Drifting Closer Together
By Lalita
Disclaimer~ I own n-o-t-h-i-n-g!
A/N~ Hm....Not much to say! Well this longer one is to make up for all my short ones! Please please please read and review!
Chapter Five
Time....
That, he was running out of.
Garu knew that.
The reckless way he was fighting, the stupid and careless mistakes...
But time held no meaning for him anymore.
Not since time stopped that day.
All of a sudden, he was caught.
Trapped.
Being chomped by a VICTIM.
That was how Ernest had died.
How oddly ironic.
Things were getting darker now.
It was almost pitch black.
He almsot couldn't feel the pain anymore.
Almost.
Ernest flew into action.
Now was the time.
It was now, or never.
Garu's life depended on it.
Ernest and Elia became one.
Garu blinked in surprise.
There was a light.
It was almsot blinding.
He covered his eyes with a hand.
Was this heaven?
But hadn't he killed Ernest, however unintentially?
And besides, he hadn't always been exactly faithfull.
So then this couldn't be heaven...
Could it?
Ernest smiled slightly at Garu's wonderings.
He was so amusing.
In fact, perhaps that was what had attracted Ernest to him in the beggining...
" You do not have much time. Use it wisely." Elia warned him, before fading away.
" Thank you, Elia..." Ernest trailed off as he emerged into Garu's eyesight.
" Ernest?!" Garu shouted, clearly confused.
Maybe he was in heaven after all...
" No, you are not in heaven and you are not dead." Ernest said gently, reading his thoughts.
" But then how....?" Garu stuttered. Nothing was making any sense.
Nothing at all.
Ernest smiled, then shrugged, as if to say it was to complicated to explain.
" That does not matter now, Garu..." He said.
Garu could feel tears in his eyes, but, this time, they were tears of joy.
" I cannot stay." Ernest told him, and his hopes fell as quickly as they had risen.
" But Ernest...I need to stay with you!" Garu protested.
" You said it yourself Garu. I don't think you would join me in heaven."
Garu smiled a bit rusty smile. He hadn't had a lot of things to smile about before.
" But I...." He started to say " I love you" but Ernest put a finger to his lips and hushed him.
" I know." He said.
Then he took his hand and guided him somewhere.
Garu's eyes popped open in shock.
There was Leena, crying inconsolably. Phil was doing her best to comfort her, but she pushed Phil away. A few of her
thoughts drifted to their ears.
" I can't believe this....Oh my God....I can't....I can't....." Her thoughts were rapid and jumbled together, but one
thought was clear, and it kept repeating itself.
" I can't live without him...."
Garu shouted for her to stop, but she wouldn't. She kept running and running, until she couldn't run anymore. She
faced an airlock.
" NOOOOO!!!! STOP DAMN YOU!!!!" Garu cried, but she didn't hear him.
She flung herself out the airlock.
She died.
All because of him.
He fell down, weeping bitterly as the guilt consumed him.
Ernest laid a hand down on his back, attempting to comfort him.
Each sob tore at his own heart, and Ernest could feel his pain. It was enough to kill him.
" Garu...Please...My time is limited and what I have to say cannot wait..."
Garu looked at him through blurry eyes. " How many more people have to die for me?" He asked hoarsely.
Ernest sighed. " Garu...I can change this. But only if you truly wish me to."
Garu closed his eyes.
Did he really want this?
" Yes...." He croaked. " Change this, Ernest."
Ernest closed his own eyes.
Elia was calling to him.
" I must go, Garu." Ernest could feel tears in his own eyes.
Garu stared at him for one last time.
" I wish you well....Gareas...."
And with that, Ernest's already flickering form winked out of existance.
Garu leaned back and closed his eyes.
He let the darkness take hold of him once again.
A/N~ Well that was better than I thought it would be! Please R&R!
By Lalita
Disclaimer~ I own n-o-t-h-i-n-g!
A/N~ Hm....Not much to say! Well this longer one is to make up for all my short ones! Please please please read and review!
Chapter Five
Time....
That, he was running out of.
Garu knew that.
The reckless way he was fighting, the stupid and careless mistakes...
But time held no meaning for him anymore.
Not since time stopped that day.
All of a sudden, he was caught.
Trapped.
Being chomped by a VICTIM.
That was how Ernest had died.
How oddly ironic.
Things were getting darker now.
It was almost pitch black.
He almsot couldn't feel the pain anymore.
Almost.
Ernest flew into action.
Now was the time.
It was now, or never.
Garu's life depended on it.
Ernest and Elia became one.
Garu blinked in surprise.
There was a light.
It was almsot blinding.
He covered his eyes with a hand.
Was this heaven?
But hadn't he killed Ernest, however unintentially?
And besides, he hadn't always been exactly faithfull.
So then this couldn't be heaven...
Could it?
Ernest smiled slightly at Garu's wonderings.
He was so amusing.
In fact, perhaps that was what had attracted Ernest to him in the beggining...
" You do not have much time. Use it wisely." Elia warned him, before fading away.
" Thank you, Elia..." Ernest trailed off as he emerged into Garu's eyesight.
" Ernest?!" Garu shouted, clearly confused.
Maybe he was in heaven after all...
" No, you are not in heaven and you are not dead." Ernest said gently, reading his thoughts.
" But then how....?" Garu stuttered. Nothing was making any sense.
Nothing at all.
Ernest smiled, then shrugged, as if to say it was to complicated to explain.
" That does not matter now, Garu..." He said.
Garu could feel tears in his eyes, but, this time, they were tears of joy.
" I cannot stay." Ernest told him, and his hopes fell as quickly as they had risen.
" But Ernest...I need to stay with you!" Garu protested.
" You said it yourself Garu. I don't think you would join me in heaven."
Garu smiled a bit rusty smile. He hadn't had a lot of things to smile about before.
" But I...." He started to say " I love you" but Ernest put a finger to his lips and hushed him.
" I know." He said.
Then he took his hand and guided him somewhere.
Garu's eyes popped open in shock.
There was Leena, crying inconsolably. Phil was doing her best to comfort her, but she pushed Phil away. A few of her
thoughts drifted to their ears.
" I can't believe this....Oh my God....I can't....I can't....." Her thoughts were rapid and jumbled together, but one
thought was clear, and it kept repeating itself.
" I can't live without him...."
Garu shouted for her to stop, but she wouldn't. She kept running and running, until she couldn't run anymore. She
faced an airlock.
" NOOOOO!!!! STOP DAMN YOU!!!!" Garu cried, but she didn't hear him.
She flung herself out the airlock.
She died.
All because of him.
He fell down, weeping bitterly as the guilt consumed him.
Ernest laid a hand down on his back, attempting to comfort him.
Each sob tore at his own heart, and Ernest could feel his pain. It was enough to kill him.
" Garu...Please...My time is limited and what I have to say cannot wait..."
Garu looked at him through blurry eyes. " How many more people have to die for me?" He asked hoarsely.
Ernest sighed. " Garu...I can change this. But only if you truly wish me to."
Garu closed his eyes.
Did he really want this?
" Yes...." He croaked. " Change this, Ernest."
Ernest closed his own eyes.
Elia was calling to him.
" I must go, Garu." Ernest could feel tears in his own eyes.
Garu stared at him for one last time.
" I wish you well....Gareas...."
And with that, Ernest's already flickering form winked out of existance.
Garu leaned back and closed his eyes.
He let the darkness take hold of him once again.
A/N~ Well that was better than I thought it would be! Please R&R!