Title: Gone

Written by: Lisse08

Beta read by gwendal's wife

Summary: AU. Wolfram lied. Now, Yuuri just hoped that he would be able to make it in time before he was gone for good.

Yuuri sped up, hoping to get to his destination faster. His heart was hammering against his chest. Waves of anxiety slithered throughout his body.

"Yuuri, did you see my biology textbook? I couldn't find it!" Yuuri turned towards the source. A smile appeared on his face.

"I took it." He smirked as he pulled out the green book from his bag, waving it mischievously in front of Wolfram just to annoy him more. True, it succeeded in bringing Wolfram over, or to be more specific, storming over.

"Why you! You tricked me! I'd been searching for it for hours!!" Wolfram shouted threateningly, but he knew it was in vain as Yuuri burst out laughing instead. He could see imaginary steam puffing out from the blonde's ears. As the blonde neared him, he took a step back. Wolfram growled. He could tell Yuuri was toying with him. He stretched out his hands, wanting his book back, but Yuuri simply shoved it off further behind his back.

"Yuuri, give it back!" Wolfram flung his hands into the empty air.

"Is your book more important than me?" Yuuri said. His head edged closer to the blonde, but the so-called book was still out of reach from Wolfram. Actually that book doesn't belong to Wolfram, it was his. But Yuuri couldn't bother less than to tell him that Wolfram had left his book in the drawer of his own bedroom. He guessed he would tell the truth later, but for now… Yuuri smirked again as his boyfriend's face was turning red from anger. He tucked out his tongue and licked at the earlobe in front of him. Wolfram jerked, his hands covering his flushed ear.

Green! He sped up again.

Orange. 'NO!' He pushed on the pedal, harder.

Red. He cursed and switched his leg, hitting the pedal on his left. The sudden momentum brought him forward, nearly hitting the driving wheel. Yuuri slammed his fist onto the side of the car.

"Wolfram!"

"Go away! If you like that girl so much, then go! I don't care!" Wolfram shouted. Yuuri sighed. He would just have a lunch with a classmate. And it was because they had a project to discuss. Yuuri was certain that Wolfram knew Saya wasn't the type of girl who would flirt.

"I don't like her. I only love you!" Yuuri retorted back.

"As if I will believe that!" Wolfram huffed and turned his back towards Yuuri. Picking up his bag, he swung it over his shoulder. It was a sign that he was going to leave. When this happened, it would be hard to persuade Wolfram after he went home. Wolfram isn't the type that would forget what happened after a few days. Lessons had taught Yuuri that it is unwise to think that Wolfram will forgive him just by leaving him alone for a few days. His anger would not subside, instead, it will become worse.

Panicked, Yuuri rushed forward. Without thinking of anything else except to make Wolfram stay, he hooked him into his arms, pulling Wolfram closer to his chest.

"Please don't leave," Yuuri begged and tightened his embrace despite the struggling that he was receiving. He would not let go…

Tears were fighting alone in his eyes. Yuuri wiped them off with the back of his hand. He swore that he would not cry no matter what. He gazed up again at the traffic light, it was still red. Frustration overwhelmed him. He looked aside at other, there was no car coming. Damn it, why would they build a useless traffic light when there are only few cars passing by this area? Still cursing under his breath, Yuuri made up his mind. He pulled up the brake handle, took a deep breath, and hit on the pedal. The car made a whooshing sound as it sped past the red light. He heard a beep. Maybe he was caught on the camera. He didn't have time to worry about being caught red-handed now.

'I hope I'll still be on time.'

"Yuuri, tell me, what exactly did you love about me?" Yuuri shifted the mobile phone up a little and sank into his thoughts deeply.

"Hmmm…"

"What?" Yuuri giggled. It was a hard question. Why did he fall in love with Wolfram? Since when? How? What exactly did he love about Wolfram? Wolfram is a guy, and why on earth, did he fall in love with a HE? He closed his eyes and let his mind wander, searching for an answer in his blank mind.

"Well… there are a lot." Yuuri mumbled.

"Name them," he heard the command at the other end of the line.

"This is one of them," Yuuri laughed.

"What?"

"Your stubbornness and fierceness. The little lord brat."

A scowl was heard.

"Don't call me that, wimp."

"If you won't call me wimp, I won't call you that." There was a stretched silence, before laughter echoed. Yuuri was still laughing when Wolfram stopped seconds ago.

"Wimp, could you shorten the laughing? You're wasting my credit." Yuuri choked on his own saliva. Typical Wolfram. Always stab him at his back when they were having fun. Well, that was one of the reasons why he liked him too. He cleared his throat and asked his question.

