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the same one over and over again. . .
Renge Reborn, Chapter 5: The purple flame
==========Kobashi Orphanage, Rose Garden==========
Renge sat in front of her rose garden, tending to the flowers. Her face in deep thoughts, as if her heart wasn't there. Every single stalk here reminds her of the flashback she had earlier in school. Somehow, the more she thinks about it, the more she felt that those are not her memories, but someone else's. . . Yet, why would she be able to remember someone else' memory and not her own?
The roses today look different. . . It was as it the roses here are not the same as the ones she saw yesterday night. It had lost it shine. Or rather, it doesn't look as beautiful as those in her flash back.
She stood up and walked around the bushes, till she comes to a bush, which had just bloomed. The thorns on the roses are visible. Slowly, Renge ran her fingers pass them, and miracle, all the thorns fell off. The roses are thorn less, like the others now. She had this gift with rose, and she felt strongly to them, as if they are very important to her, they are part of her. . .
"Whoever she was. . ." Renge whispered to the wind. "Whoever she was, she must be someone important in my life. . . I can feel. . . I can feel a bond to her. . . But somehow I know that. . . I don't want to be her. . . I am . . . not her. . ."
"And. . . Kurei. . ."
Going back to her room, she pushed all these out of her mind. . . "Have to get homework done. . . I have to deliver flowers and then work at Pushy tonight. . ."
Opening her bag, and taking out her math book, she started working on the countless sums that she have to finish soon, or either be late for work, or burn the mid night oil tonight.
"Hmmm.. This one's tricky... . ." Renge muttered to herself. Math is really not the subject for her. That's one thing she will never figure out, too. Reaching out for her bag, she began digging for her math notebook, but instead, took out her sciences one.
"Tokiya-kun. . ."
+++++++++++Flash back++++++++++
------------After school, sick bay----------
"Oro. . ." Renge cried out in the sick bay. After the bad head ace at recess, she fainted halfway through Sciences. The next thing she felt was someone lifting her up and bringing her to the sick bay. As the headache was so bad, she couldn't even bring up the strength to look at who is carrying her.
"Hmm.. Looks nice sleeping in school the whole day. . ." A male voice said. Tokiya. "Maybe I should try it one day"
"My head hurts, and I have to listen to your sarcastic remarks. . ." Renge managed to said, before Tokiya put another cloth on her head. The warm from the cloth seems to smoothen out the headache by a little.
"What's wrong with you? Can't take the stress?" Tokiya asked once again. He walked over to a table, and seems to be copying something.
"Bad day, that's all" She answered. It came out more like a groan.
"There! Finish!" Tokiya suddenly said. He took Renge's bag from under the table, opened it, and put something in. "Notes for today's lesson. There's Science and English in there. . . Only Math homework tonight. I got to get going. . ." He said, and before he exit the sick bay, he went over to Renge side, messed her hair up, and say "Good bye" before going out.
+++++++++++ End of flashback++++++++++
"He's another person I will never really understand. . ." Renge exclaimed, and went back to her math.
========== Flower Shop, Angel rose==========
"Oh! Renge! You're finally here!" Miyuki said when the orange hair girl enters the shop with a bunch of roses.
"He he. . . gomen, Miyuki- San. Homework held me up. Here are the roses!" Renge answered, as she passes them to Miyuki.
"Thank you Renge. I just love the roses you plat! Safes me the time of plunking out the thorns. I am so bad at that. . ." Miyuki said as she put the roses into a vase. "Too bad, my little green thumbs, that the Orphanage can't have a bigger rose garden, or I would have recommended you to the other florists around. . ."
"Na, Miyuki-San. Just continue to support the Orphanage! We are looking forward to the summer tea partly. The last time we had a tea party, it was great!"
"Ok, love. See you at the next Tea partly!"
When Renge exited the shop she didn't notice a man with a burn scar on his face enter it at the same time, nor did he took note of the orange hair girl.
"Err. . . I had ordered a bunch of red roses, thought the phone. . ."Kurei asked Miyuki, who was still admiring the roses.
