Mahono: Ok…we're going over this once again. This is a Guy x Guy story ok? Meaning there's a guy…who loves another guy…and they do all sorts of happy love stuff. Main pairing is Suzu x Tetsu. Others will include Heisuke x Shinpachi Okita x Hijikata. Also a little Saya x Tetsu, but don't worry that'll die. Hopefully…Oh, and p.s. I hate the new FFN Login set up...twitch it was being a pain when I tried to update this story...Either way, so long as I get reviews I update so please Read and Review!

Disclaimer: I do not own PMK or SIP(M). I only own this sad excuse for a plot and my many grammar mistakes…sorry.

Bloodied Memories-

The Tach. Clack. Shkk. sound of the metal grenade toppling to the ground, bouncing angrily across the rugged concrete was louder than a banshee screech in the little red head's mind. None of the pedestrians that calmly walked the streets of this little known city seem to notice; no they didn't seem to care. Tetsu briefly wondered if these people would care if they died right then and there. If they were oblivious to something as vibrant as that green bomb, did they deserve to live?

What had he done? The question screamed in Tetsu's mind over and over. It was a sin to just sit and watch others die wasn't it? Surely he would be damned to the depths of hell for doing so. So why did he feel that this was so much worse? Why did he feel so horrible for letting these no named people live?

A dull ache claimed his clutched fist as life's red wine dripped from his knuckles. He hadn't been aware of his deeds, but once done he knew he couldn't take them back. It wouldn't matter how much he begged forgiveness. He had stuck his lover. That in itself pained Tetsu to no end.

Below him his tan love lay, specks of crimson tainted his pure silver locks. With eyes wide open his pupils dilated. Whether it was from mental shock or the physical pain Tetsu couldn't discern. The red head didn't have much time to mull over the situation either.

Clumsily Suzu pushed himself up onto his elbows. Hard puffs of breath made their way passed his tight mouth. Blood was smeared across his right cheek and trickled from his nose and between his parted lips letting him taste his own essence of life. His nose was broken, and the crimson paint only worsened the gruesome sight. Slowly his head turned to look at the orange haired boy next to him.

No longer would Suzu call that brat that stood before him lover. No longer would he think of sweet pet named by which to call the boy. For now only one title appeared in the teenager's mind. For now only that name seemed to fit the being that held the sole attention of his mind's eye…

"Traitor…" Suzu breathed venomously.

Fear wrapped its way around Tetsu's heart forcing him back a few paces. In less than the time it took Tetsu to take his first sharp breath of panic Suzu leaped from his crippled position and launched his full body weight onto the smaller lad.

"Bastard!" Suzu screeched, "Traitorous filth!"

The silver haired teen's fists flew landing with frightening impact on what ever piece of unprotected flesh that could reach. Tetsu fell back with a harsh crack. Pain shot through his back making hot white flashes blind him to the anger on his former lover's face. For that brief instant Tetsu felt relief, the pain that, that expression on Suzu's face brought him immeasurable pain.

The high pitched crack of bone let Tetsu know that his ribs had been shattered. The bitter taste of blood and the warm crimson that leaked into his eyes told him of violent gashed that now glared menacingly on his once fair skin. Warm blood pooled in his ear and he was nearly deafened by it. Funny, most would see it as a horrible thing to be made deaf in an instant. For Tetsu the thought only brought him tears of joy, if he couldn't hear then he wouldn't experience the razor-sharp torture of Suzu's hateful screams.

In Suzu's mind Tetsu had betrayed him. Not only had the smaller man stuck him, he had stopped him deliberately from carrying out his revenge. The reason as to why didn't bother Suzu at all. He didn't care what reasons Tetsu had. The fact remained, he had been betrayed. Part of him thought that it had all been an evil plot from the beginning. That instead of him using Tetsu as was originally planed, Tetsu had been using him. Part of him thought that Tetsu never had loved him to begin with. That the only one the red head cared for was that annoying little brunet that was so attached to him. Part of him thought that he had never loved Tetsu to begin with, that this was all some sort of black spell that had been cast upon him that he had finally broken free of.

