VOCALOID 3... WHERE ARE YOUUUU? I wish it came out today... Anyway, remember when I told you there would be a sequel to this story when it ends? I change my mind. I'm not gonna add it. It's a bothersome thing for me to do... =_=
I started working on this chapter a few months ago but then stopped. I don't remember why but I just did. After a long time, I finally find this half written piece of work on my document folder and decided to finish it! Enjoy!
I Want To Meet You
by: yiseunggi
Note: Ehhhhh...
Take 9: Little Lucifer
After ten flat minutes of trying to heal Gumi's wounds, we all sat in the dining room table with Gumi on one side, and Kaito and I on the other. Gumi was still in her 'drunk' mode while chugging down beer after beer. Gumi getting drunk... somehow, I can't even believe what I'm seeing is reality. But then again, looking at my right, the person sitting next to me isn't even close to real. A drunk Gumi and a fox-like Kaito. Seriously, what have I gotten myself into...
"RUKA!" Gumi slammed her cup down the table. She refilled her cup and pushed it close to me. "Drink, drink, drink! It's goooooooood fer *hiccup* yoo!"
"Um, no thanks." I made a face and pushed the cup back to her. "I... don't drink."
Gumi pouted while reaching for the cup. "You're no fun." she whined and drank the cup all in one shot.
Kaito tried to stop her from pouring more beer but failed miserably when she slapped him on the cheek. I clutched onto the seating cushion to refrain myself from exploding. "You shouldn't even be drinking. You're underage!"
"Relax, relax! Sheesh! You always worry a lot! I'm sixteen and old enough to drink." she poured another glass and handed it to Kaito.
"Sixteen is when you get to drive! Not drinking!"
It took a couple of minutes before Gumi slowly got the message delivered to her brain and grinned sheepishly. "Oops, my bad~" she giggled.
"What am I going to do?" I whined. Yes, in case you didn't know, even twenty year old people like me whine. Kids, you're not the only ones alive. "No, what are YOU going to do? Your parents are going to kill you if they find out!"
"Stupid Ruri- *hiccup* -I got it all planned out! Tee hee don't worry, I told them I'm going to stay over at your house for the night!" Gumi reached out for the bottle but I snatched it away before her and handed it to Kaito to keep it for now.
"I-" Kaito started but was cut off.
"Hey! No fair! It's mine!" she pouted. "I stole it from Meiko so its mine!"
"You... you stole it?" Okay, whoever switched bodies with Gumi, please return now. By now, I mean now. Hurry. Speed. Pronto. "You can't just go sneaking around stealing things! What if you got sent to the police? Huh? Huh? Did you ever think about these things? Ever? I don't think so!" I was probably shouting at her by the top of my lungs.
Gumi plugged her ears with her pinkie fingers and frowned. "Don't worry, don't worry. God you're so loud."
That's it. I can't take it anymore. I stood up and pulled Gumi by her collar and hollered, "YOU THINK I CAN BE QUIET WHEN YOU'RE BEING DRUNK?"
"Lalalalala~ Let's sing a song!" Gumi giggled.
"Gumi-"
"Now now, calm down and let the girl speak." a slurry voice said. I turned and saw Kaito patting my arms, signaling me to sit down. He grinned sheepishly and giggled like a girl.
"Are you... drunk?" I asked, my eyebrows arched when I saw the full bottle of beer Gumi brought. The bottle wasn't full. Instead, it was empty. The full large sized bottle of beer was... empty.
"Drunk? Who's that?" he laughed as if I told him a funny joke.
"Kaito-" I couldn't finish my sentence when I saw a familiar looking tail pop out of nowhere. After that, more and more tails started to appear behind him, swishing around madly. I swore.
"Kai-"
"Ohhhh!" Gumi started to clap in delight. "So pretty! So many tails!"
Kaito laughed. "Thank you." he playfully semi-bowed.
"Gumi," I tried to smile but it came out more like a twitch of anger. "it's your imagination."
