You Get Me
Chapter 19
"WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HER?!" Yue's eyes widened in shock as Kina's body began to disappear.
"I don't know!!" Nuriko was instantly by her side as he tried to grab onto her arm but his hands only went through her until there was not a single trace left of her.
A glint of silver caught Yue's eye as confusion filled his mind along with a deep sadness that cut through his heart. Was she truly gone this time? He reached down and pulled up the glittering object to discover it was a silver chain with a key on it. It was the necklace he had given her when they had first met. But the heart was missing.
"What's going on!? All I know is I want Kina back!!" Yue stood up angrily, glaring around the room.
Max slowly came back into consciousness, "Where am I?"
"You're awake!!" Yue roughly lifted the boy into the air.
"Who am I?" Max looked around, his eyes full of confusion. His whole body ached with pain.
"Don't play dumb with me!" Yue readied to punch him. "It's all your fault!!!"
"Yue wait! Look in his eyes. He's not joking." A voice whispered in his ear. He glanced around but found no one. He slowly dropped Max to the floor in shock.
"Go home kid. Your name is Max, go to local hospital and they can fix you up and tell you who you are." Hotohori gently shoved the boy out of the room. With total confusion written over his face, Max stumbled out of the house and began to walk down the street.
"How could you have let him go like that?!" Nuriko angrily turned around.
Yue began to run around the room, looking for any trace of Kina. What was going on finally began to sink in. It all had seemed like a dream, it wasn't real. But now he realized it was. It was all too real for him to handle. "Where did she go? Is she alive?! KINA!!! ANSWER ME!" But his voice cracked with pain and emotion as he collapsed to the floor, drained from all the events.
Hotohori left the room and soon walked back carrying a First-Aid kit. Silently he began to tend to Nuriko's wounds.
~~
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that will make it OK
There's always some reason to feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
~~
Yue crawled up against the bed frame, pushing his legs up against his chest. The tears started again as they wouldn't allow Yue to make them stop. He couldn't stop them even if he wanted to. He missed her. There was that wall between them, he had gotten to the other side but now she wasn't there to greet him. His mind clicked to a memory he had recently had with Kina.
"At least I can think!" A chuckle erupted from the red head as she quickly grabbed a pillow and launched it at Yue.
"Oh, you want to fight now?" He mocked back to her as he caught the pillow in midair. From there, he held his hands in the air with the pillow aimed for Kina. His eyes darted around, "To throw or not to throw, that is the question!" He said in his best Shakespeare accent.
"Hey, chipmunk boy! I dare you to throw it!" She smirked, trying to not laugh at his voice.
"Are you resorting to name calling now? I see how it is." He dropped the pillow on the floor and turned around, crying noises coming from him.
"Come on, I was just joking!" Kina froze as she heard his crying. She stepped towards him and put a hand on his shoulder tenderly.
"HA!" Yue turned around, carefully pushing her gently onto the bed. "I tricked you!" He sneered and then slowly leaned down, bring her up into a light kiss. "Want to go grab some ice cream or something?" He said after they broke from the kiss.
"YES!" Kina almost instantly jumped up at the offer.
"Whoa boy!" Yue grinned as he grabbed her hand and the two walked out the door. "You're so silly and completely different from any girl that I've ever met." He commented.
"That's why I'm special!" Kina grinned, scrunching up her nose.
"I like you the way you are." He smiled, kissing her cheek.
~~
I need some distraction or a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
~~
"I know it'll be hard but we all need to get some sleep tonight and figure out what to do. We can't just keep dragging this nightmare on, we have to rest and figure out what to do. We'll get her back, no matter what." Hotohori helped Nuriko stand up, wrapping a comforting arm around him. "It'll be ok." He whispered to the two. Somebody had to be strong. No matter how much this was hurting Hotohori inside, he pushed himself to be the strong one. The two left the room in silence.
Yue pulled himself onto the two-person bed, lying down on top of the covers. He turned over, staring at the place where Kina would normally be. He would be holding her in his arms. But all that was there was empty, cold air. A sigh escaped his lips. He couldn't cry anymore, he had no feelings left inside of him and no energy to keep going right now. But he couldn't sleep without her there. He reached out and pulled her Bunny close against him and closed his eyes. His eyes even hurt from the tears. As he lay there all of the sudden he felt a strange calm come over his body. He swore he felt a pair of arms hold onto him from behind gently. He felt the warmth of her. He smelt her hair and her perfume. He felt the softness of her hair against his face. She was there with him.
