Tekken5:DRfic
Disclaimer: Tekken© Namco
Like You
What are you staring at?
You're looking at me like a mirror.
Your mirror. Reflection. Your exact opposite.
No, sis. We're different from each other. Unlike you, I have my memories. They were left intact. Unlike you...
Unlike you, whom father doted on more and trained personally.
Father really does love you more, doesn't he? Because you were perfect.
Perfect.
Stronger, prettier, smarter and wiser. Perfect.
Next to you, I'm just as pathetic as a bug on the ceiling. It's because you're Nina, brains and brawl. Beautiful. You're just like a work of art. A masterpiece.
You get the better things.
And me? Dear Anna the forgotten. Shadowed over by her lovely sister. I'm sick of that.
I'm sick of hiding in your shadow.
I'm sick of you always beating me.
I'm sick of you.
I'm sick of this façade.
I'm sick of trying to help you. I'm sick of trying and trying. I know that we'll end up beating each other again.
I'm sick of you staring at me like a mirror. I told you that we're nothing alike. You hear me?
Nothing alike.
But you know, I bet that you're jealous of me.
No. Don't point your finger at me. Don't get heated up. You don't even have to say anything and deny.
Someone once told me that firstborns may get all the glory.
But second-borns enjoy more freedom.
I hit a nerve, didn't I? Most likely I did. Before you raise your fist and hit me, I still have more to tell. I still have more to shove at your face, so listen up.
Put your fist down and listen to me.
Unlike you, I was free. Free from all the responsibilities that father entrusted to you. Free from all the harm it could cause.
Unlike you, I was able to bake a cake with mother. Never really got to do that, right? Laugh at me if you want. I know you're jealous.
And unlike you, I can remember every single day I had before we were put to cryosleep.
Does it hurt? Well, does it? Hah. As if you can do anything about it.
I'm Anna. Optimistic, lovable and spirited. I'm the girl that never fails to brighten everyone's day, even though I can't seem to brighten up my own. I'm nothing like you, sis.
You're Nina. Pessimistic, stony-faced and cynical. You're the girl that everyone loves, even though you don't love them back. You're nothing like me.
We're even. The two of us.
Then again, if we both look back, we'll see that we also have a lot in common.
Stare at me all you want, I won't melt in your gaze.
Like you, like me. Crystal blue eyes. Skills. Habits. Wishes...
Dreams. Promises. Bitterness. Regrets. Hatred. Jealousy.
Like you, like me. We hate each other. We care for each other. We're sisters.
I am Anna Williams. Broken, shattered and lonely. I'm just like you.
You are Nina Williams. My sister. Broken, torn and lost. Perfectly imperfect.
Don't look away. Look at me. Don't look away because you know that it's true.
I'm just like you. You're just like me. Broken, shattered, torn, lonely and lost.
I'm just like you, sis. Perfectly imperfect.
"Royal firstborns may get all the glory,
but second-borns enjoy more freedom."
-Princess Diana.