Chapter 3

Luka's sleepy baby blues were rejuveniated by the frightening shadow of Kaito intruding upon the sanctuary of her bedroom. Her trembling hands tightly clutched her bedsheets against the bare flesh of her breasts, whilst her immobile gaze remained fixed on the intimidating blade dangerously wielded by the blue haired man.

His navy eyes glittered with sombre rage, piercing through Luka's soul; spreading the virus of guilt deeper into the depths of her system. Her breathes came in rapid, haphazard pants, as her voice became erased by the immense force of fear.

Naturally, she was terrified that the pal she had betrayed would brutally evoke his revenge on her defenceless self but she was more concerned about the catalyst for this incident; her partner, Miku.

The stunning rose's sweet dreams had disappated thanks to the thundering screams of the tumultuous storm corroding the sky. After a brief spell of rolling around in the sheets, Luka had discovered the tealnette's half of the bed deserted.

Disturbing thoughts erupted inside Luka's mind. Thoughts that maybe the crazed madman had already dug his vengeful claws deep inside the chest of his unfaithful beloved, to perform the same treacherous act of smashing the wondrous emotions of the heart into oblivion, that Miku had transmitted towards her ex.

Fortunately, the rusty, iron door hinges noisily creaked open and Miku slowly stepped inside the room. The sensation of relief remained for only a second before Luka's inability to control her physique returned to its rigid state. She wordlessly observed as the encounter between ex-lovers unfurled before her frosty eyes.

"Please, put the knife down, Kaito. I know that you're pissed at us right now, and rightfully so, but if you go through with this; I know that you'll just end up regretting it for the rest of your life." Miku's chiming voice echoed with calm bravado but Luka easily identified the tinge of fragility hidden behind the mask.

"You lied to me." Kaito's whisper was staturated with grim, empty emotion. That sound resonated within the stauesque Luka and intense feelings of remorse continued to gnaw at her soul.

Kaito's macabre mutterings continued. "You told me that there was nobody else. Yet, here I find you are shagging my slut of a friend! Still, despite all the crap you've dragged me through tonight, I still love you. Miku, can you consider giving me a second chance?"

"No," the answer uttered by Miku's lips was swift and without any sparks of hesitation. "Kaito, I'm truly sorry but I don't love you anymore. I'm in love with Luka. Even if that wasn't the case, I will never be in love with you again."

Suddenly, Luka's pupils soaked in the horrifiying sight of Kaito swiftly streaming towards the apologetic teal maiden. A splash of scarlet stained his blurry movements, followed by the deafening wail of a tortured banshee.

Miku had crumbled to the mauve carpet and Luka mutely watched as viscous liquid oozed out of her lover's lacerated abdomen. She desperately attempted to scream out Miku's name but words escaped her.

Kaito's attention shiftted his murderous gaze towards Luka. The grin plastered on his face sent a chill down Luka's spine. She had born witness to that exact same smile on countless occasions. That smile used to bask in a magical glow, allowing Luka to feel completely at ease.

Now, that smile seemed to exist only to haunt the feeble rose. The friend she had once treasured seemed to have completely perished from the world. He lived only to fuel the fiendish demon that had taken possession of Kaito's corpse.

"I will snatch away everything from you... Her, your memories and whatever else!" the devil declared.

Luka braced herself for the scorching flames of hell. She watched as the blade, dripping tears of blood, raised itself up in the air and slashed the wielder's neck, as a burst of revolting fluids spat out of his throat.

As he thudded to the ground, Luka's morbid calmness shattered into howling screeches. Water rained down from her eyes, while her searing throat raged on.

"No... I can't fall apart now. There still might be a chance to save them." With those fleeting thoughts of hope, Luka scrambled to find her cellphone. Fumbling her fingers over the tiny buttons, she hurriedly dialed the emergency phone number.

"Hello, can I help you," a woman's kind voice spoke over the line.

"Ambulance! I need an ambulance, immediately! He stabbed her and, oh God, there's so much blood! Please, hurry and send someone to save them!"

"Miss, please, take a deep breath and calm down. Can you please calmly state the address of your current location?" the operater replied, unfazed by Luka's panicked pleas.

Somehow, Luka managed to cool her nerves and reveal her address to the invisible woman. Obeying the woman's instructions, Luka used her bedsheets to apply pressure to Miku's gaping wound.

