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Two
Sand beneath our feet.
"My fingers hurt, Hagi," Saya said. The cello was shaking against her thin form. It might've dropped into the sand, she was tired of having it lean on her.
The look Hagi gave her was surprise. She had been the one to first use the cello, though it had been nearly a century since she had actually used it. He let the surprise fall from his face, and he took the cello from her, and set it in his case. Saya handed him the bow, which he replaced in it's place again.
Saya brushed long hair from her face. Hagi had asked her to wear it long, just for a while. It seemed that the hot Okinawa air didn't take a liking to it, since she was using Hagi's ribbons more than he did, and trips to the beach were frequent.
Hagi slung the cello over her shoulder, and Saya breathed out. She took another look at her favorite spot in Okinawa, sure they would be there again tomorrow, and followed Hagi up the steps and onto the road. They walked everywhere, and occasionally Kai met them at Omoro with food. Saya and Hagi usually stayed nights there, though they were hardly ever in one place. Kai had taken care of Diva's daughters, Hibiki and Kanade, who were now in hibernation. Saya was aware that she might never get to see the twins ever, though the tapes Kai recorded of their birthdays, dances, Christmases and church events were all some of the best things Saya watched. She and Kai would make scrapbooks of the pictures he took, and Saya wanted to watch them grow up, though it was too late now.
Okinawa was dark, and the night air was smooth with the smell of fresh air. A breeze chased the streets and it seemed that everything was at peace. Saya had woken into a world that was strangely uneventful, except beautiful and happy. It seemed that she could finally relax in this world.
"Hagi, would you like to go somewhere?" Saya asked him, a question that clearly caught Hagi out of his own thinking phase.
It didn't take him long to think of an answer, though. "We did plan to travel the world, you and I," he said softly.
"I remember saying that," Saya whispered. "We can, now. If we were to leave, where would you want to go first?"
Hagi didn't think about this. Saya predicted, with his glance, that he would go anywhere she wanted. She smiled, even if she wanted him to choose this time of what they she do. She grabbed his bandaged hand and walked along with him, the annoyance of his reply was biting at her attitude. "I'd like to go see somewhere we haven't been before. Mexico, Spain…"
"If we were to leave Japan, would you ever be able to come back?" Hagi asked, the way he spoke was both soft and sincere. It was a real question, one that hadn't cross Saya's mind in the time she had been awake- which was a mere two weeks. She was still starving after thirty years, and she was still weak without blood. It was hard to schedule blood transfusions without someone like Julia around, and making up excuses for the hospital was hard. Hagi's question was meant in the means that if she left Kai, would she be able to come back without hurting him or feeling like she had left him behind. Saya thought about it, saddened, though she gripped her chevalier's hand and shook her head.
"I've always wanted to see the world, Hagi. Now we can do it and have fun. Of course I'll be able to come back." She looked up at Hagi, who looked down on her with a blank expression. Smiling, she was trying to lift his mood. "C'mon, Hagi. This place is my home- of course I'll come back."
"If it's what you want, we can leave as soon as possible," Hagi said.
"No, no," Saya said. She let go of his hand and twisted them together. "I think I want to tell Kai first- then we'll look around so he knows our plans and won't be concerned. After all, we've got three years to do this, and I want to come back to Okinawa to sleep."
"Alright," said Hagi, and he turned the corner. The chevalier paused, his head craning around toward the Omoro shop. "Are you planning to sleep tonight?"
"Mm… no, I think I want to walk around for a while," Saya said. She took a step away from Hagi. "I'm going to see the school. Do you mind if I have some time alone? I like to think for a while, please."
"If that is what you wish…" Hagi was gone before Saya could blink, leaving her painfully, and a little shockingly, alone. She turned around, shaking off the feeling of loneliness that came with her own quiet footsteps in the dark, and she looked around the streets that she had walked when she couldn't remember anything, and smiled.
This is my home.
If anyone learned anything watching Blood+, it's that bad things happen when Saya's alone.
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