Disclaimer: I do not own Durarara or any of their alter-egos. I do not like creating lead role OCs if there is no necessity. Some references are used.

Warnings: Shounen-ai, Horror, Violence, Suicide, Language, implied sexual themes. Not inclusive in all chapters.

Imi wa Nai

Summary: There is no meaning in living as remnants of the earlier people. However, Roppi decides to locate the mystical Plume of Ancient Memories… for the sake of Tsuki who lost his memories as a remnant. "…If he wouldn't remember anything, he might as well disappear."

Imi wa Nai

"Who's going to go to the furthest exit then?" Hibiya speaks and then they all look at one another… until—

"TREMORS!" Roppi yells as everyone gets to grab on something or on someone. Tsuki gets off balance and then the land begins to break— each division going up or down by massive meters. Roppi then holds his hands out to Tsuki but the blond fails to grab on it before the land he is on shoots skyward, "ROPPI-SAAAAAAAAN!"

"TSUKIIIIIIIIIIIII!"

Another batch of super strong tremors hits the forest and the mountains and forests become distorted in a matter of seconds. Even the other remnants are placed in shooting grounds but Tsugaru and Delic are able to jump off before it reaches too much height.

"Tsuki! Are you still there!? I'm coming for you!" Roppi yells and then Tsuki peers from the height, "Roppi-san!" And even before Roppi can make another step, the whole mountains begin to fall down— disorienting and collapsing the rocks. Roppi tries to go despite the raging tremors and the fact that the land they are stepping at starts to skid downwards. Tsugaru grabs his arm and speaks, "It's too dangerous to go now."

"But Tsuki's—!"

"Roppi-san! Let's just meet at the cave at the end of the stream! I'll wait for you there! No matter how long!"

"…Tsuki! Be sure you'll be there!" Roppi basically cries and then Tsugaru pulls him away as the ground shakes so bad. The remnants run away from the collapsing grounds to find a more stable place. After the surge of about ten minutes… the mountain range has been completely converted in a collection of rocky hills. Roppi then stares at where Tsuki might have fallen to…

Psyche holds his shoulder, "Believe in him, Hachimenroppi-kun. If he says you'll meet, you will."

"But…" "That oddball, Delic and Tsugaru share the same person. They might all inherit his stubbornness in different ways." Hibiya speaks and then he points to a direction, "At least, we can still follow the stream from here. We're wasting time if we continue to stand. Let us continue to the end of the stream."

"R-Right. The exit by the east seems to be blocked now." The group then starts walking towards the banks as to follow it to their next destination. Roppi then stands there for a moment…

"Tsuki… please be safe."

Imi wa Nai

Rei Haruno —Sakura no Imooto

Part 4: Wonders

He feels like a lone man that is standing in a vast plain of crosses. His eyes are dried off from tears and his mouth is left gaping after hundreds of sobs and cries. Blood paints most of everything in him— more likely the man's hands.

A certain name is written on every cross he finds… left alone the thousands that he has seen before.

Silence is bone-chilling… is dreadful… is suicidal. With the deathly wind whistling along with the softest surges, a certain shrill voice wails. The man shifts a bit and then stares at his bloody hands. "…I never meant…"

The view starts to distort as the position of the blood seems to change. The man is again straightened and the blood is pooling around the crosses buried deep beneath. But then the man falls on his knees and passes out…

"What was that?" Tsuki suddenly whispers as he wakes up that night. The last thing he remembers is that he gets separated from Roppi and he falls down the cliff. He then attempts to get up… only to be stopped by a same-sounding yet differently-toned voice, "You shouldn't get up. Your body will be strained."

"…?" Tsuki then turns to a person that is sitting before a bonfire. The man cannot make out his face clearly due to the loss of his glasses… but he is pretty sure the man is wearing a pink kimono comparable to Tsugaru's attire and sports short raven hair. His voice sound like Roppi's yet he speaks in a much lovelier and softer tone.

"Who are you?" "…You can call me Sakuraya. What's yours?" "…Tsukishima."

The guy then gets up and kneels down before the blond, "…Are you with anybody?" "…! Right! I have to— argh!"

