Disclaimer: Let's see..do I own .hack...do I own .hack...* checks her, non-existant, checkbook* nope! Not yet, check back in 2007!
AN: So, here's chapter 3, hope it isn't scary for you poor, poor, people...XP....don't ask why I am being so mean to BT in this book...you really don't wanna know! ^.^
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Chapter 3: Phase Two
Mimiru smiled at him...he hadn't seen her in a while...she looked so drained, why was she there?
She opened her mouth to speak, but claws sprouted from the walls of Mac Anu, digging into her skin, tearing her apart, piece by piece, she screamed in agony, as they dragged her away with increasing speed.
" SAKURA!!!!!!" He screamed, sitting bolt-upright in bed, covered in sweat.
He looked around, wide-eyed, a moment, trying to catch his breath, then buried his face in his hands and sobbed...she was gone....she was gone....he'd never see he again, hear her voice, feel her touch, taste her lops...all...all because of that selfish wavemaster!
" You'll pay for what you did to her" He screamed, " All of you! I swear!!"
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Tsukasa shivered, as he sat on the edge of the Mac Anu river, numbly watching the water flow...if only it could wash away the guilt, the pain...all of the memories...
" Tsukasa." Came a familiar voice from behind him...Bear?
Slowly, he looked up at the man, Bear had a sad look on his face, like that doctor had...
" I...know..." Tsukasa whispered, looking back at the water, unable to face the memories...the knowledge.
" Tsukasa...I...just wanted to let you know...it's difficult... but we're here for you...if you need us.."
" No thank you...please....go away.." He whispered, no one could offer solace...no one had a right to say it was 'alright'..
Mimiru...why?...
" No one can handle this alone, Tsukasa...don't even try to." BT said suddenly, " Mimiru was a good friend to all of us..."
" SHUT UP!!" He screamed suddenly, standing up angrily, and snatching his staff, " You don't understand!! You don't know!! Just...just GO AWAY!!!"
With that, Tsukasa ensured they didn't have a choice, by warping to a random server, away from them.....if only it could be away from the pain, too...
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How long had it been now? A month? Two? Sora was unsure, the days melted together, as he scoured the world for clues...for an explanation behind Mimiru...but he had come up dry...it seemed he had only one choice left to him, however grim...he needed the wits of Bear for this, and, like it or not, there was no Mimiru to ferret out info for him this time...there was no Mimiru...that fact loved to assail him...it was as if she was never there....except he remembered her...and that made it worse.
Silently, Sora warped into Mac Anu, hoping to see his targets, luckily, they had their backs turned to him, as he entered.
There that annoying woman was again, talking and talking....BT always drove Sora nuts!
An evil idea came into his head suddenly....
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" Where do you think–" BT started, but cut off in an angry gasp, when Sora appeared, blades pressed threateningly against her throat.
" Sora! What do you want?" Bear asked, only slightly surprised at the twin blade's appearance.
" Your help." He replied bluntly.
" You...have an unorthodox method os asking." BT complained.
" Why do you need our help?"
" Mimiru." He said simply, " I need to know what you do."
Did he not know? It did not seem normal for some one like Sora not to–
" I already know!" Sora snapped suddenly, " I happen to want to know why!"
" Then I believe we are on the same side, perhaps it would benefit us both to ally, for the time being." Bear suggested cooly.
A small smirk crept onto Sora's face, " Perhaps."
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Crim blinked in shock, there he was...he had just warped in...Tsukasa seemed unaware of his presence...now was the time...he could attack him now, and Tsukasa wouldn't even have the chance to summon his precious 'guardian'...
Lightning fast, Crim's hand snatched the young wavemaster's collar, and he brought him up to face him.
The wand clattered to the ground.
" You..."
" C...Crim?" Tsukasa said nervously.
" I'll make you pay for her...you...selfish.."
Tsukasa's eyes widened, " S...so you know...too?"
" I was there." Crim growled angrily.
The boy's eyes teared up, and he said, " You..were there?...And you couldn't..."
Crim barely held back a wince, and snapped, " You did it to her...You!"
The boy's lip trembled, and he broke out in sobs.
Crim flung him to the ground, and had his spear readied against the boy's throat.
Tsukasa closed his eyes, bracing himself, though he was still trembling, " D-do it..then...the pain will end.."
Killing him won't make the pain go away... A voice whispered in the back of Crim's mind, Even if he couldn't respawn..you can't change the past..
Crim shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts, but when he looked down at the trembling boy...he couldn't kill him...it would do nothing for Mimiru....and Tsukasa lived in anguish every moment...what could Crim possibly do, to intensify that?
Silently, he turned around, and walked away from the tormented wavemaster.
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A voice hummed in a strange, twisted, world...a very pleased voice.
" Yes..." It laughed, the air trembling from it's sound, " It is all working perfectly as planned..."
But mistress....he is so sad... The cat whispered.
" Maha, Maha...it is all so he will stay with us...and be happy, " The womanoid voice assured, honey-sweet, " You'll see..."
The cat nodded obediently.
" Perhaps...it is time for Phase Two..."
The cat squawked in surprise, and replied, Phase Two?! Mistress!! I-is that necessary??
" All is necessary for our plans..."
Yes mistress...
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" No!! Leave me alone!" Subaru screamed into her pillow.
" Running from justice?? " Crim laughed, " You cannot hide!"
" You're not real!"
The voice only laughed.
" You'll join her...soon....you'll be here forever..."
" You're lying!!" She protested.
" You...are...MINE!!"
" NO!!!!!"
The taunting laughter echoed hollowly through the room.
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AN: There it is! Learnin' anythang yet? ^.^
I hope you liked this one!
Other .hack books of mine:
Second Chance: A Mimi/Sora tale..10 years after /SIGN
Alone: Prequel to Torment, almost essential to allow one to understand this book....
PT3( not yet published): The nest part...duh.
-Yusagi Sombermoon.
