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Dimension Reflections of Wings
Chapter 6: Raindrops of Tear
She was so surprised to see him running across the field, his cheeks flush, clutching his sword tightly, his eyes wide with fear.
He grabbed her wrist tightly, something she would never expect him to do.. maybe before but not now. She gasped out shortly more surprised in his action then in pain.
" Van, o-negai, please let go.. it hurts." She whimpered out.
" Who are you really? Tell me! Van shouted ignoring the fact that Usagi was in pain. He continues to demand answers from her gripping her wrist tighter. Disregarding the desperate looks on her face as he waited for her to reply.
" Van! Kami-sama! What are you doing!?" Allen yelled as he raced towards them. He grabbed the back of Van shirt throwing him to the ground as he put up a protective arm in front of Usagi.
Van glared at Allen as he got up. " Why are you protecting her?"
Allen blinked with confusion. As he looked back to Usagi's face then to Van. 'What was going on here?'
" What's wrong with you, Van?" Allen asked as Usagi took protection from behind him, gripping his left arm. " Awhile ago, you were okay with the idea of Usagi being here." Allen shook his head. " I just don't understand."
Van glared at Usagi, which caused her to wince and hold onto Allen's arm tighter. " Allen we were all blind." We trusted her so easily; it's like she cast a spell on us all to believe she's innocent."
He took his sword out from his sheath and pointed at Usagi's direction. " Demo, she's not."
Allen took a step back pushing Usagi along. " If she weren't, she would have killed us all when she had the chance." Allen reasoned. He couldn't reach his sword because Usagi was holding his arm. So, he intended to stall as long as he could.
" Iie, she's too smart for that. She wanted us to trust her." Van retort as Allen shook his head in disagreement.
Usagi closed her eyes for a second, taking a deep breath. " Ano, Van . . . I." She started. Her eyes connected with Van's very own. She bit her upper lip to calm herself and from crying.
" Van ... gomen ne."
She slowly unlocked her grip from Allen's arm and walked away from him. She stood in between the two, facing Van and her back towards Allen. Her eyes shimmered with tears that had yet to fall.
" I don't understand Usagi. What do you have to forgive Van for?" Allen, now taking his sword out of its sheath. Usagi turned her head slightly over the shoulder with a small smile.
" Many things." As she said this under the moonlight another black feather appeared lying near Allen's foot.
Usagi stretch her hand out to touch Van's arm but he flinch drawing further away from her.
" Iie, don't touch me." He spat out.
" I... gomen ne... Van. If it was about the kiss..."
" Nande!?" Allen blue eyes widen in shock. He stood aloof for mere seconds when finally his wits came about him again. This was more complicated then it already is. What was going on between these two?
Van stood rigid glaring at Usagi when she mentioned the kiss. " Stop, I don't want to hear what you have to say. You were homesick, you needed some comfort and I was there at the time."
Usagi gasped. Was this how he thought the kiss was? A chaste peck on the lips that involved no emotion? Pity kiss because she was away from home? How could he think that? Usagi shook her head.
Her hand shot out holding Van arm without much hesitation before he realized what happened.
" I kissed you because I wanted too. I was going to apologize, tomorrow, bright and early. Demo, I changed my mind."
Van couldn't pull away from her grip, not because he didn't like her touch. It was beyond that. He was angry and most importantly jealous because, the kiss did mean something to him so when he saw the look of pure bliss on Usagi's face kissing him, loving the caresses and wanting more, a piece of sanity broke off of him. He needed an excuse to hate her. He honestly could have taken the fact that it was anyone else demo why did it have to be him?
He took a brief moment before shrugging off her hand and turned away from her. He missed the shadow look on Usagi's face.
" Did you know who that was?" His voice was forced as he clenched his eyes to trying to erase the scene that kept unfolding in his mind.
" Don't you see? Don't you understand?" Van faced her again. " We...I ... can't trust you anymore. Kami, I wish it was somebody else...demo...no matter how many times I try to block it away... he becomes clearer and clearer...laughing at me...taunting me."
Usagi stared at him confused. " I don't understand."
He laughed. " Of course you don't. I could never imagine that I would be jealous of him. It never occurred to me that I would ever be. Why should I be...demo now...?" He trailed off.
She tenderly touched his shoulder. " Daijoubu?"
He grabbed one of her shoulder and with the other hand her chin. His clouded blue eyes intensely seem to devour her sapphire ones. " What is it about you that could make me feel this way? That could raise an interest in him?"
Dropping both of his hands to the side. " He's my niisan."
Usagi stood there in shock with her mouth open.
" It's almost dawn, let's get some sleep while we can." With that Van turned his back and went back to the castle.
A hand touched her shoulder and Usagi wearily faced Allen.
" I didn't know...who he was...he just came...I- "
" Usagi, I don't know what happened between you two that changed the situation. Demo, I'm always here for you." Allen assured her. " Let's get some rest, ne?"
Usagi waved her hands. " I'll go in a bit. Don't worry."
Allen curt his head in a slight nod not without giving her a concern look and proceeded to walk back.
The rustles of fabric against the ground advert her attention from the castle. Without turning around Usagi asked.
" Why didn't you tell me?"
Her question was unanswered as he continues to move forward without faltering a step. He placed both hands on her shoulder, drawing her closer to his body. Her head rested against his chest as one of his arm fell, wrapping around her waist.
