The moon in the sky seemed to laugh at Phantom as he stood on the highest tower.
Phantom clutched his heart, feeling it thud dully in his chest, stinging and burning as if his very blood was acid. Why? came a thought in his tired brain. Why does everyone I choose to love betray me? Tears welled up and sprinkled down his face.
He pushed the painful memory of Alma, his first love and shook with grief. Why do I even try to love? It's a pathetic feeling... It makes one weak... He dug his sharp nails into his skin, enjoying the physical pain that seemed to help his emotional agony.
Phantom sat on the parapet, peering over the edge at the ground below. I wonder how it would feel, Phantom thought. To have your soft body splattered on a hard floor?
"I just want to end this pain... End this weakness that has plagued my body for far too long..." he whispered, standing wobbly to his feet, balancing on the parapet.
"It's time to leave this world for another 6yrs or so," Phantom said to himself, preparing to jump. "I'll see you soon, Mother."
Before he could jump, a small girly voice piped up.
"Phantom?"
Phantom didn't turn around. Just seeing Rolan now would kill him further.
"Rolan, go to bed... I don't need you here," his voice sounded filled with hurt.
"Phantom? What are you doing?" Rolan asked.
"Just... don't worry... I don't want you to see..." Phantom trailed off. It was just too painful to be talking to Rolan. He had let Rolan down so many times...
"I can't take life any more... Goodbye, Rolan." And with those last words, Phantom fell off the parapet and free fall into the cool, night air.
The ground hurtled closer, and before Phantom could think; Crap! he hit it with such speed and force that he was splattered like a bug on a windscreen.
Rolan rushed to the side of the roof, activating his ARM that made pure white wings grow on his back. He plunged into the pitch black void, diving after Phantom.
"No!" he screamed, seeing Phantom hit the ground. "Phantom!"
He landed ungracefully by Phantom's side.
Tears poured openly from his red eyes as his heart was ripped in two.
"Ph... Ph... Phantom? You... No..." Rolan sobbed as he looked upon the broken man he once loved.
Phantom lay dead on the stone path, his bones shattered to a pulp. His purple eyes were open and popping slightly out of their sockets. His mouth curved upwards in a small, sad smile, blood dribbling from the corners.
Rolan collapsed to his knees, throwing himself over Phantom's body.
"No! I won't... Phantom! You're not dead... You're..." Rolan choked on salty tears. He heard footsteps rushing closer, but he didn't care.
All he was aware of as Peta held him, sobbing in his arms, was the pain that ripped and cut into his heart. It could never be true... Rolan realised, We would have never been a proper...
"Family..." Rolan muttered.
He could hear people talking around him, asking what happened, if he was all right, but he didn't take it in. He felt people hugging him, heard them cry and felt their pain, but it meant nothing to him.
Phantom was dead... This was all that mattered to Rolan now.
Sorry if this ending was... abrupt. If you have some ideas, please review or pm me with them. Thank you... - Reg.
