Part Nine -B-
After the crazy old man left, I gently picked up Kou-kun's body and woke up
Mini-Me.
"God… why Koushiro?" He asked, his eyes all red and puffy. He'd been
through hell. And the only ones that he had now were me and TK. No one
from his home.
He was alone in that respect.
"I don't know. He must have known something, and to keep us safe didn't tell
us." I answered, letting Mini-Me latch onto my hand. He held onto it like it
was a lifeline.
"Well, I wish it was me instead of him. He could at least have helped you find
Tai."
"No, you can help too. And with what Kou-kun gave you, we can travel in
time to save him and get you home."
I felt like just picking him up and carrying him too. He just seemed so young
and small then. I wanted to be able to protect him. To make him feel safe.
But how could I do that when I didn't feel safe? I mean, I'm carrying the dead
body of a dear friend of mine!
We came across Daisuke and TK, boxing in the store. "Hey, can you two stop
that?" I asked, almost a whisper.
TK heard, and stopped, only to get hit by Daisuke. They both looked at me
and saw Kou-kun and Mini-Me.
"Onii-chan? What's wrong?" TK asked, coming over to me. "Kou-kun… is he?"
"Yeah. He died just a little bit ago."
"Oh…" Daisuke said, walking over and taking his body from me. "I'll carry him
for you."
"Thank you." I said, picking up Mini-Me. He'd fallen asleep right when he
snuggled up against me.
"Let's get you home." TK said, walking to the car. "I'll get my car started and
take you home. Kari's present can come later."
"OK, we took the subway here, so your ride is appreciated."
Daisuke and I walked in companionable silence. He didn't smile or talk. He
merely was there. It was nice, not having to talk.
TK drove us to Tai's place, and dropped us off. "I'd stay, but I'll be the one
to tell Kari about Tai's disappearence."
"Thanks, TK. You know I love you."
"You too, Onii-chan."
And just like that, they both left me and Mini-Me at Tai's doorstep. I opened
the door, and the first thing I noticed was a draft. I set Kou-kun in the
sheets that he'd slept in the night before and wrapped him up. I placed
Mini-Me on the bed that Tai and I shared, and went to find the origin of the
windy room. Sure enough, the door to the balcony was left open.
I went out to close it, and I saw something flitter on the green plastic chair.
I walked over and lifted the rock that was holding down a little yellow piece
of paper. The paper… it was written on…
In Tai's handwriting.
AN- "How did this get here, I wonder?" ~ Sally Po. Anyway, I thought that
little quote from Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz fit with that. Not like:
"History is much like an Endless Waltz... the three beats of War, Peace, and
Revolution continue on forever." ~Mariemeia Khushrenada. Come to think of
it, that kinda fits too... anyway, I'm nearing the end of the "ready-made"
chapters, and in the next week or so there's gonna be a little wait for the next
chapters. I'm going to be introducing a new character... and I think I'm gonna
get some guff for his personality. And for a lot of things... So, I'm gonna do
my best to build up this new character (note: he isn't an original character of
mine... he...almost belongs in the series), and it'll take me however long it takes.
Well, thank you!!
After the crazy old man left, I gently picked up Kou-kun's body and woke up
Mini-Me.
"God… why Koushiro?" He asked, his eyes all red and puffy. He'd been
through hell. And the only ones that he had now were me and TK. No one
from his home.
He was alone in that respect.
"I don't know. He must have known something, and to keep us safe didn't tell
us." I answered, letting Mini-Me latch onto my hand. He held onto it like it
was a lifeline.
"Well, I wish it was me instead of him. He could at least have helped you find
Tai."
"No, you can help too. And with what Kou-kun gave you, we can travel in
time to save him and get you home."
I felt like just picking him up and carrying him too. He just seemed so young
and small then. I wanted to be able to protect him. To make him feel safe.
But how could I do that when I didn't feel safe? I mean, I'm carrying the dead
body of a dear friend of mine!
We came across Daisuke and TK, boxing in the store. "Hey, can you two stop
that?" I asked, almost a whisper.
TK heard, and stopped, only to get hit by Daisuke. They both looked at me
and saw Kou-kun and Mini-Me.
"Onii-chan? What's wrong?" TK asked, coming over to me. "Kou-kun… is he?"
"Yeah. He died just a little bit ago."
"Oh…" Daisuke said, walking over and taking his body from me. "I'll carry him
for you."
"Thank you." I said, picking up Mini-Me. He'd fallen asleep right when he
snuggled up against me.
"Let's get you home." TK said, walking to the car. "I'll get my car started and
take you home. Kari's present can come later."
"OK, we took the subway here, so your ride is appreciated."
Daisuke and I walked in companionable silence. He didn't smile or talk. He
merely was there. It was nice, not having to talk.
TK drove us to Tai's place, and dropped us off. "I'd stay, but I'll be the one
to tell Kari about Tai's disappearence."
"Thanks, TK. You know I love you."
"You too, Onii-chan."
And just like that, they both left me and Mini-Me at Tai's doorstep. I opened
the door, and the first thing I noticed was a draft. I set Kou-kun in the
sheets that he'd slept in the night before and wrapped him up. I placed
Mini-Me on the bed that Tai and I shared, and went to find the origin of the
windy room. Sure enough, the door to the balcony was left open.
I went out to close it, and I saw something flitter on the green plastic chair.
I walked over and lifted the rock that was holding down a little yellow piece
of paper. The paper… it was written on…
In Tai's handwriting.
AN- "How did this get here, I wonder?" ~ Sally Po. Anyway, I thought that
little quote from Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz fit with that. Not like:
"History is much like an Endless Waltz... the three beats of War, Peace, and
Revolution continue on forever." ~Mariemeia Khushrenada. Come to think of
it, that kinda fits too... anyway, I'm nearing the end of the "ready-made"
chapters, and in the next week or so there's gonna be a little wait for the next
chapters. I'm going to be introducing a new character... and I think I'm gonna
get some guff for his personality. And for a lot of things... So, I'm gonna do
my best to build up this new character (note: he isn't an original character of
mine... he...almost belongs in the series), and it'll take me however long it takes.
Well, thank you!!