Kukai and Yaya slowly walked out of the closet, Nagihiko firmly held between the two of them. But yet he wasn't dressed as Nagihiko, he was dressed as Nadeshiko. His hair was pulled up into her usual high ponytail, and a lilac kimono hung loosely on his shoulders, the neck dipping low enough so that you could tell by his toned chest that he was a male. It had been put on him incorrectly, they supposed, by the controlled Kukai and Yaya, who couldn't think straight, leaving it appearing very messy. If Nadeshiko had had the time she would have dressed him herself, but then again everything was rather last minute. She would have to make due with what she had. After all, she should have plenty of time to make Nagihiko into the woman that she wants him to be.
Nagihiko's face was rather dark, a dejected look in his eyes. He wasn't possessed, so he knew exactly what was happening around him, he knew exactly what he had caused. He met his friend's eyes and smiled slightly, trying to reassure them that he was alright, even though he wasn't, and he knew that they knew this as well. He was going to die, or rather not die, but be controlled.
He should have listened to Tadase. He shouldn't have tried to be the hero. And now… now Rima was definitely going to die.
Limping towards the group, Nagihiko met his counterpart's eyes. He had heard every word from inside the closet, Nadeshiko had made sure of that. He couldn't believe that he had forgotten something so simple, so obvious. His own sister. He had forgotten his own sister. He deserved every bit of this pain, but yet Rima did not. Kukai and Yaya did not. It was his fault. They didn't deserve to suffer from his mistake. But yet he had no choice.
"Oh my dear brother, it's simply been much too long!" Nadeshiko said, her voice quite over-exaggerated. Kukai shoved Nagihiko hard, knocking him to his knees so that it was almost as though he was bowing down to his sister.
"Nagihiko! No! Somehow help him! Get him away from here!" Rima screamed, jerking wildly in her bindings, uselessly trying to save Nagihiko from his sure to come death. Nagihiko almost laughed. After so long she had remained adamant that she hated him, only know, with her sanity lost, would she show any affection for him whatsoever.
"Rima-chan, I'm sorry I failed to protect you," Nagihiko muttered, his voice weak, his eyes downcast, not able to meet with Rima's. At this point he would do anything to save her, but there was nothing at all he could do. It was much too late, and he knew this. He knew that it was certain that Rima would be killed.
"Nagi! No!" Rima screamed, tears splattering to the ground as she tried to escape. She no longer thought of anything but him, not even the pain coursing through her body. Nothing else.
"Oh, poor little baby, failing his love." Nadeshiko said, her voice sweet, yet laced with poison. She gave Nagihiko a sympathetic look, before it darkened into a glare.
"Shut your mouth," Nadeshiko snapped kicking Nagihiko hard in the stomach. He coughed as he doubled over, clutching himself as he struggled to breath. Rima's screams echoed in his ears, reminding him that he deserved this pain, and that he couldn't resist.
Nadeshiko slowly bent over and grabbed Nagihiko's head, dragging it up towards her's. "It's time for us to become one once again, my lovely brother."
It was now or never. Nagihiko had to say it, he had to now or else it would never come out. "I love you, Rima. Don't ever forget that."
Rima's eyes widened. The way he had said it had been so final, so absolute. He was going to die. "No!"
Nadeshiko leaned forward, capturing Nagihiko's lips with her own. Everyone blinked nervously at the two. What was…?
Nagihiko briefly struggled to escape from her grip but failed, his body to weak and his sister's too strong. He felt his mouth being pried open by her tongue and tried to resist but was unable to. As the kiss deepened, Nagihiko felt the world around him fade away. Everything grew blurry, the edges of his vision fading away to black. Rima's screams slowly disappeared, silence consuming his being.
The last thing he saw was Rima screaming desperately for him, tears pouring down her face, yanking on her bindings so hard blood was beginning to appear on her wrists, before he was gone.
Nadeshiko's body went limp before it fell to the floor, the thump it made echoing through the now silent room. Rima relaxed in her bindings, panting slightly as she struggled to comprehend what was happening.
Nagihiko doubled over once more, his fingers gripping at the floor. His face obscured by his long hair, he let out a few low chuckles as he slowly ran his hands down his body. After a moment he threw back his head and laughed. He laughed in a crazy and frantic way, his eyes wide and excited as he looked up at the bound girl and then in turn all of his friend's surrounding him. After a moment he climbed to his feet and kicked the body Nadeshiko had been possessing, laughing even more as it rolled a few feet away.
"Nagihiko?" Amu asked uncertainly, peering up at the boy with uneasy eyes. She felt sick to her stomach, her fingers fumbling with the fabric of Ikuto's shirt, trying desperately to get ahold of something solid. Nagihiko grinned back at her, his brilliant white teeth somewhat horrifying.
"Nagihiko is gone, my dear Amu-chan! Now all that's left is me!" Nadeshiko threw her arms out triumphantly, grinning at the others as though she has accomplished a remarkable feat. They just took a few nervous steps back, fear reflected in their eyes.
They were scared of her…
Well, Nadeshiko had wanted that, right? She had wanted them to repent! She wanted them to cower at her feet and beg forgiveness! She wanted them to be scared of her power!
Nadeshiko adjusted her kimono, tying it more securely so that it wasn't as saggy as it had been, before walking slowly back to the group. They all stared at her uncertainly, longing to get away but not having the nerve to run. She approached Tadase, wrapping an arm around the boys neck. Amu squeaked something out, before shrinking back into Ikuto's arm.
