You Get Me
Chapter 21
Yue fell to his knees, collapsing forward in agony. His body had been so emotionally drained. The cold ate at his skin and his heart at the same time. Angrily, Yue dug his hand into the snow and ripped up a chunk of earth. "KINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He lifted his head up to the sky as he screamed out her name in torment. The wind began to blow harder causing the blinding snow the blow against him forcefully. He dropped his head back down; looking towards the ground as he began gasping harshly as his tears froze to his cheeks.
A diminutive movement caught his eye even though the snow and his own tears where blocking most of his vision. Yue squinted his eyes as he tilted his head sideways, trying to see what the motion was. Soon a vague human figure could be seen walking towards him gradually as the snow whirled around.
~~
When you see love
And you don't know what it is
You might find yourself in fear
To show your heart
~~
The person was coming closer. Soon the outlined figure now had shoulder length hair blowing with the wind. The person had a female figure though all he could see of her was the outline of her body. The chalky snow stuck to his eyelids as he was frozen in his place, memorized by this person walking towards him. The person was near him now, coming right at him.
~~
But when you feel it
And it's oh, so wonderful
You might find yourself in fear
To let it part, in fear to let it part
~~
The girl now stood above him, looking down at him. Her face was shadowed by her bangs and the snow falling around her. Yue still sat on his knees in the snow, staring at her two black boots, afraid to look up to see who it was. He watched as two tiny pieces of ice dropped into the snow. Tears. Then his own tears joined hers as he forced himself to look up. He didn't need to look up, he knew who it was, but he wanted to see her beautiful face once again.
His broken voice mouthed her name, "...K-Kina..."
~~
So hold her closer when she cries
Hold her closer when she feels
She needs a hand to hold
Someone who'll never let her go again
~~
"Y-Yue..." Her voice softly said his name. "I protected you all, just like I promised. And I returned, just like I promised. I kept my word but I...I...missed you all...so much..." She couldn't finish her sentence as his strong, warm arms suddenly grabbed onto her, pulling her into his tender embrace.
"You idiot! Don't ever do that again!!" He held onto her tighter.
"I-I'm sorry..." She quietly replied as she held onto him.
~~
And hold him closer when he tries
To hold the tears back from his eyes
Don't say goodbye
When your heart decides
That it's time to let it through
There's no reason to be scared
To open up
~~
"He's being strong for me. He's always being strong for me, even when he should just leave me alone, even when I deserve to be alone. And I can't let him waste so much on me, not when it was all my fault." Kina thought to herself.
"Kina, look at me," he said firmly. He could feel her trembling, but he knew it wasn't from the snow. He knew or at least could sense how broken she was feeling. How at fault she was feeling. "Look at me."
She glanced up at him briefly then her eyes looked past his shoulder.
He put his arms on her shoulder, shaking her lightly, "I love you! I'm sorry you couldn't tell me how you felt. You must have been so scared and so alone. I wish you could have trusted me enough! I can't bear to see you in such pain! I don't understand…I don't understand how you would ever think you couldn't tell me what was going on!" He explained to her.
"I thought I could protect you! He threatened you, Nuriko, Hotohori and the baby. If it had been just me, then I would have told you. But I didn't want any of you to get hurt! I don't deserve you, Yue…I just don't deserve you." Her voice was shaking now.
"You will shut up, right now!" The angry tone of his voice startled Kina. His grip on her arms had tightened, and he accented his words forcefully, "You will not blame yourself for what happened! I won't let you do that!!! How can you think it's your fault?? How can you think it's your fault when he's the one who attacked you?! Threatened you?!" His voice had grown louder. "How dare you blame yourself for what happened when he attacked you??"
She shook as she fought tears. A quiet crying noise caught her ear and for a moment she thought it was herself but then she froze as she realized he was the one crying.
~~
Cause love may be blind
But all of us don't see it
So just once in your life
If you hear the knock of love
Just let it in
Hold her closer when she cries
Hold her closer when you know it's time to say goodbye
You hurry back to see her smile again
~~
He was crying harder now. "I was going to call," he cried. "I had the phone in my hand! Right in the seat next to me and then in my pocket! I was ready to turn around and come home…and none of this would have happened…I was going to leave the meeting!! Kina…none of this would have happened…"
"I'm right here, It'll be ok. Shhhh… it's all right. Don't cry. It's not your fault! It's all right." Kina's arm went around his shoulders, drawing him closer, and he brought his arms around her.
"How could he do this to you?? To my little angel, Kina?" he said, muffled by own his tears.
"It's all right," I said. "It just happened." Even after he had broken down in Kina's arms, even with the tears still hanging from his words, he was still fighting. For her.
"I-I know," Kina whispered to him…and all of a sudden, for some reason, she did know. It was as if someone was explaining things to her from a completely different and perfect perspective. And she believed it. It wasn't her fault that Max had some weird thing for her, thinking Kina was his old girlfriend. If she had known he could do this much damage to her and her friends, then she wouldn't have even talked to him.
And that made all the difference, she wouldn't have let him.
"I know," Kina repeated, trying to smile. "I know, now. Are you all right?"
