"I won't, I Promise"

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"....go out for a while Ayato-Kun, you need fresh air on your wounds if you want them to heal properly"

"I'll be fine Kaneki, stop worrying about me"

"....your voice is still not fully back yet"

"...Tch, shut up"

Ayato had recently been beaten again. It wasn't an unusual occurrence, the only new thing was that he was made to scream until he lost his voice.

"See? Come on Ayato-Kun, just get out for a few hours, I'll cover for you until you get back."

"But what if you get caught covering for me? I don't want you to get a worse beating than I did."

"I'll be fine."

"...fine, just.....don't have a single fucking scratch on you when I get back."

"I won't, I promise, now go on, go."

I shouldn't have listened to him. I shouldn't have fucking listened to him. It's my fault. It's my fault for going out, for believing that he'd be okay. Now he's gone. He's gone and it's because of me.

He's gone.

It's all my fault.

He's dead because of me.

Why?

Why does everyone I care about have to die?

What did I do?

Why can't I join them?

Would anyone be upset?

I don't think so.

No.

I know no one will care.

So what is stopping me?

Nothing.

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