A strong sensation of pain rattles along Tsuki's body as he tries to get up. The guy then catches him and he chuckles, "I told you, you shouldn't." "But I need… to… meet… with Roppi-san…"

"This divergence scene is too dangerous. I found a nearby exit around here. Why don't you just come with us?"

The blond twitches and he squints to finally see the face of the stranger. No doubt, it is a remnant of the same person as Roppi. He then smiles and lays him down, "You still don't know if this Roppi can survive a jungle like this." Tsukishima slowly gets up again and he pants loudly, "…Of course, he can. He is with… strong remnants. He's strong himself, too."

"Alright then. Leave as soon as you can fully stand. I will just be waiting here."

The blond twitches and decides to craft glasses like how he does his saber. He puts it on and he smiles at the guy who sits back at where he previously is, "Thank you for tending to me." "You're welcome." "Ah, yes. You said 'we'. Will it be funny if I ask if I ask if he looks like me?"

Sakuraya gazes at him and smiles as if unconsciously seducing him, "…Yes. Human relations are sure wonderful, aren't they?" "…" "…Tell me, Tsukishima. Where are you supposed to meet with this Roppi?" "…! Ah, well! Uhm… at the cave at the end of the stream." The raven in pink chuckles lovingly, "You're on a suicidal mission, aren't you?"

"S-Suicidal?!" Tsuki exclaims and then he grasps at his chest in sudden pain. He then recovers and asks again, "What do you mean, Sakuraya-san?" "That cave at the end of the stream is a decoy exit. The Blanks are using it to lure remnants. Aren't you aware that exits change location every time tremors occur?"

"Then I have to go find them now!" Tsuki groans as he stands up and staggers a bit until he just bends down to hold his knees, "…I can't let them go into danger! Even though they're strong…"

"…You can go… but do you know the way?"

"Isn't… Sakuraya-san going to help me?" The man shakes his head and he then smiles at the saddened Tsukishima, "I have to stay here until Shitsuo arrives. You see, I'm in the same position as your Roppi." "…(My Roppi-san…)" "We are supposed to meet here, too, so… I should not go until he's here. But we can wait until he comes back, and then we'll help you."

"…Thank you." Tsuki smiles but then he starts walking away, "But I have to go now. It's already night time and they must have gone too far." Sakuraya then chuckles again with a hand covered by his sleep at his mouth, "Heheh, it's still morning, Tsukishima. The canopy just caved in— preventing any sunlight from coming in." The blond panics and then looks up— noticing the tight arrangement of the branches far above, "I guess you're right."

"And this candle here lasts for two hours. I have only replaced it once." "You're… using candles to measure time?" "…No, to keep light. It's hard to see in complete darkness, you know." Tsukishima then cocks his head to the side while looking like an idiot. "Huh? Wha-hut?"

"Remnants… smell remnants…"

Tsuki twitches and then he prepares his saber. Sakuraya then sighs as a number of monsters show up from the bushes. The Blanks screams to intimidate the two and then Tsuki grips on his saber tighter. Then he feels Sakuraya go behind him and embraces him from behind, "…You're too heroic."

The candle flickers off and then darkness has eaten the place.

"Sakuraya-san!"

Imi wa Nai

A sudden bad hunch strikes on him and Roppi can't do anything about it. He then suddenly looks at a certain direction as he stops walking for a moment. They are trudging by the banks and they can only hope for Tsukishima to be doing good— noticing that most of the forest lands have caved in due to the tremors. Delic notices him stop and then the blond speaks, "Stopping once in a while won't make you get there faster, Hachimenroppi."

"I know…"

"…It seems like the universes are pulling themselves out faster and faster. At this rate, you might not have enough time to find his memories." Hibiya speaks and then he sighs, "What benefit does it give you, anyway? Does it make the truth of all of us dying be rewritten?"

"…I don't want him to vanish."

"…? Like… not coming back inside the universes kind of vanish?" Psyche then joins the talk and then Roppi nods. Tsugaru then speaks as well, "Each remnant is important to the recreation of the universes. And he has the same human as Delic-sama and I do, it might affect him if one is to vanish."

"He has no memories… and so he decided to become a headache?"

And without any second wasted, Roppi summons forth one of his guns and aims point-blank at Hibiya's face. Tension grows as Roppi's dull red orbs shine coldly out of murder intent with Hibiya's golden ones widen in surprise. Psyche then stutters, "W-W-W-Wait, Hachimenroppi-kun. There's nothing good in getting all violent."