The juices of life steeped into the sheets, painting the once pure fabric with the colour of death. Feeling the hole in the pitt of the formally lively Miku, made Luka want to regurgitate her last meal but she resisted that urge. Right now she had to expend every last ounce of her energy to bringing the tealnette back from the abyss of the damned.

"Lu...ka." A faint voice rode into the soundless room.

"Miku, don't talk. You need to save your energy until the ambulance arrives," Luka ordered, her face punctured by a mixture of sorrowful and happy tears.

"Lu...ka. Kai...save...not...me." Miku's words were muffled and hard to comprehend, yet, even so; Luka understood every syllable.

"Miku, if I help Kaito, you might die."

"I...don't...I...not...live...myself...he...dies." Even though Miku's lifeforce was draining away, the teal of her irises glowed with determined conviction. Assisting Kaito was Miku's dying wish and Luka couldn't refuse fufilling, possibly, the last wish Miku will ever dream of.

Kissing Miku's stone, cold forehead; Luka removed the crimson sheets from Miku's mutilated body. Reaching the still form of Kaito, she pressed the sheets, damp with Miku's fluids, onto the bluenette's bleeding neck.

She remained in that position until the paramedics came crashing into her apartment and whisked away the two sinful victims.


The distant morning lullaby of feathery creatures sang in Luka's ears. The bird's melody soothed her soul but she felt like her blissful dreams were being torn asunder by the irritating shoving that was occuring on her right arm.

"Luka. Luka. Hey, Luka. Wake up already!" someone's persistent commands droned on.

Flicking her eyelids open, Luka drowsily glared at the twin-tailed figure who ruined her sweet slumber. A split second later, Luka was wide awake at the realization that had finally dawned on her.

"Miku, thank goodness you're awake. How are you feeling? Do you remember what happenend?" After the tragic events of the night before, the doctors and the rest of the hospital staff had worked tirelessly to restore life to Miku and Kaito.

Luka had been interrogated by the authorities and she had answered each and every one of their grueling questions honestly.

After learning that Miku's surgery had been a success, Luka had visited the unconscious girl and had fallen asleep by her side.

"Yeah, I remember," Miku nodded her head in acknowledgement. "What about Kaito? Is he?"

"He's in a stable condition. The doctors say that he should be fine...physically, anyway."

"I see..." responded Miku, her eyes downcast, and the room became eclipsed with gloomy silence.

The muteness eventually ceased when Miku opened her lips once again. "I don't think we should see each other anymore."

"What are you talking about?" Luka yelped, shocked by this new development.

"Kaito tried to kill me. He even attempted suicide. We're responsible for that! I'm responsible for that! How do you think people are gonna look at us? They're gonna think that we're the homewrecking lesbians who drove Kaito over the edge! I can't deal with all of that! I just can't..." Miku's frantic statement faded into a despairing whisper.

"Miku, I know how you feel but I don't want this to be the end for us. I love you," Luka sincerely expressed the feelings that flowed within her heart.

The moist teal met the gaze of the azure blue. "That's the first time you've said that to me but I can't accept it. It's better for everybody if we just break up."

"Who exactly is it better for, huh, Miku? If you say Kaito, well it's not like he will suddenly revert back to his usual self if we decide to break up. He'll be unhappy if we're together and he'll be unhappy if we're apart. Why should all three of us be miserable? Two wrongs don't make a right, Miku and if you're worried about being judged by anybody else, well I say screw them!" Miku was stunned into silence by Luka's uncharacteristic ranting and Luka, herself, took a gasp of oxygen, before continuing.

"Last night, I thought I lost you. That's when I realized that I am in love with you. I can't go through all of that pain and suffering again. If I lose you again, I don't know how I'll cope. Miku, please don't leave me!" Luka's powerful words became drowned by the cascading sobs that errupted out of her shaking body.

She lay her wet face atop of Miku's hospital bed and freely allowed her tears to dampen the plain sheets. When something warm rested on her exposed hand, her rose head jolted up.

Miku's hand was tenderly rubbing the back of Luka's hand. "I'm not leaving you," hearing those high pitched words, Luka faced the now smiling Miku. "You're right, Luka. There's no real reason that we should separate. I love you, Luka and as long as you're by my side, I'll be happy. So, please, never abandon me."

"I promise," agreed Luka, before offering her lover an affectionate kiss.


A/N: So, madrox23, I granted your wish for a happy ending. Well it's not really that happy considering what happened to Kaito but this ending is happier than how most of my other fics end. Well, I'd like to say thank you to everybody who read this story and I hope you enjoyed it. :)