UntiedGeneration: I'm using Catherine's nickname which is Catie –tears-
Lavi: You haven't been writing for a while now...
UntiedGeneration: -whines-school-whines-
"Dahlia Nicholeen Reños" Tyki said. Of all other people, it had to be him.
"Catie, you told?" I said. It's not like I hated my name, but I felt like something would happened if they knew. Catie wouldn't lie to me; she nodded reluctantly. Seeing that response, I knelt down and my heart began to palpitate. I was afraid of what was going to happen next.
I got distracted; I did not notice that they had already rushed in for the kill. Fortunately, Miranda activated her weapon and summoned time out. However, her face became white and her lips became ashen as she almost collapsed from exhaustion.
"Such an annoying power" Tyki jumped to Catherine's side and he began to choke her. "Who's it going to be Dahlia?" He said. "You? Or your precious friend?"
"Da…chan…"
"Do as he says Dahlia!" Kyrie responded. I followed and deactivated my weapon.
"Catie…" I said as Tyki released his grip.
"We had a deal!" Kyrie suddenly shouted.
"WHAT DEAL!" She jumped as I shouted. Her eyes became frighten as she saw mine.
"You should know" Tyki answered. "You can only choose one." Then he pushed Catie at our side. I l rushed towards her, and then the most unexpected thing happened… I was slapped by her hand.
"YOU IDIOT!" Catie said angrily. "You shouldn't have done that!"
"THE EFF CATIE!" I retorted. "THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR SAVING YOUR ASS!"
She didn't have time to retaliate. Miranda was at her limit. The barrier gradually shrank and disappeared. Taking it as an advantage, the remaining akumas jumped in and was about to attack. I pushed Kyrie, Miranda and Catie down to the ground and covered them. After a while, we heard explosions, signifying that they were destroyed.
"Ow…" I realized that my body became a bit heavy; I had a feeling that my wounds were returning.
"Dahlia!" Kyrie and Catie helped me up.
"Get out of here now!" Lavi shouted.
I nodded as I regained my composure. But Catie didn't respond; she just looked at Tyki with sad yet loving eyes. Not only that, I noticed that Tyki was looking at Catie the whole time. Seeing those expressions from them, I whispered to Kyrie.
"Hey Kyrie, is by any chance that… Tyki's a lolic—"I did not finish my question for I was hit by Catie; and I had forgotten how painful her punches were.
"Bitch!" Catie said as her face was red as a tomato. "HE IS NOT A LOLICON!"
"LIES!" I protested. "I know that look anywhere!"
"I don't think that this is the right time to argue." Kyrie tried to calm us down. "Please… let's go home"
Home. It was something I haven't heard in a while now, specifically from them. But for some reason, I could not return. This aching feeling was difficult to bear, especially when I saw Kyrie. She was normal; she was not like Catie and I.
"I don't think we can go home Kyrie-nee" Catie said. She knew about something and I didn't know what it was until she said it to my ear. "Once we go home, we'll return to our original bodies."
My body froze in an instant. When I heard those words, I should have been happy. But when I saw my scars, I knew that I had no home to return to… not anymore.
"Catie… you-"
"Hehe… Yeah… "She smiled with tears flowing down her cheek. "I had an accident before I came here."
"NO!" Kyrie snapped. "I DON'T BELIEVE IT! YOU'RE ALIVE! YOU'RE RIGHT HERE! I'M GOING TO BRING YOU GUYS BACK!"
"Don't think that you can escape easily" in a split second, Catie and I were suddenly got trapped into a transparent cube. Surprised? Yes. Familiar? Definitely. Only one person who could make this kind of barriers, and it was no other than Road Kamelot.
"Road's here too?" I asked at Catie, and she nodded.
"Typical pairing…" I sighed. I looked at my surrounding once more; I was distressed when I saw that my comrades were already unconscious and captured.
"Don't try anything reckless young lady…" Tyki went closer to Lavi as if he was about to make a strike.
"We finally found you~" Road appeared in front of me. I wasn't afraid of her, but was bewildered that she was expecting me.
"Glad you're not afraid of me" Did she just read my mind? I hope not; I thought to myself. Then, she looked at my eyes really close; it was as though she was intrigued at the color. When she was already satisfied, she went back to Tyki gleefully like a small child.
"You seemed happy" Tyki smirked.
"She really looks like her predecessor" She said.
"Ah… I see" Tyki went closer. "She does have that person's eyes"
I did not what was going on. My predecessor? My eyes? What was the connection from all of it? I was not supposed to be here; I was never meant to exist in their world.
"Now, what's with that look?" He noticed my expression changed into a confused look. "You're wondering why you're trapped here yes?"
"It's because little Kyrie here made a deal with us." My eyes widened. Kyrie was not the kind of person… at least in my eyes. But that moment, it seemed as though I did not know my best friend anymore.
"As if Kyrie would do such a thing!" I protested, but what I did was in vain. She gazed at me with regret and at the same time, she was determined of her decision.
