Dunno if I'll be able to update again today. But I hope so.
I have to stop crying! Usually, I cry really rarely... But yesterday! Cry while writing Usaji's story, cry while watching Tatara's death in K Project, cry as hell when Mikoto and Yashiro died, crying even more when I saw Yata crying (THAT'S NOT NORMAL), crying even more when seeing Kuro and Neko, then cry even more when Rikio began to scand "No blood, no bone, no ash!" with all the others red clansmen and it was the death of me with Anna (By the way, that's all the same scene). I died crying yesterday. It. was. so. fucking. sad.
Anyway, anyway! Here is a chappy I managed to write without crying! (Just almost... Must be my sickness!)
Enjoy!
"Let's go, Nano-chan! Here!" shouted Ritsu, grabbing Kano's hand and dragging her in a random room.
"It's Kano…" repeated the black-haired girl, sighing.
"Wano-chan! Let's relax a bit!" exclaimed the pink-haired girl, forcing the other female to sit on a chair of a desolated classroom.
"It's Kano… And I preferred Nano over Wano…"
"Uano-chan! Dano-chan!" shouted Ritsu, clapping in her hands, while smiling and bouncing everywhere.
"Da~ni~no~…" joked Kano, as 'Dano' only made her thought of that. "It's Kano, by the way and why are you so happy? And what do you want?"
"I'm so happy that I'm not alone anymore! So, so happy! Thank you, Kani-chan!" screamed Ritsu in joy.
"You're crazy… And my name is still Kano…"
"Anyway anyway, Rano-chan, I love your name."
"And I love saying Raffle instead of Waffle and calling Shaggy Raggy. Please, say my name correctly! It's Ka-no! Kano! K, A, N, O! Not Rano, Uano, Kino, Kani, Nano, Wano, Bano, Dano or however you already called me!" shouted Kano, waving her arms in the air, exasperated.
"Heyyyyy, Nano-chan, you mad?"
"IT'S KANO!"
And at this moment, a rattling sound resonated over their heads, on the floor above their own.
"What is it?" asked Ritsu, her eyes widening in fear.
"Someone.. is moving something heavy…" mumbled Kano, staring at the ceiling.
*Rattle, rattle*
Ritsu ran to the farther corner of the room, trying to get away from the rattling sound.
"Nano-chan!" she whimpered, worried.
Kano sighed while walking to her, annoyed. "Kano! It's Kano!" then, the black-haired girl noticed the rattling sound had stopped as a part of a big, black object was stuck in a hole in the ceiling. "What is that…?"
The ceiling started cracking as it was too weak for the heavy object… Which was a piano.
"Ritsu!" screamed Kano, grabbing her hand and pulling her away, throwing both of themselves on the floor as the piano fell on the floor with a loud 'bang', some notes resonating. As it fell on the side, it then fell on the top, resulting in the ground shaking again and another jumble of noises.
"Are you alright? Ritsu!" yelled Kano, waving to dissipate the dust of the rumble, as many broken floorboards were scattered around the grand piano.
"Kanu-chan…" a voice muttered, even though Kano couldn't see the spoker because of the dust. "I'm fine… Are you okay?"
Suddenly, the black-haired girl was strangled in a death hug, by a certain pink-haired girl.
"AAAAAAAAAH! Keno-chan's fine! That's good! Hano-chan saved me! Thank you so much, Kani-chan! Aaaaah! I will never be enough grateful about what Kajo-chan did for meeeee!" giggled Ritsu, strangling Kano with a hug.
"It's Kano… And did you really misspell my name four times while saying it differently in the same speech?"
"Let's get out of here, Kamo-chan!"
"It's Kanoooooo!"
…
Ritsu opened the door wide, waving to Kano to follow her out of the classroom when she felt something strongly hit the open door. Curious, she looked at Kano with wide eyes, before peeking from the side of the door, revealing only her head.
Sighing, Kano did the same, under Ritsu, to see Takeshi rubbing his nose. Recognizing him, she got out of their hiding place behind the door, muttering "Ta… Takeshi?" while tiltng her head to the side, hugging her bunny plushie tightly.
"Kuno-chaaan~! Do not get too much near of him! He might! He might be bad!" exclaimed Ritsu, clutching one of Kano's arms with her hands, her colored, long nails digging in the skin.
"It's Kano…" was the Kano's only reaction as she still stared at the boy.
"You're with your brother, aren't you? You'll try to kill me too!" shouted Takeshi, retreating. Fear filled his eyes as they widened with panic. Kano processed what he said. What did Usaji did to him to put him in that state of panic? Wait… Usaji?
