Disclaimers: I don't own SD or the song "Diamond Dust", which is so sad …. *sigh*
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{…} Mental voice
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Chapter 5 – History Relived, Different Ending
[Fuu Kyo]
Hiyuki got out of the car and thank the driver.
"What time should I pick up you and Miss Hamase tomorrow, Miss Kazekan?" The driver asked.
"Our plane leaves at five tomorrow evening. So, can you please come at three in the afternoon?"
"Yes, I will be here by three tomorrow."
Hiyuki nodded with a smile. "Arigatou."
She closed the door and the Mercedes sped off.
"Hiyuki!" Kaede shouted as he got out of his car, just in time to stop her from walking into the house.
Hiyuki paused. Can't be…
"Hiyuki." He called again, this time standing right behind her.
She turned around slowly, enveloped in surprise.
"What are you doing here?"
Kaede looked at her intensely. God, she hasn't changed a bit since then…
"Kaede?" She said breaking his unnerving gaze.
He lowered his eyes slightly. "Gomen, please forgive my impoliteness."
Hiyuki shook her head. "Iie. Ano, why have you come here Kaede?"
"You know why. You've read my mind from the beginning." He said weakly.
"I have not probed your mind since that day, Kaede."
"Do you have to leave? Why?" He asked pleadingly.
Hiyuki stepped into the small garden in front of the house and plucked a rose. She held it to her nose and breathed in its fragrance.
"I have obligations I must uphold. I have a research team waiting for me back in the UK."
Hearing her answer, Kaede ran a hand through his raven locks in anguish. "But you don't really have to leave Japan, you can move your research team here!"
She turned around and smiled. "You know that's impossible, Kaede."
"Shikashi…"
Hiyuki held up a hand to stop him from saying more. "Kaede, you know that this conversation is pointless, don't you? I can't stay, I have no reason to stay."
"Am I not a reason enough for you to remain here!?" He erupted in despair.
Hiyuki softened her voice trying to sooth his sadness. "Kaede, don't you remember what I told you the other day? I don't belong here. And I certainly cannot stay here because of you. In fact, my leaving will be you time of rebirth. Don't be sad anymore, I'm not worth it."
"No, you're every bit worthy of me, of my love! I've loved you since I first laid my eyes on you a millennium ago, and the love I have for you is so deep that I could not bring myself to love another throughout the many lifetimes I have had. How can you leave me now that you've reawaken my dormant memories of you and I together? How can you leave me to bear the pain of losing you once again?" Kaede shouted out his fears and heartaches.
"Look at me, Kaede." She paused and waited for him to look at her face. "Do you see any changes in me? Have I changed over the centuries?"
He shook his head.
"Exactly. I have not change, not even slightly over the long years. I still look eighteen when I am actually more than a thousand years old. I am nothing but a creature that is living against the law of nature, the law of god. I can no longer love you like I used to because I do not want to cause you harm. Please be understanding and forgive me for my selfishness and cowardice." She said as a blood tear trickled down her cheek.
"Hiyuki…" Kaede didn't know how to respond to her self-detest.
From nowhere, someone clapped.
"Bravo!" A deep, velvety male voice sounded. "So touching and yet such stupidity!"
"I agree!" Another male's voice joined in.
"Hiyuki, run!" Etsu screamed panting heavily.
Both Kaede and Hiyuki turned to the voices. A male dressed in black clothing stepped out into the open from the shadows behind one of the house's pillar, while another who was dressed in complete white stepped out of the house holding Etsu captive.
Etsu tried to free herself by wriggling violently, but her efforts were useless. She saw Hiyuki and Kaede rooted to where they were and screamed, "Run you two! Run while you still can!"
"Oh, urusai woman!" Tachiha struck Etsu behind the neck silencing her. She fainted at the hit.
"Etsu!" Hiyuki wanted to run to Etsu's rescue but was held back by Kaede's firm grip.
"Don't." His said flatly as his eyes narrowed. He looked at the man in black. There was a familiarity about the man, but he couldn't quite put a finger on it. Then, he saw his eyes. The very same eyes he had faced a long long time ago.
Hiyuki followed Kaede's gaze and saw those same dark green eyes.
"Satoshi!" She gasped. "But it can't be! Satoshi is dead…"
Kose's lips curled slyly. "Ah! My dear Hiyuki. I'm afraid, it can be and it is."
"No…you can't be him…" Hiyuki shook her head in disbelief.
Kose walked toward Hiyuki and Kaede. Kaede quickly pulled Hiyuki behind him protectively.
"Maa maa, looks like the young warrior has regained his lost memories. Yet, he hasn't grown smarter over the centuries, still so foolish and naïve."
Kaede's eyes hardened and his voice cold. "Why are you here? No, more correctly, how can you be here?"