The green haired girl shook her head furiously and shouted words I couldn't understand.
"Gumi, you should sleep for the night." I offered. She held onto me for support and walked over to the couch where Kaito usually sleep.
"I'll sleep here today." she giggled and landed on the couch. She slowly started to snuggle against the small pillow as I covered her with a blanket. I also silently prayed she would forget everything she saw a while ago.
"Luka?" Kaito called from the dining room. "Lukaaaaa?"
I groaned as I made my way back to the room where he was sitting there waiting for me.
"Come on," I growled. "you sleep in my room tonight."
He silently laughed. "Am I drunk?"
"Yes you are. Now come on, your sleeping in my room tonight."
"With you?" he asked hopefully.
"No." I deadpanned. "Never."
He frowned but later smiled as he grabbed my hand for support.
When girl's are silent, everyone knows we're bored- or up to something. But when guys play the silent game, it's just a big mystery.
He slouched on my bed, legs crossed. "Luka sweetie, will you listen to me for a sec?"
"No," I stood up and sighed. "I have to take care of Gumi."
He chuckled- I mean, hiccuped. "Will you come back?"
I rolled my eyes as I turned the door knob. "Of course I will."
"Good." he whispered and then smiled while looking at me. "It's kind of like a disease."
"Disease?"
"I call it the plague of Lily." he chuckled.
Lily? What the heck is he talking about? I narrowed my eyes but continued playing his little game.
"Lily?"
Kaito nodded. "Lily..." he looked out the bedroom window to look at the stars. "You're just like her."
"Her?" I asked.
He nodded again. "She's about tall as you and the same long hair. Her eyes sparkle, just like yours."
The next thing I know, he approached me and pulled me back to my back. I don't really remember what happened after that. It was like pieces of my mind were scattered around and wanting me to look for it. The blue haired fox crushed me as we landed on my soft bed. It wasn't a teasing little push, it was a forceful shove that got me landed crushed under him.
"Kaito!" I winced, trying to push him off and swat away his pure white tails around me. Kaito didn't respond. His eyes were shut tight- not letting it open even the slightest bit to see to world. Little droplets of sweat rolled down from his forehead.
He's having a bad dream. I thought.
"Kaito?" I asked again, trying to ignore his little mumble of words. "Kaito?"
Kaito didn't move at all. Instead, he did the complete opposite of what I wanted. His frail pale hands reached to my shoulders and grasped onto me tight.
"Kaito?" I semi-shouted, a little worried what was happening. "S-stop it!"
He grasped my shoulders even harder. His tails moved around violently. There was something wrong with him. I just knew...
"Stop! It... it hurts!" My hands reacted on their own as I happened to push him aside a little.
"Luka." he said in a soft voice.
"Gumi?" I shouted for help. "Gumi!"
"Sorry." he whispered softly.
"Stop it!" I screamed. My vision was getting blurry every second.
"I'm sorry." he whispered again. "I'm sorry."
"Stop-" for some odd reason, my body lost its energy. I lost consciousness.
My eyes opened when I felt fresh breezes of wind brushing against my fair skin. The area around me was dark. It was nighttime. I found myself to be in an area surrounded by trees and houses made out of logs. I immediately knew one thing for sure, I'm not home. People quickly walked inside their log cabins to sleep for the day. No one noticed I was there. A strange pink haired girl standing in the middle of nowhere like an idiot. Not one even stopped to look or talk to me.
"Hello? Excuse me, sir?" I tried talking to a young man passing by. He didn't stop to talk to me. It was as if he didn't hear me. "Sir-?"
"Kaito?" a sounds of a young female called out.
I turned around to see a door from a house slowly opening, revealing a face of a grown female teen. Little layers of honey blonde hair flying around by the sudden contact with the wind. With the help from the shining moon behind her, I saw her clear blue eyes. Her striking blue eyes with sweetness.
"Kaito?" I muttered.
