Chapter 3
Kono went into her room and looked around. There were pictures everywhere of all of her old boyfriends. Kono went into her closet and pulled out a box of every object that ever reminded her of her last relationship. Kono grabbed a trash can and a lighter. She set the box open in the trash can and flicked the lighter on. She carefully brought the lighter down to the box and set it on fire. The flames grew higher and higher and Kono watched her past go up in a blaze.
After the fire was out and everything was burned Kono got up from the floor and looked at her room one last time. The images of Kono smiling and laughing were soon to be gone. Kono threw everything off of her dresser and onto the floor. Next she went to her desk and threw all the pictures of hr and people on the floor shattering the frames. Glass flew all over the room, Kono felt a big relief that this was all gonna be over. Kono went into the bathroom and pulled out some scissors.
Nameiko walked around the lake looking up at the stars until she came to the park bench. She looked down and saw Duo sitting there. Oh crap just turn around, Nameiko thought. Nameiko went to turn around but her legs wouldn't move. Nameiko finally worked up the courage to turn around. Duo looked up from the bench and saw Nameiko walking away. Before Duo knew what happened he was off of the bench holding on to Nameiko's shoulder.
Nameiko turned around as fast as she could without falling only to remember who the only other person in the park was. Nameiko closed her eyes hoping that when she opened them that she would be in her bed waking up from a dream. Nameiko opened her eyes only to still be standing in the park.
"What?' Nameiko asked furiously.
"I just wanted to say..."
"That your sorry, well you should be. You don't just lead someone on like that and then push them away."
"I'm sorry I don't get close to people. I told you more than I have to anyone else in the past few hours."
"I don't even know what happened to you. Is that how you've been these past years? Do ever tell anyone anything?"
" Well I never let anyone in because I'm afraid I'll lose you. I can't let that happen to me again. I can't take the grief. I don't want to let you go."
Nameiko looked at her arm and noticed that Duo was still holding on to it.
"I'm not going anywhere." Duo looked at Nameiko and a small smiled played at his lips. "You're still holding on to my arm.'
"Oh, sorry." Duo let go of her arm and looked at her not saying anything.
"What?" Nameiko asked with the softest voice.
"Come with me, I'd like you to meet someone."
"I have to stop somewhere first."
"That's fine" Duo grabbed Nameiko's hand and laced his fingers around hers.
Nameiko ran through the door into Kono's room. Nameiko reached her friends room only to see glass , pictures and all of Kono's favorite things on the floor. Nameiko looked over to see Kono passed out on the floor. All of her energy had been drained from the past few days and Kono just passed out in the bathroom floor with the scissors in her hand. Nameiko walked over to her friend and kneeled down to get a close look. Nameiko took the scissors out of Kono's hand and set them on the bathroom counter. Nameiko shook Kono lightly to wake her up. Kono fluttered her eyes open to see Nameiko staring down at her.
"You OK"
"Yeah I'm fine."
Nameiko just stared at her funny "Well I have to go somewhere, will you be alright while I go out for a while I have something really important to do."
"ya I'll be fine"
"I'll tell him I have to stay here with you."
"No, go I'll be fine."
"No"
Nameiko walked out of the bathroom to meet Duo in the living room.
" I have to stay here Kono isn't doing so great." Kono walked out of the bathroom and into the living room.
"Go I'm fine." Kono was pushing Nameiko out of the apartment. Nameiko spun around and went into the Kitchen and grabbed all the knifes, then she went into the bathroom and grabbed all the razors, scissors, and anything sharp she could find and went back into the living room.
"I'll be back, if you do anything to hurt yourself I will hurt you."
"I'll make a note of that."
Nameiko quickly set down the objects on the coffee table and gave Kono a big hug.
"I'll be back soon." Nameiko picked up the knifes and walked out the door."
"What are you planning on doing with those?' Duo asked looking at Nameiko oddly.
Nameiko walked over to the dumpster and threw everything in there.
"Ready." Nameiko put her arm around Duo's waist and he did the same to her.
Kono headed back towards her room. She stood in the doorway and let out a deep sigh and kneeled down and the ground and started to pick up pieces of shattered glass.
Heero wondered the streets of Tokyo . Heero wasn't he even thinking he was almost in just staring off like he was in catatonia. The sun was rising and more cars seamed to drive the dirtied streets. As Dawn came more and more people came out to do their daily routines. No one ever seamed to notice Heero they just pushed past him like he was never there. Heero didn't know how long he was going to do this, he didn't really care either he just wanted to be alone. Alone. Heero thought Always alone. Always the same just like everyone else in this world. They may not see it yet but no matter how many people are around them or love them they are always alone. I'm just taking the easy way into it and pushing everyone away before they do it to me. I hope Kono is going to be OK. I didn't want to do that to her but I had to. She would have done the same to me sooner or later. I better get back there are to many people out, this is why I hate daytime. Heero pushed past the mob of people and hurried home to his razor blade.
