One shot fic, don't like? Don't read.
:: ::-song lyrics
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::Hold on to me Love You know I can't stay long::
The December night was cool, and the snow fell silently from the grey clouds. The world was silent, snow covered the ground. The peaceful night was shattered by a gunshot, and a choked scream of pain. Then all was silent once more. The unyielding, frigid world did not care that a human life would end. Why should it? Humans were no better than creatures that inhabited this icy forest. Humans only made more of a fuss than the deer, and the owls, and the squirrels.
She was tall, slender, and had the grace and build of a dancer. Blood poured out of the stab wound on her chest. The crimson flow steamed as it touched the icy air, and stained the pure white snow under her. Her skin was pale, and accented by the flow of midnight black hair that had fell from its braid. Her dark blue eyes were dazed, and dull.
::All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid::
He cradled her motionless body against his chest. He leaned over her face, willing her, no begging, her to say something. To sit up laughing and tell him that this was all a nightmare, that he would wake up in the morning and it would all be a vicious dream that would never happen. His unruly brown hair brushed against her face, as he leaned over her. His icy Prussian blue eyes were blank as the normally were. But a tear was collecting at the corner of his eye. His 9mm magnum lay discarded in the snow, a few feet a way.
A body lay crumpled in the snow, a bullet hole in his head. The corpse still clutched a bloody knife in his stiff hand. His dark eyes were identical to hers, his hair was the same shade of black. He was forgotten, and would remain un-mourned for.
"Heero?" Her whispery voice rasped in her throat. Blood stained her pale lips.
::Can you hear me? Can you feel me in your arms?::
His warm arms held her closely against him. As though to keep her from what they both knew was inevitable.
"Tori-chan?" He asked, his voice was monotonous, covering up the useless hope that she would still get up and tell him it was a dream.
::Holding my last breath Safe inside myself::
"I love you" She said softly. She coughed, blood sprayed from her mouth. She was drowning in it as the crimson flowed into her lungs.
::Are all my thoughts of you::
;;Heero, I love you, that's all I need you to know. I want you to know how much. But I don't have the time, and we both know it. I know you will come to me again someday. But please Heero, don't come before your time. Live. Be happy, Relena loves you almost as much as I do. She could help you to live.;;
::Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight::
"I love you too." He replied. She struggled to sit up, and he lifted her. Her eyes swept the snowy forest around them. "You always loved the winter, and the snow." He murmured, as though he was simply making conversation with an old friend he hadn't seen in a while.
;;Tori-chan. This was always your favorite season. I wish you could see the first snow fall one more time. I wish you could see Solstice celebration for once. I wish you weren't dying. But you are, and we know you won't last much longer. It's ironic, I've seen so much death, and I knew that you would die eventually. But I didn't think you would die like this. You're only twenty. If I could I'd give you my life, so you could do everything you love, one more time. But I can't. I wish the world would stop so I could be with you in memory at least. I wish that the world would leave me alone for once. Why me? Why you? Why now?;;
::I'll miss the winter A world of fragile things Look for me in the white forest Hiding in a hollow tree (come find me)::
The single tear that had collected in his eye fell onto her pale lips, smudging the blood that stained them. The salty tear slid into her mouth. She blinked slowly in surprise.
"You're crying. You never cry." She whispered. She lifted her hand to cup his cheek. Her palm was icy against his hot skin.
::I know you hear me I can taste it in your tears::
He didn't reply. He held her hand tightly. And brushed his lips against the cold skin of her forehead. "Will you wait for me?" He asked.
Her smile was weak. "Of course."
::Holding my last breath Safe inside myself Are all my thoughts of you Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight::
He closed his eyes, and held her tightly. ;;I wish we could both leave this place. Where we could be happy, and unbothered. To a place where this would never happen.;; But he knew, he would open his eyes. And they would still be in the forest, she would still be dying in his arms, and the bastard that killed her would still be dead.
::Closing your eyes to disappear You pray your dreams will leave you here But still you wake and know the truth No one's there::
Her ragged, weak breathing had been passing over his neck, but now it was barely a caress. He opened his eyes, and kissed her. "Wait for me, Tori- chan." He whispered to her lifeless corpse.
::Say goodnight Don't be afraid Calling me calling me as you fade to black::
He lowered the body, it was already stiffening from the cold. He stood. Staring down at her.
"Heero, live" A breeze whispered as it flowed past him. Warmth from a ghostly embrace enfolded him, then vanished as quickly as it had come. He drew his knife from his pocket, and cut a lock midnight from her mane of black hair. He braided the hair, and tied it around his wrist.
::Holding my last breath Safe inside myself Are all my thoughts of you Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight::
He turned, and his eyes fell on the snow covered body of her murderer. Chiba Mamoru, her own brother. The scene played out in his mind once more.
~She had met him there, in the clearing. As they always did. They had embraced. She had suddenly shoved him away, and pulled him behind her. He had seen the knife, and had watched it as it plunged into her. The knife had been meant for him.
He caught her as she fell.
"She's mine, bastard, and she always will be." Mamoru had growled, raising his knife again.
"She will never be yours. She belongs to herself." He had said in a monotonous reply. Before he drew his gun, and shot him, right between the eyes. )
He spat on the body, and walked away.
END
R&R people.
Okay, the song lyrics are from "My Last Breath" by Evanescence. Yes, Mamoru is from Sailormoon, but I put this under GW and Sm/Gw because I wasn't sure if it was enough to count as a crossover.
