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Till you are gone

Heizou x Kazuha!!
Vision Hun Decree
TW: blood, injury etc

Song: Christmas kids by roar

~~~~~~ Kazuhas POV ~~~~~~

It was quiet. The tension was thick as the rain hit hard on the roof that was close to falling apart in the abandoned little cottage that sheltered a certain white haired man who is hiding from the law. The same people who want to take everything he has. Except one.

"Dammit Kazuha. You need to be more careful or one of theses days, you won't be walking away with just a few small injuries." Heizou's voice was not quiet or soft. It didn't hold that playful, free spirited tone it usually did. It lost that part in it when the war started. At least it lost it's genuineness.

Kazuha hisses as Heizou places a wet cloth on the open wound on his arm. Heizou had gotten the bleeding to stop and was now cleaning it so it didn't get infected. Heizou looked disappointed, irritated, angry but behind that there was much much worry. Stress. Overworked.

There was so much on the Doushins shoulders that he doesn't talk about. This war has broke something inside of him. He tries so hard to hide it. To stay positive through it all but Kazuha knows. He knows being part of the Tenryou Commision during such a time like this one. It wouldn't be a surprise if he wasn't being critized every moment he breathed.

Kazuha can see it in his eyes. In the way he carries himself. The way he speaks. The way he looks at his own Vision. It's all on him.

"Are you even listening to me?" Heizou's voice comes to him, bringing him out of his thoughts. "Apologies." Kazuha spoke softly and calmly yet there was a slight tremble in his voice from the pain in his torso. An injury from when he was struck during battle.

"I've set you up a boat. A guy I saved owed me a favor. You are leaving tomorrow night." Heizou spoke firmly. Kazuha's eyes widened with shock. "T-tomorrow? But what.. I can't just leave my home."

"Your home has been tainted. I am just as distraught about it as you are but they will come for your Vision. Maybe even your life. You will be caught and knowing you, you will get yourself killed, Kazuha. I can't..-" Heizou trailed off, his voice becoming more vulnerable as he spoke. Wrapping the bandaged around his arm.

Kazuha could see the unshed tears. "You.. don't want me to leave." Kazuha spoke his thoughts out loud. He always could read Heizou easier than others. "No. I do not but you must. I rather you have better chances out there than here because I was selfish."

Heizou looked up, taking in Kazuhas person for the first time since he found him like this. The two of them have been friends for years. He was one of the first people he ran into when he first moved here. When he started his life after..

"Fine but Tomo is coming with me. I don't want to be out there on the sea alone. Plus, he is also in danger." To this, Heizou nodded. "Of course. The boat will be docked at the far side of Riotu. Both of you need to be there by nightfall."

Kazuha stared at Heizou for a moment. Heizou stared back. There was so much unsaid words between them. So much that needed to be said but neither of them spoke. After a couple moments, Heizou pulled away and stood up. Kazuha instinctively reached out for him but stopped himself mid way.

"Make sure to speak with Tomo. Getting him on that boat is not truly my priority so if he chooses to not follow you, that is on him but you must go." Heizou cleaned up the area, putting everything back into the med box. "If I go.. won't they take your Vision too?"

Heizou laughed dryly, "They were going to take it one of theses days anyway. Kujou Takayuki and I don't get along so he wil have thoses orders out to me soon. I can live without my Vision. You can't."