Obsessions.
Disclaimer: SM is not mine.
Epilogue
Rei kneeled and placed the single rose she held by the tombstone and gave a silent prayer. The past few weeks was shoved to the back of her mind and the usual tension she felt knotting her shoulder muscles were no longer present.
"I'm so sorry." She whispered while one hand traced the name engraved on the stone. "I'm so sorry."
"It's not your fault Rei." Serena said quietly touching a hand to Rei's slumped shoulders. "None of us could have known that this would have happened. No one even suspected him for a minute."
"Yeah Rei." Lita added a little sympathy in her eyes. "We're sorry for doubting you too. For not believing you. For not being there for you when you needed us the most."
Rei looked up at her cluster of friends, their faces riddled with misery. She watched them all through tear stained eyes studying them. Her friends. Her gaze landing on one person she gave a small smile.
"Amy, I'm really sorry. For you to have to go through this again. It must have been hard for you the first time." Rei stood up holding out her hand to the petite girl who had saved her life. "And thank you, for everything."
"Rei, you're my best friend. I'm only glad I could help. I'm only sorry I couldn't help Aurora. But if you have to thank anyone, thank her. She taught me everything I know about using my brain."
They all looked at the grave stone one more time. A cold shiver ran up Rei's spine.
Aurora Shields
'Loved by her family
For eternity and more'.
Died
She died because of me. She died because Melvin mistook her for me. If I hadn't been so selfish, so narrow minded, so shallow maybe she would still be alive. Rei felt dizzy. And a little nauseated. She needed to get out of here soon. But she still had one more thing to do.
"Rei," Mina said, "are you ready? We're going to the temple."
"I'll catch up with you guys later." She murmured, then looking into their eyes, "I have one more thing to do."
They all nodded and began back tracking to the entrance leaving Rei with her thoughts. Rei walked towards a grave she knew would be there but had never seen it before. The ground was still fresh from being turned over and the flowers were still in bloom with a few petals showering the marble tomb.
Molly Osaka
May you sing with the angels
And live with god
Bless you
Died
Another of Melvin's victims. Again it's my fault. I created the monster he became. My fault. Rei fell to her knees and felt the tears building up behind her eyes. What have I done? I should be here, not Molly. She had everything to live for. She placed the last rose she held tenderly in among a bunch of fresh lilies.
"Fancy seeing you here." A voice broke her thoughts and Rei's head snapped around. Her eyes nearly fell out of her sockets.
Nathan Maxwell stood tall in his khaki pants which defined the muscles in his legs, a loose fitting polo shirt opened at the chest revealing an amulet he wore on a gold chain and a trendy jacket that enhanced his broad shoulders and the muscles rippling down his back. One arm was bandaged and carefully sat in a sling.
Rei blushed embarrassed. "I'm sorry about that." She said pointing to his arm.
"It's okay." He answered. He looked at her pointedly feeling something, suspicious. "Why are you here?"
"I could ask you the very same question." Rei said in defiance but to weary to fight she sighed and turned her gaze back to the tombstone. "I didn't know Molly very well. Actually, I didn't know her at all. I just came to say sorry to her. Because.I feel it's my fault that Melvin turned on her like that. So why are you here, detective?" she asked looking back at him. She was surprised when she saw the hardness in his jaw relax and the cold glint in his eyes disappear. He smiled and his face lighted up.
"I came to say good bye. Molly was very special to me. I knew about her relationship with Melvin, she told me one day so I wasn't worried about him. She told me she would break it up with him and then I was going to ask her to marry me." Nathan hands curled into a fist and his knuckles turned white. "I underestimated him."
"We all under estimated him Nathan. It's not your fault." Rei said trying to comfort him.
"It wasn't your fault either Rei. You have to believe that. Molly had a choice to go out with him or not. It wasn't your fault so don't blame yourself about it. Promise me. She wouldn't have liked that."
Rei looked up wonderingly at the tall man who stood in front of her. The last time she had seen him he was a player, a boy who broke girl's hearts. "You really must have liked her then." She got her answer when she saw the sadness in his eyes. "Okay, only if you promise not to blame yourself either."
"Promise." He croaked out feeling all the emotion choke him. Standing Rei cast one more look at the tomb.
"Goodbye Molly." Rei and Nathan stared at each other for a while. It was a comfortable silence and an understanding brought them together to a closer form of friendship but neither was ready to make the move.
"Good bye Nathan." Rei walked out heading for the entrance where her friends stood waiting for her. Chad was with them.
Smiling Rei walked up to him and gave him a light kiss on the cheek. He held out his hands which were hidden behind his back and gave her a rosemary. "For remembrance." He whispered against ear.
"Thank you Chad." Rei said looking up at him with adoration in his eyes. "Let's go, I want to see grandpa."
AN: It's finally COMPLETE!!! What say you? It's was a bit botchy but I'm getting there. Read and Review.
