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"Talking"
'Thinking'
Summary: What if Yuki was born as a girl once more and not a boy? She doesn't have any memories of anyone she knew in her past life, not even Luka. But will that stop her from falling in love with Luka all over again? As time passes, she gains her powers and her memories back; both happy and painful ones. Painful memories she had wished away before she died in her past life.
This follows the anime storyline.
Disclaimer: I do not own Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru.
Uraboku: Redone
Episode 1: Time, Set in Motion
'The pain...it hurts.'
A sad women's voice drifted within the dark abyss.
'Please free me from it...'
She called out, but no one was there. She slowly opened her eyes to a sea of darkness: full of thorns and red roses. The thorns were her chains and the roses were the blood of everyone she loved that had been shed. All their pain shrouded her. The thorns held her there, forever feeling the sorrow of others, never to escape its torture...
The women laid on a battlefield, within a man's grasp. He wore dark raiment that matched the eeriness of the field they sat on. His sword stood not far from him, stabbed into the ground.
Moments ago, he had held that very sword that he used to kill many, for they had came to take the very person in his arms. He held her protectively within his arms. Her hair softly brushed against his arm as it blew in the cold air that surrounded them.
"Hey...Luka," the women began to say. "Please be there for me at the end," she said as she held onto his shirt. "If I am destined to die, I want you to be the one who frees me..." He sat there listening to every word, already knowing what she's going to ask him to do. "Be the one to kill me," she told him.
"I'd never do anything to hurt you..." he replied. She looked up at him as he reached to grasp his sword. He took it out from ground and got up, his clothes blew in the wind. "...But that's all hypothetical. I will protect you," he said looking at her form on the ground.
She looked up at him from where she sat. He began to walk away, "Wait!" she shouted, her eyes staring at him pleadingly.
The sun appeared from behind the clouds and incased her in a circle of light. The man held up his sword letting the sunlight glisten off the black metal of his weapon. He slightly turned his head, "I will not betray you," he stated.
She stretched out her hand, "Luka!" she screamed while trying to reach him.
A girl woke up. She saw her arm stretched out in front of her; she stared at it confused. She sat up, completely ignoring the alarm clock that had gone off a few minutes ago. There was a sliver of light seeping through the shut curtains, signaling it was morning. Soft tweets from birds outside the window could be heard within the room.
She stayed at Asahi Orphanage, with many other kids that were much younger than her. She was already in high school, while the other kids weren't even in school yet. She has been at the orphanage since she was a baby, so she doesn't really remember what her parents looked like- if she ever saw them in the first place- but even with that, she was happy to be with everyone in the orphanage. They were like her new family.
After a few minutes, she got up and turned off her alarm. She opened her curtains, letting the morning sun drown her room with sunlight. She took her pajamas off and changed into her school uniform. She looked at herself in the mirror. She had an hourglass figure that made her look good in any clothes, and had long silky brown hair that reached down to her knees. People always told her she was beautiful, but to her she was like everyone else, just another person in the world–nothing special at all.
After she was down with changing and doing all her bathroom stuff, she sat on her bed, thinking. 'Recently, I've been having strange dreams...but I can't remember any of them after I wake up,' she thought. After staying for a few more minutes, she got up and headed outside.
The wind rustled the foliage of the trees, making the sunlight dapple spots on the ground. She stopped and looked up at the branches and continued her thoughts from before, 'Yet I get the feeling they're very important and that I shouldn't forget them.'
"Yuki!" someone had called her. She turned her head to the source of the voice. She looked toward the front of the orphanage, where she saw a familiar person standing there.
"Kanata-san," she said. She saw him raise his hand and wave at her. Yuki made her way towards him. "Good morning!" she greeted.
"Good morning," he greeted back.
"What are you doing here so early?" she asked him.
He took out a package, it said Books: Wild Frogs on it, "I thought I'd give you this, before I head in to the university." He held out the package for her to take. "Weren't you looking for a picture book?" he asked.
"Yes! Thank you!" She took the package, with the so called picture book inside. "I'll read this to everyone tonight. I'm sure they'll be overjoyed," she said, while giving him a warm smile.
