The Tragedy- Sakura ni Torawareta
sakura ni torawareta
Prologue-
Clouds rolled through the sky like horses tramping through a desert, black as night and breaking the sunlight into fragments. Silver raindrops pelted from the clouds landing like shards of glass against the hard ground. Picking up, the wind caused the frail branches of a tree to billow gently, revealing a single figure standing beneath them. "Seishirou-san.." Subaru whispered, folding his arms gently in his trench coat, eyes distant as if lost in a dream. Looking around for a moment he noticed a single flower, falling gently on its own to the ground. He tilted his head, confused, as the other flowers in mid-bloom suddenly began to fall onto him. He looked down, eyes beginning to come into focus as he glanced at the glowing five-pointed star on the back of his hand. "What..?" he whispered gently.
The wind slowed down enough to cause the branches to stop flowing as hard, and Subaru's coat slowly fell back against his back. Sighing, as if relieved, he dropped his hands at his sides again. "Just the wind." he assured himself, eyes falling to the fallen blossoms against the ground. Trying to fathom why the wind had picked up so much, he glanced to the dark clouds in the sky for answers. As if signaled, the rain stopped and the dark clouds lay dormant in the sky, like a black blanket covering the earth. Subaru closed his eyes.
"Now that I think about it, you were never able to bring yourself to kill anyone," Seishirou's familiar voice echoed through Subaru's mind, in painful ringing. He closed his eyes, as a single tear spilled from his injured right one. Memories of Seishirou were painful for him. He sighed, and turned his back to the large tree, starting off, but an unusual crack called his attention back to the tree. He glanced at it for a moment. "My imagination is playing tricks on me," he thought to himself, staring at the ground for a moment in thought. "Stubborn, stubborn Subaru!" another familiar voice called in his mind, and Subaru looked up, very surprised. "H-Hokuto?" he whispered aloud, looking about as if paranoid. He closed his eyes again.
"I am going to drive myself insane if I keep standing here like this, I need to go.. do something, anything," he whispered in a somewhat frightened tone. Looking around one last time, Subaru slipped off into the streets again, vanishing amongst the crowds of people in a matter of seconds.
In a tall tree, a shadowy figure in a black trench coat and suit stood silent, watching Subaru as if amused. "Subaru-kun.." he whispered to himself, lighting a cigarette and watching Subaru in the crowds. Fuuma, behind him, leaned against the trunk of the tree. "He thinks you're dead, Seishirou," he whispered, a mixture of pity and amusement. "I know," Seishirou replied calmly, flicking his cigarette, causing a few ashes to fly off into the wind. Fuuma tilted his head with a bit of confusion, then smiled as if finally catching on. "You're going to see him tonight?" he asked calmly. Seishirou turned his head to Fuuma, peering at him through black tinted glasses. "Tomorrow, at dawn, tonight would be too terrifying for him. It's only been four or five days," he replied concernedly, glancing off into the streets.
Subaru walked down the streets, turning corners out of memory, without looking up from the ground once, his black hair covering his face, and his arms dropped loosely at his sides. Distantly he looked up, upon reaching an apartment building somewhere south of Tokyo where he had been staying the past few weeks, in his search for Seishirou. "You're very kind," Seishirou's voice replayed in his mind like a knife jabbing into his already wounded heart. He frowned, then walked into the building and through narrow corridors, silent as the death which plagued his tortured memories. He slipped into his room in silence, falling onto the bed casually, and slipped into sleep almost instantly. The night played on, and he oblivious to it, slept in a sleep as deep as death.
Seishirou dropped his cigarette and stepped on it lightly, watching out at the night view of Tokyo from his spot in the tree. "Tokyo really is beautiful at night, isn't it..?" he began, staring at the city's bright lights. Fuuma turned his attention from the people walking to the city, and smiled. "Indeed. You have any place you want to meet him, Seishirou?" he asked calmly, as if it were irrelevant. Seishirou stared at the city in thought for a moment, then replied gently, "Tokyo Tower." Fuuma smiled a bit, turning his eyes to the large tower tainting the night sky. He nodded, as if understanding. "Ueno Park seems more of.. a special place to you two," he whispered, eyeing Seishirou skeptically. Seishirou laughed a bit then turned his attention to Fuuma abruptly, "Tokyo Tower is too. Subaru-kun and I went there together once. Hokuto-chan said no couple in Tokyo has not been there. Therefore it would seem right that we go there, correct?" he asked amusedly, glancing back at Tokyo Tower in thought. Fuuma grinned smugly, then replied in a cynical tone, "Tokyo Tower it is."
