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Chapter 8: Without a Soul
"…and so you will be released now." The doctor smiled
"Did you tell my friends about my condition?" The brown-haired girl asked, still not looking up. The woman replied that she didn't. The brown-haired girl stood up as the doctor walked out and a black-haired boy walked in. She smiled a little bit. He led her out of the room with a stoic expression and down the hallway. He felt a tug and turned around. "Sorry."
Her head leaned onto his chest. He tensed slightly but stood still as she wrapped her arms around him. He was vaguely aware of the fact that his shirt felt wet. She sobbed quietly. "She left me." He was confused. "She came back and then she left me. I…" She sobbed again. "I didn't even know it was her!"
She dropped to the floor, pulling him down with her, and hugged him. He was inwardly shocked. This was not the fearless, stoic, weakness less warrior he knew. This was a normal person. Crying. Crying was something he was not good at dealing with, not even with his own sister. He remained still for a while, then hesitantly placed a hand on her back.
She stiffened, then relaxed. She became quiet and they sat there together for a while, quietly. Then he pulled her up and they walked to his car. It was the middle of the night. "Take me to the concert, Hyuuga." He didn't argue. Within minutes they were at the back entrance of a large hall, fans all around. She ran in, a fake smile on her face, but changed it into a real one at the sight of Dream. She went in to change while Natsume went to the audience. She peeked through the curtains and they were sitting in the front row.
"Are you ready, Mikan?" She turned to see a curly-haired boy smiling. "I already made the announcements." She nodded and he smiled wider, handing her the guitar. "Ladies and Gents, Devil's Charm!" The crowd went wild as a figure with flowing brown hair in a shiny black motorcycle gang suit jumped out of the curtains. Her lips curled upwards. She couldn't show sadness to these people.
"Are you ready?"
"YES!" They shouted back. She took a deep breath.
How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb
Without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back homeWake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've becomenow that I know what I'm without
you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to lifeWake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've becomeBring me to life
Bring me to lifefrozen inside without your touch
Without your love, darling
only you are the life among the deadall this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
don't let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to lifeWake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've becomeI've been living a lie, there's nothing inside
There was screaming, there was shouting, there was the throwing of flowers. Her friends smiled at her progress. But only one of them knew how she was really feeling, and it had been proven by that song. Guess who.