"Yes, that is a story you would like to know, won't you?" Kose said cannily. "Let me start by reintroducing myself to you. Watashi wa Kose Fukurou, formerly known as Funai Satoshi in my previous life."
Hiyuki and Kaede were rendered speechless at the information provided. Kose grinned at their stupefied expressions. Slowly he opened his mouth to tell his tale…
~*~*~*~*~ Flashback ~*~*~*~*~
[Azuchi-Momoyama Period, Year 1580]
"You can run but you can't hide…hahaha…" The husky voice of Wakasa Baya rang in his mind.
"No! Get away from me you monster! Get out of my head!" Kose screamed as fear took over his senses.
"Oh, poor boy. You need not to be afraid. What I have to give you is priceless." Wakasa materialized in front of Kose suddenly. He gripped Kose's chin brutally with his bony hand. "You are the perfect heir to the thrown of the Prince of Darkness."
With that, Wakasa tilted Kose's chin to one side, exposing his neck and his pulsating carotid artery. He smiled greedily at the sight and lowered his head, planting the fatal kiss on Kose's neck. Kose felt a sharp pain coursing through his body, followed by the blurring of his vision and total numbness. Then, the cold lips lifted from his neck and a sticky fluid was forced into his mouth. The dankness of the fluid irritated his senses in the beginning, but he soon fell in love with that thick, sticky fluid. He drank more, and as he started drinking, flashes of memories passed before his eyes. The awakening of lost memories brought an insidious grin to his face.
Wakasa broke away from Kose smiling. "You are one in a million my dear child." He said weakly.
Kose stood up and a devilish smiled covered his face. "Honto ni arigatou, Wakasa-sama. Thank you for bringing me back!" He then broke into a wild, sinister laugh.
Confusion enveloped Wakasa as looked at his spawn. What the heck?
When Kose broke off his laughter, he turned to look at his persire. His dark green orbs glinted with fires of evil and hatred. He walked over to the exhausted Wakasa and half knelt before him.
"You've made a big mistake by turning me into a vampire again. I was one in my previous life, and now you've made me one once more. How ironic! So, how should I repay you, father?" Kose asked menacingly.
At that instant, Wakasa knew he'd made a bad decision when he chose Kose to turn. He was afraid of his own creation. What have I done?
Before he had the chance to speak, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down and saw his chest penetrated by a piece of wood.
"You…" That was the last word he uttered before his existence ended.
Kose straightened himself and walked away smiling happily, yet sadly.
Where are you my love? Are you with him once more? I will find you again, and you 'will' be mine this time…forever…
~*~*~*~*~ End of Flashback ~*~*~*~*~
"Yare yare! Are you done yet? This is getting boring!" Tachiha grumbled in disgust.
"Patience my son." Kose replied Tachiha without looking back.
"So you see my dear, I came back because of you." Kose said slowly.
Hiyuki gasped at what she had heard and drew her hands to her mouth. "No…" She muttered, her voice trembling.
"Oh yes, and I've been tracking you for the pass four hundred years. Every time when I got close enough, you managed to elude me, but this time, you will not escape anymore. This time you will be mine forever!" Kose announced boldly.
"No, I won't, I won't let history repeat itself! I won't let you get your way again!" Hiyuki screamed while shaking her head frantically.
Kaede frowned at what she said. "Hiyuki, don't take the matter into your own hands, I'll take care of it."
"You're no match for him, Kaede. I won't let him harm you again. I will put and end to all this." She said firmly.
"And just how are you going to do that, woman?" Tachiha asked curiously.
In that split second, Tachiha moved and he took Kaede in his arms while he pushed Hiyuki away. He snarled at the raven head, showing his fangs.
"Lookie, lookie, isn't this the famous ace basketball player of ToDai? Tsk, tsk, tsk, such a waste, dying at such a tender age." Tachiha let out an ear-piercing laughed.
Kaede tried to wrestle his way out of the silver haired man's holds, but Tachiha was extraordinarily strong and the arm-lock did not budge a single bit.
Hiyuki's eyes blazed with anger.
{Let him go, Tachiha!} She commanded the silver head mentally.
Stunned by the sudden psychic intrusion, Tachiha loosen his grip slightly and Kaede took the opportunity, breaking free from him. However, Tachiha recovered just in time and grabbed Kaede by the wrist. Pulling Kaede back into a tight hold, he ran one of his translucent nails onto the kitsune's wrist. The skin broke at the contact and blood began to drip from Kaede's wrist. Kaede winced at the sharp pain coming from his wrist.
"Maa maa, didn't know miss dainty here has such strong powers." Tachiha said mockingly.
Before he knew it, Tachiha felt an invisible hand forcing him to release Kaede then trusted him backwards. Tachiha's body hit the concrete wall at full force and choked a mouthful of blood when he landed. His eyes rolled and he was swallowed by blackness.