"" dialogue
;; ;;- thoughts
::Hold on to me Love You know I can't stay long::
The December night was cool, and the snow fell silently from the grey clouds. The world was silent, snow covered the ground. The peaceful night was shattered by a gunshot, and a choked scream of pain. Then all was silent once more. The unyielding, frigid world did not care that a human life would end. Why should it? Humans were no better than creatures that inhabited this icy forest. Humans only made more of a fuss than the deer, and the owls, and the squirrels.
She was tall, slender, and had the grace and build of a dancer. Blood poured out of the stab wound on her chest. The crimson flow steamed as it touched the icy air, and stained the pure white snow under her. Her skin was pale, and accented by the flow of midnight black hair that had fell from its braid. Her dark blue eyes were dazed, and dull.
::All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid::
He cradled her motionless body against his chest. He leaned over her face, willing her, no begging, her to say something. To sit up laughing and tell him that this was all a nightmare, that he would wake up in the morning and it would all be a vicious dream that would never happen. His unruly brown hair brushed against her face, as he leaned over her. His icy Prussian blue eyes were blank as the normally were. But a tear was collecting at the corner of his eye. His 9mm magnum lay discarded in the snow, a few feet a way.
A body lay crumpled in the snow, a bullet hole in his head. The corpse still clutched a bloody knife in his stiff hand. His dark eyes were identical to hers, his hair was the same shade of black. He was forgotten, and would remain un-mourned for.
"Heero?" Her whispery voice rasped in her throat. Blood stained her pale lips.
::Can you hear me? Can you feel me in your arms?::
His warm arms held her closely against him. As though to keep her from what they both knew was inevitable.
"Tori-chan?" He asked, his voice was monotonous, covering up the useless hope that she would still get up and tell him it was a dream.
::Holding my last breath Safe inside myself::
"I love you" She said softly. She coughed, blood sprayed from her mouth. She was drowning in it as the crimson flowed into her lungs.
::Are all my thoughts of you::
;;Heero, I love you, that's all I need you to know. I want you to know how much. But I don't have the time, and we both know it. I know you will come to me again someday. But please Heero, don't come before your time. Live. Be happy, Relena loves you almost as much as I do. She could help you to live.;;
::Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight::
"I love you too." He replied. She struggled to sit up, and he lifted her. Her eyes swept the snowy forest around them. "You always loved the winter, and the snow." He murmured, as though he was simply making conversation with an old friend he hadn't seen in a while.
;;Tori-chan. This was always your favorite season. I wish you could see the first snow fall one more time. I wish you could see Solstice celebration for once. I wish you weren't dying. But you are, and we know you won't last much longer. It's ironic, I've seen so much death, and I knew that you would die eventually. But I didn't think you would die like this. You're only twenty. If I could I'd give you my life, so you could do everything you love, one more time. But I can't. I wish the world would stop so I could be with you in memory at least. I wish that the world would leave me alone for once. Why me? Why you? Why now?;;
::I'll miss the winter A world of fragile things Look for me in the white forest Hiding in a hollow tree (come find me)::
The single tear that had collected in his eye fell onto her pale lips, smudging the blood that stained them. The salty tear slid into her mouth. She blinked slowly in surprise.
"You're crying. You never cry." She whispered. She lifted her hand to cup his cheek. Her palm was icy against his hot skin.
::I know you hear me I can taste it in your tears::
He didn't reply. He held her hand tightly. And brushed his lips against the cold skin of her forehead. "Will you wait for me?" He asked.
Her smile was weak. "Of course."
::Holding my last breath Safe inside myself Are all my thoughts of you Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight::
He closed his eyes, and held her tightly. ;;I wish we could both leave this place. Where we could be happy, and unbothered. To a place where this would never happen.;; But he knew, he would open his eyes. And they would still be in the forest, she would still be dying in his arms, and the bastard that killed her would still be dead.
::Closing your eyes to disappear You pray your dreams will leave you here But still you wake and know the truth No one's there::
Her ragged, weak breathing had been passing over his neck, but now it was barely a caress. He opened his eyes, and kissed her. "Wait for me, Tori- chan." He whispered to her lifeless corpse.
::Say goodnight Don't be afraid Calling me calling me as you fade to black::
He lowered the body, it was already stiffening from the cold. He stood. Staring down at her.
"Heero, live" A breeze whispered as it flowed past him. Warmth from a ghostly embrace enfolded him, then vanished as quickly as it had come. He drew his knife from his pocket, and cut a lock midnight from her mane of black hair. He braided the hair, and tied it around his wrist.
::Holding my last breath Safe inside myself Are all my thoughts of you Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight::
He turned, and his eyes fell on the snow covered body of her murderer. Chiba Mamoru, her own brother. The scene played out in his mind once more.
~She had met him there, in the clearing. As they always did. They had embraced. She had suddenly shoved him away, and pulled him behind her. He had seen the knife, and had watched it as it plunged into her. The knife had been meant for him.
He caught her as she fell.
"She's mine, bastard, and she always will be." Mamoru had growled, raising his knife again.
"She will never be yours. She belongs to herself." He had said in a monotonous reply. Before he drew his gun, and shot him, right between the eyes. )
He spat on the body, and walked away.
END
R&R people.
Okay, the song lyrics are from "My Last Breath" by Evanescence. Yes, Mamoru is from Sailormoon, but I put this under GW and Sm/Gw because I wasn't sure if it was enough to count as a crossover.