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~ Kasagi Onaso
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Don't Try to Rain on Me
Twisted Identities and Liquid Mirrors
(fly firefly)
Blank. Misty's eyes stared straight as Shako draped a blanket over her shoulders. The lights were still there, flashing the same colors. Blue…red…blue…red… She looked straight because she didn't want to see the figure covered with a blanket off her left.
(when I said go I never meant away)
She couldn't cry anymore. She didn't move.
"You've gotta eat something, Misty," urged Shako quietly. "You've been sitting here for the past ten minutes. The policemen are just cleaning up and inspecting the place. You can leave now." Misty didn't speak and hugged her knees closer to her body.
"Your time here is over, Akuma!"
(you ought to know the freaky games we play)
Misty clamped her eyes shut.
"No…" she heard herself speak aloud.
"Misty." The voice was different and she looked up.
Charity.
(could you forgive and learn not to forget?)
The girl sat next to Misty and sighed.
"I never meant for any of this to happen," said the other quietly. Misty sniffed and looked away.
"It's not your fault." Liar. Both of them knew that if Charity had never said anything, none of this would have happen.
Right?
(hearing as I'm calling out your name)
No. It wasn't her fault. Why did there have to be a storm at that moment? Why did Misty have to feel like she had to find her by using Ash? Couldn't she have just done it herself?
"Really. It's not."
"I didn't want to let Akuma see him." Misty turned to stare at the girl, startled.
(Firefly come back to me make the night as bright as day)
"What?"
"I know you're confused…I should explain…"
"Charity, how did you…?" Charity sighed.
"For one thing, my name's not Charity."
(i'll be looking out for you tell me that you're lonely too)
"What…?" Misty was truly confused.
"It's Tyrn."
"But…I'm so confused."
"I was sent here after Satoshi to make sure he didn't screw things up." She shook her head, smiling slightly. "It was actually I who screwed things up."
(firefly come lead me on follow you into the sun)
"I was sent only a day after you turned thirteen. I couldn't seem to find Ash's spirit energy anywhere. It was until I found it here that I was able to turn myself into a human and watch him from afar."
"But what…" Misty struggled to find the right words.
"Right," said Charity, now Tyrn, nodding. "I'll start from the beginning."
(that's the way it ought to be firefly come back to me)
"We're created by a person's imagination," explained Tyrn. "We're sort of underhand guardian angels without the wings. We are meant for one person's eyes only, but since we lack the visible-to-one-person-only technique guardian angles have, we must be very careful when we appear." Tyrn tapped her chin. "At least, we lack it once the spirit begins to become solid."
(you and me *you and me* we shared a mystery)
"If they are seen by anyone else than the person they were 'assigned' to, they begin to lack the qualities they were given with in the beginning. They acquire more human characteristics." Tyrn chuckled now. "It's ironic how when he saw me be began to undergo the changes."
Misty remained silent, trying to absorb it all.
"So…you're one too?"
(we were so close like honey to a bee)
"Partially. And I know a way we might be able to get Ash back."
"What?" Misty's heart skipped a beat.
"Since he was a spirit, he stays a spirit though his outer sides harden to become more human-like. The Akuma took his spirit (it's very weak once 'killed') to her realm."
(and if you tell me how to make you understand)
"But…"
"Only you can save him. You do know that, right?" Tyrn looked at her in annoyance.
"How?"
"Three words. How, but, and what," mumbled Tyrn. "I'll show you. Come with me."
"I don't know…"
"You do want him back?"
(a minor and a major kind of way)
"Yes!" exclaimed Misty, standing. "Is there no other way?"
"He gave his life for you," said Tyrn coldly, beginning to walk up the stairs. "This is the smallest thing you could do to repay him." Now that she put it that way, Misty looked around. Shako, Sam and Kat were talking in a corner, sipping hot cocoa.
"All right," she murmured. "I'm coming."
"Good."
"Why didn't Akuma die?"
"Ash's life energy was weak from having the human illness." Tyrn led her up the stairs and down the hall to her dorm but it didn't look the same. Misty's forehead wrinkled with confusion.
(firefly come back to me make the night as bright as day)
"This doesn't look like--?"
"It's not," responded Tyrn curtly. "Here."
"It's a mirror," retorted Misty. "I was expecting something more…?"
