Kissing the Wind
My eyes open slowly to a cloudy haze of color
I see red; the color of Eudial's hair as she stands over you
I see navy, yellow, and white; the color of your fuku in which you have fought beside me for so long.
I see your blond hair; the color of the sand on the beach where we first kissed.
I see your blue eyes, your beautiful blue eyes
When I gaze into them I can see the sky, magnificent and heavenly,
Everything you are.
At first I mistake your perfect body for the wind itself; sweeping swiftly through my sluggish mind.
A pure heart. That's what Eudial says that you have
You refuse to believe it, laying helplessly at the receiving end of her gun.
I could have told you that, Haruka.
Would you have believed me?
But I must help you, Haruka
Caught in Destiny's grip.
I break free of my unearthly bonds
And rush to be at your side.
A thousand shots rip through me.
Like a thousand teeth tearing through my flesh.
I hear my name
I hear your scream
I hear the silence as the guns stop
I remember the Mission
What we must do.
Sacrifice three nameless lives for the rest of the world
Haruka, must one of those lives be yours?
I remember what we said about if one of us didn't make it....
But, Haruka, a world without you is not worth saving.
I climb to my feet with the last of my strength
To rush toward you once more
More shots, more guns, more vicious teeth
Tearing through me in the blink of an eye
Another scream
Another cry
Flying helplessly through the air.
Another silence shattered by a single shot
I can barely feel my body hit the ground
I can barely see the shine of my heart as the darkness overtakes me.
Haruka, I tried, my love, I tried
In death I can still feel your gentle hand caressing my cheek.
Your lips against mine, like kissing the wind.
Your arms around me, keeping me safe.
And then I was alone.
Abandoned in the darkness and the stale air.
Until I felt your hand in my hand
And your eyes looking lovingly into mine
The sky
