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A desperate cry escaped from her lips and her eyes flew open, dark eyelashes framed her diamond black eyes. Her heart pounded painfully and her breath came out in gasps, as she stared up at the ceiling.
The flames that leapt into the black sky…the fallen bodies that were covered in blood…the houses crumbled in the roaring flames…the girl stood alone on the blood stained snow…
Black eyes wide in shock…disbelief…tears poured down her pale face…as she watched her house burn and fall into ashes…the unmoving bodies of her clan…
She turned and fled…through the night…directionless…lost…wandering aimlessly in the midst of darkness…
"Stop it..." Reina clutched at her head, her eyes shut tightenly as she tried to block out the flooding images.
The girl's hate grew…towards humans… when she discovered that her entire clan was exterminated by them…because of their unique strength and power…her hate consumed her when they too…started to hunt her down…
A sigh escaped her pale pink lips as she lifted a hand and placed the back of it against her forehead. Beads of sweat clung to her forehead, a trembling breath of relief was released as she began to wake. Reina turned her head to the side and stared at the bamboo sliding doors, the pale moon light filtered faintly through the thin paper.
'No…I was saved from that darkness…I was saved by Hao…' Reina pushed herself up slowly and then tightened the collar of her white yukata that had loosened in her troubled sleep.
The sheets around her were tangled and crumpled, her ivory black hair tumbled down her back and splayed out around her like a rippling wave of black silk. Strands of her flowing hair fell across her face as she bowed her head to her knees and clutched the side of her head in her hands.
"It's just a dream…its nothing more than a dream…" She murmured quietly to herself, trying to discard the uncontrollable trembling.
'I can't fall back asleep like this…' She thought to herself, her eyes then fluttered open.
Reina drew her hands away and then pushed herself up soundlessly, the sheet fluttered to the ground in a heap as she straightened. Reina took a step towards the bamboo door and reached out a hand to slide it open.
The full moon was a silver orb that hung in the night sky, a few clouds drifted across its shining surface and covered its brilliant light that danced on the glittering snow covered plain.
'A month has passed… since I was taken in by Hao…' Her thought drifted to the man that had pulled her out of the clutching grasps of the hellish darkness and pain.
'I've begun to understand him more…he's similar to me…' She closed the door slowly and then started to make her way down the wooden pathway, all that disturbed the silence was the gentle padding of her feet and the occasional crack of the floorboards.
'I can feel the pain and sorrow he tried to hide…the pain that is so familiar to me…' The garden was covered with a layer of pure white, the cool night breeze caressed Reina's hair as she stepped softly down the way.
'I owe him a great debt…a debt that I can never repay…' She passed his room like a shadow, her glittering black eyes strayed for a second towards his room before they slid back.
Reina stepped silently out of the gates of the Asakura's house and walked slowly through the snow. Her feet left indents in the soft snow as she treaded slowly towards the dull roaring in the distance.
Hao gazed up at the stars that were sprayed across the night sky like infinite diamonds. His long hair flowed down his back as he stared at the great silver gem that threw light onto the dazzling snow that covered the ground.
He sat motionless on the peak on the rock, his head tilted upwards slightly as a cool breeze washed over him. His thought drifted and fell once again to the woman he had took under his wing a month ago.
Soft padding and creaks reached his ears, he turned his head and saw a figure walking along the pathway and towards the gates of the mansion.
'Who would be up this late…?' He thought as he watched the figure emerge in the moonlight.
His glittering black eyes widened when he saw Reina, her hair billowed out behind her and the hem of her white yukata fluttered around her ankles at each step she took. Her feet were bare and her movement seemed light and graceful, she did not notice a pair of eyes following her movement.
'Where is she going…?' Hao straightened from his seat and watched as Reina walked straight out of the front gates and towards an unknown destination.
Hao stood up and followed after Reina, he walked silently after her, following the footprints she left in the soft white snow. A faint pounding reached his ears as he continued to follow her, his brows came together.
