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Disclaimer: As much as I'd love to, I really don't own OLS. So please don't sue me!!
Story By: Anime Chick (aka AC)
Rated: PG-13: This is very depressing. A warning to you all! Don't read if you can't handle the depression! I almost cried while writing this! A bit of swearing as well. And don't think I'm some depressed girl with mental issues, because this is just to test my writing ability.
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I'm almost didn't put this up, but okay. This is my first attempt at a serious OLS fic. I've only written insane ones so far, I'm sure you're all familiar with Gene's powerpuff girl rampage and the target ventures...but I'm gonna go a bit more serious with this one. I personally think I couldn't write meaningful stories if they hit me in the face, but I'll give it a try. The characters are a bit out of character, but I kinda had to warp it a bit. Let's say the emotion she felt made Melfina a little more outgoing. -_-()
I put up the second part as well, kinda to show what happens afterwards. I had to end part one where I did, ya know, for the effect, hehe. I tried to make this story 'meaningful', though I doubt it worked...ah well! Enough ranting, on with the fic!
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Part One
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She shivered as another forceful cascade of water enveloped her fragile body as yet another car drove past in a mad fury, kicking up the water in the flooded streets. She choked back her tears, but couldn't hold them in as the water cleaned them off her face. She panted deeply, trying not to breathe in the water from the blast as she ran down the sidewalk. Nor the rain that pounded down on her soaked body. Her shoes smacked the pavement continuously, kicking up even more water from the many puddles as she pushed herself further. Further away. They hit the ground in equal rhythm as her fast beating heart. The street was dark, the moon covered by ominous clouds, leaving only the weak light from the streetlights to guide her. The wild cadences of her feet and heart drove her on. Her raven hair plastered to her face.
"Where am I going?" she thought miserably, "Why am I even here? It's true. I am only a puppet. No one will ever love me for who I am. I'm only here for people to torture me! To ridicule me! But why? Why did my days of happiness have to end this way?"
She panted, trying to take as much air out of the dampness. It was humid, possibly too humid. She was soaked from head to toe, her socks completely drenched, her coat the only thing that barely protected her from the coldness of the rain. There would come a time soon where she would have to stop for a rest. The pain in her side precluded her from travling much farther, but she had to get away.
She cried out in pain as the toe of her shoe caught in a crack in the sidewalk and she lost her balance, falling forward onto the cold stone. Her body rang out with pain as her soft body connected with the harshly solid ground, with an unmistakable cracking sound as her arm exploded into pain. She had tried to brake her fall with her other hand, but now noticed a deep cut that ran along her palm and wrist. Her back must have hit the ground the wrong way also, for it too burned with a sharp pain. It was excruciating, and horribly unpleasant. The cold rain beat down on her, and she shivered violently, only to move her broken arm to cause even more pain.
The pain was so immense...and she needed air, but it was almost impossible to draw in breath. The rain contantly pelted her, more forceful than ever, smuthering her so that she felt like she was drowning. She was drowning. Drowning.
"What do you mean, Melfina?"
"Nothing! I...I..."
"What? Melfina, what's bothering you?"
"Gene...I...well...the leyline..."
"What about it? Mel, the leyline's history."
"Don't you remember what you said? You promised me...you said that you would-"
"That I would what, Mel? Take care of you? That's what I'm doing. Jim and I make enough money to support you,"
"Gene...that's not what I meant..."
"Then what? What more could you possibly want? We live a pretty descent life!"
"Gene...I...I love you!"
"I love you too Mel,"
"No you don't!"
"What do you mean? Of coarse I do!"
"Then why do you sneak out every night? Why are you always saying that you have some promising job every night? I follow you Gene. I see you go into Club Temptation. I know what you do."
Drowning. That was how she had felt at the leyline. She always thought she would go on forever, secretly loving him. After they had shared that kiss...that kiss that haunted her still today, she thought everything would be okay. She thought finally she would get her chance at a happy life...she thought it would last forever...just her and Gene. Though Gene was never one for commitment...