Their meeting was interrupted when she heard her name again. "Yuki-chan, good morning!" a young girl's voice called. Yuki turned in the direction of the voice. She saw four kids standing at the window, three girls and one boy. The girl that had called her was waving her arm, with the other kids stand next to her.
The boy had noticed the person next to Yuki, "Oh Kanata-nii, good morning!" he greeted.
"You're early today!" another girl said.
Yuki was glad everyone was awake. She could share the good news with them. She held up the book, "Kanata-san brought you all a new picture book."
As expected they cried out in joy, "Awesome!" the boy shouted.
"Can you read it with us later?" one of the girls asked.
"I'll read it after school, okay?" Yuki replied back.
"Hurray!" all the kids cheered. Seeing all of them happy brought a smile to Yuki's face. She loved seeing people happy and full of joy. When they were happy, she was happy.
"I love you, Yuki-chan!" one of the girls said, running around in joy.
Yuki noticed this, "Don't run; you might get hurt!" she called to the girl. Kanata stood there with a smile on his face as he watched Yuki handle the kids. They've been together for so long, ever since he and Yuki were kids. It's good to see them all happy.
"Oh yeah," she said as if she remembered something, "I have to see someone, we'll talk later, ok Kanata-san." She gave him a smile.
He smiled back. "Ok," he replied.
She began walking away, toward her Martial Arts teacher's office. Once she got there she knocked on the door. After waiting a little while, she opened the door; peering inside, she saw her sensei polishing some awards on the wall. He noticed someone had entered the room; he stopped what he was doing and looked at the person that stood at the door. Once he had saw who it was, he gave a warm welcoming smile, signaling for her to come in. She walked in and closed the door behind her. He placed the rag down on his desk and sat in his office chair. Yuki walked to the front of his desk.
He began to talk, "That was a close match the other day." He was talking about the Martial Arts match she had competed in. She only got third place, but that still made her happy. The trophy stood on a wooden table next to his desk. There was a red and white ribbon on it that said "Third Place – Sakurai Yuki" on it.
"It was, but thank you. I did so well due to all your great coaching," she replied giving him a smile.
He knew she was naturally kind, but it felt good to be praised on his coaching. He looked at her and said, "I'm sorry I made you participate in my hobby after work."
"Not at all."
He gave a chuckle. 'She really is kind' he thought. "So, was there something you wanted?" he asked.
"Oh yeah," she took out the package with the book and put it on the desk. "Here, Kanata-san brought this for everyone."
"Oh. He's here?" he asked.
"Yes."
He smiled at the news. "I wish he would come see me sometime."
"I think he had to call his boss. He's outside right now. He seems to be doing well."
"By the way, Yuki..."
"Yes?"
"I heard you're looking for a place to live." He looked sad after he said that. Yuki can feel other's emotions, so she noticed the sudden change, but she replied anyway.
"Yes, I am."
He turned toward a picture on the wall. "There's no need to hurry," he replied while looking at the picture of the orphanage, from when Yuki was a kid. Everyone was wearing jackets and scarfs, showing it must have been cold when they took the picture. It showed other kids that weren't at the orphanage now, and little Yuki gripping onto a young Kanata's shirt. Yuki looked at it and felt nostalgic.
She was brought out of her thoughts when he kept talking. "You don't need to find one right now," he continued. "There's still time until graduation. This is your home," he reminded her with a smile.
She smiled back, knowing why he was saying this; he didn't want her to leave so soon, "Thank you," she bowed, her hair falling to her sides. "I'll take the time to think over it," she said and left the room. She began walking down the halls of the orphanage, when one of the ladies that took care of the kids called out to her.
Yuki turned around. "Yuki-chan, could you get the newspaper?" she asked, "I forgot all about it."
"Sure," Yuki said instantly.
"Thank you, Yuki-chan," she said and went back to doing whatever she was doing.
Yuki turned again toward the direction of the mailbox at the front. Once she made it there, she opened the back of the box and took out the newspaper. A letter was brushed out of the box when she grabbed the newspaper, and fell on the ground. She was shocked when she saw it. This didn't go unnoticed by Kanata that stood under the tree at the front. He had seen her reaction to the fallen letter.
