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Chapter 4: Blithe

Haru closed his eyes and a warm breeze hit his face. It seemed like ages ago…

Had it only been three days since that afternoon? He opened his eyes and looked at the passing clouds.

He reached up with one had as if trying to reach the soft looking fluffs. Yuki was the one who deserved to be free… with Kyo. Haru couldn't change the way Yuki felt… and that was that.

Haru could never be free like Yuki and Kyo were. He would always be trapped in his small world. He stared at his hand, unsure of why he had hope… hope that one day Yuki would come back for him…

"Haru…"

His hand dropped back to his side.

"You'll always be alone."

He pulled his knees up to his chest. "Stop it…"

He felt the cold hands of his darker half reaching out for him.

"Yuki will never forgive you…"

Haru covered his ears with his hands. "I don't care… I did what was right…"

His darker half held on to him tightly. "You'll never be free."

He shut his eyes tightly. "Go away…"

"There you are."

His eyes flew open and his hands dropped from his ears. He looked over his shoulder too see Yuki. He felt like he had to cry… why was Yuki smiling?

The rat sat down next to him in the grass. "You know, you didn't come to see me."

Haru looked away quickly. "I…"

Yuki leaned against his shoulder. "So I came to see you."

The cow blinked. "Yuki…"

"I wanted to tell you, thank you."

"But I…"

"Hatori told me everything. Kyo and you got into a fight and when it started to rain, Kyo slipped and I was just passing by on my way home when I collapsed. If you hadn't been around…"

Haru blushed lightly, at the time it had been the only thing he could think of…

"Thanks for keeping our secret."

Haru turned his head to see Kyo stand next to him with his hands in his pockets. "Kyo…"

His head was bandaged and he had a bruise on his face from where Haru had hit him… but other then that, he was okay.

Hot tears rushed to Harus eyes. The cow began to sob softly. Yuki gave him a worried look. "What's the matter?"

"Jeeze, calm down, will you?" Kyo sat down, "We're not mad at you."

Haru looked at Kyo then at Yuki. The rat nodded his head.

"I know what'll cheer you up…" Yuki brushed away the tears from Harus face and gave him another smile. "Why don't we spend the day together?"

Fin

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Definitions: -Credit goes to Dictionary dot com for the definitions-

Divulged: to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).

Anguish: excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain

Ameliorate: to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

Blithe: without thought or regard; carefree; heedless

Melancholy: a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression

Chiraptophobia: Fear of Being Touched