He let out a broken breath, hugging her but he wasn't crying anymore. "I love you. So much. And I would never leave you, even if you told me to."
~~
And hold him closer when he's down
When his world is upside down
Turn it around
So hold her closer when she cries
~~
"And I would never, ever tell you to leave me. I'd die without all of you." She sniffled up her tears, pulling away a bit to smile at him.
"I love you." He whispered again as he brought her into another tight embrace.
"I love you too." She softly replied, "I was so afraid I would lose you all forever but it was worth it because I protected you! I made a difference...I was useful...I was strong for once" Her red hair gently flew around his head from the wind.
"You where always strong and you still are. You just didn't realize it. Being strong isn't about strength or muscle, it's about having a strong heart and will. A belief in what is right and being able to risk everything just to save the ones most dear to you. That is true strength. Something you've always had." He whispered in her ear.
All around them the sparkling white snowflakes danced in the air. But they where different now, they didn't look so forlorn or sad. They where happy as they spun around the two people, glittering in sunlight that had just broken through the clouds. They where like rays of golden heaven smiling down at them. And Kina felt her parents smiling down on her.
~~ Flash Back ~~
"I can return now?" Kina perked up with joy.
"Y-yes...but we might not be able to meet with you again Kina." Her mother's quiet voice stated.
"I l-love you both so much. Thank you for everything, thank you!" The red head embraced both of her parents as she held back tears.
"We'll always be watching over you!" Her father grinned.
As her spirit began to leave her mother reached out to her, "Remember, you're not perfect but you've got a lot to give, so give it! Always smile because you've got to remember there's somebody that's in love with that smile! We're so, so proud of you, my little angel Kina! We love you, we always have and we always will!!!" Her father wrapped his arms around her mother as she cried softly, tears of happiness to see her daughter but some of sadness that she was leaving.
"I'll see you both again, even if it'll be a long time from now! I love you both dearly!" And with that, Kina was gone and back on the snowy earth. A joyful voice quietly whispered to Kina as she traveled back home, "All journeys come with meetings and partings...and reunions"
~~ End of Flash Back ~~
Kina's face softened as she smiled, looking up at Yue, still held in his compassionate hug.
Suddenly Yue jumped back, a look of shock on his face.
"W-what?!" Kina sharply exclaimed.
"I-I...think the baby...just kicked!!" Yue jumped into the air then ran back to Kina, hugging her tightly. Before she could respond, he dipped her down and kissed her tenderly.
~~
Hold her closer when she feels
She needs a hand to hold
Someone who'll never let her go again
And hold her closer when she's down
When her world is upside down
Turn it around
Hold her close
Chapter 21
Yue fell to his knees, collapsing forward in agony. His body had been so emotionally drained. The cold ate at his skin and his heart at the same time. Angrily, Yue dug his hand into the snow and ripped up a chunk of earth. "KINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He lifted his head up to the sky as he screamed out her name in torment. The wind began to blow harder causing the blinding snow the blow against him forcefully. He dropped his head back down; looking towards the ground as he began gasping harshly as his tears froze to his cheeks.
A diminutive movement caught his eye even though the snow and his own tears where blocking most of his vision. Yue squinted his eyes as he tilted his head sideways, trying to see what the motion was. Soon a vague human figure could be seen walking towards him gradually as the snow whirled around.
~~
When you see love
And you don't know what it is
You might find yourself in fear
To show your heart
~~
The person was coming closer. Soon the outlined figure now had shoulder length hair blowing with the wind. The person had a female figure though all he could see of her was the outline of her body. The chalky snow stuck to his eyelids as he was frozen in his place, memorized by this person walking towards him. The person was near him now, coming right at him.
~~
But when you feel it
And it's oh, so wonderful
You might find yourself in fear
To let it part, in fear to let it part
~~
The girl now stood above him, looking down at him. Her face was shadowed by her bangs and the snow falling around her. Yue still sat on his knees in the snow, staring at her two black boots, afraid to look up to see who it was. He watched as two tiny pieces of ice dropped into the snow. Tears. Then his own tears joined hers as he forced himself to look up. He didn't need to look up, he knew who it was, but he wanted to see her beautiful face once again.
His broken voice mouthed her name, "...K-Kina..."
~~
So hold her closer when she cries
Hold her closer when she feels
She needs a hand to hold
Someone who'll never let her go again
~~
"Y-Yue..." Her voice softly said his name. "I protected you all, just like I promised. And I returned, just like I promised. I kept my word but I...I...missed you all...so much..." She couldn't finish her sentence as his strong, warm arms suddenly grabbed onto her, pulling her into his tender embrace.
"You idiot! Don't ever do that again!!" He held onto her tighter.
"I-I'm sorry..." She quietly replied as she held onto him.
~~
And hold him closer when he tries
To hold the tears back from his eyes
Don't say goodbye
When your heart decides
That it's time to let it through
There's no reason to be scared
To open up
~~
"He's being strong for me. He's always being strong for me, even when he should just leave me alone, even when I deserve to be alone. And I can't let him waste so much on me, not when it was all my fault." Kina thought to herself.
