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Mabuta o tojitemo ima wa ano basho ni mou nido to kaerenai
Ken Siberian
Voices… Omi's voice, telling me not to die. A man's voice, a doctor?
Is the mission over?
What the hell hit me?
They said something about rebuilding my skull, and seizures. And coma.
I think I'll sleep a little while longer…
Yohji Kudou
Fever is almost as good as being drunk, without the guilt. Too bad I hurt too much to enjoy it.
I know I asked the nurse what happened to the others, but damned if I could remember the answer. My mind felt greased, like nothing would stick. Everything whirled in a green void, with pinpricks of pain to remind me I hadn't died yet.
It was so nice of Asuka to watch over me while I rested.
Now if I could only remember how I got here.
Ran 'Niichan
"Where's my sister?" Kami-sama, is that my voice? I sound like…a drowned man.
I can't tell if my eyes are open. Everything is white.
That harsh croak of a voice called out again, and I felt my throat tighten around the words: "Where is she? Where's Aya?"
"She's fine, Ran. She's with Manx."
I didn't recognize that voice, but it didn't matter. Breathing hurt. It was all I could do to drag air into my chest, and it was getting harder with every try. White turns to black, and I am falling again…
Omi Orphan
I've never seen so many doctors before. They're working so hard to save our lives.
I'm so sorry for the inconvenience, gomen nasai!
I guess I hurt myself moving around like that, but I couldn't explain that to the doctors. They gave me a shot and everything went vague. Something was very wrong in my back, that much I knew. And I made it worse by crawling through the sand. They wouldn't understand that the only way I could stay alive was knowing my team wasn't lost.
Weiß was my only family, now; I had to hold onto them for as long as I could, or lose myself forever.
A/N:
Mabuta o tojitemo ima wa ano basho ni mou nido to kaerenai
Even if I close my eyes right now, I can't go back there again
"Wasurenai Kara (Because I Won't Forget)" – Gackt Moon
Ken Siberian
Still in Weiß mode, in spite of his injuries.
Yohji Kudou
The break has begun.
Ran 'Niichan
Returning to his singular priority:
'Niichan – shortened from oniichan, big brother
Omi Orphan
Due to circumstances outlined in the original series, Omi has no family left that he can claim as his own, for his true name is (in his mind) unclean. Here he is afraid that he's about to lose Weiß, the only family he wants to admit to anymore.
gomen nasai – I'm sorry
Review Mailbag:
NightMaiden02 – Thank you! It's quite different for me to write the Weiß point of view, I'm so used to working for the other side. (Can't wait to see what my Schu-san muse does with this story!)
Tysoyo Kalli – I agree, that series ending episode was one of the absolute best. Yohji will become a focus of this story, and I do plan to show how he got the way he was in Gluhen. Hopefully it will all come together and make sense by the time I'm done.
Lestat197 – Again, their viewpoints will be a writing challenge, and I love those!
Koneko – Everyone interested in your question about pairings, come to my live journal, I blogged it. This particular story will actually have a few, and eventually one that should shock your socks off.
may – Which part of Yohji are you looking forward to?
Shadowgirl1 – When we get to the chapters where this story intersects "Coming Home," you'll notice that the dialog won't all match. This is deliberate – get two people talking, and ask each one later what was said, and there will be differences. The interesting thing will be, what does Yohji notice that Schuldig might have missed, and vice versa?
dimonyo-anghel – Way far from over, my friend! We've got at least twelve years to tell. Don't worry, it'll pick up a lot of speed and skip over the dull parts.
Star Princess Meesa – You've only got 7 weeks of story time to wait.