Disclaimer: SM is not mine.
Epilogue
Rei kneeled and placed the single rose she held by the tombstone and gave a silent prayer. The past few weeks was shoved to the back of her mind and the usual tension she felt knotting her shoulder muscles were no longer present.
"I'm so sorry." She whispered while one hand traced the name engraved on the stone. "I'm so sorry."
"It's not your fault Rei." Serena said quietly touching a hand to Rei's slumped shoulders. "None of us could have known that this would have happened. No one even suspected him for a minute."
"Yeah Rei." Lita added a little sympathy in her eyes. "We're sorry for doubting you too. For not believing you. For not being there for you when you needed us the most."
Rei looked up at her cluster of friends, their faces riddled with misery. She watched them all through tear stained eyes studying them. Her friends. Her gaze landing on one person she gave a small smile.
"Amy, I'm really sorry. For you to have to go through this again. It must have been hard for you the first time." Rei stood up holding out her hand to the petite girl who had saved her life. "And thank you, for everything."
"Rei, you're my best friend. I'm only glad I could help. I'm only sorry I couldn't help Aurora. But if you have to thank anyone, thank her. She taught me everything I know about using my brain."
They all looked at the grave stone one more time. A cold shiver ran up Rei's spine.
Aurora Shields
'Loved by her family
For eternity and more'.
Died
She died because of me. She died because Melvin mistook her for me. If I hadn't been so selfish, so narrow minded, so shallow maybe she would still be alive. Rei felt dizzy. And a little nauseated. She needed to get out of here soon. But she still had one more thing to do.
"Rei," Mina said, "are you ready? We're going to the temple."
"I'll catch up with you guys later." She murmured, then looking into their eyes, "I have one more thing to do."
They all nodded and began back tracking to the entrance leaving Rei with her thoughts. Rei walked towards a grave she knew would be there but had never seen it before. The ground was still fresh from being turned over and the flowers were still in bloom with a few petals showering the marble tomb.
Molly Osaka
May you sing with the angels
And live with god
Bless you
Died
Another of Melvin's victims. Again it's my fault. I created the monster he became. My fault. Rei fell to her knees and felt the tears building up behind her eyes. What have I done? I should be here, not Molly. She had everything to live for. She placed the last rose she held tenderly in among a bunch of fresh lilies.
"Fancy seeing you here." A voice broke her thoughts and Rei's head snapped around. Her eyes nearly fell out of her sockets.
Nathan Maxwell stood tall in his khaki pants which defined the muscles in his legs, a loose fitting polo shirt opened at the chest revealing an amulet he wore on a gold chain and a trendy jacket that enhanced his broad shoulders and the muscles rippling down his back. One arm was bandaged and carefully sat in a sling.
Rei blushed embarrassed. "I'm sorry about that." She said pointing to his arm.
"It's okay." He answered. He looked at her pointedly feeling something, suspicious. "Why are you here?"
"I could ask you the very same question." Rei said in defiance but to weary to fight she sighed and turned her gaze back to the tombstone. "I didn't know Molly very well. Actually, I didn't know her at all. I just came to say sorry to her. Because.I feel it's my fault that Melvin turned on her like that. So why are you here, detective?" she asked looking back at him. She was surprised when she saw the hardness in his jaw relax and the cold glint in his eyes disappear. He smiled and his face lighted up.
"I came to say good bye. Molly was very special to me. I knew about her relationship with Melvin, she told me one day so I wasn't worried about him. She told me she would break it up with him and then I was going to ask her to marry me." Nathan hands curled into a fist and his knuckles turned white. "I underestimated him."
"We all under estimated him Nathan. It's not your fault." Rei said trying to comfort him.
"It wasn't your fault either Rei. You have to believe that. Molly had a choice to go out with him or not. It wasn't your fault so don't blame yourself about it. Promise me. She wouldn't have liked that."
Rei looked up wonderingly at the tall man who stood in front of her. The last time she had seen him he was a player, a boy who broke girl's hearts. "You really must have liked her then." She got her answer when she saw the sadness in his eyes. "Okay, only if you promise not to blame yourself either."
"Promise." He croaked out feeling all the emotion choke him. Standing Rei cast one more look at the tomb.
"Goodbye Molly." Rei and Nathan stared at each other for a while. It was a comfortable silence and an understanding brought them together to a closer form of friendship but neither was ready to make the move.
"Good bye Nathan." Rei walked out heading for the entrance where her friends stood waiting for her. Chad was with them.
Smiling Rei walked up to him and gave him a light kiss on the cheek. He held out his hands which were hidden behind his back and gave her a rosemary. "For remembrance." He whispered against ear.
"Thank you Chad." Rei said looking up at him with adoration in his eyes. "Let's go, I want to see grandpa."
AN: It's finally COMPLETE!!! What say you? It's was a bit botchy but I'm getting there. Read and Review.