That crack of bone that was Tetsu's rib only forced the wicked smile that graced Suzu's face to widen. Tetsu would pay for interfering, and he would pay slowly with as much pain as he had been graced with those long agonizing years in the Mental Institute.

Wrapping his fingers about Tetsu's bloody neck nearly Suzu want to laugh with glee. "Do you have any idea what you have done?" The words slithered past his lips with anger and sadness laced into each syllable.

"All those years of being caged like some crippled dog, being coddled and petted. All those years that I withstood the humiliation and pain, you threw that all away!" Suzu screeched. Color slowly began to drain from Tetsu's face, and Suzu could feel the throbbing of Tetsu's veins as they tried desperately to force blood to his brain and oxygen into his lungs.

"They killed him, they deserve to die." Suzu breathed heavily.

Through all the haze that blurred Tetsu's vision one thing seemed all too vibrantly clear to him. The shimmering tears that gleamed unshed in Suzu's eyes glared down on him. All the blame that had been placed upon him shot straight through his heart with a searing touch. A part of him screamed that despite the fact that Suzu's rage had been turned onto him he had to comfort the insane teenager. His heart ached desperately to wipe those tears from his lover's eyes. If only he could reach.

Suzu's hands shook spastically. He tried desperately to steady them but the throbbing images, the burning memories that scorched his senses wouldn't leave him be. Why must he be tortured over and over again? Why did the gods force him to watch his brother die a thousand times in his mind's eye? In his hands he didn't feel the warm flesh of his berated lover, but the cold corpse of his deceased brother. He couldn't bare to touch that man again; he never wanted to relive the death of a loved one. As his emotions conflicted his grip on the smaller boy's throat weakened. He had been betrayed, but the fact that he still loved the boy below him burned carelessly in his mind. He was unsure of what to do. Brother. He cried in his mind, What am I supposed to do? Please, He begged, Guide me.

At the first sign of Suzu's grip laxing Tetsu breathed deep. Unlike Suzu he knew what he needed to do. Somehow he had to show Suzu that he couldn't possibly kill all these people.

Pushing up Tetsu rolled the Suzu off of him and placed himself over the tan teen. When Tetsu moved Suzu's mind seemed to break back into focus. Tetsu grabbed the first part of his lover's body that was in reach. Slamming down Tetsu pinned Suzu down by the shoulders placing his full weight on his ex lover's torso.

Suzu stretched his arms out to full length trying desperately to regain his grip on the younger boys neck; the only thing he succeeded in was making bloody red welts sting Tetsu's vulnerable throat.

Unwilling to give up Suzu hissed hysterically, "Traitor…traitor…"

"Suzu please," Tetsu choked out, blinking back the tears that sprung up into his eyes from the pain that his body was wracked with he tried to reason. "Listen to me Suzu!"

Suzu's only reaction was to buck at Tetsu's words. All his struggling gave him though was a worn out mold in which his restless spirit resided in.

"There's gotta be a better way" Tetsu pleaded, "Let me help you find a way…"

Suzu's eyes where still dilating in furry, "I'll never listen to a bitch like you!"

With new inflated furry Suzu thrashed harder between the rugged concrete below him and the firm body above him. Flinging his arms and legs every which way Suzu tried to break free. With his wild swings he did more harm to himself than to his opponent. A few swings hit the red head, one unfocused punch slammed into Tetsu's already broken ribs making him wince with pain. It wasn't enough though, and for his entire struggle he mostly just scratched and battered his limbs against the cold gravel.

"Suzu stop!" Tetsu cried, tightening his grip on Suzu's shoulders.

With a bitter howl Suzu flung his entire upper body up into the air. Panicked Tetsu forced his weight down on Suzu's shoulders. Without meaning to Tetsu thrust Suzu down back onto the ground with a quick snap.

