Twin Hearts: A Parellel Destiny
Chapter 9: Raindrops from a Clear Sky
Sei couldn't believe Shiori! What was with her?! They had broken up, they were finished, and they had never even kissed when they were together, so why now? As he pulled away from her he noticed someone watching them out of the corner of his eye, and then no sooner had he notice them, they were gone.
"Oops, looks like Tomo spotted us. Poor girl. She must be heartbroken."
Sei was too busy staring at the empty space Tomo had once occupied to notice the malicious grin on Shiori's face.
I win, she thought, smiling smuggly to herself.
Sei tore out of the space inbetween the stands and nearly ran over his twin in the process. No. Why did this happen?! It doesn't make any sense! Why?!
' "Oh no!" Shiori said as Sei handed her the duck.
"What is it?"
"I lost one of my favorite earings! Can you help me find it?"
Thinking nothing of this, Sei nodded his head. "Sure."
They looked in front of the stand for a while, and then between the stand they were just at and the one beside it.
To Sei's surprise, Shiori out of the blue swund her arm around his neck and kissed him passionately.
Sei backed up in surprise. "Shiori...what?..." '
Sei shook his head to try and clear the thoughts away, but they kept coming back to haunt him. Why would she do something like that? She's Rei's girlfriends now, and besides, she never did anything like that when we were together!
Then it hit his heart like a dagger of ice. He froze in his tracks for a moment. "She's jealous..." he mumbled, before resuming his break-neck speed. She must still have feelings for me...No, he shook his head. She just wants me and Rei all to herself, like it was before...That idiot...does she have any idea what she's done?
***
Shiori walked out of her hiding place smiling, congratulating herself. She had done a good job.
Rei noticed her and came running over. "Hey, Shiori," he said while he ran, trying to get her attention. Shiori was off in space, still thinking about just how perfect her plan had worked.
"Shiori!" Rei said again, now a little annoyed. Shiori was brought back from her thoughts a bit by Rei.
"Hmm?" she said, half there.
"What's going on? Why did those two suddenly take off like that? And why did Tomo seem so upset?"
"Oh, it was nothing more than a mere kiss. I don't know what's got her so worked up." Shiori covered her mouth with her hands. Oh no.
Rei stared blankly at her for a moment, surprised that even she could stoop that low, then his face grew dark, seh couldn't see his eyes anymore.
"I can't believe you did that."
Shiori tried covering up what she said. "Did what?" she shot him her best innocent smile.
"You jealous bitch!" he yelled, taking a step forward and using the momentum to help swing his arm. The slap of his hand against her face seemed to resonate off the buildings around them. Rei's face was suddenly illuminated again. He had fire blazing in his eyes. Shiori stepped backwards, her hand flying up to the stinging hand-print on her face.
"Get out of my sight." Rei siad calmly, his face once again becoming engulfed by shadow.
"But...Rei..." Shiori pleaded.
"Get out of my sight!" yelled Rei again.
Shiori's eyes filled with tears as she looked at him one last time, and then turned around in the opposite direction and ran.
"Sei..." said Rei, he looked towards the gate, his eyes now sympathetic and worried. "I hope you're all right...You and Tomo too..."
Rei turned towards the exit of the park and then, after he thought about it for an instant, decided to run as well. Who knew what would become of those two, and for some reason, for the first time, Rei thought Tomo's incident on the roof wasn't really an accident at all.
***
Sei stood, out of breath, in the front coutyard of the school, right below the steps. He had to run for fifteen minutes to get to the nearest bus stop and then had to run from where he got off the bus to where he was now, and still he felt that his time were short.
Standing there, he felt a stray raindrop on his cheek, but when he looked up at the night sky, he relaized he could see all the stars. It was a beautiful clear night. Clear except for that one shadow, that one, shifting shadow on the roof. A shadow that resembled more of a person than of a tree branch blowing in the wind.
"Oh no..."
***
A/N: What will become of poor Tomo, her heart broken, and her lungs gasping for air. She had run most of the way, the bus helping a bit. Now, on the roof, she stood contemplating a fate she had once before. To jump, or not to jump, that was the question, and the answer was leaning closer and closer towards the former.
