"Star Lovers" by Ai Yuukan
Epilogue
"Bye, mom! I'm going to school now!" Lilith called out to her mom as she rushed out of the house, stuffing her mouth with toast and gulping down orange juice as she went out. She saw the bus pull up at the bus stop.
"Be careful, Lily!" Her mother called out. She watched her daughter as she ran to the bus, waving her arms to catch the driver's attention. She smiled fondly as she tucked a loose strand of light brown hair behind her ear. Her soft green eyes sparkled as her daughter banged on the windows of the bus.
"Is she late again?" Her husband asked, coming around behind her to hold her waist. Lilith's mother smiled and turned around to receive a tender kiss from her husband.
She smiled affectionately at her husband. ".Do you think today will be the day, dear?"
Her husband smiled gently at her. "We just may be lucky."
Lilith's mother smiled. "She's a good girl."
"She's the same girl as before, Sammy. Did I tell you today how much I love you?"
Samantha smiled. "Only once."
Amiboshi chuckled. "I never get tired of loving you, Sammy."
Samantha's eyes softened. "I could never stop loving you, Amiboshi. Never."
"Hey! Sweet thing!" Some jerk whistled in the back.
Lilith grumbled as she tried to find a seat in the front of the bus. The seats were full, as usual. She finally decided to sit next to a guy looking out the window. She had never seen him before. He was probably new. Hopefully he would be smart enough to look away from her on the way to school.
Lilith's long silver hair accidentally flew across the guy's face. "Sorry." Lilith mumbled distractedly. She sighed as she finally settled in her seat. The guy looked at her.
"It's all right."
"Thanks." Lilith muttered before turning to look at the guy again. He was gorgeous. Well, so were a lot of people. Most of them turned out to be jerks. She looked away.
"What's your name?"
"Lilith. Lilith Twinning. Lily for short."
The guy offered his hand. "Nicholas. Nicholas Hearth. Nick for short." He sounded amused.
Lilith rolled her eyes. "How nice." The awkward silence lasted for only a minute. Finally, she opened her backpack in search of something to do. She took out her Astrology book. She buried her nose in the book, but she couldn't read a thing. She was just too conscious of the guy next to her. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. "Look, I know you're trying to think how to hit on me, but I'll tell you ahead of time: you're wasting your time. I'm not interested in gorgeous blond hotties at the moment, so quite staring at me."
The guy shook his head. "I was just. It's just. I swear I've seen you somewhere before."
Lilith rolled her eyes. "Oh god, that's so old. I haven't been in any dreams as far as I know, so drop it."
The guy smiled. "You're full of yourself."
Lilith blushed, confused. "Well, stop staring at me!" She returned to her book.
"Hey, you're into astrology?"
Lilith looked up suspiciously. "Yeah.why?"
Nicholas touched one of the constellations. "In Japanese, this symbol is. Taishi."
"Lilian."
Nicholas frowned. "I thought your name's Lilith."
Lilith frowned. "It is. I just blurted that out for some reason." She pointed at another constellation. "Heart. In Japanese, it's. Nakago, right?" For some reason, she felt her heart tremble at the name. Nakago.? Shrugging the feeling away, she smiled at Nicholas. He had a brain. For some reason, he looked even more attractive.
Nicholas smiled, feeling something similar. "Do you want to sit with me at lunch?"
Lilith smiled. "Sure. Are you a senior?"
"No. Are you?"
"Yeah."
"I'm just visiting. My car broke down this morning. I'm in the military."
Lilith nodded with comprehension. "Oh! It's Career Day! I forgot!" She smiled. "I'm afraid I will never join the military. I'd much rather be an astrologist."
Nicholas smiled. "You intrigue me."
Lilith found herself blushing.
"Lily! I was saving a seat for you in the back. Woah. who's Mr. Gorgeous?"
Lilith looked up at her best friend. "Oh, Sara!" She smiled. Sara was dressed in her usual tight black jeans and a tight red tank top. She had her long red hair in a bun and twin blue heart earrings hung from her ears. "He's Mr. Nicholas Hearth. He's here for Career Day."
Sara Louis grinned. "He's a model, right?"
Nicholas laughed. "I'm in the military." He looked to Lilith. "I'll see you at lunch, then, Lily?"
Sara stared at her best friend. "Lily? You're letting him call you Lily? You only let our closest friends call you that, Lily." She sounded impressed.
Lilith smiled at Nicholas. "I'll see you at lunch." When he walked away, she couldn't help but feel she'd met him before. She turned to Sara. "I think he's earned my friendship."
Sara rolled her eyes. "Don't tell me. He's into astrology, right?" When Lilith only grinned, Sara sighed. "Lily, you never change."
"Is it safe to tell you that I do have you in my dreams?" Nicholas said, walking with Lilith on the river bank. It was night and the stars were shining high in the sky.
Lilith smiled. "You really should have told me that. I've been having you in my dreams as well." She confessed. "It's really weird." She said, shaking her head.
Nicholas smiled. "I know." Then his smile faded. "But the dream always ends the same. It always ends with a promise."
"A promise?" Lilith paused. Her heart was beating fast.
Nicholas looked into her eyes. "I made her promise. that someday. we'll meet each other again."
Lilith's heart stopped. "I remember that promise." Something flashed in her mind. "Nakago?" She whispered.
Nakago smiled gently at his love. "Lily. I knew I'd find you someday. it's been so long."
"Nakago."
"I love you, Lily."
Lilian smiled gently. "Nakago. It's been too long."
As the two lovers embraced, their stars twinkled brightly in the heavens, and as lightning flashed, Seiryuu looked down and smiled.
