What Was Missing

Chapter Six: Embracing Forever

Last night I dreamt I had never met you. In my dream I did not love. I was beautiful, I had everything I wanted, and I never had to do anything. I smiled and I said the things I wanted say, I was powerful and wasted money on everything I had always wanted. In my dream there was no war, no starvation, no pain, no suffering, and everyone was safe and happy. But I was empty. I was hollow. Without you I could own the world, but I still would never want to sleep in a bed that you are not in...

Kyo

Momiji stepped forward, wrapping his tiny arms around me. I couldn't help folding him into me, even though I knew this wouldn't help what would happen later on.

He sniffed twice and looked up at me. "Kyo... I-well... I'll see you later..."

I nodded, recognizing the lie. "Where will you go?"

He smiled and rested his forehead against my chest.

"My Grandfather wants me to come back home."

"Germany? Nothing I say would make you stay, would it?" He smiled.

"Everything has been said. But I'll be back." He kissed my hands and walked away.

I watched him walk away. "Hey!" I shouted.

He turned and looked at me smiling faintly. "What?"

"Make sure you come back..." I said quietly, knowing he heard me in the empty silent hallway. He gave me one quick nod, turned a corner and was gone.

One more sin on me, one more broken heart, one more reason to hate myself. I swallowed the lump in my throat and walked back to join my heart.

Haru

He just stood there by the door, silently apologizing, staring at me and asking me to forgive him with his eyes. How long had I longed for those eyes to burn into me. That unique, beautiful, burning crimson. We locked eyes and I saw his pain, his anguish, and his ... love. I closed my eyes and smiled. This is what I wanted, all those months of torture suddenly seemed like a small price to pay for the passion I saw smoldering deep in those eyes. I must have started crying, because his hands were suddenly on me, brushing my tears away with hands so lovingly gentle, making me cry harder. Even the way he touched me showed his affection. I couldn't describe it if I had a thousand years.

And I knew where I belonged.

Beside him. For eternity. Leaving him was not an option anymore. Never again.

He placed a gentle kiss on my forehead and asked me if I was okay.

So I said it. "You are my only, my one and only love. Until the day I die."

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5 months later

"Somethings breaking up, I feel like giving up I won't walk out until you know Here I go, Scream my lungs out And try to get to you You are my only one. I let go Theres just no one that gets me like you do You are my only, my only one"

I throw a shoe at my crazy orange haired boyfriend. "No more Yellowcard CD's for you."

He smiles, sauntering over to me. "You bought it for me."

"Yes and now I'm having second thoughts." I roll my eyes as he whispers the lyrics into my ear. "I'm defiantly taking it back..."

He grins and pulls me into his arms, taking advantage of my surprise to capture my lips with his. "You are my only one... Oh! Wait right here!" He leaps from the couch and disappears into our room. I smile and lean back on the floor.

Its Christmas in every sense of the word. The case against Yuki was building up everyday, more evidence, more witnesses, more victims. It looked like he'd have to try and make a deal. Yuki was getting what he deserved, every single once. And life with Kyo? Even better than the first time around. We picked up from where we'd left off, like I had just left to buy milk instead of running off to face death. Momiji is the only piece thats missing. He writes every other week, but never says much about what's actually going on in his life. Every now and then I catch Kyo staring at one of Momiji's letters, his face full of his sorrow.

"Close your eyes." He whispers, suddenly next to me again. I close my eyes after rolling them dramatically again. I hear him shuffling paper around for a few seconds, he pulls on me until I begrudgingly sit up. "If it's a rat again, I'll kill you."

"Open your eyes..." He whispers again as a familiar song begins to play.

I open them. My heart stops. "Kyo..." I look into his eyes. He smiles and nods. I think I might cry.

"I will never let you fall. I'll stand up with you forever. I'll be there for you through it all. Even if saving you sends me to heaven, because you're my true love, my whole heart." He speaks the words as they spill from the radio, smiling as he knows it's having the desired effect. "Haru. We haven't been together very long I know. But we've been through so much, but after every fight, every hurtle and river we've had to cross or fight our way through, I know you're there at the end. Loving me, unconditionally. Haru, will you be mine for eternity?"

All I can do is nod stupidly and stare as he slips the ring onto my finger. An angel etched into a beautiful silver band. "Kyo..."

He grins at me and captures my mouth with his.

Eternity. That's no where near long enough.

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The End.

The songs are (lol) "Only One" by Yellowcard and "Your Guardian Angel" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. I'm really glad this story is finished. I couldn't leave it alone! Even when I wasn't working on it and I was working on other stuff I kept thinking about it! roar I like this ending, but I think I might wanna post the alternate ending as well... maybe.