Utena's Eternal Bond
~ Chapter 2~
Possession
Utena readied her sword, preparing at any moment to attack again. Touga remained motionless, watching her beneath those impenetrable eyes. His dark red hair, covered most of his face, but as much as he could see, told him she had been hurt. He had felt nothing compared to her, nothing at all.
"I won't hold back," She growled loudly, placing the blade by her face and moving into a firm stance.
"I never expected you to Utena," He whispered, clenching the sword in his hands. The bells rang in Utena's ears, as if one cue she dashed forward, small rose petals flinging up into the air as she ran toward her so-called enemy. No matter how much she enjoyed those kisses, she could never have them forever.
The swift beat of footsteps echoed through the garden, and all the while Touga remained motionless. Only keeping his sword infront of him, he was so very calm, so placid. Utena clenched her teeth for the ignorance she perceived and lounged forward, aiming the sword at the rose by his chest. He easily dodged the attack and parried to the side, knocking her sword out of the way. Before she could turn around, retaliate he grabbed her arm. "Touga?"
"No Utena," He said softly and brought her to his chest, embracing her as if their world would collapse that very moment. "Enough of this fighting. Don't let it consume your soul."
"No--Touga," She sighed and closed her eyes slowly then reopened them. "Too much," She whispered. Touga stroked her long hair, holding his thin but broad arms around her petite figure.
"You do not have to chose," Touga told her, kissing her cheek and retreating away from her. An eerie silence fell upon them, which was shattered by the clanging of the great bells. Utena's eyes widened, her rose was still on. She looked back up at Touga, her heart seized. "For you," He said, "You have won Utena."
He gave her his own perfect red rose, forfeiting his duel so that she might see he is serious for her. He kissed the bud of the rose and handed it to her, wrapping his fingers around hers and kissing the back of her hand. "Touga," She wanted to say more, but he merely smiled and turned around, walking away.
Utena pursed her lips tightly, dropping her sword into the rose petals beneath her feet. "Why do I have to suffer so?" She asked herself. How could she choose between so many people? Was love really like this, or was a cruel mockery of what it truly is?
"Miss Utena!" Anthy quickly ran over to her victor but before a touch was made Utena collapsed abruptly. The petals cascaded down with her, spiraling down when he body hit them with force. Anthy's eyes widened and she fell to her knees beside her, lifting her head. Her hair shortened, and she was in her school uniform again, the sword vanishing into thin air. "Utena?"
"Anthy-," She murmured. Anthy grasped her hand and smiled.
"It's all right Miss Utena, I'm here. You've won the duel," She said softly. Utena nodded weakly and exhaled roughly. "I think rest would be wise."
"Thank you Anthy," Utena accepted her warm hand and Anthy, as always, brought her to her room. Anthy, no matter what bond they might share, would always desire to be by her side. No matter what. ~~~ "Why did you lose the duel to Utena Tenjou?" Saionji growled at Touga. He quickly laid down his sword, and let loose his emerald green hair from the elastic. He stared from a few feet away, at Touga's deep fixed stare. "Touga!"
"Hm?" Touga murmured, looking over at him slightly. Saionji huffed, biting his tongue and walked into the other room, slipping the mobile door in the way. Touga watched as his shadow undressed from his training robes and back into his uniform. He quickly reentered and Touga looked up at him with no faint expression visible.
"You are ignorant," He snapped. Saionji crossed his arms, glaring at his classmate in disgust. "You're weakness for Tenjou has lead you to forfeit. Pitiful," He added to his mockery.
"Pitiful?" Touga asked with enthusiasm. None of his words penetrated his thoughts, and he simply wouldn't allow it. "You don't know what is such a word Saionji," Touga smiled. "True, I do love Utena."
"You do not know what a word is love!" He yelled, grabbing his sword and placing it into his sheath tied to his belt. "After all you've fought for, you've wanted the sword of Dios- you've given it up for you emotions that you do not even know completely exist."
"You speak of nothing my friend," Touga replied with a grin, leaning his palm against his chin and leaning upon the frame of the wall. He crossed his legs and looked out the window, to behold the beauty of the land. "My actions to do not concern you. You desire the sword also, do you not?" Saionji scowled. "If I did win the duel you would have to fight me Saionji. You would not win," Touga winked at him.