"What about you, Wolf?"

"Huh?"

"What did you love about me? Since I'm a wimp and all that, why did you still fall in love with me?"

"Hmmm…" Yuuri held his breath, now, he understood completely how Wolfram felt just now.

"Let's see, yes. You're a wimp, you didn't dare to fight back against those seniors when I first saw you. Oh man, you're so pathetic! I mean, sure it would hurt you to win in the fight, but it might worth it if it can at least prove to them that you're not a weakling. Instead, you did nothing." There was a long sigh and Yuuri felt his mouth hanging wide. He wanted to find words to protest but useless. It was as if Wolfram had not done talking yet.

"You're a wimp who didn't dare to admit your love to me and that resulted in me waiting for you for six months. Come to think of it… there's nothing good about you… May be I should be having second thoughts about this relationship." Yuuri's forehead furrowed.

"Hey, hey, wait there, Wolfram, what the hell are you talking ab…" Wolfram interjected.

"May be I should break up with you and find another guy who's more capable than you."

"HEY! HEY! Don't you DARE!!" Yuuri flared up. He wouldn't let his lover cheat on him. He was burning inside. He was scared too, that Wolfram would really leave him for good. Wolfram was so good-looking that it wouldn't be such a hard problem for him to look for another one.

"Oh? Try me."

"Wolfram!!" Yuuri raised his voice to his highest pitch.

"I love everything about you." Stunned, Yuuri lost his speech as the words traveled into his eardrums. He hadn't truly digested the words, and all that left at the line was a continuing 'tut' sound.

Yuuri shook his head in frustration. He turned around at the second junction and was once again on the main pathway. Fumbling through his pocket, his fingertips touched the familiar mobile phone. He took it out and flipped it open. He was having some difficulty trying to focus both on the driving and searching for the phone book. 'I should have memorized his number,' He cursed again. He tapped on the "W" three times before moving his fingers over to the 'call' button. Clumsily, he stuck the phone up between his right shoulder; his head slumped to one side while his free hands did the driving.

He couldn't get through. The line was busy.

Anger erupted again. He flipped it close and threw it onto the car seat.

"We need to break up." The stars were shining bright under the dark curtain of sky. Yet, Yuuri felt his heart shattered into pieces.

"This is crazy! You must be kidding me!"

"I'm serious, Yuuri."

"Why?!"

"Because I hate you!!"

"That is not a reason!!" Yuuri shouted.

"That IS for me! I'm tired of you!"

"Wolfram!!"

"Goodbye, Yuuri." Wolfram spun around and pivoted. He was out of sight before Yuuri could react. He was too startled to even utter another word. How could he do this to him…?

Yuuri let his sight sway over to the digital clock embedded in his car. Thirty more minutes.

"What happened to you two?" His best friend, Murata leaned over to his side and asked. He nodded towards the blonde who was sitting a few rows in front of him. Yuuri averted his attention from him, it was hard enough not to think about him.

"We broke up…"

"You two WHAT? BROKE UP!" Murata's voice rose.

"SHHH! Do you want everyone to know that I'm in a relationship with a guy?" Yuuri hushed in a threatening tone.

"Correction. You were in a relationship with a guy." Murata corrected. Yuuri sulked. He wouldn't need to be reminded of it. The sockets under his eyelids were a clear reminder for him. He had been crying over it for the past few days. Wolfram never answered his phone and never did tell him about the exact reason. Yuuri was half expecting it to be a joke. But it turned out to be no joke when he reached the school the next day; Wolfram didn't even look over to his side for the following days. Yuuri tried everywhere to be able to talk with him, but he couldn't. Even 'luck' was joking with him.

Yuuri sat back onto his chair, pretending to be reading his book.

"You know… I thought that you two might be spending more time together, since there isn't much time left for you two…" Murata muttered. Yuuri sat there, wide-eyed, trying to figure out exactly what his best friend meant. He turned abruptly and grabbed his friend's collar.

"What did you say?!"

"Didn't you know?" Murata asked, surprised.

"What did you mean 'there isn't much time'?" Yuuri shook again. He looked back and forth from his ex back to his best friend. Murata's stare was hard on him.

From far away, Yuuri heard the airplane's shooting ahead his head. He sped up, knowing that he was nearer. He saw the field from outside the gate. He directed his car, and entered the road where it led into the entrance of the airport.

"Why did you lie to me?" Yuuri lashed out as soon as the door was slammed shut.

"Lie? What?"

"Stop pretending. I heard from Murata. You're leaving next week aren't you? That's why you broke up with me, isn't it?"

"No."