"Kina, look at me," he said firmly. He could feel her trembling, but he knew it wasn't from the snow. He knew or at least could sense how broken she was feeling. How at fault she was feeling. "Look at me."
She glanced up at him briefly then her eyes looked past his shoulder.
He put his arms on her shoulder, shaking her lightly, "I love you! I'm sorry you couldn't tell me how you felt. You must have been so scared and so alone. I wish you could have trusted me enough! I can't bear to see you in such pain! I don't understand…I don't understand how you would ever think you couldn't tell me what was going on!" He explained to her.
"I thought I could protect you! He threatened you, Nuriko, Hotohori and the baby. If it had been just me, then I would have told you. But I didn't want any of you to get hurt! I don't deserve you, Yue…I just don't deserve you." Her voice was shaking now.
"You will shut up, right now!" The angry tone of his voice startled Kina. His grip on her arms had tightened, and he accented his words forcefully, "You will not blame yourself for what happened! I won't let you do that!!! How can you think it's your fault?? How can you think it's your fault when he's the one who attacked you?! Threatened you?!" His voice had grown louder. "How dare you blame yourself for what happened when he attacked you??"
She shook as she fought tears. A quiet crying noise caught her ear and for a moment she thought it was herself but then she froze as she realized he was the one crying.
~~
Cause love may be blind
But all of us don't see it
So just once in your life
If you hear the knock of love
Just let it in
Hold her closer when she cries
Hold her closer when you know it's time to say goodbye
You hurry back to see her smile again
~~
He was crying harder now. "I was going to call," he cried. "I had the phone in my hand! Right in the seat next to me and then in my pocket! I was ready to turn around and come home…and none of this would have happened…I was going to leave the meeting!! Kina…none of this would have happened…"
"I'm right here, It'll be ok. Shhhh… it's all right. Don't cry. It's not your fault! It's all right." Kina's arm went around his shoulders, drawing him closer, and he brought his arms around her.
"How could he do this to you?? To my little angel, Kina?" he said, muffled by own his tears.
"It's all right," I said. "It just happened." Even after he had broken down in Kina's arms, even with the tears still hanging from his words, he was still fighting. For her.
"I-I know," Kina whispered to him…and all of a sudden, for some reason, she did know. It was as if someone was explaining things to her from a completely different and perfect perspective. And she believed it. It wasn't her fault that Max had some weird thing for her, thinking Kina was his old girlfriend. If she had known he could do this much damage to her and her friends, then she wouldn't have even talked to him.
And that made all the difference, she wouldn't have let him.
"I know," Kina repeated, trying to smile. "I know, now. Are you all right?"
He let out a broken breath, hugging her but he wasn't crying anymore. "I love you. So much. And I would never leave you, even if you told me to."
~~
And hold him closer when he's down
When his world is upside down
Turn it around
So hold her closer when she cries
~~
"And I would never, ever tell you to leave me. I'd die without all of you." She sniffled up her tears, pulling away a bit to smile at him.
"I love you." He whispered again as he brought her into another tight embrace.
"I love you too." She softly replied, "I was so afraid I would lose you all forever but it was worth it because I protected you! I made a difference...I was useful...I was strong for once" Her red hair gently flew around his head from the wind.
"You where always strong and you still are. You just didn't realize it. Being strong isn't about strength or muscle, it's about having a strong heart and will. A belief in what is right and being able to risk everything just to save the ones most dear to you. That is true strength. Something you've always had." He whispered in her ear.
All around them the sparkling white snowflakes danced in the air. But they where different now, they didn't look so forlorn or sad. They where happy as they spun around the two people, glittering in sunlight that had just broken through the clouds. They where like rays of golden heaven smiling down at them. And Kina felt her parents smiling down on her.
~~ Flash Back ~~
"I can return now?" Kina perked up with joy.
"Y-yes...but we might not be able to meet with you again Kina." Her mother's quiet voice stated.
"I l-love you both so much. Thank you for everything, thank you!" The red head embraced both of her parents as she held back tears.
"We'll always be watching over you!" Her father grinned.
As her spirit began to leave her mother reached out to her, "Remember, you're not perfect but you've got a lot to give, so give it! Always smile because you've got to remember there's somebody that's in love with that smile! We're so, so proud of you, my little angel Kina! We love you, we always have and we always will!!!" Her father wrapped his arms around her mother as she cried softly, tears of happiness to see her daughter but some of sadness that she was leaving.
"I'll see you both again, even if it'll be a long time from now! I love you both dearly!" And with that, Kina was gone and back on the snowy earth. A joyful voice quietly whispered to Kina as she traveled back home, "All journeys come with meetings and partings...and reunions"
~~ End of Flash Back ~~
Kina's face softened as she smiled, looking up at Yue, still held in his compassionate hug.
Suddenly Yue jumped back, a look of shock on his face.
"W-what?!" Kina sharply exclaimed.
"I-I...think the baby...just kicked!!" Yue jumped into the air then ran back to Kina, hugging her tightly. Before she could respond, he dipped her down and kissed her tenderly.
~~
Hold her closer when she feels
She needs a hand to hold
Someone who'll never let her go again
And hold her closer when she's down
When her world is upside down
Turn it around
Hold her close