[It was the bite back of someone that knew that there were advantages to it. It was obviously a factor that could be useful. He could shut up when it was the only thing they had left but he couldn't just let it happen because it seemed like a good idea.
He probably had no idea what it felt like, to watch the life fade from his eyes. To see the one thing that mattered most just. Crumble. Over and over.
To feel it happening.
Emi pressed his lips together in a thin line as his expression grew distant, guilt shadowing his eyes. He let his hand fall away from Eiji's back, bracing himself on the futon.]
I felt it, you know. When you bled out.
[He took an uneasy breath, not quite looking at Eiji anymore.]
Every drop. The tree soaked it up so I... I couldn't stop it. It just took and took. I was everywhere so that's all I could feel. Just you slowly dying all around me and I couldn't... I could feel how cold you were getting because it was...
[Giving him part of the life it was stealing from Eiji. So was he the one killing him?]
I was taking it. From you. It was disgusting and I couldn't stop it.
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[It was the bite back of someone that knew that there were advantages to it. It was obviously a factor that could be useful. He could shut up when it was the only thing they had left but he couldn't just let it happen because it seemed like a good idea.
He probably had no idea what it felt like, to watch the life fade from his eyes. To see the one thing that mattered most just. Crumble. Over and over.
To feel it happening.
Emi pressed his lips together in a thin line as his expression grew distant, guilt shadowing his eyes. He let his hand fall away from Eiji's back, bracing himself on the futon.]
I felt it, you know. When you bled out.
[He took an uneasy breath, not quite looking at Eiji anymore.]
Every drop. The tree soaked it up so I... I couldn't stop it. It just took and took. I was everywhere so that's all I could feel. Just you slowly dying all around me and I couldn't... I could feel how cold you were getting because it was...
[Giving him part of the life it was stealing from Eiji. So was he the one killing him?]
I was taking it. From you. It was disgusting and I couldn't stop it.
Feeling you ebbing away, drop by drop. It hurt.
It hurt, Eiji.