AN: Lol, I can't believe that once upon a time I thought this was going to be a happy and heart warming fic with a lot of fluff. I guess I'm not too good at doing that 😉

Chapter Forty One – Words I Don't Want To Hear

Yuusei looked around nervously as he stood on the beach in Hawaii. He could feel them approaching him, it was like a sixth sense. They were coming closer and closer to where he was and he would have to run but he had forgotten how to run and there wasn't anywhere that he could run. He had to give himself up. His father was still on the island and Cain would be safe with him. Cain had gotten used to Kuu and was trusting Kuu. He would be safe with Kuu.

Yuusei knew it was the middle of the night for Kyoko but right now it didn't matter. He could feel the heat of the world around him. They would murder him were he to ever get close enough to them and maybe that was what he needed for the safety of his friends and family.

He held the phone up to his ear and heard the sound of Kyoko rushing to grab it. He sighed peacefully knowing that she would hate the fact that he was giving up but this had to come to an end.

"Yuusei!? What is it…what's wrong?" she asked desperately and he sighed. He knew that she would be able to figure out what was going on just by him calling her. She was smart like that.

"I wanted to thank you," he said in a tired voice. "I wanted to tell you that I love you and I hope you can still carry a small part of me with you but I can understand if you can't," he said and Kyoko started to breathe more quickly. "I love you, Kyoko. I never thought that I could love anyone or that I deserved to feel the love that you have. Please feel free to find someone else, don't bind yourself to me. This is goodbye for now and thank you. Thank you for everything."

Kyoko's breaths could be heard through the call and they soon mixed with heavy sobs. She closed her eyes painfully and Kuon could tell that she was trying to not believe in the words that he was telling her. "This isn't goodbye," she told him stubbornly and Kuon smiled sadly.

"I love you," he whispered and Kyoko's breathing stopped.

"Don't you dare," she said angrily and Kuon sighed, he looked up at the sky, it was almost time. "If you do this Kuon, I will never ever forgive you. You'll be worse than Shotaro," she told him and he sighed, feeling his own voice break.

"You know that I have to. Please, keep the ring?" he asked her and she sobbed harder, breaking down over the line.

"Damn you, Kuon," she whispered. "Of course I'll keep your ring, Corn. I'm angry at you but I know what you're talking about and I'll hate you for a while, I have to because you're not staying alive for me. Don't do this. I beg of you," she said and Kuon could feel the pain that was going through her. "Don't you dare do this to us." She sobbed again but both of them knew that she had no way of stopping this.

"I love you," Kuon repeated and Kyoko cried harder.

"I love you too, you've always been my fairy prince. I love you so don't let them hurt you too badly," she said and Kuon felt his voice weaken.

"Goodbye, Princess Kyoko," he said softly and he heard the way that she was choking, trying desperately to speak through the tears that could fill buckets easily.

"Goodbye, Prince Corn," she sobbed before ending the call. Kuon frowned but at least he would keep her safe. He would keep all of them safe. He just had to end his life and it would all go back to normal.

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Kyoko couldn't sleep that night. She regretted hanging up the phone but she knew that she would never be able to change his mind on this. The stubbornness was a shared trait between the two of them and no matter the heartbreak, he was going to go and feel that this was the best way of helping everyone. This wasn't like magic, this was a curse and a nightmare rolled into one and she hated the fact that he would want her to continue with her own life.

He wasn't safe and he knew it. He was far from safe if he went back to them willingly and they both knew it. Soon the calls would come in and the announcements would be made and Kuon really would be gone forever.

Kyoko felt the sunlight was mocking her when it rose. It was telling her that Kuon would never age again, he wouldn't breathe or speak and the last words he said to her were his goodbye. He was gone from this world and she would have to act like it was a new day. There were only a handful of people that she could talk to about this and she froze. Hopefully this man was awake.

She sat at the edge of her bed and clicked the phone, pressing one of the speed dial numbers and waited.

"Hello, Yashiro speaking," the manager said and Kyoko felt the tears well up inside of her as her sobs carried through to the other end of the line. "Kyoko-chan?" Yashiro asked, "What is it? What's wrong?"

"Can I meet with you this morning?" she asked as she looked to the clock to find out it was before six, maybe she shouldn't have bothered him so early. She had no idea of the time when he would wake up.

"Of course - did you want me to come there?" Yashiro said quickly and Kyoko bowed her head.

