Day 1 - Infinity

Love is infinite.

I feel as if nothing is impossible with you, Edward.

I believe in you.

I'll stay at your side forever. Watch your back, you know?

The tears ran down Edward's face as he gripped the worn bow in his hands, dry sobs racked his small frame.

"You promised, Leonardo!"

A single wail tore out of his throat, voice hoarse.

"You said we would get out of this-"

"We swore that we would last forever! Infinitely!"

"Why did you leave?"

Sothe sighed, closing the door to the brunet's room. Ever since that final battle, the sobbing boy had been like this- Many had fallen in their ranks, but the most prominent victim to the swords and lances of the enemy had been one person.

Leonardo.

The lack of of the blonde archer's presence was evident, the occasional chiding comment and chuckle being missing from most of their conversations. But there was one other thing missing.

A bark of laughter here, excited chatter there. All from Edward. All toned down to silence and the rare weak smile.

It had been because of a promise between the two boys, something which Sothe didn't quite know about. There had been quite a handful of things about the duo that had been kept from the greenette, and this seemed to be the reason behind Edward's sorrow... But he wouldn't pry.

"Leonardo..."

The trueblade remembered everything to the smallest detail, had memorised the archer's warm and slender hands, the details of his face, the way his eyes shined as he spoke those words they had only dared share in secret, but had whispered to each other that they would not need to hide much longer. Edward missed all this. But most of all, he missed Leonardo.

Don't cry. He could imagine the blonde standing in front of him right now, smiling down at him warmly. Edward still loved him. He always would.

Live on for me, Edward. You know I can't have anything happen to you?

Typical. The brunet choked on his words. 'That's why you died!' - that's what he wanted to say so badly, but he couldn't. In the end, it was his fault. But he couldn't let Leo down. Not now. Not ever. And he wanted to live on, make him happy, until they finally met again, and they would truly be eternal.

And he wouldn't ever forget. No matter what, even when the end comes.

He would love him infinitely. After all,

Love is eternal.

But life isn't. And fate had a cruel way of ending what can be ended, in the most painful ways possible...

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