"Ne, Tadase-kun, don't you think I look nice like this?" Nadeshiko asked, her voice smooth as she stroked his cheek gently.
"Y-yes, you look very nice," Tadase muttered, trying not to think about the feeling of Nadeshiko's fingers on his skin.
Nadeshiko grinned as the traced the vein on his neck, causing the boy to shiver. "You know, there was a reason I took it easy on you, why I didn't posses you as well. Can you think of it?" Nadeshiko leaned forward and whispered into his ear, gently brushing the edge of it, "Can you?"
"I…" Tadase cut himself off, unable to say the rest of the sentence. He looked into Nadeshiko's eyes, trying to say what was on his mind but not being able to.
Nadeshiko sighed before turning away from him. "I guess it's time for me to finish my plan, right?
"Darling, I'd say that I'm sorry to do this, but that is such a lie I and I really don't want to lie," Nadeshiko said to Rima as she leaned behind the the stands holding Rima on the air and bent over to pick something up. She spun it around a few times, before walking in front of Rima, holding her signature naginata in her hands.
"Oh god," Amu whispered, her eyes wide as she realized what was about to happen; Nadeshiko was going to kill Rima with her naginata. But Nagihiko… was he still in there? Was his soul buried somewhere deep inside his body? Could he come back into control?
"Isn't this great? Killed by the one you love the most! It's even better for my darling brother; he's killing the one he loves the most! The perfect form of revenge!" Nadeshiko twirled the naginata around her head a few times, before aiming it straight at Rima's chest.
"No," Rima gasped straining her arms as she fought to escape from the ropes tying her down. She squirmed back and forth, trying desperately to get away.
"Nadeshiko, don't do this," Tadase said, his voice strong and clear. Nadeshiko, sort of surprised, looked back at him.
"And why she I do that?" she asked, the naginata still pointed at Rima's chest. Tadase opened his mouth but no more words could come out; how was he supposed to convince someone this far gone that she was wrong? What could he possibly tell her that would change her mind?
Out of the corner of his eye he saw Ikuto, who Nadeshiko had her back turned to, pull a smile knife from his pocket and slowly walk up behind her. Tadase's heart thundered in his ears. He was going to kill her, or at least injure her. He was going to hurt Nadeshiko! And even though he couldn't agree with Nadeshiko's actions, he was still adamant about one thing: he couldn't let anyone hurt her, no matter what.
Ikuto raised the knife, poised to drive it through Nadeshiko's back, but Tadase couldn't take it. He couldn't let Ikuto do this to her.
"No!" Tadase shouted, running forward frantically. For a second Nadeshiko expected Tadase to tackle her, but he just ran past her and shoved Ikuto back.
Ikuto fell to his back, looking up at Tadase with startled, angry eyes. "What the hell, Tadase!"
"Ikuto-nii-san…" Tadase said, his chest heaving as he met Ikuto's gaze, tears beginning to to fall from his pink eyes. His fists clenched as he muttered, "You can't hurt her."
And suddenly Ikuto got it.
Why Tadase was blushing so much around Nadeshiko. Why he let her touch him. Why he had told the others "I do love," before cutting himself short. And then why he had saved her…
"You're in love with Nadeshiko," Ikuto whispered quietly, his eyes wide as he met Tadase's teary gaze, said boy being the only one to hear him. Tadase froze, staring down at Ikuto with a shocked expression on his face. He was in love with her, wasn't he?
Nadeshiko seemed rather pissed off, and a little pleased with herself, but mostly just angry. She had not expected one of them to have the nerve to try to attack her. This would not do. There was no more waiting, no more messing around. She would kill Rima immediately.
While everyone's attention was on the two boys, she smirked at Rima, her eyes full of rage. "No one should live if I am dead!"
Before anyone knew it, Nadeshiko was charging Rima. As she approached the girl she thrust her arm forward, the blade of the naginata launching itself towards the girl's chest. Rima jerked her body to the left, so that the blade didn't hit her straight one but rather cut her side. The shirt she was wearing slashed open to reveal a dark wound on her skin, blood dripping from it and in turn falling to the floor.
Everyone was silent, staring at Rima, who was panting and sobbing, and Nadeshiko, who had pulled the naginata back and was holding it in front of her still. Everyone was absolutely silent, terror enveloping them to the point in which they couldn't utter a single word. Until Amu screamed.
It was a horrible, shrieking type of scream, but Amu couldn't help it. She couldn't help it because her best friend, be it Nagihiko or Nadeshiko, had just stabbed Rima, and there was so much blood.
Nadeshiko was pleased by this scream, but angry that Rima had only taken a fraction of her first hit. She thrusted the naginata forward once more, this time further left, but she overshot and Rima was able to jerk her body to the right, only taking a bit of this blow as well. Nadeshiko screamed as she thrust the blade through Rima's right leg.
Rima finally screamed as well. The pain shooting from her leg was red hot, the blood dripping from her leg as Nadeshiko slowly and painstakingly pulled the blade from her flesh was sickening.
But Nadeshiko didn't stop; she just raised the naginata and prepared to strike again.
A/N: sorry my updates have been a little delayed, but I just had finals. But now I'm done (passed the whole year with straight A's!) and am officially… a junior! Yay!
But now I feel sort of old. -_-"
Anyway, please review! :3