Alone Again

by Goodbye Angel

She didn't want to see him go. She knew though that if she opened her eyes; that when she opened her eyes he would be gone. After everything they'd been through, all the feelings they had shared, he would be going back to the world in which he came.

Alone Again

A WanRei and Lien One-Shot

I wanted now so badly to see him. I wished that I had stayed by his side instead of following his orders and running away. I didn't want to see him leave, but behind this wall, I couldn't see him at all. Somehow I knew this was how he preferred it. He was so badly hurt, loosing almost pathetically. He wouldn't want me to see that.

I called upon all of the strength I had left from within. I would help him until the very end. It's all I could do to thank him for all he had done for me so far. He was my everything and I was so thankful for it. I almost lost myself to regret for coming here with Zatch and Kyo but remembering WanRei, I was able to be glad I came this far. WanRei would go back to the Mamodo world. I knew that much for certain, I had known he would leave me eventually all along. I just hadn't wished to face something like this so soon and with no goodbye.

I shook my head of the thoughts. I had to be strong so WanRei could be strong. I had to help him the best that I could from here. I had to remember that he needed me.

I held my head high for him. I wanted to believe in him. I did believe in him. I knew he would be okay. He would go back to his own world, but he would be okay and in time, I wanted to believe I would be too.

Memories of our time together ran slowly through my head. All the smiles and laughs, the serious talks, the battles we fought and won, the battles we learned from. I held all the memories dear, the good and the bad. They were all important to me, just like he was. Like the memories, he was a person I would never forget.

The last of my inner strength faded with the last attack. I gave him everything I had left as I fell to my knees everything I had was gone. All my strength was now with him. Megumi and Tia got down as the bomb behind the wall went off.

In that moment everything around us was gone - right off the edge of the floor and into the nothingness below. The wall that had been there in our way was completely gone. The only part that was remaining was the part in front of us in the shape of a person with their arms out.

The fear inside me flared. Had WanRei given his life to protect us? No, I didn't want to believe that. He had to be alive. I had to know that he was okay.

"Lien, I'm sure he survived," Megumi said smiling slightly, "Look," she spoke pointing to something on the ground on the opposite side of the wall. I stood up needing to see. WanRei's headband sat there neatly on the ground as if he'd left it there for me.

"I think we can take that as a sign that he's okay." Tia spoke up.

I picked the headband up with a soft sad smile and nodded.

"Yes, I think so too," I replied holding my voice as steady as I was able. Megumi pulled me suddenly into a hug and I cried into her shoulder.

I would be okay. For him I would be okay and I would go on. I would continue to help Zatch and Kyo for as long as I was able. That's what he would have done if he were able. He was never one to give up, and I wouldn't give up either. Not when we're so close.

I moved away from Megumi after a moment and wiped my eyes.

"I'm okay," I assured.

Megumi and Tia both seemed hesitant to believe me, but at this moment they had no choice but to let it go. We all would go on until we couldn't anymore. I wouldn't give up yet. I had to keep going for him. I would keep going for him.