The rain was pouring down, the sky was getting darker and darker by the second. Two men, looking like clones of each other, stood in the night-covered park, only the lights of two cars lit them up. The two had swords at their hands and were looking furiously to each other. Neither moved for a while, but from all the sudden, both attacked each other with all the rage they had…
At hospital, the doctors just brought Anna back from surgery. Daisuke stood in her ward, watching her condition every second. Pirika and Tamao were there as well, looking fearfully to Anna, who was paler than usually. Daisuke turned his head to two girls.
"Do you wanna what's with her? Or should I just keep the bad news to myself?" Pirika gasped, but answered.
"Tell us. We still gotta…" she couldn't finish, but Daisuke understood it all too well.
"The baby's all right, but Anna…" he inhaled deeply and spoke on "she'd lost too much blood to recover fast…or recover at all. Now she's almost in coma, because her organism isn't able to…heal itself" Tammy's eyes covered with tears.
"You mean…she…" Daisuke sighed.
"Her chances are about thirty percent. But Anna always was a fighter…she might get out of it" Pirika fumed inside, but her cheeks were streaming down with tears.
"Might?! And you CANNOT help her?!!! That's not fair!!! YOU MUST HELP HER!!! She'd just found happiness! Please!" she grabbed Daisuke by collar "YOU GOTTA GET HER OUT OF IT!!!" Daisuke hugged Pirika. He knew that it was hard for her and it was even harder to him. He was now responsible for Anna's life and if she'll die…Daisuke could never forgive himself…
ANNA'S POV
Everything's so dark around. Wonder why. And those voice…whose they are? Oh, I'm so weak…cannot even open my eyes…and the pain all over… Hao? Where are you? I can feel you, but I can't touch you. Oh, the pain is getting so...sharp. And where's my child? I cannot feel him…or her…I don't know which. Oh please somebody! Get me out! I cannot do it myself…Hao, please…It's so dark and cold…I feel alone…lost…and I can't feel my child…Please…somebody…
NORMAL POV
The monitor of the computer, where Anna's heartbeat condition was shown, began to show hear beating faster. Daisuke checked her pulls, feeling how beats are becoming faster and faster. He stormed out of the ward, heading to take some medicine. Tamao closed to the blonde and took her by the hand, holding it tight.
"Hold on, Anna. We're here…"…
At the storm's eye, two brothers were fighting, but their strength seemed equal. Somewhere in the city, a rock concert was held and its music pierced the rain wall, traveling to each person's heart and soul.
Hold on to me love
You know I can't stay
long
All I wanted to say was
I love you and I'm not afraid
Hao and Yoh were fighting hard. One smash, foolowed by another. The time seemed stopped, only endless stream of rain from above showed that the live still goes on. Hao moved skillfully and his blade made a contact with Yoh's arm. It hurt him, but Yoh didn't show it: instead, he just continued attacking.
Can you hear me?
Can you feel me in your arms
Holding my last
breath?
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet rapture and life,
It ends here tonight.
Hao saw pain in Yoh's eyes, but he couldn't stop fighting: Yoh was striking him harder and harder with the second. Hao saw that unfamiliar rage in Yoh's eyes, that was contrasting with his cute childish features of the face. Also, Hao wasn't really fixed all his atention to the fight: half his mind flew to Anna. The brunette guy could feel that something's wrong with her so much and that she needs him. More than ever, he wanted to be close to Anna and help her as much as he could, but it wasn't possible right now: first, he had to safe his own life.
A sharp pain pierced his chest. Hao fell back and groaned from it. He done one mistake, but wasn't about to repeat it. He chraged towards Yoh again, the echo of he song still flying through the rainy air.
I'll miss the winter
A world of fragile
things
Look for me in the white forest
Hiding in a hollow tree
In the hospital, Daisuke was doing everything to stop Anna's heart beating so fast. He knew that this could end in disaster, but there was no way to do that. To him, it seemed that Anna gave up on fighting for her life and gave it all to someone else. He rushed out of the ward and found Pirika and Tamao, looking through the glass to Anna's son. Yes, it was the boy and damn Hao alike. The child was born strong and in full health although ahead the time. Daisuke was sure of the boy, but wasn't at all sure of Anna.
„Tammy, do you know where Hao is?" Tamao shook her head.
„No, we called him ages ago and he said that he's coming. Now h doesn't aswer his cell phone. Maybe something wrong happened?" she was afraid now for both of them. From all sudden, Katashi showed up, contrasting with white walls of hospital and his black outfit. He looked concerned.
„Anna's here isn't she?" Daisuke nodded and both men shook hands.
„Yeah. She's in dangerous condition. I might won't be able to safe her if she'll stop fighting for her life" Katashi blinked to him, completely shocked. When he foundout about it, he didn't even imagine that Anna would be that bad. But now he was aware of it.
„Hao and Yoh...they're..fighting agains each other at the park" Pirika and Tamao jumped.
„WHAT?!!!" Pirika screamed to him. Katashi nodded.
„Yeah, that's true. I don't know what to do about it, maybe...just let them figure things out?" Pirika looked to him as if he was crazy.
„The hell, one of them is going to die!!! And you say let them be?" Katashi sighed. He looked tired and worried.
