Prince of Tennis disclaimer by Konomi Takeshi-sensei
Psychic Detective Yakumo disclaimer by Kaminaga Manabu-sensei
青のメモリー (Ao no Memorii) by Rin Shouta
Rate : T
Genre : Drama, Family, Angst, Friendship, Romance
Pair : Romance focused on Perfect Pair (Tezuka Kunimitsu x Fuji Syusuke) and many more!
Warning : Little canon (or not?), AU, OOC, typos, etc. I made Fuji Syusuke died here! Not sorry but sorry. :') It's hard to make your best boy died, right!? But here I go. Don't like, don't read. I've warned you, 'kay?
~ 2nd Memory Starts ~
On Tuesday, Kikumaru Eiji forced himself to attend his class in the afternoon. Oishi was worried but he also had his practice schedule on that day. Eiji walked out from his campus area. His stomach growled and he made a turn to the restaurant family nearby. He chose to take away so he could eat it in the apartment.
Since he woke up, Eiji was still confused about the dream he had before. When he told his roommate, Oishi only said 'yes' but the other seemed didn't believe him. After that he acted like nothing happened.
Eiji refused to give up. He tried to think the possiblility behind those dreams. What he got was maybe Syusuke wanted to tell him about everything to ask his forgiveness. Also, he was sure the paper cranes he unfolded and read its contents were the ones that brought the dreams. Was it because of magic?
While thinking about it, he didn't realize that his feet bringing him to Seishun Gakuen building. Eiji stopped right in front of the gate. He looked up and held his breath.
"How did I come here?" whispered him.
His head looked at to the right. He blinked after seeing his silhouette with Syusuke walking further.
"Fu-Fuji—" Eiji closed his mouth immediately.
Those silhouettes disappeared later.
He looked down as he felt the tears fell again from his eyes.
Without he realized, there was Momoshiro Takeshi behind him. The junior wanted to call him but stopped when his eyes caught his senior's body trembling slightly. He bit his bottom lip and continued his walk. Of course he realized, Eiji was hurt the most. When Momoshiro met Syusuke first, it was Eiji who introduced them.
Actually he didn't think that Syusuke was strong member, especially with that girly feature. But after seeing his match, Momoshiro changed his view and admired him until now. He was happy that sometimes his senior giving him some advices.
"Fuji-senpai... It's unfair, really unfair..."
.
.
.
He looked at the clock on the wall. It was already past seven when he arrived. Eiji took a shower then came to dining room plus kitchen. He warmed the dinner food in the microwave. Oishi sent a message that he couldn't make on time for dinner before. Because of that, he brought the food to his bedroom.
Eiji was eating as he reread the unfolded paper cranes which he put in other box. It was odd actually because he could remember every dream about Syusuke. How? Why?
Finishing his dinner, he brought the box to his desk. Eiji decided to open some paper cranes again. He wanted to know everything about his best friend. Why did he choose to keep his disease as a secret or the reason behind his act when he still alive.
Then he took some randomly and closed the aquarium. There were seven paper cranes. Eiji unfolded one by one before read it.
~ I talked again with him. Before we talked, I asked Eiji. Did he see him or not? He answered, 'No'. It was only me who could see Kagami. Then, I chose to help him. ~
It's real. It's real. It's real.
Syusuke kept remaining himself that everything was real. Yesterday and today. They were real. He sighed and looked at his friends. Eiji asked him many times about the other day. Syusuke just said that everything was alright.
Not only Eiji, even Tezuka stared at him now and made him uncomfortable.
He asked, "What? Is there something on my face?"
Tezuka looked at the court. "You can tell me if you have a trouble."
Syusuke gave him amusing face. His legs started moving toward the court. "Maybe next time," said him.
When he almost stepped in to the gate of tennis court, his eyes saw something that bothering him since yesterday. Syusuke looked at the right corner bravely. The other or a soul he met before kept staring at Eiji and the others. He didn't bother with it, but it seemed the soul was lonely.
His blue eyes looked around before he approached him. With some distance between them, Syusuke stood while his hands trembled a bit. He wanted to ask but Eiji walking closer to them.
"Fujiko! Be my partner in the next practice, nyaa!" He asked or rather commended him.