~~
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
~~
He knew if he turned around, she would be gone. So he closed his eyes and his world soon faded into a dreamless sleep.
In the room next door Nuriko stared up through the darkness at the ceiling above him. He couldn't get the hurt to go away, the feeling that he had let down the most important person in his life, besides Hotohori. He knew he would have to live with this hurt, with this burden hanging over his soul. It was what he deserved, what he thought he deserved.
~~
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
~~
An arm gently brushed against Nuriko's arm. "Hori, I'm sorry I j- just...can't talk right now. I can't deal with anything right now."
"But you have to. I don't know if we'll get her back but you got to believe we can. If you believe, it can happen." Hotohori tried to comfort his friend.
"It doesn't matter anymore. Nothing does. She's gone and it's all my fault." Nuriko turned over, putting his back to Hotohori. "I'm sorry." He muttered the words.
"It's ok. I understand." Hotohori sighed softly. This was going to be tough. He was hurting as bad as they were where but he kept telling himself to be strong. To be strong for Nuriko. To be strong for Yue. And most importantly, to be strong for Kina.
~~
It don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
~~
Nuriko wiped a few stray tears from his eyes, "I'm sorry Kina." He quietly whispered.
"It's ok, it's not your fault Nuri." Hotohori thought to himself.
Nuriko stared at the white wall that seemed to stand out in the darkness. Just like Kina. She would stand out in a group of normal girls. But she was gone now. Because of him. He felt the pain burning inside of his soul but suddenly it seemed to lighten, and then disappear. A pair of arms embraced Nuriko and Hotohori. And abruptly they strangely felt better. Somehow they knew it would all be ok eventually. It would hurt but she was there for them. She was. Just like she always was. Because she protected them just like they protected her. Kina was wrong when she thought she was weak, pathetic and that they always had to save her. Sure, they had to save or help her many times but she had saved them differently. She had saved them from the hardships of life. They shared their pain with her and she had kept all of hers locked up inside, just like before. She loved them just like they loved her. And she whispered into their hearts that she would be back. That it wasn't over. That she could never even dream of abandoning them.
~~
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
Chapter 19
"WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HER?!" Yue's eyes widened in shock as Kina's body began to disappear.
"I don't know!!" Nuriko was instantly by her side as he tried to grab onto her arm but his hands only went through her until there was not a single trace left of her.
A glint of silver caught Yue's eye as confusion filled his mind along with a deep sadness that cut through his heart. Was she truly gone this time? He reached down and pulled up the glittering object to discover it was a silver chain with a key on it. It was the necklace he had given her when they had first met. But the heart was missing.
"What's going on!? All I know is I want Kina back!!" Yue stood up angrily, glaring around the room.
Max slowly came back into consciousness, "Where am I?"
"You're awake!!" Yue roughly lifted the boy into the air.
"Who am I?" Max looked around, his eyes full of confusion. His whole body ached with pain.
"Don't play dumb with me!" Yue readied to punch him. "It's all your fault!!!"
"Yue wait! Look in his eyes. He's not joking." A voice whispered in his ear. He glanced around but found no one. He slowly dropped Max to the floor in shock.
"Go home kid. Your name is Max, go to local hospital and they can fix you up and tell you who you are." Hotohori gently shoved the boy out of the room. With total confusion written over his face, Max stumbled out of the house and began to walk down the street.
"How could you have let him go like that?!" Nuriko angrily turned around.
Yue began to run around the room, looking for any trace of Kina. What was going on finally began to sink in. It all had seemed like a dream, it wasn't real. But now he realized it was. It was all too real for him to handle. "Where did she go? Is she alive?! KINA!!! ANSWER ME!" But his voice cracked with pain and emotion as he collapsed to the floor, drained from all the events.
Hotohori left the room and soon walked back carrying a First-Aid kit. Silently he began to tend to Nuriko's wounds.
~~
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that will make it OK
There's always some reason to feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
~~
Yue crawled up against the bed frame, pushing his legs up against his chest. The tears started again as they wouldn't allow Yue to make them stop. He couldn't stop them even if he wanted to. He missed her. There was that wall between them, he had gotten to the other side but now she wasn't there to greet him. His mind clicked to a memory he had recently had with Kina.
"At least I can think!" A chuckle erupted from the red head as she quickly grabbed a pillow and launched it at Yue.
