Disclaimer: sob sob Black Cat is never mine…
YES, MIDTERM EXAMINATION IS OVER!!! WOO!! people, I'm back with new chapter 10 of 'Memories in Fireworks'!! Many thank you cards and cookies plus tight hugs to all those who have been giving support and reviews to this fanfic! I'm feeling very grateful deep inside my heart!!
Oh yes, sorry for those bad grammar mistake because I purposely put those short words like you becomes ye' to make the old woman, Helda sounds cranky and ancient type a bit!! (Although you may not understand what I mean)
Okay, less talks and let's enjoy this chapter!!
"Test, what test do you mean by that?" Sven asked.
Helda made a low grumbling sound and walk towards Train, not looking at the 'gentleman' in white coat, Sven.
"Hey, you're ignoring me!!"
"You, do ye' still have her one soul piece in that bottle necklace ye' made?"
"Em…yes…here is it." Train took out the bottle necklace from his chest that is tied to his neck and showed it to Helda. Saya's soul was still shining so brightly.
Train could still feel the comfortable and calm feeling whenever a moment he looks at the soul.
Helda stare at the bottle for a while and in a flash moment she snatched the bottle necklace away from Train's neck and jump backwards quickly.
She's fast!! Train thought.
Then, Helda held out her hand and her mouth moves…seems to be enchanting some sort of magic spell…or could it be…a curse???
"Hey, what do you mean by that?? Are you really a sorcerer??!" Sven shouted in disagree.
"DANGER SVEN, MOVE AWAY FROM THERE!!" Train shouted out with all of his breath in his lungs.
"Eh, what i-"
The earth at the cliff suddenly rumbled strongly. Little do they know, Sven, Rin and Eve what on earth is going to happened very soon …?
Time seemed to have slowed down…
What is this……what am I hesitating?
My legs…why are they so slow…
Damn…
"DAMN IT!!"
As Train moves…in that second…Helda threw the bottle containing Saya's last piece of soul…towards the cliff.
"Ah, the soul piece of Saya!!" Rin pointed into the sky where the bottle is thrown.
The two fingers of Helda do a snap and…
At the rightful spot where the three of them stood, the cliff crumbled. In that moment, Rin's mind flashed with many question…
Am I falling…is it the time for my death already…
She closes her eyes and sighs with a sad smile…
Till the end, that fool could not came up to me…
Baka…
Why am I still thinking of him at the last moment??
I'm also a fool…
Unknowingly, a warm hand catches her hand and grips it tight. From the darkness site which she sees in her closed eyes, her eyes fluttered open into the view of the bright sky and Sven's worried face.
"What the heck are you doing? Do you want to die?" Sven gave a scold but with a good meant in it. He was holding on to a branch stuck out on the cliff while Eve on his side with another branch.
From the purple eyes of Rin, tears flows down to her cheeks slowly.
"Eh…a-a-ah what's wrong?? I-II-I did not do anything offended, kay?"
I see… I can't die yet…not yet…
"Heh, nothing anyway you must hold tight to that branch you know!! I don't want to die young!!" she wiped away her tears and smiled again.
"Oi, don't move around so much, the branch would break!!"
Then, there was a cracking sound…of a branch...Sven looks towards Eve.
"EVE!!"
CRACK!!
"Ah!!" her branch could no longer hold on to her weight and cracked. The moment she shape shift her back with a pair of wings using her nanomachine power, there was sharp pain felt in her body. Just as if a spear has just stabbed through her heart and her head was aching like hell.
"Eve-chan, hang on!" Rin managed to catch hold of Eve's hand and gave it a tight hold.
Then, there forms a chain of three people clinging from one to another.
"Eve, Eve, what's wrong?? EVE!!" Sven kept calling for Eve's attention.
However, Eve's expression was filled with horrification as if something has possessed her or had she saw something scary…too scary…her teeth were chattering.
"Everybody hang in there! I'm comi-" Train's action was interrupted by Helda gripping onto his hands tightly not letting it go.
"Let go of me!! I've gotta save them!!"
"CALM DOWN!!" Helda snapped.
Shocked by Helda's snap, everything in his mind was cleared off by the sudden shocked.
"I did say it before, this is a test."
"How does this look like a test to me?? They could lose their lives any moment from now!! No one could survive if they drop down from this cliff!"
"That's why I say it's a test, fool! Don't ye' brains can interpret what I'm thinking?"
"Then, what kind of test is this??!"
"The rules is just like this, ye' can just save one of them only."
"What??"
"Saya's last piece of soul…or…the three most important partners of ya'. Now, choose, which do ye' want to save??"
"I…I…"
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I…what should I do…
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Saya…tell me…
Just what should I do…?
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If you don't like it, then don't do it…
An image of Saya in the past flashed into his mind…
If there are the things you want to do, just do it…
That's freedom…
Ne, Train-kun!
Freedom is it…Saya…Hmph!!
"Really, each and every one of you…always…causes so much of problems!!" Train gave a high leapt up the sky and down to the cliff…to his partners.
That second…
The branch broke and the three of them was falling but…behind the sunlight emerged…
Black Cat…
Train caught hold of Sven crosses his arms around Trains shoulder for a tight grip.
"Sven, make sure you get a good hold!!" Train ended his short warning and took his Hades gun out. Out with it, he shoots the cliff to make a small hole as a stepping up to the cliff.
"Kyaaaaa!!!" Rin gave a sharp screech as her hands still holds tight at Saya's soul.
"Otto argh!" failed with his landing, he got squashed by the others on his back.
Stepping forwards at the front of Train' face, Helda asked sarcastically, "What do ye' think you're doing her, acting to be like the legendary Ikaros with the large pair of wings??"
"Even if I sacrificed my fellow partners but that would no make Saya happy. Is it a necessary option to sacrifice a life for another? I think not, happiness don't come from sacrificing."
"Hmm…well answered Black Cat…" Helda murmured softly.
"Huh?" train blinked his eyes as he's confused by Helda's expression.
"Ah look at the cliff!!" Rin said in shock.
The cliff that was crumbled came back to the before appearance…just as if nothing has happened…
"That's impossible…the cliff definitely crumbled but…" Sven had his eyes widened.
"Illusion?" Eve exclaimed.
"An illusion? What does this mean, Helda-san??" Rin spun her head to Helda.
"That's why I said it's just a test…haizz…youngsters…"
"But…what if we really falls down…will we…"
"Who knows…maybe ye' bones and flesh may be eaten by the sharks and drop down to the thousand punishment of hell??" Helda showed an elderly sinister smile and look.
I didn't know sorcerers is that devilish!!! Heee… Sven felt a chill down through his spine.
"Emhem…anyway…ye' past the test by showing your bravery and smart decision also ye' non selfishness that bring ye' till today. Well done…little kid. Always cherish and loved this friendship you have here."
"Arigatogozaimasu!"
Yossh, we have come to a step closer to you, Saya…I will…and promise to never let you go again…
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-TBC-
Fuh, finally done with this chapter!! Really sorry for the late work but there are many events coming up in my school!!
Hope you had enjoyed this chapter I have provided!
Do always cherish the one you loved and never to lose them if not they will be gone forever…
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