Letter Bee: Light and Darkness: Chapter 25: Feelings
Lag, unconscious, lay on a bed in Dr,Thunderland's laboratory. was examining him along with Dr. Hunt, his assistant. Sylvette shed a tear of sadness as she held his hand, hoping from the deepest depths of his heart that he was okay. Gauche, alongside the others, shared their concern.
Aria was thinking differently- she was euphoric that Gauche had finally returned, the person whom she loved finally back to her- her secret feelings she haven't managed to confess could be revealed now, since he was back...
Roda thought differently, but on the other hand; instead of feeling happy for Gauche recovering his memories, she was concerned, worried, that the person she knew as Noir had been replaced. Was he truly gone? In his mind, was she important now? Did he still love her, like he said he did?
"Excuse me," The doctor said. "I can't have too much people in here."
Hearing this, taking a final glance at Lag, the others left, with only Sylvette staying behind.
"He's as stubborn as always, I see." said.
"Agreed. Another case of severe heart loss, if this keeps up then...He'll lose his heart someday."
"No."
and turned to face Sylvette.
"He will never lose his heart." She wailed. "I just know he won't."
stepped forward.
"You can't be so sure, Sylvette." He said, rather sternly. "He just returned from Akatsuki, the capital after risking his life to go under the artificial sun to revive Gauche's memories. Combine that with the excessive heart bullets he used lately, and risks are that he will lose his heart."
"I believe in him," She began to sob, her tears overflowing from her jewel blue eyes. "He keeps his promises- he will never leave me, I'm sure of it."
Outside the premise, Gauche was walking with Aria.
"Want to go to our usual spot?" Aria asked, acting as if she was flirting. Her hair wasn't tied- it was flowing.
Gauche smiled at her. "Sure. Has been a while since I've been there."
And the duo walked to their destination.
Roda was looking for Noir- both physically and mentally. He was looking for him in the central, his body, his remnant- and in her heart, she wondered if he was still there, the person if he knew as Noir was there, or has he transformed into someone completely different? She thought.
As she lay stuck in her mind of melancholy, a little girl with long, golden hair appeared in front of her.
"Roda!" She called.
"Oh, it's you, Niche." She replied.
"What are you doing out here?"
Roda remained silent for a while, as she spoke again:
"I was walking. Perfect timing, Niche. Can we talk?"
"Sure!"
The heart meter near Lag began to signal, and after a while, Lag's eyes fluttered again.
"Seeing, you're awake?"
Lag didn't say a word. Everything around him seemed foreign, unrecognizable, blurry...
And a stinging pain, a pain so sharp as if a knife had slashed through it, had covered his right eye.
"Urgh!" He moaned, covering his right eye, attempting to seal the pain.
Sylvette became shocked. "Lag, are you okay?" She moaned. "What's wrong with him, doctor?"
"Doctor, the heart meter-" Dr. Hunt stammered.
"No time! Get back now!" Dr. Thundeeland cried.
Lag saw unusual things- images, terrifying images, that he have never seen before, were stuck in his right eye, along with the unbearable pain- his right eye was condemned with Lucifer, tortured by all means, but in the midst of his suffering, he saw one weird thing- it was at a hill, with a boy that resembled Gauche, staring at the sun-
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
Lag issued a pained scream. This was following by an ear-blowing explosion of heart energy, that caused moderate damage to the laboratory, and in the puff of smoke Lag lay tired and lethargic on the floor, his eyes still wide open with shock. Then., images, memories appeared, accompanied by crystals on heart fragments.
However, those memories weren't Lag's.
The images that he saw were now reflected in the images, stunning the others- Dr. Thunderland especially. What is this? He thought. Mixed memories of different people in one heart? What happened to him in Akatsuki?
Everything stopped, and Lag found it painful to sit up. Time caught for a moment, and Sylvette was in his arms.
"Lag...Lag..."
