Dear Touma,

How could you just up and walk away,

from a lifetime of memories we had.

My pride wouldn’t let me beg you to stay,

and now my days are so empty and sad.

My tears won’t stop their constant flow,

and my body just quivers and shakes.

My darling Touma I just have to know,

can you feel just how my heart aches?

I call out your name in the dead of night,

awakening to my screams and a cold sweat.

I search for dawn and an end to my fright,

daydreams of a better life and the time we met.

My heart is dying with each passing day,

come back to my arms it’s where you belong.

Touma forgive me, understand when I say,

I love you and miss you, and I was wrong.

All my love,
Seiji

(Seiji stared down at the words he had written; tearstains covered the paper.)

Touma forgive me, I should have written this sooner. I don’t know why I waited, I’m so sorry.

(He fought to keep his eyes open, his hand shook as he continued.)

I know I have no right asking for your forgiveness, nor do I have the right to expect others to understand why, but I hope you can and that they will.

(He picked up the paper lying beside him his finger lightly traced the photo. He felt the hot tears flow from his eyes and down his cheeks. God he didn’t think he had any more tears to shed.)

I’m so sorry my love, sorry that I allowed my pride to get in the way, sorry that I hurt you and threw away something so precious.

(He stopped to clear his thoughts, but his mind was fading fast, his whole body was shaking now and he knew there wasn’t much time.)

I want you to know that I love you, that had never changed, I could never stop loving you.

(He drew in another breath, his chest was aching. He looked back down at the paper dabbing the tears up that threatened to smudge the writing.)

To all my friends, forgive me.

To my family, I love you and I’m sorry.

Touma, wait for me, I’ll be there soon my love. I loved you then, I love you now, and I’ll love you forever.

(Seiji closed his eyes for the last time, his poem and note laid beside him along with the paper telling the world about the death of renowned Scientist and Astronomer Touma Hashiba, the victim of a self inflicted gun shot wound.)

THE END

< Please don’t hate me for this, I was feeling a bit down when this all flowed out of my mind. >