A/n: I changed the name of the story. The change does seem a little drastic, but I think it's a kinda classy title (which belongs to Willie Nelson), if a little... big. The thing about My Angel that I almost miss is the simplicity... but it was also a little dumb.

This chapter is dedicated to Wolfang Amadeus Mozart. Not that the chapter has any relevance to him. He had a birthday a little while back (what is he, 250?), and I figured I may as well do something for him. Ooh, I'm joining this chorale group who's going to sing his Requiem! I'm so excited, that's the greatest movement ever written (or whatever you would call it...)!

READ THE NOTES AT THE END OF THE STORY!

-Ryou's POV-

I've asked so many questions. I've wanted so much before, but always for me. I wanted my mother, I wanted friends, and I wanted to be loved. At least, that's what I thought I wanted.

But if I ever asked for anything, wanted anything my entire life... I want this more. I ask only for this. Take anything from me...

...But save him.

He saved me first. However unwittingly, he protected me from self-destruction. But even if he didn't realize what he was doing... something made him do it. Somewhere inside of him is compassion, however repressed. That's what got me curious about him, and made me decide to take a closer look into his soul.

I shouldn't have been so surprised by what I saw. I saw hatred, more of it than I could ever imagine in a person- much actually directed at himself. But I also realized that however twisted his heart may be, it's not hollow. The very reason for it's deformation appears to be because it was too full and began to overflow... I mean... do you see what I mean? Granted, it's a weird way to put it, but I think you could almost say that he cared too much.

Whatever happened, he blames it all on love when, in fact, that's the only thing that can clean up this mess a little. He's been hurt by someone... and it's true, that's when love hurts... I would know. But he started picking at the wound, eventually tearing it open and widening it. Love didn't make him do that. Hatred did- perhaps some self-hatred.

I contemplated this a lot when I first looked on him. But that's not when I fell in love with him- that was when I realized that I already was in love. I've been in denial for long enough- but you can't really blame me, can you? It's a strange situation. I mean, I'm pretty much in love with a bodiless spirit... which maybe makes it stronger than physical bonds. It feels like an idea... mou hitori no boku... the voice in my mind... the other half of my heart...

But that makes sense, doesn't it? They say that your soul mate is the one that completes you. Of course, that would be taking it quite literally...

I don't know, I don't care. How or why isn't important. I'm in love with him. We've established that, I hope.

If I had the strength to... I don't know if I do... but I would do anything to help him. I would go to anyone, anything, any place if it would save him from his own mind. I have to persist that it's not him, though... that he doesn't have to accept the will of the loneliness. It's much easier to protect oneself from another than himself.

And again, how or why doesn't matter. He's hurt. I want to help him.

I want to... like I've never wanted anything.

Please, I'm begging whoever will listen- give me strength to do this! Help me save him. He doesn't have to love me personally... but if he could just embrace his emotions instead of turning them away...

...And... it's selfish to want anything more than that... but... actually... I do kind of want him to love me... it would ease the ache a little.

A/n: Salva me, fons pietatis!

Wow... actually I did that in one sitting... it just took me forever to get motivated/poperly inspired.

I'LL NEVER SAY THE WORDS "LOVE" AND "HATRED" OR USE "DOT DOT DOT"'s AGAIN!

Geez, seriously. I used way too many of those in there.

-Okay, I need your opinion, people: should the next chapter be the last, or should I have quite a few more chapters? I mostly wanted the next one to be last because it completes the phrase from the song Possession. If I added more, I'd have to be clever and use another phrase, and make sure I use exactly the amount of chapters needed for that phrase. Bleh... what do you think?

Tell me in a REVIEW! Because it MOTIVATES ME!