A/N: I'm back everyone! :D I apologize so much for the delay! ^^;;;; Please don't kill me! ^^;;;
On a more happier note, I got a new laptop...:) *misses old laptop*
Anyway, I hope you all had a great summer, because mine sucked D: I worked 8 hrs/day for 4 days/week for the whole summer + summer school (but now I don't have to take the class for a whole year :D) = a very sad Melody D:
So sorry about my sad rants and stuff...
ANYWAY, enjoy the story! :D (wow my chapters are getting longer XD)
Disclaimer: I do not own Umineko no Naku Koro ni! D: I will never want to, because I love it so much, that if I wrote it, I swear I would totally mess up everything. :P
BTW, use of profanity at the end.
|Normal World|
George had been staring at a picture he took on his first official date with Shannon. He wanted to cry when looking at her happy face, because she wasn't smiling, even when she was dead. Then George had started to wonder…
"Why do people die?" He thought out loud.
"It's just so sad…" Battler added, not moving from his position on the bed. Jessica was staring at the small table in front of her, and thought of Kanon, as the two boys mused over dead people.
"It's always hard to say 'goodbye'…" Jessica said. Battler turned his eyes to her. After a few seconds, she continued. "Grandfather probably grew so obsessed with the occult, to revive Beatrice…"
"Be it the occult or anything else for that matter…I'm sure he would be happy if he was reunited with Beatrice." Jessica looked up at George, who was still gazing at the picture, and then she looked down again. Battler sat up on the bed.
"Hey, where's Dr. Nanjo?" Battler asked.
"He's next door; he wanted to give us some time to ourselves." Jessica said. Battler stayed silent after that, and rested on the bed again. George shook his head and sighed, putting the picture in his jacket's pocket.
"I'll go get us some coffee." George said as he stood up. Jessica looked up at him.
"Then…I ca—"
"Sorry, I want to be alone right now."
Jessica nodded. Battler and Jessica both watched him sadly as he walked out of the room, feeling the same emotions as him.
George walked through the hallway, he was certain he passed the kitchen, but he didn't care. He supposed a walk would give him time to gather his feelings. A flash of gold and the quick appearance of golden butterflies, Beatrice had appeared. She had a frown on her face; similar to the one George was showing. She disappeared.
"George Ushiromiya." Beatrice called. "Do you really want to meet Shannon so much?" Her voice was echoing off the corners of the walls. George looked both ways, before he saw a flash of golden butterflies and the former Golden Witch. He gasped and took a step back. He had thought, just as much as Battler and Jessica, that Beatrice was dead.
"Beatrice…"
Beatrice nodded sadly and closed her eyes.
"I was once called that." She said, almost sneering. "The Golden Witch. The Endless Witch."
George stared at her, realizing this was his chance to revive Shannon, as he had learned from Maria, that witches had great power. Power that could even resurrect the dead. He put a determined look on his face.
"If you're a real witch…please bring Shannon back to life! I'll give you anything in exchange. I beg of you!"
Beatrice gave him an amused smile; she had never been the one to hold favors against someone.
"I don't need anything in exchange, I'll grant your wish."
"Really?" George asked, surprised. Though, he wondered if she was tricking him, and tried to think of her as a businessman (businesswoman in this case), who would bargain with him later. But as long as he could be with Shannon again, he didn't care what he had to do. Beatrice looked away.
"Yes, but because I had abdicated my title to another, my magic is limited…" Beatrice said.
"I'll do anything I can to help!"
Beatrice smirked and held her hands out, a small pipe appearing into the vacant spot between her fingers. She tapped the shutter's lock, and the shutter and window both opened, releasing a ferocious gust of wind. George held his arm in front of his face to shield himself, while Beatrice stared beyond the window. She started to glow with a golden light, and soon both Beatrice and George transformed into two dainty, golden butterflies. The two butterflies flew outside, as the window and shutter re-locked itself.
Eva-Beatrice felt an odd sense. She felt a small object of power leaving the house. And an even smaller one with the former. She looked back at her furniture. They didn't seem to be sensing anything…at least they didn't show it on their face.
"Did you feel anything?" She asked them. "It felt like someone leaving the guesthouse." Siesta 45 brought her hands upward in a salute.
"M-My apologies!" Siesta stuttered. "I-I didn't s-sense anything!"
"We were observing the interior of the building, so our peripheral surveillance was set to 'off'." Siesta 410 said. "Ni-hi~" She added, winking.