" I didn't think it was necessary." He whispered above her ear.
He felt a tremor escape through her body as she jerked out of his arms. Her bright eyes, wild with emotions, bore into him.
" It was and you know it! He was so hurt... and I caused it." Letting the tears finally fall, Usagi hugged herself as she dropped to her knees onto the ground.
He stood above her, watching her with a neutral look. He wanted to crouch down and console her demo he couldn't bring himself too.
" Does it bother you that much...to see him in pain?"
A simple question asked. He needed to know the answer. For everything relayed on the answer given by her.
" I don't know... I JUST WANT TO GO HOME!" Usagi cried out as she banged her fists into the ground.
" Folken." He simply stated.
She glanced up at him. " Nande?"
" You asked me who I was."
Usagi wiped her tears using the back of her hands and stood up. She studied him intensely before slapping him hard across the face. With that, she burst into another sob dashing off to the castle.
Folken remain quiescent as he watched the back form of her body running away from him. Lifting his hand towards his face, gliding his fingertips across the numb cheek, he whirled out, vanish back into the shadow.
Leaving a fallen speck of blood that dribbled out from his lip.
Not without leaving a black feather twisting around in his departure.
Usagi running footsteps echo all over the hallways. She nearly ran down Merle who yelped in surprise, leaving her holding her tail in a daze.
" Usagi! Daijoubu?" Merle shouted at the running form. Usagi completely ignored her. Merle glowered at the fact of being ignored. No one does that to her and expect to come out unscathed. She took off after the bunny.
Hitomi poked her head out from her room just in time to hear Usagi slamming her door shut.
" I wonder what's wrong?"
She turned her head to the side seeing a blur of orange charging forward to Usagi's room.
" Usagi! You open this door right NOW! You owe me an APOLOGY!" Merle whined, clawing at the door.
Usagi collapsed in the middle of her room, hugging her knees to her chest. She rocked back and forth, tears flowing down her cheeks, feeling cold and alone. She could hear the screams and threats from Merle but paid no attention.
She never reacted so violently towards anybody before, save for Rei. Demo Rei wouldn't let her read any more manga until she paid for the one with ice cream splotches. Was it her fault that the scoops of ice cream fell when Minako whacked her on the back for not telling her that she had a new manga to read?
There was no excuse for her action, except for one, betrayal. It felt like it. Demo, how could she know what betrayal was, if she never experience the pain?
How could he not tell her, that he was Van's niisan?
Why didn't he tell her until it was too late? Would it make any difference?
Maybe.
'Folken, how could you?'
From the corner of her eyes, she spotted the cause of her misery. Lying face down, on top of her bed was the hand held mirror. Usagi picked herself up, in quick movements she held the mirror. Still the mirror was cloudy, not casting her reflection.
" What are you doing, Merle?" Hitomi stared at the cat-girl thumping on the door.
" What does it look like to you?" Merle growled out her reply.
" Ano...you might wake everybody up with all the noise you're making!" Hitomi warned.
Merle stopped then shrugged. " So!?"
A tear cascade down her cheek, as she stared at the mirror. The tear fell off from her chin as it landed in the center of the glass. It was quickly absorbed at the spot, clearing away the shadowy cast upon the mirror. Gasping a little, Usagi used her finger to rub away the rest of the murky film. She felt somewhat giddy at the fact that this change was one step closer to getting home. Carefully, she held the mirror once again in front of her and screamed.
The hand-held mirror clattered onto the floor face down as Usagi cowered on the floor beside it.
{ jumps and down} Ossu! Long time, ne? [beams brightly] Hai! Hai! This series is finally update...demo you probably already know that by now since you just finished reading it.
Hiiro: { crosses arm and grunts} ...tch...their not idiots like you.
[ frowns deeply as an eyebrow twitch] Mou! You are such a meanie Hii-chan.
Hiiro: ..HNN..
[ rummage through her pocket as she pulls out assorted items stash there] Yosh...I find it.. [ brings out a mallet] Oh Hii-chan! [laughs maniacally]
Hiiro: O.O
[ A figure drops from the sky out of nowhere and lands on top of Hiiro]
O.o' [ stops in mid rampage] Saa.. [scratches head] That was unexpected.
Hiiro: [struggles vainly from underneath] Get off of me Omae korosu wa!
Kyou: [ the fiery red hair bishie from Fruits Basket :drool:] Kuso! [ looks around warily] Where am I? Baka rat...
[squeals] Kyou-kun!!! [runs toward him at blinding speed]
Kyou: O.O { waves hand signaling NO] Don't you dare...baka!! [ is being engulf in a hug]
*PYON!* [ Cloud of smoke later a orange neko replaces where Kyou was standing on the pile of discarded clothes]
{ Kyou-neko hisses at Ivory} Ivory no baka...look what you did you idiot!
Gomen! Gomen! Kyou-neko! [ tries to pet Kyou-neko but he swipes a claw at her]
Kyou-neko: Baka! Baka! [fumes as he wait for him to transform back into a human]
[smirks and raise an eyebrow] I can't wait.... naked Kyou...
Kyou-neko: baka..ecchi...
Saa.... the next chapter should be up soon! { waits for Kyou to transform back as Hiiro fumes with a dark cloud over his head.]
