Fate: Rebirth
Summary: Death can be cruel and you find you have so many things you want to say to the people you love so dearly but… What if you were reborn and the memories you held so dearly then are still there. Would you not want to make things right for your past-self?
Chapter 2- House of Fianna
"I don't understand why I have to be a part of that stupid play." A brown haired girl states sitting in the grass in front of what looked like a manor house but in all actuality it was an apartment complex that sat on top of a cliff that looked out over a large lake that had boats on it and the small town that surrounded it. The girl sat on the ground underneath a large oak tree that was looking out over the lake as Elliot did his usual exercise routine far enough away from her that he would hit her with his fists or legs but close enough to hear her speak.
"It's just like they said, Alice… You're a part of their class… You have to do something at the cultural festival other that eat everything in sight!" He states and the girl scoffs throwing her long brown hair back over her shoulder.
"Humph… I save up every year to eat at the cultural festival. It's not my fault that I prefer being a taste tester than being a cook, a maid, or a damn clown." She states in annoyances as she named the things she had to do for the past cultural festivals and Elliot laughed softly as he kicked his legs up.
"Now you can add 'actor' to that list but just be glad that this is the last year you have to do it." Elliot states throwing a punch as he spun his leg back down to the ground.
"Yeah but still… I live for the 'now' not the 'next'." She states with a serious look as she threw a towel at Elliot, who caught it and walked over to her with rugged breaths.
"You should be looking toward the future… It's important you know." He states softly as the girl scoffs.
"This is coming from my brother, who is madly in love with a man from the past who died over two-hundred years ago." Alice states harshly. "That's so looking toward the future!" She adds and he scowled at her.
"Oh shut up! I've told you time and time again that I don't love that person! Elliot Nightray just owed him a lot and died before he could repay him! And I am looking toward the future! I'm planning on finding Elliot Nightray's special person and telling them everything that he wanted to tell him so I can move forward myself and escape the nightmares of my past in that damned who-"
"I get it! I get it, Elliot! You know I hate when you talk about that place!" Alice states in an annoyed way as stood beside her and she handed him a water bottle from her bag that sat beside her lap.
"Thanks…" He says sitting down beside her with a sigh. "I know I might never find him but I cannot stop trying to… I tried to stop before and all I did was hurt inside. I am sure if I found that person the pain will disappear completely." He whispers leaning against the tree trunk opening the bottle of water bottle.
"Did the white rabbit tell you that?" Alice whispered softly with a slight glare and Elliot chuckled at her.
"No… The white rabbit still is as silent as it has been for the past fourteen years." He whispers softly and Alice smiled amusedly.
"I'm glad… I would hate to have to fight a stupid doll in order to keep my big brother's attention." She whispers standing before hugging him. "Hmm… You're sweaty." She mutters smiling slightly and Elliot rolled his eyes and shrugged her off.
"If I wasn't after a workout I didn't work hard enough." He says staring out toward the lake with a sad look. "Lake Sablier is as placid as ever…" He whispered with a sigh. 'It used to be the most feared area in the whole country but now it's simply a lake people boat and swim in.' He thought as he felt eyes on his back and he glanced at his sister who was standing beside him staring out toward the lake as well before glancing over his shoulder to see someone staring at them. 'Isn't that? What the hell is he doing here?' Elliot thought bitterly as he watched the person walk inside of the building. "Let's go… Alice. I'll get cleaned up then I'll start dinner, how about it?" He questions as his sister looked at him with her eyes a light.
"Okay…" She says happily as she moved toward the complex knowing Elliot was going to make her favorite tonight because it was pay day.
'I wonder why that guy's here. Well his mother is Lacie, so maybe he came here to see some of his old friends… hmm… good for him.' Elliot thought as he heard Alice's impatient shouts and he smiled slightly as he moved towards the complex. 'The boy with the same name as the person I've been looking for… but he is not… he cannot be that person. He's too bright, to kind, and so many other things.' He thought closing his eyes as he remembered the blurred face of the person he remembered as simply Leo.
"Elliot… Did you finish that piece you told me about?" The blurred black haired boy questioned still facing the keys of the piano he was playing before he turned with a slight curious posture as his bangs hid his eyes. "The one you compose every year as a present to your mother?" He questioned as Elliot felt himself move forward.
"Yes, I finished that one. I'm working on a new piece right now." Elliot heard his voice say softly as he moved towards the piano.
"Really what's it like?" The other boy questions curiously and Elliot leaned forward and began to play the melody. "Mhm… Such a nice melody… have you thought of a title?" He asks softly and Elliot smiled slightly.
"Satique." Elliot responded happily.
