Disclaimer: None of the FoR characters belong to me.
Chapter Four
Reverie
"Why?"
Her voice
Disturbing
His thoughts.
"Why did you love her?
You left us
Left me
To be with her
Didn't you?"
She flung herself
Into his arms,
Sobbing
Her…
…Aoi?
Is it?
Could it be?
"I thought you were over her
you had left her behind
forgotten her"
He stared at her,
Perplexed.
His confusion evident.
"I don't understand."
"You promised us.
You said you would leave her
But you left
Us
vanished
I never saw you again"
What are you telling me?
He pushed her away.
"You choose to be with her
Why?"
Approached him.
"You knew
and still
You loved her."
She raised her hand to touch his cheek.
It all seemed so unreal.
Her skin brushed his.
He flinched.
Vaguely recalling
Stinging pain.
Pulled away.
Tears glinted in her eyes.
She turned away.
"Tell me.
Is it Aoi you speak of?"
"A-o-i"
Cautiously she repeated it.
"No"
She shook her head
Then who…
"No.
Forget her.
It was never meant to be
You know that
Better than I do.
Leave her
Leave the past behind.
Please"
But I don't know what the past is…
"Please wake up
Stop living in your dream
Mikagami"
Those words…
A single sentence.
Trigger
pulled.
Darkness
Descend
Consume
***
stinging pain
Upon my cheek
"Wake up
Mikagami
Stop living in you dream"
"What do you care?"
She turned away from him.
Hesitation.
"For the sake of our safety,
I'm putting you under house arrest.
If you will not come to your senses
Then you will not endanger the rest of us with your folly."
"Get out."
I don't want to listen to your lies
*** ***
She watched him
His body
Lying on the ground
Motionless.
*** ***
Through tears
A figure steps through the doorway.
"Don't cry"
Purple hair
Her eyes reassuring
I don't care
"Get out"
"Tokiya
it's me"
I turn to look
She pulls the wig off
It is her
My love
I had thought it was the one I despised.
I smile.
"I will come for you
They cannot keep us apart."
Footsteps come down the hallway.
As she steps out the window,
I kiss her, perhaps for the last time
in a while.
***
I continue staring out the open window
The door opens.
"What was she doing here?"
"Who are you talking about?"
The question was redundant.
And I know it; it taints my words.
"The others remember someone with purple hair coming through,
but they can't remember if it was me.
I can guess as much.
So why did she come?"
***
"It's over Fuuko"
"That's good"
She turned to leave.
You don't understand
you leave me no choice
It's over…
*** ***
"Give her back"
I'm sorry to have you involved in this. Yanagi
But it's the only way
"No. Not unless I have what I want
what I need."
"You will not have him.
I will not let you"
Yanagi falls
"No
I will go with you."
"Please Tokiya.
Don't."
"Don't you see?
I have no choice"
I need to get out
And this, this is the only way
You'll let go
"I am a lady of my word
Him for the girl
She is yours"
"Please, you must find some way to come back
Come back to us
Come back to me"
I nod.
A lie.
Sorrow courses through me.
I wish things had been different.
I do not wish to deceive you
"I will come for you"
"Not if you cannot"
"I will
I must"
"Why do you care so much?"
"I never told you.
I love you, Tokiya"
She falls, purple hair obscuring her face.
It is the only way
"He is mine
and you cannot take him away"
I smile at her words,
In gratitude.
"They will not remember."
"Thank you.
I owe them at least that much."
I take her hand.
*** ***
Nee-chan…
…I've come to see you
"I knew you would come.
You were always so predictable when it came to her"
A sweet smile.
"Why did you come Fuuko?"
"I love you
Isn't that obvious?"
"Don't lie to me.
Or can't you tell the difference
Between
Love
And
Lust."
"I don't care."
She grabbed him and crushed her lips against his.
"Get away from me."
He pushed her away roughly
Wiped his lips in disgust.
Her with the electric blue hair approached.
She caught Fuuko's eye.
"You rigged it, didn't you?"
She looked up at him with hate
Pure
Murderous
Hate
She raised her arm,
And pointed directly at him
Her voice dripped with murderous intent.
"Trai.tor."
The words perfectly enunciated.
Her anger perfectly expressed
As the words escaped her lips.
From her fuujin emerged
Streams
Snaked
Serpents
Spun from her arm,
Spiraling forward
Picked up his body
Twined around him
The way she desired to be
Crushed him
In a twinkling.
She seemed shocked,
Shaking her head
"What have I done?"
Tried to recall them
But failed.
Within her
The hate still burned
"I can't control it."
Watched as he faded
Faded…
*** ***
Living in a dream…
Fading…
Is there a difference?
Author's notes: Forgive me. I have dragged this on for far too long. The tone itself has changed, I feel.
I hope you understand.
Because,
For all this
I really don't know.