It's back to regular story format.
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I remember a little girl once. She was in mourning but her eyes still shone with a sort of brightness that you'd only see in someone that was happy or hopeful. I found it odd when she gazed down at her parents' caskets her eyes twinkled. In a blur, she was gone. All that was left of her was a little, black umbrella she'd been carrying. I remember searching for that little girl. As it began to rain I became worried for her. I returned to her parents' caskets and took the umbrella from it's place. I wanted to return it to the little girl.
Two boys on a bicycle sped pass me. I stood a few feet behind them as they entered the chapel where the two caskets lay waiting for burial.
"But why are there three?" I heard one of them call out.
My own curiousity got the better of me. I slipped in, unseen, and watched as a red-haired boy pushed back the lid of the third, smaller coffin. He gasped. Inside of the coffin, a young girl with the same bright blue eyes begged him to close it. She claimed nothing was eternal. She wanted to die. My heart sank. She was so young and so ready to die. Who would want to die?
The two boys left, leaving me behind. I figured she didn't need the umbrella now, she needed something eternal. And I would be the one to give it to her. Pushing back the lid of her coffin once more, I would show her something eternal so she wouldn't want to die...
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The storm subsided just enough for Utena to navigate her way through the darkness. She strained her eyes to find her way back to the observatory, hoping Akio returned home. She came to a large tree, blocking her way. She stepped around it and looked up to see what it had struck.
The observatory.
Unable to express any more pain without utterly dropping dead from heartbreak, Utena closed her eyes slowly and breathed deep. She hoped it was an accident. One where no one was hurt, but she knew better. She knew that someone was up there and someone was dead. It could be Akio or even Kanae who wanted to visit him tonight. It could be Nanami or even Kozue. She just knew that this was no accident.
But what if Akio was up there?
She would have to see so she could know and at least stop trying to find him. She wouldn't have to tell him after all. It didn't make her feel any better. It actually made her feel worse. Utena took a moment to gaze at what Oothori Academy had become. Fallen trees and powerlines were strewn about. What was once the fields she'd participate in track and soccer events were completely underwater. The winds sang a morbid melody. She pictured her friends sitting out on the field. All her many admirers gathering about to watch guys play sports and engage in idle chatter. Her vision was replaced by water and destruction.
The climb to Akio's observatory seemed to take longer than it usually did, tonight. Utena would find someone laying dead there. The possibility of it being Nanami breezed her mind as the sight of her body, laid out in a pool of her own blood confirmed that assumption. Nanami lay dead in a way so horrific that Utena had to turn around to keep from bringing her meal back up. She ran from the observatory quickly, trying to erase the picture from her mind.
As she ran, Utena couldn't help but want to die. She felt a painful loss inside of her that she knew she felt before. Her eyes stung as a new set of tears welled up, ready to fall. She walked around idly, trying to think of where she could go. It was hard to think of anything right about then. She knew she had to go somewhere, but she knew she had to die as well.
Instead of moving around, this time, Utena stood totally still. It seemed that everywhere she went, she wanted to be elsewhere. Instead of being where she didn't want to be, she stood in one spot, hoping that Akio would just come to her.
"You should be able to hear it..."
"Huh?"
A car revvs
"What's that?"
Utena turned around but saw nothing. She stepped back a few times to try and see if she could see anything from the other direction. She still saw nothing. She could've swore she head music playing faintly. It was almost a up-beat jazz tune. And adventurous song that was quite catchy. The young girl perked her ears but couldn't hear anything more than a car revving off in the distance.
"Akio's car??" She squinted into the darkness to try and see if she could see it.
She heard the car rev again. This time it was a lot louder. Utena turned to the right and dashed off towards the sound of the car. She could finally find Akio and tell him about Himemiya and everyone else. She wondered how he would take it. This thought quickly consumed her and she stopped in her tracks. How would he take the news?
The high-beams of bright headlights blinded her vision. Utena shielded her eyes as best she could from the light, which seemed to grow brighter as the revving became louder. The noble duelist shut her eyes tightly as she stood frozen like a deer caught in the headlights of a truck. There was screeching, a loud crash and then there was silence all around. The weather stood still, the car didn't budge, but a body flew through the air before hitting the ground many many feet away from the point of impact. With her last bit of life, Utena gazed up at the man, eyeing her with worry.
"Himemiya..."
"I was searching for you to tell you she died..." Akio took her hand and held it against his face.
"I'm ... sor..." her last words would forever be imcomplete.
"Though they see nothing, your eyes still shine with so much life. A life I took away. What have I done?" Akio carried the girl in his arms and rested her in the backseat of his car. The music began as he started the car once more.
He once admitted that he would drive to the end of the world and back for her. Now was his chance to prove it.
End of Chapter 4
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Stick around for chapter 5!
