I was feeling a bit weird, so I wrote this. There are far too few Elfen Lied fanfics out there, and even fewer happy ones. I am glad I could contribute...


I remember…

I remember our last meeting…that last moment we shared on the cold stone steps by the sea.

I was scared. But not of you. Of the thought of losing you.

But then I realised something…and that was that we would always be together.

You took my sister and my father from me, but even then…I couldn't hate you. Did I feel sorry for you? Maybe. You, who were rejected by everyone and despised because of things about yourself that you could never change.

Sometimes I go down to those steps and think about what happened. I think a lot these days. But you know what? I think about you most of all.

Sometimes I get depressed, but then I think about all the good times we had. I wait by those stone steps. I wait for you to come home. Because I will never believe that you are dead.

I know you are alive somewhere. You have to be. It's just a feeling, but…I believe it.

Maybe you wont ever come back. Maybe paths once walked on can never be retaken, but I still hold on to my small, small hope.

I bought another music box. It's another one with a sad tune. Yuka said she hated it, but I kinda liked it. It reminds me of you.

Nana just started high school. It's funny because she doesn't know a thing. Mayu has to follow her everywhere to make sure she doesn't mess up.

Oh dear, it looks like the sun is going down. I've stayed too long, as usual. No, I can never stay too long here. I feel lonely most of the time, even though everyone tries to cheer me up.

The truth is, I love you, Lucy. And Nyu, as well.

I'd better be getting back. I'll come back tomorrow, and the next day, and the next, until you come home.


Kouta got up slowly from where he was sitting on the cold stone steps and walked away slowly. A short distance away, a slim, red haired woman watched him leave, her blood red eyes never leaving his face. She smiled to herself; not a hate filled, sadistic smile, but a smile filled with tenderness.

Slowly, she began to follow him up the stone steps, as a mournful tune she knew so well drifted down towards her on the breeze.


So how was it? I know it was short, but meh. I plan on keeping this a oneshot, unless something drastic happens to change my mind.