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Title: Good Night not Good bye
Author/Artist: Megs (meggiebaby81)
Pairing: Eiji/Ryoma
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Theme: 6. the space between dream and reality, 11. gardenia, 13. excessive chain, 16. invincible; unrivaled, 18. "say ahh....", 24. good night.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. I borrow them and then return them no worse for the wear….promise…
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There had been a time when Eiji Kikumaru had KNOWN his lover was invincible. Had had no doubt that there was nothing that could take him down. Nothing that could stop him. He had accomplished every goal and surpassed every challenge. He looked t the man before him and he realized that was a lifetime ago.
Ryoma was old, although when he was awake he made sure to point out he was still the baby of the relationship. Right before pulling either Eiji’s lips or his fingers to his lips for a soft kiss. His golden eyes were tired and who could blame him. Ryoma was tried. Ryoma was sick and he was tired.
Eiji couldn’t do anything anymore. The cancer was the one thing Ryoma couldn’t defeat or bluff his way around. It was slowly taking his lover from him and for the first time in a long time Eiji Kikumaru loathed….he loathed the cancer he couldn’t fight and the way it slowly drained the most determined person he knew of the will to fight…He loathed it…
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Ryoma didn’t know when he had accepted it…sometime after a doctor had come in and made him say ahhh and last he had gone to a doctor instead of the doctor coming to him. Once they hadn’t wanted him to move around too much and to rest…and he hadn’t fought them on it…he had known. He had met hi match. He looked over at Eiji who was dozing in a chair and he smiled softly.
There was his happy place. He knew he was like an excessively large chain dragging Eji down but he wasn’t strong enough to set his husband…lover…better half…whatever you called him…he couldn’t let Eiji go. He couldn’t push him away he couldn’t do this alone. So he clung to Eiji and wrapped himself in the world of dreams.
Sometime he would wake up in Eiji’s arms and before he was completely awake, and he was floating in that space of time when you aren’t awake and you aren’t asleep, he cold forget everything and almost begin to make plans for their day that didn’t involve the visiting nurse or shot Eiji had become a master at administering… he could live in that tiny space of time…But reality would always intrude and he would awaken just happy to see the face next to him…
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He had been told to prepare for this. That the end was coming. Hel Ryoma had asked one last week if it was okay to stop fighting now….that he hurt to much to even keep his eyes open. Eiji and nodded and smiled and told Ryoma to let go…to not worry everything would be fine…HE would be fine.
Ryoma had tried to smirk and had reminded him to not forget to mail the rent and to take the trash out…Eiji had nodded and turned away before the first tear fell down his cheek…
It wasn’t fine! HE wasn’t fine. Ryoma wasn’t supposed to go out this. He didn’t care if they WERE old…Ryoma was bright and colorful and full of determination…he wasn’t supposed to wither…
He looked around at the mourners and smelled the delicate scent of the gardenia’s some admirer had sent in condolence and he closed his eyes and there was Ryoma looking around at everyone and rolling his eyes. He looked at Eiji and smiled. The REAL smile…and no the smirk that made women melt and men squirm…
“Eiji…tell thee people to lighten up…I am just going to take a nap and let everyone else catch up alright…don’t tell me good bye. I haven’t gone anywhere…tell me good night and I will see you al soon…”
Eiji blinked his eyes open and smiled while hot tears came down hs cheeks. He pressed his fingers to his listen to the urn where the ashes that had been Ryoma now rested.
“Good night Ryoma…see you soon…I can’t let you nap too long..”
The rest of the tem that was still there and so many of the old junior high circuit that were still there nodded and many repeated the phrase good night…and then there was a breeze and Eiji swore he heard Ryoma snort then chuckle, “Eiji, now I am going to have everyone poking me to wake me up… you owe me love….”
One last one for today....only eight kissed left....maybe two more fics and I should be okay....
Author/Artist: Megs (meggiebaby81)
Pairing: Eiji/Ryoma
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Theme: 6. the space between dream and reality, 11. gardenia, 13. excessive chain, 16. invincible; unrivaled, 18. "say ahh....", 24. good night.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. I borrow them and then return them no worse for the wear….promise…
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There had been a time when Eiji Kikumaru had KNOWN his lover was invincible. Had had no doubt that there was nothing that could take him down. Nothing that could stop him. He had accomplished every goal and surpassed every challenge. He looked t the man before him and he realized that was a lifetime ago.
Ryoma was old, although when he was awake he made sure to point out he was still the baby of the relationship. Right before pulling either Eiji’s lips or his fingers to his lips for a soft kiss. His golden eyes were tired and who could blame him. Ryoma was tried. Ryoma was sick and he was tired.
Eiji couldn’t do anything anymore. The cancer was the one thing Ryoma couldn’t defeat or bluff his way around. It was slowly taking his lover from him and for the first time in a long time Eiji Kikumaru loathed….he loathed the cancer he couldn’t fight and the way it slowly drained the most determined person he knew of the will to fight…He loathed it…
~~
Ryoma didn’t know when he had accepted it…sometime after a doctor had come in and made him say ahhh and last he had gone to a doctor instead of the doctor coming to him. Once they hadn’t wanted him to move around too much and to rest…and he hadn’t fought them on it…he had known. He had met hi match. He looked over at Eiji who was dozing in a chair and he smiled softly.
There was his happy place. He knew he was like an excessively large chain dragging Eji down but he wasn’t strong enough to set his husband…lover…better half…whatever you called him…he couldn’t let Eiji go. He couldn’t push him away he couldn’t do this alone. So he clung to Eiji and wrapped himself in the world of dreams.
Sometime he would wake up in Eiji’s arms and before he was completely awake, and he was floating in that space of time when you aren’t awake and you aren’t asleep, he cold forget everything and almost begin to make plans for their day that didn’t involve the visiting nurse or shot Eiji had become a master at administering… he could live in that tiny space of time…But reality would always intrude and he would awaken just happy to see the face next to him…
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He had been told to prepare for this. That the end was coming. Hel Ryoma had asked one last week if it was okay to stop fighting now….that he hurt to much to even keep his eyes open. Eiji and nodded and smiled and told Ryoma to let go…to not worry everything would be fine…HE would be fine.
Ryoma had tried to smirk and had reminded him to not forget to mail the rent and to take the trash out…Eiji had nodded and turned away before the first tear fell down his cheek…
It wasn’t fine! HE wasn’t fine. Ryoma wasn’t supposed to go out this. He didn’t care if they WERE old…Ryoma was bright and colorful and full of determination…he wasn’t supposed to wither…
He looked around at the mourners and smelled the delicate scent of the gardenia’s some admirer had sent in condolence and he closed his eyes and there was Ryoma looking around at everyone and rolling his eyes. He looked at Eiji and smiled. The REAL smile…and no the smirk that made women melt and men squirm…
“Eiji…tell thee people to lighten up…I am just going to take a nap and let everyone else catch up alright…don’t tell me good bye. I haven’t gone anywhere…tell me good night and I will see you al soon…”
Eiji blinked his eyes open and smiled while hot tears came down hs cheeks. He pressed his fingers to his listen to the urn where the ashes that had been Ryoma now rested.
“Good night Ryoma…see you soon…I can’t let you nap too long..”
The rest of the tem that was still there and so many of the old junior high circuit that were still there nodded and many repeated the phrase good night…and then there was a breeze and Eiji swore he heard Ryoma snort then chuckle, “Eiji, now I am going to have everyone poking me to wake me up… you owe me love….”
One last one for today....only eight kissed left....maybe two more fics and I should be okay....