I apologize for the gap between updates, computer trouble and the new semester teamed up on me at once. Hopefully this makes up for the delay.
The
odd thing about this one is that I absolutely despise Ruka. However I
do think he truely loved Juri, and to sacrifice your last days on
this planet to help another find happiness is really noble, even if I
think he went about it in a disgusting manner. Anyway, this is set in
Ruka's second year of highschool, before he is hospitalized, or the
series even began.
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He was sick. He was dying. He knew that much. Always had. He probably wasn't going to make it through the year.
However he wasn't too sick, not just yet. He was still well enough to be in school. Still well enough to stumble upon the middle school clubs practice session. Still well enough to watch her fight for the first time.
He was mesmerized.
She was so beautiful out there, putting her all into the match. Yes, she made mistakes, but they could be easily trained away. He could tell, even then, that something was holding her down. Crippling her.
She agreed to join the high school team, and train to be its next captain. He was almost surprised by how calmly she took his offer in. It wasn't often girls at Ohtori took his presence lightly. After all he was a council member. One of the special people. He checked his surprise with the knowledge that she too was one of those special people.
The next time he fought a duel, he did so for her, fighting to obtain the power to set her free. The power to make her smile.
Into her he poured a lifetimes worth of love, all of it unrequited. However he had no time left to find another to fall in love with, his illness was starting to get worse.
Before he left he nominated her for the council. His last wish to allow her to obtain that power herself, the power to set herself free.
He hadn't had much time on this planet, but at the very least Tsuchiya Ruka hoped he had made life better for one who did.