"Then, why did you keep this?" Yuuri snatched up the hands on the blonde's, he noticed it only now. In school, since they wore long sleeves, it made it harder to see the ring on the blonde's fingers. But now, the ring was shining with the same dignity as the blonde. Yuuri stretched out his own fingers under the light, showing the same pair of ring on his own.

"I was planning to throw it away…"

"You're not very good at lying, Wolfram." Yuuri said. Always. Wolfram wasn't a good liar, especially if he was forced to lie in front of Yuuri. He would not dare to look straight at his eyes. Just like now. Stillness settled over the scene.

"Fine… It is a lie… But it's true that I wanted to break up with you…"

"Wolfram, you can't do this to me."

"Sorry, Yuuri. This is my choice."

"Why did you make the decision by yourself?" Yuuri grabbed onto the blonde's forearm firmly.

"Shh… Yuuri, Mother will hear you."

"You can't do this to me… You can't!" Knowing that it was not a good idea to use his mother as an excuse, Wolfram stopped. He glanced at the double black for a while. It was painful as well for him. It was as if there was a huge stone weighing down his heart.

"Yuuri, you know that to study abroad had always been my dream. Now that I'm granted with this scholarship, I… Of course, I will not say 'no' to this… But two years, I'll be away for two years…" Tears were gushing from the emerald eyes too. He looked away.

"I don't want you to leave me…" Yuuri sobbed.

"Me neither, Yuuri," Wolfram held onto his boyfriend. Feeling the embrace tighten around his waist, he leaned in and closed the gap between them, leaving his lips placing marks onto Yuuri's. They stayed there for awhile. How good he could stop the time here. If only there is such a thing called infinity… Yuuri closed his eyelids, feeling the tears rolling down, dropping onto the blonde's milky cheek.

Yuuri slammed the car door. He checked on the digital clock again. Fifteen more minutes. He broke into a run. Pushing past the crowd and ran in. He bumped into a girl. Muttering apologies, he continued to run. His eyes surveyed the place everywhere, searching around for the blonde. He had never been this worried for his whole fifteen years of life.

"What?!" Yuuri's grip tightened around the handle of the phone. He couldn't believe Wolfram had done it again!

"Wolfram's flight was this afternoon at one." Cheri, Wolfram's mother said. She sounded as though she had been crying too.

"He told me that it was tomorrow!" Since when had Wolfram mastered his lying skill?!

"I'm sorry about that, but it is today… He told us not to send him off, that he would go alone…" Sweat was forming on his forehead.

Yuuri shouted out his name. He was afraid. He was totally scared that he would not make it. He swore, he would not forgive Wolfram for tricking him again.

"Wolfram!!" Ignoring the looks people were throwing at him, he continued to search through the gate just outside the entrance towards the outstation departing area. Turning his head here and there, he looked. His head was spinning. The whole world in his eyes was indeed spinning. His world would fall apart if he were to be separated with Wolfram without even saying goodbye. He looked inside through the transparent glass. With a jolt in his heart, he spotted the blond hair, just in front the counter. He rushed forward, shouting.

"Wolf!!" He fumbled again through his pocket, stopping only to realize that he had just thrown his mobile phone on the side of his seat. The guard stopped him from moving any further.

"Please, please let me in, I need to say something to him, that guy! See that blonde? Please help me stop him. Please!!" Yuuri thought he was going hysteric. Wolfram was just in front of him, yet yet… yet he couldn't stop him!

"I'm sorry, sir. No one is allowed upon here except the passengers."

"Wolfram!!" He felt his throat tore. Tears, real tears were forming. Wolfram had turned. He jumped with joy. He was sure the guard might thought he had gone insane. He let go of the guard and ran to the side, so that he was now standing right in front of the blonde through the glass.

Wolfram wasn't responding. His whole nerves had gone numb at the sight of someone who he never expected to be here.

Yuuri pressed himself onto the glass. He mouthed the words he wished to say so much to the blonde. Wolfram, as stunned as he was, felt tears rolling down his cheeks as he nodded stiffly at the words. He closed his eyes, and nodded even more. There was nothing more comforting than having to hear these words from Yuuri. It was even better than those three words. This was really something he intended to hear from his boyfriend. He opened his eyes again, and forced a weak smile towards Yuuri. He wouldn't want to leave without a smile for him. With one last look, he turned and entered the gate. More tears split out as he silently made his way towards his dream.

"Wolfram, I'll wait for you…"

A/N

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How's this piece? Do you like Yuuri and Wolfram here? I felt like writing another one based on the memories inside this one-shot, possibly with another similar ending like this. XD