I look around, very confused. I have a pounding headache. I go to rub my head but my hands are tied up. I start to panic. "Relax." A deep voice says lowly. "Where am I? Who are you?" I ask, trying to get my arms out of whatever their tied up in. I see his shadow and my breathing gets shallow. I start to breathe hard as I hear his footsteps coming closer. "I'm going to take care of you. I promise." He whispers as I feel the bed sink and I move to the edge of the bed. "Don't touch me! Please!" I yell and his face comes into view. "I'm not going to hurt you. I promise." •

"I wanted to give him a million reasons to live, even if none of those reasons somehow involved me..." X has led a life full of tragedies and set backs he carries scars and wounds so deep in his heart that love, life, and trust have no meaning. He's always searching for some sort of meaning in his everyday life, aching to fill the void. To calm the voice's in his head. And one day he discovers that what he needs in his life is innocence. And it comes in a form of a girl with a bright smile, pure heart, and shy soul. Her purity, her innocence captivate and make even the most impossible possible. X begins to form a bond, a bond that is tied by fate but the tragedy that shadows over them makes even the brightest fade. (Fair warning: This story just might make you cry)