From the corner of his eyes, Syusuke saw the soul smiling at him. Awkwardly he replied, "Okay."
"You want cooling down, Fuji?" Eiji asked again.
"Nope. I want to look from here," he answered then smiled. When his friend took one step away, his lips moved and called him. Syusuke tried to act normally as if he was joking. "Do you see someone beside me?"
Eiji narrowed his eyes, searching someone Syusuke asked about. "There's no one else here beside you and me. Are you still asleep?"
His head shook while giving his smile like usual. "Maybe yes."
Red haired guy pouted. "Mou! How could be your body taller than Tezuka if you still sleep late!?"
"I don't mind having a body smaller than him either," Syusuke joked.
The other walked away, calling his partner to finish the practice and going home together.
Syusuke was still standing in his place when his ears heard the laughing voice. Even though his body stiffed, he gave a look at his right side. Syusuke shrugged with his eyes staring again to the tennis court.
"I told you I'm a ghost."
"Just to make sure myself," replied him.
"Jaa, it's time to introduce myself properly to you, though?" The ghost smiled before looking back onto the court. "I'm Kagami Satoru. But sorry, I forget the year I graduated from this school."
An apologetic smile could be seen from Syusuke's corner eyes. He was thinking the best question to not harm this Kagami's soul. "Then... may I know the reason why you're still here?"
Those black eyes made a distant look. "...I just remember, I buried something around this area."
"So, my task is searching that thing?"
"You want to help me?"
The excited and happiness feeling within his voice made Syusuke replied his sparkling eyes. Somehow his nervous or the fear he felt before was fading to somewhere instantly. He couldn't be helped but to give his first genuine smile since yesterday.
"Let me try, but I don't promise it could be success."
Kagami voiced his grateful. "Arigatou, Fuji-kun. You're really a good boy."
~ They argued. Again. He yelled, mocking me, stubbornly said that I'm not his son. Because of me, Yuuta left. I'm tired, really tired. This isn't any longer my home. But thank you, Grandma. You kept supporting me. ~
He let a heavy sigh slipped out from his mouth as he pulled one notebook from the bag. The time just went by so fast that two days later the last exam of second trimester coming. Syusuke didn't have something particular to prepare himself. Not because he was genius, he always studied almost every day to catch up and made him understood all of subjects he had been learning. Wasn't it better like that than memorizing those then forgetting after the exam finished?
A half hour later, Syusuke took a break. His right hand pinched the area between eyebrows. He couldn't read non-stop like people did, his eyes was tired easily.
Then he turned and caught the past photo on the nightstand. There were himself and his brother, Yuuta, in the picture. A little smile curved up on his face, seeing how beautiful his brother's sparkled eyes that directed onto him. When they were still a child, Yuuta sometimes confessed to him that he admired and so proud about Syusuke to be his big brother. Whatever he did, Yuuta would always follow him no matter what.
Again, he sighed. Every time he remembered those memories, Syusuke couldn't help but being sad and holding the tears. Almost two months ago, Yuuta signed to live in the dorm. Since that time, there's no peace in this house.
It was like this was not his home anymore. Their father who actually hated him after knowing how genius he was, started yelling and mocking him to be useless brother. He yelled how he couldn't take care of his own brother or why he was so different with his siblings. Their mother, of course, didn't accept that and replied all of them. Then, it turned out like what happened now.
"Can't you stop this already, Ryouta?"
"What? I just said the fact."
"But your words hurt Syusuke more than you think!"
"Yoshiko, you know since the beginning that I'm always suspicious about your second pregnancy. I still don't believe him to be my son! His eyes, his genius brain, and everything about him, from where they come!?"
"I already told you that I'd never done it other than you! We had taken the test and you still didn't believe me or Syusuke! You—"
"—Syusuke, Syusuke, Syusuke! I just want my son to come back!"
"Syusuke IS your son too!"
His eyes closed as he covered his ears with hands. He breathed in and out, trying to control his emotion that flared up. Suddenly he felt the cold wind around his hands. Slowly its cold transferred to his body. He shivered for a moment but smiling as he turned to see his grandma.
She looked sad and said nothing.
