The Bishonen of February
Chapter 21
"And then she says she believes in dreaming. And then she says she talks to the stars. And then she says she can see forever, where we are." Yue sang softly to himself as he got dressed, today Kina was going to attempt the risky procedure. He stared at the wall in front of him, he couldn't believe she was going to do this. Then he felt his familiar conscious butting in.
*February's over in just a few days, ditch her! If she dies, oh well! She's just caused you trouble so who cares what happens to her?*
"I care about her! Shut up!" He cursed out loud. *Ok so you love her. If you love her then stop her from doing this!*
"She won't listen to me." He yelled at himself. *Then make her*
~*~
"Are you ready to do this Kina?" She looked into her eyes and asked herself over and over again if she was ready, "Yeah I am. But first I want to talk to Yue." She slowly stood up and walked towards his room but stopped as he emerged, "Hey! Just who I was looking for."
"You shouldn't take this risky procedure." He peered into her eyes with a strange determination.
"No, I'm going ahead with it." She stated firmly, putting her foot down hard as she stepped towards him, "What does it matter, you're leaving when February ends! Remember when I first met you? I made you vow you would leave at the end of the month. No if ands or buts about it."
*Why am I so stubborn? I know I love him and yet I feel like I should push him away. Maybe its because it seems like everyone I get close to ends up in tragedy* She told herself.
His eyes looked towards the floor. He had vowed to.
"Sorry about that, it wasn't my intention to bring it up really." She stepped closer to him. "My goal is to make you see the world however, now I've discovered something about myself. I've learned there's an ugliness in me that wants your love for myself shared with no one. Could you love me, could you ever despite that?" Her heart began to pour itself out to him, she knew this could be the last time she would ever see him. He stepped next to her and gently rested his hands on her shoulder.
"Because of that I love you." He muttered.
"Thank you. That's why I'll take the risk, even if it's only 11%." She looked down sadly; her heart was being torn into two.
~~
Been a fool, been a clown
Lost my way from up and down And I know, yes I know And I see it in your eyes That you really weren't surprised at me at all Not at all And I know by your smile it's you. Don't care for me, don't cry Let's say goodbye, Adieu. It's time to say goodbye; I know that in time It will just fade away; it's time to say goodbye.
~~
"Even if you lose every single memory of the time we spent together, even if the entire universe comes between us, I would find you and we'd start all over again and again even if it takes a life time." He whispered tenderly into her ear. Tears formed in the brim of her eyes but she quickly blinked them away.
~~
I stand alone, and watch you fade away like clouds
High up and in the sky I'm strong and so cold As I stand alone Goodbye, So long, Adieu. Oh how I love you so, lost in those memories And now you've gone I feel the pain, feeling like a fool, Adieu
~~
"Hey you two! Kina time to get started!" Shiva broke the moment as she grabbed Kina's arm and dragged her into the training center. "Good luck!" She patted her best friend's back. Yue followed Kina into the room, he didn't know if he could stand to watch but he had to force himself to. Nuriko and Hotohori walked into the room and they promptly ran to Kina.
"Good luck." Hotohori painfully forced the words out of his mouth; he couldn't stand to see this; to see Kina teetering on the edge of life and death.
"You can't depend on luck." Yue glanced up at Kina.
"But sometimes luck is the only thing we have." She winked at him then turned to Nuriko.
"We love you, be strong. We'll always love you." Nuriko hugged Kina and Hotohori joined in the hug.
"I love you both so much, thank you for everything. You receive my blessing!" She stood up on her tiptoes and kissed both of their foreheads, "And get Chichiri and Mistukake together for me!" She laughed.
Shiva ran up, hiding her tears and hugged Kina, "Here, have my winning bottle cap!" She handed Kina a bottle cap that said on the inside, "winner."
"Oh my gosh! Are you sure? I remember I gave you that thing like almost seven years ago when I won it off a soda bottle!"
"Hey it was yours to start with, so keep it." The two friends embraced again.
"Thanks! Jeez you guys, it's not like I'm dying or anything!" Kina sat down on the table that had been placed in the center of the training center.
Arashi walked up to Kina, "Time to begin. Be strong and have hope. Good luck."
~~
Oh how I love you so, lost in those memories And now you've gone I feel the pain, feeling like a fool, Adieu My love for you burns deep Inside me, so strong Embers of times we had And now here I stand lost in a memory I see your face and smile.
~~
Kina closed her eyes and muttered a quiet prayer to her mother. She took one more glance at her friends. No, more like her family. Every single person that meant something to her, and oh how she loved them all. Then she called out to them, "Have faith!" She turned around and laid across the table that had been placed in the center of the room, then she raised her arms into the air.
