I've Found You, Your Smile

Synchronicity ~Meguru Sekai no Requiem~

"Of the edge of the paradise of façades"

We make a quit exit out, slipping silently past the dragon, and out of the cavern. I shudder, remembering what my companions had done to the poor creature. There was no doubt that it would die soon, if not from pain, then from blood loss. We were such cruel, cruel people, that we would kill it like this, and leave it to die a lonely, long, bitter death. I close my eyes and tell myself not to bother with the ethics of it all. There aren't morals in the world I live in. There is only killing, bloodshed, and heartbreak. Under no circumstances were any of us allowed to be human; we had learned many years ago that the truth, the barring truth, was that there was no kindness in our society. So be it. All humans lived for themselves. We are selfish beings, and have only a mind for ourselves or our beloved. But other than that…

We are ruthless.

I am in a daze as we set the injured females on the ground. Meiko had took a hit to the head, and a bloody cut runs down her face, from the top of her forehead to where her breastplate covers. It was bleeding easily, and her eye is already swollen closed. Rin is not hurt on her body, but blood dribbles slowly down from her mouth. Her features are twisted in a mask of pain; it looks as if she is bleeding internally. In any case, both of the girls needed immediate medical attention.

"I don't think the dragon can reach here," Gakupo whispers. We are back where we were resting earlier, but Miku is gone. "And, frankly, I'm really worried about Miku. Perhaps she has gone to alert Luka."

"She wouldn't dare," I say angrily. "She can't, not after everything we've done for her."

"Some people's beliefs and loyalties are hard to change, no matter which side seems 'right'," Gakupo counters.

"Please," Kaito says, licking his dry lips. "Don't argue. We are all weak, tired, and in need of rest. I urge you two to go to sleep, and perhaps when you wake, we will be less ill-tempered."

I shake my head; I was not going to sleep until I knew Rin's condition.

"What about Rin? How is she? Will she live?"

Kaito pales. This is not a good sign because I have never seen him so scared before. He is the calm one and the one who comforts us. I gulp nervously, and ask, "So what's wrong?"

Kaito gives a detailed diagnosis: "Rin's bleeding is internal and as I have never dissected a human before in my life, I have no idea where exactly. I do know it is somewhere in her abdominal area. Here, feel it." I deny quickly. "However, it is easy to say that internal bleeding is not easy to treat. In fact," he gulps, "it might be fatal. I only have supplies for surface wounds. I'm afraid…"

"She's going to die," I said breathlessly. Kaito doesn't look at me, and I feel like I've been stabbed in the heart. "No. Don't tell me that. We've risked so much to come here. To fight the dragon, to rescue Rin, and now you're telling me she's going to die? What…you can't tell me that! That's not fair! All of us, we've worked so hard to get here, to get her, and now…now…she's going to die?" I sob quietly, and Gakupo doesn't hesitate to put his arms around me. "Meiko…she's hurt so badly because of this…are we going to be okay…? Will she die too…?"

Kaito, white-lipped, has already started treating Meiko's injuries. He takes off the armor and sees the damage is worse than he expected. There are several puncture wounds, and they bleed heavily. I turn my head into Gakupo's chest and look no further. There was no point in trying to, because Kaito starts diagnosing again. "Several large puncture wounds, a cut on the head, and she's knocked unconscious. Multiple scrapes and bruises. I'm worried for blood loss and whether she'll go into a coma. Her head was hit pretty hard against the wall. And…"

I've started to drift away, tired from my adventure in the caverns. I realize it's greedy of me to do this, to go to sleep while the two that have worked the hardest stay awake. But a couple words from Kaito stir me wide awake.

"Oh my goodness. Meiko's pulse…"

Gakupo shifts to lean over the brunette to check her pulse. He audibly hisses as he breathes in.

"There is none."

A/N: Disclaimer: song lyrics belong to HitoshizukuP. Vocaloid characters belong to Yamaha Co., Crypton Future Media, Internet Co., Ltd., and other companies. I have absolutely no medical experience regarding internal bleeding, but that's what it looked like from the music video. If this is wrong, I'm sorry! Also, I used the Internet for the diagnosis, so that might be wrong as well. Other than that, please review if you have the time~