"I'm fine, thank you." Syusuke smiled then continued his study.
~ I don't hope him to be with me in the rooftop anymore. Between me and her, of course he chose her. What am I? Only his guy friend. This is why I don't want to have someone closer to me. I don't want to be left alone... ~
The cold wind swayed his hair a bit. A pair of blue eyes kept looking up at the sky that already painted with gray colour. The sun also had hidden behind the clouds since morning. Syusuke closed his eyes as he breathed in. "It feels like a half of autumn and a half of winter," muttered him.
His relaxing time was interrupted by a crack of the door. He sat immediately and saw three girls walking to the other area. They laughed happily without realizing his presence.
Syusuke laid his body against the cold floor. His hands crossed behind his head. He made a distant look while gazing to sky again.
Suddenly, a transparent head pooped up, grinning at him like he found a new toy. Syusuke didn't surprise and gave his back to it. He tried to ignore, but the soul who had a handsome face slept on the stomach with that annoying grin in front of him. Before Syusuke rolled to other side, the soul's hand touched his cheek, preventing him to move.
"Let's talk, Fuji-kun." He said playfully.
"Can you see I'm tired?" retorted Syusuke.
"I see... you're in bad mood." His hand left and followed the other hand to support his chin.
"Let me alone. I don't want to talk, especially with you."
"The other kid you always spend time with doesn't come here again. Are you two fighting?"
His body stiffed for a moment. He let the other saw through his eyes before smiling. Syusuke looked away and rolled slightly. "Girlfriend or guy friend, who is more important?" whispered him.
Sympathy look could be seen from his corner eyes. "Oh... You're his forgotten friend, huh?"
"Oh, shut up, will you?" Syusuke laughed bitter.
"Are you lonely?"
Brown haired guy sat. He let a heavy sigh slipped out. "It's a lie if I say otherwise."
Laughing voice was heard, replacing the silence that filled on the rooftop. He felt the temperature surrounding him dropped instantly. Without looking, Syusuke knew the soul was hugging him from behind. His body shivered, but he tried to ignore it.
"Ja, you can accompany me here, Fuji-kun," whispered the soul.
He knew what it was meaning. This soul is really an evil one, minded him.
"I like you. I'm happy to be with you."
Heck, it's the first time I got confession love from a ghost... Syusuke groaned inside, even though his body seemed calm like nothing happened.
"I'm not human who give up on his life so easily," like someone here, added him.
The soul laughed whole heartedly. "How stubborn you are, but I like that side of yours."
"Thank you for your compliment."
~ Today I met Arikawa Soushi from Class 1. I don't like him, especially his attitude. Then I tried to escape from him and success. When I hid, there, I found her. She was crying while looking up at the big cherry blossom tree. What made me interest at her, maybe... she looked alike him. ~
Spring would end soon, replaced by rain season for a month before summer finally came. The temperature felt warmer as Syusuke got out from main building. He smiled and took a picture of his seniors who was walking in front of him. They seemed happy and kept talking about the school.
Their President of Photography club, Mikoshiba Benio, stopped then turning around as his hands crossed in front of his chess. With grinning face, he said, "I've said this before. We, as a photography club member, can form a bond through photo. So, today I would like to make a challenge, especially for the freshmen. I'll give you a half hour to take your best photo with school environment as your subject. Show us your skill, but I hope you don't forget to ask your senpai here if you find a trouble. Also! You can ask another freshman and make a friend. That's the point for today's challenge! Understand?"
"Understood!" exclaimed the freshmen.
The gathering for explain section finished. One by one the freshmen left.
Syusuke took a step when one hand tapped his shoulder. He looked and smiled. "Hello," he said, welcoming.
The other followed smiling brightly. "Are you Kamiki Syusuke?"
"Yes, it's my name, and you are?" asked him back.
"I'm Arikawa Soushi from class 1-1." The cheerful guy took a snap shoot of Syusuke with his DSLR camera. "You really have a beautiful face, Kamiki-kun. The girls in my class envy you," he said as a fact.
That act and his words made him caught off guard. He laughed wryly then continuing his walk. "Thank you, but I hope you don't take my photos again next time," warned him with joking tone.