She picked it up and put it into her pocket. She walked relatively fast to the lady that had sent her to fetch the newspaper. Yuki passed her in the hall and handed her the newspaper she requested and made her way to her room. She sat at her desk and opened the letter. As she had expected, it said the same thing as the other letter she had received. In cut out letters from magazines it said, Sakurai Yuki, Die! She didn't understand who would send such a thing, or what she had done to make them feel this way towards her. She opened her desk drawer to reveal another folded letter.
'This is the second letter,' she thought. The other one she had received was found in her shoe box at school. She felt a bit down, 'Maybe no one needs me after all...' Yuki always wondered why she was born. What was her purpose in life? She remember a time back from when she was little; she and her teacher sat on a bench and he told her how he had found her as a baby crying by the orphanage gate. Nothing was left, but a note with her name on it. No one knew who she truly was. She had asked if her parents had not needed her, that's why they gave her up. And the same question remained in her head ever since.
'I just want someone to tell me why I was born...why I'm here...' she thought while looking at the clouds through her window. She was taken out of her trance when she heard a knock at the door. She quickly shoved the note into her drawer and slammed it shut. She wasn't going to let anyone see those notes. "Y-Yes?" she said to the person on the other side of the door.
"Yuki, want to keep me company and walk with me?" It was Kanata-san.
"I'll be right there," she walked towards the door and saw him waiting for her.
They went out of the orphanage and walked along the sidewalk. The gently breeze blew their hair softly. Her hair looked beautiful: so light, it flowed with the wind, and the sun shined off them making her glow. It looked like strands of gold flowing in the wind. Everyone they passed stared at her in amazement. She looked like a long lost princess from a distant land.
"I'll ask an acquaintance about an apartment," he began to say, "could you stop by after class?" he asked.
"Sure," Yuki said, but she still felt a bit down about the letter she received.
Kanata turned to look at her; he noticed how she looked a bit sad. "Something on your mind?" he asked. She was surprised by the question. She looked up at him. He had a small smile on his face that seemed like he was trying to cheer her up. "You don't look well."
"Oh, it's nothing." She didn't want him to worry. She hated causing problems for others. "I probably just need to catch up on sleep." Yuki replied, trying to smile the best she could, so he wouldn't worry; but he could tell something was wrong.
"Are you having trouble sleeping?" he asked concerned.
"No, I've just been having a lot of dreams lately," she told him.
"Dreams?" he said a bit confused.
She continued, "But when I wake up, I can't remember them very well." He watched as she tilted her head to look at the sky. He had noticed the disappointed look in her eyes when she said that.
"It you need someone to talk to, I'll listen."
"Eh?" she turned towards him surprised. He was smiling at her, and she couldn't help but smile back.
"You always try to handle things alone," he said, remembering when they were little and she always tried doing things herself, without wanting to cause other people trouble.
"All right. Thank you Kanata-san," she bowed. "I'll see you later." She ran off towards the direction of her school.
A few blocks away, two figures sat on a wall under a tree. "That's odd... It should be here soon," a young man with white hair, said. He took another acorn-shaped chocolate candy and popped it into his mouth.
"The Sparrow Express?" the young girl next to him asked.
"Un." He kept chewing, when he noticed a bird on a tree. He smiled, "She's close."
"She's cute, isn't she?" the girl said while looking at a picture of Yuki. The man turned to look at the picture. She really was cute. "Yuki-chan hasn't changed one bit."
The boy agreed, "That's true. She looks the same as her past life."
"Yup she's as cute as ever, her looks never falter," the girl said while rubbing the picture on her cheek with a smile on her face. She was interrupted when a man called out to them.
"Hey, you kids!" he yelled.
The white hair boy was the first to answer. "What do you want, old man?"
He had a frown on his face from being call an "old man," but he continued talking, "Everyone else is lining up. Follow the rules!" he said to the two. But the boy just gave him a bored look.