"'Something that never changes', right?" The boy questioned Elliot before backing away slightly. "Do you like the language of the flowers or something? That's a girl's thing. Who would have thought…?" He states in a surprised way causing Elliot to feel his cheeks heat up.
"Shut up! My sister likes that stuff! My sister! And you're pretty well informed about it yourself." Elliot shouts, embarrassed that he was being made fun of before the boy turned back to the piano. Elliot let his eyes lids lower slightly and felt at ease around the teen that started talking about the melody.
"Hey, how about this arrangement for that melody?" He says as he began to play and Elliot thought of what he should do. He then leaned forward slightly with a curious look.
"Do you like it that much?" Elliot asked curiously as he placed his left hand on his hip.
"Yes. I believe it is going to turn into a great piece." The boy says happily and Elliot could have sworn he saw little flowers floating around him to emphasize his excitement. This simply caused him to smile, happy that someone liked his song, before he spoke.
"Then this song will be my gift to you." He says smiling happily and the boy smiled back at him.
"I see… as proof of our eternal friendship? Enough with that cheesy stuff..." He states causing Elliot to twitch in annoyance and grab his shirt.
"Enough with that foul mouth of yours." Elliot yells confusing the black haired teen slightly.
'An eternal friendship… I wonder if there is truly such a thing.' Elliot thought silently entering the cooled apartment complex. He passed the front desk with a small greeting to the person sitting at its desk before he made his way up the stairs and down the hall toward his apartment. When he went to enter his apartment he heard two children shout at him happily.
"Elly-nii!" Their voices squealed as a little boy and girl ran toward him, he smiled slightly before he knelt down and held out his arm causing the two to jump into his arms.
"Hannah, Phillipe. How are you…?" Elliot questions with a small laugh as the two giggle at him.
"Great! Mama and Papa take good care of us! They're so kind and love us; it's nothing like the bad place here." The little girl says happily holding up a Barbie doll and Elliot smiled at her and kissed the dolls head before the girl giggled and pulled it to her chest.
"That's wonderful." He says softly as the boy pulled on his arm.
"Yeah, and Papa said that he would take me fishing on Sablier lake! Isn't that the coolest?" The boy says happily and Elliot chuckled.
"Sure is… but remember, you have to be quiet or you'll scare the fish away." Elliot says pressing his finger to his lips before winking.
"Right! I'll be sure to remember and I'll bring a big fish home so Elli-nii can see it." The boy says happily.
"Hannah? Phillipe? Where are… Oh, Elliot-kun. Hello…" A woman's voice says in worry causing Elliot to look up at a pretty brownish-blonde haired woman with brilliant green eyes standing in front of him wearing a fall-style dress that was browns and reds.
"Hello… Ra…eh Sarah-san." He says softly with a small smile, mentally slapping himself for almost calling the woman in front of him by the wrong name. 'She might have the same aura as Rainsworth-sama but this person would not recognize the name as her own.' Elliot thought standing up as the two children pout and cling to his long legs.
"They really are attached to you, aren't they?" She says with a small giggle as she stepped toward them smiling gently.
"I've been there for them since they were born... but I hope they rely on their mother and father too." He says softly as the two children grab Elliot's hands.
"Hey, Elli-nii doesn't have to worry about that! Elli-nii needs to find his friend right? The one Elli-nii was always telling us about! If Elli-nii finds him then we won't have to keep Elli-nii's company as much." The girl says with a small sad look and Elliot looked down at her before smiling.
"Is that so, well I better get to work now shouldn't I?" He says with a slight chuckle before he heard the door to his apartment open.
"Elliot! What's taking you so long?" Alice's voice shouts from the door way as he pulled away from the two children.
"I'm coming… I was just having a conversation with Hannah and Phillipe." He states not even affected by the tone of his sister's voice as she ran out of the apartment and smiled happily at the two.
"Hey!" She squeals kneeling as the two tackle her.
"Alice-nee." They shout happily holding onto her tightly.
"Say Elliot… May I ask you something?" Sarah says softly as Elliot looked up at her curiously as they stood side by side.
"What is it?" Elliot questions as she looked at him with a serious look.
"I know it is none of my business but what exactly do you do for a living? You Leave at night and don't come home till at least six. Then you are up and about by noon. I'm completely curious as to what you do…" She states and Elliot frowned knowing that she knew about his past because she was involved with the rescuing of the two little ones in front of him.
"I am simply a night shifter at a bar… It's nothing glamorous or dangerous. It's usually boring after one." He says with a slight laugh and the woman stared at him for a moment before sighing.
