To Barra Hana no Yume: Uhm I actually don't know Kite…yet [I'll research on
that…hmm…] ^^ Hontou ne? Is it really like my fic? Ahh…sou ka… Anyway,
arigatou ^^
To Korosu: Looks like you've read all my fics! Arigatou gozaimasu ^^
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CHAPTER 15 – Der Fiale [Pinnacle]
'K'so…' Yohji muttered under his breath as the three of them ran after Kei who was non-stop dashing across the forest to find Ran. 'Damn she's fast.'
'Yeah.' Even Ken was breathing hard.
'I can't believe she's injured,' agreed Omi. 'One minute I saved her from that crazy wacko the other she was already meters before us.'
'Why is she that concerned about Abyssinian anyway?' asked Ken, dodging a tree branch dangling along his way.
'I don't know if you're blind Siberian,' replied Yohji. 'Isnt it obvious that girl has feelings for him? He's been spending time on her lately in case you didn't notice.'
'She's the girl he saved from that car right?' asked Omi.
'I'd say the spark began there,' Yohji remarked.
'What if Abyssinian just used her all along?' Ken supposed. 'I mean, like he did with Sakura-chan. Jin was that guy who kissed her right? The one in the car?'
'So he'd been spying on her while she was spying on him?' Yohji shook his head. 'He is just impossible to understand.'
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'Did you ever wonder why you exist?' Kei was asking as they sat on the benches by the racetrack.
Ran blinked at Kei, who was smiling up at him. She looked like a little kid suddenly. 'Why do you ask?'
She shrugged. 'No reason…' she replied in a faraway voice. Her eyes were distantly staring at nowhere.
'Sometimes,' Ran answered.
'I do,' she said. 'Everyday…you know I wonder why people have to go through so much pain to live.' Her face looked so calm, so sweet, so carefree, yet the wistfulness in her eyes told Ran she wasn't at all happy with life.
'I don't know….' Ran's voice trailed off. He knew what she meant. He felt the same way too…
'And I wonder why some people have to shatter other people's dreams…it's just unfair,' she kicked an invisible stone on the sandy ground and focused her attention on her feet. 'I wish people never knew I existed….'
Then they stayed quiet for a while.
'Look I have to go,' Ran said suddenly, standing up. 'The three might wonder where I am.' The excuse sounded lame. Ran needed time to think…away from her. She was distracting him enough.
'Okay. ' She nodded at him as he walked away.
Then he turned around and a faint smile seemed to hover on his lips. 'I don't know about existence…' he said slowly. 'Or people not knowing you exist…but I'm glad to know you do.'
Ran could swear when he turned back around again to walk away, he saw her stunned image, and happiness replacing the rue in her eyes.
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Jin could almost taste triumph mingling with the raindrops on his lips. His rival was crouched on the mud, glaring at him. Jin smirked, and licked the blood on his mouth. He knew he was as wounded and gory as his rival, but he had the upper hand.
Ran's blade had already broken off during one of Jin's attacks. The blow was a strong one that even Jin's katana had cracked itself. However Jin managed to slash another wound through Ran's already bleeding stomach, which had partially paralyzed him. And with one swift motion, he punched Ran severely on the face. A bruise darkened Ran's cheeks as he landed on the opposite side of the clearing. Ran could barely pick himself up from the ground.
Staggering on his own weight, Jin took out a handgun concealed behind his coat. 'This time guns would settle this fight,' he sneered, aiming the pistol at Ran's direction.
All Ran could do was stare. 'Finish it,' he said.
Rain continued to pour steadily down on them.
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Kei had no idea where to find Ran and Jin. She sprinted into the dense woods, soaked, filthy, bloody, wounded… She felt pain surging through her body, but she had no time to slow down.
She heard the metallic sound of swords from her position. She ran towards it, breathing heavily. Whatever was happening, something told her it wasn't good.
True to her premonitions, she found Jin, armed with a gun, aimed at----
Ran. And he was defenseless at the other side of the clearing, staring boldly at Jin.