Three other guys, standing near by, heard what the man said. "Heh! Rules, huh?" they said mockingly, kicking the old man in the stomach, making him fall to the ground. "Get out of here, moron!" they said, still kicking him. "You got ten seconds to get up or you lose. It's in the rules old man." The boys kept abusing the person, but everyone in line looked away as if nothing was going on. None of them bothered to help the poor defenseless man on the ground. "You've got to follow the rules. You're an adult," they said and laughed.
The girl sitting under the tree, looked at the group of boys with disgust, she couldn't take it anymore. "I'll be right back," she said to her partner.
The boy saw what she was going to do, "Wait, Toko-chan." The girl turned to look at her partner.
"You've got to give those kids an earful before they'll listen!" she said, trying to reason with him.
"I'll do it, then," he offered.
"Please stop!" someone had shouted, before he could get up. The girl, Toko-chan, was surprised to hear that voice. It was soft and calm, like she had heard so many times before. They both turn to look at the source of the voice and sure enough it belonged to Yuki.
Yuki was heading to school, when she had seen what was going on. She saw that no one was helping the poor man, but she wasn't going to be like them and just watch those boys torture the old man. She felt other's emotions when she touched them, but just by looking at the pain in the old man's face, she knew how he felt and it sickened her.
Everyone turn to the beauty that had interrupted the event taking place. She began to speak, "If you don't stop, he'll die."
One of the teenagers walked over to her. "Who do you think you are?" the teenager asked her. He grabbed her shoulder and got a good look at her. "Hey, you're kind of cute. Fights are not for ladies, so maybe after I'm done with this old man, we can go out and have some fun," he said trying to charm her with his "good" looks.
Yuki gave him an evil eye. How dare he treat her like a helpless girl. She grabbed his arm that he had placed on her shoulder, and tugged him forward. She got out of the way and grabbed his other arm, tugging on it until it hurt. The teenager was on the ground in an instant, on his knees grunting in pain. Yuki held onto his arm, showing no signs of letting go.
Toko-chan watched the scene taking place. "Wonderful, Yuki-chan!" she cheered obviously happy to see the jerk being taught a lesson, by the very girl he was just trying hitting on, no less.
"Whoa." Toko's partner said surprised at Yuki's skill.
"L-Let go of me..." the teenager demanded, getting angrier by the second.
"I'm very sorry. It's a habit," Yuki said, but still didn't let go. Since she's in Martial Arts, it really did become a habit. Whenever she's in danger or felt threatened, she naturally used self-defense.
"Shut up! Let me go, already!" the teenager yelled becoming very angry. Yuki suddenly paused. She felt something coming from him. She saw a dark aura shrouding his form. Her powers were activating. She heard his thoughts, 'I'll never forgive my good-for-nothing father.' She saw his past; his dad had ran away with some other women. 'He betrayed us, his family.' The teenager stood with his mom and sister, watching there father and husband leave them. 'I will never forgive him!' the boy thought with hate.
Yuki let go of the teenager and grabbed her head. 'It's happening again...' she thought still holding her head, which was now throbbing with pain. What was going on? Every time she touched someone, she always has these visions and she always feels weak afterwards. She knew she was good at sensing others emotions, but this was too much.
"You punk!" she heard the teenager, who's past she had just seen, shout. "You think you're so tough." He got closer with his two other buddies right behind him. He lifted his fist, looking like he was about to punch her, when a chocolate acorn hit him straight in the face, stopping him in his track. He looked down confused at the candy that had just struck him.
"How lame..." a girl's voice was heard. The group looked up to see two other teenagers in grey uniforms. One had a cell phone in her hand, while the other one had a bird on his shoulder and was eating a box of candy that looked exactly like the one that hit his face.
"Ready to give it a rest?" the boy said.
"I already called the cops," the girl said while waving her phone around emphasizing her point. Yuki looked curiously at the two. She turn back to the gang when she heard the teenager say "to leave" because the girl had call the cops on them. She watched as they ran away with their tails between their legs. 'What a bunch of losers,' she thought.
After they were gone, the boy turned to Toko. "You called the cops?" he asked.
The girl smiled, "Nope. I lied."
