Chapter: 10/10
Word Count: 808
Pairings: Senji Kiyomasa (Crow)/Toto Sakigami (Mockingbird), Ganta Igarashi (Woodpecker)/Shiro
Characters: Senji Kiyomasa, Toto Sakigami, Ganta Igarashi, Shiro, Rei Takashima
Warnings: Mentions of violence, fluff,
Chapter Summary: Senji can't help but feel horrible for the outcome of their fight. Toto is just happy to be around him again.
AN: Can you believe it, guys? Already at the last chapter. I know I've got some dedicated readers, and I hope you all can find some solace knowing that things aren't going to be bad forever. No spoilers, but I think you guys might like this chapter. ; u; Anyway, this is the end. I may or may not add a bonus chapter or a companion one-shot if you guys like, and I don't know if I will take requests or not. xD Just don't know, yet. We'll see. Maybe at the end of the chapter, I'll give you guys some options. Anyway, here we go!
Chapter Ten: Impossible Things ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ganta had learned long ago that pretty much nothing was off-limits to G block inmates, and if anyone knew that better than him, it was Crow. That explained why he was carrying a rather large vase jam-packed full of colorful flowers ranging from yellows to pinks to whites and oranges. Most of them, he couldn't name, but he at least knew the roses. He'd had a red one slipped in for good measure, and as he rounded the corner, he got the shock of his life.
"Hello!" Shiro's bright smile was what struck him first, before he forced his eyes up to the ceiling above the albino's head. It wouldn't do to get all flustered the day he was going to try and apologize to his lover for landing him in the infirmary for so long.
"Hey, uh, I need to-"
"Where are you going with all of those?" She questioned, red eyes wide and just as scary as Toto's when he knew he wanted something.
"I… I'm going to see Toto, these are for him." Of course, that didn't take her eyes from them, and he finally sighed. "Which one do you like?"
"I like this one." Pointing to an orange colored lily (he was pretty sure that was what it was), she made the prettiest face she could until he simply sighed and plucked it out, giving it to her.
"Alright, kid, there you go. Now, run along…" Shiro always made him uneasy, and now that she was leaning closer, he tried to step around her, make sure he could get to the infirmary without incident. It went without saying that she fell into line behind him, humming a song and singing a few stray words every so often. It was a little annoying, sure, but he figured that Shiro was just as worried about Toto as he was.
"Senji! Where have you been?" Ganta questioned, falling in with the albino behind him, "I haven't seen you for a few days."
"I've been… Working out in my room." He replied, glancing over to look at him and catching the younger man's hand wrapped around one of those brown gloves. A smirk crossed his fingers as he chuckled and shook his head, "Been waiting for these to come in so I could go see Toto." The honesty there seemed to shock the kid into silence for a bit, but Shiro was quick to come to his rescue.
"Why did you have to wait? Toto loves you!" Great, it sounded like Senji wasn't the only one that Mockingbird had told about them. Then again, the entire block pretty much knew about them, he figured.
"I don't think you'd understand, kid." Rubbing the back of his neck, the noiret finally lead his merry little band of misfits to the infirmary, the group of them an odd sight for golden eyes. "Hey, Mockingbird." Oh, this was awkward. Having to push some of the flowers out of his face, Senji offered the other a grin, "I, uh… Brought you something."
"Really?" Toto chuckled a little, shaking his head as he sat up a little with a wince. "I had no idea." The smile on his lips was fond, however, and that seemed to set the elder at ease as he placed the flowers on the other's bedside table.
"I, uh… Figured it was a good way to say 'sorry'." For a moment, Toto was certain his Crow was about to fly the coup, and for another, it seemed like the kiss he was given was a shock to them both.
"You didn't have to." He whispered, nuzzling the other's nose, delighting in the blush that earned him, "I know what we did."
"Yeah, and it was kind of a dick move. I mean, I stabbed you in the chest and she didn't even take the part of the lung that might have been stabbed."
"That's on her."
"I have a flower, too!" Shiro offered, proudly showing how Ganta had helped her put it in her hair, grinning like she'd never known a day of even mild upset in her life.
"Very good, Wretched Egg." Toto laughed, shaking his head and nuzzling into his lover's embrace. Somehow, Senji managed to slide in bed behind his little bird, cradling him to his chest. Once more, his ears seemed to shut off, his cheek pressed to the smaller's shoulder as he tried to ground himself with the sound of the other's heartbeat. Whatever he was chatting with Ganta and Shiro about could wait, because this was all he'd needed for the last week.
"Toto?" The name made the younger man jump a little before turning his head to the side.
"Yeah, Senji?"
"I love you." It came out small, almost a whisper but not quite loud enough.
"I love you, too, Crow."
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