Me: Hello GW world!
Quatre: Oh, my. She's back
Me: Yes, dearest Quatre! I most certainly am!
Quatre: I assume you're back for a best two out of three?
Me: You know it!
Quatre: Haha, I see.
Me: All right, let's try this one again! Start the chapter for me, Quatre-kun!
Quatre: ElementalGuardianProtector owns nothing but her characters and this story
Prologue
I'll never forget the feeling...
Of wishing and praying with all of my heart...
And waiting for somebody to come and rescue me...
Even though I knew that could never happen
"Ano, Mistress... Should we really have Miyoshi-chan here like this, severely injured in the snow? Is that really okay?" A handsome young man's voice asked, the details of his face veiled by darkness. "Miyoshi-chan is one of us... Is it okay to leave her here to die in the bitter snow?"
"Miyoshi-chan isn't ready to join us. She wants to live amongst humans - So be it. Let her continue her life in the outside world... For a bit longer." A mysterious woman replied, her face also hidden.
"But her wing is broken. And she might die."
"She got herself into this mess, did she not? So she can get herself out."
"But she's dying! What is Miyoshi-chan to you, Mistress? To you, are other people... Even like this girl before us... Just things? Like the articles of clothing we wear? Like the trash on the streets?"
What am I, to even you?
I cry and pray, bleed and scream, but nobody's listening
I fade away, but nobody cares
Am I really that insignificant?
"Even though it may not seem like it, I'm handling Miyoshi-chan with more care and delicacy than I've ever handled anyone. I'm caring for her better than I've ever cared for anyone else." The woman flipped her hair indifferently.
"You know me, Asegawa-san. You know how I am. With the kind of personality I have, the kind of person I am... Only a fool would expect anything more of me. Besides, since when were such trivial things any of my concern? I'm not the kid's mother."
"Hmph. That's typical of you, Mistress. You fail to treat even the people you claim to like as human beings." The young man crossed his arms. "You trample and abandon her without remorse. Such gentle cruelness..."
The woman looked down at the bloodied half-dead body lying in the snow with eyes of indifference. "...Come along, Asegawa. We are returning." She turned her back as the being without hesitation and vanished into the blizzard.
"...Yes, Mistress." The young man nodded, turning her back on the body with hesitation. "Forgive me, Miyoshi-chan. Don't die."
And just like that, he was gone.
I... I can't move... I'm so weak...
Oh, God... Please... Somebody... Anybody...
Please save me
I can't stand on my own
The snow began to fall harder. The icy winter winds lashed against her skin brutually. The cold winter snow hailed down on her and fell in a barrage. A fiery, icy numbness began to eat away at her.
The girl who had been called Miyoshi-chan laid motionless in the snow, bleeding and freezing her way to death.
This is it, isn't it? Am I really going to die?
Would anyone miss me if I disappeared, even a little bit?...
...No, of course not.
In this world, there is no room...
For mistakes like me
"Hello? Hey is anybody out there?...!!! Oh, shit... Hey! Hey, kid! Are you all right?! Don't die on me! I'll help you! Just hang on for me, okay?!"
I had been so ready to give up and die at that point...
After all, I couldn't stand up on my own
I couldn't walk on my own two feet
I didn't think I could travel any further...
Until you appeared
" 'Atta girl. Keep them pretty brown eyes open. I'll keep you safe and warm, I promise. Tell me, what's your name? Is it as pretty as you are?"
At that moment, I was so grateful
Your soothing voice sounded so pleasant on my ears
I can never repay you for your kindness
So, from that moment on, I made myself a promise
"You know, a pretty little gal like you shouldn't be in this part of town. It's really dangerous here. You're so vulnerable, it makes you the perfect target. You're bleeding so bad... Who did this to you, anyway? Don't those jerkfaces know it's despicable to hit a girl? I'll get you back in shape in no time, and then, we can go whip those guys good! Hehe, how does that sound, girly?"
No matter how hard or painful it becomes,
I will always continue living
So that I don't waste the life you risked yours to save
I'll grow up to be a good and wonderful person
Just for you, my one and only love...
Me: That's it for the prologue!
Quatre: Hmmm...
Me: How was it? :D
Quatre: ...Let's go ahead to the first chapter.
Me: ;_; Quatre-kuuuun...
Quatre: Read and review, everybody!