Epilogue
"Bye, mom! I'm going to school now!" Lilith called out to her mom as she rushed out of the house, stuffing her mouth with toast and gulping down orange juice as she went out. She saw the bus pull up at the bus stop.
"Be careful, Lily!" Her mother called out. She watched her daughter as she ran to the bus, waving her arms to catch the driver's attention. She smiled fondly as she tucked a loose strand of light brown hair behind her ear. Her soft green eyes sparkled as her daughter banged on the windows of the bus.
"Is she late again?" Her husband asked, coming around behind her to hold her waist. Lilith's mother smiled and turned around to receive a tender kiss from her husband.
She smiled affectionately at her husband. ".Do you think today will be the day, dear?"
Her husband smiled gently at her. "We just may be lucky."
Lilith's mother smiled. "She's a good girl."
"She's the same girl as before, Sammy. Did I tell you today how much I love you?"
Samantha smiled. "Only once."
Amiboshi chuckled. "I never get tired of loving you, Sammy."
Samantha's eyes softened. "I could never stop loving you, Amiboshi. Never."
"Hey! Sweet thing!" Some jerk whistled in the back.
Lilith grumbled as she tried to find a seat in the front of the bus. The seats were full, as usual. She finally decided to sit next to a guy looking out the window. She had never seen him before. He was probably new. Hopefully he would be smart enough to look away from her on the way to school.
Lilith's long silver hair accidentally flew across the guy's face. "Sorry." Lilith mumbled distractedly. She sighed as she finally settled in her seat. The guy looked at her.
"It's all right."
"Thanks." Lilith muttered before turning to look at the guy again. He was gorgeous. Well, so were a lot of people. Most of them turned out to be jerks. She looked away.
"What's your name?"
"Lilith. Lilith Twinning. Lily for short."
The guy offered his hand. "Nicholas. Nicholas Hearth. Nick for short." He sounded amused.
Lilith rolled her eyes. "How nice." The awkward silence lasted for only a minute. Finally, she opened her backpack in search of something to do. She took out her Astrology book. She buried her nose in the book, but she couldn't read a thing. She was just too conscious of the guy next to her. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. "Look, I know you're trying to think how to hit on me, but I'll tell you ahead of time: you're wasting your time. I'm not interested in gorgeous blond hotties at the moment, so quite staring at me."
The guy shook his head. "I was just. It's just. I swear I've seen you somewhere before."
Lilith rolled her eyes. "Oh god, that's so old. I haven't been in any dreams as far as I know, so drop it."
The guy smiled. "You're full of yourself."
Lilith blushed, confused. "Well, stop staring at me!" She returned to her book.
"Hey, you're into astrology?"
Lilith looked up suspiciously. "Yeah.why?"
Nicholas touched one of the constellations. "In Japanese, this symbol is. Taishi."
"Lilian."
Nicholas frowned. "I thought your name's Lilith."
Lilith frowned. "It is. I just blurted that out for some reason." She pointed at another constellation. "Heart. In Japanese, it's. Nakago, right?" For some reason, she felt her heart tremble at the name. Nakago.? Shrugging the feeling away, she smiled at Nicholas. He had a brain. For some reason, he looked even more attractive.
Nicholas smiled, feeling something similar. "Do you want to sit with me at lunch?"
Lilith smiled. "Sure. Are you a senior?"
"No. Are you?"
"Yeah."
"I'm just visiting. My car broke down this morning. I'm in the military."
Lilith nodded with comprehension. "Oh! It's Career Day! I forgot!" She smiled. "I'm afraid I will never join the military. I'd much rather be an astrologist."
Nicholas smiled. "You intrigue me."
Lilith found herself blushing.
"Lily! I was saving a seat for you in the back. Woah. who's Mr. Gorgeous?"
Lilith looked up at her best friend. "Oh, Sara!" She smiled. Sara was dressed in her usual tight black jeans and a tight red tank top. She had her long red hair in a bun and twin blue heart earrings hung from her ears. "He's Mr. Nicholas Hearth. He's here for Career Day."
Sara Louis grinned. "He's a model, right?"
Nicholas laughed. "I'm in the military." He looked to Lilith. "I'll see you at lunch, then, Lily?"
Sara stared at her best friend. "Lily? You're letting him call you Lily? You only let our closest friends call you that, Lily." She sounded impressed.
Lilith smiled at Nicholas. "I'll see you at lunch." When he walked away, she couldn't help but feel she'd met him before. She turned to Sara. "I think he's earned my friendship."
Sara rolled her eyes. "Don't tell me. He's into astrology, right?" When Lilith only grinned, Sara sighed. "Lily, you never change."
"Is it safe to tell you that I do have you in my dreams?" Nicholas said, walking with Lilith on the river bank. It was night and the stars were shining high in the sky.
Lilith smiled. "You really should have told me that. I've been having you in my dreams as well." She confessed. "It's really weird." She said, shaking her head.
Nicholas smiled. "I know." Then his smile faded. "But the dream always ends the same. It always ends with a promise."
"A promise?" Lilith paused. Her heart was beating fast.
Nicholas looked into her eyes. "I made her promise. that someday. we'll meet each other again."
Lilith's heart stopped. "I remember that promise." Something flashed in her mind. "Nakago?" She whispered.
Nakago smiled gently at his love. "Lily. I knew I'd find you someday. it's been so long."
"Nakago."
"I love you, Lily."
Lilian smiled gently. "Nakago. It's been too long."
As the two lovers embraced, their stars twinkled brightly in the heavens, and as lightning flashed, Seiryuu looked down and smiled.
