Silently walking down the hall as was his way he passed by the living room and saw a rather unusual sight. Yoite was leaning on Miharu as the small boy had his arms wrapped around the other. Miharu was holding, no, embracing Yoite in a comforting way; stroking the older boy's hair as he took shallow breaths.
"Yoite I'm here for you no matter what." Miharu's voice was soft and lilting in a way meant to calm Yoite.
"You say that, but these panic attacks are increasing. My past and all the things I've done are catching up to me. I need you to erase me."
The calm expression on Miharu's face has turned sorrowful at the comment of how much his friend did not want to live, and not only die but to not exist at all.
So that was it, Raikou thought. Yoite was in fact using Miharu to erase him from existence and take his past and all the awful deeds he'd ever done with him, whatever they were. Just when it seemed Miharu had found a kindred spirit and friend. How sad.
"Goodnight you two," Raikou called from the hallway. The boys who hadn't noticed him standing there now snapped their gazes in his direction. What little color was in Yoite's face flooded his cheeks.
"Goodnight Raikou-san. Sleep well," were the parting words from Miharu as Raikou made his way to his bedroom.
There still seemed to be a deeper relationship than Raikou had originally suspected. That embrace and how close to two appeared to be, not only physically but emotionally as well. Raikou had been right about Yoite wanting to use the Shinra Banshou, although for an entirely different reason than originally suspected. Miharu had even promised to be there for Yoite and help him through his panic attacks. Had he had one while Raikou was in the shower? And it was Miharu that calmed him down and him through it in such a caring and gentle manner. There was definitely more to this relationship than Raikou had though.