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A/N: This story is set at random, and doesn't pay much attention to the series or ova plot lines. It's an original, slightly depressing story from my lil head. Please review!

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I wasn't quite sure what to do at that time.

Well, I guess I was sure what I had to do. I just couldn't bring myself to do it – the wretched job that it was.

Sit Beside Me

By genmasho

Even though I remember everything clearly, it was as if it was an illusion. Well…maybe not like an "illusion," but more like…an awakening. Yes, I suppose that's what you could call it. Ugh, I still hate talking about it. But I suppose that's the only thing I can do now – talk about it. Although I have no one to talk to, seeing as the guys are all dead because of me.

Oh wait, I forgot to tell you that, didn't I?

Heh, I've been doing that a lot lately, being forgetful and all. I've been working on it, really I have. I remember all the times Shin yelled at me because I forgot to put the groceries away, or when I forgot to tell Seiji when Touma got home so they could practice together. Oh, how mad Shin could get at the stupidest little things. I'd tease him, he'd get even angrier, and it would probably end up with me fending for dinner by myself. Of course the next day one of us would apologize, and we'd be best buds again. Those times were some of the best I ever had. That is, until I killed them.

I'm sorry, I got off-track. I've been working on that one too. Anyway, I'll get on with my tragic story. I'll just start off at the beginning, like any normal story would, even though this one ends like Romeo and Juliet.

We were all together, standing outside on one of the many plains in which we fought our battles. Seiji had devised a plan that Ryo would walk out first, being the bait, Shin and I would wait behind a nearby hill, waiting to surprise attack, and then he and Touma would back us up. I remember thinking to myself how stupid Seiji's little plans were, that we should have just called out the Dynasty bastard and attack him head on. Maybe if we had done that, things wouldn't have turned out the way they did. But anyway, we all did what Seiji told us, and waited. Ryo's face had an impatient look on it, a look that usually caressed his face. The brute we were calling out had some sort of a grudge with Ryo, him having been beat the shit out of by Ryo. So, we still waited. We had set out around noon, and it was falling dusk. No sign of anything. I turned to Shin, incredibly annoyed at the lack of battle, and whispered something like "Come on! We should just call out the bastard with the White Armor!" Shin, who was annoyed with my annoyance, just hushed me and we continued to wait. Man, I'm getting annoyed right now thinking about that humongous wait. God! Why didn't we leave right then?! If we had, nothing would have…!!

Sorry, sorry, there I go again, getting all fired up about something I can't change. You'll have to get used to my little out bursts, it happens whenever I think about that day. Oh, wow, look at that…I seem to be crying. Funny, eh? A tough warrior like me, crying. Wait, just give me a sec.


Ahh, there we go. Thanks.

Now then, back to what I was saying earlier. Eventually I couldn't stand it any longer, the wait was killing me. And I was starving. I have to tell you something; I get pretty edgy when I'm hungry. I've always been like that, food-driven. So I then turned to Shin again, who was getting pretty bugged about Mr. Dynasty not showing up. I asked, well, demanded that we just forget the whole thing and just go home. Shin looked at me, looked back to where Ryo was supposedly standing, and gave me a nod 'yes'. We stood up, and then wandered in the dark to where Ryo should have been. Now, I keep on saying "should have been" because it had gotten too dark to see anything. Actually, now that I think about it, it shouldn't have been that dark. Great, now I start to think about things.

I hate me.

Uggh…We then wandered around in the open field, thinking that we'd eventually run into Ryo. Who should have been there. It didn't really bug me at first, because I had wanted to go home so bad, but something was really getting to Shin. His face was very intense, and when more than 10 minutes went by and we were Ryo-less, Shin just stopped walking all together.

"This is bad." He had said. Which, it was, but of course I didn't care.

"Oh Shin, you're just getting paranoid. Yeah it's kinda dark, but he's here somewhere, I mean come on. Ryo wouldn't just wander off somewhere."

"I know that, but now I really think we should have stayed where we were."

"Yeah, well, you also think I shouldn't eat five-full course meals. Big deal."

"Shuu! I'm serious!"

"Ugh…ok, ok. So what do you think we should do?"

"Well, I think we-"

Then there was this flash. More like an explosion, really. Actually, I don't know what it was. I was kinda blown away – literally. I don't much remember what happened, but I found myself facedown on the hard soil of the plain. My armor had protected me, sure, but I also had a huge lack of vision from my helmet. It apparently had twisted around my head, leaving me completely blind. I somehow managed to turn it around, and when I did…

God.

I can still see it now. Shin…oh Shin…

He…he… awe geeze, I can't seem to find the right words. Shin was, well…

I'm sorry, I just…it's just that I have a hard time saying – no, imagining what Shin looked like…

The Dynasty minion was standing behind him. He had this, this spear, this god-awful looking spear, that was glistening in the silent night, with it's seven-spike head completely drenched in some sort of…oh hell, it was drenched in blood. Blood.

Shin's blood.

And that's where he fell. He just…fell. There were no sounds; nothing of any kind, and then the clunk of his armor hit the ground. His face had the look of total bewilderment; surprise, sadness.

…Straight through the heart…

And then I lost it.

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End of chapter one! Ha….man I love cliff hangers. Ho ho ho…Please review! Thanks!

-genmasho