She turned over again for the tenth time and kicked her blanket away. She couldn't force her eyes to sleep. The bed felt so stuffy and the air felt so hot. Finally, she sat up on her bed and looked at the cuckoo clock hanging on the wall across her bed.
It was 10 p.m. She knew it was still early for her to go to bed. But, that night she insisted to be alone in her room although Shigure suggested that they chat a little for the last time. It was just that she didn't feel like chatting. She just felt… down.
She heard a creaking sound coming from the roof. She knew, it must be him. Slowly, she got off her bed and got her slippers on.
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Kyo stared mindlessly at the black sky. Although the sky was brightly sparkled by stars, he could only see it as merely dark. All black and gloomy.
"What have I been doing this all along? Shit! I'm such a fool!" He stomped his foot on the roof and it let out a loud bang.
"Kyo-kun…"
He turned his face to the direction of the soft voice. He was startled that he couldn't say anything.
When he came back to his senses, he stood up, trying to avoid the girl, but only to be stopped by her. She was holding tightly to his wrist, giving him a sad look on her face.
"Please stay. Kyo-kun, I beg you. Just this once last time, please…"
He looked into her eyes. Tears began to form. He felt a twitch in his stomach. Please, don't cry… He had always hated it whenever he saw her cry. It made him feel terrible.
He didn't say anything. Instead, he let Tohru's hands lead him to the higher part of the roof. He sat next beside her, his eyes still not leaving the sight of his beloved Tohru.
The silence around them had been going on for half an hour already. Both of them were lost in their own thoughts. A gust of wind passed by and it blew away Tohru's hair. Kyo was captured with fascination. She's like an angel.
"Kyo-kun, look! It's a shooting star!" Tohru pointed excitedly to the sky. His eyes followed her direction.
"Come on. Make a wish." Ah, how he missed that sweet smile of hers.
"What?"
"The shooting star. People say that your wish would be granted if you say it under a shooting star. Therefore, hurry up and make a wish."
"What? Hey, do you expect me to believe such a thing, dummy?"
"Don't mind it. Just do it. Please…" She begged him.
"Okay… okay…" Then he saw her smiled before she closed her eyes, wishing for whatever she wished for. He too, then, closed his eyes praying inside his heart under that beautiful bright wishing star.
"Well, what did you wish for?" he asked when he opened his eyes and looked at her.
She gave him a smile. "It's a secret."
"Whaaaat! Oh, fine then if you don't want to tell me." He got mad again, how sweet.
"And what did Kyo-kun wish for?"
"Huh! You think I could fall for that kind of stuff!" he yelled and then smiled at her. The truth is he did wish for something, and it is a secret.
"I missed being alone with you like this, like we always did." She whispered, soft enough that it was barely to be heard by him.
Silence.
"Kyo, I love you so much." She rested her head on his shoulder. Kyo looked up again to the sky. This time he saw it a little bit brighter than before.
"If that so, then… why would you want to leave me?" Suddenly, he felt sad. There was so much pain in his heart when he uttered those words.
Silence again.
"It's because I love Kyo-kun so much…" she paused. "I want Kyo-kun to be happy, to lead a beautiful life."
"It is that crappy nonsense again!" he stood up, facing her straight into her eyes, staring sharply at her.
Suddenly he knelt to her, his hands holding hers and he had this shadowy drawn on his handsome face.
"Please… don't leave me," he pleaded. Tohru could see drops of tears running down his cheeks.
Tohru looked to him. Her shoulder shook hard as she was trying to manage between sobs. Tears were running down her lovely cheeks too. Her fingers reached for Kyo's head and she ran them through his orange hair.
"You'll be fine, Kyo. Believe me. There is a promising tomorrow waiting for you. You'll find a new love, far better than what I have to give."
"I just want you, Tohru. Only you…"
"It's no use. After all, we can't be together."
"Yes we can. Just tell Akito that you decided to take back your words. Tell him that you don't want to be the sacrifice. Hell with the cure. It doesn't matter to me if I wasn't cured. I'm not even diseased in the first place! I'm just mad in love with you, Tohru! I love you!" Kyo went berserk. He was completely lost of himself.
"Shh… Kyo, Kyo, listen to me. Please… Honey please… Listen to me this one last time." She put her finger to his lips, begging him to listen. The tears ran faster than before and it just couldn't stop. The feelings inside her, it was getting heavier and heavier.
"There's no turning back, Kyo. This is how it will turn out to be. No matter whatever happens, just remember… that I will always love you. Forever… Even if I have my memories of you being erased."
He stared at her in disbelief. There was really no hope, wasn't it? I should just give up, shouldn't I? She was not meant to be with me, wasn't she? God please… Send me the answers!
He wrapped her around his arms. He pressed her against him, closer and closer. He aimed for her lips and captured them with his own. He closed his eyes and everything just turned black. He never felt he was this small and weak before. And this ended the last memory that they shared together.