Chapter Seven -

Ayame's POV

When Ayame wakes up, it feels as if he's under water. He can sense someone next to him and a hand holding his. He pries his eyes open and looks to his left. Hatori sat in a chair looking at the snake.

Look into my eyes
You will see, what you mean to me

Suddenly, everything comes back to him, and the snake moans in despair.

"Are you in pain Aya?" Hatori asks gently. "No. I'm fine. I just remembered what happened." The dragon frowns.

Search your heart, search your soul
When you find me there you'll search no more

"Aya, I'm sorry Akito did that. Were you ever truly mugged, or was that Akito's doings?" The dragon asks. "A-Akito." Ayame whispers. Hatori closes his eyes in what can only be grief, and Ayame looks away. Who was he to look at that beautiful face? He tries to shift in bed, and finds he had an IV in his arm.

Don't tell me its not worth trying for
You can't tell me its not worth dying for

"Ayame, why didn't you tell me?" The snake doesn't reply. He had no answer for the dragon. At least not one he could say. "Ayame! Please look at me." Hatori says. The dragon gently tips Ayame's face to look at his.

You know its true (you know it's true)
everything I do, I do it for you

"I don't deserve to look at you innocent angel. I am a corrupt soul. It' not right." Ayame whispers cryptically. He continues to advert his eyes. Hatori goes quiet and doesn't move for some time.

Look into your heart, you will find
There is nothing there to hide

"You should leave now Hatori. I'll be fine for now. You have other duties to attend to. Thank you for taking care of me." The snake says

Take me as I am, take my life
I would give it all, I would sacrifice

"A-Ayame, what do you mean you don't deserve to look at me? Your not a corrupt soul and why did you say you loved me earlier? Please explain things to me, I'm worried about you."

Ayame sighs. "Fine I'll explain everything to you, but you must promise me something. Promise you won't turn away from me. If you do, I will break." Hatori nods and remains quiet. Ayame takes this as a silent 'go ahead'. He truly didn't want to continue, but Hatori's gaze seemed to push the snake.

Don't tell me its not worth fighting for
I can't help it, there's nothing I want more
You know its true, everything I do, I do it for you

"Akito had been punishing me for having feelings about someone. Someone I am not supposed to love, but I do. This person wouldn't want me, because Akito has tainted me." Ayame looks up into Hatori's eyes. "Who is this person Aya?" The dragon asks, though even he wasn't that dim.

"It's you Hatori. I love you."

There is no love, like your love
And no other, could give me more love

A silence surrounds those six words. Ayame decides to justify them, before Hatori could reject them. "I don't expect you to say of feel anything, Hatori. I value what little bit of a friendship we have. Even when we were younger, I wanted you, but you would never talk to me and said I gave you headaches. Shigure was closer to you than I ever was. I—I'm sorry to dump all this on you. I'll be quiet now."

There's nowhere, unless you're there
All the time, all the way

Ayame goes silent and tears well up in his eyes. Hatori stands up and walks out of the room, without saying a word to the snake.

There's nowhere, unless you're there
All the time, all the way

Ayame lowers his head and sobs, entirely broken. It was all over.

There's nowhere, unless you're there
All the time, all the way

You can't tell me its not worth trying for
I just cant help it, there's nothing in the world I want more
I would fight for you, yeah I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for you, yeah I'd die for you

You know its true
Everything I do
I do it for you

Song - "Everything I Do" - Brandy

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Okies, so there's chapter seven. Sad still uh? Well there's only two more chapters left. Yay! Oh and when it comes to the sequel, it's already all typed and I wanted to know it you want me to post it all at once, or break it up? Review please.