Going Under
A Recca no Honoo
Fanfiction by
Ladyknightsaiyu
Chapter 3: Cleaning
I'm falling forever.
Mikagami sat with his back to the window, eating a sundae. The window's murky light cast erratic shadows on his ice cream. Mikagami poked tentatively at the dark shell of chocolate that had hardened over his vanilla ice cream.
Finally, he broke it and ate the sundae, savoring the taste of the bitter dark chocolate and the sweet vanilla. He soon finished and left the bowl on the table for some other day's Tokiya to clean up.
A soft knock at his door brought his attention from the spider crawling on the wall. He opened the door and glared at the person standing in front of him.
"Mikagami-san?" His face softened. It was only Yanagi.
"Mif- Konichiwa Miss Sakoshita."
"The other Hokage want you to join them while they train, Mikagami-san."
"Are you going?"
"Yes."
"Tell those monkey's I will come and beat them." A twinkle sparkled in his glaciered eyes. /Perhaps there is hope for him/ Yanagi thought to herself.
"May I come in?"
Tokiya opened the door to his apartment as an answer to her request. Yanagi stifled a gasp. The stained sink was overflowed with dirty dishes. His bed looked as if he hadn't made it in months. Books, CD's and pens were scattered over the floor.
"Mikagami-san?"
"Yes?"
"Please, may I do your dishes?"
Mikgami shrugged, impassively. He still hadn't figured Yanagi out. Was she one of those who would offer their consolation, then disappear into the faceless crowds? Or was she one of those annoying people who thought they could save him? Or did she care? Truly care?
"Thank you." Yanagi bowed, pigtails flopping in front of her face. Yanagi made her way to the sink, sifting through dirty clothes and scattered paraphernalia. She moved quickly, washing the dishes and drying them. She put the shining dishes in the cupboards and wiped off the counters. Without asking she began to pick up his books and pens.
"Mikagami-san?"
"Yes?"
"Would you please go buy these things for me. Here is the money." She handed him a list with perfect handwriting.
"Yes."
"Thank you." He walked out the door. Yanagi sighed as she looked around. How could she have overlooked his deterioration into constant nightmare? She continued cleaning steadily, dusting, wiping, and organizing until she came upon an open book. Mikagami's messy scrawl covered the pages. She read:
This I scream to the silent clouds All the pain and all the wealth This I cry to unhearing ears Will no one save me from myself?
The dreams are starting yet again I can feel them inside of me They are taking over my life They are here can't you see?
Yanagi turned the pages and read on and on. More poems and sometimes frantic please to "unhearing ears." One such entry scared her.
I can feel the dreams in the back of my mind. I know her face will linger, I know her blood, I know the smell will stay. My body, my mind, the whole of me is consumed by her. I smell and it is her perfume that lingers in my nostrils. I touch and it is her skin I feel. I see her body, covered in blood everywhere I turn. Every person has her face, every girl has her smile. The dreams are coming again. I know I will not wake for a while. Hopefully when my sanity decides to visit again, I will not have done much damage.
"Oh, Mikagami-san." Yanagi murmured.
click The turn of the doorknob caused her to drop the book in fight. Regaining her composure, the one called "hime" picked up the rest of the books and began to make the bed while Mikagami came in to stare at her. He blinked, no emotion present in his face. The room was clean. Everything was picked up. He set the bag of items down in front of Mifuyu and bowed.
"Nee-san? Could you make some bacon?"
AFTERWARDS TO THE READERS:
Hello, this is ladyknightsaiyu here back with another chapter. Yea. PLEASE REVIEW.I GOT 1 REVIEW and some of my other STINKY work got over 10 reviews PER CHAPTER. PLEASE!! I have worked hard on this fic.
GRAR.
A Recca no Honoo
Fanfiction by
Ladyknightsaiyu
Chapter 3: Cleaning
I'm falling forever.
Mikagami sat with his back to the window, eating a sundae. The window's murky light cast erratic shadows on his ice cream. Mikagami poked tentatively at the dark shell of chocolate that had hardened over his vanilla ice cream.
Finally, he broke it and ate the sundae, savoring the taste of the bitter dark chocolate and the sweet vanilla. He soon finished and left the bowl on the table for some other day's Tokiya to clean up.
A soft knock at his door brought his attention from the spider crawling on the wall. He opened the door and glared at the person standing in front of him.
"Mikagami-san?" His face softened. It was only Yanagi.
"Mif- Konichiwa Miss Sakoshita."
"The other Hokage want you to join them while they train, Mikagami-san."
"Are you going?"
"Yes."
"Tell those monkey's I will come and beat them." A twinkle sparkled in his glaciered eyes. /Perhaps there is hope for him/ Yanagi thought to herself.
"May I come in?"
Tokiya opened the door to his apartment as an answer to her request. Yanagi stifled a gasp. The stained sink was overflowed with dirty dishes. His bed looked as if he hadn't made it in months. Books, CD's and pens were scattered over the floor.
"Mikagami-san?"
"Yes?"
"Please, may I do your dishes?"
Mikgami shrugged, impassively. He still hadn't figured Yanagi out. Was she one of those who would offer their consolation, then disappear into the faceless crowds? Or was she one of those annoying people who thought they could save him? Or did she care? Truly care?
"Thank you." Yanagi bowed, pigtails flopping in front of her face. Yanagi made her way to the sink, sifting through dirty clothes and scattered paraphernalia. She moved quickly, washing the dishes and drying them. She put the shining dishes in the cupboards and wiped off the counters. Without asking she began to pick up his books and pens.
"Mikagami-san?"
"Yes?"
"Would you please go buy these things for me. Here is the money." She handed him a list with perfect handwriting.
"Yes."
"Thank you." He walked out the door. Yanagi sighed as she looked around. How could she have overlooked his deterioration into constant nightmare? She continued cleaning steadily, dusting, wiping, and organizing until she came upon an open book. Mikagami's messy scrawl covered the pages. She read:
This I scream to the silent clouds All the pain and all the wealth This I cry to unhearing ears Will no one save me from myself?
The dreams are starting yet again I can feel them inside of me They are taking over my life They are here can't you see?
Yanagi turned the pages and read on and on. More poems and sometimes frantic please to "unhearing ears." One such entry scared her.
I can feel the dreams in the back of my mind. I know her face will linger, I know her blood, I know the smell will stay. My body, my mind, the whole of me is consumed by her. I smell and it is her perfume that lingers in my nostrils. I touch and it is her skin I feel. I see her body, covered in blood everywhere I turn. Every person has her face, every girl has her smile. The dreams are coming again. I know I will not wake for a while. Hopefully when my sanity decides to visit again, I will not have done much damage.
"Oh, Mikagami-san." Yanagi murmured.
click The turn of the doorknob caused her to drop the book in fight. Regaining her composure, the one called "hime" picked up the rest of the books and began to make the bed while Mikagami came in to stare at her. He blinked, no emotion present in his face. The room was clean. Everything was picked up. He set the bag of items down in front of Mifuyu and bowed.
"Nee-san? Could you make some bacon?"
AFTERWARDS TO THE READERS:
Hello, this is ladyknightsaiyu here back with another chapter. Yea. PLEASE REVIEW.I GOT 1 REVIEW and some of my other STINKY work got over 10 reviews PER CHAPTER. PLEASE!! I have worked hard on this fic.
GRAR.