A quick snap was all it took. With that blurred motion Suzu's neck jerked backwards bouncing back again only once his skull met the solid ground beneath him. Nothing had ever scared Tetsu more in his short life span than the feeling of his silver haired companion's body suddenly going slack in his hands. His heart had never stopped for as many heart beats as it did when his eyes saw warm blood pooling out from Suzu's skull. Never before had his stomach wrenched so tight at the sight of his friend's eyes becoming nothing but white.

"God," Tetsu sobbed, "No, god…"

Through the fountain of tears that blurred his vision and choked his throat Tetsu tried desperately to call out for help. Though the salt of his sorrow stung his eyes he could still make out the misshapen figures of the stand still people of the city. They moved, but not much. By the way they fidgeted one could tell that they were trying not to watch.

Crawling slowly Tetsu kneeled on the slick gravel. Carefully he placed Suzu's broken skull on his lap. Suzu's blood quickly seeped through the red head's pants. Shivering in disgust Tetsu endured the sickening sensation. Tetsu touched the open wound gingerly, not entirely sure what to do. He knew from experience that applying pressure to a cut would still the bleeding, but he feared that applying pressure to this wound would only push fragments of bone into the teens brain. Undoubtedly that would kill the boy he cared so much for.

"Please" Tetsu croaked out over the lump in his throat, "Somebody, anyone please help us…"

No one moved. They all just pretended to go on with their lives. They went on like no one was there; like they couldn't hear the sobbing teenaged boy's cries for help. They acted as if they didn't see the blood that stained his clothes or formed a shallow puddle at his knees.

Tetsu's body wracked violently with the pain that his little body was forced to endure. Images in his mind overlapped as the inkling that had bugged him so fiercely slowly began to show it true form.

The visions overlapped. The same city the same street that he knew kneeled on, a different perspective. The mass of unknown faces that did nothing but stand still was the same. The cries that plagued his dreams screamed violently in his head. They were no longer soft sad whispers, but frantic screams filled with anguish.

Back once more was he forced into the body of his former childish self. Back to the days when everything seemed to big and fascinating was he forced. The miniature Tetsu struggled in the grasp of a shadow faced Tatsu. Breaking free the little child tumbled to the ground and pushed through the masses.

"Kitty, kitty!" Cried the wide eyed Innocent.

The bodies of the crowed seemed see-through. They were made of nothing as he easily wormed his way through the body of strangers. Once he made it into the opening a kind of painful shock pierced its way through the toddler's pure heart. On an opposite sidewalk, near the three-way intersect of a dirty ally between a rusty antique shop and the neon sign of a little known bar, sat the snow white kitten that had always plagued Tetsu's nightmares. It was then that Tetsu realized that this was no nightmare. This was a memory.

With its small furry back towards Tetsu the kitten let out its sorrowful moans. Calling to anyone that would listen the cat sat crying next to the body of an older man. Blood swam out of the body of the corpse that now lied vulnerable on the cold concrete. Once tan skin palled by loss of blood was now a gritty white of a dead man. Stopping in his tracks Tetsu dared not move forward in fear of becoming sick in front of all these imaginary people. Still the kitten mewled on, calling… calling…

"Help…Help…someone please, anyone help…"

Tetsu's mind faded in and out of his dreamscape. His balance on the thin thread of dream and reality was wavering. As each one intertwined he found his voice becoming one with that of the long lost albino kitten in his memories.

"Help…Help….someone please, anyone help!"

"Help…Help…someone please, anyone help…"

"Help…Help... someone please, anyone help!"

Louder and louder the two voices cried. The pools of crimson that drenched both of the crying mammals became thicker with each passing moment. With each word the kitten's flawless fur begun to stain with the red liquid giving off the illusion that he had willingly swam in it. After each individual syllable Tetsu could feel the blood of his lover drip rhythmically into his palms.

