"It hurts." He sobbed into my chest. "It hurts so much."
"I know." Gently, I rubbed small circles on his back, trying to calm the poor boy down a bit. "I know."
"Why? Why?!" His thin body shook with every cry. "Why..."
He's been through so much, and all I can do is sit here and comfort him. I hated that fact. There was really nothing either of us could do, except to cling onto each other as if there was no one else around us. He was so small, and even though he looked brave and tough on the outside, I knew the real him. The real him was just a child, who was scared of the world around him.
That's why I have to be the one to protect him. He needed me as much as I needed him.
"Green?" He looked up and his puffy, red eyes stared at me from underneath black hair. "Can you do me a favor?"
"Of course." I lovingly smoothed down his messy hair, a gesture that he usually hates, but didn't seem to mind that time.
"Can you promise me… that you'll never leave me?" Red wrapped his arms around me and leaned his head into my chest again. I could feel his heart racing and his face felt hot from the blush he was hiding. "Please. I don't want to lose you too."
"I swear. I'll never EVER even dream of leaving you." I vowed, knowing that this was one promise I could never and would never break. He's lost so much in such a short amount of time, that I knew if I let him down, he would break. Right now, he's dangling by a thin, gossamer thread above a dark and bottomless pit.
And I'm the only thing holding him up.
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A/N: So, this is my first yaoi PROSE. Please be kind. ^^ It's actually based off of a fanfic by ~Wrenji-Kun over on DeviantArt, so just look up in his gallery "Forever Red x Green" and you'll find the original art. ^^ I don't own anything except for the plot. Thanks~
