I found you in April

One

As I sat there, I began to think about the end. Would he go peacefully? Would he feel any pain? A tear escaped my eye as these thoughts raced painfully through my mind. I couldn't bare it. Losing him. The person who had single handedly made me go from wanting nothing more than to die, to wanting to live the rest of my life with him in the space of a day. That was a magical day. It was perfect.

I felt a hand wipe my tears away. I was quietly sobbing beside his bed. I must have woke him.

"Hey. It's not over yet. I'm going to fight this. I promise you I'll fight it for us. I'll be around to pester you for a while yet Kaori Miyazono." He said as he planted a kiss on my cheek.

"I'm sorry. You're the one in pain and I'm making this all about me as usual."

"Remember what that nurse said? That it was almost as if our hearts had become one?"

"Mhm" I said but the fact that my head was buried in his chest muffled the sound a bit.

"Call me crazy but hear me out first. The drugs might be making me a bit loopy. Do you feel a pain?"

"Mhm."

"Is it here?" He held his hand over my heart.

"Yes."

"..."

Silence again. But it was okay because this time I was here with him.

"Kaori. I know I didn't really keep my end of the promise but I need you to assure me of something."

"Anything." I replied.

"When I die..."

"If you die..."

"Kaori please. I need you to promise me you won't do anything drastic. Live on. Be happy. Be the person you're meant to be. I'll be okay."

"Don't do this to me. I'm not doing this final wish thing. You're not dying on me!"

"I don't want to but my body is going to give up eventually. I hate the thought of having to leave but sooner or later I won't have a choice and I don't want you joining me until it is time for you to. Don't cut your life short!"

"..."

It was my turn to give the silent treatment.

"You know the story of Romeo and Juliet?" I asked.

"Of course I do."

"That nurse is Friar Lawrence. You're my Romeo, I'm your Juliet. The Capulets represent death, The Montagues represent our wishes. Your illness is trying so hard to take you against my wishes. The fighting is ever-lasting and even after you are gone I will still be wishing you were not. But no matter where we are, where we go. What happens, dead or alive, we will always be Kaori and Kousei. I don't think you're dying Kousei. I can't think it because the thought of losing you is killing me. I just think you have a little bit of cancer."

He was crying. 

"God. How did I get so lucky?" He asked.

"What do you mean?" I questioned him

He leaned up, kissed me properly this time, and said;

"I might be dying but, if all else fails, I know I have you on my side. You didn't run away in disgust, you didn't let me take all the suffering myself and you're prepared to do anything for me not to die. Unfortunately that last bit is coming but we won't talk about it anymore. I don't want you wasting your tears on me. I prefer seeing you smile."

"Okay..."

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A/N: Okay I know it's short but I didn't have a lot of time to write this evening so this is all I could come up with! However, tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Monday I am free so I will spend every second I can writing! I hope you're enjoying.

This is just a little Miyarima moment for those of you that ship the two as I proudly do.

What is coming will have ups and downs but I already have the end in mind. I'm hoping to push the story out to about 40 parts which should take me another week or two. I won't say anything apart from...

Actually, nah. I won't say anything. Stay tuned! <3