'A waterfall?' Hao's feet sank into the soft snow at each step he took as he kept his eyes on the tracks Reina left behind.
He watched from a distance behind as she raised her hands slightly and brushed her fingers along the rough bark of the snow ridden trees she passed. A smile graced her lips as the branches rustled in the cool, refreshing breeze that blew across the frozen plain.
Hao's cocked an eyebrow as he watched her close her eyes and seem to glide across the soft surface of the snow, he treaded carefully after her. Although he could hear no thoughts from her, he could feel the awe and tranquility she felt as she stepped through the dazzling white land.
'Could it be possibly…? She can see the flow of the wind…and hear the voice of the earth…' He considered the possibilities as Reina flitted gracefully through the towering snow capped trees.
The dull roaring grew louder as Reina neared her destination, she stepped through the last of the trees and emerged in an empty area. Hao paused in his steps and then stepped into the shadows of one the huge boulders that littered the ground.
Reina gazed around in awe, her diamond black eyes glittered and her pale pink lips parted as her eyes took in the surreal beauty that surrounded her. The countless translucent icicles glimmered and threw light onto the water's dancing surface from the moon that hung in the sky.
The rippling water was crystal clear and the edges of the bank were pure white with snow. Droplets of water sprayed and danced into the sky, trailing and rushing over the black rocks that projected from the water's surging domains.
'I keep on getting the feeling that someone's following me.' Reina thought and glanced back uncertainly, her eyes scanning the shadows.
She shrugged the feeling off when she saw nothing and gazed down at her rippling reflection, her black hair flowed down her shoulders down to her lips. Her dark lashes framed her black eyes. Reina closed her eyes and then took a step forwards and into the freezing water.
As soon as the tip of her toes dipped into the water, an instinctive urge to pull away rose. Reina didn't stop, she stepped into the freezing water as if she could not feel its numbing coldness.
It felt as if her foot was burning with the aching iciness, but the feeling soon fading and was replaced with a numb throb. The hem of her yukata trailed out behind her in the water as she stepped towards the glittering water that seemed to be pouring from heaven itself.
Hao's eyes widened as he watched her step into the ice cold water, Reina treaded towards the rock that was directly under the falling water. Ripples cascaded around her as she stepped onto the slippery rock and stood directly under the waterfall.
'Accept the beauty, cruelness and fierceness of nature…'
The water pounded onto her head and shoulders, drenching her instantly, her midnight black hair swept down her back and strands hung in front of her face.
'Wash away all worries and doubt from the mind…'
Her eyes were closed and her dense, dark lashes brushed against her pale skin.
'Cleanse the heart and soul…'
Her hands clasped in front of her as if in prayer as the water poured down and trickled rapidly from the deep sleeves and hem of her yukata.
Who knows how much time passed before Reina opened her eyes and stepped down from the rock, water dripped from her as she walked into the middle of the rushing water that poured from where the water fell.
Reina lifted her hands slowly out to her side, her face upturned to the night sky. A warm sensation spread in Hao's chest as he watched her twist her hands in a graceful circle and bend slightly of her knees in an elegant spin.
The droplets of water that clung onto her silky black hair shimmered like diamond in the faint light. Her lips parted as beams of soft silver poured down from the night sky from the full moon that hung silently.
"hikisakareta futatsu no kokoro
yukiba no nai omoi ga mune o shimetsuke
naze kono toki ni deatta no ka to
toikakeru sube wa
saeta kage ni chiru"
Hao stiffened as her soft voice carried to him, his heart pounded and ached painfully as he raised a hand and placed it over his heart as he continued to watch her dance slowly with the water that sprayed around her in a rainbow mist.
'What…is this feeling…?'
"yuragu koto nai
tsuyosa na do naku
susunda saki ni
motomeru kotae ga aru"
Reina closed her eyes and twirled around in a slow circle, her graceful movements flowed on endlessly like the water rushing past her feet in a single unbroken movement.
'This burning sensation in my chest…'
Hao froze as he watched the gleaming droplets of water follow the flicks ad twists of her hand, leaping and dancing around her like glittering rainbow diamonds.
