Lyrics used in this chapter:
Goo Goo Dolls (G) - Let Love In
Keane (K) - Nothing In My Way
Lifehouse (L) - Undone
Chapter 21: So You Came
The figure continued to walk until it stopped right in front of Kurt. "Hey." The figure said. It was Dia. She looked somewhat weary.
Kurt looked up at Dia's eyes. The sun glared and he had a tough time trying to see her. "Sit down in the shade. It's cooler."
She sat down not close to Kurt, but not far away either. She rested her head on her arms that were firmly across her knees. They sat in silence for a many minutes until Kurt finally spoke up. "That letter, who was it from?"
The end of fear is where we begin. The moment we decided to let love in. (G)
Dia didn't look at Kurt. She continued to stare off into space. "It was from my mother."
"Are you going to go back to her house?" He asked softly, now not looking at her.
I wish, wishing for you to find your way. (G)
Tell me everything you need now, anything at all and I will be the one who's waiting anytime you fall. (L)
"I don't know what to do. You see, my parents got divorced five or so years ago and I couldn't stand them arguing over me. So, after a few years after the divorce, I couldn't take it anymore and took refuge in our old vacation home, Clove's Villa, along with two of my family maids, Gina and Martha. A little while after I got that letter from my mother, I got a letter from my father. They both want me to go home to..." Dia looked solemnly at the ground and chuckled. "Why am I even telling you this?"
I can see it in your eyes your hurting, but pain is part of learning who you are. (L)
Kurt turned his head at looked at the angel. The sun shined on the green-dressed maiden in such a sorrowful way, casting its rays on her sad features. "Well, which one do you think you would be happiest with?"
I'll take my chances while you take your time with this game you play. (G)
You know I can't be like everybody because I can't tell you what you want to hear. I don't know if I can make it better, but I know that I will be around. (L)
Dia cast a sharp glare at Kurt. "You can't just pick like that! Either way, I'm going to have to live with them both at some point because of the custody papers. Though I'd rather be with my mother. My father pressures me too much to be an actress or some big thing and I can't stand it when he scolds me for doing some little thing not perfectly."
"That's what you should write to your father." That word stung Kurt with great power.
"I don't want to sound selfish though…" She chuckled softly again. "I guess it's already too late for that."
Yeah, when you come undone, when you come undone. (L)
"No, you're just lonely." Kurt curled his lips in a simple smile. Dia looked at him, her sad eyes reflecting some sunshine. They looked at each other for a few minutes until a small tear rolled down Dia's cheek. The tear seemed to shoot a string of pain through Kurt's heart.
When all your hope has left you know you're not alone. Just hold on, hold on. (L)
"Why can't you leave me alone like everyone else? Can't you take a hint?" She buried her face into her hands. "Don't listen to me. I'm a foolish little girl."
Kurt crawled to where he could be in front of her, his knees resting on the ground a few inches away from her feet. He gently grabbed Dia's wrists and got them away from her face. He placed her hands on top of her knees. Her face was slightly pink. Kurt did not know whether her face was pink out of embarrassment or from crying. Her looked her in the eyes and simply, but firmly, said, "Tell me what hurts you."
Her eyes diverted away from his. "I'm selfish and I treat everyone horribly, like how I slapped you…" She looked back at him with her eyes drooping. "I'm a silly child. I want to become an adult and I want to know the answers to my problems."
"You know what I think the problem is, you've been pressured to act like an adult your whole life."
"And how do you know that I'm not a terrible person normally?" Dia exclaimed with despair in her voice.
He paused a little bit, but then said, "I know that you're not a terrible person because I have faith to believe you're the most beautiful person on the inside."
"Kurt…" She whispered. Her face became even pinker than before. "Why can't I hate you?"
"Hm?" What Dia said confused Kurt.
"I came here to yell at you because I found out that you were the one who got Lyla to get me to come to the café. You don't understand how angry I was at the Café, thinking Lyla blew me off. That upset me, Kurt. That upset me a lot."
"I did that to talk with you. You wouldn't have gone there otherwise."
"Kurt, how old are you?" Dia asked, changing the subject. She knew what Kurt said was correct and couldn't stand to talk about herself anymore.
Sensing that she didn't wish to continue the serious conversation, he backed up a little away from her and went along. "Not that old, I don't think." Dia shot him a playful glare. "Oh, you mean my age? Twenty-one. You?"
"I'm eighteen. When is your birthday?" She asked. Her face was lit up in a curious fashion.
"Winter 10. And yours is…"
"Winter 9, the day before yours."
Meanwhile, the Goddess and the sprites looked at the two. The Harvest Goddess watched them from her lake with a smile. "Ah, young love."
"Eww…" Little Nic said with his sleeves dragging on the ground like usual.
Nac and Flak teased him by telling him a story. "You know, when people fall in love, strange things happen." Nac said in a ghostly voice.
"Scary creatures called 'cootie fairies' from the couple attack innocent sprites. They might even attack you, Nic!" Flak exclaimed.
"Not the cootie fairies!" Nick yelled running away and eventually disappearing into another part of the valley. Nac and Flak laughed softly.
"You guys are lucky that they can't see you." Goddess said. She sighed. She remembered when she was in love with all the people in the valley back when it was truly beautiful. She remembered the farmer, Jack, and his ridiculous hair and hat. She was in love with him when he told her that he was going to try and save the homeland. He used to visit her every day and to give her a gift. But it must have been too much for Jack because he began to visit her less and less until he finally left Sugar Valley, taking whatever valuables his departed grandfather and grandmother had at the farm. She gave up hope in thinking that Sugar Valley was to be saved and started to prepare herself for her eminent fate. When the theme park is made, everyone will forget about her and she will no longer exist in anyone's mind, she will be turned to stone for such is the fate of all forgotten goddesses.
"Do you have some sort of hobby?" Kurt asked.
"Well, I read. It's nice because it distracts me from other things. It's also fun to be childish and imagine if stuff in the fairy tales could happen. I do that sometimes. Do you have a hobby other than making various things?"
"Um…It's kinda embarrassing." Kurt uttered.
Dia nudged him. "It can't be that embarrassing. C'mon, tell me."
"Fine, fine." His cheeks turned a slight pink. "I…garden."
Dia giggled at Kurt. "You turn pink so easily. Seeing you so pink is even funnier than knowing that you like to garden!"
Well, for a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time. (K)
Kurt just turned an even darker shade of pink as Dia's giggles continued. "Since when did I become so amusing?" Kurt mumbled while crossing his arms.
When the giggles finally died down Dia stated, "I've never felt this good in a long time."
Kurt thought, 'I've never felt this good in my whole life.'
"We should do this again. Tomorrow is good with me." Dia said. She stood up and looked down on Kurt.
"Tomorrow is not good with me. I have something important to do tomorrow. I'm sorry. Maybe we can meet again the day after tomorrow?"
"Sounds good to me!" She smiled. "Until then!" Then the now happy angel darted down the path with a heavenly glow that twinkled in Kurt's eyes as he watched her leave him.
He fell back into the grass and closed his eyes. He recalled her laughing, her smiling, her crying, her talking, and the touch of her soft hands. He recalled himself laughing, smiling, and talking like he never had before. He never felt this way before. The way he felt her pain and the way he felt her happiness. It touched him in ways he never thought were possible. But then, he remembered what the next day was.