"Ehehe, sorry. I can't waste the chance to take some photos of beautiful thing in front of me," Arikawa said honestly.
They walked side by side while keeping a distance for Syusuke's side. He didn't flatter, nor got annoying. It was his habit to not make a friend if the person didn't interest him. Without permission, he walked slower as Arikawa still speaking some random topics. Syusuke turned right and hid behind gymnasium building before hearing his name being called.
He sighed. His eyes caught something or in this case someone, standing not far from him. Without made a noisy, Syusuke walked closer.
His mind wondered why this person kept looking up at the big cherry blossom tree. From a far, he or she seemed familiar to him. Suddenly, he felt nostalgic and stopped walking. Syusuke wasn't sure if what he saw was a human, so he turned on his camera and directed it to the stranger.
It's human... A girl... He said in mind.
Syusuke zoomed in his lens. He could see clearly the girl from his old camera's view finder. Though the other noticed him then turned around. They stared to each other through the view finder.
Before the girl running away, Syusuke pressed the button. Speechless, he stared on the screen because of that girl's face. She wore glasses, but behind it, Syusuke saw her tears falling to her cheeks. Not only that, what made him stunned was a pain in her eyes. Even though the photo was beautiful, he was touched as if he could feel what the reason she cried. Then the realization came to his fuzzy mind.
"...ah, even now I still can't escape from his shadow."
His head looked up to the clear sky. "You are also fighting there, right?"
~ Tezuka's birthday came! I already took his present from Mai's house. Of course, her mother didn't believe me at first but I tried and she gave up. After giving her present, I was mesmerized by her pure soul. She smiled in the end. Unfortunate for me, because of that, I was almost caught by Tezuka... ~
October, 7th. Finally the day came. Yesterday he visited the child soul's house. Of course her mother who was there couldn't believe what he said. Syusuke talked and pursued her to check it out under her child bed. After waiting for almost half an hour, the woman appeared with a small box in her hands. He didn't tell the truth that her dead child already beside her, looking so sadly but couldn't do anything to comfort her mom.
"I don't know what to do... How... How did you know about this?" She asked.
Since he already experienced like this case, Syusuke lied to her a bit. "I'm Tezuka Kunimitsu's friend actually, but I don't know either why his little cousin came to my dream in a week. She told me, she just wanted to give that box to Tezuka."
The woman smiled fondly. Her thumb stroked the upper box. "Mai really likes Kunimitsu, huh?"
Mai put her transparent hand on his hand.
Silently Syusuke asked with glancing at her.
"Please tell her I love her and Daddy too."
He gave the child soul a smile. "She said she loved you and her Daddy as well. Please, take care of yourself and don't be sad. I'm sure she would be happy to see her parents look fine," said him.
"Thank you for your kindness and helping my daughter," said her, trying to give a smile.
His blue eyes moved to his bag under the table. Syusuke smiled after the birthday guy noticed his unusual act. He leaned on the wall behind him then took his phone from the shirt pocket. Yumiko send him a message to reply her when he had done the party so she could fetch him. They had planned to stay at Chiba this weekend.
"Something's wrong?" Tezuka who was sitting beside him asked.
"Actually I should stay in my grandparents' house at Chiba. Yumiko-neesan will pick me after work," Syusuke told. He frowned seeing his friend's expression changed for a second, but said nothing.
Tezuka patted his back. "I won't hold you here longer, Fuji."
"Said the person who looked at me with begging eyes~"
"I'm not."
"You are."
"Unyaa? Fujiko already wanted to go home?" Eiji noticed. His mouth was still full of sushi.
Syusuke smiled and pinched his left cheek. "Later. Yumiko-neesan will pick me here."
"Eeeeh..." He pouted acutely.
"Eiji, you want this anago?" Oishi asked beside him.
"I want!"
He didn't hold back his laugh seeing how fast Eiji changed his mood. After calming himself, Syusuke opened his bag and gave the small box to Tezuka. The other guy accepted with confused expression on his face. Contrarily opposite with the child soul beside him, she was grinning ear to ear all this time.
"It's not from me anyway," said Syusuke.
"Then from who?" Tezuka asked as he put the box on his laps.