Hiyuki ran to Kaede and applied pressure onto his wrist, trying to stop his bleeding desperately.
"You've become stronger, Hiyuki." Kose said musingly. "But, you're not that strong yet."
Hiyuki shot up at him. "I will not let you hurt him, you hear me? I will not allow it!"
"You look even more beautiful when you're angry." Kose said ignoring her words.
"Hiretsukan!" Kaede shouted at Kose. "I won't let you touch her!"
Kose smiled thoughtfully. "I recall you calling me that once, boy. And such bold words. You surely are one who does not know his own limits."
"Teme!"
Kaede wrenched his injured hand away from Hiyuki as he lunged at Kose. But Hiyuki pulled him back forcefully. He looked at her confusingly, not understanding why she had pulled him back.
"This is between him and me, Kaede. Please get away from here as soon as you get a chance."
"But…"
"No buts. Please Kaede…"
A boisterous voice stopped Hiyuki finishing what she wanted to say. "Kitsune!"
The red head ran to his friend at full speed. "What the hell happened!?"
"Do'aho, isn't it obvious?"
Hanamichi eyed Hiyuki with a death glare. "What is the meaning of all these?"
"Please take him out of here with you, Hanamichi-kun." She said quietly. "And, take care of Kaede for me?"
Even though the red head was confused about the situation, he still realized the dangerous sparks in the air. He nodded. 'I will."
"Arigatou." She smiled with gratitude.
Hiyuki stood up and faced Kose.
"Hiyuki…" Kaede called out worryingly.
She turned and looked into his cobalt blues, smiling reassuringly. {Everything will be alright, Kaede.}
Kaede nodded. She turned back to Kose snarling with white flames of anger and hate.
"Sakuragi!" A few voices shouted nearby.
"I'm here!" Hanamichi shouted back.
Within moments, the members of ToDai's basketball club were there. They stared at the bizarre scene in front of them. Etsu was out cold on the pavement, while a guy who was white all over lay lifelessly with blotches of blood smearing his white attire. Kaede was on the floor with Hanamichi applying pressure to his wounded wrist, and most unexpected of all, the fragile kyoujiyu was emanating a dangerous aura around her as she stood facing a dangerous and sinister looking man.
Hiyuki turned and took one last glance at Kaede, smiling lovingly. "You have a beautiful life ahead of you, don't waste it. Let go of the past, let go of me. Sayonara Kaede. "
"Hiyuki…" Kaede mumbled despairingly
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!? Everyone screamed mentally.
Hiyuki looked into the cold, hard obsidians of Kose and spoke coldly. "Do you know how much I loath this pathetic existence of mine?"
Kose raised an eyebrow at her, finding her words amusing.
"For centuries I searched for mystical and scientific methods to rid myself of this…this immortality. I've sought help from gypsies, ancient mountain tribes, and all other possible mystics to rid myself of this curse. But none of them were successful. Then, I turned to scientific methods. I studied and explore the possibilities of changing my state through genetic manipulation. But it didn't work either!" She stopped and breathed heavily to calm herself. "You were my persire, you were the one who damned me to eternal living hell! This time I will end all these worthless chasing, once and for all."
Slowly she walked up to Kose. She pulled down his head and kissed him chastely on the lips, dazing the green eyed man momentarily. "That was for being my mentor and friend in the early years." She then turned her back to him.
{Farewell my love.} She said the words mentally as she pulled out a wooden stick she'd picked up from the ground before and stabbed herself in the chest. The stick penetrated her chest and went into Kose's, taking him by surprise. She closed her eyes as pain and darkness overwhelmed her. She smiled. She smiled a smile of true happiness for the first time in nine hundred and ninety two years.
Everyone's eyes widened with shock.
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Kaede pushed Hanamichi away and scrambled forward. He pulled Hiyuki away from Kose and held her tightly in his arms for the last time. Heartbreaking tears welled his blue orbs and fell onto Hiyuki's smooth skin.
"Hiyuki, don't leave me…" Kaede's breaking voice croaked.
Feeling his warmth, she opened her diamond-like eyes for one last time. But this time, those precious gems had lost their luster.
"Ai shite ru, Sei. Itsu…mo…de…mo…" Her eyes closed as she finished the last word, and her last drop of tear fell.
"HIYUKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Poof! Hiyuki's and Kose's body turned into dust at the same time. All that was left were piles of fine molecules, which shimmer under the autumn sun, similar to the dust of the most preciously stone on Earth.
Daiyamondo Dasuto…
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akane の teahouse…
*sobs* Hiyuki, my paw paw Hiyuki… *sobs sobs* :~~~
Anyways, did I get anyone to shed a few tears in the end? Hehehe…
Hope you liked this chapter :)
Reviews please… flames or comments or rotten eggs and rotten veggies or… can't imagine anymore X_x
Ja~