Thank you, Aosugiru Sora, once again for reviewing! I really appreciate it! Also sorry that this chapter is shorter, I couldn't build it, I edited it three times and it turns out like this. Sigh...annoying how my editing skills have dropped lower than they were already. Anyway, please try to enjoy this chapter, the next will be up shortly. Another note, this story is ending soon.
Disclaimer: Don't own.
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It was when they both awoke did they realise the predicament they were in. The vast amount of fire blazing around them was weakening as the two gained lost strength. Neither one seemed to care that the other was there, it was extremely tiring simply to stand up so why would they bother? The animal crouched down on the opposite side of the ring of fire, daring the humanlike kind to advance on it. A brief remembrance flashed into the minds of all three as they vaguely stumbled through the air which was thick with fog.
The brunette settled herself comfortably on the ground as she lay there with closed eyes, reviving her much needed energy. Shinigami, needing no energy, simply spirit, could have gotten up at anytime but pleasured himself by watching the young human girl sleep.
The past was all behind them, yet Blue, could not bring herself to forgive the boy, his master or the many brainwashed shinigami under his command. Had he not killed enough? Everyone he had killed, didn't they still have a reason to live? She really did not get why shinigami are so stupid to not realise what they're doing and being an ex-shinigami herself, she knew.
The ring of fire which surrounded the two exhausted beings was fading away. The excruciating pain in her left shoulder had not disappeared as easily though, the scar of getting caught to become one of those pathetic, mindless spirit takers or soul reapers. Ha. Like a fairytale story with a horrific twist, that's what this was like.
You must hurry if you want to save your friends...
An unfamiliar voice penetrated her mind like a vibrant lightning strike streaking across the dark night sky. It was deep and urgent. The tone of it was wise and alarming. She sensed the hard shinigami male stand up. Not again...she would not have more people becoming casualties in this ridiculous excuse of a man's orders to his minions...she would not fall into their trap. But was Blue really sure about that?
Go now! Before it's too late!
Her deep, sparkling eyes narrowed. No way was she failing again. It wasn't like last time! Pearl, Yellow, Sapphire and Gold...would not have to suffer anymore. Nobody would have to suffer. After what she'll do with that guy. He'll be the one begging for mercy, suffering, yes, in the end, he will be the one on their knees. She smiled and glanced around for an escape method.
She placed her hands gently onto the ground and strained to push her entire body up and over the fence behind her. Landing hurt her body severely, for a thorny rose bush lay on the other side. Such poor luck was only expected from a girl like her. It was so disappointing for those who expected more.
Of course, she knew that dreadful male was following her, seeing where she was going and being amused at how unbelievably foolish she was. She would outsmart him this time, she thought, she would have to. A high-pitched scream echoed through the eerily empty streets and bounced off walls, sending a chill down the already shivering brunette's spine. Her white gown had been tattered from all the crashing and tripping in the dark.
The glowing beast, practically emitting fire was also following her, more curious than the other. Blue pushed the branches of a hedge away to form a hole. Peering through the hole, she saw yet another tragedy fall.
One that seemed all too familiar to be comfortable with...Blue looked up into the endless black that made up the roof of the world. It was turning. Revolving. Unnaturally preparing for rain. No. That was just too coincidental.
No, no, no. It just wasn't possible.
It couldn't be the same. It's couldn't and it can't. Her eyes filled with a mixed emotion as she saw a young blonde boy running through the sudden rain on the concrete path. He was soaked, but he was unaffected.
No. It just wasn't happening. The girl tried to convince herself over and over, none of her methods working any more effectively than the last.
A Heracross trudged speedily behind the boy. Too much. It was way too much for the poor girl to handle. She bit her lip as to stop herself from yelling. Tears fell from the boy's eyes as he punched and stabbed the poor Heracross repeatedly.
"Racro. It's all your fault! You didn't protect her! You didn't-!"
No. It wasn't. It couldn't. It shouldn't.
What went wrong? How could she have been so blind?
The storm raged as the rain fell harder, faster and dropped on the pondering girl more painfully than ever. A glowing person, what seemed mostly like a ghost girl appeared in an explosion shattering glass and breaking tree branches. The girl had stone green eyes which scanned the sobbing boy expressionless before a small smile graced her lips. Her hair was a bright, yet dull blonde which swayed in no particular direction as she floated, twisted, waved.
