Chapter 22:

I can't breath at all

It hurts to think

that a sound could heal my wounds

feeling I've been betrayed

Black Sunday still burns you in my thoughts

I can't sleep at all

Now you're gone away

I can't fake this anymore

Guess I could blame it all

on God's game

or explain what my life's for

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*Kiaru's POV*

I stare at the woman who was speaking rapidly, in a language that I couldn't understand. It didn't matter though. I knew the purpose of this all.

A ceremony. For all of those innocent people who were killed last week. In a massacre... We had lost Heidi...

It was different for me now... I had never experienced something so horrible, and sudden. To see a friend one night. And to never be able to say good bye. She was ripped out of our lives, leaving nothing but memories of 'the good times'.

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Caught in a winters rain

I can't remember a word you said

Take away my fear please hold on to me

I'm falling

Falling

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So we sat. Keeling over a pew in a Church...

I held my hands up to me face, and pushed my hair away from my eyes. Maybe I was still in shock, but I had not shed a single tear. Life had taken it's toll on us over the past few weeks, and I had noticed changes in everyone.

No longer were these people so young and full of life, but as I scanned over my friends faces, more and more often... I saw despair and loneliness.

Blair had his hand on Rai's shoulder, but she still did not even glance his way. She had just SAT in the water, on the third step of the pool staring the whole morning. Emotionless. I didn't know if she wasn't believing, or just was in a trance.

Blair was the odd ball now. He didn't know Heidi. Or even met her for more than a few minutes really. So every time we talked about it, he seemed to leave the room.

I had actually been spending a lot of time with Kurama and Seta. They kept calm, so I had decided it was for the best.

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I will trade it all

for another day

just to feel you and your warmth

but even pictures fade

Black Sunday still burns you in my thoughts

I can't see at all

did you fly away

Did the stars shine bright for you

Guess I could blame it all

on God's game

it was fate that carried you

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As for Hiei... he had been in about the same kind of mental state as Rai. He seemed to be the ONLY person she would gladly talk to.

More speech in this strange language, until everyone begins to get up. I follow the line, and try to find the section for soldiers. I looked down the list until I found Heidi's name carved into the monument.

'Heidi Miyasaka.
Missing in action.
1988 - 2008.'

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Caught in a winters rain

I can't remember a word you said

Take away my fear please hold on to me

I'm falling

Falling

You always take away

Take away

Take away

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Twenty years old. That was all.

I sigh and start to walk away. Blair dares too approach me, and for the first time that day, I put on a real smile. He looks a little tense, and jumpy. I continue to grin while he looks around wide-eyed.

As we are leaving, I notice a rainbow painting the sky. I blink a few times, my eyes stinging. For the first time that week, or for the past few months, I cried. One tear trailing down each cheek. Nothing more or less.

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Caught in a winters rain

I can't remember a word you said

Take away my fear please hold on to me

I'm falling

Falling

And I'm falling

I'm falling

I'm falling

I'm falling

I'm falling

Authors Notes:

Well. This took a while... I had it done SOOO long ago, but stupid fanfiction.net wouldn't let me login, so I sawy.

Then next few chapters may take a long while also. I have NO ideas. As for about...Chapter 25, I have a TON, but until then - ??? Sorry to say...but twenty-five WILL probably be the first part of about three to the ending. But dun worry. That will be bout three chapters, and then the epilouge will be maybe four.

So.... I'll be off now.

Any ideas are wanted!

POR FAVOR! Haha, I've picked up a FEW Spanish words. WOO.

Much luv to ALLLLL of my reviewers, they big or small. Ha ha. Hate or not.

Special thanks to may-strom/sinead/raven-storm for ALL the help!

And Silverfox9 fer all the reviews!

TILL TH3N.

-raie-

Oh. Deviant ART link to mah art. There will be one from Shadow Stabbing there soon. And my new fic, 'Come what May'. I'm working on one of Seta right now.



Hugs to all my squishies.

I'm Out.