She was gasping for breath now, her lungs aching for dry air. If she didn't get off the saturated ground and out of the rain soon, she surely was done for.
She took as much of a deep breath as she could, and used her good arm to push herself up into a sitting position. It would have worked if her back and arm didn't strike with fiery pain as she fell back to the ground again with yet another cry of pain. What was the point of this? She couldn't return now anyways. If she lived, she wouldn't have a place to go. And what would the world care if she was gone? She wasn't even a real person. Just a thing. Things were disposable.
"Melfina...what are you saying?"
"That I'm not good enough for you. I never have, and never will be."
"Of coarse you are! Melfina, you're my perfect match!"
"Your 'perfect match' is someone who dances on table tops and charges you for their love. You promised me something you can't keep,"
"Melfina! Listen to what you're saying! You know that's not true! You're the only one I love."
"Gene! Don't touch me! Why don't you go on down to your club. I'm sure all of your girlfriends will be there to wave you in on a red carpet. You've probably slept with half the town. I wouldn't be surprised."
Were those really her words? Was she really saying those things? Had she really pushed Gene away like that, when all she wanted to do was to accept his embrace? Why? Why? Why? All the hurt and suffering fit into those three damn letters.
Her tears mingled with the rain that poured onto her collapsed body, which was still sprawled on the sidewalk. How long had she been there? A minute? Five minutes? What did it matter? It was only a matter of time anyways before she was found or...
She didn't want to admit to herself. She was in great peril of dying. Dying a poor, unwanted bio-android who was nothing more than a piece of a ship.
Then why did she feel so strongly? Her emotions were just like those of a regular person. But she wasn't a regular person. Oh, how she hated being nothing more than a bio-android. No wonder Gene didn't love her. She wasn't a real person.
"Someone come get me," she thought bitterly, "Someone find me...someone...please..." she thought desperatly, but declared her silent pleas useless, as the streets remained deserted. The rain relentless.
She was in desperate need of oxygen now. Still breathing hard, she no doubt was taking in water as well. This sure was the best way to get pneumonia. Could androids even get pneumonia? She had never been sick before. Why did she even have to breath? Do androids really need oxygen to function? Her heart beat furiously against her chest. Her heartbeat, was that even real? The pain still existed in her arm, and her back. Though she knew she had to sit up. It was either sit up or die.
"Why are you doing this? What's wrong with you! Why are you acting this way?"
"Why should you care? You don't care about anything but your obsessions."
"Fine then Mel. Then...then I don't love you. Is that what you wanted to hear? Is that what you want? Are you satisified now?"
"..."
"Answer me, damnit!"
"How could you? How could you promise me so much and not even fulfill barely half of it?"
"I just can't Melfina! I just can't. I don't know why, but I can't. All this is making my head hurt."
"Oh you, you, you. All you can ever think about is yourself!"
"Well maybe I can't. Melfina, just leave. Just go. I can't face you now."
"Why should I listen to you?"
"I said go! Get the hell away from me! I can't take this! I can't!"
She closed her eyes, remembering the events of the past evening. Why were things so different than they had been before the leyline? How was she be so bold with her accusations? Why had Gene reacted that way? Was he even sorry? He knew how sensitive she was, and yet how could he do such a thing? So many questions. But why were there no answers? Why? Why? Why?
More hot tears. She tried to sit up one last time, but cried out in pain from her arm and back, and again more pain when she hit the ground again. She bit her lip, bit it so hard she could taste the blood in her mouth, "This blood..." she thought to herself, "Is this blood even real? It's probably artificial too. Just like me."
No. This was the last thing she could have ever wanted at this moment. In the distance she could see the headlights of a car. Wait no...there were two cars. One was a truck. She might be able to handle a splash from one car now, but not two splashes. Much less one from a large truck, and no doubt she would drown. So this was it. The last moments of her life. There was no point in going on. No point in living.
