Vampire Kisses

66: Shuichi

"Okay, so what should we be looking for?" I asked looking over at Syn. I felt weird having to be in this body...and I could tell Kokichi felt the same way. But it still seemed that he cared more about me being there for him more than the body I was in.

"Anything out of place--I think you and Kokichi should look together, because you both know the best about Kokichi's mind and his memories." I looked back down at Kokichi whose head was turned to the side. I frowned a bit at this...but gave Syn a nod regardless of what I was feeling.

"Okay," I said again before she moved away from the both of us taking her light aura with her. We were left alone again in the cold room with the blue aura around Hess's body. This whole body swapping thing makes me wonder what the hell she could be doing in my body...I hope she doesn't do anything to Kokichi's body either, because he is still in a coma like state...so anything could happen...

I shook my head and looked around the room. It seemed too dark to just be able to do a scan around the area. This is going to make this a little harder to accomplish. I sighed. "Koki...where do you want to go first?" I asked, moving him so he was looking at me. He was frowning up at me and looked like he was in pain. I felt worried, but didn't push him to answer my worries just yet.

"Mnn," He moaned gesturing over to the left side of the room. In moments like these I wish I could just read his mind. Read his thoughts to be able to know what he wants to say...because at the moment he still seems to be plagued by whatever put him in a coma in the first place. I don't think Syn is the one to blame for all of this, this being because she seemed to accept him...and they seem to get along well. While on the other hand I feel like me and Hess seem to have a similar relationship to the one me and Kokichi had when we first met. But then again...I don't really understand how the spirits work, and how the whole heart and spirit connections work either...so maybe I'm overlooking something.

"Mnph, mnn mnph!" Kokichi said, sounding a little angry---shit I must have spaced out again. "Sorry," I whispered to him before I picked him up on my arms. I held one of my arms under his bum while the other wrapped around his back. I had to move his arms around my shoulders because his body still seemed paralyzed.

"So do you see anything?" I asked when we started getting over by some of the items Syn mentioned. So all we have to do is find the one thing out of place? But what could that be...think Shuichi think! You need to be able to figure this out for Kokichi!

"Mn mn," He said shaking his head no. I furrowed my eyebrows. Okay, it seems that there are some pedestals with some things significant to Kokichi. I thought as I saw the notebook me and him wrote each other notes on the day we met.

"Kokichi," I whispered, moving my hands over his lower back and rubbing the skin there. Kokichi seemed to gain some of his strength back as he wrapped his legs around my waist. I looked up at him and he looked down at me. "Koki?" I asked, moving in to kiss his cheek. He seemed to smile with his eyes even though his face stayed neutral.

"I remember," I whispered before a small spark came out of my hand. We both watched as the spark moved away from the both of us and moved to dance around the room. I felt my heart flutter with the love I was feeling for Kokichi. I looked back over at him as more sparks and specks of fire started to float across the room around us.

It illuminated another pedestal of the scene in the nurse's office when Kokichi confessed to me after I confessed my feelings to him. Then another where it was Kokichi, Hajime, Nagito, and I eating lunch together. Then another and another until we were both surrounded by the memories me and Kokichi made for one another.

"I think I understand what Hess ment Koki," I whispered, putting my forehead against his own. He sighed, sounding calmer than he was moments before.

"She meant that my feelings are the source of my power. Meaning our love was what made me able to create this light," I said gently moving my hand to caress his cheek. He smiled a bit and leaned into my hand before more pedestals lit up in the room as the blue fire soon lit up the whole room. Sure it was still dark, but there was enough light to now see the whole room.

"Shuichi, I'm so proud of you!" I heard a voice call out, I knew it wasn't a person in the room because Kokichi seemed unphased by it. Then I noticed the tone of her voice, it was Hess! "Thank you Hess, I will figure this out and you will be able to have your body back soon!" I said back hoping she would be able to hear me.

"Of course! And you better hurry your body is so gross~," She teased making me roll my eyes. "You better not be doing anything foolish with my body..." I whispered, being a little more serious. She laughed at this before adding,

"I'm just messing with you! Your body is A-Okay! So don't you worry! And Kokichi's body is doing alright as well!" This made my body relax a bit. "Thank you Hess," I said again before she giggled in my thoughts.

"Well, I leave you too to find the one thing that wasn't meant to stay! Best of luck!" She said before the connection seemed to vanish. "S...h...u?" Kokichi asked barely able to make the word out. I felt a smile come across my cheeks.

"You spoke," I said, moving my head to his own. He smiled at me telling me that it hurt too much to speak. I still felt happy because in this moment, it was me and him, and nothing could make me less proud that he was able to speak for the first time today. Right here and right now.

-We love all the moments when we remember, remember all the small memories that are able to light up your mind <3-

-SK-