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"You're not going to stay, are you?" Kimishima's soft voice breaks the fragile, cold silence.
"No." Kazuma turns away from the heartbroken emotions he sees swimming in Kimishima's molten gold eyes.
"Why can't you, Kazuma?" Kimishima says breathlessly, resisting the urge to shake the younger man. "Why can't you ever stay with me?" He belatedly pulls the soft sheets around his lap, suddenly desiring modesty.
"I'm sorry. I just can't."
Silence settles between them and Kimishima quietly lies down, curling up into a lonely, fetal ball.
He soon falls into restless sleep, wishing for once that he wouldn't awaken alone.
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