"Kaito." the girl softly called again, coughing in the process. "Kai-"
"I can hear you just fine." a smooth male voice cut in.
What? "Who?" I whispered, trying to figure out who responded back. That sweet gentle tone... the only person I know with that voice is... Kaito. Wait, Kaito? Huh? "Kaito?" I said aloud, a little too surprised. No one paid any attention to me.
The girl giggled when she saw a shadow approaching towards her step by step. She walked out of her house smiling confidently at the sound of his voice.
"Lily." a certain blue haired man approached closer. My eyes turned wide when I saw him. I tried to walk towards him but my legs wouldn't move. They were frozen like ice.
"Kaito." she whispered, coughing into her pink handkerchief.
"What did the doctor tell you?" he asked the girl.
"Oh, the usual." she said, grinning at him like she didn't care about anything in the world except for him. "It's hopeless. They don't know what's wrong with me. None of the medicine works."
"That doesn't sounds good." Kaito said, frowning slightly at the sad news.
The girl shook her head and smiled. "I don't care. I don't care about anything. I'm just happy I get to talk to you."
"Me?" Kaito jumped back at the sudden remark. "You're happy because you talk to me?"
"Yeah." Lily smiled teasingly. "You're secretly happy I said that, aren't you?"
Kaito snorted. "Me? Happy? No way."
She slowly reached her way to his hands and held them with her small delicate hands. "Your hands are cold." she frowned. "You're not going to catch a cold, are you?"
"Of course not." he replied, quickly covering his hands in his white kimono. "I never get sick."
"That's good." Lily grinned and moved her hands to his cheeks. "I can't-" Lily coughed again, but this time, it was more violent from the others.
"Lily?" Kaito held her like she was a fragile glass. He actually held onto her like she was precious. Not precious as in a toy. But precious as in people. Almost as if he... likes her. Or maybe even love her.
"Ka-" she stopped again to cough. Each cough she let out was more violent than the others. What surprised me was when a small drop of fresh blood slipped out of her handkerchief.
"Lily?" Kaito shouted, looking frantic to somehow stop her coughing. "Lily!"
The girl grew weak as she couldn't support herself anymore. I wanted to run over and somehow help her but I... couldn't move. Kaito looked around to see if anybody was there but sadly, there was no one. Looking at him right now, he looked weak. He looked... troubled.
"Lily," he hurriedly whispered in her ear. "I'll... save you."
"Kai-" she spoke, but was quickly stopped by the blue haired man. Her almond shaped eyes looked over to see him face to face but turned wide in surprise when she saw two familiar furry ears appearing from his head.
"I'll save you." he whispered again. "I'll help-"
"Stop!" the girl shouted. She pulled out of his grasp and crawled backwards away from him. "Don't come near me!" she shouted again when she saw nine sparkling white tails moving side to side behind him. Her eyes were wide in shock when she saw the blue haired man in front of her. She didn't blink even once, afraid something will happen if she did.
"Lily!" Kaito stepped closer, pain forming in his blue eyes. "I can... save you. I can heal you."
"Stop!" Lily screamed. "Stop! Stop it! I don't... stop!"
"Lily?"
"I said-" she coughed again without having time to cover it with her handkerchief. Blood spilled out onto the soft muddy ground.
"Lil-"
"You monster!" the blonde shouted as loud as she could. "Monster! Go away!"
"Stop it..." I whispered, unable to look at the scene anymore. But my eyes wouldn't listen to me.
"Lily-"
"You liar! I don't want to see you!"
"I-"
"Go away! Stupid fox!"
Lily's screaming grew louder and louder until the townspeople slowly started to turn the lights on in their house. Some opened their doors or windows to see what all the commotion was about.
"Fox!" Lily shouted.
Everyone gasped when they all saw the frozen Kaito from their front porch steps.
"Stop!" I screamed, trying to move my legs which was still frozen. "He's innocent! Innocent!"
"It's a cursed fox!" voices hollered from everywhere. "Kill it!"
"Stop!" I screamed. "Stop it!"