Monotonously the small kitten began to turn, as if reacting to the call that was brethren to its own. The wide eyes that stared out from under the silky white fur vividly pierced through the childish Tetsu's body and into his soul.

"Kitty, Kitty…" The small Tetsu whispered trancelike.

"Kitty…kitty…"

Within an instant Tetsu was shot back into his real body, shoved violently back into reality. Within dreams are meanings and abstract memories. In reality there is comprehension. Once dreams are intertwined with reality in a manner that brings light into the shadowy crevices of the muddled thoughts of the subconscious, comprehension begins to dawn.

This comprehension had finally shown itself to Tetsu. Finally seeing his nightmare as more, as a memory, after reliving the memory to its full, everything was so easy to piece together it was painful. Now truth shined its bright rays straight into Tetsu's eyes, and everything that had been a blur was clear. Yes, everything was clear...

Unconsciously Tetsu pulled the still warm body of his lover closer to himself, seeking the lost comfort that was once so vibrantly available to him no longer trying to hold back the flood of tears that rolled down his flushed cheeks, "Suzu…"

Tetsu had no time to cry, and he knew that. It was just so damn hard to move his legs. Try as he might he could hardly even feel his limbs, let alone move them. Desperately Tetsu whimpered for help. It was futile he knew, he was crying the same empty call as Suzu had on that dark day so many years ago. No one would help; he had to get it himself. If he knew this so well though, why was it so hard for him to move?

Gingerly Tetsu tried to lift his lover's lax body. Finally finding the ability to move Tetsu slowly edged towards Hijikata's car. He nearly collapsed once he was able to make it to the convertibles passenger door. Hoisting Suzu's dead weight body into the back seats Tetsu desperately rummaged around for Hijikata's cell phone.

Bashing open the glove compartment Tetsu threw his hand searching blindly. Pulling every last shred of paper out of there Tetsu's eyes began to burn with tears once more. Those tears didn't go away when he finally found the phone, nor did they vanish as he franticly dialed the Inn's number. They were still choking him when Ayumu answered the phone.

"Tetsu? Please tell me that's you!" Ayumu's voice was constricted as if she had been holding back tears of her own.

For a while Ayumu questioned the silence repeatedly. When Tetsu finally found his voice all those tears streamed down his face.

"I… killed him…" Tetsu sobbed uncontrollably as the idea finally sank in, "God help me I killed Suzu!"

"Tetsu!" Ayumu sounded both relieved and worried at once, "Tetsu where are you?"

Irrationally Tetsu's mind pushed what he thought of as useless questions aside. Couldn't she see what he had done? "He's dead. He died at the same place as his brother!" Tetsu nearly screamed, "I killed him! All he wanted was vengeance and I killed him… God…I should have…I should have…"

"Tetsu? Tetsu?" Tetsunosuke never even heard Ayumu's worried cries. The more he admitted his sin the deeper the blade sunk into his heart. It tore him up inside. How could he have done such a dastardly deed? Was he even human? Did he deserve to live? Would Suzu refuse to forgive him even in heaven?

"I should've let them die…"

The phone slipped out of Tetsu's open hand and cracked against the ground below. The gadget split letting the batteries fly off in some unknown direction. Tetsu's energy drained from him, the only thing he could do was turn and stare. Stare at the paling corpse of the one he loved while hot tears burned his flushed cheeks.

A cheery musical tune played on Okita's cell. With Hijikata driving all seemed doom and gloom on their desperate search for the missing teens. The song was a stark contrast too the dark mood that had engulfed them. Quickly Souji snapped up the phone.

Listening intently Okita heard the broken sobs of a shaken Ayumu. Franticly she told them about the phone call she had gotten from Tetsu. Then, she told him of something Okita wished never to hear again.

