Catch My Fall

Epilogue

"Tezuka, I'm beginning to think you were lying when you told me that you were a morning person," Fuji said with a smile as he opened his eyes to the harsh white of a hospital room. His glasses weren't on his face, but Fuji was close enough that he could see the way Fuji's smile looked strained, and his lip looked bitten with worry.

He didn't say anything, but tried to lift his hand to touch Fuji's face and found that he couldn't. Pain coursed through him, and he closed his eyes to try and block it out.

A few images flashed through his mind. It was hard to believe that it had been merely weeks, and not longer. Tezuka had had enough adventure for a lifetime.

Fuji placed his hand on his cheek, causing him to open his eyes once more. "Serves you right for trying be a hero."

"What happened?" Tezuka managed to ask, even though he doubted that Fuji would give him a straight answer. Flashes, and not much more, were all he could remember of the last-well, he dodn't know how long.

"You jumped in front of a bullet," Fuji replied, tension in his voice. However, Fuji's hand never left his as he added, a little fondly he liked to think. "Idiot."

"And?" he asked, hoping that Fuji felt like giving more information.

Fuji kissed his cheek and he had a ridiculous urge to pull Fuji down onto the bed with him. "You'll live long enough so I can kill you for it."

Tezuka tried not to smile when Fuji kissed him again.

End.


A/N: I hope you enjoyed this story. ~.~