Chapter 3: the very last

Italics- thoughts

-With Himeno-

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Himeno sat on her bed where. The room was bitter dark except for the dim orange light of the sunset that pierced through the curtains of the room.

Himeno- it's hopeless I can never do anything right. Oka-san maybe I really never belonged here in this family. [Gazing at the flowers her mother planted]

Himeno-This is just so different from the life I had before. I was just a plain girl. But the truth is I have so many unshed tears that try to rip me apart every night. It's safer not to feel…love…or care. But what if I already tried to feel, love and care— what if I become evil because I lost my powers? What if— I can't let the happen I will never betray— but what if it was my true self? I'm a useless pathetic fool who thinks she can save herself from her very own agony. But at the end I just fall and fall like there is no ending. I can't become evil…to keep it that way I'll just—

"Disappear" Himeno whispered as she swept herself off the bed and left her bitter dark bedroom. She left through the back door. The light from the soon to come sunset stung her eyes as she shaded her eyes from the sun.

"So, this is the last sunset I will ever see, what a beautiful sunset" she said sadly keeping her hands above her forehead, shading her eyes. Regretful wet tears slid down her cheeks as she let go of her hand and walk towards the highest tower of Awayuki town.

Himeno walked slowly down the plains towards the abandon tower…the tallest tower one where she will take the last look of earth and this very mortal world. The world where distress is brought upon every individual.

Himeno- agony, the pain from the misery is killing me from the inside. Just like swallowing me alive— Hayate— why am I thinking of him now???

Himeno clenched her hair lightly as she fell to her knees realizing the she was going to miss Hayate the most after she was gone. She was going to lose Hayate forever if she just leaves.

Himeno still on her knees- [flashback] –

"Jaa" she said as she walked off

[End of flashback]

"That was the last phrase I ever said to him, and it will be the last forever. But it's so stupid because 'see you around' will never come because I'll never see him again." Himeno cried as lukewarm tears rolled down her cheeks dripping onto the fresh green grass of the plains. "I was lying wasn't I?" Himeno asked herself as she force out a dejected laugh. "I was lying.." she repeated as she stood up and continues to the tower.

With Hayate

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Hayate knocked on Himeno's room… "Himeno can I come in?" he asked patiently "Himeno?" he repeated knocking on the door again. Hayate listen closely to the door. There was no answer but the sense of solid silence inside. Not a sound to prove a human being was in there. Hayate shudder as he felt his blood go cold. Something was going to happen to—

"Himeno!" he yelled as he quickly transformed into a knight and disappeared with the soft breeze in the hall.

Hayate-Where is she! I thought she was going to be okay after I leave her in her room. But she just left again. Who knows what she would do!!!!

Hayate quickly glance through Awayuki town from the sky.

Hayate- this is no good. She's not down there; maybe she went further off, somewhere away from these people, somewhere—

"The tower! Maybe she's somewhere near the tower!" he whispered as he quickly accelerated to the other direction.

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-With Himeno-

Himeno continued to drag herself slowly towards the tower. In what felt like days, she was finally facing the tower. She felt like she was just dying right there. Her heart refused to beat and her feet tormented her. It felt like she had a 100 tons of medal chained to her.

"I can't turn evil" she chanted as she painfully lift one foot onto the ladder, a ladder that looks like you can touch the sky once you reach it's very top.

"This is torture," she moaned as she lifted another foot, she was near up to the top. "This is for the best," she reminded herself as she took what seems like another thousand steps. In what felt like eternity she finally reached the top. She stopped on the platform that has no fence to catch her fall.

Himeno- so this is it. This is what it feels like to be on top of the world, well at least on top of Awayuki town.  [She looked far ahead of her at the peaceful site.] Hayate…I can't do this! Demo…

What used to be clear image of the town turn blurred. It's color blended as Himeno slipped from the corner of the platform and broke into a fall.

Himeno- so… this is what it feels like to fall and just keep falling.

Himeno kept her eyes close as she keep falling, small droplets of clear, sad tears formed at the corner of her closed eyes. It left her eyes into the air as she keep falling. It was soon to come.

With Hayate

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Hayate flew towards the comprehensible image of the tower. Within seconds he saw an image falling from the tower.

"Himeno!!!!" he yelled as she raced towards the tiny figure

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Himeno felt the force on her body.

Himeno- I'm to just die soon. Soon. Very soo—

Himeno's body land on something warm…yet it felt hard…stiff…

Himeno- I'm dead aren't I? So is this the after life? Is this how it feels like to die?

"Himeno…" a distant voice called … "Himeno!" it repeated like an eco.

Himeno- Hayate? Hayate where are you!

And so darkness conquered Himeno

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End of this chapter

Okay that whole chapter was just drama…but yeah guess what happens next. And from what I wrote I didn't really make Himeno die [evil laugh] I'm just going to make her go through um… a lot… [Innocent look] I'm not torturing her!  [Runs away]

[Runs back]

Forgot to say  -please read and review! ^_^