FALLEN

Even as he opened his eyes shards of ice were flying past him. He was too worried about Hyoga still being alive to even be grateful, he just needed him to be alive first.

Shiryu brought the sword down repeatedly until the coffin broke apart and Hyoga's still body thumped to the floor. Shun crawled forward slowly as Shiryu bent and felt for a pulse.

"He's alive...barely."

"His cosmo is so weak...I can hardly feel it!" Shun lifted Hyoga's head into his lap. "And he's so cold..."

Shiryu looked up as Seiya came over to them.

"We have to go."

It was time for a quick decision.

"Shun. You have to stay here and help Hyoga. It's time for Seiya and I to move to the next temple."

"Of course." Shun gave them both a quick nod before looking down at Hyoga. He didn't hear the doors of the temple click shut as the others left. He brushed a cold lock of hair off Hyoga's face.

"Friendship goes both ways. I should have been able to protect you like you've always done for me." Shun whispered. He listened to the low echo of his words that bounced around the room. He rested Hyoga's head on the floor gently. "Even if I couldn't protect you...I'm going to save you."

Shun laid out next to Hyoga's body and pulled him closer with a shiver at the cold. He wrapped his arms around Hyoga and rested his face on his chest. Heat, Hyoga needed as much of it as he could give. Shun could only think of one way to keep him alive.

Shun flared his cosmo to get Hyoga warm and kept at it until the blue hue faded from his skin. He didn't stop even as Hyoga got warmer. Because his body was getting warm but his cosmo was still fading.

"I'm so sorry I let this happen." Shun lifted his head to look at Hyoga's still face and ignored the tears trickling down his face. "There's so much I want to tell you. I had hoped that back at the mansion we would have time to talk but we didn't. I didn't even get a chance to..."

Shun brushed his lips over Hyoga's and trembled as he pulled away. They didn't feel like his warm welcoming lips. They were still and cool. Shun realized he was helpless watching Hyoga die.

Shun held his still body tight and flared his cosmo.

I'm not giving up.

He started to flow it through Hyoga.

I'm not letting you die.

He pushed more into Hyoga ignoring the fact he was tiring himself. He gave and gave until he was on the point of fainting. And Hyoga still wasn't responding.

You can't die before I get to tell you...

Shun pushed his body against Hyoga's and wept openly on his chest.

"I love you..."

Shun gathered the last bit of energy he had left and some of his life force and pushed it into Hyoga before passing out.

Hyoga opened his eyes slowly, aching. He looked up for what felt like forever until his eyes saw the dark ceiling of Libra temple. Camus had been here. He'd attacked him. Then he couldn't remember what had happened. There was a big blank but he had heard someone talking to him.

He felt cold. Hyoga sat up to move around for warmth when he felt a body shift against him.

"Shun?" Hyoga sat up quickly pulling the boy to his body. He was alive, just unconscious. He studied the still wet face and brushed hair off it idly. He'd been talking to me, Hyoga realized. He saved my life...at risk to his own.

He couldn't help Shun now. He was weak enough as it was. The only ones who could help Shun now were Shiryu and Seiya. He had to get Shun to the next temple.

He stumbled up weakly pulling one of Shun's arms over his shoulders and wrapping the other around his waist. I'll drag us both to the next temple if I have to.

Hyoga was almost there. He could see the doors as he staggered closer. He stopped suddenly as the body next to him shifted.

He watched as Shun's eyes opened slowly, unfocused before seeing him.

"Hyoga."

"Shun." He smiled remembering back at the mansion's orchard as Shun blushed slightly.

"You're alive."

"And so are you." He waited until Shun's feet settled firmly on the ground but didn't let go of him. "Everything's going to be alright."

Shun looked towards the door of the next temple. "But it's not done yet."

"Maybe but I promise everything will be alright." Hyoga stepped forward carefully pulling Shun's uncooperative feet. "I won't let anything happen to you."

He looked into Shun's wide green eyes. "I love you too."

A/N: gives myself great big huggles who loves the mushy stuff?lol

The part of me that would cry at this sap has to make a joke to save you poor people out there with the stinging eyes.Okay how do you catch a squirrel?

Guess...

Come on give it a shot.

Try again that's not it.

Think 'crazy'.Lol.

Give up?

CLIMB UP A TREE AND ACT LIKE A NUT!