Disclaimer: I do not own Gate Keepers or any of its characters. In fact, I
would not actually mind receiving Kageyama Reiji or Mitsuoka Yuji for
Christmas.
Icy Shadows Of A Flower, Chapter 1
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"I want to see you smile..."
"...Why?"
"Because your smile makes everything disappear..."
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'Huh? Where am I?' Kageyama Reiji got up and rubbed his head to focus his vision on his surroundings. He took a long glance at the green grass around him and noticed a certain peaceful tranquil that engulfed him. In a distance, he saw a figure. To be more specific, a white figure.
"You will find me when the winds of the mountain tells you so..."
Before Reiji could even ask what she meant by that, she was gone. Scratching his head, he got up and started to move towards the spot where he last saw the figure.
There was no trace of anything. Nothing, but a flower.
Slowly and carefully, he picked the flower up. It was nothing special, apart from the fact that it was nearly pure white, which the only specks of color, was the yellow pistils sticking out in the middle. He caressed it and with much surprise, found out that it was no longer living. 'That's odd, it looks, well, alive...'
Lifting his head up once more, a gentle breeze coaxed him and ruffled his hair. The feeling was nice, but as soon as it ended, he remembered the figure's last words. 'You will find me when the winds of the mountain tells you so...' He quickly looked around for any sign of clue.
Then it hit him. He should follow the direction of the wind. Quickly and swiftly, he headed towards the North, into nothing. The more he walked, the more tired he got. The more tired he got, the weaker he got. The weaker he got, the hungrier he got. The hungrier he got, the thirstier he got.
Finally, he plopped down onto the grass, lying face up to the sky, totally surrounded by yellow flowers. He took a second look at the white flower he had, deciding that he would finally die in a peaceful place. Though he was alone, he still had a beautiful flower to accompany him.
Fluttering onto his nose was a yellow butterfly. Like him, it was weak and tired and on the brink of death. Reiji stroked it with his index finger lightly, so as to not frighten it. Its wings were so soft under his fingertips and he yearned to touch it more. But soon, his hand got tired and plopped to his side. His eyes got wearier and it fluttered close, just as a white figure appeared by it again.
"No matter how you try, you will still be alone. But for you, I shall make it an exception."
*
Something tickled his nose. But his hand was too tired to even lift up and scratch it. Annoyed, he tried to activate his gate. He got the activated part. But the gate turned out to be different. He saw... the future. He saw, himself running... no, chasing something. His hand was reached out and all he managed to grasp was a white flower. It looked familiar. Very familiar. But he could not make out what and where he had seen this flower.
Before he knew it, his eyes were opened and saw a white furry thing in front of his eyes, perched on his nose. Shocked, he got up very quickly. Too quickly for the poor ermine to react and it fell onto his lap. Reiji took a second look at the animal. The animal was staring at him. No, it can't be. Could animals even stare?
"Hisame... Come here, Hisame..."
The ermine scurried over towards someone. A little girl, Reiji thought judging from the voice. It was the voice of a young girl but it sounded too mature. He turned around to see a white flower. A white flower perched on a young girl's head. All he could do was stay silent and stare.
"Um... if you don't mind, may I who are you?"
"I am myself."
"Tanka. Just like the saying 'If this is not the end of oblivion, then I shall live everyday as if my life were to end on this very day'. Am I wrong?"
The girl's eyes widened. But she was not ready to give up yet.
"If the wind that blows disappear in the sky..."
"...the clouds from Fuji know not where my feelings go." He completed it for her. "Now, may I know you name?"
She stiffened. How did he possibly know that she had set this puzzle for him to break? Quietly, she managed to say,
"Yukino. Houjou Yukino."
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Mainey's Corner: Well, my first GK fic and I'm pretty proud of it. I know it may be of an odd coupling but I still like them. Yukino and Reiji are apparently my favorite characters in the anime and I think that they go together pretty well. Both lacking a sense of belonging and love. Yukino is sort of still waiting for that guy to come back. Reiji has never experienced much love from parents. Don't both of them just go together? What a sad thing they never did. I did like Reiji a lot. Sniff.
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Icy Shadows Of A Flower, Chapter 1
===========================
"I want to see you smile..."
"...Why?"
"Because your smile makes everything disappear..."
===========================
'Huh? Where am I?' Kageyama Reiji got up and rubbed his head to focus his vision on his surroundings. He took a long glance at the green grass around him and noticed a certain peaceful tranquil that engulfed him. In a distance, he saw a figure. To be more specific, a white figure.