"You know Mai-chan?"
"...Mai-chan? I only knew someone named Mai as my relative."
"Yep. She is whom I mean." Given a doubtful face, Syusuke smiled to him. He saw Mai looking back at him. Her cute face seemed really happy, especially added by pink hue on the cheeks.
Tezuka's eyes focused on the box. "But she had passed away in last summer because of asthma." His eyebrows still frowned.
Patting his back, Syusuke chuckled. "You're thinking too much. Her mother met me yesterday after finding that gift under Mai-chan's bed," he said half lie. His head hung down a little then smiled sadly. "She looked pale and still sad while telling me that Mai-chan really liked you."
Even he was told like that, Tezuka couldn't help but gave a suspicious look and said nothing.
Obviously Syusuke ignored such a look as he persuaded the other to open that gift.
This time Tezuka obeyed without hesitation or asked again. A blue handkerchief was folded neatly in the small box. They saw the Captain's name in the corner written by gold thread.
"How old she is?" Syusuke stunned and asked.
"Six years this year maybe." Tezuka folded back before he put it in the box.
The blue eyes made a contact with Mai. How could he believe that a six years old girl had good sewing skill!? But Mai didn't say anything and just made a peach sign. He couldn't underestimate a Tezuka, really.
Mai laughed then looked at his niichan. "You remember me, Niichan. I'm happy."
Syusuke felt helpless after seeing her gave a kiss on Tezuka's cheek, but the other didn't realize it. She stood while his eyes kept following her. The child soul grinned and did the same to him. He tried to compose his posture like nothing happened then smiled. Her pure feeling moved his heart as she said 'thank you'.
On other side, Tezuka saw everything through his eyes. Not only that, his gaze caught Syusuke's hand trembled a bit. That odd moment was interrupted by a new message.
He saw the child faded away slowly in front of his eyes. Even though Syusuke had happened to see this back then, but it was different. Tezuka Mai had a pure heart. She kept smiling cheerfully until the last time to him. Would he meet the other like her who had such beautiful soul next time?
His phone vibrated. He read a new message from Yumiko. 'Syusuke, you've been seen. Calm down and come here. I'm already in front of Kawamura Sushi-ya.'
After reading such a notification, his blue eyes met a pair of hazel eyes. Crap...
"Ehem, sorry, Tezuka. I should go now." Syusuke said apologetically.
"Aa. Okay. Thank you for the gift," replied the birthday guy.
The other Seigaku members waved their hand to him after he announced his leave. Tezuka as the host escorted him to the front shop. He also greeted Yumiko and said 'thank you' to let his brother joined the party. The red sport car moved after that. Syusuke said nothing while staring at the outside view.
"You should be more careful next time," said Yumiko.
"Aa. Thank you, Neesan."
"Sleep. I'll wake you when we arrive."
"Hmm."
~ Talking with him isn't fun, really. Also, I fainted in the practice section. But afterward I could ask about Kagami to Ryuzaki-sensei. Surprisingly, she knew about him because he was Captain team back then. Stupid me, I didn't realize it soon. ~
Today he still felt the heat of summer. His energy faded and almost made him couldn't stand up anymore. So, he let his back leaned on the fence while his legs straightened. Even though playing tennis was fun but his body still grew, he shouldn't burden himself or he couldn't catch up with Tezuka's height.
By the way about his Captain... Syusuke glanced to the person. A smile formed on his face.
This guy was really sensitive. He was sure Tezuka already realized it. Syusuke looked up to the sky, letting his body relaxed a bit. But suddenly, his back felt cold. Without realized, he was holding his breath as his head slightly turned around to see Kagami's soul smiling cheerfully to him.
"Are you sure you still want to continue the practice?"
Syusuke sighed then tried again to relax. "I give up. Today is too hot."
"Uhum~ Your body isn't as strong as Kawamura-kun. If you continue, you'll faint."
"Oh, shut up. I know myself more than you do."
"Do you?"
His mouth fell silent. He couldn't reply at all. Syusuke kne, he wasn't sure about that. People around him always had expectation that he could do everything. It made him tired. Because they're calling him a genius didn't mean he hadn't a weakness. Syusuke didn't know he was strong, he was just stubborn enough to not give up easily. Everyone could do that if they wanted, right?
