Amano Yukiteru

Akise-kun? I saw the familiar white-haired boy from a distance. A-akise-kun, is it really you..?! I let my body move without thinking, and I reached forward to try to grab the beloved albino. Before I could, the boy turned around to reveal bright blue eyes framed by small, round glasses. I felt my heart fill with disappointment. Ha. That would've been a miracle. I shook my head, as if trying to clear the said disappointment and regret, then proceeded to continue revising my handiwork. It'd been a few centuries or so since I had first created this planet, and ever since then, I had begun to populate and construct just about everything. It had started with the dinosaurs, just like the past Earth, and eventually evolved into the age of primates, cavemen, more intelligent men, and so on. Evolution and all that business. Right now, I was standing in what seemed to be a 1800s town in England. I had made myself invisible, as not to disturb the humans from their usual, everyday lives. I watched as the white-haired boy ran off, hand in hand, with another boy. I thought this strange, since the people from this time rarely showed such public affections, unless drunk, then I realized that this pair of boys was smaller than I had initially thought. Childhood friends, I thought. I was still looking on at them, when a speeding carriage had run right into me. A cold feeling washed over me as I passed right through the carriage, and I managed to get a glimpse of the occupants. There were three young women conversing with one another, most likely complimenting each other on their dresses, or gossiping, or even, "My my, did you see that Mr. Alexander!? I wonder if he's currently seeing anyone, heheheh~" The carriage rounded a corner, and as a result, I had been effectively pulled from my earlier thoughts. I hadn't even taken two steps when I heard a familiar voice.

"Yuki!~ I wish you would be more careful! I mean, I know you can't get hurt, but still!" A pouting Yuno appeared by my side, tugging on my arm to pull me away from the street. I let out a small chuckle, trying to sound cheerful and reckless, but my voice betrayed me, and my chuckle deformed into a strange, nervous gasp. Smooth, I thought to myself.

"Sorry Yuno. I thought I saw Akise-kun and I-" Crap! She probably still hates him for.. I let my thoughts drift off, trying to block the memories. I cringed as I felt my cheeks heat up. Stupid! Why did you do that?! I mentally kicked myself and I turned to look at Yuno, preparing for the worst. What I saw surprised me. Instead of a usual murderous glare on her face, a look of amusement replaced it. She giggled a little, before ducking into a small restaurant and dragging me along with her. We sat at an empty table, and took in our surroundings. The restaurant was a little small, with flowered wallpaper and black and white pictures of smiling people in front of said restaurant hung on the wall and were scattered around; some hung slightly crooked. The place was only occupied by a few couples, who seemed to be fully immersed in their conversations. The girls were fanning themselves off, since the lazy fans overhead did very little to stave off the heat. Yuno and I paid no attention to the heat, since we couldn't really feel it. We weren't of that world, so the rules didn't necessarily apply to us. An awkward silence hung in between them as I continued to look around, trying to occupy myself with the small room. Yuno was the one to break the silence.

"So, Akise-kun, was it? I almost thought you forgot about him?" Yuno stated. I expected her voice to be dripping with jealousy and/or hatred, but her voice showed no emotion.

"Y-yeah." I replied, looking away as I felt my cheeks heat up again.

"Yukiteru-kun, I have something to tell you."

Yukiteru-kun? Since when did she stop calling me Yuki? I felt slightly confused, but I ignored it and focused on answering her. "Yes?"

"I-I… This is hard for me to say, so please don't hate me. I did it only because you had to create Earth again, and you weren't going to do it on your own…. So I had to improvise and I thought… Why not? I mean, it'd be the most effective way, b-because I already tried to do it other ways multiple times and you… y-you ignored me and I'm really sorry.." Yuno was pausing in between some words, and stuttering and trailing off. I was still not looking at her throughout all this, and I listened with little interest. I was thinking about Akise-kun again. I thought of all the times he helped me back when he was alive. In my mind, I could see him smirking as he watched the group go about their usual bickering. Then my mind went back to when he.. he kissed me. It wasn't fair! His lips were super soft and his eyes such a mesmerizing shade of red and- everything about him was just so perfect! Why did he have to die? Oh right, Yuno killed him. I didn't even notice I was frowning when Yuno yelled,

"Yukiteru-kun! Look at me!"

I turned to look her, only to find that the girl sitting in front of me wasn't Yuno. She had suddenly shrunk, had gotten a tan, and thought her hair was still tied in her usual pig-tails, they were lavender instead of pink. My mind reeled, and I had gotten up from my chair and was backing away slowly, trying to comprehend what had happened. Murmur was standing before me, in Yuno's outfit.

"M-murmur!? What did you do to Yuno?!" I tried to sound demanding, but my stammering did not help at all.

