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To my dear partner in crime
If you ask me when these feelings appeared, I would not have an answer; maybe they lie in our journey together. Even if it was brief, all that I experienced with you is unforgettable. Your mere presence was imprinted on my soul, deep inside, making me unable to think about anything but you.
Maybe the first impression was not the best, but I cannot imagine that trip without you. Although you tried to kill me, you didn’t waver to join our journey. Our mission was to rescue my mother and defeat Dio, so I did not expect to find the most unique person I’ve ever met in you.
I do not know when my heart began to race every time I saw you, your smile, your laugh, everything about you. I tried to understand by asking the old man and Avdol about it, obviously not Polnareff. I did not know one could feel such strong love for someone; I always thought less of it, but every time I see you, even that word itself feels small to describe the immensity of what I feel.
Nor can I believe I only felt your skin once; perhaps I should be grateful to Dio for giving me that opportunity. As my desire to touch you only increases even if it is not possible to happen again.
I am not a man of many words, but I do believe in the power of gesture. I could not gather the courage to speak these bold feelings out loud. Even if my appearance says the opposite, I am actually quite afraid of your answer. You are a very dear friend to me, and I cannot bear the thought of you leaving my side because of this, but I also do not want to remain silent.
So before my confidence wavers, I want to let you know.
I love you Kakyoin.
As I kneeled on the ground with a lit lighter in one hand, burning the words I so painfully shut out all this time. Seeing the trail of smoke making its way to the sky, as if it were delivering the message.
- I hope the words that I could not tell you before reach you now…
I stood up, looking one last time at the name engraved on the grave, rebel tears falling from my eyes as I made my way out.
- Goodbye, Kakyoin.