The sharp sound of a gunshot was heard.
'Aya-kun…'
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To Korosu: Looks like you've read all my fics! Arigatou gozaimasu ^^
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CHAPTER 15 – Der Fiale [Pinnacle]
'K'so…' Yohji muttered under his breath as the three of them ran after Kei who was non-stop dashing across the forest to find Ran. 'Damn she's fast.'
'Yeah.' Even Ken was breathing hard.
'I can't believe she's injured,' agreed Omi. 'One minute I saved her from that crazy wacko the other she was already meters before us.'
'Why is she that concerned about Abyssinian anyway?' asked Ken, dodging a tree branch dangling along his way.
'I don't know if you're blind Siberian,' replied Yohji. 'Isnt it obvious that girl has feelings for him? He's been spending time on her lately in case you didn't notice.'
'She's the girl he saved from that car right?' asked Omi.
'I'd say the spark began there,' Yohji remarked.
'What if Abyssinian just used her all along?' Ken supposed. 'I mean, like he did with Sakura-chan. Jin was that guy who kissed her right? The one in the car?'
'So he'd been spying on her while she was spying on him?' Yohji shook his head. 'He is just impossible to understand.'
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'Did you ever wonder why you exist?' Kei was asking as they sat on the benches by the racetrack.
Ran blinked at Kei, who was smiling up at him. She looked like a little kid suddenly. 'Why do you ask?'
She shrugged. 'No reason…' she replied in a faraway voice. Her eyes were distantly staring at nowhere.
'Sometimes,' Ran answered.
'I do,' she said. 'Everyday…you know I wonder why people have to go through so much pain to live.' Her face looked so calm, so sweet, so carefree, yet the wistfulness in her eyes told Ran she wasn't at all happy with life.
'I don't know….' Ran's voice trailed off. He knew what she meant. He felt the same way too…
'And I wonder why some people have to shatter other people's dreams…it's just unfair,' she kicked an invisible stone on the sandy ground and focused her attention on her feet. 'I wish people never knew I existed….'
Then they stayed quiet for a while.
'Look I have to go,' Ran said suddenly, standing up. 'The three might wonder where I am.' The excuse sounded lame. Ran needed time to think…away from her. She was distracting him enough.
'Okay. ' She nodded at him as he walked away.
Then he turned around and a faint smile seemed to hover on his lips. 'I don't know about existence…' he said slowly. 'Or people not knowing you exist…but I'm glad to know you do.'
Ran could swear when he turned back around again to walk away, he saw her stunned image, and happiness replacing the rue in her eyes.
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Jin could almost taste triumph mingling with the raindrops on his lips. His rival was crouched on the mud, glaring at him. Jin smirked, and licked the blood on his mouth. He knew he was as wounded and gory as his rival, but he had the upper hand.
Ran's blade had already broken off during one of Jin's attacks. The blow was a strong one that even Jin's katana had cracked itself. However Jin managed to slash another wound through Ran's already bleeding stomach, which had partially paralyzed him. And with one swift motion, he punched Ran severely on the face. A bruise darkened Ran's cheeks as he landed on the opposite side of the clearing. Ran could barely pick himself up from the ground.
Staggering on his own weight, Jin took out a handgun concealed behind his coat. 'This time guns would settle this fight,' he sneered, aiming the pistol at Ran's direction.
All Ran could do was stare. 'Finish it,' he said.
Rain continued to pour steadily down on them.
*
Kei had no idea where to find Ran and Jin. She sprinted into the dense woods, soaked, filthy, bloody, wounded… She felt pain surging through her body, but she had no time to slow down.
She heard the metallic sound of swords from her position. She ran towards it, breathing heavily. Whatever was happening, something told her it wasn't good.
True to her premonitions, she found Jin, armed with a gun, aimed at----
Ran. And he was defenseless at the other side of the clearing, staring boldly at Jin.
The sharp sound of a gunshot was heard.
'Aya-kun…'
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