"I think Tetsu might be losing it," Ayumu tried to calm herself, "Suzu must have told him about his brother's death. He thinks that's his fault too. He thinks he's responsible for both the Kitamura's deaths!"

Okita silently nodded, "I see…we'll be there as fast as possible. Please Ayumu call the hospital and calm yourself."

After Exchanging less than pleasant goodbyes Okita hung up. Blankly he stared out the windshield.

"Tetsu's lost it…" Okita whispered softly, "and Kitamura might be dead. They're down on Red Rook Street."

Hijikata glanced sharply at the purple haired man. "Red Rook Street… isn't that where…"

"Yes," Okita's eyes drifted down to the headboard, "Seems that place is becoming notorious for causing death and insanity. This is the second time it's happened."

Sighing Okita blinked down at his phone and began to dial. "I'm calling Tatsu. He has more of a right to known than us…"

Hijikata merely grunted as he flipped on the siren. Making a sharp right the duo raced down the crowded city streets. No driver dared get in their way.

"Was it really necessary for all three of us to be in one car? Wouldn't things go faster if we split up?" Shinpachi complained clearly agitated.

"We only have a few cars. 'Sides we always go together!" Sano gave the small red head a huge half grin.

"Yeah…well…" Shinpachi couldn't think much of a retort that wouldn't immediately burst back into his face.

Resigning Shinpachi turned his attention to the outside. The streets blew by in a dull blur. They we're going a little fast, extremely fast for being a search party, but as much as he worried for that little Puppy of theirs he really couldn't focus much on finding him. He was trying to think of anything other than the 'incident'. His mind wouldn't comply with him though. Every time he tried to picture something other than that hurt look that had been so extravagantly etched into his friend's face that morning, his head would ache. Keeping his mind absent didn't work either. Once he was able to reach perfect purity the marker of his imagination would fly up and begin to sketch that face before his mind's eye again. Why couldn't Toudou just leave him alone?

Shinpachi quickly lost interest of the bland colors of the city. Before he could catch himself his gaze flickered to the rear view mirror. In the back seat Heisuke slumped against the car door sulking. Why did he look so beaten? It was him, not Toudou, who had been blatantly lied to and nearly molested. He had no right to make him feel bad, he didn't even do anything! Then again, maybe he had gone a little too far; calling his friend a whore and all. Bah! Why did he have to suffer for Heisuke's mistakes?

"Can't you do anything but mope?" Shinpachi snapped back at Heisuke. "We are trying to find Tetsu you know!"

Heisuke merely glanced up at his shorter comrade in near boredom. Sluggishly Heisuke scooted up the car door and stared blankly out at the streets in compliance.

"Hey, Shinpachi…" Sanosuke whispered, "Give the guy a break will ya? I mean…he is the youngest of us."

Another pang of guilt entered Shinpachi's heart. Was he being too harsh? Still, even if Heisuke was the youngest he knew how to act didn't he? Maybe…was it possible that Heisuke was just ill experienced? Maybe….maybe…

Shinpachi's train of thought was broken by a loud hum of music. Quickly Shinpachi dug into his pocket and flipped open his cell phone. Printed in bold on the caller ID was Souji Okita.

"It's Hijikata," Shinpachi stated worriedly glancing at Sanosuke.

Pressing the call button the red head answered, "Do you have any news?"

"Yes," came Hijikata's the gritty reply, "They're in a crowed on Red Rook Street, and we've already got an ambulance on the way…"

Eyes wide Shinpachi voiced his understanding and hung up. After relaying the information to his curious companions Sanosuke made a sharp turn and speed down the road. Any previous worries were forgotten, the only thing that blared in their mind was that one little teenaged boy was about to lose his life.