A few men appeared carrying their farming supplies or knives they carved.
"Lily." Kaito whispered to her, looking at her quickly being carried away by a young male. "Lily." he kept repeating her name while looking at the small herd of farmers looking at him fiercely with weapons on their clutches.
"Kill him!" a tall man commanded to the others.
"Kaito!" I screamed. But he couldn't hear me. No one person turned their head to look at me. I heard my voice slowly fading when I heard the sound of a bullet being shot. Everything was so quiet that I was sure everyone heard the sound of warm red liquid dropping to the ground. Every man and woman began to cheer as I turned to look at the shocked Kaito bending down on one knee. I didn't want to admit it but I was completely sure. I was sure I saw a glimpse of darkness in his eyes.
"It's a dream." I told myself. "Calm down, this is a dream. It's... his dream. His... past."
The damaged Kaito slowly got up, startling the people in the process. He used his remaining strength to flee away from the crowd. He was successful and started to run away into the dark forest to hide.
"Don't let him get away!" an old woman cried. "We need to get rid of it! It's a curse!"
A young man wearing glasses appeared carrying a bow and arrow in his hands. He slowly took his time to get ready and started to aim for his target.
"No! Stop!" I cried. Biting my lower lip in regret when I stopped trying to move. The man checked his target one last time before letting go of the arrow. The sharp arrow flew toward its selected target like a hungry tiger catching its prey.
"No!" I shouted. I couldn't handle to look any longer. My vision turned black hand and couldn't see from then on. Everything was pitch black. I was... thankful. But I wasn't thankful that my ears weren't covered. The last sounds I heard was the arrow shooting at its target. For a second, I thought I heard an another wave of blood dripping to the floor. But who knew? Maybe it didn't hit him. Maybe it did.
I remember my vision turning black and not being able to see. But when I opened my eyes, I find myself in my room curled up like a ball in my bed.
"Wakey, wakey, sleepy head." a soft melodic voice sang.
Groaning, I forced myself to stand up to look at him -without the fox ears and tails- standing next to the open windowsill.
"I thought you were doing to check on Gumi last night." he chuckled.
"I... couldn't." I mumbled.
"Why?"
I looked at him eye to eye feeling regret. Did he not know about my dream? His past? "I fell asleep." I lied.
He laughed softly.
"I-"
"I know you're lying." he sang.
"I'm not." I lied.
He smirked that awful sly grin. "Tell me."
"It was..." I mumbled, not being able to look at him in the eye anymore. "your past."
The room was dead silent for a long time. It was one of those scene where no one knew what to say. Thankfully, Kaito finally broke it.
"Lily?" he asked shakily.
I nodded. "And the gun and arrow." I whispered.
"Lily..." Kaito whispered, looked terrified. He moved backwards until he made contact with the window. "Bullets?"
"Luka?" Gumi called groggily from out the door. "Can I come in?"
"No, not yet." I tried to reply in my normal tone, mentally screaming at Gumi why she would choose this time to bother me.
"Lily..." Kaito whispered her name over and over looking scared. I could see him shivering with fear as I walked close to him.
"Kaito?" I asked. "What's wrong?"
"My past." he whispered lowly. "It's coming back. The memory I buried. My-"
My hands touched his cheek one last time before he stared at me with wide eyes. Kaito snapped. His back faced the open window and leaned out. He looked like he was playing the limbo game. Fist, his head popped out the window and soon, his arms and back followed. Then finally, the rest of his lower part of the body followed him out the window and he soar down the building.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH- *shot*
I have no idea where this story is going. It just popped into my head while I was listening to the radio in the car. Hahahaha...
I realized why I didn't finish this chapter sooner. This chapter was a challenge for me to write. If you didn't understand this chapter, feel free to PM or review telling me you didn't. I'll try my best to explain it to you and try to brush it up a litte! ^^
Next chapter is last chapter. Time goes by super fast :0 Until then, please look forward to it! ^^