"Oh! Then. . . You must be Mr. Kurei?" Kurei nodded. "Well, you are just in luck! My supplier just came in with a new bunch of roses. Look! They beautiful, right?"
"Yes, they are. . . " Kurei said, then notice the thorn less flowers. "Whoa! Your supplier even help you plunked out the thorns!"
"Ha ha. No, the roses are thorn less. Quite remarkable huh? I remembered the first time I saw them on the bushes, I had quite a shock!"
"Huh? You mean, they are already thorn less on the bush?" Kurei asked, feeling suddenly attracted to the roses. 'Just like Kurenai's . . .'
"Yap!" Miyuki said as she hand the wrapped roses to him. "There you go, Sir."
"Thank you. . ." Kurei reply, as he paid for the roses and exit the shop.
========== Grave yard, in front of Kurenai's grave==========
When Raiha and Neon got there, Kurei was already cleaning the grave. It seems like when Kurenai's body and soul was burned, there were little ashes left behind. Raiha had arranged, behind Mori Koran's back, to have the ashes pick up and buried under someone else' name. Now, the grave read, " Rose Yamada"
"Kurei-sama." Raiha greeted him. Neon did so, and kneeled down, saying a little prayer in front.
"Kurenai. . .. " Kurei said. " You know what? I felt like. . . I felt like I had seen you for the past few days. . . Outside Recca's school, inside a soft toy store. . . and even in the florist. These roses. . . They are just like yours. Thorn less. . . It was as if. . . as if you are alive. .. .. "
Both Raiha and Neon knew that, it was Renge that he had seen. But both of them kept their silences. Neon was feeling a little guilty, as she was hoping that once Kurei sees Renge, he would kill her, and therefore making Renge not a treat to her. . . Thinking back, it was cruel of her to think that way. Still, she still felt like tell Kurei about Renge, for at least, maybe Renge can be his source of comfort for a while. . .
Suddenly, Raiha grabbed Neon's hand "No," he mouthed, Neon nodded and bit the bottom of her lips, to stop herself from saying something she may regret after that.
==========Night time, Renge's room==========
"Ah~~~~~" Renge cried when she threw herself onto her bed. "I am so tired! Stupid sales! Lucky I had finished my homework!"
Slowly, Renge turned to the other side of her bed. She hoped that the sound of her jumping onto the bed didn't wake Aiko up. Aiko was still asleep.
"Hmmmm. . . so tied. . ." Renge yawned, and fell asleep right away.
In her dream, she saw a very big house. Slowly, she stepped into it. People around her greeted her with a smile. A maid came out from the garden, and said to her, "Kurenai-sama, Kurei-sama is waiting for you in the garden. . ."
"But, My name isn't Kurenai. . . " Renge wanted to say, but her body moved towards the garden. There was the same figure she saw this morning. He held out a his hand, and Renge, or rather, Kurenai took it. They sat down together, and admire the roses. . . Wait! The roses have no thorns on them too!
"Kurenai. . ." The figure said. It should be Kurei, but his face was still a blur. Other than that, Renge could make out the shape of him. Very well build, for an Asian guy. His hand was large, as he held onto her small little one.
Strange. . . his hand seems to get warmer and warmer. Renge looked at his hands, and saw them on fire! A purple fire! She wanted to pull back her own, and then put the fire out. But she can't. And he doesn't seem to be in any pain. The fire is spreading to her, burning her, but instead of fear, she felt clam, as if it was supposed to be like this.
A mirror appear before her, and went she look into the mirror, she saw herself, not as a human, but as a flame. A flame angel. She was a purple flame. And, the man. . . Kurei, he was in a red cloak, like the one Renge wore when she was found. He puts on a mask. . .
The sound of the alarm clock woke Renge up, and she saw herself human again. That was a weird dream. . . in fact, what was the dream again?
Author's note: Well, the pairing is still unknown.. I still have no idea on how I want the pairing to be. . . and besides, if I have told you the pairing, it would just kill the suspense! There's a 50% chance that Renge may end up with Tokiya, and another 50% with Kurei. . . So. . . Keep guessing!