Nameiko walked with Duo for an hour until they reached a cemetery half a mile down a river. Nameiko turned her head to face Duo, she looked into his as if trying to see what was going on. Duo pulled Nameiko close to his side and walked her into the cemetery. Rotting brown leaves stained the cemetery floor. Dead trees lingered in all corners of the graveyard. Headstones were cracked and some broken in two. Over in the far corner of the cemetery lay a headstone covered in vines. Duo walked over to the headstone and started to brush off the dead vines. Once Duo was done brushing off the vines so that you could read the inscription he stood up next to Nameiko. No one said a word they stared at the headstone. The first line read Solo and the second line read Devoted friend and the third line read My Sacrifice.
"He was my friend. I always thought of him as my big brother he was always supposed to be their for me and then he died. I had no one left. Yeah i had friends but none of them were him. I was mad that he made a promise that he couldn't keep. It was really childish fro me to blame him for his death but , I never really understood why he died and no one would tell me why he had to do that and I figured it out. He was protecting me and I can't be protected from everything out there, I understand now. I have to live."
"Then why are you still standing here with me?" Nameiko muttered under her breath.
" Because I have you."
Quatre walked back to Trowa's apartment. Quatre looked up at the door and drew in a breath and opened the door.
"Trowa?" Quatre called out from the living room, but there was never a response. Quatre walked around the apartment looking for any trace of where Trowa might me going but there wasn't even a note. Quatre walked over to the closet and flung open the closet door to see that all of Trowa's clothes are missing. Where could he be? Why would he leave? Quatre fell on the bed and closed his eyes crying himself to sleep.
Heero reached his apartment and went straight to his bathroom. Heero pulled out a razor from the bathroom sink and then yanked out the razor blade. He lifted up the sleeve on his arm and looked down. There were scars running up and down his arm he went to put the razor blade on his arm and realized there was no where else to cut. Heero paused for a moment almost like he wasn't there and when he came back he started crying. They weren't tears of sorrow they never really wear but tears of realization that he was real that he was here and all of this did happen. Heero threw the razor blade and he leaned against the wall and slid down onto the cold tile floor. Heero just laid there until he finally closed hid eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Nameiko stayed in the cemetery with Duo. They just stood there holding each other. Nameiko had finally let go of duo and she stared up into his eyes.
" I better get home and see how Kono is doing."
" Alright, I'll walk you there."
They had finally reached the apartment and Nameiko turned around to face Duo.
"Thank you." Duo said quietly and kissed Nameiko lightly on the lips. Nameiko smiled and opened the door . Duo walked down the stairs and Nameiko looked down from the porch watching him walk away. Once Duo was out of her sight she walked in her apartment and went into Kono's room. Kono was sitting on the floor in a corner and all of her stuff was pushed into a pile. Nameiko looked at her friend and walked over to the corner and sat on the ground. Nameiko put her head on Kono's shoulder. They didn't talk because they both knew that nothing needed to be said and they could tell that everything was going to be OK.
Heero was tossing and turning in his sleep. Heero and Relena were hand in hand walking in the park. Dead leaves were falling on the stone ground and Heero turned to face Relena still hand and hand Relena smiled and Heero looked away. When Heero turned back around Kono was standing next to him and Relena was gone. Kono smiled at Heero and all of a sudden Heero was in the chamber where Relenea died. Relena was chained to a wall and her throat was slit and her head was down and her hair was over her face. Relena's head lifted up and her pale skin and blue eyes. Relena started to talk "You'll forget me." Relena chains broke from the wall and she crept over to Heero in a haunting way and started to choke him with her bloody hands. Heero's eyes shot open and he was gasping for air. What the hell just happened?
Kono woke up and decided not to wake Nameiko. Kono went out into the living room and looked around for her Jacket. Kono went over to the couch and lifted up the cushions and found her black trench coat. This will do. Kono put on her jacket and wrote Nameiko a note and left the apartment.
Heero couldn't stay at his apartment anymore so he decided to leave. Heero grabbed his black trench coat and walked out the door.
Kono walked the streets of Downtown Tokyo . Wondering the not so good neighborhoods. Homeless people were pushing their shopping carts up and down the streets with the abandoned stores. A shooting was going on a block away. Kono could here the guns being fired. Not to long after Kono heard the ambulance sirens.