Ohhh! At last! The last chapter is here! I'm really sorry for taking up too long to update this but I got sidetracked with troublesome situations.
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Darkside of X
Dragon
sarah-bodera
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Kumiko Imaidegawa
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Ritsuka giggled as he watched the empty bottle roll under his desk until it bumped on one of the desk's feet and stilled. He felt giddy and lightheaded and wasn't that strange? Only moments ago, he was annoyed and felt wronged whenever Soubi would chuckle as he choked and coughed. He looked at the said man who was watching him with amused expression. For a moment, he thought how odd that Soubi's eyes reflect sadness. But the boy's mind was too groggy and hazy to even contemplate about it. Suddenly, he found himself leaning forward and pressing his lips against Soubi's. It wasn't the first time they've kissed but it was the first time Ritsuka initiated it. Surprised, the fighter stared at the boy's face so close to him that he could see the pores on his face.
Ritsuka's eyes were closed and the lips were unmoving against his. He knew he didn't deserve this but the soft pliant mouth pressed on him was too sweet to ignore that he started nibbling it. Licking across it and tasting the mixed innocence and temptation, Soubi couldn't hold back. The simple kiss became an adult kiss laden with a man's passion that surely such a young boy could not fathom. Soubi's mind has gone blank and he kissed Ritsuka with such desperation that he barely felt the boy pushing and struggling. It had taken awhile before he noticed his sacrifice' reluctance. Abruptly, he pulled away as if burned, both of them breathing heavily their gaze unfocused.
Trying to fought back the haze of passion combined with alcohol, he couldn't help but feel guilty. He had taken advantage of Ritsuka. He couldn't get it out of his mind. However, his conscience stricken thoughts were cut off as he heard Ritsuka chuckling and eyed the boy as the other's hand reached out to his face, the palm wiping the wetness of from his mouth and jaw.
"Wet," Ritsuka said amidst his mirth.
Soubi laughed. A full-pledge laugh sounding hoarse and strange to his ears. He had never laughed like that before. Or he could not remember the last time he laughed so freely. Sure, he always smiles to Ritsuka, since the boy makes him feel happy, but laugh? It was moments later, before he managed to stop, heaving slightly with mirth. Ritsuka was staring at him curiously, and Soubi smiled, "I love you".
The sacrifice once again leaned towards his fighter but this time, not for a kiss. He laid his head against the blonde's chest. He could hear the rhythmic beating of the other's heart, lulling him to sleep. The boy yawned, murmuring incoherent words. Soubi rearranged Ritsuka on his arms and stood up carrying the small body bridal style. He turned, laid the boy on the bed, pulled out the covers and tucked the boy underneath it. He straightened and stilled awhile gazing at the sleeping form on the bed as he contemplated. Deciding, he untucked the cover again and slid beside the his sacrifice, and as if on instinct, Ritsuka inched closer to him. Soubi wrapped an arm around the boy hugging him tightly his eyes stinging. "I'm sorry, Ritsuka"
As time passed by, Ritsuka remained in his dreamless slumber, undisturbed, and unaware that the warm body cuddling him was getting cold. The poison had taken effect.(1) His heartbeat stilled and his breathing stopped.
Soubi and Ritsuka would never wake up again.
Soubi…
If Seimei is alive…
And he ordered you to kill me…
…would you do it?
Probably
…I knew it!
But I'll die first(2)
A silhouette of a person stepped out from a dark corner of the street, the light from lamppost casting shadow on the snow-covered pavement. The snow had stopped and the surroundings coated white. So much white, so pure yet so eerie. Few snowflakes clung to his auburn hair and coat. He looked towards the balcony on the second floor of the house across the street. The curtains were drawn hiding everything inside. But he knew…
A serene smile appeared on his face and his lips started moving, whispering and forming words, icy fog coming out from his mouth.
"Farewell, Beloved." A parting word not only for the one who died.(3) "Farewell, brother, Ritsuka"