The trio was the last to arrive. Even Ayumu, Saya, and Akesato we're there now. The sight was horrid. An empty Jaguar stained with blood matched the slick gravel of that dark ally way. The tangy stench of blood still hung fresh in the air. Surrounded by onlookers the rescuers hurriedly pushed a bed with a silver haired boy into the ambulance. The ring of the multiple cop and ambulance sirens coupled with the sobs and outraged gasps made one's ears ache. Poor Tetsu was kneeling on the ground doing nothing to comfort the sobbing Tatsu who was holding him so close. If possible the sight of that battered and bloody fifteen year old boy made everything all the more painful to watch.

All around people stood and stared. Hijikata and the rescuers went about business as if it was routine. Okita, Shinpachi, Heisuke, and Sanosuke did their best to help, but sorrow was plain on their faces. The more tender hearted like Yamanami and Akesato hung their heads in sympathy and sadness. There were others though who just could not bare the pain.

Held back by her mother's arms Saya cried silently. The sight of Tetsu broken made her gut wrench. How could Suzu do this to him? How could Tetsu possibly be a murderer? Why was this happening? It made Saya's head ache when she asked herself these questions. The love of her life's soul had been shattered. His eyes even from this distance were raw and red. She blamed herself for not stopping him when she had the chance. She blamed Tetsu for going with that silver haired bastard. She blamed Ayumu for ever taking Suzu in! Mostly she blamed Suzu for putting her Tetsu in this position… She could cry over Tetsu's lost sanity, but never for the death of that freak.

Saya's eyes had been trained on the sight of Tetsu and his brother for sometime. When Hijikata walked up to the Yamanami family her eyes burned as she forced them to look up from their frozen position. He looked a little haggard but mostly calm. It was hard to believe that the man could be so cool under the circumstances, but then again that's how he always was. Hijikata was the cold demon of the police force after all.

"Well…?" Akesato finally choke out after a while. The stress was getting to her. Akesato was strong, but Tetsu was like a son to her. No good mother could easily cope while watching their child in so much pain.

Hijikata sighed, "Kitamura's alive, but barely. Seems he's lost a lot of blood and will need a transfusion."

"I'll be more than happy to give my blood." Yamanami stated solemnly.

Hijikata nodded slightly, "The offer is good, but we'll need to check a few medical records first. It should be easy to pull a few up on that brat."

"How's Tetsu?" Akesato asked quietly glancing at the still boy.

"He's in shock, and won't tell a thing. Damn brat doesn't know when to cooperate. He'll be alright though in time. For now we're more concerned with Kitamura living to see another day."

Okita came up swiftly from behind a worried look etched into his features. "Tetsu refuses to move not even Tatsu can get to him. He won't go home."

"Then pick him up and shove him in the back." Hijikata nearly growled. "He's too scrawny to weigh much."

Okita's eyes wavered as he weighed his next words. "I…I think he wants to go to the hospital…he wants to be with Suzu."

"We don't have time to commit to some child's whimsy. Besides he'll only get in the way!"

"Toshizo…"Yamanami started stepping in., "It might be best to go along with Tetsu's whishes. He's on the brink now as it is; who knows how he'll react at being separated from his friend. We might not be able to contain him."

"Are you nuts?" Akesato hissed, "That white haired brat's what started this whole mess! We can't let him hurt Tetsu anymore than he already has!"

Saya let out a small gasp of discomfort as her mother's arms tightened around her. Saya had always agreed with her mother, and this was no different. These people were nuts for even considering letting Tetsu follow that demonic child. Saya hoped they didn't expect her to overlook that army green grenade that Hijikata had discreetly picked up. She wasn't stupid; she could guess just what role that bomb had played in this escapade. It had to have been Suzu's. He must have been planning to do something horrid with it. Suzu was the reason why everything bad had happened. Take him away and all that could be left was good right? Didn't her father and Okita understand that? It was painfully simple and the indisputable truth.

"It doesn't matter what we think is best for him." Okita stated firmly, "Look at him! So long as he's convinced that being with Suzu is what's right he won't accept anything else."

Hijikata let out another ragged sigh. "Alright, but if this goes bad Okita it's on your head." Okita nodded in acceptance.