Gene. The XGP15-A2. Gillium.
She felt her tears mingling with the rain as they ran into the puddle she was lying in. The rain refused to let up. "How fitting..." she thought, "that I should die on a night like this. It seems to sum up most of my life..." She shivered violently as the cold rain continued to beat upon her.
Jim. Aisha. Suzuka. Hilda.
The cars were close now. Their beams shining so radiantly. The last lights she'd ever see. They became blurry in her gaze, as her eyes blurred with the tears that refused to stop. Just like the rain. They would become part of the rain. To evaporate and rain down again, to rain down on Gene in the future. He would sit in the window...watching the rain...unbeknownst that her tears came down with those drops.
Sentinel III. Planet Tenrai. Hayfong. The Leyline.
Her life flashed before her eyes as the car was on the brink of connecting with the puddle that lay adjacent to where she lay. She closed her eyes, waiting for it to come. Waiting to an end, an end to the misery.
"Why?" she cried out as the first car sped through the puddle, and the massive water pounding down onto her, leaving her choking on it, taking it in. Her words lost in the wind. Her nose and lungs burning so viciously. When the truck hit the puddle, a second cascade wreaked havoc upon her lungs. She was choking now, so horribly she couldn't even cry out.
Why?
After a few more moments of the inevitable stuggle, she realized the fight was lost, and surrendered herself to the rain.
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Okay, I know it sucked but please don't flame me because I got you depressed! I screwed one too many things. Okay, maybe alot of things. If you thought it was okay, I suggest you read the last chapter! ^_^
Note: Some people were complaining that this chapter was a ripoff, but I really don't know what of! I'm sorry if it appears to you that way, but I just sat at the computer the other night and typed the first thing that came to mind. I hope it doesn't seem too unoriginal, but if you want original read my Target story or the PowerPuff girl rampaging story. Those are some original OLS for you all!
Disclaimer: As much as I'd love to, I really don't own OLS. So please don't sue me!!
Story By: Anime Chick (aka AC)
Rated: PG-13: This is very depressing. A warning to you all! Don't read if you can't handle the depression! I almost cried while writing this! A bit of swearing as well. And don't think I'm some depressed girl with mental issues, because this is just to test my writing ability.
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I'm almost didn't put this up, but okay. This is my first attempt at a serious OLS fic. I've only written insane ones so far, I'm sure you're all familiar with Gene's powerpuff girl rampage and the target ventures...but I'm gonna go a bit more serious with this one. I personally think I couldn't write meaningful stories if they hit me in the face, but I'll give it a try. The characters are a bit out of character, but I kinda had to warp it a bit. Let's say the emotion she felt made Melfina a little more outgoing. -_-()
I put up the second part as well, kinda to show what happens afterwards. I had to end part one where I did, ya know, for the effect, hehe. I tried to make this story 'meaningful', though I doubt it worked...ah well! Enough ranting, on with the fic!
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Part One
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She shivered as another forceful cascade of water enveloped her fragile body as yet another car drove past in a mad fury, kicking up the water in the flooded streets. She choked back her tears, but couldn't hold them in as the water cleaned them off her face. She panted deeply, trying not to breathe in the water from the blast as she ran down the sidewalk. Nor the rain that pounded down on her soaked body. Her shoes smacked the pavement continuously, kicking up even more water from the many puddles as she pushed herself further. Further away. They hit the ground in equal rhythm as her fast beating heart. The street was dark, the moon covered by ominous clouds, leaving only the weak light from the streetlights to guide her. The wild cadences of her feet and heart drove her on. Her raven hair plastered to her face.
"Where am I going?" she thought miserably, "Why am I even here? It's true. I am only a puppet. No one will ever love me for who I am. I'm only here for people to torture me! To ridicule me! But why? Why did my days of happiness have to end this way?"