She felt his body go still with shock. He was holding her unfamiliarly, mechanically, as if she were a stranger who had mistaken him for someone else.
"Lag, " she said desperately, burrowing her face in his shoulder, attempting to receive a response. She couldn't bear it if he couldn't remember her; if he didn't love her now she would die...
With a moan, she tried to get even closer to him, her tears staining the sleeves on his, and every tear easily reflected her fear and sadness. Please, she thought, please come back, please remember, please...
"Sylvette...It's all right; I've got you." He continued talking to her, repetitively speaking nonsense meant to soothe, gently stroking her silver hair.
At last she felt the world start to settle into place around her. She didn't let go, though, at least not yet. She stood for endless minutes with her head on his shoulder and her arms locked on his back, savouring the comfort and security of his presence.
Then she raised her head and peered into his purple eye.
"I'm glad you're safe." She sobbed.
"Of course I'm safe." He smiled. "What makes you think I wouldn't be?"
"I was so worried," She moaned again. "So scared that I would never see you again, so worried that I would never be with you again..." She continued, tears remained manufacturing from her eyes.
"I thought I lost you."
"I thought I lost you, too."
They couldn't finish, and their arms and lips became stuck together, like opposite sides from a magnet attracting each other.
Roda was chatting with Niche near a balcony in the town square.
"So what did Roda want to talk about?" Niche asked, curious.
Roda remained silent for a moment. A sense of sadness was stuck inside her, her heart feeling unstable.
"Is Noir still there?"
"Hmm?"
A tear dropped from Roda's eyes.
"Is he gone?" Roda weeped. "Is Noir really gone? Does he still exist?"
Niche stared at her for a while.
"What do you mean, Roda?" She said. "Noir is still here."
She looked at her.
"Gauche and Noir are the same person!" She exclaimed. "Lag and Niche didn't mind who he was- Gauche and Noir are still the same."
The sadness she felt slowly disintegrated, turning into a glow of hope. Niche was right- Noir wasn't gone- she believed he was still there, that a part of him still was there, even if he was Gauche; and she had to bring it out.
"Thank you, Niche." She replied. "I must go and find him."
Niche smiled. "Good luck!"
And Roda quickly scurried off.
Gauche and Aria were standing on top of the Hill of Prayer, gazing at the magnificent sight of the silver, glowing sphere in the dark sky.
Aria began to blush.
"This place brings back memories, doesn't it?"
"Yes. Many, many memories."
Gauche became lost in thought. He could remember it now, the memories that were lost, that were unable to be remembered a long time ago. He could now review them. He could remember how they used to pray together, for Gauche's mother, and her unborn sister, when they were still kids; and he could recall the games and fun the enjoyed together, laughter echoing in his mind, as he smiled unknowingly.
Aria recalled those memories as well. But she was also remembering the times when they spent as young Bees, how they ate their meals together, and other cheishable times...
And now, Aria knew it was time to confess her true feelings.
"Gauche." She began.
"Is something wrong?" He asked.
She lay on him, shocking the Abisian teen.
"What's wrong?" He asked, shocked.
"After so many years," She began, a tear flowing down her face. "I've always wanted to tell you that...that...I love you, Gauche."
Gauche became petrified hearing this. Aria then proceeded to lean forward, kissing him in the night, and she enjoyed it, blissful as ever, as she had finally managed to confess her true feelings.
As she loosened her grip around him and stopped the kiss, both of them became flustered.
"Aria...I never thought...you'd feel that way-"
Roda had witnessed everything. Her heart became fragile as it turned into dust, huge tears flowing down her cheeks, saddened by seeing that the person she loved was mating with someone else.
An array of running footsteps interrupted him. He turned around, and saw a white girl running away, disappearing in the dark.
"No." He wailed. "Roda, no!"
Chapter 26 coming soon!
Oh my god.
Now this my friends, is what we call dramatic. Another person intrudes the love between two people. What will they do? And who will Gauche choose?
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