"Magic?" snorted Tyrn. "This is it. If it's too dull for you--"
"No, no!" Misty said hastily. "Of course not. Uh…are you coming with me?"
(i'll be looking out for you tell me that you're lonely too)
"I will be there in the beginning. But by this journey's end, I will be dead." Misty gasped as Tyrn held up a hand. "It is destiny, Misty. Something you shouldn't meddle with. Come now." Misty stared in wonder as Tyrn stuck a hand through the now-liquid glass. "Through this mirror you will no longer be safe. You will be in chronic danger."
"But you'll be with me right?"
"I will be with you, Misty, but my spirit energy is limited in the Dark Realm. Come now."
(firefly come lead me on follow you into the sun)
With that, Tyrn slipped into the mirror, the liquid glass rippling around her disappearing form. Misty hesitated.
"Come on!" came Tyrn's voice. It sounded faint and it echoed softly around the room. "The portal is going to close soon!" Misty gulped and pushed an arm through it. It was wet, or at least it felt wet, and she yanked her arm back.
It was dry.
(that's the way it ought to be firefly come back to me)
Misty took a deep breath, closing her eyes, and leapt through the glass. Her foot hit the concrete on the other side with a hollow smack and she opened her eyes. Tyrn stared at her, arms crossed and bemused eyes dancing.
"I told you, you wouldn't be safe once you were through the mirror you wouldn't be safe. That didn't include passing through it. Come. Just down here." As they walked further down the tunnel, she could feel the air thicken as it had before.
(fly firefly through the sky)
"Tyrn…The air…"
"I feel it too, Misty," replied Tyrn and said nothing more. Misty cast a side glance at her as a mist began to furl up from the ground. "Don't panic," she thought she heard Tyrn say. "She feeds off fear."
Too late, Tyrn.
She thought she saw someone walking towards her in the mist…
(come and play with my desires)
"Misty…"
"Ash?" she cried hopefully, wading through the thickening mist. Now the voice came from behind her.
Step step step step
Why are you here?
Akuma…
(don't be long don't ask why)
You've come to get your ash back haven't you
Snicker
Too late he's mine now I guess I'll just have to kill you too, eh?
"G-give him back!" she found herself yelling. "He isn't yours to have."
(i can't wait another night *fire, fire, firefly*)
You are foolish you can't undo what's been done
"I can try." She was scared and amazed at her own words and she heard someone come up behind her.
"I will lend you my power, Mizuko," said Tyrn.
Water child you are mine
"If this is how I will die then--"
"Don't say anymore, Tyrn," whispered Misty, voice quivering.
"I understand."
(firefly come back to me *fly fire fly*)
You will be mine you can't win
Death angel
I am Akuma, collector of the dead I smell your fear taste it you can't run
"Then that shall be it."
Misty narrowed her eyes.
"Hayai Mahou!" she yelled as Ash had done.
"Never forget me, Misty."
"Forget…what are you saying?"
Tears
(make the night as bright as day *bright as day*)
"Never forget…" whispered Misty, cheeks wet, and she felt Tyrn collapse beside her.
She is dead weak gone she knew she would die but she came anyway and so did you
Laugh
And here you will die as well
(i'll be looking out for you tell me that you're lonely too)
"Your time here is over, Akuma!" she yelled and she swore she heard Ash's voice ringing in unison with hers.
Screaming step swish fire fire
A white blaze sprung up from the mist and surrounded Akuma. Misty felt dizzy and fell to her knees as Akuma burned.
"I would tell you to go to hell," Misty sneered, eyes blurring with dizziness. "But I think we're already here."
(firefly come lead me on *fly firefly* follow you into the sun *to the sun*)
Dark
I…no…you can't him…
"Misty…"
"Ash…" she whispered as she collapsed.
(that's the way it ought to be)
I knew it was you
As her eyes fell shut, she felt his hair brush her face and saw his eyes peer into hers.
I knew it
(firefly come back to me)
That was the second to last chapter! AHHH! I can't believe it! I was having so much fun writing it… ::sobs:: …oh, well! 50 REVIEWS! PLEASE! I will never finish it until I have 50 reviews so why are you still reading this? REVIEW! Smile! LOL! Thank you SO much for the wonderful 39 reviews! I feel so loved! The epilogue coming soon!
~ Kasagi Onaso