I didn't know where I was. I didn't know what I was doing here. I only knew that I was at the sea, on a beach with pure white sand and tropic trees wherever I looked – though I didn't look at anything else but the beautiful horizon that blended so wonderfully with the deep blue sea.
My feet were caressed by the warm water that slowly weaved to the shore and back into the sea. I noticed that my feet were bare as was my body though it didn't matter to me then – I embarked on this feeling of peace and deep acceptance until I felt foot steps closing in on me.
Warm and gentle arms embraced me from behind and an oh so soft body and presence pressed into my back – thought I had to wonder why two very impressive mounts touched my shoulder blades – taking in the oh so familiar feel, this wonderful fragrance, the smell of that silvery hair tickling my bare skin.
We stood in silence – her embracing me while letting little waves wash away whatever worries might have burdened us.
I opened my eyes, not having realized that I closed them, feeling her hesitation within her touch before it shifted and then only covered my leg. I looked backwards expecting to look at the one who held my heart but found none. Letting my thoughts search through this plane I hoped to find her.
But when I felt yet another embrace from behind – all my worried were washed away by little waves hitting my legs.
"It's enough" she whispered not looking away from my back nor embracing me fully. I attempt to turn around, hug her for dear life and never let go again while reassuring her that I there isn't anywhere else I wanted to be. But I found my body unable to.
"You don't have to come here anymore" something gripped my heart when my ears picked up her distress, her pain, her fear. I wanted to turn around and embrace all that loneliness in her heart but found myself unable to, only little waves hitting my feet.
"I" feeling the moistness of her tears trickling down my heart "I can't take this…anymore" letting go of me she moved -away from me Why can't I move? I asked myself nothing but disgust for this unmoving body of mine.
Move
She was two feet away from me.
Move
Four feet.
Move!
Ten feet – and I finally found my voice.
"Index!" I screamed hearing her halt, her tears falling onto the ever white sand like thunder echoing through the air. I moved, feeling everything that restrained me – my fear - , looking into those eyes I loved so much.
Although before my eyes stood a silver haired beauty my height and size, figure slim, well endowed and with long hair that reached down to her ankles – my breath was taken by the beauty of hers – but I knew who she was, my soul knew and made me move closer to my Index with one set mind within me:
Restrained or not, nothing will keep me away from the girl I love!
"Index!" I said taking an heavy step forward towards the shivering girl -why she did so was beyond me. I could feel her, even so far away, I could feel her warmth as if it was right in front of me, as if I could grasp it with my hands when I got brave enough to reach out for her.
"Who are you?" she asked me in a voice that felt too confused – I stepped closer to her.
"Who are you!" she screamed looking into the ground in front of her with tearful eyes – I stepped closer until my feet entered her vision.
"Who are you?!" I was close to her – each step I took heavier than the first but I willed me on – holding out my hands to her, for her to take them like she used to.
"I'm your Kaori, right?"
Her eyes, filled with tears and sorrow – sot wide open and slowly raised to look at me – and only me.
"Th-Then, who am I?" her tears didn't stop as did her transformation into a child.
"Who am I?!"
She cried over and over, little waves hitting our legs – until she was about to fall. I tried to catch her.
Turning back into her natural look – she stepped backwards – without my hands reaching her, whimpering "Who am I?" before she rooted herself onto the ground.
"Who do you want to be?" I whispered those words, feeling her pain in my chest. She didn't answer, probably…Her breaths ,however, exhaled in a warm steam into the cold air – it was snowing.
"Who am I?" In front of er, the air was warm, I felt at home, felt her pulse inside my chest and the feeling of fright growing in her belly.
"I don't know…I don't care" her eyes found mine "I don't care because you have always been the most important, most precious person to me. You had gone through so much – I know of it, I was beside you even when you didn't see me – had to endure so much without ever knowing who you were or what you wanted to be … you weren't allowed to think about your future – It must have hurt so badly - … but even then I-
"I want to be beside you and you alone." I reached for her, found her hands "No matter who you are – who you think, believe you are – please be assured that I will be beside you until you have found your answers" embracing her shivering frame warmly and stroking her small back lovingly.
"And when the time comes" moving my face closer to her – the hesitation she once felt , the ones I felt, long gone, replaced by the very emotions burning within my eyes – until we didn't know who was breathing in or out "let me be the one to" upper lip touching hers "call you" the tip of my nose touching hers "by your real name" embracing her mouth with mine – feeling every inch on and within us as we became one with life – one with light.
… … …
I opened my eyes – seeing the most beautiful sight within the mortal realm – Index in her most natural look – feeling how our lips blend together, feeling the warmth rising to our cheeks while our kiss deepened.
Looking at her adorableness as she suppressed the need to breath. I lifted my lips off hers in an attempt to allow us to inhale but felt her close the gap again – as if the need to breath was replaced by our need for each other - though we weren't alone any more …
It was soft, unspoken and gentle, the moment I looked into your eyes and noticed
that I wasn't alone anymore.
Though not alone in the room as well "Uhm … I'm not sure what happened here and I'm pretty sure that this isn't normal, right?! I mean com one! One moment she became some European noble and in the next she began glowing like the frigging sun and when she stopped those two are making out as if it was the most natural thing?! Expla-"
I didn't let Kamijou finish his rant since I sent him one of those glares.
Once her froze up I looked at Mikoto – whom had thumbed up me although she must have been as confused as the idiot beside her, still she held tightly onto Shirai's hand – getting the hint in my eyes she dragged that idiot out.
Giving her girlfriend a sweet peck on her lips the two and that half man went out of the apartment so that me and Index weren't interrupted again.
She stopped our lip lock, looked into my eyes with the same love and care as I did and whispered "I want to be your Index, just yours"
I couldn't help but kiss her again "And I want Index to be happy with her decision"
Leaning her forehead against mine she whispered in the most beautiful way "I am"
"I'm glad"
"I love you"
… … …
Kaori's PoV
I hope you like this chapter, I put so much effort into it and I really really love how it turned out in the end, though a final thing misses to make this situation perfect and absolutely undefeatable … but I won't spoil the final chapter just yet, the next one however will have a surprise appearance
and I hope that you will have noticed that I referenced a certain fanfic I read a while – although it was Touma/Index – but it inspired me for the next chapter.
Expect a follow up XD
Until next time!
Yours dear
Sha Yurigami