"My dearest apologies, Beatrice." Ronove said, bowing. "I didn't sense anything." He looked to Lucifer, who was deep in her thoughts, thinking about Ronove and Siesta 410, who were showing off in front of her. Ronove gave her a knowing look, which awakened her from her dreams and into reality. She turned to Eva-Beatrice, but then looked away.
"M-Me neither…" Lucifer said, embarrassed that she hadn't said anything at first. "Forgive us for being second-hand furniture."
"Really…" Eva-Beatrice asked, giving a glare to Lucifer, even though she didn't see it.
| Mirror World |
Rudolf sat in the kitchen, his back hunched with fatigue. Shannon and Kanon had accompanied him, but were talking quietly to each other. Rudolf glanced at them, he was jealous. At least they had a family member left, when all he had was himself. After all, his wife and two children died. And he knew whose fault it was.
"I was right…" Rudolf started, appearing in a chair directly across from an empty one. He lowered his eyes down to a shaking hand on the table between the two chairs. As soon as Rudolf's words left his mouth, a younger version of himself, in extravagant clothing, and holding a staff appeared in the chair across from him. The Endless Witch. The Golden Witch. The 'Sorcerer'. Sorcerer Rolf. He locked eyes with Rudolf and gave him a hostile gaze.
"About what?" Rolf asked, slightly curious himself, but displaying disinterest.
"You!" Rudolf shouted, gritting his teeth and clenching the tablecloth in his hands. "I knew you would go too far, you already went too far! I don't even know what's happening anymore! You're wild, untamed, too out of control!"
"You were the one that wanted this!" Rolf said. "How am I, out of control?" He spat as if being scolded by a parent.
"I knew you were the more angry one, ever since I met you, you were really mean and pushy. You were just a stupid imaginationally ghost thing, that doesn't need me." Rudolf said, with an elegant air, sticking his nose up a little, to act snobby and noble. Rolf felt anger rise within him.
"A-ARE YOU TRYING TO BREAK UP WITH ME?" Rolf shouted, slamming his palms on the table while shooting deadly glares to Rudolf. Rudolf looked at Rolf and frowned.
"L-Look! I have my own dreams, my own future, and my own children to think of. MY WIFE!" Rudolf said, wishing to mutter all the wonderful things about her. "You wouldn't understand the emotion, 'love'. Since…we seemed to toy with it, like an object of power back in our youth."
"Heh. I guess you're right…Good old times." Rolf said, allowing a faint grin to spread on his face. "That doesn't mean I don't understand, you old man, I have a girlfriend, one I can see love with."
"I can really believe that." Rudolf said, sarcastically, rolling his eyes and waving his hand. Rolf's eyes narrowed.
"So you do underestimate me…but not anymore. I will show you the true extent of my power."
"Get out of my face, kid. I don't need you at all." Rudolf said. Rolf stood up and shot him a confusing mix of an angry and hurt look.
"FINE THEN. I'LL GO, BUT LET'S SEE WHO'LL NEED THE POWER!" Rolf said, waving his staff to his left, making him disappear, and leaving Rudolf to himself. He sighed and stared at the vacant spot.
"I'm like his twin…and he won't tell me about his girlfriend? I might be old…but…I still have the player-blood in me…" Rudolf said and felt tears running down his cheeks. "…Bastard…"
"Satan, what are you doing?" Rolf asked, surprised she had a metal bat in her hands.
"What does it look like to you?" She asked.
"Um…I…haha…err…" Rolf didn't want to say it. He had assumed that he had made her mad (if she heard his conversation with Rudolf, and assumed a few things) and she wanted to murder him. She gave him a confused look, but it turned into a smile, which turned into a laugh. He scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously with her. She then pointed to the feuding sisters outside, and her face contorted with rage.
"I'M GOING TO KILL THOSE IMPOSTERS."
Rolf flinched and quickly wrapped his arms around her, as she tried to march away and start a murder spree.
"I said not to try anything!" Rolf reminded her as she tried to get out of his grasp. She looked back at him, with such an angry face; he literally could have burnt to ashes. He shuddered and hugged her tighter.
"THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME!" Satan yelled and tried to rip his arms off her. She succeeded, much to Rolf's surprise.
"Damnit…why is she so strong…" Rolf muttered under his breath. He ran after her. "W-Wait!"
"WHAT?" She asked him, not turning back to face him. He sighed and thought of what to say. "TAKE ANY LONGER AND I'LL BREAK YOUR FACE."