"Fool!" Saionji murmured and turned around quickly, only to bump into Anthy. He watched her solemnly for a few moments then he hardened once more. "Anthy, what are you doing here?"
Anthy slightly fidgeted, becoming rather uncomfortable with him being so close to her. Back when Anthy were bound together, Saionji did not treat her well, she couldn't even remember a willing kindness he ever showed to her. "Lord Saionji, I need a word with Lord Touga alone."
Touga cocked an eyebrow and leaned over to see the strain in her face, how Saionji was making her uncomfortable. "Please, if you will?" Touga nodded his head toward the door and Saionji curled his lips into a snare, and he left with much hesitation. Anthy breathed roughly and clamped her hands together, keeping her eyes toward the ground. "What is wrong Anthy?"
"Lord Touga-," She tried to word but the words failed her. How could she form these thoughts in her mind that wouldn't be felt the wrong way? "I really want you to know something, I don't want you to think ill of me."
Touga furrowed his brow for a moment then lightened his gaze, and steadily walked toward her and smiled tenderly. "What is it Anthy?"
"Please, leave Miss Utena alone?" She asked meekly, keeping her head low and her eyes far away from his.
"Anthy?" Touga wasn't prepared for such words coming from her mouth. She never usually talked like this, she almost seemed like she was ready to break down and cry.
"Do you- do you love her?" Anthy cried, looking sadly at Touga for his answer. Touga said nothing, but instead looked away at the garden outside the window in the room.
"What if I do Anthy? I made my feelings clear to her when we were dueling, she apparently loves you more," He said quickly, smiling softly. "But I cannot simply withdraw from her life you see."
"I see," She said. "Then I will decline tonight and hope you sleep well Lord Touga," She gave a soft bow then slowly removed herself from the room.
Touga sighed and gently fingered the angles of the window, leaning his forehead against his arm as he looked out and stared at the pink, white, and red roses that bloomed all around them. "This is-truly a beautiful place."
~ To Be Continued ~
~ Chapter 2~
Possession
Utena readied her sword, preparing at any moment to attack again. Touga remained motionless, watching her beneath those impenetrable eyes. His dark red hair, covered most of his face, but as much as he could see, told him she had been hurt. He had felt nothing compared to her, nothing at all.
"I won't hold back," She growled loudly, placing the blade by her face and moving into a firm stance.
"I never expected you to Utena," He whispered, clenching the sword in his hands. The bells rang in Utena's ears, as if one cue she dashed forward, small rose petals flinging up into the air as she ran toward her so-called enemy. No matter how much she enjoyed those kisses, she could never have them forever.
The swift beat of footsteps echoed through the garden, and all the while Touga remained motionless. Only keeping his sword infront of him, he was so very calm, so placid. Utena clenched her teeth for the ignorance she perceived and lounged forward, aiming the sword at the rose by his chest. He easily dodged the attack and parried to the side, knocking her sword out of the way. Before she could turn around, retaliate he grabbed her arm. "Touga?"
"No Utena," He said softly and brought her to his chest, embracing her as if their world would collapse that very moment. "Enough of this fighting. Don't let it consume your soul."
"No--Touga," She sighed and closed her eyes slowly then reopened them. "Too much," She whispered. Touga stroked her long hair, holding his thin but broad arms around her petite figure.
"You do not have to chose," Touga told her, kissing her cheek and retreating away from her. An eerie silence fell upon them, which was shattered by the clanging of the great bells. Utena's eyes widened, her rose was still on. She looked back up at Touga, her heart seized. "For you," He said, "You have won Utena."
He gave her his own perfect red rose, forfeiting his duel so that she might see he is serious for her. He kissed the bud of the rose and handed it to her, wrapping his fingers around hers and kissing the back of her hand. "Touga," She wanted to say more, but he merely smiled and turned around, walking away.
Utena pursed her lips tightly, dropping her sword into the rose petals beneath her feet. "Why do I have to suffer so?" She asked herself. How could she choose between so many people? Was love really like this, or was a cruel mockery of what it truly is?
