Disclaimer: I do not own the song or the Weiß Kreuz Glühen characters. Akane, Mari, Nici and Crissy are mine though. ^_^ Have fun.
Song: 12 Stones – Let Go (from Daredevil Sound Track)
Let Go
Omi fingered the small, blue, tear shaped crystal. It caught the sunlight and scattered rays of light around the room.
"Itai! Omi! Put that thing away!" Youji whined as he covered his eyes. Omi blinked and looked at the other assassin, quietly putting the crystal away.
Attention was quickly pulled back to Crawford. "So, while we all have our memories, no one else seems to remember anything."
"I believe it has something to do with the machine that Omi and I built." Nagi continued, "I believe it created a type of warped field around this building that protected us from the 'changes' that occurred when you all went to the past."
Crawford nodded, "Omi appeared just moments before you all arrived back, and he seems to remember everything as well."
"So…he has memories of both versions of the past?" Aya inquired.
Omi nodded, "Hai, I do."
"As will we all, as soon as we walk out of the building." Crawford finished.
The others looked at him, then nodded in understanding that he would know that based on his precognitive powers. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go remember our new past!" Ken said, jumping up and heading for the door.
The others quickly agreed and headed for the door, except for Omi. He watched as the others left, there was no point in him going, he already knew both pasts. He even remembered how 'he' died. He wondered how Nagi would be after 'remembering' that he was the one who had ended his and Akane's other life. Standing slowly, he put his hands in his pocket and headed towards the door.
I feel so alone
again
I know that I need you
To help me make it
through the night
and I pray
That you believe in me
You gave me my strength
To face another day alone
He walked out of the building and eyes the others who were standing around, a bit in shock. The events of the past were probably overwhelming for them, and he could understand that quite well. With them occupied with their memories of the past, he quietly walked past them and down the street.
An ice cream parlor caught the corner of his eye. He paused and looked at it, remembering when he and Akane had gotten ice cream there. A slight smile pulled at the corner of his mouth. Quietly, he turned and continued on down the street, dodging and disappearing into the mass of people.
I need you now
my friend
more than you know
when will we meet again
cause I can't let go
of you
The high school was crowded as usual as four girls fought to get there favorite lunch spot under one of the big trees in the courtyard. Lunch bags opened and eyes peered over what friends had to eat. "Ooo…I'll trade you this…for that…" A blonde held up a bag of something and pointed to something in her brunette friend's bag.
"No way, Crissy! It's MINE!" Akane held her lunch bag protectively. The other two girls laughed as the two fought, a fight that soon ended in all of them laughing.
"Hey…who is that?" Mari motioned over to the fence. "He just keeps staring over here."
The other three blinked and turned to look at the man standing at the fence. "No clue…" Nici and Crissy murmured.
Akane blinked as she looked at him. Something in the back of her head told her she knew him, but for the life of her, she couldn't place him. Even as he stared directly back at her, she continued to look. Something seemed extremely sad in his eyes. But no matter how hard she wracked her brain, she couldn't figure out who he was.
Her three friends immediately noticed the reaction. "Akane?" Mari prodded, "Do you know him?"
Snapped from her contemplation, she turned to look back at them. "I…don't think so…He seems familiar…but I can't seem to place him…" She turned back around to look at him, "He's…gone…"
"Freaky…" Crissy shivered slightly.
"Think he's a stalker?" Nici inquired nervously.
"Akane…he could be, you seem to recognize him from somewhere…you might need to watch your back…" Concern filled Mari's voice.
"H...hai…" Akane turned back to her lunch and ate the rest of the time in silence.
This world brings me
down
again
I know that I need you
To help me make it through the night
cause I know that your the one for
me
You gave me my strength
to face another day alone
Omi sighed and walked on to the police station. He knew she didn't remember him, so there was no point in hanging around and scaring her. "You really are pitiful, Bombay…"
His eyes widened and he turned to see Schuldig behind him. "What do you mean by that?"
