See You Again...

Waiting...

Keiji's POV 

         It's been 3 days since Kou died. I go to his grave everyday and just cry. I asked for a week off of work and there's still 4 days left before I go back to work. The others also heard what happened but were too busy with work and other things to visit. Except for one person-- Kenma. I don't know how he managed to do it, but he spared some time today just to visit. He also mentioned that him and Kuroo visited Kou's grave earlier but didn't see me there.

      "Keiji, your eyes are red..." Kenma said. For the past 3 days, I locked myself in my room, crying, and ignoring all calls and texts from other people.

      "Oh..." I tried to stop myself from crying.

     "Keiji, I can tell your trying to stop yourself from crying... You don't need to do that. I understand you're hurt. And I may not know exactly how you feel... but I'm here if you need a shoulder to lean and cry on. You're my best friend, Keiji. I may not always be there for you, but I am now." As Kenma said those words, I let my tears fall. I'm still hurt and I don't think that the scars on my heart will heal, but it feels great to have someone to lean on.

    "I don't understand, Kenma... W-Why does it have to be him? H-He promised... He said we'll always be together... but... he's gone..." I sob. 

    "Fate truly is unfair... It's nice to some, perfect to others and cruel to certain people..." Kenma said. "You know, I've heard some people say that time heals all wounds and that time always heals, but now I wonder... If time really does heal or if it's just a phrase people say to express how time stops a wound from bleeding, turning it into a scar that may or may not last a lifetime, depending how deep the wound is. What do you think?"

    "I... don't know... but I don't think the pain will go away... no matter how long it will be, I'll carry the scars in my heart until the day I die." After I said that, Kenma went silent. Probably still deep in thought. "The day we meet again." Kenma looked at me.

     "Keiji, you're not planning on doing what I think you're going to do, right? You won't do that, right?" Kenma asked, worried. I'm sorry Kenma...

      I stayed silent. Kenma hugged me which made me feel a little bit better. I wonder... Does time really heals all scars? Or what Kenma said earlier was true? It's worth a try... I'll wait... for as long as it takes...  "I won't." I said. "You promise?" "I promise." I hugged him back. He's the only one with me now. The only one that I have left. So I'll wait for death to come take me... but for the meantime, I'll stay with him. I don't want him to feel the pain I felt when Kou left. So while waiting, I'll stay with him. 

                Then I heard a voice...

      "I'm glad you have someone with you, love. Don't worry, I'll wait for you too."

   

       I didn't even notice, but my tears stopped. I smiled at Kenma. "I'm still not sure if time really does heal, but... I'm willing to give it a try." I said.  Kenma smiled at me, with tears in his eyes. He may not say it, but I can tell... "Keiji, while you wait for that day to come... I promise to stay with you, through all the pain." "I really am blessed to have a friend like you..." "Me too, Keiji. Me too..." And with that, we both cried. Thank you Kou... Kenma... I'm really thankful to have you both in my life... Arigato...