二十三 (Voice Post, Japanese)

[onikui_tengu]

Human beings... I forgot how fragile their lives can be.

And yet... Hmm.

[He breathes out a sigh, and carefully leans back on the old roof. It lets out a soft creak of metal.]

...

Now that I take a good look at them, even the stars are all wrong.

Comments

[kan_chyan]

You're the one being difficult.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

I could say the same for you.

[kan_chyan]

But I want to see you.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

...

Coment log!

[kan_chyan]

[Kantarou made his way to the high schools roof. He stood next to the entrance scanning the grounds for Haruka. When he finally spotted the tengu he quietly made his way over.]

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[Haruka could be seen laying down on the roof. His arms were crossed behind his head while his eyes were still focused on that foreign night sky. His expression was blank, making it seem as if he wasn't putting a lot of care into his stargazing at all.

If he knew that Kantarou wasn't far behind, he certainly didn't use this moment to say anything about it.]

Re: Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

[He walked up slowly and stood behind Haruka looking down at him from above. He was wearing his black haori and holding a bottle of sake.

He offered a weak smile when he looked down but didn't say anything.]

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[After a moment, Haruka slowly eased his body forward, adjusting himself so that he was now in a sitting position. His breath came out in a white wisp and he still wasn't looking back.]

So you came...

Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

Of course I did, didn't I say I would?

[Kantarou spoke cheerfully, even if there was nothing to be cheerful about.]

Have a drink with me.

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

Hm.

[He scooted over to one side a little, to give Kantarou enough space to sit down next to him.]

All right. I wouldn't mind having a drink about now.

Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

[He sat down next to Haruka enjoying himself to an extent. He handed the tengu a plastic cup that had seen better days and then opened the bottle he was holding. It was the sake that Mokona had left him, and though he had been saving it, he figured this was as good a time as any. A pity it was so soon.]

You have to move on.

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[He eyed the plastic cup warily after taking it, part of him wishing that he thought of bringing his chawan up here with him rather than leaving it down in the classroom. Once his cup was filled enough, he pulled it up to his lips and took a sip.

Once finished, Haruka pulled it away slowly, focusing his eyes on the world below. It seemed so dark and empty.]

Don't misunderstand me.

Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

So, you're just hanging out up here because you feel like it?

[He hadn't thought to bring Haruka's chawan. But then, he had originally wanted the other to come back.]

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

That's a part of it.

Being up here makes me feel like I have the space I need to think clearly.

Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

Am I suffocating?

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[That caused Haruka to turn and look at Kantarou, noting the seriousness in his expression. Such a question... He didn't expect it, nor did he know how to answer it.]

I don't know...

Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

[He didn't say anything for a moment. He just thought about what was said. This place was just so hard on him, and recently it had been even harder than usual.]

I'm only worried about you....

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[He looked down into that cup, watching the clear sake swirl with the light tip of the fingers holding onto it. Haruka thought, and then he closed his eyes.]

I don't want to come to rely on you too much...

Re: Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

[Kantarou looked over to Haruka not touching his sake yet.]

You're not the one relying.

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[Haruka opened his eyes slowly.]

Human beings are fragile... Their bodies are so much weaker and prone to injury and sickness... With or without a chip placed inside of them.

And yet I'm still... coming to rely on them and others.

[He looks back at Kantarou, with an almost saddened expression on his face.]

Don't speak for me.

Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

I'm not speaking for you. But, is it so wrong to lean on others? Just a little? Is it so wrong to need other people?

[He looked down hunching his shoulders. To him it felt like every day Haruka was getting further and further away from him.]

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

Humans and youkai cannot coexist... Somehow you have managed to be the exception.

[He takes a long sip of his sake, before continuing.]

...In this world, it may be better not to need other people so much. They die, lose their memories, or return to their own world where they belong...

It puts to many things within reach, and makes it harder to know whether to take something or not for yourself.

Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

The one left behind, suffers the most.

[His words came out soft, they really weren't meant to be heard, but they weren't being hidden either.

He really didn't know what to say, he understood those feelings, he had those feelings before here.

Finally, after a little bit of time he turned and held onto Haruka from the side, holding onto him almost like he was a life preserver.]

It's not so easy.

Comment log!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[Haruka said nothing, simply holding the cup in the one hand while his other pressed against the cold rooftop.

When Kantarou turned to hold onto him, the tengu gave a surprised grunt. He turned slightly, looking down at the little human with a faint blush.]

...

[He got over it slowly, but... he didn't push Kantarou off either.]

Comment log!

[kan_chyan]

[Kantarou closed his eyes and didn't show any signs of letting go anytime soon. It was comforting to him being this close, solid warmth against him and one of the people he trusted the most.

He did say something, it was barely audible, hardly above a whisper.]

I won't leave you behind, I'll make sure there isn't a Haruka to be left.