Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
/
Running, running. Spirit had to keep running.
It was empty space. He didn't know where to go or what he would do when he got there, wherever 'there' is. He just knew he had to keep running. Running, running…or what? What happens if he stops running? He doesn't want to know; doesn't need to know. He has no intention of stopping.
Out of nowhere, two doors hinder his path. One is black and the other is white. It doesn't matter to him. He opens the right one.
He runs for a while more before two more doors stop him. He chooses the left one this time, because he feels rebellious today.
There are walls now; white walls that suffocate him. No ceiling, though. The sky is open and inviting, even if it's white like everything else.
The space between the doors gets tighter and tighter. Soon Spirit finds himself nearly breaking down every door with his shoulder. He chooses the opposite one every time, because he is structured but different.
Eventually he breaks through enough doors. He enters a great white space. There is darkness at the end; Spirit can see it clearly. He is drawn to it, for reasons he doesn't know.
He breaks off into a sprint, trying to reach the darkness as fast as he can. He is human, though, and he slows. The darkness is bigger now, but he can't find the energy to keep running. He collapses, reaching for something, someone.
Maka…
Why would she come for him? He's screwed up, and she hates him.
Kami…
She left a long time ago. Not even she could handle him.
Stein…
Stein didn't really care, though. He cared for nothing but science. He wanted to dissect.
Someone…
He realized with a bout of despair that no one would come for him. Everyone hated him because he screwed up. He made a mistake, and now no one would come for him. He hated it. He wasn't sure what 'it' was- was it God, who made him this way, or was it himself, who made those decisions? He decides it's himself, but it's too late. He won't reach the darkness now. He is stuck, unable to go back to the light or through the final door of darkness.
"Sp…it…un…"
What? What was that? No one was in here. No one would come for him. Maybe it was someone else. Curious, he opened up the hearing he numbed out.
"Oh, Spirit-kun. Spirit-kuunnn~!"
Sure, Stein had called him "senpai", Maka had called him "Papa", and others called him "Death Scythe", but…
Spirit-kun?
Who addressed him as –kun?
As he surfaced into his feelings, he discovers his body shaking not of its own accord. Someone was shaking him, and it was coming from his shoulder. Suddenly, it stops. Spirit was just about to pass it off as a hallucination when something else happened instead.
"SHIIIIINIGAMI CHOP!"
All of a sudden, he feels a sharp pain on his head. He shoots up, clutching his now aching head. What? Who the hell-?
"It's about time, Spirit-kun!" a high falsetto voice giggles, as if it enjoyed Spirit's pain. "Damn, you only got this far? Tee hee!"
He opens bleary green-blue eyes and blinks as his vision came into focus. Kneeling down in front of him was the God of Death, Shinigami, in all his high falsetto silly maskless glory. He was grinning from ear to ear as his hand breathed a puff of smoke.
"Sh-Shinigami-…sama?" Was it hallucination?
"Who d'jya think it was? Santa Claus?" Before Spirit could even think, Shinigami hastily growled, "Not. A Word. About. My age."
Spirit just kept staring at him blankly. Shinigami blankly stared back. Eventually, the reaper snapped out of it, grasping Spirit by the hand and pulling him off the ground. "Well, c'mon! We got a long way to go!"
And the Meister and Weapon walked together into the dark.
/
Remember the last oneshot was Shinigami-centric? This one is Spirit-centric. I'm sorry, I can't write Spirit as well I can write Shinigami ._.;;; The beginning was actually inspired by the PV for Miku's "World's End Dancehall". Go watch it! I've been on a Vocaloid kick lately ;D
There's a ton of symbolism in here too, but I won't explain it w;; *is embarrassed* But you can probably tell by the song…..
Speaking of which, the song is "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie.
Probably mistakes, but I have to go soon and I wanted to get something out since I haven't done a oneshot in awhile and this had to be done first since it went with the other one and I'm just gonna upload this now w;;;;