Hibiya gulps and makes a face of mockery, "Seems like he's fond of good-for-nothing things."

Tsugaru then grabs the gun away from Hibiya's face and then he speaks, "Don't shoot, Hachimenroppi-kun. You'll call the attention of the Blanks. Hibiya-sama, it's true that Tsukishima-kun has not done much to help you. But you haven't known him for long so don't judge him."

"T-T-Tsugaru's right." Psyche chuckles as he tries to wave down the tension with his own adorability. Delic gulps as well and tries to help Psyche, "R-Right. Fighting now is not… well… it will only slow us down. Let's just… get going, shall we?" The blond in white walks faster and past Psyche before slowing down and walking on a normal pace. Roppi dematerializes the gun and murmurs, "…Sorry."

"…I understand how you feel, Hachimenroppi-kun. To be honest, it's Hibiya-sama who has been acting weird lately." "Eh? Really? I can't tell." "Yes, Psyche. He's like… scared of something. He's getting pretty shaken whenever tremors happen as well."

Psyche hums and pouts cutely, "Hm… I wonder what's disturbing Hibiya-chan."

"…" Roppi seems not to care and the silence becomes the cue for them to catch up with Delic and Hibiya. "Scared of something, huh."

"…?! Oi, someone's trapped down there!" Delic yells and then the three run to join the two. They all gaze down at another place where the land has crumbled down. Psyche and Tsugaru look at each other and they go down carefully, slowly skidding and jumping off the rocks. Since the distance will be too far, Psyche and Delic starts talking through their headphones again.

"Oi, Psyche-tan. Is he a goner already?" ["Delic-baka. Remnants van— I mean, we disappear if die. We'll try to get him out of the rubbles."] "Okay… be careful in making noises."

From afar, they can see Tsugaru examining the rock… probably saying that only one big rock kept the unconscious remnant from moving. Psyche then creates a see-saw with one of the ends under the big rock. He then steps back… only to perform a forceful somersault to hit the other end of the saw with the other end raising the rock. Tsugaru then pulls the man out quickly as the rock makes another loud crashing sound.

The two then hurry back to the group— away from the scene to avoid getting caught by nearby Blanks.

"What happened to the not making noises?!" "Sorry. There's no other way we could have lifted the rock. Besides, we didn't get caught~." Psyche and Delic seem to have another spat again as they all run away from the scene since Blanks did come out after some seconds. They stop at a certain place and Tsugaru lays down the unconscious remnant… another from their human.

"…By now, we should assume he is with someone else as well." Hibiya whispers and then Psyche kneels down in front of the remnant— shaking him up, "Wake up, butler-san! Your milord is in danger!" "Psyche." "Psyche-tan, what the fuck?"

The remnant groans in response and slowly opens his eyes— throwing Psyche in bliss, "IT WORKED!" The man then begins to look around and then Psyche looms his face in front of him, "Butler-san! Good morning!" But then Delic pulls the raven in white by the collar to get him off the mystery remnant's face. Roppi then kneels down to talk instead, "…Are you alright?"

"…Same… human." Psyche gets off Delic's hold and then he lunges towards the remnant— hitting Roppi in the process, "Neh, my name is Psyche. Call me Psyche-tan. What's your name?"

However, the man just stands and staggers as he leans on the tree behind him, "My apologies, masters. I have to attend to my Sakuraya-sama first." "Your Sakuraya?" Hibiya echoes and then Delic speaks, "Okay. We are looking for someone, too. See ya around." Psyche is about to protest and then the butler remnant bows down, "I shall go then."

"REMNANTS!" A shrill voice of a Blank screams through the banks and then everyone has to prepare for battle. Each remnant readies their weapons and then the butler remnant tries to fight as well. Tsugaru then holds him down, "Please. You're wounded and are in no condition to fight… or run. I understand your concern… but I don't think your Sakuraya-san would like it if you are to be hurt more."

"…I shall take your suggestion. I'll just…" He summons forth a crossbow, "Give you some support then."