"Miss Utena!" Anthy quickly ran over to her victor but before a touch was made Utena collapsed abruptly. The petals cascaded down with her, spiraling down when he body hit them with force. Anthy's eyes widened and she fell to her knees beside her, lifting her head. Her hair shortened, and she was in her school uniform again, the sword vanishing into thin air. "Utena?"
"Anthy-," She murmured. Anthy grasped her hand and smiled.
"It's all right Miss Utena, I'm here. You've won the duel," She said softly. Utena nodded weakly and exhaled roughly. "I think rest would be wise."
"Thank you Anthy," Utena accepted her warm hand and Anthy, as always, brought her to her room. Anthy, no matter what bond they might share, would always desire to be by her side. No matter what. ~~~ "Why did you lose the duel to Utena Tenjou?" Saionji growled at Touga. He quickly laid down his sword, and let loose his emerald green hair from the elastic. He stared from a few feet away, at Touga's deep fixed stare. "Touga!"
"Hm?" Touga murmured, looking over at him slightly. Saionji huffed, biting his tongue and walked into the other room, slipping the mobile door in the way. Touga watched as his shadow undressed from his training robes and back into his uniform. He quickly reentered and Touga looked up at him with no faint expression visible.
"You are ignorant," He snapped. Saionji crossed his arms, glaring at his classmate in disgust. "You're weakness for Tenjou has lead you to forfeit. Pitiful," He added to his mockery.
"Pitiful?" Touga asked with enthusiasm. None of his words penetrated his thoughts, and he simply wouldn't allow it. "You don't know what is such a word Saionji," Touga smiled. "True, I do love Utena."
"You do not know what a word is love!" He yelled, grabbing his sword and placing it into his sheath tied to his belt. "After all you've fought for, you've wanted the sword of Dios- you've given it up for you emotions that you do not even know completely exist."
"You speak of nothing my friend," Touga replied with a grin, leaning his palm against his chin and leaning upon the frame of the wall. He crossed his legs and looked out the window, to behold the beauty of the land. "My actions to do not concern you. You desire the sword also, do you not?" Saionji scowled. "If I did win the duel you would have to fight me Saionji. You would not win," Touga winked at him.
"Fool!" Saionji murmured and turned around quickly, only to bump into Anthy. He watched her solemnly for a few moments then he hardened once more. "Anthy, what are you doing here?"
Anthy slightly fidgeted, becoming rather uncomfortable with him being so close to her. Back when Anthy were bound together, Saionji did not treat her well, she couldn't even remember a willing kindness he ever showed to her. "Lord Saionji, I need a word with Lord Touga alone."
Touga cocked an eyebrow and leaned over to see the strain in her face, how Saionji was making her uncomfortable. "Please, if you will?" Touga nodded his head toward the door and Saionji curled his lips into a snare, and he left with much hesitation. Anthy breathed roughly and clamped her hands together, keeping her eyes toward the ground. "What is wrong Anthy?"
"Lord Touga-," She tried to word but the words failed her. How could she form these thoughts in her mind that wouldn't be felt the wrong way? "I really want you to know something, I don't want you to think ill of me."
Touga furrowed his brow for a moment then lightened his gaze, and steadily walked toward her and smiled tenderly. "What is it Anthy?"
"Please, leave Miss Utena alone?" She asked meekly, keeping her head low and her eyes far away from his.
"Anthy?" Touga wasn't prepared for such words coming from her mouth. She never usually talked like this, she almost seemed like she was ready to break down and cry.
"Do you- do you love her?" Anthy cried, looking sadly at Touga for his answer. Touga said nothing, but instead looked away at the garden outside the window in the room.
"What if I do Anthy? I made my feelings clear to her when we were dueling, she apparently loves you more," He said quickly, smiling softly. "But I cannot simply withdraw from her life you see."
"I see," She said. "Then I will decline tonight and hope you sleep well Lord Touga," She gave a soft bow then slowly removed herself from the room.
Touga sighed and gently fingered the angles of the window, leaning his forehead against his arm as he looked out and stared at the pink, white, and red roses that bloomed all around them. "This is-truly a beautiful place."
~ To Be Continued ~