"Excuse me..." Yuki began. They turned to her. "Thank you very much!"
The girl just smiled, "You should be more careful." Yuki was surprised; she looked up at the stranger. "You're strong, but there were three of them. And lots of people don't understand others' pain," the stranger said scolding her, "I wish it weren't the case, but not everyone's a good Samaritan." When she said that many of the people that had witness the events looked down in shame.
Yuki was surprised at what she had just said. "All I could think about was saving him," she replied. The two teens looked at each other.
"You..." the girl began. Yuki looked up. Before she could get a good look of the girl, she was soon embraced in a hug. "...Are too kind for you own good!" the girl said while hugging her. Yuki looked surprised by her action. "But I prefer people who help others without self-regard, over those who ignore people's problems." Her partner just watched them, with a smile. He completely agreed with Toko-chan. She let go of the hug, "I'm sure we'll get along just fine."
"Eh?"
"See you around," the girl said.
"See you later, Yuki," the boy said. She was surprised at how they knew her name when they had just met.
"W-Wait!" Yuki called out, turning around to try to catch them, but they were gone. "How did they know my name?" she asked herself, before turning around and heading to school. Unbeknownst to her, a dark figure stood on top of a building, watching her every move. He had two earrings on his left ear and had dark silky locks that blew in the wind. He held his gaze on her form, until she made it to her school.
~At School~
"Sakurai-chan! Sakurai-chan!" a girl called to her. Yuki stopped walking and turned to the person.
"I heard you got in a fight with some delinquents," another girl said.
"You beat them up right?" asked the last girl.
"You're really great!"
Yuki was surprised at how fast the word traveled. "Oh, uh..." she was lost for words.
"Wow, you're both beautiful and strong!" the first girl said. "Did you know you've got even more fans after what you did? You already had a bunch of fans before because at how pretty you are, but now even more joined your club."
"N-no way..." Yuki was flustered. She never expected to have so many fans.
One of the girls giggled, "Look! She's turning red!"
"So cute!" another girl said.
Yuki couldn't take all this attention any more. "S-Sorry. I have got to go!" she began running away from the group of girls.
"Ah, Sakurai-chan!" one girl called to her.
"Hey, wait!" another called.
"She's too cute." Yuki heard one of them say.
She blushed and looked down embarrassed. 'Why does everyone say that? I'm just a normal high school girl like them.' She kept running until she was out of site of those girls, she turned the corner and saw her "friend" Uzuki-kun. He was gardening flowers on the side of the walkway.
She walked closer to him. "Uzuki-kun," she called out getting his attention. He saw her and stood up from his position. "Good morning," she greeted. She looked at the flowers; they looked very pretty in the morning light. "Are you taking care of these flowers, Uzuki-kun?" she asked still looking at the flowers. She smiled, "They are very beautiful."
He looked away, feeling a bit uncomfortable, "Yeah..."
Yuki turned back too look at him. She saw him turn his head, revealing a mark that was hidden before under his shirt collar. "Huh?" It looked different from other marks though... "Uzuki-kun... you've got a red mark on your neck." Yuki went to touch it, but once she did a dark aura came off the mark. Immediately, she began to have visions: a glass cup shattered as it hit the floor, the pieces littered the ground. Then she saw blood trailing down what was soon revealed was Uzuki-kun's face.
"What are you looking at?" a woman screamed at him. "Why did you have to be born?" Yuki saw a women, who she guessed was the mom, resting her head on a table with a bottle of alcohol next to her. Uzuki-kun stood at the door just watching her. "Without you, my life could have been different." Once she said that Uzuki-kun shut his eyes as if he understood. He wasn't going to argue to what she was saying, for all he knew, it would have been better if he never were born. The image faded away, and Yuki saw Uzuki-kun standing right in front of her. She looked down, realizing what he was going through.
She somehow brought herself to speak, "Ne...? Uzuki-kun, are you all right?" He was startled by the sudden question, then that soon turn into fear. He put his hand on the eye where the blood had dripped down.
In a shaken voice he said, "You're doing it again..."