She panted, trying to take as much air out of the dampness. It was humid, possibly too humid. She was soaked from head to toe, her socks completely drenched, her coat the only thing that barely protected her from the coldness of the rain. There would come a time soon where she would have to stop for a rest. The pain in her side precluded her from travling much farther, but she had to get away.
She cried out in pain as the toe of her shoe caught in a crack in the sidewalk and she lost her balance, falling forward onto the cold stone. Her body rang out with pain as her soft body connected with the harshly solid ground, with an unmistakable cracking sound as her arm exploded into pain. She had tried to brake her fall with her other hand, but now noticed a deep cut that ran along her palm and wrist. Her back must have hit the ground the wrong way also, for it too burned with a sharp pain. It was excruciating, and horribly unpleasant. The cold rain beat down on her, and she shivered violently, only to move her broken arm to cause even more pain.
The pain was so immense...and she needed air, but it was almost impossible to draw in breath. The rain contantly pelted her, more forceful than ever, smuthering her so that she felt like she was drowning. She was drowning. Drowning.
"What do you mean, Melfina?"
"Nothing! I...I..."
"What? Melfina, what's bothering you?"
"Gene...I...well...the leyline..."
"What about it? Mel, the leyline's history."
"Don't you remember what you said? You promised me...you said that you would-"
"That I would what, Mel? Take care of you? That's what I'm doing. Jim and I make enough money to support you,"
"Gene...that's not what I meant..."
"Then what? What more could you possibly want? We live a pretty descent life!"
"Gene...I...I love you!"
"I love you too Mel,"
"No you don't!"
"What do you mean? Of coarse I do!"
"Then why do you sneak out every night? Why are you always saying that you have some promising job every night? I follow you Gene. I see you go into Club Temptation. I know what you do."
Drowning. That was how she had felt at the leyline. She always thought she would go on forever, secretly loving him. After they had shared that kiss...that kiss that haunted her still today, she thought everything would be okay. She thought finally she would get her chance at a happy life...she thought it would last forever...just her and Gene. Though Gene was never one for commitment...
She was gasping for breath now, her lungs aching for dry air. If she didn't get off the saturated ground and out of the rain soon, she surely was done for.
She took as much of a deep breath as she could, and used her good arm to push herself up into a sitting position. It would have worked if her back and arm didn't strike with fiery pain as she fell back to the ground again with yet another cry of pain. What was the point of this? She couldn't return now anyways. If she lived, she wouldn't have a place to go. And what would the world care if she was gone? She wasn't even a real person. Just a thing. Things were disposable.
"Melfina...what are you saying?"
"That I'm not good enough for you. I never have, and never will be."
"Of coarse you are! Melfina, you're my perfect match!"
"Your 'perfect match' is someone who dances on table tops and charges you for their love. You promised me something you can't keep,"
"Melfina! Listen to what you're saying! You know that's not true! You're the only one I love."
"Gene! Don't touch me! Why don't you go on down to your club. I'm sure all of your girlfriends will be there to wave you in on a red carpet. You've probably slept with half the town. I wouldn't be surprised."
Were those really her words? Was she really saying those things? Had she really pushed Gene away like that, when all she wanted to do was to accept his embrace? Why? Why? Why? All the hurt and suffering fit into those three damn letters.
Her tears mingled with the rain that poured onto her collapsed body, which was still sprawled on the sidewalk. How long had she been there? A minute? Five minutes? What did it matter? It was only a matter of time anyways before she was found or...
She didn't want to admit to herself. She was in great peril of dying. Dying a poor, unwanted bio-android who was nothing more than a piece of a ship.
Then why did she feel so strongly? Her emotions were just like those of a regular person. But she wasn't a regular person. Oh, how she hated being nothing more than a bio-android. No wonder Gene didn't love her. She wasn't a real person.