"I meant exactly what I said…you are pitiful." Schuldig smirked and walked along side Omi. "Admit it, you've always had 'feelings' for her, but you couldn't tell her. You're job was to protect her."
Omi mumbled, "And I failed in even doing that…"
"Did you?" Schuldig put his hand on Omi's shoulder, stopping and turning him to face him. "Omi…you did protect her. Think about it, she's safe now…what happened, never really happened. Her parents are alive, both of them. She'll most likely never find out she's telepathic unless something really traumatic happens to her. That means she won't attempt suicide. There aren't any vampires around now…so she's safe from that. And…she was never raped. Now…tell me, by going to the past, wasn't that the ultimate protection for her?" He paused and picked up on a thought in Omi's head, "Stop that…you knew the instant that you bit her that you both would probably died in a fashion close to that. But its in the past…she's safe NOW."
Omi lowered his head slightly. "I…know…and I understand what you are saying…it's just…"
"It's just what? What is it, Omi? You feel guilty for the past? How do you think the rest of us feel? The past haunts us all. But guess what…" He paused, causing Omi to look up at him, "It's exactly that…in the past. We aren't going to be able to change it. We were fortunate that we were able to correct that one horrible incident, but we can't do that all the time. All we can do is learn from the past and move on. You can't let it haunt you."
Omi blinked for a moment, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth again. "That's funny hearing it come from you."
Schuldig's facial expression immediately changed, "Shut up."
Omi laughed and patted Schuldig on the shoulder. "I appreciate it."
"No problem…see ya later…" with that, Schuldig turned and walked off.
and I need you now
my friend
more than you know
when will we meet again
cause I can't let go
no I can't let go
Life at the Koneko continued on as nothing had happened. Omi continued to work at the police station, just as he had since Persia had 'died'.
The school season was coming to a close and soon high school graduations would be upon the city. The Koneko was inundated with flower orders for the graduation ceremonies. The police stations were flooded with calls to have officers stationed at the ceremonies…just in case someone tried to pull some pranks.
Omi flipped through his assignments and paused for a moment looking at one of them. He smiled slightly then laid the papers back down on his desk.
as time passes
I find things never seem to change
Nici, Mari and Crissy spent the night before graduation at Akane's house. Her father cooked a special dinner for them and her mother fixed a beautiful dessert. They went to bed semi-early, and woke up even earlier to help each other fix their hair and make-up.
Finally ready, they all piled into Akane's father's car and headed to the school. "Wow…look at all the people!" Nici murmured.
"Look at all the police officers to keep all the people in check!" Crissy seemed almost in awe. "Mmm…men in uniform…"
"Crissy!!!" Mari and Akane poked her for that statement.
"Ouch! What? What?" Crissy batted her two friends hand's away.
Laughing, the four climbed out of the car and went inside for the ceremony. They paused at one of the doors where a few officers were guarding it. Seeing that the girls were students, they opened the doors and let them pass. Once inside, Mari turned to Akane, "Hey…wasn't one of them…"
Without needing Mari to finish, Akane nodded, "Hai…he was…"
Mari frowned slightly. "Well…just…be careful…"
Omi sighed slightly as the four girls walked into the auditorium where the graduation was being held.
when I feel alone
you bring me back to you
From his position, Omi watched quietly as the graduation ceremony completed. He turned and signaled to the other officers and they started propping open the various exits around the building. Moments later, high school graduates started pouring out the doors.
"AHHH!!! WE DID IT!! WE DID IT!!!" Mari, Nici, Crissy and Akane hugged each other and bounced around a bit as they exited.
Omi watched with a sad smile as the four walked happily out of the school auditorium. A hand rested on his shoulder and he looked up, "Aya-kun…"
Aya watched as the graduates left. "You did good, Omi…but you have to let her go now."
and I need you now
my friend
more than you know
when will we meet again
cause I can't let go
of you
no I can't let go
05/12/03 – By: Akari Kanzaki