The now purpled-haired girl stared back at me, eyebrows furrowed, and biting her lip. She seemed unsure of what to say, but she took a step forward regardless. I took another step back. I felt moisture on my cheeks, and I recognized them as tears. My fists were balled up, and I was shaking with anger.

"Murmur! You lied to me! How dare you!? Aren't you supposed to be my assistant or something like that!?" I yelled at her, spit flying from my mouth, face contorting into an extremely dark expression.

"I am your assistant! That's why I did what I did, so that you could rebuild Earth! You weren't listening to anything I was saying, so I had to resort to drastic measures!" Tears were welling in her eyes too, and it was getting harder to stay mad at her, since she looked like such a cute kid.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?!" I shot back.

"I… I tried to, but you just seemed so happy, and I didn't want to upset you! I'm sorry, ok?!" Murmur was crying now, yelling louder and shaking. I let the silence drag out between us, contemplating on what I should do. I looked back at her and I saw her red-rimmed eyes, her whole face colored the shade of a tomato and tears and snot were intermingling, and I felt sort of… guilty. Right then, I just wanted some quiet. I decided quickly that I had to leave, but before I could, I knew I had to say something.

"It's ok. I forgive you. You did what you had to." I suddenly replied, no traceable emotion in my voice. I turned, cloak making a whooshing sound, and promptly vanished, leaving a hurt and confused Murmur behind. I materialized in what appeared to be my old room. I didn't know why I exactly conjured up this place in particular. Guess it was the comfort that came with it. I plopped myself down on my bed, and then hugged one of my pillows tightly. I could feel that my face was still hot, and that tears were still flowing down my cheeks. Despite the upset act I was putting up, I wasn't necessarily feeling so hurt. Yeah, it still hated the fact that Murmur lied to me, but I felt… relief? Relief about what, exactly? That Yuno was gone? No, no ,no, that can't be it. I loved her. Err, I mean I love her. So why…? I mean, Yuno always scared me a little, even when she showed her sweet and innocent side to me. Just knowing what she was capable of, and being able to hide it so flawlessly under that cute smile of hers was just… ugh. It sent shivers down my spine. Still, I managed to will this fear of mine down, just so I could enjoy her company. I guess I really was a needy baby back then, huh? Maybe… maybe if I had been able to start a healthy relationship with Kousaka and the group, I wouldn't have given in so easily to Yuno. Sudden waves of regret and remorse crashed into my heart, and I became uneasy, tossing and turning in my bed. As God, you don't really need to sleep, but boy, I sure wish I could sleep right now, just as a temporary relief. I closed my eyes, trying to make myself go to sleep, but that didn't work. I remembered mom's lullaby she sang to me when I was little, and though it calmed me down a little, I was still far from tired. Scratch that, I was tired, but I just couldn't get some sleep. Frustrated, I manifested a small screen in front of my face, and replayed many happy memories from my life. This was just another cool thing you could do as God, and I took full advantage of it. I found myself replaying many memories involving me and my friends. The scene splayed out in front of me consisted of Mao making rude gestures with her hands, causing an agitated and flustered Hinata to yell at her, while Kousaka was rambling on about being a hero ect.,ect, and my past self was standing on the sidelines, laughing and conversing with an amused Akise. It seemed that we were on our way home from school, and upon closer inspection, I noticed Yuno stealthily coming up on behind us. The scene would've been perfect if it weren't for her and her creepy-

My god, what am I thinking? Yuno was my girlfriend! Well, she's not with me anymore.. so it's ok if I just think like this, right? No, I had pulled out the memories to forget about that topic. I shook my head, and swiped the screen with my finger to go on to the next memory. There, in absolute HD clarity and zoomed in, was the scene of Akise-kun k-k…. kissing me! My eyes widened in surprise, cheeks flaring, much like the face I was pulling in the scene before me. I didn't expect that one to pop up so soon. Embarrassed, I looked away. You big baby, look at the screen already! I heard a voice in my head reprimanding me. I forced myself to look back, and I couldn't look away. I started to observe Akise-kun closer now. I mentally took note of the way his hair framed his face, and how his usual red eyes seemed to glow and radiate a more rosy color. I noticed how that little one tuft of hair came right in between his eyes, and I found myself wanting to pull it back so I could study his face more thoroughly. I let myself imagine a time where I could've done that, where I could've pulled him in closer and maybe even kiss him back. My heart felt like it was ripping in two, and fresh tears burst from my eyes. Before I finally passed out, the last thought I had was: after all this time, I know now you loved me Akise-kun. And I.. I loved you.

AN: Well! It's been awhile since I've written, but with summer coming, I can finally update more! Has it been awhile? Feels like forever to me. Anyways! I like really love this couple you guys ;u; it's so sad and omg there's not enough fanfics for them and- *ahem* Feel free to leave your reviews and criticism, I'd greatly appreciate it!