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Hey, I'm back! This is the FINAL chapter! And yes, it's also to a song…Helena by My Chemical Romance! Now, anyone who knows this song MUST know the video. If you don't…GO WATCH IT NOW! That's exactly what I want my funeral to be like. I LOVE THE UMBRELLA PEOPLE!
Anyway…yeah. Final chapter. Song is Helena. I guess the song part is sort of from the POVs of both Hiei and Touya. The story, though, is still in Kurama's POV. Please enjoy the tragedy that is my story! And review!
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Long ago
I finally reached the small clearing, my watch reading 5:02.
"You're late."
Just like the hearse, you die to get in again
I glanced around to find the source of the voice. My eyes quickly settled on him, leaning casually against the thick trunk of a tree.
"It's only two minutes," I chuckled.
"That's two minutes less I have to be with you," he scolded, feigning anger.
I smirked. "True...but you must understand..."
We are so far from you
My mouth stopped mid-sentence; it has been temporarily frozen in place. He moved over to me, grabbed my wrist, and looked at my watch.
"5:07 now, Kurama. Do you enjoy wasting our time with this pointless chatter?"
Burning on
I could move my lips again, but the instant I did they were captured by his own.
Just like a match
"Mmph," I argued, softly biting the tip of his tongue and clamping my mouth shut when he pulled away in surprise.
His eyes narrowed. "So you feel like toying with me tonight?"
You strike to incinerate
I blinked innocently. Occasionally I would play games like this with him, but he never knew when I would decide to be stubborn. So each time it happened, it came as a small shock to him.
The lives
He stared at me, his eyes seeming to pierce my skin.
Of everyone you know
Suddenly my heart jolted in my chest. There was the vision again...Hiei screaming in horror as I sliced into his back, reaching deeper and deeper with the blade, watching his precious blood spill onto the ground before me...
And what's the worst you take
I was pounced upon and brought to the ground, my lover's cool lips passionately kissing mine. I submitted to him and flung my arms around his neck, kissing him back, willing to do anything to forget the image in my mind.
I heard a rustle in the brush, but paid it no mind. I was safe in his arms, and that was all I needed.
From every heart you break
Without warning, he pulled away. I was startled by this sudden motion and opened my eyes to look into his.
But he was not looking at me. His eyes were fixated on something behind me, his body emitting the smell of surprise and almost fear.
Slowly I looked behind me, my worst nightmare beginning to unfold.
And like the blade you stain
There was Hiei, staring at us...at me...unblinking, his expression one of hurt and confusion.
Well, I've been holding on tonight
"Kurama? You...Touya...how long..."
The said Ice Master's eyes shot to me. "You didn't tell him?"
"I...I can explain..."
What's the worst that I can say?
He grabbed my shoulders and shook me hard. "I thought you told him!" he snarled. "Didn't I say it would only make things more complex if you didn't!"
"I tried, Touya..."
Things are better if I stay
"When?" Hiei interrupted, now realizing the truth. "You never made any mention of this...the first indication I received was this afternoon."
"Hiei, I..."
"What about last night? You could have said no, you could have told me..."
So long and goodnight
Touya grabbed my chin. "Last night? What about last night? Have I bored you so, Kurama?"
So long, not goodnight
"I couldn't help it, Touya! What would you have done!"
Came a time
He hesitated and let me go. I now stood between them.
When every star falls
"You...still love him, don't you?" the Ice Master murmured.
Brought you to tears again
I looked at them both; I loved them so much, I didn't want to hurt either of them.
"I...I can't..."
We are the very hurt you sold
"You can't choose?" the fire demon asked, his saddened red eyes blazing anger.
Touya's icy eyes shared the same fire.
And what's the worst you take
"Then we'll choose for you."
From every heart you break
Hiei began to run, and Touya leapt after him.
And like the blade you stain
"NO!" I shouted, but they were gone. I knew they would fight to the death. Nothing would stop them.
Well, I've been holding on tonight
I collapsed onto the grass, not willing to seek them out. Who won...I didn't care. Either way, I'd lose.
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What's the worst that I can say?
I found their bodies the next morning. Hiei was rigid...frozen solid...while Touya's pale flesh was burnt as black as the night sky.
Things are better if I stay
They had killed each other, neither willing to give up what they loved most. Me.
So long and goodnight...so long, not goodnight
So I was left to mourn the loss of the two people I cared for most in the world.
Well if you carry on this way
Many times I considered taking my own life, but I could never summon the strength to. I couldn't even find the energy to get out of bed each morning.
Things are better if I stay
Once, only once, Yusuke came to me. He begged me to move on. In return, I begged him to quickly end my suffering.
So long and goodnight
In the end, neither of us gave in. He left, and never came back. No one ever came back.
So long, not goodnight
I suppose they all feared me. They were afraid I would ask of them the same thing I asked of Yusuke...my own death.
They pitied me, but at the same time hated me. I was the cause of their friends' deaths, but I was also the only one who suffered from both guilt and grief.
Can you hear me?
I was left truly alone.
Are you near me?
I did nothing but lay there and weep.
Can we pretend to leave and then we'll meet again...when both our cars collide
I allowed myself to starve, knowing that the darkness would overcome me sooner or later.
What's the worst that I can say?
I would die utterly alone.
Things are better if I stay
No one would mourn me.
So long and goodnight...so long, not goodnight
No one would notice.
Well if you carry on this way
No one would care.
Things are better if I stay
And I…
So long and goodnight
…I could only blame myself.
So long, not goodnight