„No, I've called Ren and Horo. They'r going there now" Tamao sighed, hoping that the guys will get there in time. A nurse ran in and adressed to Daisuke: she looked stressed and worried.
„Doctor, come here! Something's wrong with Kyouyama-san" Daisuke widened his eyes and ran to Anna's ward, leaving there people shocked completely.
At the park the fight wasn't over. Neither of the two was winning, since their strength was equal. Both stopped for a while, standing about five feet away form each other. Hao shouted to Yoh.
„Let me thought ,Yoh! Anna's in danger" Yoh nodded, his eyes full of pure hate.
"I know, but you're not going anywhere" he jumped to Hao, his sword charged to him.
I know you hear me,
I can taste it in your tears.
Holding my
last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of
you.
Sweet rapture and life,
It ends here tonight.
Hao held this one back, then – another. And there seemed no end for them. Hao felt with every second that Anna's getting worse, but he also felt her near. He knew she's with him no matter what. Hao was assaulted by Yoh's strikes, but held his ground. He shouted to Yoh once again, but his tone was peaceful and collected.
„You know this takes us nowhere. Anna's still lovingme more. Cope with that, Yoh, I beg of you" Yoh only laughed to him cruelly.
„Stop that, Hao, you're making me sick. Only one of us is going out of this park" Hao nodded. He didn't want this, but Yoh left him with no choise. They continued fighting and Hao felt how Anna's stregth is weakening by the second.
Closing your eyes you disappear
You pray
your dreams will leave you here,
But still you wake and know the
truth -
No ones there.
Say goodnight, don't be
afraid
Calling me, holding me, as you fade to black.
Please don't close your eyes, love. I will be with you, this I can promise. I feel you inside. Don't go away from me and I'll stay with you. Hao sent all his thoughts to Anna, but due to this, he removed his attention form the fight and it caused him VERY much. Yoh slashed his blade through Hao's belly, leaving there a deep wound. Hao kneelled to the ground, feeling how hot blood runs down in his hands and mixes with the rain. Suddenly, the strength began to fade away from him. The brunette guy collapsed to the ground, feeling how life slowly leaves his insides.
Say goodnight, don't be afraid
Calling me,
holding me, as you fade to black.
(say goodnight) holding my
last breath
(dont be afraid) safe inside myself
(holding me)
are my thoughts of you
Sweet rapture and life,
It ends here
tonight.
HAO'S POV
I'm so weak...Anna...I broke the promise. I love you babe, I want to be with you always! Our child...It's so hard to think that I won't see him...or is it her? I'm not to find out...my life ends here...And with such a pain...but it isn't only mine. I feel you too...you suffer...please don't cry...I hate to see you crying...I wanna remember you smiling and laughing...Anna...my sweet dove...who am I without you? I love you so much...the life seems so pointless when it comes to you...
YOH'S POV
My gods, what have I done! I just killed my own brother...and for what? For my own intensions, although Isaw that he and Anna were ment to be anyway. Yoh, you're so stupid! And Anna? Hao said that she's in danger...what danger? What am I to do now? Oh, my brother...how could I do such a thing...
NORMAL POV
Yoh kneeled to his bleeding brother and touched his face. Yoh's eyes immediately filled with tears, which streamed down his cheeks, but Hao still couldn't tell them from rain. Not that he clearly saw anything. His sight was blur and the pain consumed everything.
„Hao, I'm so...sorry..." Yoh cried out. Only now did he understand what cruelty he'd done. Only now he saw it. And it hurt him more than the fact that Anna loved Hao so much.
„You winned, Yoh" Hao groaned. He barely saw Yoh's face, but he felt his presence „take care of her and tell her..." he couldn't continue, since his strength completely left him. Hao felt how life leaves his body, flying into nothingness. Yoh hugged his brother and whispered.
„I will, Aniki, i will" he felt how Hao expired his last breath and Yoh wanted to be gone alno him, but his punishment was now living with the responsability of brother's death...the very brother who whished the best for Yoh...
Back at the hospital, Daisuke and other doctors were doing everything to safe Anna's life, but it all was in vain...
ANNA'S POV
HAO!!! No! I can't live without you! The pain isn't mine that I feel! I wanna go with you! How will I live without you anyway?!! I LOVE YOU! Without you I am nothing! The darkness...it is so...scary...and I am so...weak...Hao...my child...love...
NORMAL POV
Anna's body rose to take one single and deep breath...pity it was the last one. Daisuke gasped to it and done everything to bring it back, but in vain...Anna's life had left her completely. She didn't even open her eyes. Daisuke's knees bent and he collapsed to the floor. Other doctors looked to him with a sorrow and left him alone in the ward...
Pirika and Tamao, led by Katashi, entered the ward and gasped in shock. The girls burst into tears and Katashi went to Daisuke. He put his hand otnto young doctor's shoulder and pressed it hard. Katashi didn't speak, he just stood there, looking to the body of the girl, who he admired the most: now he features weren't pale...now she seemed as if sent free of all her sufferings...now her beauty was on it's top, as if the Mrs. Death decided to make it harder for everyone to say good bye to this beauty...
Sweet rapture and life,
It ends here tonight.
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