A/N: Last chapter guys! ^^ For those who stuck out 'til the end thank you so much. I have also written an alternative ending to this one. It doesn't really differ much, only the POV changed and the last part of the whole chapter. Right now I'm not sure if I'll put it up 'cause this is the ending I like, so I hope you enjoy it too. Thanks for reading! ^^
Chapter 6: Promises
I was immediately brought to the hospital after I collapsed that night of my 15th birthday. Of course by the time I woke up everybody knew of my condition. Naru-chan scolded me for what felt like hours and made me promise to never lie or keep a secret from him ever again. He also made Sasu-chan make that promise. Naru-chan was very optimistic but Sasu-chan wasn't, of course, why wouldn't they be? It's their attitude and it's what makes them who they are.
I don't remember when it actually started but I began living in the hospital. If you're wondering the answer would be 'Yes'. I do have a huge ass private room (my brother told me and helped me go around the room so I could scale its size) thanks to the Uchiha brothers. It even has an adjacent room for the guardians who would sleep over. I swear it wasn't a hospital but a hotel room.
Everyday different people would come visit me, Kiba and his dog (even if pets were strictly forbidden in the hospital), Neji and Hinata, Lee, Chouji and Ino (they're a couple now you know), Shino, Sai, Ten ten, Shikamaru and Temari (a couple I could never comprehend how it happened), Kankuro and Gaara. Some of our teachers came to visit too but most often it was Iruka-sensei, our class adviser and Kakashi-sensei, our gym teacher who always came. Itachi-niki also came back to Japan and moved all his work here, which delighted Sasu-chan.
Out of all my visitors only two mattered to me (yes you guessed it right, aside from my brother of course). Every day, without fail, Naru-chan and Sasu-chan came to my room and always spent the night. They always tell me what they're doing which was really funny.
"Hey Neko-chan I'mma kiss Sasuke on the lips now okay?"
"Naruto quit that!"
"But Neko-chan wants to see us kiss right? So here, listen and imagine okay Neko-chan?"
And he began kissing the raven haired adolescent. I could hear Sasu-chan's flustered heart beat and Naru-chan's excitement. Sasu-chan was always embarrassed whenever Naru-chan shows his love for him in public, especially to me. I wonder how he would react if he discovered that I hear them every night having sex on the adjacent room.
Through the months I became real thin and frail, kinda what I looked like when I was four only this time I looked real unhealthy, at least that's what Naru-chan tells me. He told me that I seem to be losing my usual glow. I also lost my lavender hair now ever since they started me on chemo. Naru-chan had someone make it into a wig and I wear it when people come visit me. My migraines worsened and became more frequent and more painful that the last one.
One night after one of my episodes I woke up in the middle of the night because of a heavy breathing on both sides of my bed.
"Naru-chan, Sasu-chan?" I asked.
They stirred in their sleep and slowly lifted their bodies to a sitting position.
"Is anything wrong Neko-chan?" Naru-chan asked in a worried tone.
"Does anything hurt?" Sasu-chan asked in a troubled tone.
I shook my head as I sat myself upright.
"No, everything's fine. Hey guys, do you remember the day we all first met?"
"Yeah." Sasu-chan answered.
"It's the best day of my life, next after the day Sasuke and I got together that is. Why'd you ask?"
"Nothing. I just don't want you guys to forget that okay?"
"Don't talk like that Neko-chan." Sasu-chan said.
I chuckled a bit.
"Hey Neko-chan, I've always wondered why did you both call us –chan that day, we weren't girls." Naru-chan asked.
I smiled and said,
"It's because I knew that both of you will turn out gay and love each other unconditionally."
"Seriously?" The both asked in utter disbelief.
"Of course! I'm an empath and I felt your hearts were distorted in a twisted yet romantic way." I replied with a laugh.
"Stop kidding us Neko-chan!" Sasu-chan said.
"Okay, okay. I wasn't able to feel that but I wanted to be the only one to call you guys in a special way and that's the only unique thing I thought of at that moment. But you know what, now that I think about it I didn't name Sasu-chan anything, it was all you Naru-chan."
"Wha-? No you called him Sasu-chan!"
"No. I called him Uchiha. He got mad and said his name, then YOU called him Sasu-chan. I just followed your lead."
I felt Naru-chan's cheek go warm. I bet Sasu-chan was staring at him incredulously upon realizing that it was indeed Naru-chan who first gave him a pet name.
"See, I told you. You guys were gay from the very beginning or at the very least bound to be one!" I said with a laugh.
"Kidding aside guys, I always knew you two would be great friends to me and to each other. That's why I stuck it out with you guys up to now. Ne, Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun can I ask you a favour?"
"Whoa that's the first time you called us by our names and no -chan!" Naru-chan exclaimed.
"What is Neko-chan?" Sasu-chan asked as he tried to shut the other up.
I sighed and looked straight ahead, not that I could see anything but I just didn't want to face either one of them as I spoke with them.
"Promise me you'll take care of each other. Love one another as you always have. Don't let anything come between you, be it a girl, another boy or whatever. Sometimes you boys worry me too much that I always feel like I need to watch over you every second of the day. That's why I did everything to get you two together...so when I leave...you won't be as lonely."
Silence. I felt Naru-chan and Sasu-chan's hands hold each of my own. They were crying, for all the years we've been together I didn't need to see them cry to know that they are crying. I held them close to me and said,
"Promise me boys, promise me you'll do as I say."
They both nodded softly and said,
"Yes Kyra-chan, we promise."
And that was all I needed to know.
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It was a sunny afternoon in spring time and the sun was up. My boyfriend and I hiked up the hill where our best friend was patiently waiting for us.
"Hey there Neko-chan, sorry we're late." My raven lover said as he gave her the bouquet of flowers he was holding.
I too gave her a lavender teddy bear, one that matches her beautiful hair. I smiled softly as I remembered how she would react upon receiving such gifts.
The wind was blowing strongly and that's when I remembered how she used to regard us.
He was like the raven, dark, cool, mysterious and at some other times, scary. I on the other hand was like the sun, happy, bubbly, loud and most of the time obnoxious. Not that she considered the sun obnoxious most of the time but, you know that hot summer day where in you just wish the sun would go away but it wouldn't? That's what she meant by obnoxious.
As for her, well, to us she was the wind that carried the raven and went to the sun's rescue every time people misunderstood or hated his stubborn heat; she always managed to cool everybody down for them to accept the sun. She was also the wind that helped the raven meet the sun and brought them closer together. But most importantly, she was the wind that enveloped the raven and the sun with her unconditional love and made them feel they were people worthy to love and be loved.
Owari.