She soon realized he knew she saw his past. "I-I'm very sorry! I didn't mean to!"
"Ah, I found her!" She heard one of the three girls she met before say. Yuki didn't even get to turn her head when Uzuki-kun yelled at her to shut up. Yuki stepped back a bit frightened by the sudden shout.
"U-Uzuki-kun...?" He kept covering his eye with his hand. He looked down, like he was trying to hold back his anger. Before he exploded, he turned around and ran away from Yuki as fast as he could.
The three girls walked up to Yuki. "What was that about?" one of them asked.
"Gross," another said.
"I don't understand him," the last one said. Yuki turned around to look at them. "Don't worry about him, Sakurai-chan. He's been really weird lately. I live near him. His mother's not always there..." The girl's tone turned dark, "Apparently, she's almost killed him a few times." Yuki remembered the visions. "B-but it's all just rumors," the girl said in a reassuring tone. But Yuki knew the truth.
Yuki looked down, "...I see...just rumors..." She looked back up with a smile, "Well, I better be going. Ja ne!" and ran off again. After a few seconds of running, she dropped her smile. 'I've got to help him somehow.'
~With Uzuki~
After getting away from Yuki, he found the nearest bathroom and lock himself inside. "Damn it! She's always pitying me!" he said with hate. He remembered back to when he and Yuki first met. Yuki wanted to be friends, because she thought they were the same, but he didn't think they were. Everyone treated her as if she was special, and treated him like a freak. He had slapped her hand away, when she had grabbed his. She didn't understand him at all, but she had cried for him that day. She took pitying on him, and that just made him even madder. She probably thought he was lesser than her–so much that she needs to feel sorry for him. "What's her problem?" he asked no one.
"You're pathetic," a voice said from nowhere. This startled Uzuki.
"Who's there!" he yelled
The voice continued, "I've been watching you from above," it said. Wanting to find the source of the voice Uzuki stepped out of his stall, listening carefully. "I felt bad for you," the voice chuckled finding humor in his words because that's the last thing the boy wanted to hear. It continued to speak, "You understand, don't you? That's why you sent those letters. Those death threats!" the voice echoed within Uzuki's head.
Uzuki dropped to his knees.
"It's her fault... Always acting like the good girl..." Uzuki managed to get out. "It's going to her head. She acts like she knows everything!" he said, venom in his voice. "I just wanted to scare her a little. That's why I..."
"Exactly," the voice interrupted, "It's not your fault. You've done nothing wrong." Listening to every word, Uzuki began to agree with the voice.
"That's right. It's not my fault. She's the one that is wrong." The mark on his neck began to glow a bright red color.
~With Yuki~
Yuki sat alone at her desk, not joining in her other classmates' conversations. Her mind was elsewhere. It had wondered to a certain boy that has always been on her mind since the day they met.
"Uzuki-kun..." she whispered softly. She was desperately trying to find a way to help him, but she couldn't think of anything. 'Why am I so useless...?' she thought.
The bell rang, signaling school was over. She picked up her bag and made her way outside towards Kanata's Apartment, because she had promised him she would go visit after school. She walked down the street, not paying attention to what was around her, but luckily she didn't run into anyone.
When she got to his apartment, she went to the front desk to check in. After she wrote herself down, she went towards the direction of the elevators and made her way up to his floor. Kanata's room was around the corner from the elevators. Yuki made her way to his office.
When she got there she knocked on the door. She heard rustling on the other side of the door then the door opened revealing Kanata.
"Oh Yuki, please come in." Kanata moved to the side to let her in. She walked in and went to sit down on his couch. "Would you like a drink?" he asked.
"S-sure, thank you," she replied nervously.
Kanata came back with two mugs of tea in his hands and paper in his arm. He placed down one of the mugs in front of Yuki and the other in front of him. Then he laid down the pieces of paper he was carrying for her to see. It had a list of different apartments and the prices. "I found of few places for you," he said.
"Thank you," she said slowly, without even looking at the paper.
"If you don't find anything you like, I'll keep looking," he offered.
"Okay..." she said, not taking her eyes off the same spot on the table.