"You will find me when the winds of the mountain tells you so..."
Before Reiji could even ask what she meant by that, she was gone. Scratching his head, he got up and started to move towards the spot where he last saw the figure.
There was no trace of anything. Nothing, but a flower.
Slowly and carefully, he picked the flower up. It was nothing special, apart from the fact that it was nearly pure white, which the only specks of color, was the yellow pistils sticking out in the middle. He caressed it and with much surprise, found out that it was no longer living. 'That's odd, it looks, well, alive...'
Lifting his head up once more, a gentle breeze coaxed him and ruffled his hair. The feeling was nice, but as soon as it ended, he remembered the figure's last words. 'You will find me when the winds of the mountain tells you so...' He quickly looked around for any sign of clue.
Then it hit him. He should follow the direction of the wind. Quickly and swiftly, he headed towards the North, into nothing. The more he walked, the more tired he got. The more tired he got, the weaker he got. The weaker he got, the hungrier he got. The hungrier he got, the thirstier he got.
Finally, he plopped down onto the grass, lying face up to the sky, totally surrounded by yellow flowers. He took a second look at the white flower he had, deciding that he would finally die in a peaceful place. Though he was alone, he still had a beautiful flower to accompany him.
Fluttering onto his nose was a yellow butterfly. Like him, it was weak and tired and on the brink of death. Reiji stroked it with his index finger lightly, so as to not frighten it. Its wings were so soft under his fingertips and he yearned to touch it more. But soon, his hand got tired and plopped to his side. His eyes got wearier and it fluttered close, just as a white figure appeared by it again.
"No matter how you try, you will still be alone. But for you, I shall make it an exception."
*
Something tickled his nose. But his hand was too tired to even lift up and scratch it. Annoyed, he tried to activate his gate. He got the activated part. But the gate turned out to be different. He saw... the future. He saw, himself running... no, chasing something. His hand was reached out and all he managed to grasp was a white flower. It looked familiar. Very familiar. But he could not make out what and where he had seen this flower.
Before he knew it, his eyes were opened and saw a white furry thing in front of his eyes, perched on his nose. Shocked, he got up very quickly. Too quickly for the poor ermine to react and it fell onto his lap. Reiji took a second look at the animal. The animal was staring at him. No, it can't be. Could animals even stare?
"Hisame... Come here, Hisame..."
The ermine scurried over towards someone. A little girl, Reiji thought judging from the voice. It was the voice of a young girl but it sounded too mature. He turned around to see a white flower. A white flower perched on a young girl's head. All he could do was stay silent and stare.
"Um... if you don't mind, may I who are you?"
"I am myself."
"Tanka. Just like the saying 'If this is not the end of oblivion, then I shall live everyday as if my life were to end on this very day'. Am I wrong?"
The girl's eyes widened. But she was not ready to give up yet.
"If the wind that blows disappear in the sky..."
"...the clouds from Fuji know not where my feelings go." He completed it for her. "Now, may I know you name?"
She stiffened. How did he possibly know that she had set this puzzle for him to break? Quietly, she managed to say,
"Yukino. Houjou Yukino."
===========================
Mainey's Corner: Well, my first GK fic and I'm pretty proud of it. I know it may be of an odd coupling but I still like them. Yukino and Reiji are apparently my favorite characters in the anime and I think that they go together pretty well. Both lacking a sense of belonging and love. Yukino is sort of still waiting for that guy to come back. Reiji has never experienced much love from parents. Don't both of them just go together? What a sad thing they never did. I did like Reiji a lot. Sniff.
BTW, please Review!
Really easy! Here are a couple of steps to help guide you:
Move your mouse cursor to the scroll box at the bottom left hand corner of the window
Click on the scroll button and scroll down to 'Submit Review'
Click on the button next to it, which reads 'Go'
A window will pop up and have three text boxes, 'Name', 'Email' and 'Review'
Please type your name in, so that I can acknowledge you in my chapters
Email is pretty optional, unless you want me to send you alerts
In 'Review', just type in your comments, whether good or bad since all will be taken into consideration, into the text box
Then click 'Submit Review' which is the blue bar on the bottom.
And then you're done. I'm happy with the reviews and we can all get on with our lives. Perhaps the next chapter might come earlier than expected if I'm happy with what I get. Feels really good to have this chapter up.