As I lay there on the cold wet ground, blood seeping from my body, I look up into the cloudy sky and think back to that time. That time when I had fallen in love…
It first started when we were both ten years old. She was one of the sweetest girls I've ever met. She had beautiful long black hair and kind eyes you could lose yourself in. She had a great smile, too.
Her beauty captivated me. I had never wanted anyone so badly in my whole life. I know it must seem strange for a ten-year old to feel things like that, but it's true. She practically had me wrapped around her finger. I would do anything to make her happy.
We were playing together by the river when she first kissed me. Sure, it was just a quick peck on the cheek, but I still loved it anyway. I had never felt so happy in my entire life. Everything was perfect.
Unfortunately, life stops being perfect for you the moment you're born.
Our village fell under attack by monsters called Homunculus. I could only huddle in the corner and watch in horror as my parents were devoured right before my eyes. I had never felt so weak and afraid in my life. I never wanted to feel that way again.
I couldn't remember much of what happened after that (I fell unconscious), but when I woke up, I saw her staring down at me, tears flowing from her eyes. When I sat up, I could see the burning ruins of my hometown lying before me.
That was when we truly kissed for the first time. Her lips tasted like sweet honey.
As we left the ruins of home behind us, we both realized that we only had each other now. Everyone and everything we once held dear was gone and there was nothing we could do about it.
That was when we learned of L.X.E. We were well known in small villages as 'the survivors', since we were the only two people that escaped the horrible massacre of our hometown. It had seemed that this information had caught the interest of Dr. Butterfly and his twisted group.
Originally, we had no interest in joining the L.X.E. Moonface, who was sent by the doctor to fetch us, wasn't exactly someone I would want to be stuck in a dark room.
Of course, she changed her mind when we were offered a 'wish'. I personally thought it was bull at first. I mean, seriously, who actually believes in wishes?
I couldn't let her go alone, though, so I joined the L.X.E. as well. It wasn't too bad in the beginning, now that I think about it. Everyone, including Doctor Butterfly himself, continued to remind us about the 'wish', as if that's enough to make us follow his every word.
And now, after everything we've been through, I'm lying on the ground bleeding to death.
I still sometimes wonder how our lives would have went if we never joined L.X.E….
"Brother…please look at me..."
I blink a few times and see Ōka standing over me. She was crying. Her clothes were dirty and her hair was a mess. She said something, but I couldn't hear her. All I did was lift my left hand upwards and gently touch her face.
"Sister..." I whisper. My throat was aching like hell.
She smiled at me and gave me a small kiss on the lips.
She still tasted like sweet honey.