Noticing she wasn't herself today, Kanata asked, "Did something happen?"
"Huh?" She was surprised by the question.
Kanata continued, "Remember what I told you this morning? You can talk to me about anything.
She gave him a small smile, "Thank you, but I'm fine really. It's nothing." She picked up the apartment papers, "Anyway, thank you for these. I'm sure one of these will work out."
"Well, there's still plenty of time before graduation." He went to pick up his cup of tea, "You should pace yourself."
She set down the pieces of paper and turned towards him. "I want to be like you Kanata-san." He took a sip of his tea and looked at her, a bit surprised. She smiled at him and got up. His eyes followed her movements as she continued to speak. "You work hard, making your way through college all by yourself... I think that is really great," she said as she looked at the different books on his desk. Then something caught her eye, "Huh? What's this book?" she asked noticing a gray book with a weird design on the spine.
Kanata saw the book she was holding up, "It's the only thing I had with me when I arrived at the orphanage," he replied.
Yuki looked at the cover of the book. It had four circles with designs in them, near each corner. In the middle was weird writing Yuki couldn't make out. "What does it say?"
Kanata replied, "The Key of Raziel."
"The Key of Raziel," Yuki repeated, testing the words out. I sounded foreign.
"Recently, I learned how to read it," Kanata exclaimed. He got up and went to the window.
"What is it about?" she asked as he walked away.
He watched the street below. "Something that would be of benefit to the world," he replied, never taking his eyes off the people on the streets.
"To the world...?" Yuki asked, a bit confused at what he meant.
"Did you know the world is slowly moving toward its destruction?" Kanata told her. "Meteorological abnormalities caused by environmental pollution... Hunger, terrorism, and wars driven by racism and religion..." he paused; letting his words soak in to her mind. He continued, "Humans are foolish and deeply sinful creatures." Yuki just stared at him. Kanata turn his head slightly, "Ne Yuki..."
"Yes?" she replied.
"We must reset everything, to cleanse this tainted world. Don't you agree?" Kanata stared at her with a dark look in his eyes.
Shocked by the look, Yuki couldn't bring herself to reply to his question. Luckily some lady had called him to look over a document. Yuki took this chance to leave.
"I see you're busy right now. I guess I should be heading back to the orphanage anyway," Yuki made her way to the door. "Well bye Kanata-san. See you later!" she turned the corner to go into the elevator.
Kanata watched as her form disappeared, then turned back towards the lady with the document.
~At the Orphanage~
Yuki looked out the window into the dark of night. 'Today, Kanata-san seemed a little different,' she thought. She remembered the look he had when he talked about cleansing the world. Remembering it gave her shivers down her spine. "What exactly did he mean by 'resetting' the world?" she asked herself.
She heard the door click open. "Yuki-chan! We're done brushing our teeth," a girl shouted. She turned around to the girl and the other kids. "Read to us."
"Come on. Let's play some more," the boy said.
"I want you to read too!" another girl said.
"Then, why don't I tell you guys a story today?" Yuki said to the kids.
"Yay!" they cheered.
She giggled at how easily pleased they are. "Come on guys lets get ready for bed then I'll tell you guys the story."
"Ok!" they all said and ran to their room, to get everything ready. Yuki walked into the room and all of the kids were in their beds waiting for her to tell them her story. She smiled and laid down next to one of the girls, and began to tell her tale.
"Once upon a time, a prince and a princess live alone in an empty field. They had only recently met, but they felt like they had known each other for a long time. And they quickly became friends." Yuki paused. "But why was that? They had just met for the first time." The kids listen to each word carefully. " The princess thought it was very strange, so she asked the prince, 'Is this really the first time we've met?' The prince relied, 'I think this is our first meeting, but I know you. And you know me.' The prince smiled and said, 'We were destined to meet because of the promise we made to God...'" Yuki was going to continue, but she heard the soft sounds of the children sleeping. She smiled at their calm relaxed faces, and got up trying not to disturb them. She was about to close the door when a girl called her.
"Yuki-chan." Yuki looked at her. "I love you," she said softly.
