow... maybe it was a foolish wish, but...
... I really had thought for a long time that this , Tohru wandering around the house, doing chores, humming, Yuki and I arguing, Shigure dodging Mii, and all the while, looking after us...
I really thought that was it . That this, this ...
paradise , was all.
I mean... what else could be out there in the world that hits this close to heaven?
But we did seperate, right after we finished high school.
It was raining on that day too. Tohru had hugged both of us so tight that I thought my legs would collapse under me, and Yuki's scent clunged so desperately to my coat that even now I could smell it. After Tohru left for her train, Yuki kissed me.
I laugh at how calm I'm saying this now, because I was shaking when he pinned me down on the grass.
...It's funny-- from what I heard from Shigure, Akito really liked rainy days. So, I guess, it was only fair to him that the last thing he saw before leaving was salty tears mixed in with the rain...
--- 'Waiting' -- Kyo's POV
-sobs insanely- i'm so sorry for this crappy chapter! and the long-ass wait... -bows- but please, R & R?