Letter Bee
Lag's disappearance
Based on the anime's first season…though second season's not out yet…Disclaimer: I don't own Letter Bee.
A shot with the heart. Missing a vital point by a few millimetres. A boy, aged 12 laid unconscious on the floor, not far from Honey River. Another girl, no younger than that boy, having beautiful golden hair and deep cerulean eyes, on her knees licking his hand – Beckoning him to come back to her. Giving up after no response, she picked him up and bounced further away from Honey River. Not knowing whether he would live or die, she continued on to the next town. On top of her head was a Kappelmeister, believed to be one of a kind, having its full body representing a mouth, it would sit tightly through every battle.
After all the bouncing and jumping, the golden haired girl stopped in front of a huge building which held the name "Bee Hive." Busy bees enter and exit delivering heart-filled letters to citizens and here, she entered. The warmth of the building felt welcoming. She took a look around, resting her eyes on a man with darkish purple hair. He turned right around after feeling being gazed on and smiled at the girl. He took a step forward towards the girl and patted her head.
"Thank you Niche, Steak. Most of all, thankyou Lag Seeing." He shifted Lag's weight into his own arms, examining his limp body and took him to the nursery room. There, he will rest and recover. Being alone in the main entrance of the busy hive, Niche, followed Steak to find Zazie's dingo.
It did not take long for Steak and Niche to sniff out the big cat, Wasiolka. They had been buddies ever since Lag was a Holy Messenger, the first Christmas as a Letter Bee. That night, how they spent the rest of the day under the tree, killing time by playing each other – knowing how each other felt as 'fellow' dingoes.
They hugged, licked and stroked each other a few times before settling down on some cushioned sofas. "'Fellow 'dingo' you're just like me, waiting for our owners to come back." Niche said. Time flew by and eventually, there was a knock on the door. It opened and Zazie came in.
He was a young teenager, a bit taller than Lag. Having blackish – blue hair and brown eyes he walked to his partner. "Come on Wasiolka. We have a journey to travel." They left Niche all alone. Hours flew by as Niche tried to stay awake. She wanted to see Lag in the infirmary, but he was in no condition to have visitors in the room.
Steak worried that Niche would eat him sooner or later, so he paced to Sylvette. A few minutes later, the wheelchair leopardess charged into the room. She had a worried face on and there was a bowl on her lap. It was dinner. The smell filled the whole room in a few seconds.
Sylvette, the sister of Gauche, wheeled forward to Niche. Niche eyed the bowl suspiciously and sat up.
"It's yucky."
Niche leapt into the air, landed behind Sylvette and scrambled off. She went past the hallway, jumped down the stairs and headed outside. In front of her, Zazie packed his bag whilst being in front of the exit at the same time. Niche couldn't recognise him and smashed right through him which caused him to take a few step backwards due to the force and lost his grip on his bag. He picked up his bag that was thrown onto the ground and heard a wheel drifting on the floor at full speed. He looked left and Sylvette rushed at him. This time, he fell onto the floor completely and his head hit the ground. He got back up slowly and rubbed the back of his head.
"People these days…" he thought.
Niche ran across the bridge and Sylvette caught up with her, only to find that Niche jumped over her again. No underpants.
In the infirmary room, Lag was still unconscious but was in a stable condition. The window was left open for fresh air and the wind played with his white silky hair. A blanket was left to keep him warm and his clothes were laid next to him – he was wearing undergarments. Footsteps were heard outside and the door knob went 'click.' A young blonde girl came in with a serious face and a few nurses followed.
The nurses muttered in a low but sweet voice and the blonde girl's face lifted up. It looked like relief. The blonde girl then whispered back to the nurses and the nurses left the room. She dragged a chair quietly across the floor and sat on it in the corner. In her hands was a violin.
The violin, able to reach anyone's heart, played a sad yet refreshing song. The music filled the room in no time and right on time, the wind that breezed through the window added an extra layer to the music. A few minutes later, the song ended on a note and the girl looked pleased. She looked at the boy sleeping in the bed and walked out of the room.
That girl was Aria. Aria Link. Known to have the 'Crimson Melody', she has the power to heal anyone who hears it, the closer the person to her, the stronger the healing is. Aria walked to the head of the bee-hive. As she entered, the head was asleep on the table with the side of his head on the table.
Aria walked right next to him and lifted up her hand. It was in a chopping formation – her fingers lined up and down it went!
"Ouch!" The head woke up with a big bruising on his head and looked around to see who whacked him.
"Aria, good timing," He said during a stifled yawn "it's about Lag Seeing. Surely, he's an interesting boy. He has a chance of surviving and not surviving; take care of him, would you?"
"I came here to tell you the same thing, but who was it I found sleeping on his desk?" She replied.
"Ah, I had nothing to do and I was waiting for you to come into this room because you are the vice-head. My opinion is that Lag's path will be more dangerous from here on. You may not know it, but he might be targeted and there's another issue. We need to know what happened to Gauche."
"Right on it, but I have something to ask you as well. What happens if Lag doesn't return?"
"Then, we shall see."
It was around dinner time when Niche and Sylvette settled down on the bridge. The porridge that was on her lap was long gone. Niche had her back turned to Sylvette. It didn't look like things were over yet, but at least the chasing stopped.
"I want to see Lag!" Niche complained.
"Look at what you've done now. My soup gone and you're still hungry aren't you? And please put some underpants on!" Sylvette blushed.
Niche turned around and stared at the floor. She seemed to be in deep thought, but at what? A few seconds later, Sylvette wheeled towards her and Niche jumped up back to the headquarters. Niche ran faster than before and reached the headquarters in half the time. She zoomed up the stairs and bashed into the infirmary room. Sylvette trailed after her.
Inside the room, there was a blanket, pillow and the lights were still on. Sylvette reached Niche with a serious face. Niche stopped right at the bed and Sylvette looked at her face. She followed the eye's direction.
Lag wasn't there…
A/N: I'll be updating in a few weeks. Depends if this seems like a good story.