"ai mo tsumi mo yume mo yami mo
ima subete mini matotte
kimi no chikara boku no kokoro
kasanariatta shunkan
nani ga umareru
Do you believe in destiny?"
Her voice rose and fell as she raised a hand, her eyes opened, revealing diamond black eyes as she stretched out her fingers as if to grasp the moon that was being hidden by drifting clouds.
'Why does my heart ache…?'
Her eyes saddened as she withdrew her hand from the concealed moon, her hand clenching over her heart as her voice rose and fell.
"usu midori iro no maboroshi ga
kono hoshi no kanashimi o yasashiku tsutsumu
onaji unmei o tadoru ka to
haruka kanata kara
utagoe ga hibiku"
Hao stared at Reina's dancing form, his body moved unceremoniously, carrying him closer to her.
'Whenever I see her…?'
Mesmerized by her soothing voice that carried the emotions she never openly expressed, by her dance that showed her grace and concealed sadness.
"akirameru ni wa
mada hayasugiru
ori kasanatta
hikari ni kibou no sete"
The ripples cascaded from her feet as she took twisting steps, the water droplets shone and leapt around her, joining her in her dance as she continued to sing into the night. Water dripped from the strands of hair that swayed behind her in a silky mass of midnight black and joined the glittering droplets that swirled around her.
"soshite itsuka todoku yume o
ima shizuka ni kanji you
kimi no ketsui boku no mayoi
meguriai ga sashishimesu
michi o shinjite
I will with facing my destiny"
The clouds parted and revealed the moon, silver beams of moonlight flooded down from the heavens, bathing her in silvery light as she closed her dark eyes and paused in her song. Hao's eyes widened as the silver light illuminated the entire area, causing the water's dancing and splashing surface to turn into rippling and shimmering waves of tranquil silver.
Reina opened her eyes, they were distance as they gazed up at the stars that had been uncovered. Their bright lights adding to the moon's as they danceed in the night sky, as if rejoicing. Slender hand rose, reaching towards the sky that was sprayed with infinite stars. Reina's expression pained and shadowed slightly in memory as her black eyes saddened.
"ai mo tsumi mo yume mo yami mo
ima subete mini matotte
kimi no chikara boku no kokoro
kasanariatta shunkan
nani ga umareru
Do you believe in destiny?"
Reina's questioning words lingered in the air as she finished her song, her hands clasped in front of her chest as if asking herself the answerless question. Crystal droplets trailed down her pale cheeks as she continued to stare up at the stars as if in longing, her hands fell and hung limp beside her as tears streamed down her face unceremoniously.
"I am the last..." Reina whispered, Hao nearly missed her words that were consumed by the roaring of the waterfall.
'Why is the pain diminishing...? Ever so slightly I can feel it vanishing...even if it's just a little...' Reina placed a hand over her heart, where the indescribable pain always attacked.
'Why? Ever after I met Hao...' Hao immediately tuned into her thoughts at the mention of his name.
"I wonder why...? He..." Reina murmured out loud to the sky, Hao listened silently as Reina sank deep into her thoughts.
'He seems somewhat lonely...full of pain and anger...' Diamond black eyes widened at her words, Hao leant against the cold and uneven rock.
Pure white snow began to fall from the sky, Reina lifted a hand as Hao did the same. A snow flake fell into each of their open palms, staying their for a second before melting into a crystal clear drop of water.
'The stars will guide us through the path and shine for those who has strayed from it...' Hao heard her thoughts and gazed down at the drop of water before once again turning to watch Reina who too was gazing at the melted snowflake, his lips tugged up in a sudden smile as her following words echoed in his mind.
Reina closed her hand and smirked lightly, her tears dried as she raised her head and vowed out loud in a whisper as soft and light as a breeze to the stars that watched over her, the last of her clan.
"I will never betray him."
Song is called the Northern Light (Ballad Version) by Megumi Hayashibara
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