Chapter Eighteen

Recovering

Yuki's heart skipped a beat as he heard Shuichi's voice utter the same words Shuichi had said minutes before. "I.. I love you, Yuki...Please don't die!" His voice drifted off as he pondered this. Two people confessing their love for him on. Even though he betrayed one, they still gave him the love he didn't deserve. This must be a dream.

A cool depth filled his mind as Shuichi drew him closer. Yuki felt as though someone was turning down the music in his soul. So this is what it's like to be without Shuichi... Everything had gotten eerily silent, leaving Yuki with a feeling that he was incredibly alone. He didn't have long to ponder the emptiness as his world faded into black.

Voices and quiet crying filled the hospital room where Yuki lay after a hit and run. The depths of his mind were eerily silent. Yuki usually found himself accompanied by an almost magical murmur, which would keep him company even in the stillness of the night. But this murmur had evaporated, leaving Yuki feeling quite empty. The world appeared to be foggy and grey, void of the vivid colors he remembered. Yuki didn't like this loneliness. He needed someone in his life right now. Someone to tell him that he wasn't alone, and that everything would be alright. When he heard his name being called through the murkiness, it was as if his wish had been granted. Yuki scrambled towards the voice, trying not to stumble in his eagerness for people. Shuichi sat there silently, his hand intertwined with the trembling fingers. He closed his eyes, a few stray tears rolling down his cheeks. Yuki had been drifting in and out of consciousness for the past few days, and he thought he saw Shuichi by his bedside but decided it was just the aftermath of the hit.

"Shuichi?" Yuki's eyes opened partially and his dry, cracked lips parted to allow the word to pass through them.

"Yeah." He said softly, looking up at Yuki's pale, gaunt face.

"I'm an asshole aren't I.."

"Yeah.." His voice choked with tears that he tried desperately to hide.

"Are you still mad?" Yuki whispered, looking like a young child. Shuichi nodded. "I don't deserve your forgiveness, do I..."

"No."

"I'm sorry, Shuichi.. I knew...never meant to hurt you.." His breathing became labored and he was obviously struggling to keep his eyes open. "Please…be happy with me."

"I will be."

"I wanted to tell you as soon as possible." He smiled weakly, and Shuichi allowed himself to return the smile.

"What?"

"I.. I love you, Shuichi…and Ryo is...gone."

"I love you too, Yuki" Shuichi felt Yuki's hand go limp in his, and saw the man's head slump to one side toward him as the monitors beeped on a constant, steady tone. Sighing, Shuichi gently kissed Yuki's lips once. "Even after everything it is still hard for me .." He murmured.

Yuki shortly laughed, "I was stupid Shuichi...and even when I try to make things better, I still end up hurting you." Yuki stared off to the side.

"Yuki... don't worry about me. I'm strong. But you still need your rest." The blonde-haired boy nodded, realizing how tired he really was. A coolness radiated from Shuichi's palm, sending Yuki into a deep, peaceful sleep. Shuichi smoothed back a lock of the blonde hair, brushing his fingers against Yuki's cheek, sighing softly. He could see how he fell in love with this creature so easily. He really was beautiful. Drawing back his hand, he closed his own eyes and let himself sink down, looking about the fog of his mind for sleep.

I know this chapter is very short, but I was limited because of the last chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Theres one more chapter to go of Karaoke Love, please stay with me until the very end. And to all my yaoi fans I would like to say new yoai fics are coming. I already put up the first chapter to my new yaoi story of Full Metal Alchemist called: Hazy Dreamer. Soon to come is another Gravitation fic, better than this one. I notice some of you hate the Yuki cheating thing, so I know not to do that in the next one. Also I am hopeing to do a fic on Desecants of Darkness and Loveless. See you soon! Kiwi Ninamori.