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A/N: This is from Marika's POV, and set after Akito dies. :-( I cried when that happened!
The Serpent
"Akito," I whispered, as I knelt down beside his dead body. A tear slowly fell from my eye, as I stroked his blood-soaked, soft, silver hair. I looked up at the reincarnated Saki, and slowly smiled a depressed, angst- ridden smile. Akito was Saki, and Saki was Akito. I pulled Akito's body into a sad embrace, and slowly cried. ------- stared at me, and Yusuke put a hand on my shoulder.
"What are you doing, Marika?" ------- asked, and I looked up at him with sad eyes.
"I loved him..." I whispered.
"What?!? You were in love with our target?!?" he shrieked, and I hung my head. I slowly stroked Akito's cold face, and more tears fell from my eyes, onto his face.
"He did a good thing, Marika," Yusuke comforted me, rubbing my shoulder. That just made me cry harder. I slowly rocked Akito's body, sobbing. Koijiro and Saki slowly lowered to the ground. Saki stared at me, bewildered.
"What are you doing?" she asked, her face taking on an Akito look.
"Nothing," I answered, sniffling, and let Akito's body fall out of my arms. I stood up, bowed slightly, and took off, running as fast as I could. I kept running, running... running... I didn't know where I was going... I just kept running... I ended up at the place where Akito placed a serpent in my mouth. I freaked out, and ran more. I didn't notice a pot-hole, and tripped over it.
"Shit," I mumbled, and felt a sharp shooting pain go through my ankle as I stood up. I hobbled into an alleyway, and sat down behind a dumpster. I rested my ankle, and sniffled. As I waited, I thought about how I came to love Akito. I had been attracted to him physically from the beginning... but when he kissed me to put the serpent in my mouth, I felt a spark of electricity of some sort before I became Zombie Marika. His lips were extremely soft, they felt like flowers against my own. I slowly fingered my lips. Yes, that was what made me fall in love with him. That and his sort- of gentleness. I felt it when he grabbed my wrist, it was like he wanted to hurt me, but couldn't bring himself to do it by himself. It was like he summoned the demons to destroy those he hated, because he was too gentle to do it himself. I slowly shifted my position, because my behind was getting numb from the cold concrete.
"Why are you in here?" a soft feminine voice asked, and I looked up to find myself staring into Saki's eyes. I removed my hand from my lips, and shrugged.
"I don't really know... I sprained my ankle, so I came in here to rest it," I answered.
"Why did you run, Marika? Was it because you were caught loving the enemy?" Akito's voice came from Saki's mouth, and I gasped.
"Or was it because you loved a person everyone else hated?" the voice continued. I got up, and ran away, ignoring the searing pain in my ankle.
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Woo hoo, Chapter 2 comin' soon. ------- is Marika's ninja pal, k? I couldn't remember his name! Sorry!
A/N: This is from Marika's POV, and set after Akito dies. :-( I cried when that happened!
The Serpent
"Akito," I whispered, as I knelt down beside his dead body. A tear slowly fell from my eye, as I stroked his blood-soaked, soft, silver hair. I looked up at the reincarnated Saki, and slowly smiled a depressed, angst- ridden smile. Akito was Saki, and Saki was Akito. I pulled Akito's body into a sad embrace, and slowly cried. ------- stared at me, and Yusuke put a hand on my shoulder.
"What are you doing, Marika?" ------- asked, and I looked up at him with sad eyes.
"I loved him..." I whispered.
"What?!? You were in love with our target?!?" he shrieked, and I hung my head. I slowly stroked Akito's cold face, and more tears fell from my eyes, onto his face.
"He did a good thing, Marika," Yusuke comforted me, rubbing my shoulder. That just made me cry harder. I slowly rocked Akito's body, sobbing. Koijiro and Saki slowly lowered to the ground. Saki stared at me, bewildered.
"What are you doing?" she asked, her face taking on an Akito look.
"Nothing," I answered, sniffling, and let Akito's body fall out of my arms. I stood up, bowed slightly, and took off, running as fast as I could. I kept running, running... running... I didn't know where I was going... I just kept running... I ended up at the place where Akito placed a serpent in my mouth. I freaked out, and ran more. I didn't notice a pot-hole, and tripped over it.
"Shit," I mumbled, and felt a sharp shooting pain go through my ankle as I stood up. I hobbled into an alleyway, and sat down behind a dumpster. I rested my ankle, and sniffled. As I waited, I thought about how I came to love Akito. I had been attracted to him physically from the beginning... but when he kissed me to put the serpent in my mouth, I felt a spark of electricity of some sort before I became Zombie Marika. His lips were extremely soft, they felt like flowers against my own. I slowly fingered my lips. Yes, that was what made me fall in love with him. That and his sort- of gentleness. I felt it when he grabbed my wrist, it was like he wanted to hurt me, but couldn't bring himself to do it by himself. It was like he summoned the demons to destroy those he hated, because he was too gentle to do it himself. I slowly shifted my position, because my behind was getting numb from the cold concrete.
"Why are you in here?" a soft feminine voice asked, and I looked up to find myself staring into Saki's eyes. I removed my hand from my lips, and shrugged.
"I don't really know... I sprained my ankle, so I came in here to rest it," I answered.
"Why did you run, Marika? Was it because you were caught loving the enemy?" Akito's voice came from Saki's mouth, and I gasped.
"Or was it because you loved a person everyone else hated?" the voice continued. I got up, and ran away, ignoring the searing pain in my ankle.
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Woo hoo, Chapter 2 comin' soon. ------- is Marika's ninja pal, k? I couldn't remember his name! Sorry!