"Someone come get me," she thought bitterly, "Someone find me...someone...please..." she thought desperatly, but declared her silent pleas useless, as the streets remained deserted. The rain relentless.
She was in desperate need of oxygen now. Still breathing hard, she no doubt was taking in water as well. This sure was the best way to get pneumonia. Could androids even get pneumonia? She had never been sick before. Why did she even have to breath? Do androids really need oxygen to function? Her heart beat furiously against her chest. Her heartbeat, was that even real? The pain still existed in her arm, and her back. Though she knew she had to sit up. It was either sit up or die.
"Why are you doing this? What's wrong with you! Why are you acting this way?"
"Why should you care? You don't care about anything but your obsessions."
"Fine then Mel. Then...then I don't love you. Is that what you wanted to hear? Is that what you want? Are you satisified now?"
"..."
"Answer me, damnit!"
"How could you? How could you promise me so much and not even fulfill barely half of it?"
"I just can't Melfina! I just can't. I don't know why, but I can't. All this is making my head hurt."
"Oh you, you, you. All you can ever think about is yourself!"
"Well maybe I can't. Melfina, just leave. Just go. I can't face you now."
"Why should I listen to you?"
"I said go! Get the hell away from me! I can't take this! I can't!"
She closed her eyes, remembering the events of the past evening. Why were things so different than they had been before the leyline? How was she be so bold with her accusations? Why had Gene reacted that way? Was he even sorry? He knew how sensitive she was, and yet how could he do such a thing? So many questions. But why were there no answers? Why? Why? Why?
More hot tears. She tried to sit up one last time, but cried out in pain from her arm and back, and again more pain when she hit the ground again. She bit her lip, bit it so hard she could taste the blood in her mouth, "This blood..." she thought to herself, "Is this blood even real? It's probably artificial too. Just like me."
No. This was the last thing she could have ever wanted at this moment. In the distance she could see the headlights of a car. Wait no...there were two cars. One was a truck. She might be able to handle a splash from one car now, but not two splashes. Much less one from a large truck, and no doubt she would drown. So this was it. The last moments of her life. There was no point in going on. No point in living.
Gene. The XGP15-A2. Gillium.
She felt her tears mingling with the rain as they ran into the puddle she was lying in. The rain refused to let up. "How fitting..." she thought, "that I should die on a night like this. It seems to sum up most of my life..." She shivered violently as the cold rain continued to beat upon her.
Jim. Aisha. Suzuka. Hilda.
The cars were close now. Their beams shining so radiantly. The last lights she'd ever see. They became blurry in her gaze, as her eyes blurred with the tears that refused to stop. Just like the rain. They would become part of the rain. To evaporate and rain down again, to rain down on Gene in the future. He would sit in the window...watching the rain...unbeknownst that her tears came down with those drops.
Sentinel III. Planet Tenrai. Hayfong. The Leyline.
Her life flashed before her eyes as the car was on the brink of connecting with the puddle that lay adjacent to where she lay. She closed her eyes, waiting for it to come. Waiting to an end, an end to the misery.
"Why?" she cried out as the first car sped through the puddle, and the massive water pounding down onto her, leaving her choking on it, taking it in. Her words lost in the wind. Her nose and lungs burning so viciously. When the truck hit the puddle, a second cascade wreaked havoc upon her lungs. She was choking now, so horribly she couldn't even cry out.
Why?
After a few more moments of the inevitable stuggle, she realized the fight was lost, and surrendered herself to the rain.
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Okay, I know it sucked but please don't flame me because I got you depressed! I screwed one too many things. Okay, maybe alot of things. If you thought it was okay, I suggest you read the last chapter! ^_^
Note: Some people were complaining that this chapter was a ripoff, but I really don't know what of! I'm sorry if it appears to you that way, but I just sat at the computer the other night and typed the first thing that came to mind. I hope it doesn't seem too unoriginal, but if you want original read my Target story or the PowerPuff girl rampaging story. Those are some original OLS for you all!