requested by DamagedBalerina

shoji didn't believe he would have seen his beloved again

his tears falling in memory of what life's happiness was

the water falling on the floor as flashbacks entered his mind

shoji was working hard alone in his workshop

at that time he was an apprentice, his father, his only family member was in bed, getting sick with every passing day

they had tried everything to heal his ailments, yet nothing worked

and he would soon have to prepare for the upcoming loss

he was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he didn't notice a stranger that had just come into their shop

"excuss me," said a dark yet gentle voice

he looked up to the stranger

but was taken back, a wave of emotions making him stagger back in shock

a boy with a raven head and two piercing red eyes and a long flowing cape along with two long looked in wait

his red orbs meeting his own

"oh..sorry...is there anything I can help you with?" shoji stuttered, shaking his head to get out of his thoughts

"no, I have actually come to offer some of my help to you" his luxurious voice spoke once again

shoji would have stood there in awe of his curiosity didn't get the better of him

"what do you mean, who are you?" shoji asked in confusion and anticipation

"my name is tokoyami fumikage, and I have heard that your fathers have fallen deathly sick, but I come with a solution to help him become well again" tokoyami explained

shoji sighed, he wanted to believe this beautiful healer, but he had given up hope along time ago

"thank you, but there is nothing to do, it is only a matter of minutes before he passes" shoji sighed

but instead of leaving as shoji expected, he felt a hand clasp around one of his own

"do not give up faith, I have been told I have a gift," tokoyami said sweetly, looking up to shoji

shoji wanted to believe, but he was always met with disappointment

"if you could show me to your father, I am sure I can mend your broken faith," tokoyami said

shoji decided that it was worth a shot, it isn't like he could make matters worse

and so shoji showed the raven head to his father's bedside

he had no visible quirk unlike his son, he was quirkless, it was a mother who had passed down the quirk, but she had died during childbirth

he had not been the best father, he gambled and drank, but he was all shoji had, taught him all he needed to be a successful blacksmith

and as he watched the stranger place his hands on the man's chest

his faith and spirit was taken back with surprise as his chest began to glow a brilliant purple

and was taken back once again as the beautiful began to sing, making them glow even brighter

It was enchanting

it was breathtaking

and it was soon done

shoji's father seemed to fly out of bed

the death and misery once covering the room was gone

"father!" shoji exclaimed as he hugged his old man

"shoji" the man began hesitantly

"I thought I was a goner, what did you do," he asked

"It was not me father, this medical of a man healed you," shoji said as he pointed to the raven head, looking at the two men in satisfaction

"ah, thank you, I owe my life to you, you truly have a gift, we must give you something in return" the man rambled in humbleness, but tokoyami's hand stopped him from leaving the room

"I cannot accept any goods, your thanks are more than enough" tokoyami said

and thus began to leave

while shoji's father was jumping around the room in glee

shoji himself was running after the enchanter

"wait" shoji yelled, making the boy stop before he escaped into the woods

"I know you wouldn't accept any reward, but this can't be the last time that I will ever see you" shoji panted, trying to catch his breath

"then meet me at the graveyard at midnight, I to wish to want to learn more about the boy who would chase me to the haunted woods" tokoyami smirked as he left

leaving shoji staring after the mystery man

"I'll be there" shoji muttered

and it wasn't the last time

shoji had met tokoyami in the graveyard

in which that one meeting under the stars

soon turned into more and more memorable moments that they spent together

under the stars, they danced together

sung together

ate together

and tonight, after a wonderful month of enchantment

shoji would share his love with the midnight beauty

but little did he know his night of confessions

would soon take a darker turn

people around the village had heard of the wonderful healing powers that had healed shoji's father, astounded they soon started to follow shoji on his journey to meet with his bird-headed healer

many wanted it all to themselves

and tonight, after weeks of planning, they were ready

shoji held a single rose in one of his many arms

his beloved in his sight

a smile is hidden behind his mask

"tokoyami" shoji began, reaching to his dark twilight

"yes, shoji" tokoyami asked

"I-" shoji tried to say

but the roaring of excited villagers soon ruined their moment

torches blazing red-orange and yellow burning brightly in the distance, but coming closer

"give us the witch" and "hand us the healer now" were heard within the wood

shoji held tokoyami close, in fear of his beloved being taken away and ran

the villagers soon ran after them, holding the torches high as they charged

but in their hurry, they didn't notice the low hanging branches

catching ablaze

and joined the chase

smoke covering the woods

clearing out fearful villagers

but as the two were almost in the clear

broken and burnt branches started to fall

shoji didn't notice it

but tokoyami did

tokoyami pushed shoji to the side, and into freedom

while tokoyami remained trapped in the burning woods

"TOKOYAMI!" shoji cried as he tried to rush back into the woods

but bigger and blazing branches began to crash down, blocking shoji's path

"no no no no" shoji cried as he tried to move the branches, burning his hands and arms, but they refused to budge

"shoji" a familiar but weak voice called out

"tokoyami, oh no, it can't end like this!" shoji cried out

"I'm sorry I didn't get chance to say this before" tokoyami's voice continued

"no, I'll get you out, I'll...I-" shoji blubbered

"I love you shoji," tokoyami said

taking shoji back in shock

"I, I love you too, so much," shoji said defeatedly

and that was their last words to each other as an explosion of fire sent shoji's body flying back

"NOOOOOOO" shoji cried

he continued to shout his love's name

but he was met with no response

shoji stayed there in pain, curled into a ball, crying,

he had nothing

nothing to remember his fallen love

not even the rose that he was ready to give

but that was when he saw it

past the row of awestruck students

as he spotted his ghostly love

holding his proposing rose in hand

he cried in happiness that although he only had memories remember him

he had something of his that he still held close

even in death

love is forever

"beautiful"