What Is Love? [UtaPri: Ai Mikaze Fan Fict]

Shutting Down

“I was looking for you to ask about Ai-Ai.”
Reiji told her.

“Oh.. I see… about Ai-kun and Aine..
   You know, right?”
Lily asked him weakly.

“Yeah, I do.”
He nodded.

“Ai-kun… will be reformatted…”
Lily cried as he told him.

“W-What..?!”
Reiji is surprised.

“He will be.. in order to live.
   He can’t live with me anymore..
   I need to be erased from his life..”
Lily cried even more.

“Why is that..? No, no.. no! That’s just
   horrible… Ai-chan won’t be happy
   without you! He’ll go back to his
   emotionless self and he won’t be
   able to feel emotions again without you!”
Reiji’s sadness bursted.
“I lost Aine before because I was useless.
  I don’t want to lose another friend.”
He continues.

“But it’s better than being dead!!!
  Ai-kun can start again!!! Even without
  me. The next time he loves, I hope he
  doesn’t overheat again and the same
   cycle starts over again. I don’t want
   that… If he lives, he gets a chance
   to start again. I just want him to live.”
She continues to cry as she tells him off.

“I guess… you’re right. It’s better
   than not being alive. To live means
   to get another chance. But…
   What about you, Lily-chan?
   You know how much you love him.
   Won’t you be so broken? You might..
   Change.. into something bad..”
Reiji falls silent and then worries about her.

“I’ll be sure to stay okay, even if
   can just watch him from afar,
    that’s more than enough…”
She sadly tells him.

“What do I tell our group mates?
   And most of all, Saotome?”
Reiji asks her calmly.

“I don’t know… maybe you can ask
  our professor about that.. or tell
  them he’s got amnesia or something..”
Lily wipes her tears as she tries to help.

“I see. I’ll leave you alone for now…
  I’m sorry to hear all of this, Lily-chan.
  I just hope… everything turns well in the end.”
Reiji pats her shoulder and then leaves.

Now that she is alone, she breaks down again.
Saying his name over and over again,
the tears never ran out.
Her heart keeps aching.