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Fallen For You

Chapter 4: Fall
Part 2


***

Already I’m losing my appetite and not even Peach’s special chicken recipe can help me now. How could I have been so stupid? Why didn’t I do something then and there? Why did I wait?

Dammit. I trailed off again, and Mist is starting to look worried. I’m so sorry to put you through this, Mist, but you’re the only one I can tell who will understand why I did the things that I did. I have a feeling that you’ll understand… even if I don’t.

“I stayed with him. The Goddess herself would have had to come down and move me , because I was not leaving that room.”

“How long did it take him to wake up?”

“The first time?... He woke up early the day after he fell…”

***

A slight shift alerted Ike instantly. His head flew up and he looked straight into the pained eyes of his beloved Angel. “Baby,” he whispered softly and moved his hand up to gently stroke the boy’s pale cheek. Initially, it was cool to the touch, but it warmed after the first loving stroke. “Baby, I’m here. You’re going to be fine, my Angel.”

Pit didn’t seem convinced. His vision became clouded with tears. “Ikus!

The pet name came out as a sob or a plea, twisting the mercenary’s heart into a knot. He never imagined how much pain could be caused by the endearment. He stroked the Angel’s hair back, trying his best to wash away all the pain before it ate both of them alive.

There was nothing he could do.

For the first time in his life, Ike watched his Angel break down into uncontrollable sobs. His fragile body lurched with the intensity of each cry. Each burst of sorrow peeled away at Ike; paring him down to the core. It was more than the older man could sit and  bear.

He leaned forward and gathered as much of the fragile boy into his arms as he could, cradling him gently. “Shhh, Baby, shhh,” he whispered into the cherub’s ear while the youth sobbed into his shoulder.

“I-KUS!” Pit forced out between cries. “I’mso-s-scared!” he hiccuped in rapid succession before giving in to wordless hysterics.

The mercenary wove his fingers through the fallen Angel’s hair with one hand and lightly stroked his back with the other. “It’s okay, my sweet Angel. I know you are, but I’m here now, and I’m going to take care of you, Pit. I promise that no matter what happens, we’ll get through it together.”

The Angel hiccuped and tried to reign in his emotions with no luck. Instead, he held on tight to his lover with his only available arm and sobbed wildly into his shoulder.

“It’s okay, Pit. Let it out; I know you need to. You can cry, Sweetheart, and I’ll be here to take care of you. Everything’s going to be okay, Baby,” the mercenary soothed, and he stayed with the cherub until his crying finally ceased.

***

“… It was terrible, but he finally cried himself out and went to sleep. My poor baby. I stayed with him, though. I saved up a lot of vacation time and sick days, and I used all of them to stay by his side.” And I spoiled him too. “While he was asleep, I ordered him flowers. I had roses of every color shipped to his room… every color but black.

“I think I spent somewhere about five thousand dollars on flowers and gifts alone. I wanted to see him smile when he woke up. Heh, I even had him moved to the hospital room with the biggest windows, because I knew he loved the sunshine.”

Mist smiles at me. “Oh, Ike, that’s so sweet of you. How was he when he woke up the second time? Was he still scared? What scared him?”

“Mist.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. Too many questions.”

“… At the time, I thought he was scared because of all of his injuries… of how much pain he was in, but…”

“That wasn’t the case?”

“… No…” I’m an idiot. A damn idiot. I should have known, there were so many signs. Goddess, looking back, it’s just so painfully obvious!

“Ikus.”

My Angel.

“Ikus.”

My baby.

“Please, Ikus.”

My Pit.

“Stay with me.”

How could I have done that to you?

“It’s time.”

I cry. I can’t help it. The dark cloud had returned to remind me of what I’ve done, and how I deserve to be condemned. That cold, pale hand… reaching up for me, begging me.

But Mist brings back the light as she hugs me close and assures me that everything will be fine. I want to believe her. I want to so badly that, for a moment, I think she might actually be right.

“W-when he woke up the second time, a week later, there were no tears…”

***

Ike emerged from the hospital room’s tiny bathroom, feeling refreshed after his morning shower. His heart stopped and his spirit soared when he realized that Pit was awake and sitting up in bed.

“Pit!” he called, rushing over, damp hair falling in his eyes. “My sweet Angel, how are you?” he asked, kneeling down at the boy’s side.

The cherub beamed at his concerned lover. “Ikus! Is all of this for me?!” he asked, his voice light with elation reminiscent of his old self. Ike’s heart melted with relief.

“All for you. All those flowers by the windows are from the other brawlers, and the rest…” the mercenary chuckled. “I guess I went a little overboard.”

The brunette’s exotic blue eyes bulged. “Oh, Ikus!” he cooed, and wrapped his free arm around the larger male’s neck. “Roses are my favorite! I love them… And you. Thank you, Ikus. I’ve missed you.”

Feeling so overwhelmed with joy beyond words caused a slight delay in Ike’s response. Finally, he wrapped his arms around the Angel’s petite frame and held him softly. “Oh, Pit. I love you too. You don’t know how much I’ve missed you,” he whispered and kissed the cherub on the neck.

A soft giggle was his reply. Pit pulled back softly to look the older male in the eyes. “You can lay in my bed next to me,” he offered shyly, his pale cheeks now pink with a light blush.

“Of course, my Angel,” Ike replied, and carefully crawled into the hospital bed. The two laid side by side, smiling, comforted by each other’s presence. Once the bluenette had settled, the brunette leaned over and kissed him on the lips.

“I love you,” he whispered as the mercenary caressed his cheek.

“And I will always love you,” the older male replied and returned the kiss. He slowly pulled away so that their lips were separate, but touching. “Does it still hurt you to say that?”

The Angel smiled and played with some of the damp blue strands of hair that hung down in his lover’s face. “No, it doesn’t hurt. I can love you as much as I want to now, and that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to love you for the rest of my life.”

“As what I plan to do with mine… Pit, why did you have to go?” he asked, staring deeply into the celestial blue eyes of his love.

“I went to my Goddess to stop the pain… She told me my options, and I made my choice. Now, it doesn’t hurt,” he assured, sweetly. “I don’t feel any pain anymore.”

***

So obvious. It’s so painfully obvious, but I didn’t see it… Not that it matters now.

It was already too late.

(End part 2)
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God im going to die from dehydration from all the tears im shedding This is just so sad and sweet at the same time

oh man i need a drink