Her voice quietly chanted, "The four directions of the sky. The four directions of the Earth. By using the way, the mind and goodness. With deep rules. With truth and justice. Please tell the protector of Life. Now I will complete the words, Stars above, from the sky to the Earth. Through the power of the celestial stars, fulfill for all living things. Please make extinct every kind of evil by your powers. Protect us. Only I wish, please listen to this. From the sky, please come down and heal me with this one wish! Celestial Star Wave!"
A pillar of blue light encircled Kina causing her hair to fly in all directions. The brilliant light was like a beacon during a storm and it filled the room with an enchanting aurora.
~~
Oh how I love you so, lost in those memories And now you've gone I feel the pain, feeling like a fool, Adieu My love for you burns deep Inside me, so strong Embers of times we had And now here I stand lost in a memory I see your face and smile.
~~
Now it was Kina's turn to be strong, her hands lifted into the light as her voice echoed over the wind that began swirling around her. "Please heal my heart!" She called out. She had to be strong. She had to concentrate. Memories flashed through her mind, Nuriko and Hotohori hugging, Tama and Neko playing on the sidewalk, Kina as a child playing with Shiva, Arashi sparring with her, Yue giving her a necklace that was a key, the key to his heart and her mother hugging Kina as a child. A piercing scream broke the serenity. With a dazzling flash of silver light the room went dead silent and pitch black.
"Chiri! Turn the lights on!" Shiva yelled over to her bishonen. Everyone was holding their breath; hoping Kina would be ok. Yue blocked the light from his eyes with his hand as the lights turned on in the room. Everyone waited while their eyes adjusted to the light. Shivers ran up and down Yue's spine as he walked towards the limp body that lay on the table.
"K....K...Kina?" Yue stuttered; he swore his heart was failing him. Her body didn't move and it seemed so pale, so lifeless. He couldn't stand it; he couldn't stand it at all. He turned and ran, and it hurt so badly. It felt like someone was ripping his heart apart. And he ran as fast as he could into the forest. "February was almost over any ways." He told himself, "but you weren't suppose to go, I was!" He screamed in agony as he fell onto the forest floor, crying hot tears. He didn't know whether he could return to see her or not, maybe at her funeral. But he couldn't face anything right now, all his emotions where welling up inside of him and soon he was drained. Maybe he would go back. Maybe not.
~*~
"Yue?" Nuriko's voice trembled as he looked at where the white-haired bishonen had once been standing. Mistukake quickly lifted Kina's body into his strong arms.
"She's barely alive." He turned and briskly walked out of the room, "We've got to get her to a hospital." Her limp arm fell from his grip and dangled there.
Chapter 21
"And then she says she believes in dreaming. And then she says she talks to the stars. And then she says she can see forever, where we are." Yue sang softly to himself as he got dressed, today Kina was going to attempt the risky procedure. He stared at the wall in front of him, he couldn't believe she was going to do this. Then he felt his familiar conscious butting in.
*February's over in just a few days, ditch her! If she dies, oh well! She's just caused you trouble so who cares what happens to her?*
"I care about her! Shut up!" He cursed out loud. *Ok so you love her. If you love her then stop her from doing this!*
"She won't listen to me." He yelled at himself. *Then make her*
~*~
"Are you ready to do this Kina?" She looked into her eyes and asked herself over and over again if she was ready, "Yeah I am. But first I want to talk to Yue." She slowly stood up and walked towards his room but stopped as he emerged, "Hey! Just who I was looking for."
"You shouldn't take this risky procedure." He peered into her eyes with a strange determination.
"No, I'm going ahead with it." She stated firmly, putting her foot down hard as she stepped towards him, "What does it matter, you're leaving when February ends! Remember when I first met you? I made you vow you would leave at the end of the month. No if ands or buts about it."
*Why am I so stubborn? I know I love him and yet I feel like I should push him away. Maybe its because it seems like everyone I get close to ends up in tragedy* She told herself.
His eyes looked towards the floor. He had vowed to.
"Sorry about that, it wasn't my intention to bring it up really." She stepped closer to him. "My goal is to make you see the world however, now I've discovered something about myself. I've learned there's an ugliness in me that wants your love for myself shared with no one. Could you love me, could you ever despite that?" Her heart began to pour itself out to him, she knew this could be the last time she would ever see him. He stepped next to her and gently rested his hands on her shoulder.
"Because of that I love you." He muttered.
"Thank you. That's why I'll take the risk, even if it's only 11%." She looked down sadly; her heart was being torn into two.
~~
Been a fool, been a clown
Lost my way from up and down And I know, yes I know And I see it in your eyes That you really weren't surprised at me at all Not at all And I know by your smile it's you. Don't care for me, don't cry Let's say goodbye, Adieu. It's time to say goodbye; I know that in time It will just fade away; it's time to say goodbye.
~~
"Even if you lose every single memory of the time we spent together, even if the entire universe comes between us, I would find you and we'd start all over again and again even if it takes a life time." He whispered tenderly into her ear. Tears formed in the brim of her eyes but she quickly blinked them away.
