Our Eternal Love (Junjou Romantica One-shots)

Chapter 8: Please don't leave...

"It's over, Hiro-san."

Hiroki stared at his taller lover, shock sprawled across his face.

"W-what?"

Nowaki showed no emotions, which was unusual for the normally emotionful boy.

"You heard me. It's over. I'm leaving you."

Hiroki got slight teary eyes as the realization hit him full force. He quickly looked down to the ground.

"W-w-why??"

Still, no emotion sensible in Nowaki's voice.

"Everything has an end, Hiro-san. I'm just... Tired of being with you."

Ouch. That stung right in Hiroki's heart.

"Huh? W-why? What do you mean "tired"?"

Nowaki sighed. First sign of emotion during this conversation.

"Stop asking these questions, and just accept it, Hiro-san."

But Hiroki wouldn't. He wouldn't accept the fact. Not this one. Not now.

"Besides, you've hardly, maybe never, shown any signs of returning the feeling I had for you for so long. So now you won't have to think about it anymore."

"How can he say that?? I let him move in with me! I've helped him with any problems he's faces so far!"

Hiroki thought for a moment.

"Though, those actions do seem kind of blant, considering Nowaki being his lover after all..."

Hiroki lifted his head to lock eyes with Nowaki.

But as he did, he realized there was nobody in front of him anymore. Nowaki had left while Hiroki was deep in thought.

The words of Nowaki floated around in his head.

"It's over, Hiro-san."

"I'm leaving you."

"I'm just tired of being with you."

"So now you won't have to think about it anymore."

Hiroki fell to his knees. Hot tears streamed down his cheeks.

"Please don't leave..."

Hiroki woke up in bed, sweating like a pig and fresh tears running down his cheeks.

He quickly felt around on his left, searching for Nowaki. But found no one.

His vision went blurry. New tears started forming in the corners of his eyes. He tried desperately to regain focus, but was too lost in the moment. He was alone.
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Nowaki had awoken in the middle of the night to a terrible headache. He could feel the pulse in his tempels.

Hiro-san was still sound asleep next to him, huddled up close to Nowaki's chest.

To the best of his abilities, Nowaki quietly snuck out of bed. At the lack of Nowaki's body, Hiroki shifted and turned to face the opposite wall. Nowaki gave a small smile.

Which was cut of by a grimace and a light groan as a wave of pain hit his head. He made his way out of the room and into the bathroom, where they kept the medicines.

After Nowaki had taken the painkillers and drank a few glasses of water in the kitchen, he started making his way back to the bedroom.

As he arrived at the door, he could hear a soft, but audible, sob. In fear of his lover being hurt, Nowaki quickly opened the door. What he saw was... Unexpected.

Hiro-san was sitting on the bed, face burried in his hands and letting out whimpers and sobs.

Nowaki took about two steps before he was sitting next to Hiroki, putting his arms around him.

"Hiro-san?? What is it?? Did you hurt yourself??"

At the sound of Nowaki's concerned voice and strong arms embracing him, Hiroki bolted his head up from his hands. He quickly turned to face his lover, hugging him as tightly as he could. This action took Nowaki by surprise.

"P-p-please don't leave me!"

Heavy sobs and sniffeling followed his sentence. It took a few seconds before Nowaki responded.

Nowaki took him closer, tightening his embrace.

"I won't. Never will. I'll always be here, Hiro-san. Until the end of time."

They sat like this for the rest of the night, Nowaki whispering soothing words into Hiroki's ear, which calmed him down quite alot.