My Only Hero

Unexpected Days Like This

One unbearably hot day in August, a boy I held dearly sat in bed, a cat sleeping in his arms. Silence filled the room he sat in, only the sound of cicadas outside could be heard. Tears rolled down from his gleaming emerald eyes. He held a photo in his hand. It was of him and his beloved.

He traced his finger over the picture. He remembers the smile he smiled that time. It was a smile save only for him. His lover. These days, he couldn't bring himself to pull the corners of his mouth to a smile such as that, "Because he was my only hero."

Interrupted by a painfully familiar voice, he turned to the door.

"Was I really?"

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Unexpected days like this, I suppose it would have been better to just be dreaming rather than to be alive and breathing like this.

I faced him, my lover. Tears, endless tears, were shed that afternoon. From such beautiful emerald eyes such as his, they fell and his figure trembled as if he were wondering what tricks the world was playing on him this time. It was no trick today. This was the grand finale of our little story, the hero lays upon his lover a happy ending. To be honest, I couldn't find anything that could make this an ending he, or anyone in fact, would like to have. 

I had no idea about who I really was at the time. Whether I was truly living and breathing or whether I was just my soul, standing before him. That didn't matter. I only had that afternoon to bid him farewell and disappear just like that.

"Alfred..." He murmured, trying to keep his emotions in check.

"I thought it would be a little bitter to leave without a proper goodbye." I smiled to hide the pain stabbing my chest.

I looked down and expected a warm, tight hug. It would have been a nice ending. Nice though tragic. He did take me in his comforting embrace, lively as ever, it made tears well in the corners of my eyes to remember that it was my last day with him. 

"Stay with me, please." 

The words pierced my chest right over my heart. I couldn't fulfill his last wish. All my selfish thoughts ran into my mind, making me forget that he was in front of me.

"What's wrong, Alfred?" He asked softly, worry lining his words.

"I can't... I can't stay with you.." I answered, my own voice trembling with fear and despair. I was afraid of leaving the world alone and without him to wait for me on the other side.

His gaze fell to the floor as he let go of me. Silence ruled the room for a good few minutes. There was nothing either one of us could do about it. Nothing at all. Yet hope still resided in us somehow and Arthur was able to pull that out from the depths of our hearts.

"You can't say that. We're always together." He came up, lifting his head to face me, "Don't be afraid of being alone. Our hearts connect us both."

I was the one who was supposed to be reciting those lines. I was the strong, fearless hero and yet he was able to alter our ending a bit, perhaps he erased that ending and lengthened our story. For once, I was done with being the hero of everything. It was his turn to save me.

"Then always remember me." 

After one final kiss, I guess you can say that the new chapter of our story began. I remain alone in another place. Far from hearing his voice or seeing him standing in front of me. No fear will swallow my heart because I have faith that I will reside in his heart for all of eternity. 

Unexpected days like this, I suppose it would have been better to listen to my own heart than my mind speaking. 

A/N: I'm surry if it's too shurt ;-; I thought it would be okah so okahh. Well, the end! Tanks tanks for readinggg :D