Shadow Fire Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 [warning=Warning]This fanfiction contains: Shounen'ai (boys in love with other boys) Character death [/warning] I couldn't write a Prisoner fanfic without making a Paper Aeroplane one too, so yeah. Here it is. Based on the song of the same name, it is the answer to "Prisoner", although the main focus is Haru Saito.<br /><br />Rating:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.the-gcn.com/images/ratings/esrb/teen.gif" alt="ESRB: T - Teen" title="ESRB: T - Teen"> * <img src="http://www.the-gcn.com/images/ratings/oflc/m15.gif" alt="OFLC: M15+" title="OFLC: M15+"> * <img src="http://www.the-gcn.com/images/ratings/pegi/12.gif" alt="PEGI: 12+" title="PEGI: 12+"> * <img src="http://www.the-gcn.com/images/ratings/cero/b-12.gif" alt="CERO: B12+" title="CERO: B12+"><br /><br /><br />Paper Aeroplane<br /><br />Ever since I laid eyes on him, I knew he was special. He would never notice me, because he'd be drawing on a piece of paper. His clothes and demeanour were dirty, but such could be expected from a prisoner. I knew Papa would be upset with me had he saw me outside the hospital, but I needed to be out in the fresh air. Giving a slight smile, I pulled out my scrap book and began drawing again. I always drew him. Call it obsession, but something about the prisoner captivated me. I wanted to get to know him, but I was too shy. Plus, my condition could deteriorate at any given time. It would seem that he'd make that decision for me though, as when I was finished and ready to return to the hospital, a paper airplane flew in front of me. Catching it, I turned around to see him smiling nervously at me. Glancing at the paper plane in my hands, I suddenly noticed there was writing on it. Opening it up, I realised he had written me a letter.<br /><br />"To the boy on the other side,<br />I'm not sure why, but upon seeing you, my heart skipped a beat.<br />I want to talk to you as much as I can.<br />I hope that I don't offend you.<br />I am after all, a prisoner.<br />If you don't want to talk to me,<br />I can understand.<br />Best wishes...<br />Prisoner X196705"<br /><br />Glancing over at him with a blush, I smiled back at him, reaching into my pocket for my scrap book and pen. With a shy grin, I wrote down my own letter.<br /><br />"Prisoner X196705,<br />I'm glad you feel that way, because I must tell you... I've been watching you for some time now.<br />You never noticed because you were always working on your drawings, so I decided to draw you. It's in my art book.<br />I've loved you from the day I first saw you.<br />I hope we can keep talking, and that you one day can get out.<br />Love always...<br />The boy on the other side."<br /><br />Tearing the paper from my book, I neatly folded it into a paper airplane and let it fly over the fence that seperated us.<br /><br /> One time, at a certain place<br /> Not associated with this world<br /> Two unlucky people connect in the world <br /> With a single paper aeroplane<br /> <br />I watched as he caught the plane on its descent, his eyes growing misty as he read my letter. I knew the look in his eyes all too well. He loved me too. I suddenly heard a voice call out to him, ordering him to return to his room.<br /><br />"Go..." I said, softly, yet loud enough for him to pick up. "I'll return tomorrow."<br /><br />The smile on his face when I told him that melted my heart. I, Haru Saito, had fallen in love with a prisoner. Returning to the hospital, I couldn't wait for the next day. When it arrived, Papa kissed my forehead goodbye and headed off for work. With a shy smile, I crept out of the hospital, heading straight for the place I had met the prisoner. My smile widened when I saw him, waiting for me patiently, a heart melting smile on his face. He had another letter for me, which he sent over the fence as a paper airplane. The words made my heart skip beats. Staring up at the prisoner, I saw the determination in his eyes. He wanted to be free so he could stay with me. I wrote back saying that even though there was a fence keeping us from physically being together, no such fence existed in my heart. When he read those words, he cried tears of happiness. My own eyes moistened, the tears falling. I was happy to have met someone who made me feel special.<br /><br /> Every day I escape the hospital<br /> At the place where my Papa works <br /> I meet with you; you're everything to me <br /> When I read your letters <br /> My heart becomes warm<br /> My cheeks are coloured; is this love?<br /> <br />-----<br /><br />As time passed, my condition worsened, but regardless, I would always escape from the hospital to see the prisoner who had stolen my heart. One day though, I was reading one of the prisoner's letters, when Papa made a surprise visit. Curious, he looked at them. Upon seeing the prisoner's ID code signed at the bottom, he snatched the letter from me, and told me he disapproved.<br /><br /> But<br /> Why does Papa say <br /> With a scary face <br /> That this child <br /> Is no good to see? <br /> I didn't understand<br /><br />Scrunching up the letter, he threw it into the trash, before walking out to cool off. Once he was gone, I retrieved the letter, flattening it out and holding it to my chest. Tears began to flow down my face as I thought about the boy.<br /><br /> If I have you, then that is enough<br /> You give my life meaning <br /> In this room where light doesn't shine <br /> The future was shining<br /> <br />Papa returned a few minutes later to see me staring out the window. He came over to me and asked how I was.<br /><br />"I'm... okay..." I mumbled weakly. "Just tired, I guess..."<br /><br />Glancing over at my chart, he frowned, realising that my condition was getting worse more rapidly than he had hoped. With a sigh, he bid me goodnight, before closing my curtains, kissing my forehead and leaving. I sat down on the bed and my thoughts returned to the prisoner.