He wasn't nearly as confident, and he didn't know if he could do this, but Mithos was there for him. Would always be there for him, forever. Longer than either of them were meant to live. Forever.
His face grew hot as he sniffled and fought himself to stop crying. Just having Mithos be patient with him made him feel better. They didn't need to rush. Mithos wasn't going to force him to act faster. He'd become strong enough to save Raine.
(Only Raine and no-one else...but whether Genis saved her or not, the world and everyone else would die anyway. This way, at least he and Raine could still be together. ...It still didn't sit right with him. But Raine would do the same for him.)
His hand drifted up to carefully hold Mithos's. Genis tried to give him a smile through his tears, the corners of his lips twitching up. It was going to be okay.
"All right," he replied in a small, strained voice. "Mithos, thank you so much. I- I don't think I could do this without you..." His fingers pressed into his hand. In a lot of ways, he couldn't do this without him. Without him, Genis would have just accepted that Raine was dead, and eventually he'd be all alone.
But he didn't need to. "Like I said, I won't give up. We just need more time, right? Maybe...maybe it'll be okay someday."
It was all for Raine's sake. That was all that mattered.
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Date: 2016-01-29 05:22 pm (UTC)His face grew hot as he sniffled and fought himself to stop crying. Just having Mithos be patient with him made him feel better. They didn't need to rush. Mithos wasn't going to force him to act faster. He'd become strong enough to save Raine.
(Only Raine and no-one else...but whether Genis saved her or not, the world and everyone else would die anyway. This way, at least he and Raine could still be together. ...It still didn't sit right with him. But Raine would do the same for him.)
His hand drifted up to carefully hold Mithos's. Genis tried to give him a smile through his tears, the corners of his lips twitching up. It was going to be okay.
"All right," he replied in a small, strained voice. "Mithos, thank you so much. I- I don't think I could do this without you..." His fingers pressed into his hand. In a lot of ways, he couldn't do this without him. Without him, Genis would have just accepted that Raine was dead, and eventually he'd be all alone.
But he didn't need to. "Like I said, I won't give up. We just need more time, right? Maybe...maybe it'll be okay someday."
It was all for Raine's sake. That was all that mattered.