Saya turned into her mother's embrace and tugged on the woman's dress. With pleading eyes she mentioned her will of accompanying Tetsu to the hospital. She couldn't leave Tetsu alone again with Suzu. She's already let him slip once she wasn't going to lose him a second time. Though one may wonder how you could lose something that you never had…

Akesato understood her daughter's request and took it up with the others. It was decided that they would all go. Even Susumu was hard-pressed to leave the thick action of the drama. Once the ambulance began to drive off everyone got into their vehicles and followed in a proper line. With the sirens of the ambulance blaring they had no problem making their way to the closest hospital at top speed.

Tetsu hadn't paid attention to anything the entire drive to the Hospital. His mind was a complete blank without Suzu there. Nothing registered, not the fact that he had harmed his love, not that everyone that cared about him was in frenzy. None of it came to him; at least not until he had his silver haired boyfriend back in his sights. Then it all came flooding back.

Watching those nurses roll Suzu past him on a white gurney, a clear package hanging above him with a tube that led down into his lover's arm, just made all those horrible feeling of deceit and sorrow flow back into his heart. While his friends and brother led him down those white hallways his mind contrasted violently. There was nothing pure about the thoughts that were running through his head.

Tetsu waited patiently on one of the uncomfortable hospital seats. It felt like they had stuffed the chair seats with cardboard instead of foam. Saya sat next to him, holding his hand in what Tetsu supposed was meant to be a comforting gesture. How could anyone make this pain go away though? They hadn't seen the rage in Suzu's eyes. Saya had no idea how deep Suzu's words had cut him. Even if Suzu did eventually forgive him, Tetsu would still feel guilty for the rest of eternity.

A nurse had inquired about Tetsu's own wounds. She had taken him briefly into another room to see a doctor who bandaged him and gave him anesthetics. He didn't reply to any of the doctor's questions, at least he couldn't recall ever giving him any answers. When the doctor was done he let Tetsu go back out and sit on one of the uncomfortable chairs. He'd instructed Tatsu to make sure that Tetsu got rest and to keep him away form heavy labor and sports for a while. The doctor gave Tatsu some supplies and told him when to change the bandages and what to put on them, all the basic stuff that Tetsu didn't much care for. To him his physical pain was irrelevant.

He sat there quietly. Tetsu didn't even move a muscle. Only the minor burning of his lungs reminded him to breathe when he needed to. Tetsu's eyes were puffy and red from all his crying. His body was dehydrated. Physically, it was near impossible for him to cry anymore. For every second that passed though he wanted to cry a million tears.

What was it that the Hijikata had said? That unless they got something, Suzu would die in a matter of days. What was Suzu missing? What ever it was Tetsu was more than willing to give his up for him. Did he need a heart? Tetsu's was broken, but if it would help he'd give him his.

As time went on Tetsu's mind slowly drifted back into the mentality of a five year old child. Innocence blared and Tetsu couldn't grasp the full alimony of the situation. Death now seemed like a deep sleep that one couldn't awaken from. He wondered; if Suzu diedif they could geta big bucket of water to poor on him wouldhe wakeup again? Yeah that might work…maybe then everything could go back to normal again...

Mahono: Ha...ha...ha…yeah, I wasn't supposed to end it here. Actually this was supposed to be the final chapter, but because it's taking so long I decided this will have to do. Sorry! On another note, my review from Chile is soooo cute! huggle - mwah! I'm glad you liked the little my story so far Yuki…that is if you liked this chapter too! I'm also happy to say that a few of my readers get really worked up about this story(Vampira), that means that I'm doing something right !Oh and Udyjay…oo; you scare me…which is one reason why I'm updating. I really dun wanna die. Also, I dun wanna spoil much, but I think some of you might be disappointed with the ending I have in mind. I hope you still all plan on reading though!Now, all of you review! Review! now! - please? I'll love you forever if you do!