Broken Pieces

Prologue

Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime or it characters but I do own this story.

I'm gonna smile like nothings wrong

Pretend like everything's all right

Act like it's all perfect even though

Inside it really hurts

~Anonymous

There is just so much one can take, and one can hide inside before it catches up to them. People who are strong can keep it going for years, but even they have a time when the act falters; when that happens they lock themselves away until they can bring that act back up. She wonders if this pressure in her chest is the sign of her act faltering, she hope it wasn't.

"Hey guys look!"

Breaking away from her thoughts she look at the blue hooded cape girl that was pointing at a small, yet elegant store that stood a few feet in front of them. From this far she could feel the small sparkle in the eyes of the girl.

"But haven't we visit to many stores already?"

The blue cape girl turn her head away from the store to look at her, and shook her head before smiling.

"No we haven't, so lets go!"

She cheered, as she grabbed hold of her hand practically dragging her to the store, rolling her eyes and shaking her head she had no other choice but let her self be dragged. Glancing up she notice the way clouds begin to roll in covering the sun, slightly narrowing her eyes at the sky she hope it wouldn't start raining.

As soon as they enter the store the blue cape girl quickly let go of her hand to rush from one end of the store to the other, not letting even the slightest thing inside the store to pass her eyes. Once again she felt that sparkle that the blue cape girl held as she roamed around all the fashionable clothes. She took a small glance at her friends who stood a bit frozen as they follow the blue cape girl with their eyes. Letting out a small inaudible sigh, she walks away from them trying to find a place to sit and be alone if only for a small amount of time. After reaching one end of the store she found what she needed, sitting her self down she turn her body to glance out the small window that stood behind the chair she was currently occupying. Fear flash through her eyes as her eyes met with a dark sky that turn even darker as she continues to stare at it. Her body began to slightly tremble as a piece of a dark memory resurface to her mind.

'Please not know, please I need to hold on if only for a bit'

She tried to sink that memory back down; because right now she needed to continue this act that noting was wrong with her. Her shaking abruptly stop as she felt the presence of someone approaching her, pulling her hood a bit more down her face she took a look at the approaching person from the corner of her eye. Relief washed over her as she noted that it was one of her friends. The black hood of his cape was pull over his head to conceal his face from anyone as he walk towards her. She turn her body away from the window as he stood hovering over her

"What are you doing here?"

She internally flinch at his cold demanding voice, looking down at the floor she open her small pale lips to respond

"Nothing just trying to rest for a bit"

She could feel his stare as she continue to look down at the floor; both stay like that for a few moments until she heard him turn in his heels to walk away from her. Turning her gaze away from the floor she look back up to the darkening sky.

"Oi, we are leaving"

Looking back at him she got up, and proceeded to pass him.

She looks at her group of friends that stood by the door obviously patiently waiting for them, as they regroup with them one by one exited the boutique. She let out a faint smile as the girl walking besides her wave her hands around frantically trying to get words to explain what she saw in their. She knew that it was pretty hard for her to explain all the excitement she held but as the girl calm down she let out a small smile and let the words to flow out of her mouth.

"They were the prettiest dresses I have ever seen"

She let out another small smile

"But haven't you said those same words to every store we visited"

The girl turns her head to look at her and she felt her eyes holding disbelief, looking down at the ground guilt began to slowly form in the pit of her stomach. Silence engulf the atmosphere as they both kept an even walking step, she glance at the blue cape girl besides her but her mouth was seal close refusing to speak against the awkward silence.

The silence follow them as they maid their way around the town neither wanting to break it, she wanted to hide herself again so grabbing the hem of the hood she pull it down trying to cover her face even more than it was before. Mentally scolding her self for saying those harsh embarrassing words in front of their friends. Sighing she slightly open her mouth to speak, but completely shut it when rain began to heavily fall.

"Oi! We need to find shelter now!"

Her body stiffened as the raindrops collided with her red cape, her mind became blank and the fear that she felt in the store came back with out any warning. She felt so alone; she felt fear as that memory slowly made its way into her blank mind. No she couldn't let her act slip now. Shaking her head she turn to look at her friends, but they were no longer there, snapping her head back to the front she finally spotted them running through the crowd trying to find shelter.

'No please don't leave me alone again'

Her eyes turn a slightly darker color and without letting her self think twice she began to sprint trying her best to catch up to them. Her legs slowly began to ache as she continue to run at her fullest, her vision turn blurry as her friends disappeared through the crowd of people; the fear she had taking complete control over her brain. As she took her next step her foot slip causing gravity to pull her forwards, closing her eyes she let her own instincts kick in, her arm quickly shot up covering her face before making contact with the wet hard ground. She let out a small whimper as she landed, her hair locks that were once conceal by her hood fanning all around her. She stays unmoving in the floor before slowly and painfully removing her arms from underneath the weight of her head. Letting out another whimper of pain she use her arms to pull her upper body, she flinch as she felt her now wet trousers tickle her chin. People around her stop running as they quickly recognize who she was, whispers quickly erupted through the crowd as she touch her hair.

"Its her…"

"What is she doing here?"

"Yeah there is no doubt its her"

An elderly woman stood at her line of vision opening her lips she pronounce the words as loud and clear as she could.

"I hate monsters like you"

She looks up from the ground, her eyes displaying a small amount of shock and internal pain. Looking away from the women she let her eyes roam around the whole crowd, but all their expressions stay the same, the expression of disgust and hatred.

"I…"

"People like you disgust me"

Lifting one trembling hand she pressed it around her heart curling her digits into the soft fabric of her cape. Her jaw tightens as she tried to stop her tears from escaping.

"W…why? Are you doing this-"?

"Monsters like you don't deserve to be happy"

An immense jolt of pain enters her head, tightening the hold of the fabric of her hood and jaw she restrict her self from screaming.

'Why…why is this happening to me!?'

All at once that memory that she tried to lock away resurface to her mind. She let her hands to limply slip to her side. She let her head fall as tears began to rush down her face mixing with the rain that continue to fall. The voices around continue but she remain unmoving with her tears still spilling, there was no hint of them stopping any time soon. She sat there wondering if anyone will come or if anyone care about her, she wonder if any one would grieve or even remember that she was gone to begin with.

'I truly wish I wasn't ever bo-'

She was suddenly pulled out of her grieving world, as the intensity of the pain in her head increased. The pains in her arms resurface as she quickly pulls them up to her head her fingers digging into her scalp. Lifting her pulsating head from the ground she look all around her, trying her best to find the person behind the pain in her head. But as she tried to find him or her, the pain increased even more.

"STOP!"

Her throat burn as she scream that same word over and over again, but no one stop it no one even felt guilty as they continued to inflict her with the pain. No one.

"PLEASE, I BEG YOU STOP! HURTING ME!"

Those were the last words that came out of her mouth as her vision slowly became bleary; her body became weaker until she didn't have enough strength to keep herself up. She closes her eyes tears still streaming down her small pale flush face. Her hands once again fell limply to her side, her feet becoming undone from underneath her as her body fell backwards.

'No one will ever care'

She was ready to feel one last ache, but it never came instead a warm hand grabbed her shoulder holding her upper body up a few centimeters away from the ground. Wincing she slowly tried to open her eyes. Blinking a few times painfully her vision became clear; looking up she was met with a pair of beautiful cold eyes. A second later her eyes once again began to slowly close, but she kept her gaze fixated to those pair of eyes

'How could a pair of warm hands belong to a person with such beautiful deep cold blue eyes?'

She wonder one last time as the darkness she loath all her life welcome her and as it did the mask she held inside slid back into place until it was once again its time to slip off.