"My brother? Usaji's still alive?" eagerly asked Kano, taking a step forward, the pink-haired girl following closely.
Noticing the immense fear he felt, the black-haired girl extended a hand toward him, in the sole idea to comfort him..
"No… Go away!" he shouted, slapping her hand harshly.
Hurten, she looked at her hand, which she let fell.
"Why Takeshi-kun…? What happened to you?" she asked, truly wanting to know why he was so frightened, but Ritsu began to retreat, bringing her along.
"Mister Takeshi, we won't hurt you… But I'll ask you to leave, as you hurt Kino-chan. Sayonara." said Ritsu, grabbing Kano's hand while determinedly walking away.
"It's Kano!" retorted the shorter girl, turning to face Takeshi while still being pulled forward. "Takeshi… Please be safe… And please, make my brother safe too… Safe from himself! Safe from his past!" shouted Kano. She truly thought that whatever Usaji might have did to Takeshi, it was heavily link to his trauma. The sight of the black-haired boy disappeared as they passed a corner, Ritsu still pulling her away.
"Ritsu! I knew him, he was fine!"
"And that was what I thought of Hitoshi before he tried to kill me." coldly said the pink-haired girl, turning to face the shorter girl.
"Ritsu… I'm sorry, but…"
"We're going."
Ritsu dragged Kano away from Takeshi, back to the building where she awoke, where Mayu and Seiko were…
"Waaait! I wanna go somewhere first! I swear it isn't to see Takeshi!" promised Kano, leading a reluctant Ritsu toward Mayu's splattered corpse.
"Nano-chan! You came to see that?" said Ritsu, incredulous.
"Mayu! Mayu!" shouted Kano as the spirit appeared, Ritsu freaking out and hiding behind the shorter girl.
"What is it, Kano-chan?" asked the ghost, curious.
Finally someone calling me by my real name!
"Sakurato Morishige… He told me to say something to you…" explained the black-haired girl. "That he loves you and that you will always be the most beautiful for him, in whichever state you are."
Mayu smiled, tears of happiness filling her eyes. "Thank you… To had pass me this message." She said, before disappearing.
Smiling, Kano grabbed Ritsu's arm, bringing her away.
"Where are we going now?" asked the black-haired girl, closing her eyes while smiling.
Ritsu smiled back at her. She was so happy to have found someone to trust, someone that wasn't leaving her behind… Hitoshi… Had tried to kill her. Machiko… Had left her alone. Kano… had saved her and stayed with her. She was everything Ritsu needed and wanted.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake uncontrollably, sending both girl on the floor. Rumbles of the ceiling began to pour down on them.
Ritsu stared as a sharp, heavy and big piece of wood fell toward Kano. Instantly, Ritsu pushed Kano away, receiving the sharp piece of wood through her stomach.
"Ritsu!" yelled Kano, seeing her mortally wounded friend. The ground stop shaking as the black-haired girl rushed to her friend. "Ritsu! It's okay, it's going to be fine! I… I won't leave you alone!"
"Kano… It's okay, really. It was my turn to save you, after all."
"My name… You said it correctly…"
"Sorry, it was funny to see your face whenever I said it wrong…" Ritsu extended her hands for a hug, smiling, as Kano cried. She hugged her friend, avoiding the piece of wood plunged in her body. Ritsu started stroking Kano's hair slowly, closing her eyes. "Kano-chan… I want you to be happy. I know… You will have to leave me alone, leave my body alone here… But I won't be alone as long as you remember me, as long as you think about me, okay?"
Kano nodded, trying to wipe to tears out of her face, in vain. Ritsu gently cupped Kano's cheeks in her hands, leaning close… To kiss her. Kano didn't reacted, startled as Ritsu kissed her.
"Kano-chan… I love you…" whispered Ritsu, squeezing Kano's hand, her eyes closing as death left her.
A new flow of tears emerged from Kano's eyes as she cried.
"Ritsu! You said! You said you'd stay with me too! You promised to stay with me!" cried the black-haired girl, punching the girl's chest, trying to make her react. "Ritsu! Why are abandoning me? Why are you doing this to me? Don't leave me! I need you!"
Crying, Kano looked at the hand which Ritsu had squeezed to see a golden necklace with a bright pink gem as a pendant. Kano smiled sadly while looking at the jewel. "Even if you left me this necklace, you abandoned me, Ritsu-chan…"
"I didn't, as wherever you'll go, I'll be with you"
Kano heard a voice, a voice she recognized easily. Smiling sadly, she put the necklace around her neck, then hugging her bunny plushie, lying next to Ritsu's lifeless body.
"Now it's just you and me, Miu! Even though Ritsu will watch us from afar…"