Prologue-
Clouds rolled through the sky like horses tramping through a desert, black as night and breaking the sunlight into fragments. Silver raindrops pelted from the clouds landing like shards of glass against the hard ground. Picking up, the wind caused the frail branches of a tree to billow gently, revealing a single figure standing beneath them. "Seishirou-san.." Subaru whispered, folding his arms gently in his trench coat, eyes distant as if lost in a dream. Looking around for a moment he noticed a single flower, falling gently on its own to the ground. He tilted his head, confused, as the other flowers in mid-bloom suddenly began to fall onto him. He looked down, eyes beginning to come into focus as he glanced at the glowing five-pointed star on the back of his hand. "What..?" he whispered gently.
The wind slowed down enough to cause the branches to stop flowing as hard, and Subaru's coat slowly fell back against his back. Sighing, as if relieved, he dropped his hands at his sides again. "Just the wind." he assured himself, eyes falling to the fallen blossoms against the ground. Trying to fathom why the wind had picked up so much, he glanced to the dark clouds in the sky for answers. As if signaled, the rain stopped and the dark clouds lay dormant in the sky, like a black blanket covering the earth. Subaru closed his eyes.
"Now that I think about it, you were never able to bring yourself to kill anyone," Seishirou's familiar voice echoed through Subaru's mind, in painful ringing. He closed his eyes, as a single tear spilled from his injured right one. Memories of Seishirou were painful for him. He sighed, and turned his back to the large tree, starting off, but an unusual crack called his attention back to the tree. He glanced at it for a moment. "My imagination is playing tricks on me," he thought to himself, staring at the ground for a moment in thought. "Stubborn, stubborn Subaru!" another familiar voice called in his mind, and Subaru looked up, very surprised. "H-Hokuto?" he whispered aloud, looking about as if paranoid. He closed his eyes again.
"I am going to drive myself insane if I keep standing here like this, I need to go.. do something, anything," he whispered in a somewhat frightened tone. Looking around one last time, Subaru slipped off into the streets again, vanishing amongst the crowds of people in a matter of seconds.
In a tall tree, a shadowy figure in a black trench coat and suit stood silent, watching Subaru as if amused. "Subaru-kun.." he whispered to himself, lighting a cigarette and watching Subaru in the crowds. Fuuma, behind him, leaned against the trunk of the tree. "He thinks you're dead, Seishirou," he whispered, a mixture of pity and amusement. "I know," Seishirou replied calmly, flicking his cigarette, causing a few ashes to fly off into the wind. Fuuma tilted his head with a bit of confusion, then smiled as if finally catching on. "You're going to see him tonight?" he asked calmly. Seishirou turned his head to Fuuma, peering at him through black tinted glasses. "Tomorrow, at dawn, tonight would be too terrifying for him. It's only been four or five days," he replied concernedly, glancing off into the streets.
Subaru walked down the streets, turning corners out of memory, without looking up from the ground once, his black hair covering his face, and his arms dropped loosely at his sides. Distantly he looked up, upon reaching an apartment building somewhere south of Tokyo where he had been staying the past few weeks, in his search for Seishirou. "You're very kind," Seishirou's voice replayed in his mind like a knife jabbing into his already wounded heart. He frowned, then walked into the building and through narrow corridors, silent as the death which plagued his tortured memories. He slipped into his room in silence, falling onto the bed casually, and slipped into sleep almost instantly. The night played on, and he oblivious to it, slept in a sleep as deep as death.
Seishirou dropped his cigarette and stepped on it lightly, watching out at the night view of Tokyo from his spot in the tree. "Tokyo really is beautiful at night, isn't it..?" he began, staring at the city's bright lights. Fuuma turned his attention from the people walking to the city, and smiled. "Indeed. You have any place you want to meet him, Seishirou?" he asked calmly, as if it were irrelevant. Seishirou stared at the city in thought for a moment, then replied gently, "Tokyo Tower." Fuuma smiled a bit, turning his eyes to the large tower tainting the night sky. He nodded, as if understanding. "Ueno Park seems more of.. a special place to you two," he whispered, eyeing Seishirou skeptically. Seishirou laughed a bit then turned his attention to Fuuma abruptly, "Tokyo Tower is too. Subaru-kun and I went there together once. Hokuto-chan said no couple in Tokyo has not been there. Therefore it would seem right that we go there, correct?" he asked amusedly, glancing back at Tokyo Tower in thought. Fuuma grinned smugly, then replied in a cynical tone, "Tokyo Tower it is."