Renge Reborn, Chapter 5: The purple flame
==========Kobashi Orphanage, Rose Garden==========
Renge sat in front of her rose garden, tending to the flowers. Her face in deep thoughts, as if her heart wasn't there. Every single stalk here reminds her of the flashback she had earlier in school. Somehow, the more she thinks about it, the more she felt that those are not her memories, but someone else's. . . Yet, why would she be able to remember someone else' memory and not her own?
The roses today look different. . . It was as it the roses here are not the same as the ones she saw yesterday night. It had lost it shine. Or rather, it doesn't look as beautiful as those in her flash back.
She stood up and walked around the bushes, till she comes to a bush, which had just bloomed. The thorns on the roses are visible. Slowly, Renge ran her fingers pass them, and miracle, all the thorns fell off. The roses are thorn less, like the others now. She had this gift with rose, and she felt strongly to them, as if they are very important to her, they are part of her. . .
"Whoever she was. . ." Renge whispered to the wind. "Whoever she was, she must be someone important in my life. . . I can feel. . . I can feel a bond to her. . . But somehow I know that. . . I don't want to be her. . . I am . . . not her. . ."
"And. . . Kurei. . ."
Going back to her room, she pushed all these out of her mind. . . "Have to get homework done. . . I have to deliver flowers and then work at Pushy tonight. . ."
Opening her bag, and taking out her math book, she started working on the countless sums that she have to finish soon, or either be late for work, or burn the mid night oil tonight.
"Hmmm.. This one's tricky... . ." Renge muttered to herself. Math is really not the subject for her. That's one thing she will never figure out, too. Reaching out for her bag, she began digging for her math notebook, but instead, took out her sciences one.
"Tokiya-kun. . ."
+++++++++++Flash back++++++++++
------------After school, sick bay----------
"Oro. . ." Renge cried out in the sick bay. After the bad head ace at recess, she fainted halfway through Sciences. The next thing she felt was someone lifting her up and bringing her to the sick bay. As the headache was so bad, she couldn't even bring up the strength to look at who is carrying her.
"Hmm.. Looks nice sleeping in school the whole day. . ." A male voice said. Tokiya. "Maybe I should try it one day"
"My head hurts, and I have to listen to your sarcastic remarks. . ." Renge managed to said, before Tokiya put another cloth on her head. The warm from the cloth seems to smoothen out the headache by a little.
"What's wrong with you? Can't take the stress?" Tokiya asked once again. He walked over to a table, and seems to be copying something.
"Bad day, that's all" She answered. It came out more like a groan.
"There! Finish!" Tokiya suddenly said. He took Renge's bag from under the table, opened it, and put something in. "Notes for today's lesson. There's Science and English in there. . . Only Math homework tonight. I got to get going. . ." He said, and before he exit the sick bay, he went over to Renge side, messed her hair up, and say "Good bye" before going out.
+++++++++++ End of flashback++++++++++
"He's another person I will never really understand. . ." Renge exclaimed, and went back to her math.
========== Flower Shop, Angel rose==========
"Oh! Renge! You're finally here!" Miyuki said when the orange hair girl enters the shop with a bunch of roses.
"He he. . . gomen, Miyuki- San. Homework held me up. Here are the roses!" Renge answered, as she passes them to Miyuki.
"Thank you Renge. I just love the roses you plat! Safes me the time of plunking out the thorns. I am so bad at that. . ." Miyuki said as she put the roses into a vase. "Too bad, my little green thumbs, that the Orphanage can't have a bigger rose garden, or I would have recommended you to the other florists around. . ."
"Na, Miyuki-San. Just continue to support the Orphanage! We are looking forward to the summer tea partly. The last time we had a tea party, it was great!"
"Ok, love. See you at the next Tea partly!"
When Renge exited the shop she didn't notice a man with a burn scar on his face enter it at the same time, nor did he took note of the orange hair girl.
"Err. . . I had ordered a bunch of red roses, thought the phone. . ."Kurei asked Miyuki, who was still admiring the roses.
