Prompt: Gone/ Lie
Author: Lotus
Summary: Gojyo goes missing and Kanda is left alone.
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Gone
When Kanda woke, the bed was cold. He rolled onto his back and stared up at the ceiling, thinking nothing. Slowly, he pushed himself up to sitting, glancing over at the empty space that Gojyo had occupied.
No, not the space he had occupied. The space he used to occupy. The space he was supposed to occupy. The space that Kanda still left open for him despite that it had been a year.
A year since Gojyo had left. Since he'd disappeared on some stupid mission for the blond monk. A year since Hakkai had come back to say Gojyo didn't make it back home.
No one could confirm the Gojyo was actually dead. He was just missing. He was just gone. Vanished without a trace. No struggle, no blood, no hair, no cloth. Nothing.
Kanda pulled his knees up to his chest, wrapping his arms around them. Resting his chin on his knees, he stared blankly at the wall. Tears stung at his eyes and pain clenched in his heart.
"You lied," Kanda whispered. "You said you'd never leave. You said you'd come back from that mission. You promised." He closed his eyes, a single tear managing to slip down his pale cheek.
"I didn't lie," a voice said from the door. Kanda's head shot up, turning so fast he should have gotten whiplash.
"Gojyo..." Kanda said, practically choking on the name. He didn't bother trying to convince himself it was a dream or that he was a fake. Kanda scrambled out of the bed and launched himself at the taller man. "You came back."
"I promised, didn't I?" Gojyo said, wrapping his arms around Kanda's waist. Kanda's own arms were locked around his neck like he'd never let go. Gojyo leaned down slightly to kiss Kanda's forehead. "I'm home."
"Welcome home," Kanda managed to choke out, clinging tight. They both ignored how Kanda was shaking with silent sobs, relieved tears falling freely as Kanda hid his face in Gojyo's neck. "Welcome home."
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