"Is this why you never had a boyfriend before?" Rolf teased. She glared at him and he immediately took it back. "Kidding! Kidding! Okay…Satan, please don't go out there. They may be secondha—I mean, wonderful furniture, but what if you got hurt? Think about how your boyfriend would feel." Rolf said and gave her a puppy-dog looking face. Satan stared at Rolf with an unrelenting glare. She then sighed and her expression softened.
"Oh…" She groaned and dropped her bat. Rolf grinned and wrapped his arms around Satan.
"Aren't I hard to resist?" He asked coyly. She smiled and giggled.
"Yeah, but this is what you get for standing in my way." She said and whispered.
"What?" He asked. No sooner had he said that, did his vision turn black.
Satan winced as he fell back to the ground. She frowned at him and sighed.
"Sorry, dear…" Satan said. "…but this is my own thing."
Rudolf jolted in his seat and his eyes opened as the smell of a strong medicine burned inside his nose. He started coughing, until the smell faded.
"Oh, I apologize, Master Rudolf." Shannon said, bowing. Rudolf looked back to see Kanon nearly tied in a chair, face stricken with fear, and sweat pouring down his face. While Shannon's face remained jovial and nice, she had a death trap in her hand, what Rudolf even feared. Medicine. He pieced the scene together, and figured that Kanon needed the medicine. "Kanon got a cold from standing outside in the rain all night, so I really need to give him this medicine. Would you please step outside? Catch some fresh air?"
"Of course…Hey, I'll make some coffee when I come back…" Rudolf said. He stood up and turned around, seeing Kanon's face, pleading for Rudolf to untie him. Rudolf grinned at him. Shannon smiled and waved her hand.
"N-No! It's fine! R-Really…" Shannon insisted. Rudolf frowned.
"My coffee is terrible, isn't it?"
"I can't say tha—"
"You can tell me the truth." Rudolf said, crossing his arms over his chest. Shannon sighed.
"Your coffee is so terrible, it smells and looks like shit." Shannon stated her face and tone not even hinting a single drop of regret. Rudolf felt heart-broken and angry at the same time.
"You didn't have to go that far!" Rudolf shouted.
"I apologize, Master Rudolf. But unfortunately, I'm telling you the truth."
"I'll just go now!" Rudolf said, half-sobbing. He ran out, but stopped by the door to look back at the two and shout. "MEANIES!"
Shannon sighed and said. "What a sissy. Well, Kanon, since you delayed it so much time, I guess I'm going to have to give you double the medicine~"
"WHAT?" He shouted incredulously.
"SIGH." Beatrice said loudly, for the third time. Battler looked to her for an explanation. She stuck her tongue out at him. "What the hell are we watching?"
The screen, well there was no screen, but a large display of a woman, obviously a witch, attempting to resurrect Jessica's dead friend.
"I don't know…Jessica misses Shannon. So she wants to bring her back." Battler said, shrugging.
"Well, who's that?" Beatrice asked, pointing to the woman in black.
"You don't know? I mean…I was wondering who she was all this time…"
"But…she does look familiar..." Beatrice said, looking at the display with thoughtfulness. Then, a light bulb seemed to appear over her head. "OH YEAH!"
"What?" Battler asked, curious of her conclusion.
"She's a bitch." Beatrice stated and shrugged. Battler glared at her, but she didn't notice.
"BUT THA—"
"I don't care. Ronove!" Beatrice called. A flash of gold and golden butterflies, Ronove had appeared. He put his hand over his heart and bowed to his master, the symbol that servants were servants, until the end. He smiled at her.
"Yes, master~?"
"Go get me some popcorn." Beatrice said and waved her hand dismissively. He nodded.
"Yes, master~" He repeated, without the question in his tone. At once, he had disappeared, the butterflies following him. Battler sighed.
"I feel bad for him, he sure does have a lot to do, especially with you around." Battler said.
"What does that mean?" Beatrice snapped, glaring at him. Instead, Battler pointed to the screen, indicating that something had happened. Beatrice no longer talked as she watched the screen, like a movie. The witch had successfully revived George, and started ranting about how she was all wrong about witches and magic. Beatrice smiled, and throughout the witch's long speech, she felt a few tears on her face. Battler had persistently asked what happened, but she was too engrossed in the scene to even care about him. She grabbed her sleeve and wiped the tears off her face.