"Good… I was afraid that you got yourself into another messy job and were going to disappear again." She says and Elliot nodded slowly. "You know I still remember when you first came here. Such a cute little boy you were… Still are too." She adds with a small giggle before she clapped her hands. "Okay you two, back inside… We've got some cooking to do." She states and the two children pout before going back inside. "You two will have to come over and visit next week for dinner, Kevin will be ecstatic to see you two again." She says with a small giggle before she left.
"Like I want that damn clown to be ecstatic about my presence..." Alice states in an annoyed way and Elliot chuckled slightly.
"Let's go get dinner ready." He says casually before he turned to his apartment but stopped when he saw the landlady leading Reo down the hall.
"Come on, I'm hungry, Elliot." Alice states pulling on his arm before he turned and entered his apartment.
'So that girl must be his sister? Or maybe it's his girlfriend... tsk… Why does it matter to me…?' Reo thought sighing. 'It's been two weeks since I delivered that tape to my dad's little minions and I haven't stopped thinking about that stupid person…I didn't really get much of an impression of him other than he tries to be annoying. But I even knew he lived here, and yet I came here… I shouldn't have come here to look at the empty apartments…' He thought frowning as he listened the lady talk to him about how good of a community they had in the complex but she kept calling it 'The House of Fianna' which he didn't understand why. "Um… may I ask why this building is called that?" He asked after the third time of the lady stating the name and she laughed warmly.
"It was said that this build sits on top of a place that was once called 'The House of Fianna', where refugee children lived together as one big family… The one who told me the story moved me with his words to the point where I wanted to name this complex after the place. And this place has seemed to turn into such a place. Most of the people that live here now see themselves as descendants of these children… We all know that it is impossible because the horrible tragedy that was bestowed unto the poor things but we love to think it." She says with a slight laugh as she stopped in front of an apartment that was across from the one Elliot had entered. "Here it is… This is the apartment we had advertised." She states as she opened the door with one of her many keys. "It's a simple one bed room apartment, with utilities included in the advertised rent." She states with a slight smile as Reo looked around the dimly painted walls of the empty apartment. The lady entered the room and encouraged him to do the same as he looked at the blank walls of what he presumed as the living room. "Now we let our residents paint the walls as long as they don't go overboard in the colors that they use, it's nice that they want to make it seem like home but they are still renters you know. You'll really enjoy your neighbors. Most have younger children but there are a few that are around your age." She adds with a slight smile and Reo nodded.
"It's a lovely apartment…" He says as the woman motions to one of the doors she said was the bedroom. He nodded again, walking toward the bed room. It was the same dull color as the living room but with a closet in the far corner with sliding doors. He opened the closet with a curious look, amazed that the door slid perfectly.
"We just renovated all of the rooms last year… It was a big project but the residents here worked really hard to keep this place their home." The lady adds happily and Reo nodded again, knowing the lady herself lived and loved it here.
"I see… Thank you for letting me see it." Reo states softly and the woman nods with a bright smile. "If you want we can go on to the kitchen." She says happily and Reo nodded fallowing her. 'Maybe it won't be bad living here… Even though this is the last place I came to…' He thought sighing at the thought because his 'father' refused to let him to come see this place because he found it for 'poor' people but Reo didn't really care. "Is this your first time coming to Sablier?" The landlady questions softly and Reo looked up at her curiously before he smiled slightly. "No… I lived here when I was really small. I figured I'd like to live here to get away from the big city." He says softly and the woman nods with a huge smile on her face.
"Is that so… Well you've come to the right place… and it's only a fifteen minute drive to the city." She says happily and Reo smiled back.
"Yes…" He says in slight annoyance because he already knew this.
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"Hey Elliot, did you know that person? You looked right at him and got this look on your face… Was he one of the people from your past life?" Alice asks softly sitting at their dining table as Elliot, who was cutting vegetables on the counter, flinched before continuing to cut.
"Hmm… not sure, he might have been a student at the school that Elliot Nightray attended." Elliot states softly and Alice stared at him curiously.
"Do you know that person's current name?" She asks and Elliot flinched before laughing slightly.
"That person, as you say, is the producer that listened to your band's music." He states as he hears Alice's chair screech across the floor.
"What? Really? Awesome! What did he say about it? Did he like the song?" She questions with an excited look on her face and Elliot rolled his eyes.
"He said he liked the lyrics and the piano but that's about it…" He states and he heard her scoff at his words. "I don't think we're going to get taken seriously since they sent him but I did talk Gil-chan into scheduling you guys for a little concert at her family's restaurant." He adds as Alice squeals in delight.
"Awesome…" She shouts sitting back into her chair as she watched Elliot put the chopped vegetables into the pot. "Soon the four of us will be singing on a real stage in front tons of fans that will love us." Alice states happily and Elliot chuckled.
"As long as you're happy with what you do, then do it." He states softly as he stirred the pot of stew.
