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Breathe in…breathe out. Why was something…that was so easy before…so…difficult for him now?
Breathe in…breath out. Tsuna…is Tsuna okay?
Cough…hack….cough. Oh…why did it…hurt his chest so much? He is a carnivore…a simple cough…shouldn't hurt this much!
Breathe in…breathe out. Is…Tsuna back at the cave yet? Did…they find him yet?
Breathe in…breathe out. Why…why did Tsuna leave?
Cough…hack. Ugh…his chest…it burns...
Breathe in…breathe out. No matter…how hard…keep on breathing…can't give up…
Breathe in…breathe out. Father…Mother…please...please don't take Tsuna away…from me…from us…
Breathe in…breathe out. Can't die…can't…can't leave any of them behind…
Cough. Tsuna…please…please be okay…
Breathe in…breathe out. Wait…was he…being held…against someone's chest?
Breathe in…breathe out. There were voices now…but…but no matter what…he…he couldn't understand them…
Breathe in…breathe out. Wait…there was one voice very close to him…and it sounded…could it?
Breathe in…breathe out. Someone slipped…two? Yes, two small…somethings into his mouth, which landed softly on his tongue.
Breathe in…breathe out. Someone gave him some…water, which he swallowed. The small things on his tongue disappeared.
Breathe in…breathe out. That one voice spoke again, and Kyoya felt a hand brush some…hair off his forehead.
Cough…cough. His chest still burned, but…that voice…that hand…could…could it be….
Breathe in…breathe out. T-Tsuna?
Before Kyoya could find the answer to that question, the void claimed him and he knew no more.
KHR
The first thing he became aware of was that it didn't hurt to breathe as much it did before. He also didn't feel so cold anymore and his mind wasn't as foggy. And it was right when Kyoya made these observations that he noticed that something feeling very similar to an arm was draped across his chest, gently yet firmly.
Of course wanting to know who the arm belonged to, Kyoya cracked opened his gray eyes. His surroundings were a bit blurry at first, but he wasn't a carnivore for nothing. After about two good harsh blinks, Kyoya's vision was as clear as it was before he had fallen ill. So without wasting another moment, Kyoya turned his head.
The arm belonged to Tsuna. His young omnivore, his little brother, the first one he let past his icy barriers after his parents, was sleeping right next to him, safe and sound. His face was peaceful, like he didn't just leave the safety of the cave without coming back right away.
And even though Kyoya wanted to know what made his brother do something like that, he decided that it could wait. So with a contented sigh, Kyoya slowly slipped his arm out from under Tsuna's and used it to pull the small boy closer to him. While he didn't wake up, Tsuna did immediately snuggle against Kyoya much like how a kitten snuggles against its mother. It was honestly quite adorable, even though Kyoya will never admit it.
With a small smile, Kyoya then lightly ruffled Tsuna's hair before he went back to sleep himself. It's not like he couldn't bite Tsuna to death later for worrying him after all.
So...what did you all think? Was Kyoya in character? How did this chapter flow as a whole? Because I have to admit...this chapter felt a bit weird to me. Maybe it's because I haven't written in a while, or maybe I'm just paranoid again. In any case, please leave a review and I promise that I will update sooner rather than later (so...within a month? Hopefully).
As a heads up though, the next chapter is going to be an omake kind of deal, since one of you dear readers gave me a prompt! And as promised, I'm going to take it up! And then the chapter after that is going to go into Takeshi's backstory in this universe, since that was both a request and something I've wanted to cover anyway. And with that, au revoir!