Next Chapter....Chapter 10: One Life for Another
Chapter 9: Raindrops from a Clear Sky
Sei couldn't believe Shiori! What was with her?! They had broken up, they were finished, and they had never even kissed when they were together, so why now? As he pulled away from her he noticed someone watching them out of the corner of his eye, and then no sooner had he notice them, they were gone.
"Oops, looks like Tomo spotted us. Poor girl. She must be heartbroken."
Sei was too busy staring at the empty space Tomo had once occupied to notice the malicious grin on Shiori's face.
I win, she thought, smiling smuggly to herself.
Sei tore out of the space inbetween the stands and nearly ran over his twin in the process. No. Why did this happen?! It doesn't make any sense! Why?!
' "Oh no!" Shiori said as Sei handed her the duck.
"What is it?"
"I lost one of my favorite earings! Can you help me find it?"
Thinking nothing of this, Sei nodded his head. "Sure."
They looked in front of the stand for a while, and then between the stand they were just at and the one beside it.
To Sei's surprise, Shiori out of the blue swund her arm around his neck and kissed him passionately.
Sei backed up in surprise. "Shiori...what?..." '
Sei shook his head to try and clear the thoughts away, but they kept coming back to haunt him. Why would she do something like that? She's Rei's girlfriends now, and besides, she never did anything like that when we were together!
Then it hit his heart like a dagger of ice. He froze in his tracks for a moment. "She's jealous..." he mumbled, before resuming his break-neck speed. She must still have feelings for me...No, he shook his head. She just wants me and Rei all to herself, like it was before...That idiot...does she have any idea what she's done?
***
Shiori walked out of her hiding place smiling, congratulating herself. She had done a good job.
Rei noticed her and came running over. "Hey, Shiori," he said while he ran, trying to get her attention. Shiori was off in space, still thinking about just how perfect her plan had worked.
"Shiori!" Rei said again, now a little annoyed. Shiori was brought back from her thoughts a bit by Rei.
"Hmm?" she said, half there.
"What's going on? Why did those two suddenly take off like that? And why did Tomo seem so upset?"
"Oh, it was nothing more than a mere kiss. I don't know what's got her so worked up." Shiori covered her mouth with her hands. Oh no.
Rei stared blankly at her for a moment, surprised that even she could stoop that low, then his face grew dark, seh couldn't see his eyes anymore.
"I can't believe you did that."
Shiori tried covering up what she said. "Did what?" she shot him her best innocent smile.
"You jealous bitch!" he yelled, taking a step forward and using the momentum to help swing his arm. The slap of his hand against her face seemed to resonate off the buildings around them. Rei's face was suddenly illuminated again. He had fire blazing in his eyes. Shiori stepped backwards, her hand flying up to the stinging hand-print on her face.
"Get out of my sight." Rei siad calmly, his face once again becoming engulfed by shadow.
"But...Rei..." Shiori pleaded.
"Get out of my sight!" yelled Rei again.
Shiori's eyes filled with tears as she looked at him one last time, and then turned around in the opposite direction and ran.
"Sei..." said Rei, he looked towards the gate, his eyes now sympathetic and worried. "I hope you're all right...You and Tomo too..."
Rei turned towards the exit of the park and then, after he thought about it for an instant, decided to run as well. Who knew what would become of those two, and for some reason, for the first time, Rei thought Tomo's incident on the roof wasn't really an accident at all.
***
Sei stood, out of breath, in the front coutyard of the school, right below the steps. He had to run for fifteen minutes to get to the nearest bus stop and then had to run from where he got off the bus to where he was now, and still he felt that his time were short.
Standing there, he felt a stray raindrop on his cheek, but when he looked up at the night sky, he relaized he could see all the stars. It was a beautiful clear night. Clear except for that one shadow, that one, shifting shadow on the roof. A shadow that resembled more of a person than of a tree branch blowing in the wind.
"Oh no..."
***
A/N: What will become of poor Tomo, her heart broken, and her lungs gasping for air. She had run most of the way, the bus helping a bit. Now, on the roof, she stood contemplating a fate she had once before. To jump, or not to jump, that was the question, and the answer was leaning closer and closer towards the former.
Next Chapter....Chapter 10: One Life for Another