From a Place You're not There : Chapter 7
Story: From a Place You're not There
Chapter 7: Truth
Pairing: YamaJima, OkaTaro, HikaBu
Genre: Mystery, Fluff, Suspense (NOTE: the TRAGEDY part and ANGST part of the story has ended!)
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Summary: The truth of both worlds.
A/N: No more tragedy and angst for this story! It's ending soon!
Enjoy the chapter! 8D
Yabu clear his throat, and all four boys looked at him, only to try to hold in their laughter. For some reasons, the stern Yabu that had fetch Yuto and Keito wasn't so stern anymore. Now, imagine Hikaru propped up on Yabu's shoulder and hugging Yabu's head. Yes, that's exactly why they four younger boys are now trying their very best not to laugh.
"Hachibee, would you get down my back now?" Yabu tugged on Hikaru's shirt, and Hikaru climbed down, facing Yabu with a pout.
"Let's get into the house first before we talk. It'll get cold soon anyway." Hikaru suggested, pointing towards the house.
Teas were served, and everyone had warmed themselves. They had all gathered at the dinning table. "Alright, let's introduce ourselves again. I'm Yabu Kota, and this dork here is Yaotome Hikaru. We're the guardians of the two worlds." Yabu smiled a little, and Hikaru mumbled, "Well, I'm the dork that you love anyway."
Nodding their heads, Hikaru spoke up.
"Well, we brought all of you here to meet each other because, apparently there's an error in the two worlds. In normal circumstances, you'll die at the same time in both worlds. But that doesn't seems so for the four of you."
At this point, Yuto's eyes were wide, and Ryosuke had unconsciously clung onto Yuto's arm. Keito remaind calmed, and Ryutaro spoke up.
"What do you mean by the four of us? So far, I know that Keito had died in my world, and Yama-chan had died in the other. What about me and Yuto?"
Yabu smiled a little and took out a book, reading aloud it's contents. "Nakajima Yuto. Age 6. Died after suffering brain damage due to a high fever. Morimoto Ryutaro. Age 0. Still birth."
Looking at Yabu in disbelieve, Yuto recalled the nightmare he had when he was 6. He remembered that he saw himself dead, and he was now able to comprehend.
As for Ryutaro, he stood still, not believing. A pair of strong arms encircled his body, and he found himself sitting on Keito's laps and leaning into the embrace, finding the support over this new information about his life in the other world.
"So far, there was only two cases within these 20 years. And that was me and Ko-chan. People who has these kinds of error would eventually get the memories of themselves in the other world, like Keito-kun and Yama-chan here who had just remembered." Hikaru pointed out.
The four boys looked as if they were in a daze. This time, Yabu took over. "Don't worry. Nothing's wrong with you. Those people who have these kind of occurrence would stumble into the Timeless Forest, one way or another. They would always encounter someone they love from the other side of the wall." Looking at them, Yabu stopped awhile.
"So what's the point of bringing us all here?" Ryosuke had asked straight to the point, just as Yabu had expected and he smiled.
"All of you can stay here with Hikaru and me, and become the guardians of the two worlds. Or, you can return to your own respective worlds to live without your loved ones." Simple, short, straight-forward.
Yuto and Ryosuke had almost immediately stood up, and answered in sync. "We'll stay."
"I never will let go of Ryosuke anymore."
"I don't want to leave Yuto alone."
Hikaru smiled and bear-hugged the two younger boys, shouting a "WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!", jumping around like he was sugar-high.
Ryutaro fidgeted, and told Keito, "You can go back to your world if you want. I wouldn't force you." Deep inside Ryutaro, he wanted to stay here with Keito, like how Yuto and Yama-chan. However, he would want to respect Keito's decision too.
"I'll stay of course. Would you stay with me?" Keito's arms around Ryutaro's waist had tightened. Smiling, Ryutaro turned back and nodded happily.
Both boys felt a hand on their shoulder, and looked up to see Yabu. "Welcome to our family."
"Now, each pair will share a room! Your belongings are already in your respective rooms~!" Hikaru announced, grinning at the younger boys' expression.
Suddenly, Yuto asked, "Than we're just going to disappear from that world?"
"Nope, you'll be found dead in your own respective worlds. Well, technically you might as well be. In here, you would never age. That's why it's called the Timeless Forest. And the time here, one day might as well be almost 1 year in both worlds." Hikaru smiled.
"Would your leave your family behind and stay here to maintain the balance of both worlds?"