"The bitch finally understands what to do, huh?" Beatrice muttered quietly to herself. Ronove appeared in front of Beatrice, holding a large cylinder of popcorn in it.
"Popcorn~!" Ronove shouted. Beatrice snapped her fingers, and an invisible force violently pushed him out of the way. Battler walked in front of the dazed Beatrice, blocking the screen and protesting about how mean that was.
"MOVE! You're in the way!"
She gave him an annoyed look and as she snapped her fingers again, and the invisible force hurled Battler to the end of the room, hitting the wall and dropping on Ronove's back.
Then the scene changed dramatically, as two golden lines tied themselves around the two friends and thrust through each other's chests. The witch in front of them, who was once smiling, her face turned to shock as she saw the two dead. Jessica giggled and reached out for Shannon's hand. Shannon took it and grasped it, smiling back.
"Best…Friends…Forever…" They both mouthed simultaneously.
"Hey…where's…Shannon?" Kanon asked, though he asked as if he were about to throw up. His face was staring at the floor and his hand was on the wall, supporting him from falling to the ground.
"You're right…and where are Gohda and Genji?" Rudolf asked. He stood up and grabbed his gun. "Let's go look for them kid."
"S-Sure…" He said, trying to hold in the nausea. They had awoken the sleeping Nanjo and taken him along for the trip. When they reached the rose garden, they saw Gohda and Genji dead, both with a stake piercing their legs. Rudolf, Nanjo, and Kanon stared at the scene with a blank look on their face. Kanon felt his stomach stir in another wave of nausea because of the blood. Then Rudolf decided to say something in the middle of the awkward silence.
"So, everyone agrees that none of them are important?" Rudolf asked the other too. They both nodded and kept walking on. Rudolf barged through the double doors of the mansion and held his gun up, looking around to see if anyone was there. He lowered his gun and walked to a room that his caught eye.
"What are those numbers for?" Nanjo asked.
"Who cares?" Rudolf said and opened the door. Kanon had insisted that that was important evidence, but Rudolf had replied calmly that his math was never so good.
The first thing they saw was Jessica and Shannon, dead. Rudolf's face contorted with disgust at the sight of them holding hands and smiling.
"Ew…"
"SHUT UP!" Kanon objected, seeing them holding hands too. Feeling his heart sink a little, but remembering how close Shannon was to Jessica.
"Um…would this mean they're…?" Nanjo trailed off. The men started their second awkward silence. Rudolf opened his mouth to speak again, but Kanon cut him to the chase.
"DOES THIS MEAN WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIEEEE?" Kanon asked, screaming and clutching his head like a madman. Rudolf put his hand on Kanon's shoulder.
"Hey kid, you should shut up and just relax." Rudolf stated.
"How about we all start a meditating session?" Nanjo asked.
"That would be a great idea!" Rudolf agreed. Kanon screamed again.
"NO! YOU GUYS ARE FUCKING CRAZY! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! DIEEEEEE! YOU KILLED THEM! YOU KILLED THEM TOO! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLDDDDD!"
"I'm no psychologist, but I'm betting that Kanon lost his mind over the death of his wife." Rudolf said jokingly and stroked his chin, as if he had a beard. Nanjo nodded and laughed.
The two were going to walk away and lock Kanon in the room, but Kanon lunged at Rudolf.
In a blur of action, the sound of a gunshot filled the air, Kanon clutched his eyes and screamed, and Rudolf frowned. He got up and put his hand on Kanon's shoulder, but he shrugged it off. Rudolf took in a deep breath, and whimpered in pain, as if the breath had pierced his lungs with a dagger.
"I KNEW IT! YOU DID IT! YOU KILLED THEM ALLLL!"
"Rudolf, I'll attend to Kanon…" Nanjo said and led the crying and in-pain teenager away from the room.
"B-But…I…I…" Rudolf muttered quietly muttered to himself. "I…I…s-s…s-shot him…?"
A/N: I will be focusing more on the mirror word, because we're getting closer to the end, and it is part of my awesome master-plan/ending! X3
The end was a sort of guy bonding moment, so please excuse the randomness XD Also, I thought it was kind of funny that Kanon went crazy at the end, but what do you expect? I was surprised no one in Umineko did after seeing all that (especially Jessica *no offense^^;;;;;* since she screamed all the time^^;;;)
Heh...nothing much to say at the end^^;; (since I got another chapter to post :D) Except for, I'm very very sorry! ^^;;;; I hope you'll all forgive me!^^;;;;;;;;;;;;