Once Upon a Time in West Chapter 6
A/N: This is the last chapter of Once Upon a Time in the West. I hope you enjoy :)
Boris sat making a viola out of wood. He was almost finished. On the ground at his feet was his viola, although he would never call it his viola. To Boris it was also his sister's viola. Actually Boris didn't consider the viola to be his at all.
"Play for me Hibiki! Play for me!" 6-year old Boris cried with glee. His sister Hibiki was an amazing musician but she was really good at the viola.
She smiled. "I guess I can play one song." She would always say and then she would play an old melody on her viola.
He would always listen. "Teach me to play that song!" He would cry after he clapped for about 5 minutes straight. Slowly Hibiki would teach him to play the song, measure by measure.
Hibiki was about 6 years older than Boris so when Boris was 11 he was used to seeing Hibiki with boys. She had been dating Ace for a while until she received a letter from Gray saying that he wanted her hand in marriage. Hibiki refused him and continued to date Ace and play music. Until one day when Ace was found dead for unknown reasons. Hibiki was really upset over his death. Eventually she got over it but it took 3-4 months.
She dated this guy Peter White for a little while until he turned up dead like Ace. Gray asked Hibiki to marry him again. She refused.
He kept asking and she kept refusing until Gray somehow (Boris was never quite sure how) lured them out of to the desert. The next thing Boris knew was Hibiki was going to be hanged by Gray and the only thing that was stopping her from dying was him, holding her up. "Play for her." Gray said with an evil smile. Boris tried to hold her up but he could feel his shoulders weakening since he was only an 11 year old boy. Hibiki noticed this and didn't want Boris to feel guilty for her death so she kicked him out from under her. Slowly Boris fell to the ground with the viola on his back.
As he was falling he made himself a promise he would never rest until either he or that evil man was dead.
That was the main reason that Boris was sitting there waiting for Gray. But it wasn't the only reason that Boris was waiting for Gray. Gray had also killed Ellen's family. If Boris didn't kill Gray then Ellen would be dead too. Boris couldn't let that happen to Ellen. She didn't deserve it and he loved her and Gray was evil. Yeah, he loved Ellen although if anyone (besides Ellen) asked him if he liked her he wouldn't answer.
Boris continued to make that viola out of wood. The sound of an approaching horse could be heard. Without a sound the rider got off and walked in front of the Pink Cat. Boris put down the viola he was making.
"He stopped whittling." Elliot said to Ellen inside. Ellen and Elliot watched Boris and Gray outside the window.
"Tell me who you are, Pink Cat."
Boris replied "Only at your deathbed." Gray nodded accepting the duel. He tied up his horse as he and Boris went around the side of the house.
Elliot and Ellen moved over to look out the side window. "Are you sure he's the right guy?" Elliot asked as Boris and Gray were setting up for the duel.
"Why wouldn't he be?" Ellen asked as Boris and Gray took 7 steps away from each other so they were 14 steps apart.
"He's willing to die before he and you even have a chance to talk."
Ellen smiled and replied "He's not going to die. He's going to come in that door in a few minutes."
Elliot got up, knowing that the Pink Cat probably didn't want Ellen to see him kill that man. "Do you have a shaving kit?"
Ellen nodded and got up to get it. "Why do you think that he wouldn't be the right guy? Do you really know him?"
"I know what type of guy he is. He will walk in here, grab his stuff, and start to leave. If someone stops him he wouldn't go but if no one tries to stop him, he'll just leave and try and push you out of his mind." Elliot said as he shaved the hair on his face.
Ellen thought about what he said. "Are they still setting up?" Ellen asked cleaning the coffee pot.
"I guess duels to the death take a while to get ready." Elliot looked to where Ellen was cleaning up deep in thought. "It's a joke." He said.
"Thanks Elliot for trying to make me feel better." She sighed and smiled sadly 'Hopefully you won't need too.'
Outside Gray and Boris stood staring at each other. They knew the importance of this duel. Whoever won would get Ellen along with the town of Wonderland. They stared at each other for what felt like a century. Then quickly they both shot at the same time.
The smoke cleared and there stood Gray and Boris, still standing. Boris stood tall but Gray was falling to his knees. "Who?" he asked the man with cat ears. Boris took out the viola and began to play for him. Gray, understanding who it was, weakly nodded before falling to the ground, dead.
Inside Ellen had raced over to the window but Elliot had held her back. "I want to see who won!" she cried.
"We'll see soon." he said releasing her.
Ellen didn't know what to do. She went and finished cleaning up the coffee when the door opened, holding her fate. In walked Boris. When Ellen saw him she nearly ran over to hug him but he seemed to being thinking about something.
"Just here to grab my stuff before I go," the 18 year old boy seemed to be waiting for something.
15 year old Ellen didn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him to stay but how could she?
Boris picked up his bag and stood right in front of the door about to push the door open when Ellen said "Wait!" Boris turned to look at her. "I would really love it if you stayed here in the new town."
"Sure" he said with a shrug and a smile.
"I'll stay too." Elliot said "got nowhere else to go."
The town was ready in a couple weeks. Ellen, Boris and Elliot helped to finish it. They became the first residents in it. Most nights after the town was built Elliot was out visiting Kanade's grave so Ellen and Boris would sit outside Ellen's house playing their violin and viola. They would always start with "Hibiki's melody" as they would call it. They would continue to play for a while. Then they would take a break and Boris would lean over and kiss Ellen. He would say "Thanks for making me stay."
Ellen would always reply "Thanks for loving me enough to stay." Then they would pick up their instruments and began playing again as if they had been playing the whole time.