Bound

A/N: This is Setsuna's point of view about Konoka and how she freed her from her chains.

They set me back on Earth

Just so they could have their evil mirth

They tore off my fragile wings

And no longer was I free

I was forced to the ground

To the Earth I was bound

I wasn't able to touch the sky

Couldn't lift my wings and fly

The sun didn't fall on my face any more

I wept as, for the first time, I hit the floor

The breeze no longer blew through my hair

I couldn't fly as one with the air

My soft, bird-like wings

They weren't connected to me

I was no longer one of the sky

Never again would I be able to fly

They told me a was a monster, a freak

I tried to show them I was not weak

But they just beat me down

Invisible chains keep me bound

I trained hard every day and night

I wanted to be free and take flight

They told me I deserved to die

That I shouldn't be alive

I believed what they said

They beat me until I was nearly dead

Then one day, a princess came to me

You were kind and always smiling

At the age of seven, I met you

When you giggled at me, I flew

I blushed and smiled shyly back

I loved you even then, that's a fact

I promised to protect you with my very life

Seeing you almost drown hurt me worse than the sharpest knife

I couldn't protect you, I wasn't that strong

I left, thinking what I was doing wasn't wrong

But my heart did not think so

Every day away from you made me more cold

Years later I saw you once again

You were surrounded by your friends

But I could see the sadness you hid

It lingered in your eyes, yes it did

I could not stray to your side

I wasn't able to comfort you when you cried

I protected you from the shadows as best as I could

But I was drawn to you just like from our childhood

Then came the Kyoto school trip

And once again I was in your grip

Taking the arrow meant for you

I fell and plunged off the roof

You dived down after me and healed my wound

But you learned about magic too soon

It put you in danger and you were kidnapped

We ran to save you and fell easily into a trap

The fighting became so bad, I got desperate

I revealed something that hiding had become a habit

I bared my true self to the world

Holding my breath as my wings uncurled

Asuna-san told me that they were cool

And not to except to be hated and stop acting like a fool

So I flew up high and took you in my arms

Took you far away from harm

I looked away from you, hoping you didn't hate or fear me

Once again you were smiling

You then told me they looked beautiful

Saying I looked just like an angel

Those words instantly calmed my fears

Though I knew who was the true angel here

Eventually, calling out to you was my heart

It was then I realized that I had loved you from the very start

And finally the chains fell from me

Because of you, I lifted my wings, at last, I was free

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