You know, it's funny. I didn't do an ending note last time. *sigh* I got no reviews, but I'm not giving up! Because I'm not the giving up type! So, please, please, review! I want to know if this is good or bad!
~Kaede-chan
P.S- I put a * next to Kyokonee-chan. 'Nee-chan' is a suffix that means an older sister, or a sisterly figure.
The next few months were amazing. I and Asuka-chan had become very good friends. She was just like the sister I'd never had.
I'd never really had a true friend before. Because everyone thought I was so anti-social and whatnot, I didn't have any friends. But once I had started to hang out with her, I made a lot of friends.
Friends. I had friends. I felt so much less lonely than before. I had actually started to believe in myself, and accept myself. Asuka-chan had taken away my loneliness, and made me happy. I was smiling and laughing.
And then the horrid day came, that brought my happiness, and hers to an end.
We were just walking home, as usual, and we were talking. She was talking about a boy that she liked, and I was smiling.
"Asuka-chan, did you tell him?" I asked her, looking down, since I was much taller.
"Yes I did! I was so nervous though. He smiled at me too! And I was so happy!" She smiled. "What about you, Kyokonee-chan?* Do you like anyone?"
I turned red. "N-no! Of course not! Why do you ask that?" It was the truth. I didn't like anyone, not in that way.
"A-ah! I'm sorry for asking such a bothersome question! I shouldn't have asked!" She said, shaking her head. "Anyways, after I'd told him, and he said yes, I-"
"Wait, WHAT? He said yes? Congrats!" I said, my eyes widening in astonishment.
She rolled her eyes, and turned a bit red. "Etto… It's not that big of a deal. But I saw Minagawa-san looking at me strangely. What could that mean?"
"Mm…" I said, thinking. Minagawa-san was Morioka-san's (Asuka-chan's new boyfriend) ex-girlfriend. She had become so angry that Morioka-san had dumped her that she became part of a gang. A highly feared gang. I had gotten beaten up by them at one point in time, and her gang isn't something to be taken lightly of.
Asuka-chan stopped suddenly, glancing up at me. "Is something wrong, Kyokonee-chan? You look kind of scared." She looked so adorable, just like a little kid! Any other girl would go "KYAAAAAA!" and hug her, but I wasn't that type.
What is wrong with me? I am making her worried. What kind of hypothetical sister am I?
"Ah, it's nothing much. I was just remembering something." I gave her a reassuring smile, and that's when I saw a shadow move across the road, towards us. We were taking a short cut, so not many people were here at this time.
Unfortunately, I noticed who it was, at first glance. It was Kinosita-san. I suddenly felt dread pulse through me, as I anticipated her actions. Surely, this was about Asuka-chan and Morioka-san's exchange earlier. I looked down at Asuka-chan, and she looked so scared, like me. I bit my lip.
"Oh? Furutani-san? I believe we have not met before. However, it seems that you have met my boyfriend."
"E-eh?" Asuka-chan stuttered, and shot me a look that clearly screamed, HELP! But I was too frozen to think. "B-but I thought t-that-"
"He may have dumped me!" She snapped. "But you have no right over Daisuke-san! None!"
Asuka-chan looked so scared. I'd never, ever seen her scared. Why wasn't I doing anything?
"Look, Kinosita-san-"
"Don't interrupt me, Katsunuma! Shut up! Unless you want to end up with this through your throat!" She said, her eyes glinting, holding up a knife. Mad. Mad. She was a mad woman.
Asuka-chan had started to cry. "Please don't hurt Onee-chan. I won't hang out with him anymore, if you like."
I felt a pang of guilt. Here, Asu-chan was sticking up for me, but I couldn't muster a breath to stick up for her? I wasn't being fair.
"Ahahaha!" She said, laughing like the mad woman she was. She walked towards Asu-chan, and kicked her. She landed on her back, Kinosita-san stepped on her face, hard. I was so shocked.
"DIE! DIE!" She yelled.
No. I can't let this happen! I can't! I was thinking frantically.
I pushed Kinosita-san, and she ran the knife down my arm. I gulped down my scream. "STOP IT! LET GO OF HER! STOP IT!" I yelled instead. But she wasn't listening. All I could see was Asuka-chan being pummeled to death by a much larger, and stronger opponent. And she wasn't even fighting back! I felt anger and sadness pulsing through my veins. But I couldn't move. My arm was hurting. Kinosita-san saw me trying to regain myself, and stabbed my stomach. I screamed in pain, feeling a searing heat flashing across my abdomen. Finally, she finished her work, and snapped back into reality.
"Huh? Furutani-san? Furutani-san?" She said, shaking Asuka-chan's shoulder. My heart dropped to my toes. What was wrong?
Kinosita-san turned her glare to me. "This… is all your fault." She said, and ran away.
Your fault… your fault…
"No, it's not." I whispered.
It's your fault… all your fault that she's-
"NO IT'S NOT!" I was sobbing. I crawled to where Asuka-chan was. "Asu-chan? Asu-chan? Please wake up! You can't die! Not like this! Asu-chan? Asu-chan…?" I gave up, and collapsed onto the road, sobbing.
The only person who had accepted me, had died. She was dead. Dead and gone. Why? Why didn't I do anything? Why am I such an idiot? Why can't I protect anyone? My little sister… she was dead. Dead. Dead. Dead.
It's all your fault…
No doubt. No doubt it was. The pain of her death was unimaginable. Losing someone you love was unimaginable. I just lay on the road, sobbing my heart out, hoping that wherever Asu-chan was going, she was happy.
It's all your fault…
This chapter actually made me cry, while I was writing it. It was so heart-breaking! While I had planned for Asu-chan to die, I didn't WANT her to. Ah... so sad. However, it is NOT as sad as the last three episodes of the anime, you know, when Kyo-kun transforms? I watch the subbed version, by the way. Oh my God. I cried like hell in those three episodes. I swear the neighbors could hear me. Anyways, who, in Furuba, does Asu-chan remind you of?
:) ~ Kaede-chan
