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Me and Mitsuba often met.
At first it was weird, since he's the ghost of my deceased best friend and our first meeting was solemn ; I found him crying on the floor and muttering a name under his sobs. I wanted to help him at that moment but I quickly noticed how he seemed not to be reminding me. It hurted, genuinely, my best friend didn't remind me, didn't remember any of the good moments we shared and it saddened me, really. But also, that meant he didn't remember the day where I basically confessed to him, and on that night, he died. Seeing the fragment of this memory in him, the way he wore my shirt under his cardigan… It was almost too much to bear. I loved him in the rightest way, I wanted to protect him and be there for him forever. Anyway, today it had been a few months since we started to talk again, we ate together at each lunch and I was so happy to be with Mitsuba again, his laugh, round doe pink eyes and soft cheeks. It just felt right. I wanted it to feel right. I tried getting closer to him, holding his hand from time to time or brushing away a stray strand of hair from his face and each time he blushed but didn't say a word, I grew fond of him, of his ghost. What a joke for an exorcist. I couldn't let my brother know, at any cost, Mitsuba was too precious for me, even in that form.
One lunch, he asked me about my earring charm which was in fact a road traffic charm ; I wore it because Mitsuba died like that and I wanted to keep a part of him, even in the worst. After his death I was in denial, of course, the love of my life just passed away… I mourned him for months until I was able to do my grief. His mother gave me most of his things which I cherished everyday.
Today, to help him regain some memories I selectionned objects of our shared life moments, such as our aquarium date or his camera and printed pics of good moments, to my surprise, it worked a bit too much and Mitsuba cried as he slowly but surely recognized me and he remembered everything until his death, so my confession, he blushed out of embarrassment and then confessed back to me, it was my time to blush and cry this time, Mitsuba loved me back, I knew it for a long time but it was different hearing him confirm it, he regained even more humanity after confirming our bond and he got able to unlink himself from the school and get home with me, I was nervous ; If my brother found out he'll try to exorcize him… It scared me. More than anything actually, I'll see the love of my life just… disappear like that again ? No… I’ll prevent him from vanishing again. As we arrived I explained the situation to my older brother ; he was really reluctant but he didn't stop me… I was glad he hadn't, so I had my little freedom with Mitsuba, my boyfriend, such a proud thing to say, it felt right but as I went to take my shower, I realized that maybe we could… Kiss now ? I blushed. Like crazy. Me and Mitsuba kissing ?!? Oh my… Such a big step. We already held hands and cuddled but it wasn't the same, kissing was about tasting each other… Mitsuba's taste…? I wanted to taste it, see what flavor he had. Once clean, with renewed determination he went back to the bedroom, sitting next to him and nuzzling my nose on his cheek. He laughed and hugged me. After I kissed his neck, which I discovered was sensitive for him, he looked so cute when he was all flustered… after a moment I leaned in, brushing my face against his as my hands reached to cup his cheeks, kissing both of them, his forehead, his nose and finally – his lips. God. I felt like dying, his lips were so soft, he smelled so fucking good. Mitsuba was so, so, so soft and endearing. Kou panicked in the end and fainted against Mitsuba's lips, the later panicked too from the unexpected turn of the situation, he hugged Kou gently until he felt better, Kou was all embarrassed after after this and apologized a million times to Mitsuba, but the pink haired guy just laughed and said it was okay. After this, they cuddled in silence, but now Kou know Mitsuba's taste, the sweet taste from his soft lips. Their bond was over every norms : they were two guys, one was alive and the other a ghost that only few people saw, but it was how it was, they couldn't change it.
The months that passed were sweet and soft, filled with dates, cuddles, kisses and even… They had their first time. They were really private, especially Mitsuba, they relished this intimacy and bond, which was unique. Kou loved, adored, worshiped Mitsuba, while Mitsuba loved in the simplest way Kou. They were inseparable, but one day during their walk out, Kou got attacked by a wild spirit, he managed to defend himself but in the end he got killed, Mitsuba panicked and held Kou's body tenderly, chasing the spirit away. After a moment Kou's ghost reappeared and Mitsuba held him close. Instead of feeling bad or sad or scared, Kou felt whole. He will live for eternity with Mitsuba, as ghosts, they were free from any form of responsibility. Kou smiled and took Mitsuba's hand and joined their fingers together, continuing their walk.
They held hands like this, for eternity.