But that. Made it all too much. And this entire situation just became more complicated than it ever was.
"Tell me the truth, I'm begging you!" That boy. Was a dumb little, stupid, annoying, dense, oblivious, idiotic idiot. He didn't know. 'But he should've.' she thought bitterly. The words were exact. The actions were exact. The scene was exact. Even the weather was exactly the same as that devastating memory of a night. It was too close to be reality, but too close to reality to be right.
Ruby. When Sapphire was gone. Yellow. As herself. The bitter, cold shinigami. The human slayer. No freaking hell on earth way.
It was too late. Her best friend's now frozen voice was the only thing she heard at the current time. There was no way she would be able to do anything. It was so...not Yellow. It was so much different that it was like being in a whole different dimension altogether. She didn't know who she was, who anyone was, or even where she was right now. Even though she did. She didn't.
It was not happening. Blue repeated all her processed thoughts and found nothing. There was nothing she could possibly do. The stalker shinigami was still there, probably smirking. The fiery beast, well, their master wasn't there so something happened. Definitely strange.
It was just an earthquake in her perfect world. Once she woke up, they would've repaired it, right? Right? A cracked globe that could be fixed with superglue and paint. Wasn't it? A few utensils, a few things to help fix it and it'll be okay, right? Nothing could get worse...right?
The brunette once again shook these thoughts out of her head. It was impossible. Nothing in life was that easy. If it was, then this wouldn't be happening right now. Quotes, sayings, they were useless. People in the past may have succeeded with them, but they forgot the fact that not everyone can live by those philosophies and succeed.
If only life were fair. But life cannot possibly be fair, if a person hated someone and wanted to get rid of them, they would be able to. But not being fair on the person who was rid of, so they would re-appear unharmed.
Fairness to everyone is impossible. What happened to it all? The bond between thirteen. The 'super' teens who were respected and looked up to by younger children? Look at them now.
Look, at how pitifully sore they look. A mere toddler could look down on them, seeing how low they were now. The state it all was in...ruins. A beautiful thing in life, bombed just when it was starting to become perfect.
She couldn't hold it in any longer. The girl screamed. Not a high pitched scream of fear, nor a scream of ecstasy or excitement, a scream of hatred. A scream of pure anger, regret, and most of all the shaking voice of the most shaken girl at the current moment. No-one could even try to imagine the current state she was in.
Blue was looked at like a strong girl. That, she was. But she had been through so much more than the average girl. And on the inside, she was fragile. Her past, the present, and possibly the future has been painful and darkness has been weighed on her.
A girl that used to have a phobia of birds. A small, weak girl. She was not some superhero. She was a girl. That's all she ever wanted to be. Only a lifesaver with her friends by her side. And a girl, who hated being alone.
The rushed sound of footsteps approached her as she shook, her voice lost from the heart piercing yell. She looked up, ready to send the person off, to find herself face to face with the blonde boy and the Heracross.
The blonde shinigami lurked behind him with a frown. Blue refused to name the shinigami after her sweet friend. He watched her with a concerned look as the female sat shaking her head furiously. Her brown hair whipped the boy and the Heracross in the face but she didn't care.
He bent down at sat next to her, completely ignoring her groan in protest and the shinigami's look of rejection. He patted her on the back.
"Look, I don't know what's going on but I can tell it's even worse than what I'm going through." he stared off into the distant trees, raindrops dripping of the tips of his hair in a surprisingly slow manner.
She looked at him in shock. Any normal thinking person would have been in a deep depression or not caring about anything. He, even though his best friend probably got pulverised, was still sitting here sympathising with her. A stranger. That just ruined his pain by screaming.
Blue inwardly laughed. It just sounded so much more immature when put like that, so much more immature than the actual situation itself. She opened her mouth; not a sound came out.
The boy then resorted to yes/no questions for the silent, yet needy girl. He may not know her, but he could tell when someone needed another. It was the same with him, since his well, best friend was taken care of. It was only a matter of time. Yes. No. No. No. Yes. Yes. YES. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Yes. NO. No. Yes. It went on for only a while before the ghost of a friend, or, the shinigami interrupted.
"Blue, are you ready to accept your fate?"
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Ouch. I wouldn't want to watch this on a screen. That would freak me out so much. Sea.
