Chapter # 3: Soubi

That was all in my past. That's not how things are now. I still remember that night in particular, it was a week before the accident. That night I had a nightmare about Soubi disappearing…A week later…

-flashback-

"Ok Soubi…Favourite…Colour?"

"Violet."

"Blue," I reply with my usual smile. He's driving, but he side glances me and then concentrates on the road.

"Why blue?"

I feel myself go pink.

"Your eyes…"

"That answers why I like violet too Ritsuka…"

I turn crimson.

"Soubi…"

"Hai?" yes

"I love you Soubi."

"That's not at all like you Ritsuka…"

"What's that supposed to mean!" I announce, popping my head up next to his. Driving, or not, I'm going to get him for that.

"You never say 'I love you' out of no where. I think you're nightmares are affecting you way to much Ritsuka…"

I look down and sit back in my seat some more.

"I just…never want to lose you…"

"And you never will Ritsuka…"

"Yakusoku yo?" Promise

"Yakusoku yo."

"Honto ni?" really

"Honto ni."

I nestled into his arm while he was driving. There was supposed to be a storm heading in soon. I hated storms. They were a bad sign.

I remembered waking up and being scared to death. How I had slept through that accident I didn't know. Somehow I had managed. Somehow.

"SOUBI!" I announce staring at him. The car is on it's side. He's lying there, it's on his side. I don't like it at all.

"SOUBI!" I yell, trying to wake him.

"SOUBI!"

He opens his eyes and ruffles my hair slightly.

"What is it Ritsuka? Another nightmare?"

My eyes water up with tears.

"Soubi…"

He smiles lightly,

"Gomen ne…Ritsuka…Suki Daiyo…"

"Soubi, don't say that! Please!"

"Gomen ne Ritsuka."

"Stop it!"

"…"

"Soubi please, you have to pull through! You promised! You promised I would never lose you! You promised!" Hot tears trail my cheeks,

"You promised…You promised…"

"Gomen ne…Ritsuka…Suki daiyo…" He squeezed my hand tightly,

"Suki Daiyo…"

"SOUBI!" I cry out as he closed his eyes and his grip went loose.

-end flashback-

I sit by the grave now and smile. Tears still trail along my cheeks.

"You broke your promise…" I whisper as I place a framed picture on the gravestone.

In this picture, I was twelve. Soubi has his arm around the front of my neck and I'm leaning into him.

"I love you…Soubi."

-fin-