Hmm hmm, this first chapter will be written in Ram's view. But for later, I'll be using third person. I honestly wish I could read arc 2. It would help in writing this.
Anyway spoilers obviously, and in writing this, there's actually very little we know about how much the characters know, so I'll be making some additions here and there.
Also Subaru has a very odd way of speaking according to these characters. So in this fanfic, he'll retain his Japanese slang as much as I can while everyone else speaks in proper English. Gomen, if this disturbs you.
Not sure how much I can write for this, so consider this story a one off for now aka don't expect updates.
Now onwards to the death of Rem.
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"Lady Beatrice!"
Why! Why would she protect him! He knows something!
"This person was in the restricted collection last night. He has nothing to do with this incident."
"That no longer has any significance under these circumstances. I'm sure you are aware of that?"
Master Roswaal. Of course! Subaru is special. He knows something!
"You still lack finesses as always."
That's enough… Rem … Rem is dead!
"Whatever! Not like any of this matters. Quit standing in my way and let me through… To avenge Lem… If you know anything, tell me, all of it… Help me, help Rem."
Rem….. No. I must kill the people responsible for this. Subaru, he must….
Lady Emilia?
"I'm sorry Ram, even so, I will believe in Subaru."
He looked to the side, away from Emilia's gaze. A single word was spoken from his fitly lips. "Sorry…" A guilty's man actions. See! He ran away! He must not escape! Wind!
Emilia! You protected that bastard again! He's getting away! No!
I send wind blades at Lady Emilia, but they were easily nullified… The blast and heat from Roswaal's magic and Lady Beatrice… I can't see! Damn it! I…
"I WILL KILL YOU NO MATTER WHAT!"
When the dust cleared up, I rushed out of the room in pursuit, but found Lady Emilia waiting for me. Behind her, an Ice wall was erected, blocking my path.
"Puck. I'm sorry, but I can't stop her without hurting her otherwise."
Lady Emilia, WHY!
"Let me pass. Let me PASS!" I shouted at her.
"No… Subaru… Subaru is innocent in this."
"That's impossible! He knows something! Master Rosswell wouldn't be interested in him if that wasn't the case! He smells of the witch! He's connected to this!"
Doubt appeared in lady Emilia's eyes, but she didn't move.
"Even so… I believe he's innocent. He's not to blame… if someone is to blame, blame me, for bringing Subaru here."
Damn it…. Damn it! But I won't let this stop me, raising my hand, I fired my magic towards the window breaking it into pieces so that I may follow Subaru.
"Ram!"
!
Master Roswaal …. Are you stopping me?
"Ram… Calm down… If we let Subaru live… He'll guide us to those who killed Rem… In short, Subaru is more useful to us alive then dead."
I turned around, watching Lady Beatrice and Master Roswaal stepping out from the door. "If you leave him unharmed, my contract is still upheld so I won't stop you… Honestly, Roswaal, you're too impulsive. Inpatient… That makeup doesn't fit your personality."
"Well, one of my beloved employees has been brought to harm… As a master… It's impossible for me to be at ease my dear.."
"You say that, but you look as calm as ever. Well, whatever. I'm going back."
With that, Lady Beatrice went away.
Looking at the ice wall, master Roswaal turned to me and nodded. "Ram. We must prepare… follow me to my room."
…..
Wiping the tears from my eyes, I nodded and followed after his footsteps.
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"Master Roswaal… We must find Subaru."
"And we will. Beatrice no doubt has placed a tracking spell on him… So we'll have to just wait. He took no money, no belongings. She'll check on him for sure… For now. Come, we will refill your magic."
I stepped close, and held Master Roswaal tightly. His warm hand wrapped around me as I cried into his chest… A finger touched my forehead, and once again, I feel my body being filled with mana.
"Rem…. Is an irreplaceable loss… You are still my pawn though… so don't think. I'll do the thinking and find the person responsible for this… I promise you."
Yes… of course.
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It was evening. Master Roswaal didn't ask me to clean up the mess. For that, I'm grateful. I was sitting down, starring at Rem's peaceful face. Master Roswaal is nearby shaping a coffin with his magic. That damn bastard….. Just wait.. I'll certainly ….
"Ram. Beatrice has started moving. Follow her."
"Yes, Master Roswaal."
It's finally time. I rushed out of the entrance, eyes looking up and following Lady Beatrice . We were headed towards the cliffs…
It took less than fifteen minutes. Beatrice and Subaru were standing at the cliffs. Beatrice was the same as ever, and Subaru is wearing his ridiculous black and white clothing. He won't escape this time. My wind will cut him down before he can take a step past me. "And I finally found you. I won't let you get away, no matter what!"
Lady Beatrice stood up, moving to stand in front of him, blocking my path.
"As long as my contract exists, I won't hold back, not even against you."
"And you, Lady Beatrice, seem to forget that we aren't in the mansion now. We're in the forest, away from the forbidden library. Are you certain you can protect him from me?"
Master Roswaal has given me his mana. I can't lose. He will not escape.
I glared at them, and watched as Subaru reached out, and pulled at Beatrice's hair.
What?
"Boing….. Pak! Yeah… that felt pretty good."
Lady Beatrice's shock slowly turned into anger as she turned around to face him. "Wh… Wh-What are you doing?! D-Do you want to die?!"
"Don't be dumb. I don't want to die in the slightest. I'm fine with dying just once, at the end of a long life. That's how I really feel."