"You, too… You're part of the Pandora organization aren't you? Are you happy?" Alice questions and Elliot smiled slightly.
"Working for them helps keep my mind sharp and lets me keep in the shape I need to stay in in order to protect the ones I love and come out on top." He says casually. "Besides if I didn't you would see Will or Chester." He states with a slight smirk knowing that the girl was flustered and would be angry.
"Shut up! You know nothing!" She growls at him and he simply chuckles and places a lid on the pot.
"I know plenty…" He states casually before setting the timer and going over to wash his hands. "It's just a matter of putting that knowledge to good use." He states softly as Alice frowned.
"I wish I could get my memories back…" Alice whispered and Elliot frowned at her words.
'It been over two hundred years since I first even saw this girl, and she hasn't collected one memory since O… since the incident." He thought solemnly as he dried his hands. 'This life is better than the one she had though.' He thought remembering the dark room he and Jack had stumbled into only to find that it was a containment center for the girl that sat at his dining table. "The once feared Bloody Black Rabbit… now lives calmly in a little town with an older man that she calls her brother but in all reality he's just some kid that doesn't belong in reality." Elliot states in a bored way turning toward Alice who pouted.
"You make it sound so glamorous…" Alice states sarcastically before grabbing an apple out of the bowl on the table and tossing it at him. He caught it and began chopping it up.
"Apples for desert…?" Elliot questions with a chuckle and Alice chuckled slightly.
"Why not?" She states in a casual way and Elliot nodded.
'I should just hire someone... I've been asking for years but-but… I'm now twenty years old so I can learn if I want to…' Reo thought standing in front of the grand-piano as he pressed down on an f-sharp. "It's a bit off key..." He whispers softly as he heard the door open and he flinched.
"Huh? Reo is that you? What are you doing in here?" A female voice calls in an amused way and Reo scowled slightly.
"Just checking the equipment for your practice session Rumi-sama… I think this piano is off key, we should have someone check it." Reo states looking at the bleach blond haired woman that was only two years older than he was; she looked at him with slight annoyance before smiling sweetly.
"That's so sweet of you." She says softly walking over to him and hitting the same key he had hit. "Hmm…Nope, perfect pitch." She says happily as she turned toward the door before scowling at him. "Don't even think about it… There's no way you could ever be as good as me." She states flinging her hair back causing Reo to flinch but he did not take his eyes off the piano until she left and he hit the key again.
"Yeah, most definably off key." He whispers softly as he remembered Elliot and how he played the piano. 'That person played so beautifully… I wonder if he'd be willing to teach me.' He thought as an image of a silver haired male appeared before his eyes. 'I will learn and play together with you again someday.' He thought gripping his fists tightly at his sides before he turned away from the piano and walked away.
"Ri-kun…" Jill's voice calls as Reo exited the room and his face lit up slightly.
"Jill-san… What brings you here?" He asks softly as Jill smiled shyly.
"Why I am here? Um… My mother dragged me here when she came to see Lacie-sama." Jill says frowning slightly as Reo frowned as well.
"Our mothers have no sense of the working world do they?" He asks and Jill sighs.
"Not at all, I mean I am nineteen and I am trying to study for college entrance exams but she doesn't listen to me at all." Jill states with a slight sigh and Reo chuckles.
"I know what you mean… I'm trying to get an apartment but my mother threw a fit when I told her where I wanted to move." He states with a small sigh and Jill smiled at him.
"You want to move into Elliot's apartments…The House of Fianna, right?" Jill states causing Reo to look at her with an embarrassed look and Jill giggled. "Its fine, you know… I completely understand how you feel. There's something mysterious about him, like he's living two different lives. The one you see but you feel that there's something more." She says with a slight smile on her lips. "But believe me there's nothing mysterious about Elliot, He states what he wants and doesn't care who he pisses off, he can be pushy when he's annoyed, polite when he needs to be but don't anger him or he'll sock you." Jill says with a small laugh and Reo smiled.
"Seems like an interesting person." Reo says softly before smiling. "You want to go get something to drink? Maybe you can help me convince my mother to let me move there… or anywhere for that matter." He states with a hopeful look in his eyes and she blushed.
"What? You want me to say that I'm moving in with you or something?" She says with a laugh and he wraps his arm around her.
"If it comes to it I will say anything to get out of her clutches." Reo states in a serious tone causing Jill to look at him with a startled look before smiling softly.
"I'll help you think of something. I know that you don't like being smothered." She whispers placing her hand on Reo's shoulder. 'Ever since his mother's best friend was murdered and her child went missing Reo's mother has kept him locked away like a prisoner.' She thought knowing all too well how imprisoned her friend was.
