Everything faded to black, and I was afraid to open my eyes. Some tears started sliding down my cheeks. I wished I had never asked Ryuu to do that for me. I should have let it be; I'd be better off confused than knowing I had killed Kuro.
“Hey…what’s wrong with Emiko?” Kuro asked, coming into the room. His voice startled me, as if I forgot that he was even here.
Ryuu stayed quiet, not sure if he should tell Kuro anything or not. He was leaving the choice up to me. I got up, ran over and hugged Kuro, throwing my arms around him. I couldn't help myself; I hadn't even given it a second's thought.
Kuro was here. That's all I needed in that moment. "Whoa!" he said, taken aback, but his arms snaked their way around my body. "What's wrong?" his voice dropped and he was trying to sooth me. Just like he had done when he was alive and well. Before I had killed him.
I pulled back just enough to look at his face. His dark, ebony eyes searched my own for the answers I was unwilling to share. I couldn't help but reach up and touch his face. There had been so much blood. So much blood.
He had the right to know that I was what killed him. But, I was afraid that if he found out he would hate me forever, and I'll have lost my big brother again. But, I couldn't keep this to myself for long, and it was best he found out from me rather than someone else.
"Are you okay?" he asked me, concern still etched over his face. "You're acting a little weird." He chuckled. "I mean, we only just met."
"Remember how I asked you if we had ever met before?" I asked as I took a deep breath. He nodded and I continued. "I remember how we know each other." His face went serious. "Do you remember how you died in your human life?" I asked him.
He shook his head. "No, I don't remember my human life."
"You were my brother," I whispered, a tear sliding down my face. "And I was the reason you are dead." I couldn't look at him, I had to look away as the waterworks started. His arms dropped from around me; he was in shock, and rightly so.
I waited for him to say something. Anything. I would prefer he yelled at me. If he wanted to return the favor and kill me himself, I would have no right to stop him.
Continue?
I like this Arc. :)
