I've Found You, Your Smile

Synchronicity ~Meguru Sekai no Requiem~

"I search for the fragments of my heart and wander aimlessly "

'Is this it?' Kaito thinks. He believes that he may have found the dragon's only weak spot—its eyes. He cautiously lowers himself onto the head, his legs bracing against the neck. And then he stabs the eyes, over and over, and the dragon roars in response to the pain. 'Good,' he thinks. It is heart breaking to kill such a magnificent creature but it must be done.

But it is not enough. As he evades the claws that reach up to knock him down, he looks for any place that might lead to the dragon's downfall. No matter where Kaito looked, though, he saw mountains and mountains of scales.

'This is impossible,' he thinks. 'It is our fault this is happening. We should have seen the dragon first, without making assumptions. If we had known earlier, then we would have changed our strategy. There is no way I can cut off its head.' He is remorseful at the fact that he cannot fulfill his part of the plan, but he is also relieved that he is not expected to kill.

Kaito slashes at the armor-like scales and receives no results. Frustrated, he stabs the dragon randomly; his heart sinking as all he is rewarded with is the clinking of scales. There are no chinks in the protective shell.

He is hit by a sudden thought. 'Perhaps the horns…?'

At this passing muse, he jabs the sword in the space between the horn and the neighboring scale. He did not expect the dragon to rear again. It must have been extremely painful—the dragon even shook its head to shake Kaito off. The blue-haired man congratulated himself for instinctively grabbing the horn and staying upright on the dragon. However, he could say less about the sword—it had fallen from his sweaty grip, and is currently clinking its way down the dragon's black body.

'Oh. Crap.' And that was an understatement.

Gakupo spares Kaito a quick glance and nearly has a heart attack. He watches anxiously as Kaito's sword slips through his grasp and works it way downward. Gakupo turns his attention back to the dragon, not sparing another thought on Kaito, except for 'what are you doing, Kaito?' But fighting the dragon had occupied every part of his mind, and Gakupo was relieved that the dragon was focused upon him as well.

'Kaito, hurry and retrieve your sword before the dragon realizes that you're weaponless!' The purple-haired man shakes his head in disbelief. His companions were the ones with the easy jobs, yet they were so klutzy that they couldn't perform the simplest of tasks right! 'No way,' he thinks. 'I don't need this. I can't afford to be distracted…'

He is already worn out, his stamina depleting quickly from sprinting everywhere, dodging the dragon's attack. Although the dragon is heavy and slow, his power was unmatched, and its reflexes proved to be a challenge. In contrast, Gakupo was merely a mosquito, albeit a highly irritating one that was not dead yet. Just the tail had Gakupo spinning around in circles. Now that Kaito was without a sword, the claws now reoccupied themselves onto Gakupo.

'How am I still alive?' he asks himself in disbelief. 'Oh, that was a dumb question, because I won't be alive for much longer! Thanks, Kaito,' he thinks wryly. He looks over again, and Kaito is shimmying down the dragon like nobody's business, trying to retrieve his sword.

The sword… Gakupo spins off to the side, from the dragon's view, and sees the sword lying some distance away. But he was closer to it than Kaito, and he sprints to pick it up. The dragon turns its body, infuriated at the disappearance of his prey. Gakupo quickly grabs the fallen sword as he returns back into the view of the dragon. He doesn't notice the blonde girl that is now visible.

"Kaitoooo!" Gakupo shouts desperately. Holding the katana and long sword made him feel so awkward. 'Dammit,' he thinks. They should have equipped themselves with weapons other than the swords. It was disturbing how Kaito is defenseless…

Meiko runs to Gakupo, her armor accompanying her arrival. She brandishes her own broad blade and nudges him aside.

"Rescue him," she orders. He smiles in response; she must've seen how exhausted he was. He runs and runs, and passes the sword back to Kaito. As he turns, he trips over a girl. Curiously, Gakupo pulls her out, and sees that her images are a mirror's reflection of Len's. He holds in a gasp. Slinging her over his shoulder, he forces himself up to where Kaito was, and tries not to think about the girl's condition.

The blood…

A/N: Disclaimer: song lyrics belong to HitoshizukuP. Vocaloid characters belong to Yamaha Co., Crypton Future Media, Internet Co., Ltd., and other companies. Please review if you have the time~