"Oh! Then. . . You must be Mr. Kurei?" Kurei nodded. "Well, you are just in luck! My supplier just came in with a new bunch of roses. Look! They beautiful, right?"
"Yes, they are. . . " Kurei said, then notice the thorn less flowers. "Whoa! Your supplier even help you plunked out the thorns!"
"Ha ha. No, the roses are thorn less. Quite remarkable huh? I remembered the first time I saw them on the bushes, I had quite a shock!"
"Huh? You mean, they are already thorn less on the bush?" Kurei asked, feeling suddenly attracted to the roses. 'Just like Kurenai's . . .'
"Yap!" Miyuki said as she hand the wrapped roses to him. "There you go, Sir."
"Thank you. . ." Kurei reply, as he paid for the roses and exit the shop.
========== Grave yard, in front of Kurenai's grave==========
When Raiha and Neon got there, Kurei was already cleaning the grave. It seems like when Kurenai's body and soul was burned, there were little ashes left behind. Raiha had arranged, behind Mori Koran's back, to have the ashes pick up and buried under someone else' name. Now, the grave read, " Rose Yamada"
"Kurei-sama." Raiha greeted him. Neon did so, and kneeled down, saying a little prayer in front.
"Kurenai. . .. " Kurei said. " You know what? I felt like. . . I felt like I had seen you for the past few days. . . Outside Recca's school, inside a soft toy store. . . and even in the florist. These roses. . . They are just like yours. Thorn less. . . It was as if. . . as if you are alive. .. .. "
Both Raiha and Neon knew that, it was Renge that he had seen. But both of them kept their silences. Neon was feeling a little guilty, as she was hoping that once Kurei sees Renge, he would kill her, and therefore making Renge not a treat to her. . . Thinking back, it was cruel of her to think that way. Still, she still felt like tell Kurei about Renge, for at least, maybe Renge can be his source of comfort for a while. . .
Suddenly, Raiha grabbed Neon's hand "No," he mouthed, Neon nodded and bit the bottom of her lips, to stop herself from saying something she may regret after that.
==========Night time, Renge's room==========
"Ah~~~~~" Renge cried when she threw herself onto her bed. "I am so tired! Stupid sales! Lucky I had finished my homework!"
Slowly, Renge turned to the other side of her bed. She hoped that the sound of her jumping onto the bed didn't wake Aiko up. Aiko was still asleep.
"Hmmmm. . . so tied. . ." Renge yawned, and fell asleep right away.
In her dream, she saw a very big house. Slowly, she stepped into it. People around her greeted her with a smile. A maid came out from the garden, and said to her, "Kurenai-sama, Kurei-sama is waiting for you in the garden. . ."
"But, My name isn't Kurenai. . . " Renge wanted to say, but her body moved towards the garden. There was the same figure she saw this morning. He held out a his hand, and Renge, or rather, Kurenai took it. They sat down together, and admire the roses. . . Wait! The roses have no thorns on them too!
"Kurenai. . ." The figure said. It should be Kurei, but his face was still a blur. Other than that, Renge could make out the shape of him. Very well build, for an Asian guy. His hand was large, as he held onto her small little one.
Strange. . . his hand seems to get warmer and warmer. Renge looked at his hands, and saw them on fire! A purple fire! She wanted to pull back her own, and then put the fire out. But she can't. And he doesn't seem to be in any pain. The fire is spreading to her, burning her, but instead of fear, she felt clam, as if it was supposed to be like this.
A mirror appear before her, and went she look into the mirror, she saw herself, not as a human, but as a flame. A flame angel. She was a purple flame. And, the man. . . Kurei, he was in a red cloak, like the one Renge wore when she was found. He puts on a mask. . .
The sound of the alarm clock woke Renge up, and she saw herself human again. That was a weird dream. . . in fact, what was the dream again?
Author's note: Well, the pairing is still unknown.. I still have no idea on how I want the pairing to be. . . and besides, if I have told you the pairing, it would just kill the suspense! There's a 50% chance that Renge may end up with Tokiya, and another 50% with Kurei. . . So. . . Keep guessing!