Pain or not, the teen can't keep the genuine beaming smile from his face. Everything already hurt anyway, so why couldn't he just smile? He just looked at Ryuutaro for a moment, his dull green eyes watering up, causing his silvery eyelashes to stick together. He takes in a deep shaky breath and works to move his good arm so that he can gently brush Ryuutaro's cheek with the back of his hand, completing the gesture he made before he lost consciousness- to wipe away tears that were no longer there.

"R-Ryuutaro... d-don't leave me again... p-please d-don't leave me again... I-I was afraid... I w-was afraid it was a-all a dream..."