Peaceful and long sleep seemed to be impossible, when you fear for someones live. But it seemed to be better this way, because he could slip out, while everyone else was still sleeping. Mitsuru and Akihiko could seek him out and drag him home, but they couldn't hold him from going to the shrine, if they were still asleep.
Akinari was, to his surprise, already there.
"Hey! Can you spare a few minutes? There's something important I want to tell you. But i must warn you: It's a little depressing."
Appalled by the cheerful smile to such words, Minato could only nod and sit down.
"Thank you. I've been waiting. I finished my story and wanted to show it to you."
He smiled a little longer, until he threw a nervous gaze to his side.
"As you know, I was having a lot of trouble with the ending, but i finally figured it out.
Since the alligator ate his friend the bird, he cried and cried for a very long time... in fact, he was so sad, that he drowned in his own tears.
His tears became a beautiful lake around which grew beautiful flowers and a tree with delicious fruit. The other animals in the forest came there often to relax... but none of them knew the alligator had created it or that he was gone." He hesitated briefly before turning to Minato with the most beautiful smile. "That's the ending I decided on. Even though the alligator did not find meaning in his life, the residents of the forest did. They just didn't realize it. Because... the meaning of my life is not something i should worry about. It's really what others think of my life or what I was able to do for them."
He lifted his gaze towards the sky and brushed the hair out of his face, to feel the sun on his skin.
"So... for me, for you, or everyone... the meaning of our lives is something that we make but don't see. People can't survive without help from others... We all depend on one another."
There was a short pause, until Akinari chortled lightly and grinned over to Minato.
"I don't know if that even made sense, but... do you kind of get what I'm saying?"
The younger one nodded shakily and gave a soft: "I get it.", which led Akinari to let out a sigh of relief.
"I'm glad..."
He just sat there and smiled blissfully, until he reached for something next to him and took out his worn notebook.
"This is the notebook... I wrote my story in. It's all i have to leave behind. I wanted you to have something... since you shared my last moments."
Minato took the book with shaking hands and refused to look up, as Akinari stood and looked at the sky.
"My... body feels lighter... Thank you."
That's when the SEES-leader finally looked up to Akinari with wide eyes - who met his gaze again with the most beautiful smile in the world.
"Thank you. For everything. Coming to see me, talking... even discussing the meaning of life with me... I... I can be glad that i was born..."
He didn't take his gaze from Minato for a long time before he turned his back to the smaller one.
"I have to go now."
"NO!", came the desperate cry from the normally so controlled persona-wielder. He jumped to his feet and stared at him with pleading eyes. He didn't care for the tears, that run over his cheeks.
He didn't want him to go!
When he was leaving him now... he...
The silver-haired wound around with a loving smile and stretched his arm out, to softly wipe the tears with his thumb.
"Minato...", he began softly, "Maybe... Someday... I hope we meet again."
"Akinari..."
Minato held perfectly still, as his sun leaned over and blew him a soft kiss on his forehead.
"Thank you... for everything..."
The hand left Minatos cheek and without further words, Akinari turned around and disappeared into the morning sun.

Minato remained nothing but a worn notebook in wich Akinari wrote his story down He would sit there, on Akinaris and his bench, and cry over the death of Akinari Kamiki, the philosopher, his one and only sunshine...
He vowed, that he would make sure, that as much people as possible would read Akinaris story. He would publish it somehow, come what may!
And he would male them all see just how much some people had to suffer and how happy they all should be, to be able to live.
Yea... and he would come back here as often as possible...
He would visit his grave and pray every night, that he was really someday... somehow able to see the smile of his beautiful sun again...


So... that is the end I decided on ^.^

The first time i played the game i cried like a baby when Akinari died T.T
He's so cool! And he remembers me of my big brother in many ways... they even look alike! o.O
The only difference is the hair colour: my brother has black hair, but it's just the same length and such! o.o

Well... enough with that XD

How did you like it? Hope you're not disappointed.

Thanks for reading anyway ^.^