~~
I stand alone, and watch you fade away like clouds
High up and in the sky I'm strong and so cold As I stand alone Goodbye, So long, Adieu. Oh how I love you so, lost in those memories And now you've gone I feel the pain, feeling like a fool, Adieu
~~
"Hey you two! Kina time to get started!" Shiva broke the moment as she grabbed Kina's arm and dragged her into the training center. "Good luck!" She patted her best friend's back. Yue followed Kina into the room, he didn't know if he could stand to watch but he had to force himself to. Nuriko and Hotohori walked into the room and they promptly ran to Kina.
"Good luck." Hotohori painfully forced the words out of his mouth; he couldn't stand to see this; to see Kina teetering on the edge of life and death.
"You can't depend on luck." Yue glanced up at Kina.
"But sometimes luck is the only thing we have." She winked at him then turned to Nuriko.
"We love you, be strong. We'll always love you." Nuriko hugged Kina and Hotohori joined in the hug.
"I love you both so much, thank you for everything. You receive my blessing!" She stood up on her tiptoes and kissed both of their foreheads, "And get Chichiri and Mistukake together for me!" She laughed.
Shiva ran up, hiding her tears and hugged Kina, "Here, have my winning bottle cap!" She handed Kina a bottle cap that said on the inside, "winner."
"Oh my gosh! Are you sure? I remember I gave you that thing like almost seven years ago when I won it off a soda bottle!"
"Hey it was yours to start with, so keep it." The two friends embraced again.
"Thanks! Jeez you guys, it's not like I'm dying or anything!" Kina sat down on the table that had been placed in the center of the training center.
Arashi walked up to Kina, "Time to begin. Be strong and have hope. Good luck."
~~
Oh how I love you so, lost in those memories And now you've gone I feel the pain, feeling like a fool, Adieu My love for you burns deep Inside me, so strong Embers of times we had And now here I stand lost in a memory I see your face and smile.
~~
Kina closed her eyes and muttered a quiet prayer to her mother. She took one more glance at her friends. No, more like her family. Every single person that meant something to her, and oh how she loved them all. Then she called out to them, "Have faith!" She turned around and laid across the table that had been placed in the center of the room, then she raised her arms into the air.
Her voice quietly chanted, "The four directions of the sky. The four directions of the Earth. By using the way, the mind and goodness. With deep rules. With truth and justice. Please tell the protector of Life. Now I will complete the words, Stars above, from the sky to the Earth. Through the power of the celestial stars, fulfill for all living things. Please make extinct every kind of evil by your powers. Protect us. Only I wish, please listen to this. From the sky, please come down and heal me with this one wish! Celestial Star Wave!"
A pillar of blue light encircled Kina causing her hair to fly in all directions. The brilliant light was like a beacon during a storm and it filled the room with an enchanting aurora.
~~
Oh how I love you so, lost in those memories And now you've gone I feel the pain, feeling like a fool, Adieu My love for you burns deep Inside me, so strong Embers of times we had And now here I stand lost in a memory I see your face and smile.
~~
Now it was Kina's turn to be strong, her hands lifted into the light as her voice echoed over the wind that began swirling around her. "Please heal my heart!" She called out. She had to be strong. She had to concentrate. Memories flashed through her mind, Nuriko and Hotohori hugging, Tama and Neko playing on the sidewalk, Kina as a child playing with Shiva, Arashi sparring with her, Yue giving her a necklace that was a key, the key to his heart and her mother hugging Kina as a child. A piercing scream broke the serenity. With a dazzling flash of silver light the room went dead silent and pitch black.
"Chiri! Turn the lights on!" Shiva yelled over to her bishonen. Everyone was holding their breath; hoping Kina would be ok. Yue blocked the light from his eyes with his hand as the lights turned on in the room. Everyone waited while their eyes adjusted to the light. Shivers ran up and down Yue's spine as he walked towards the limp body that lay on the table.
"K....K...Kina?" Yue stuttered; he swore his heart was failing him. Her body didn't move and it seemed so pale, so lifeless. He couldn't stand it; he couldn't stand it at all. He turned and ran, and it hurt so badly. It felt like someone was ripping his heart apart. And he ran as fast as he could into the forest. "February was almost over any ways." He told himself, "but you weren't suppose to go, I was!" He screamed in agony as he fell onto the forest floor, crying hot tears. He didn't know whether he could return to see her or not, maybe at her funeral. But he couldn't face anything right now, all his emotions where welling up inside of him and soon he was drained. Maybe he would go back. Maybe not.
~*~
"Yue?" Nuriko's voice trembled as he looked at where the white-haired bishonen had once been standing. Mistukake quickly lifted Kina's body into his strong arms.
"She's barely alive." He turned and briskly walked out of the room, "We've got to get her to a hospital." Her limp arm fell from his grip and dangled there.