Imi wa Nai

Everyone huffs as the Blanks finally decide to retreat by then. It has been indeed another tough battle since calling out the blasters would attract more attention from Blanks. The remnants recall their weapons and then Tsugaru assists the butler as he makes way towards them. He weakly bows down and he speaks, "You have my gratitude, masters. Shall I introduce myself then?"

"Yes."

"My name is Shitsuo and I can say that the resemblances are in fact evidences to show that the three of us are remnants of the same human." Psyche then grins, "I can say that your Sakuraya-san must have the same human as we do, neh?" The butler nods and then he speaks, "My Sakuraya-sama and I have decided to meet at a certain place after we gain consciousness and strength after the strongest tremor that has happened."

"Seems like everyone has the same idea. Neh, Shitsuo. Where are you meeting?" Delic asks the other blond, "We might have the same paths. Walking around alone is dangerous… what more if you're severely injured." "…It seems to me that I should repay you for your concerns. Shall I take you to my Sakuraya-sama? He is capable of healing other remnants."

Hibiya twitches… seeing that Shitsuo is gazing at him and his leg, "…I take the offer."

"We are to meet—" Shitsuo gets cut off when an explosion occurs somewhere at an area of the forest that has caved in. They gaze at the place where the sound seems to come from… only to witness bright objects swirling around as if fireflies in flight. The party watches it remain for mostly some seconds… and then Shitsuo continues…

"I need to hurry. Sakuraya-sama seems to be in trouble."

"Don't tell me you're supposed to meet there?" Delic speaks and then the butler nods. The remnants then make their way towards the source of the firefly lights. And as they run towards it, Hibiya speaks to Roppi once again, "…Aren't you supposed to be anxious enough in looking for that oddball? Why do you have time to go on side quests?"

"Somehow… I feel relieve when I go in this direction."

"…Hachimenroppi-kun trusts Tsukishima-kun to protect their promise! Of course, he knows they'll meet at the cave at the end of the stream!" Psyche laughs out in glee and then the butler slows down. The whole party stops as well and then Shitsuo speaks, "Pardon my intrusion, masters… but the cave at the end of the stream is a dangerous place."

"…!" Roppi twitches and then Psyche gasps, "Eh? How come?" "You can refer to it as the spawning point of the Blanks in this divergence scene. It is a decoy exit itself as well." The red-eyed raven clutches his fist tightly… "Sorry. I need to go now. Tsuki might be…"

"Hey, what happened to the walking around alone is dangerous?" Delic speaks and then he holds the red-eyed raven's shoulder, "You'll just risk both of your lives if you go now— alone." "But…"

"…What are those?" Hibiya murmurs and then everyone looks at the prince. He points out up in the sky and then they see white sheets flying around… and coming from where the firefly lights has also come from. It seems to be spreading in all directions… so loud that it could attract the keen Blanks attention as well.

"Are they calling for 'Help'?" Psyche speaks and then Shitsuo prepares to move again, "The firefly-looking light earlier are my Sakuraya-sama's blades. However, these… are unknown to me."

Roppi then grabs Tsugaru's sleeve and then the blond in blue kimono nods with a smile. The red-eyed readies to jump and it's like Tsugaru will be tossing him up in the air. They perform the stunt and Roppi grabs one of the flying sheets that he can reach. He lands safely and then they gather near to see what Roppi got from it.

"Letter?" Psyche wonders around and then Roppi opens the letter— both dread and glee seen at his face, "These are Tsuki's letters. But why are they getting tossed in the air?" "Let's read that. Maybe he wants to say something." "Please do the honor."

Roppi opens the letter and then it slowly disintegrates into the air… only for them to hear Tsuki's voice.

"Roppi-san… or to anyone else that might have caught one of these. I am spreading letters from where I am which is… considerably a very dark place. No need to worry about me… I'm fine. I am with someone else and he said that the cave at the end of the stream is dangerous to get near to. I don't know if I can reach you on time but please, don't continue. Let us just meet from where I am right now. It is quite hard to move around since… it's too dark. Roppi-san, please hurry! I'm very scared!"

The letter vanishes completely and then Roppi gazes at the source of the flying letters. He then looks at everyone else and without another word, they run at full speed towards where Tsuki is.

Tsuki, I'm already here! Just hang on there some more!

End of Part 4

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