<br /><br /> Day by day the number of tubes increases<br /> My hearing grows distant <br /> I wonder if even walking has become fairly difficult <br /> If soon I won't leave this place alive <br /> In the end... <br /> I don't want to burden you, since you'll only worry<br /> <br />The next day was hard for me. My body was in such pain, and I knew that it wouldn't be much longer before I'd be crippled. I had to see him, but the thought of telling him I couldn't return killed me inside. However, it was best that he not expect me to return when it was obvious I couldn't. I grabbed my pen and scribbled my final letter to him.<br /><br />"Prisoner X196705,<br />I'm afraid I have some bad news.<br /> I shall be going far away, and I can't come back here.<br /> I wish I could stay, and that we could be together outside, but that won't be able to happen.<br />I'm terribly sorry, and hope that you can keep going.<br />Love always,<br />The boy on the other side."<br /><br />As I wrote, my tears splashed onto the paper. Finishing up, I ran out of the hospital, heading straight for the concentration camp where the boy was. Each step was murder, but I had to do it. I quickly approached, and he was there smiling. Panting heavily, I caught my breath, before giving a sad smile and throwing my last paper plane over the fence. When he caught it, I turned away, tears falling as he read it.<br /><br />I run<br /> My thoughts of goodbye<br /> I send out to you <br /> On an exchanged <br /> Paper aeroplane <br /> I can't show you my tears anymore<br /> <br />I could hear his heart break. Choking back sobs, I began to move off, until I heard him call out, telling me he would still wait for me.<br /><br /> "I'll wait! I'll wait for you forever!<br /> Until that day when you come back <br /> If I don't lose your precious letters that I have<br /> We'll meet again, alright? "<br /> <br />His words tore me to pieces. There was such pain and sadness in his voice, but as I dared a glance back, I could see him still smiling. It was smaller than the other ones, distorted from sadness, but it was still there nonetheless. I ran back to the hospital and as I arrived, my chest began to burn. I dropped to my knees, darkness taking over. I could hear the doctors all shouting to get me stabilised. My father was called in and could only watch in despair as doctors worked to save me. They succeeded, but I'd never be able to stand again. I was given six months at most to live.<br /><br /> It's been many months since then<br /> My body no longer moves<br /> I wonder if you'll come to welcome me very soon<br /> When we were on the brink of separation that time<br /> <br />-----<br /><br />As the days and months passed, I could feel my life slipping away little by little. Clutching the last letter the prisoner had sent me, I kept my eyes closed as memories came into my head.<br /><br /> If I hadn't pretended to be tough, it would've been fine<br /> It's already too late <br /> You who are smiling somewhere even now... <br /> I want to see you, I want to see you, I want to see you<br /> <br />I was feeling dizzy, dropping the paper airplane letter onto the floor. The drone of the heart monitor began to slow, but I ignored it, thinking of the meadow in which the prisoner and I had fallen in love with each other. I smiled weakly, remembering how the sun would shine down on the flowers. I would never get to see it again.<br /><br /> The light doesn't strike the flower<br /> It simply withers, waiting for its destiny<br /> Only the letters you gave <br /> Are light that is given to me<br /> <br />I weakly called out for Papa, who was by my side instantly. I tried to tell him to take me to see the prisoner, but the words wouldn't form. My eyes began to grow heavy.<br /><br /> Your letters are blurry as I can no longer read them<br /> The sound of inorganic matter echoes in the room <br /> Please, if this is the end<br /> Let me go to where you are...<br /> <br />Papa noticed the paper airplane I had dropped on the floor. It was the same one he had scrunched up and threw out. His eyes softening with sadness, I think he finally understood how I truly felt about the prisoner.<br /><br />"I'm sorry..." he whispered. "Tell him I'm sorry too..."<br /><br />Picking up the paper airplane in his hands, he placed it in mine and gave a sad smile. Weakly, I smiled back, my eyes closing for the final time. I briefly heard the flat-line of the heart monitor before darkness took me away. As I faded, I could have sworn I saw the other boy beckon me into the unknown.<br /><br />Because I always had you (Because I always had you)<br />I could live without forgetting to have a smile on my face (I could live without forgetting to have a smile on my face)<br />The deep darkness tears the two of us apart, and... (The deep darkness tears the two of us apart, and...)<br />...the deep darkness brings us together again (...the deep darkness brings us together again)<br /><br />Moments later, I awoke, finding myself on a meadow that seemed familiar. Confused, I walked around.<br /><br />"Is this..." I said softly, my voice echoing strangely. "...the afterlife?"<br /><br />Walking around some more, I suddenly noticed the massive fence. It was the same fence that I used to see the prisoner on the other side of. Sure enough, he was on the other side. I already knew what that meant. He had died too, and we were now together for eternity, although the fence blocked us. The prisoner noticed me, and as he turned around and approached the fence, smiling his warm smile, the massive pile of metal suddenly disappeared, the other boy's clothes changing. He was no longer ragged and dirty, although it didn't matter to me. He was here, with me. My eyes filled with tears of joy, a wide smile on my own lips. As he extended his hand, I took it, and together, we entered the light.<br /><br />Until tomorrow...<br />At that place...<br /><br />The End Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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