Two full notebook pages earlier brought you this my friends. hope you enjoy
Inspired by Xerxes's death in ch.16 of Arcadia Academy
I do not own anyone but Hino.
"Xerxes never smiled… She never…"
The haunting thought plagued Hino as she lay alone in the dark room. Xerxes never smiled... Sobs quietly racked her body. Outside she could hear Jeff and the others idly chatting as they for her to calm down and face them once again.
The pillow was damp from her tears as the pinkette turned over and faced the mirror set on the nightstand. A face that didn't seem like hers stared back.
Her hazel eyes burned from the tears but she couldn't help it-Xerxes had been her friend...her ally...her sister. Sure they'd started off a bit rough but she'd stood by her when no one else would. Xerxes had comforted her when she'd found Jeff and Kheika together the first time. When her mark,what she had thought was nothing but a tattoo she'd gotten during some forgotten event, revealed itself. She'd even moved classes to be with her..
Remembering the smile on Xerxes's face when Alexianna had fuzed it back together yet again set Hino into a fresh bout of tears. They'd only just been friends for not even a year but already it felt like sobbed again.
Xerxes had been there for she needed her.
But now she was gone.
She had nothing left.
The next few minutes were a blur to her.
It all cleared when she heard, "NO! HINO,STOP!"
Hino stared down at her hands. Clutched in her right was a pocketknife-hers- covered in drops of crimson. She then looked to her left. A small but deep red stream had blossomed on her wrist.
"Please don't do it again.I beg you"
She looked up,her eyes widened.
Xerxes,Alexianna,Kheika,Cleotra and Zebel stood there. They wore shimmering robes that matched their attributes. "X-xerxes!" she stuttered.
"Please don't harm yourself,Hino" Alexianna came to her and wrapped her hand around her bleeding left purple healing glow occurred.
"We could never allow it" Xerxes came up and took her other hand,the one with the knife.
"I HAVE NOTHING LEFT!"Hino cried at them,sobbing harder, "You're all gone...i'm a hopeless Sage..." The grips of her two friends tightened on her hands as she broke into more sobs.
"Yes you do"Kheika came to her and bent down to face her, "I'm sure Jeff would be heartbroken if you took the easy way out"
Hino didn't reply as the tears fell. Jeff...
"Kheika-"She looked up at the girl,once her rival,and tried to speak but was cut off.
"Just keep living Hino Kizana"All their voices became one" Please"
Jeff and the others looked up as the bedroom door opened. "I'm sorry about that" Hino stood there,smiling weakly. She loosely held her left wrist.
"Are you ok?" Aki was up in an instant as Hino walked towards him to sit down. "I'm fine" She looked at her. The woman wasn't convinced but Jeff she looked at him,he saw it.
The light he'd grown to love in Hino's hazel eyes had this time it was a light of peace...determination...of Hope