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I remember a little girl once. She was in mourning but her eyes still shone with a sort of brightness that you'd only see in someone that was happy or hopeful. I found it odd when she gazed down at her parents' caskets her eyes twinkled. In a blur, she was gone. All that was left of her was a little, black umbrella she'd been carrying. I remember searching for that little girl. As it began to rain I became worried for her. I returned to her parents' caskets and took the umbrella from it's place. I wanted to return it to the little girl.
Two boys on a bicycle sped pass me. I stood a few feet behind them as they entered the chapel where the two caskets lay waiting for burial.
"But why are there three?" I heard one of them call out.
My own curiousity got the better of me. I slipped in, unseen, and watched as a red-haired boy pushed back the lid of the third, smaller coffin. He gasped. Inside of the coffin, a young girl with the same bright blue eyes begged him to close it. She claimed nothing was eternal. She wanted to die. My heart sank. She was so young and so ready to die. Who would want to die?
The two boys left, leaving me behind. I figured she didn't need the umbrella now, she needed something eternal. And I would be the one to give it to her. Pushing back the lid of her coffin once more, I would show her something eternal so she wouldn't want to die...
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The storm subsided just enough for Utena to navigate her way through the darkness. She strained her eyes to find her way back to the observatory, hoping Akio returned home. She came to a large tree, blocking her way. She stepped around it and looked up to see what it had struck.
The observatory.
Unable to express any more pain without utterly dropping dead from heartbreak, Utena closed her eyes slowly and breathed deep. She hoped it was an accident. One where no one was hurt, but she knew better. She knew that someone was up there and someone was dead. It could be Akio or even Kanae who wanted to visit him tonight. It could be Nanami or even Kozue. She just knew that this was no accident.
But what if Akio was up there?
She would have to see so she could know and at least stop trying to find him. She wouldn't have to tell him after all. It didn't make her feel any better. It actually made her feel worse. Utena took a moment to gaze at what Oothori Academy had become. Fallen trees and powerlines were strewn about. What was once the fields she'd participate in track and soccer events were completely underwater. The winds sang a morbid melody. She pictured her friends sitting out on the field. All her many admirers gathering about to watch guys play sports and engage in idle chatter. Her vision was replaced by water and destruction.
The climb to Akio's observatory seemed to take longer than it usually did, tonight. Utena would find someone laying dead there. The possibility of it being Nanami breezed her mind as the sight of her body, laid out in a pool of her own blood confirmed that assumption. Nanami lay dead in a way so horrific that Utena had to turn around to keep from bringing her meal back up. She ran from the observatory quickly, trying to erase the picture from her mind.
As she ran, Utena couldn't help but want to die. She felt a painful loss inside of her that she knew she felt before. Her eyes stung as a new set of tears welled up, ready to fall. She walked around idly, trying to think of where she could go. It was hard to think of anything right about then. She knew she had to go somewhere, but she knew she had to die as well.
Instead of moving around, this time, Utena stood totally still. It seemed that everywhere she went, she wanted to be elsewhere. Instead of being where she didn't want to be, she stood in one spot, hoping that Akio would just come to her.
"You should be able to hear it..."
"Huh?"
A car revvs
"What's that?"
Utena turned around but saw nothing. She stepped back a few times to try and see if she could see anything from the other direction. She still saw nothing. She could've swore she head music playing faintly. It was almost a up-beat jazz tune. And adventurous song that was quite catchy. The young girl perked her ears but couldn't hear anything more than a car revving off in the distance.
"Akio's car??" She squinted into the darkness to try and see if she could see it.
She heard the car rev again. This time it was a lot louder. Utena turned to the right and dashed off towards the sound of the car. She could finally find Akio and tell him about Himemiya and everyone else. She wondered how he would take it. This thought quickly consumed her and she stopped in her tracks. How would he take the news?
The high-beams of bright headlights blinded her vision. Utena shielded her eyes as best she could from the light, which seemed to grow brighter as the revving became louder. The noble duelist shut her eyes tightly as she stood frozen like a deer caught in the headlights of a truck. There was screeching, a loud crash and then there was silence all around. The weather stood still, the car didn't budge, but a body flew through the air before hitting the ground many many feet away from the point of impact. With her last bit of life, Utena gazed up at the man, eyeing her with worry.
"Himemiya..."
"I was searching for you to tell you she died..." Akio took her hand and held it against his face.
"I'm ... sor..." her last words would forever be imcomplete.
"Though they see nothing, your eyes still shine with so much life. A life I took away. What have I done?" Akio carried the girl in his arms and rested her in the backseat of his car. The music began as he started the car once more.
He once admitted that he would drive to the end of the world and back for her. Now was his chance to prove it.
End of Chapter 4
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Stick around for chapter 5!