"Fuji-kun, it's just my imagination or your face is really pale? Are you sick?"
For a moment, his gaze became a blur. "It seems I'm dehydrated..."
"Fuji-kun? Cho—Fuji-kun!"
.
The wind came in and ruffled his hair. When Syusuke woke up, his head was facing the window. He could see the colour of sunset painting the sky into bright orange. How long had he slept?
"You're awake, Fuji."
He sat immediately. "Ryuzaki-sensei..."
His Coach approached then put her hand on his forehead. She sighed a relieved. Ryuzaki Sumire stared at him with concern. A bottle of isotonic water was given and her student nodded as he accepted it.
Syusuke drank it slowly. His head was a bit dizzy. "I'm sorry, Sensei."
Ryuzaki saw him hanging his head, not want to look at her. "You don't have enough time to sleep?"
"...how you—"
"—your eyes look alike a panda."
His mouth curled up. He hesitated to ask, but a chance that his coach knew Kagami got better of him. Syusuke closed the bottle and stared at her, "Sensei, may I ask you about something not related to tennis?"
Seeing his student whom actually always made a distance from people was showing a complex expression, she couldn't help but nodding. "Sure, just don't expect me to answer all of your questions," said her.
"Okay," he smiled then asked carefully, "Sensei, do you know someone named... Kagami Satoru?"
She was speechless for a moment. "You know him from whom?"
"I was asked a help from his family to search something." He avoided her eyes.
Of course his action made her looking at him suspicious. "You're not his relative, are you?"
This time he didn't answer. His mouth locked tightly. His hands gripped the bottle slightly.
Again, she sighed. Ryuzaki didn't expect him to answer it. Her face seemed sad and stood. "Wait here," commanded her.
He nodded. While waiting, Syusuke drank his isotonic water. The growl sound was heard from his stomach. His eyes caught his bag on the chair. He took his phone from inside the bag that already on his laps and saw a message from Yumiko. After reading the text, he replied to say he would wait her.
His phone vibrated. Syusuke opened her reply, 'Don't think too much, okay?'
'Hm. It's like Ryuzaki-sensei knows this Kagami.'
'Tell me the detail later.'
'Yes.'
Syusuke heard steps sound. His coach came back then sat on the empty chair beside his bed. She gave an album with 'Seishun Gakuen's Tennis Club' as its title. He frowned before looking at his coach.
It can't be...
"He was Captain team back then."
His hands were shaking after that. Why didn't he realize about this earlier? It was easy to recognize it since Kagami always there, around the tennis court. Syusuke opened the album after calming himself. He saw Kagami with the other tennis club members. He looked like he was now. The only different was their eyes. In the album, he always wore smiling face. His aura was as energetic as his junior, Momoshiro.
"Ah, I just remembered he was in the same year with Echizen Nanjirou."
He was surprised but felt happy. "Really?"
"I have his contact. Do you want it?" offered her.
"Thank you but if I could, I want to meet him by myself, Sensei."
Ryuzaki put back his phone in the pocket. "It's impossible. He lives in America even though he has retired from tennis world." She leaned her back to the chair. Her eyes kept looking at Syusuke as she tried to catch what the younger thinking. The past memories came afterward. "It's a sad story. He died on the day of his graduation and that was before he got his certified. Kagami was a victim in that accident," told her.
His finger traced the face of Kagami in the photo. He felt sorry and sympathy for him. That's why at least maybe Syusuke should search the thing he was searching the whole time to help him.
"If you persist to help him, I can share some his friends' contact number," offered his coach.
"Thank you, Sensei. It would help me." Syusuke smiled brightly.
~ I... almost died. I caught off guard in the station while waiting his train to come. At first I thought she was human and chose to commit suicide. Before it was too late, of course I tried to catch her. But what I got was she wasn't human. I was thinking, that was the end of me... ~
Aah... Finally the day came by so fast.
Under the gray sky that seemed almost the rain would fall in any minute, he kept walking to the meet up place. His body shivered because of its cold. It wasn't like he hated the weather that always rainy in last days. He felt more sensitive now and couldn't help but thought that the world mocking him by giving the bad weather.
