Disclaimer: Gantz series and characters aren't mine. Oku Hiroya, Shueisha and Studio Gonzo got it first. XD
For Ana, my dearest Nishi fangirl. (L)
(Who also's my co-author.)
GANTZ / STIGMA
Petit Ange
Prologue:
The Pool of Tears.
Ieyoshi Hisato.
The boy of the blond hair that Maki, for a long time, envied.
The boy that pulled her hand when her body froze of fear.
The boy that smiled, and which smile seemed to take away all the worries.
Ieyoshi Hisato.
He protected her.
He cheered her.
He was there until the end.
He helped her.
He taught her.
- Hi-san...!
He was asking, for a long time, to be called by another name. You remember, don't you?
"Call me Hi-chan."
But you couldn't make it until the end, did you?
- Hi-san...!
Ieyoshi Hisato.
The boy of the blond hair that, now, was stained by the red of his blood, while the tumbled body wasn't anything but an empty shell.
The boy that died too early, in a way too cruel, for an egoist wish that wasn't even his own.
But, until the end, like his stubbornness, he carried with him.
The boy that, until the end, protected Shinosaki Ryoko.
Shinosaki Ryoko.
The girl that was crying over the body dressed in black and red.
- Please, Hi-san...!
The girl who, in that moment, wasn't seeing Ieyoshi-san, Hisato-san, "Hi-san", or whatever other names the boy was known.
The girl who, in that moment, was seeing another person.
The person that was searching until there, and that will continue searching, because the key for his return was in the hands of the corpse, in the hands that were entwined in hers, in the hands that weren't moving and wouldn't return to move.
The girl who saw the boyfriend die in the same way, in the same bloody bed, and she couldn't do nothing.
- Hi... San...
Shinosaki Ryoko was alone now.
Completely alone.
N.A.: This' kinda an "and if", but I'll try to follow the original Gantz chronology the best way I can.
This idea was in my mind for long time, since Ana gived it to me... But I never could put it in words; 'till now, of course.
The title was indeed to be similar to the original and canon spin-off of "Gantz", called "Gantz / Minus". The meaning of Stigma here will be soon (I hope) very obvious...
My english sucks a lot, so please, if you see some error or awful thing (in this notes - because Ana translated so well the text ;-;), just tell me and I'll fix it.
I just hope that this doesn't ruin your interest completely... u-u
And yeah, Shinosaki Ryoko's is Shion's girlfriend. Yeah, that girl. (Y)
I'll try very hard to please you all. So, please, don't give up of this history! ;_;