"LME," she said before drying her eyes. "It's where I first met Ren. I think that's the ideal place to meet. He's not with us any longer," she whispered but something in her heart wasn't cut off, she still felt his presence but that's what a lot of people said when there was somebody close to them that had passed away. Feeling his presence shouldn't be a sign that he might still be alive. It was foolish for her to believe in such a silly little thing.

"He's in…Yuusei is far away, right?" Yashiro asked and Kyoko sobbed.

"He went back to them," she said sadly and Yashiro gasped, his breath softening and Kyoko knew that he was in the same amount of disbelief that she was in. However, Yashiro most likely wouldn't have had that goodbye said to him. She wondered if she had been the last person that Kuon had ever spoken to. She sobbed again. "I'm sorry," she said trying to use the gentleman's smile that she had seen so often on Ren's face, "Can we not talk about this over the phone?"

"You're right. How about we meet at eight?" he asked and Kyoko choked on her tears.

"Yes, that would be good," she said as she softly closed the phone. The president should be told about this as well but she was too weak to make that phone call. She looked at her phone and the photos that she and Kuon had taken as a couple. It had been such a short time that they were a couple but they had known each other for far longer than they had as children. Corn had always stayed in her heart for ten years even with a short meeting time, one summer wasn't enough. However, Kuon would always be a part of her. She would always carry him with her inside her heart.

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Kuu looked at his parents nervously. He was supposed to be heading back to California in a few hours but his father had passed him a piece of paper with a seal on it. Kuu looked at it, he knew that it was Kuon's penmanship but what was there that his son had to say that he wouldn't be able to just say with words.

With a deep breath to steady himself, Kuu opened the paper and looked at the wording on it.

Dad,

I am so sorry that I wasn't able to tell you goodbye. I can't risk the safety of my loved ones any longer. I know that you wanted me to be strong and continue with a good life but I can't do so without my heart breaking. You have always been my hero. I have always looked up to you and wanted to be you and I know that you never would have let me and Mom down. You would have always come to my aid but my life continuing would put yours at risk. Thank you for giving me a good childhood and loving parents even if you sometimes doubted the fact. I am sorry to ask so much of you but if I could ask for anything, please make sure that Cain has a good home.

Tell Mom that I love her and that I know she'll miss me but I couldn't ask for better parents. Please take care of one another. I'm sorry that I won't be a part of your life any longer but I really have enjoyed my time because of you and Mom and all that you provided me with in life. I love you Dad. Thank you again.

I would never have experienced any of the joys that life brings without you.

Your son,

Kuon

Kuu walked away from his father as he looked at the words on the letter once again. He felt his stomach drop as he realized the stupid mistake that Kuon had made, most likely through impatience. Being patient was one of the hardest things that somebody could do especially when they faced this kind of problem but it would have been better for him. Boss would have come up with something.

Kuu tried to isolate himself but he knew that he had to make sure that Julie knew about this. This moment reminded him of that one so many years ago when he had seen his son walk out of his life and not turn back for a long time. They had kept their distance then but always known that Kuon was alive. This time, Kuon had once again not said goodbye to them.

Kuu closed his eyes as he sat down and phoned Julie. His breath kept catching in his throat but Julie was his mother, she deserved to know what was wrong and this was definitely wrong. As Julie finally answered the phone, Kuu sobbed again and that put her on alert.

"Kuu?" she asked and the actor looked down.

"He went back to them," he said slowly and heard Julie start to hyperventilate. Kuu wished that he could hold her, that he was there with her in person but sometimes people had to learn the truth without their support there. He hadn't meant to hurt her but the earlier she knew the better.

"But he…he knows that they want him dead. Why would he go back there willingly?" she asked as she tried to hide the sobs in her voice but Kuu knew how devastated she was. He was too. This was his son and he hadn't stuck to the plan that would have saved his life. He was angry at him but that anger didn't seem to be best.

"Because he's the son that we raised," Kuu told her, "because he knows how to have honor and to be brave and to stand up for the ones that he loves. Those are all traits that we instilled in him. We raised him to be a noble man," he told her and Julie sobbed.

"I wish that he was more selfish," she said. "I can't lose him again," she said and Kuu sighed.

There was no way of stopping it. Kuon had given his life to protect them.

That was the only truth that he could rely on.

End of Chapter Forty-One

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