Syusuke sighed as he caught the entrance of Chiba Station. A sad smile formed on his lips. Maybe this is the last time I will visit this station for a while, he thought.
People walked in and out of the station. Some people he met had the complex expression. In his mind he thought maybe he was the same. Syusuke shook his head as he tried to lose that mind. He should have fun today, no matter what. How couldn't he be happy to meet someone he loved so much?
Pip. The tap machine sounded after putting his daily JR card. He greeted the officer with smile.
"Have fun, Kamiki-kun!"
"Aa. You too, have a nice work, Sir!"
After walking in a minute, Syusuke stood not far from the yellow line. He put his hands in the mantel's pocket, keeping it warm. His head looked up and found the big clock that placed beside the layer board.
08.20 A.M.
The train which brought him should be here.
His hand took the phone from his pocket. But before he did that, his eyes saw something or rather someone at the corner. It was a bit dark to see and since he had good eyes, Syusuke still could see it. That someone was a woman. What he hated the most was the look on her face. She seemed in not thinking anything.
The fear crapped in his heart. If something happened right in front of him and didn't do anything, then he would regret it. So, he chose to take closer.
She didn't notice him. A sound of announcement about the coming train was heard. Syusuke fastened his step. No, no, no. Please don't. Please don't. He kept praying like that as he saw the other started moving. The light from train was seen while he rushed to catch her.
Behind him, without he realized, the head station called him. It was like he knew something dangerous would happen but Syusuke didn't notice it. His mind overwhelmed with her safety.
The passengers near him were surprised because he ran closer to the railway even though the coming train shouldn't stop at this station. On other side, Syusuke's eyes got bigger. Finally he realized the woman whom he wanted to save had transparent body. She should be a soul.
No, no, no. It couldn't be...
He wanted to step back but it was like something kept pushing him forward. His ears now heard some screams from people include the head station he knew well in about one year. Syusuke didn't think anymore and surrendered with whatever would happen. Then suddenly he felt a pair hands encircled around his waist. He was hugged from behind, pulling him until his ass landed on the ground.
Those hands were so strong, yet Syusuke could feel the warmth. His mind was blank. He was holding a breath without realized it.
青のメモリー
"No, no, no! Fujikooooo!"
Brak!
Eiji woke up abruptly as his door opened with a loud bang. Oishi Shuuichirou rushed to his side. He seemed he was still in panic mode. His eyes scanned around him, searching the existence of his friend that always appeared in the dream. The tears kept falling to his cheeks like no end.
Sitting next to him, Oishi took his hand and held it tightly. His other hand stroked Eiji's back, hoping it could make him calm down. "It's okay, Eiji..."
"No! It's not okay! Fujiko—he almost—"
"—you dreamed about Fuji again?"
"Listen to me, Oishi! Fujiko almost killed by train! But fortunately, he was saved by someone!"
Oishi couldn't help but cried a bit. His roommate kept mumbling about what happened with Syusuke. In his eyes, it was like Eiji couldn't differentiate a dream and reality. It broke his heart so much. He pulled the other to his embrace. "Enough, Eiji... I know it's hard but you must to let Fuji go," begged him.
The red haired guy rebelled then stunned immediately. His eyes became hazy and his mouth wavered. "E-eh? W-what do you mean—"
"—Fuji is dead! Open your eyes, Eiji!"
"No, no, no—what...?"
"He isn't here anymore, Eiji..."
Like Oishi thought, his friend shook his head slowly. Eiji pushed him and grabbed his hair. He was confused. "No, Fujiko... He's still... Hiks, Oishi... I, I—"
Again, Oishi embraced him. They cried together and Eiji kept calling Syusuke's name with sorrow in his eyes and his voice. But what had happened was already happened. They couldn't ask the time to return back to the moment before he died. Something left was only a regret that they couldn't be beside him in his tough time.
~ 2nd Memory Ends ~
Fyuuh~ Finally I update this fic... :') It's hard to write 9 scenes in one chapter, really. Next one maybe 11-12 scenes and will take some times like this one. Maybe I won't update until next year, but I'll try to update LSS Eng ver next.
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