"Oh, you want to fight now?" He mocked back to her as he caught the pillow in midair. From there, he held his hands in the air with the pillow aimed for Kina. His eyes darted around, "To throw or not to throw, that is the question!" He said in his best Shakespeare accent.
"Hey, chipmunk boy! I dare you to throw it!" She smirked, trying to not laugh at his voice.
"Are you resorting to name calling now? I see how it is." He dropped the pillow on the floor and turned around, crying noises coming from him.
"Come on, I was just joking!" Kina froze as she heard his crying. She stepped towards him and put a hand on his shoulder tenderly.
"HA!" Yue turned around, carefully pushing her gently onto the bed. "I tricked you!" He sneered and then slowly leaned down, bring her up into a light kiss. "Want to go grab some ice cream or something?" He said after they broke from the kiss.
"YES!" Kina almost instantly jumped up at the offer.
"Whoa boy!" Yue grinned as he grabbed her hand and the two walked out the door. "You're so silly and completely different from any girl that I've ever met." He commented.
"That's why I'm special!" Kina grinned, scrunching up her nose.
"I like you the way you are." He smiled, kissing her cheek.
~~
I need some distraction or a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
~~
"I know it'll be hard but we all need to get some sleep tonight and figure out what to do. We can't just keep dragging this nightmare on, we have to rest and figure out what to do. We'll get her back, no matter what." Hotohori helped Nuriko stand up, wrapping a comforting arm around him. "It'll be ok." He whispered to the two. Somebody had to be strong. No matter how much this was hurting Hotohori inside, he pushed himself to be the strong one. The two left the room in silence.
Yue pulled himself onto the two-person bed, lying down on top of the covers. He turned over, staring at the place where Kina would normally be. He would be holding her in his arms. But all that was there was empty, cold air. A sigh escaped his lips. He couldn't cry anymore, he had no feelings left inside of him and no energy to keep going right now. But he couldn't sleep without her there. He reached out and pulled her Bunny close against him and closed his eyes. His eyes even hurt from the tears. As he lay there all of the sudden he felt a strange calm come over his body. He swore he felt a pair of arms hold onto him from behind gently. He felt the warmth of her. He smelt her hair and her perfume. He felt the softness of her hair against his face. She was there with him.
~~
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
~~
He knew if he turned around, she would be gone. So he closed his eyes and his world soon faded into a dreamless sleep.
In the room next door Nuriko stared up through the darkness at the ceiling above him. He couldn't get the hurt to go away, the feeling that he had let down the most important person in his life, besides Hotohori. He knew he would have to live with this hurt, with this burden hanging over his soul. It was what he deserved, what he thought he deserved.
~~
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
~~
An arm gently brushed against Nuriko's arm. "Hori, I'm sorry I j- just...can't talk right now. I can't deal with anything right now."
"But you have to. I don't know if we'll get her back but you got to believe we can. If you believe, it can happen." Hotohori tried to comfort his friend.
"It doesn't matter anymore. Nothing does. She's gone and it's all my fault." Nuriko turned over, putting his back to Hotohori. "I'm sorry." He muttered the words.
"It's ok. I understand." Hotohori sighed softly. This was going to be tough. He was hurting as bad as they were where but he kept telling himself to be strong. To be strong for Nuriko. To be strong for Yue. And most importantly, to be strong for Kina.
~~
It don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
~~
Nuriko wiped a few stray tears from his eyes, "I'm sorry Kina." He quietly whispered.
"It's ok, it's not your fault Nuri." Hotohori thought to himself.
Nuriko stared at the white wall that seemed to stand out in the darkness. Just like Kina. She would stand out in a group of normal girls. But she was gone now. Because of him. He felt the pain burning inside of his soul but suddenly it seemed to lighten, and then disappear. A pair of arms embraced Nuriko and Hotohori. And abruptly they strangely felt better. Somehow they knew it would all be ok eventually. It would hurt but she was there for them. She was. Just like she always was. Because she protected them just like they protected her. Kina was wrong when she thought she was weak, pathetic and that they always had to save her. Sure, they had to save or help her many times but she had saved them differently. She had saved them from the hardships of life. They shared their pain with her and she had kept all of hers locked up inside, just like before. She loved them just like they loved her. And she whispered into their hearts that she would be back. That it wasn't over. That she could never even dream of abandoning them.
~~
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here