"I'm sorry guys" She choked on her words "I asked if they can bring you home alive."
"Kyrie, like I said before" Tyki interrupted. "You can only choose one."
"Hey…" I said as I lowered my head. "Let's say that Kyrie has already chosen, what would happen to the other."
"Well… they won't last long" Road answered. "But it will be easier if we kill them"
"WAIT! That's not part of the deal!" Kyrie said.
"Are you seriously going to kill Catie?" I stuttered. They were serious, and Catie had made up her mind about this. They were hiding it from me from the start.
"….with me…" I stuttered.
"What?"
"Don't joke with me!" I shouted. "I won't accept this!"
"It will be her decision"
"Da-chan, it's okay" it was that very moment, I had lost my senses. It was one of the stupidest moves that I had ever made.
"Road, the 9th disciple, the noah of dreams, currently the oldest child of the noah family. She can create small pocket dimension and suck everything around her into it…"
"Dahlia! What are you doing…"Catie tried to cover my mouth but I avoided it.
"Tyki Mikk… the 3rd disciple, the noah of pleasure, has the ability to choose whatever he wishes to touch, this includes walking on water and air and removing vital organs in the body."
"My my…" Road said; she was a bit surprised of what she had heard from me. "You do know about us."
"Of course that I do…" I said. "Cancel the deal and release my friends… I'll come with you"
"WHAT? NO!" Kyrie protested.
"Do we have a deal?" I waited for their response. I could feel my sweat trickling down from my forehead. I could hear my own heartbeat getting louder. The suspense was killing me, but they had reached their decision… I would need to come with them.
"Are you out of your mind!" she could not help but to get mad, but I was already frustrated on her actions.
"I could say the same thing!" it has been a long time since my last fight with Kyrie… and it would be probably my very last. "You're an idiot in believing such things! If you're planning in making one of those icky balloons with weird tentacles on them-"
"What do you want me to do?" she said. "I haven't done anything for you… even on your birthday!"
"For the nth time Kyrie, listen to what I have to say!" I concluded. "You know what I wish on my birthday? I wish that you could go back to our world and have wonderful life there!"
"Dahlia…"
"Stupid Kyrie… You're always the popular one… Always you who gets the guy… Isn't this enough? Your boyfriend is waiting for you right? Go home already!"
"But… but…"
It was then I pulled out something from by pouch. Inside, it contained one of letters that was from her when we were in the sixth grade. It was folded into a small envelope with a small pink icon drawn to it. I opened it and read the contents aloud.
"Dear Dahlia…
I know that one year isn't enough for us to spend our time together. As time passes by, always remember me not as your classmate, but as your friend.
With love,
Kyrie"
"You kept it?" Kyrie began to weep. "All those years?"
I didn't want her to suffer anymore. I didn't want her to die here, knowing that there was someone waiting for her. I was selfish for my thoughts for her before, and always thinking that I was left out. I was stupid. I was naïve. But overall, I was her friend. That was why I wanted her to be free.
"Please go home…" I said softly. "Everyone is waiting for you…"
Then, I felt a glow from my locket and at the same time one of my letters began to glow as well. It was warm. It was as though Angel had always heard my prayers. As the letter slowly became to dust, it surrounded Kyrie and she began to glow as well. And minutes later, her body became transparent.
"No! No! No! Please not yet!" Kyrie pleaded. She was scared, I knew; but I wanted to stay strong for her. She might think that she can do it on her own, I always known… she cannot do it alone.
"Kyrie~" I called out to her with a smile plastered on my face. "Get married, raise a family, live happily… You'll always be one of my important friends ne?"
"You…" She wanted to say something, so she shouted at the top of her lungs. "You better come back! Both of you! I'll be waiting for you guys!" then finally she disappeared.
"We know…" Catie and I said softly. However it didn't last when I started to feel in immense pain in my chest. I felt a burning tightness from my scars and I was coughing so much blood.
"Dahlia!" Catie knelt down and tried to calm me down.
"Interesting…" Tyki interrupted. "So this what the Earl was talking about"
"She can wish for anything" Road smiled. "It is a gift that she had inherited from her ancestor."
"But her life is the price to pay…" as Tyki said that statement, I felt like a thousand hollow blocks landed on my body. If what they had said were true, then those times I was making wishes and shortening my life. I wished that I was strong enough to defeat an akuma, but I ended up having constant pains. I wished that I was able to escape Leverrier's clutches; I ended up having a high fever that lasted for days. It was no wonder that I felt dying.
"Shall we go?" Road opened her door and we were about to move with them. Catie held my hand and she gave me an 'I'll be by you side' look.
I inhaled deeply as I was about leave them for good.
UntiedGeneration: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! This not my best...
Nicole: Who cares? I'm waiting for the next chapter.
Catherine: Hey! Hurry up and finish the next chapter already!
Kyrie: I'm only there for like 3 chapters? -tears-
UntiedGeneration: I'm sorry! I'll do better next time!