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Marshmallow

April 29th

"Camus-sensei? Shihyou?"

Camus twitched in his sleep hearing the call. It must be Hyoga. He woke him up to play truth or dare, hide and seek, full house, or whatever the names of the games were. "What, Hyoga…?" he murmured.

"It's me."

Camus slowly opened his deep blue eyes.

Isaac smiled at him. He looked cheerful, and his eyes were normal.

Camus got up, then leant his back on the headboard. He never stopped gazing at the young man who sat near his bed.

"I bring you hot chocolate with marshmallow," Isaac said as he gave a cup of hot chocolate to his grandmaster.

Camus received the cup, gazed on it for several moments, then drank it.

He felt hot tears running down his cheeks…

Isaac grasped Camus' hand automatically. "Do I make you sad?" he asked in worry.

Camus shook his head and continued looking at the young man. "No. Of course not," he stroked Isaac's hair. "How are you…?"

"Not very good, actually," said Isaac. "I miss Hyoga, Siberia, the cold weather… I miss everything I've left," he smiled after several moments. "But don't worry, you have more important thing to think than me," he laughed slightly.

Camus shook a bit. He returned drinking the chocolate, and his tears fell again.

"Please don't cry…," pleaded Isaac. "You've been a very good teacher for Crystal Saint, Hyoga, and me. My death has nothing to do with you. This is my destiny, and I have to face it. I have to redeem the things I've done."

Isaac stood up and smiled at his grandmaster. "I have to go now."

Camus got down from his bed, then stood up in front of his student. He held Isaac's shoulders and gazed at him with rare warmth in his deep blue eyes.

"Take care of yourself, Isaac…," he whispered.

Isaac beamed hearing Camus mentioned his name.

"Thank you," said Isaac then. "Goodbye, Sensei."

Camus closed his eyes, then opened it again. It was a very heartrending word to say…so he chose not to say it…

"See you again…"

Isaac smiled for the last time, then got out and closed the door.

XXX

"Camus-sensei? Shihyou?"

Camus murmured in his sleep. "Yes, Isaac…?"

"Isaac…? It's me…"

Camus slowly opened his eyes. His eyes swept the room, then stopped at Hyoga who looked at him in puzzlement.

Camus got up and leant his back on the headboard then.

"You…you shed tears when you were sleeping," said Hyoga carefully.

Camus nodded. "I know."

"You mentioned Isaac's name…did you dream about him…?"

"Yeah."

Silence between them.

"You…you're alright…?" whispered Hyoga then.

"I am," Camus smiled. "By the way, could you ask Milo to come here?"

Hyoga was baffled, but finally he stood up and did what Camus asked.

Five minutes later Milo entered his room. "You call me, Fridge?"

"Yeah."

Milo approached Camus's bed, then sat on the bed's side. "What's wrong?"

"I dreamt about Isaac."

Milo smiled slightly and shrugged his shoulders. "It's normal."

"Do you think so?"

"Yes. Indicating that you miss him, though he's not directly your student."

"But I don't want to, Milo. I don't want to miss dead people."

"You can't help it. You yourself told me that missing somebody is a normal thing. It's normal if you're sad because of losing someone, as long as you don't make it long."

"Do you think so?"

"Yes. You told me that."

"He gave me hot chocolate, told me something nice, then said goodbye."

Milo gazed at his best friend.

"He said it," said Camus, gazed on his blanket. "Goodbye."

Milo hugged Camus as two teardrops fell from the Aquarius's deep blue eyes.

"It's alright, Camus," said Milo firmly. "You feel sad, and it's alright."

Camus closed his eyes, feeling the tears kept running down his cheeks.

He still could taste the sweet marshmallow in his tongue…but he knew that it would vanish soon…

"Goodbye, Isaac…," he finally whispered in his heart as the sweet-taste was gone. "But you'll always be here in my heart…"