Yuki gave her another smile, "Good night," and closed the door behind her. A soft tone came from her phone. She got a message. She grabbed it and flipped it open.
Help. -Uzuki
Yuki was shocked. The person she had been thinking about all day was in trouble. She immediately ran out of the orphanage gates towards the direction of the place that was stated on the phone.
She ran downtown, until she saw a figure standing in the middle of the road. It was Uzuki-kun.
She ran towards him and tried to call out his name, but he just gave her a blank stare. Yuki looked frightened when the crosswalk light went from green to red, telling people cars would be passing. And Uzuki was still in the middle of the street. She saw the traffic light turn green.
Without even thinking about what she was doing, she ran towards him. She stretched out her hand, trying to grab him, but once she "touched" him, he disappeared. She fell onto her knees.
"Uzuki-kun?" She was confused as where went. She tried to get up, but something latched onto her leg and wont release her from its deadly grip. "My legs!" She was beginning to panic. She heard the horn of a vehicle and looked up, she saw a huge truck heading for her at full speed. She looked at the bright light of the vehicle, she knew what was going to happen but didn't want to look. She turned her head away. She didn't want to die yet. "Help!" she called out.
Someone ran towards her, and picked her up into his arms. The man jumped up into the air to avoid the truck. Yuki was shocked, but still held onto her savior. All she saw of the man was his dark jet-black hair that shined in the moonlight.
She turned her head, when she saw the truck hit the side of the road. The moon was very bright that day, so she saw that no one was driving the vehicle.
The man dropped her off on the bridge that connected the two sidewalks. He set her down gently. "Are you hurt?" he asked. His voice was calm and husky. When he talked, it sent a shiver down her spine, like she knew the voice from somewhere.
"I'm fine," she replied. She looked at his eyes, 'It's like these silver eyes woke my sleeping heart."
She thought for a second, "How best to describe it? Like they're not of this world.' They studied each other for a while. 'These eyes...'
'I finally found you.'
Yuki was shocked. It was her voice, but it was distant, like from her memory. She got up, "What was that?" she asked the man, hoping he would know.
All he said was, "Be careful."
"Careful...?" Then she realized why she was there. She walked to the side of the bridge. "Uzuki-kun!" she shouted staring at the empty space on the road, where she thought Uzuki-kun had been.
"It was an illusion," the man exclaimed.
"An illusion?" Yuki asked, confused.
The man looked up towards the sky, "An illusion is darkness. Those who cannot see the darkness cannot resist its sweet temptation and are stained black." The clouds slowly covered the moon, leaving a dark shadow upon the earth. "Eventually, the darkness envelops the light, controlling everything." The shadow of the clouds covered the land.
"The darkness controls everything?" Yuki listened to every word, but didn't completely understand what they meant.
The man turn towards her, "Sound familiar?" he asked. Yuki then remembered the letter she had received earlier.
"It can't be..." she looked down in depression.
"I'm here," the man said.
She was surprised, "Eh?" The clouds moved pass the moons, so once again the moon's light shined down. With the moon illuminating everything around it, she couldn't help but think how handsome he looked with the moon behind him.
The man continued to speak, "Don't try taking on everything alone. I will save you...Yuki." Her name came off his tongue perfectly, like he's said it many time.
"How do you know my name?" she asked.
He didn't answer her, instead he turn around and said, "I will not betray you," and began walking away.
Yuki didn't want this man to leave. She didn't know why, but she felt safe with him. She tried to reach out to him, but he was disappearing into the darkness. Then she realized that somehow this felt familiar. 'What is this feeling of nostalgia?' she thought, like this scene had happened before. She wanted to scream out his name, but didn't know it.
While he was walking away, she had a vision of him on a battlefield, standing on the rubble of former battle, with an eerie sun shining down upon him.
'What should I do...?'
She felt pain within her heart.
'...I'm on the verge of tears.'
Me: Wow, that was long. I hope you guys liked it. :)
The reason I'm writing it like the anime/manga is because I was disappointed on how Yuki wasn't as strong as I would have liked, and that there wasn't a lot of romance between her and Luka, so I'm making it the way I like it.
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