I still miss you...Yuko...
As the sun dawns on a random Tuesday , Yuji lays in his chair , Hood up , Face hidden and expression as blank as ever . After all , Losing friends and being immortal can do wonders to a once positive and bright kid .
Yuji had achieved it all , Surpassed his Sensei , surpassed the strongest Sorcerer in history but now feels nothing but emptiness.
While laying on the chair, Yuji slowly falls asleep (You could barely tell , after all , his hood does a great job at hiding his face)
He dreams about one of his many memories of his wife , Ozawa -
Yuko was old , after all , Yuji can't age so he looks like a 20 year old. People would usually mistake them as mother and son , Which just made Yuko sad but made Yuji even sadder.
One day , Yuko was sitting on a chair taking her meds for some minor illness she had . Yuji suddenly came up to her wearing a suit and tie, all formal as if he's gonna take someone out on a date . He gets on one knee infront of Yuko and extends his hand .
"Ozawa, would you like to dance with me ?" Said Yuji , Full serious, locked in , nonchalant and full Aura farming.
Yuko was so surprised she couldn't even speak for 2 seconds , Then Ozawa bursts out laughing. Yuji was so confused .
"I'm glad you're happy but why the hysterical laughing ?" Said Yuji, Still confused, hand still extended.
"No No ! I'm sorry" Yuko manages to get out while laughing.
"It's just that , This whole serious side of you feel so...out of character ." Yuko says
Yuko continues " Yuji... I love you for who you are . you're an idiot but in a good way. So , I don't know who told you I'd like you for someone who you aren't"
Yuji looks shocked by Yuko's words , then he slightly blushes and starts to softly laugh . It was one of the few times he did.
"Okay Okay , You got me !" Yuji says while putting his hands up playfully. "I just wanted to make this moment special"
Now he stops laughing and speaks with a small smile
"We always get mistaken for mother and son . Each time , I thought about how you must feel so old . Like you can't keep up with me . And that must suck"
Yuji continues "So , I wanted to do something to make you feel young again"
Yuji then gets up and then says "Please dance with me , Yuko !"
Yuko smiles warmly, The smile Yuji loved to see .
"that's more like it ! And yes....I would love to dance" Yuko said
Yuji takes Yuko's hand and starts playing their favourite songs .
They start to dance together in the most romantic way but Yuji makes sure to take it slowly, after all , Yuko is still an old woman and won't be able to keep up with that much action.
They both danced together and for the time that they did. The world didn't matter, Nothing mattered , because now - It was just them , having fun and behaving like their young selves .
They danced for about an hour and thirty minutes before they had to stop. Yuko had to sit down as she was exhausted , she was still smiling but catching her breath as well .
"Yuji, I've never experienced this much joy in so long" Yuko said "It was like I was a lovesick teenager again"
Yuji replies while smiling "Glad to know I succeeded in my goal ."
Yuji continues "I'm so happy to be young with you again...with you ..Ozawa"
Yuko looked at Yuji , She had that same glow in her eyes that Yuji was so in love with. After all, she was still... Herself. She could look like the most wrinkled old woman in the world and Yuji would still love her to no end.
"I still have a surprise for you !" Yuji says
Before Yuko could say anything, Yuji picks her up and princess carries her to their bedroom .
Yuko was surprised and blushed , She stammered out "Wha- Wha ? What are you doing? I must be heavy, a-and I can still walk to the bedroom-"
"Ha ha, Old age hasn't changed you one bit ! You still stutter like crazy when you're flustered and you're still shy !" Yuji says while having the softest smile
Yuko couldn't even respond because she was so flustered so she just lets him carry her .
Yuji puts her down to bed and lays beside her.
"Get some rest" He says "You're tired and need it , Yuko"
Yuko (after some time) falls asleep as Yuji wasn't wrong about her being tired after all that dancing but then , Yuko reaches out to Yuji and cuddles him . Yuko was still asleep, so she kind of instinctively reached out to him .
Yuji softly gasps and then blushes again , He cuddles her back but you could practically FEEL his nervousness (Good thing Ozawa was asleep) .
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Yuji wakes up all of the sudden . His heart pounding in his chest as if it was gonna come out .
As he was composing himself, he thought "My heart's beating faster than ever and I still feel butterflies in my stomach....I'm still in love with her even 3 years after her death huh ?"
He then goes and lays down on his bed (which used to be Yuji and Yuko's shared bed) and tries to go back to sleep . But ...he couldn't.
He tossed and turned so many times in bed but he never fell asleep. He tried everything , every method in the book ! But ...he was still wide awake.
Finally, realising what might help . He gets up and leaves his place . He walks all the way to the cemetery and looks for a grave, ....Yukos grave .
He found it , and he immediately laid down next to it , he even holds that grave as he thinks to himself "Yuko , I love you so much . You might as well take my heart, It already feels empty without you"
A few minutes later, he fell asleep . All it took , was minutes when it was next to Yuko
The cemetery guard saw him go in and saw him fall asleep next to her grave and couldn't bring himself to tell him to get up (What kind of monster does that to a widow ?)
But when early morning came (5:30 am) he had to go to wake him up as he would lose his job . The guard slowly goes up to Yuji and starts to slowly shake him awake
After a few attempts, Yuji wakes up . Yuji sees the cemetery guard and already knew what he was here for
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause anyone trouble. I'll leave" Yuji said , as he slowly gets up and starts Walking away (Something about his walking told the guard that it was hurting for Yuji to go away from the grave)
The guard yells "HEY ! I just wanted to ask you something..."
Yuji slightly turns around
"How does one even manage to sleep on rocks ? Wouldn't it be uncomfortable?" The guard asks
Yuji replies "What discomfort are you talking about? My Yuko's grave is the only place I can sleep,...a place my heart aches to be...."
"I'm really starting to lose peace without Yuko huh ?" Yuji says before walking away from the cemetery
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