Subaru, he's stepping forward in front of Beatrice. Finally, it's time for some answers.
"You have guts." I told him. "You finally accept your fate?"
"I wouldn't call it that. If I had to describe it… It's more like I finally found the resolve to do what I must."
He then bowed to me, placed both of his hands together in apology.
"I'm sorry. My uselessness has caused you much grief."
He's sorry? That… That means nothing!
"As expected! You do know something about Rem!"
"No, sorry, but I honestly don't know anything about that. Frankly, there's too much I don't know."
Subaru held a sigh, holding his arms aside in a fake gesture. "But… I've decided to learn more about the things I don't know."
Useless….. truly, useless. What use is that, Subaru! "How can you say that now? Rem is already dead! What can you do by learning anything now?!"
"I won't make any cool statements about what I'll be able to do. After all, this is what happened when I couldn't do anything… I know better than anyone that my words aren't convincing in the least. But I do remember… I know parts of you two that you've forgotten!"
How dare he… "What do you know about Rem and me?!"
"That's right. As you say, I don't know anything that's really important. But you don't know, either, do you?!"
What I don't know! What right does he have to say that! Rem… He knows nothing about us! That bastard… he's speaking nonsense. But… he's the only clue I have to Rem's death.
"Know what?"
"….. That… you girls! I LOVE THE BOTH OF YOU!"
…Huh?
Before I could react… Subaru turned around, ran, and jumped off the cliff. "This is something only I can do!"
… So in the end… madness has claimed him.
I turned to lady Beatrice, who turned to look back at me. We watched each other in silence.
"Subaru…. What? Were your words of living… a lie?"
That's…. that's right. That's not an action that Subaru would have taken if he wished to live. It's illogical… Something is wrong.
Weak, pathetic Subaru… He has an ability. Even Roswaal was interested in him because of it.
I walked over to the edge, and peered down. Even from this height, I could see red. Smashed blood splattered on the rocks. There's no doubt in my mind that Subaru is dead.
"Lady Beatrice… You should not look down." I advised her.
"I… I'm tired.. I'm going back." She said as she floated away.
…Master Roswaal would know the meaning of this. But I am his pawn, it's my duty to investigate.
I leaped down, sending my wind blasts to slow my descent. In mere moments, I was standing next to his body.
…. He landed head first. His upper body is smashed, and it was propped on a spike. His hands, rested near his pants.
I stood, then moved and reached out to take what items he may have.
Subaru only carried one item with him to the grave. It was an odd pink box, rectangular in shape. There's a cut in the middle of the box, and I pulled it open…
The bottom part of the box had many smaller squares cut into the box with odd lines on them. The top part of the box had light being shined from it, and it showed a figure of Lady Emilia in the garden.
What is this?
Whatever this box is.. It might be a clue. I shall pass it to Master Roswaal.
Taking one last glance at the corpse, there's nothing more for me to do…
Rem…
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In the end, even Master Roswaal didn't know what it was. Emilia was equally clueless, and Lady Beatrice claimed that the box couldn't be made. In the end, I decided to keep it, hoping one day it would be a clue to Rem's death.
I laid in my bed at night, and though I couldn't sleep, I must have slept, because I saw the sun shining on the curtain of my window…
Normally… Rem would wake up earlier then me, and she would open the door, and greet me with a smile.
I can even hear the door opening, Rem's soft steps walking in as she gently shakes me awake.
I can feel my body shaking?
"Sis, sis, wake up, it's morning. We got work to do."
Eh?
Rem?
Rem!
"Sis sis…. You're crying! What's wrong?"
I held onto Rem strongly, and I could feel her panic… It's Rem. This isn't a dream. She's alive! Then…. Yes. What happened must have been a dream. A very bad dream.
"Ah… it's nothing. Rem, I just had a nighmare…"
"Oh.."
"Well…let's start our day."
"Mhm… we need to wake up Subaru as well. He's probably still sleeping."
Subaru…. He's someone I must be careful of. That dream meant something. Yes, Subaru was afraid. He's wrecked with nighmares as well. He made a contract with Lady Beatrice to protect him.
Rem… is alive. If I ask Subaru. If he does love Rem and me… He'll tell us, won't he? Slowly, I move to stand, and nodded at Rem.
Wait, why must we wake Subaru? He's the mansion's guest. Wouldn't it be rude to wake him up?
"Rem, Rem why do we need to wake Subaru up? Isn't it better if he rots in the bed?"
"Hm? Sis, while Subaru may have overworked himself yesterday, it's not good to have him sleep in. After all, he is working in the mansion. Sis's kindness is big, but if he doesn't wake up later, then I'm afraid his body won't adjust to working here."
What?
Subaru is working at the mansion?
This… Isn't this Subaru's box? Why do I have it in my pocket? Before Rem could notice, I quickly hid the box back into my pocket. This box... it wasn't a dream. But what actually happened?
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I convinced Rem to follow me to wake Subaru up. Following in her footsteps, we headed to the servants quarters, and there, she opened up a door.
"Good morning, Subaru." Rem spoke as she shook him up before moving back.
"Hmm… Just give me another 5 minutes. It's too early to go to school."
"Subaru, you're not a kid, there's no school."
"Hahaha… I'm just kidding."
He moved to stand and held his hands up with both thumbs sticking out. On his face is a wide smile.
"Natsuki Subaru! He thirsts for the day of morning! Second day on the job, you can't be late!"
This isn't the Natsuki Subaru that I know.