Moscow, Russia
Ten years ago
A six-almost-seven-year-old Rin was sitting upright in his hospital bed, looking at the bandages wrapped around his arms. He glared at the IV and turned to look out the window. He had been in a coma for five months, according to the doctor. He closed his eyes, pushing back tears. He had been in that god-forsaken place for six months!
He threw the vase close to his bedside across the room, looking unfazed as the glass shattered and the water and flowers that occupied the vase fell to the ground. He buried his face in his hands, wishing so desperately to cry but not having the power to. Instead, he screamed.
Nurses entered the room, trying to reassure him but Rin was deaf to what they're saying. How would they ask him to calm down? They had no idea what he had gone through or what he had lost. They didn't know his pain. They didn't know anything. No one understood. Rin was alone.
'Are you afraid of the monsters under your bed? Ha. You shouldn't be.'
'And why not?'
"Rin?"
Rin turned to see his best friend Kai – how long had he been there? – sitting by his bedside, staring at him with bright crimson eyes. They looked so innocent, so pure. Did his eyes use to look like that, before everything happened? Had he looked so innocent? Had he looked so pure? Did he use to look at the world as a world of light, filled with nothing but goodness?
'You belong in the shadows, my dear. Don't go back to the light or you'll fall apart. Stay here, where you belong. You have nothing left to go to.'
But that's not true. I know that you're lying. You always lie. You like to lie. I do have someone that I want to see again. I know he wants to see me again. I'd go back to see him again. He'd do anything to save me so he could see me again.
'Who is there for you?'
Kai is there for me. He's my best friend. He is my only friend. He wouldn't leave me. He would stay by my side, like he always has. Even if something was wrong with me, he'd stay. I know he'd stay.
'Perhaps he would stay. Perhaps he would try to save you from the darkness. However, darling, you'll kill him.'
No. I can't kill him. Kai is my best friend, my partner, my brother. He's always been there for me. He chased away my nightmares and the monsters under my bed. He protected me. I won't kill him.
'Oh, but you will. You'll kill him and enjoy it, Rin. Two similar souls like yours can't be together. One must live while the other must die. It is as simple as that.'
"Rin? You should go back to sleep. Sensei says you have to rest." Kai nudged Rin, making the other meet his eyes. Blue met crimson for that brief moment and, in that moment, Rin knew with a heavy heart what he had to do to save Kai.
I can't lose you, Kai. If I did, I would've lost my best friend, my savior, my brother. You have my happy memories and my innocence and I want you to keep them safe. I won't drag you down to my corrupted world. I won't kill you. Even if this hurts you, I have to get you away from me. If we can't be together, I'll have to do what I must to get you away from me.
"Rin?" Kai asked, reaching out to Rin.
Even if you have to hate me . . . at least I'll know you're safe.
Rin smacked Kai's hand, frowning at him, "Don't presume to touch me!"
Kai's eyes widened, holding his injured hand, "That hurt, Rin. Is . . . Is there a problem?"
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Awakening of the Forsaken Fallen
Fanfic[Some say that every person is born under a specific star that rules their destiny. . . Let's see those people who were born under the stars of fate, shall we?] In which we see the lives of seven special people whose lives were disrupted thanks to...
