Chapter Five

So Much For Lost Boys

Itravel through one of the few empty halls in the academy, no one ever passed through this wing. I liked traveling this way, it was the only time I felt I could truly let my thought wander. The sunlight poured in from the windows that lined the hall illuminating the path ahead of me. I always loved those tall windows, they seemed to be reaching for the sky. My movement was of its normal pace as I took my usual long strides, but I came to unexpected halt at the approach of her. Tokiko... Her hair had grown much longer, but her face had been untouched. At the sight of me her own steps ceased.

"Soji." she greeted dryly,her lips as red and waxy as ever.

"Good afternoon...Tokiko."

I attempted to continue on my way, but once again stopped at the sound of her voice. "How have you been?"

"Fine."

"I see you haven't aged a bit," she lowered her head still trying to make conversastion.

"Why do you care?"

"It's not normal, Soji."

I turned around trying to peer into her eyes but they were shadowed by her over sized sun hat." I know its been hard for you, Soji. It hasn't been easy for me either, but I'm getting over it. I've grown up now."

"Grown up?" I replied wryly, " You haven't grown up Tokiko, you've just forgotten."

"No, I haven't!" she retorted, "I have grown! And its time you grow up to! Let it go Soji..."

"Your companion Mamiya who was produced by your lingering regret over Tokiko actually died a long time ago. You treasured that illusion of memories so much that it stopped time for you. I made us of that. The time you spent not growing up as you kept hope alive in your heart proved useful to me, however, that's all over now. The path you must now take has not been prepared for you. It's time you graduate, Professor."

With the soft click of him hanging up the phone the conversastion ended.

Mamiya stood staring out the window of the chairman's tower looking down to the graveyard below. He closed his eyes at the presence of Akio's hand on his shoulder.

"What's wrong? Do you feel sympathy for him? But he doesn't even exist in this world anymore. He never truly existed at all. A phantom, much like yourself."

Anthy turned to her brother offering a polite smile.

In the cemetery below I approached Mamiya's grave with cautious steps. The task of facing the reality I had spent years trying to ignore was not an easy one. Kneeling I placed a single pink colored rose a top his grave.

"No more black roses for you," I whispered.

I ran my fingers over the characters of his name etched deep with in the stone. So this was reality? I remember Mamiya telling me he wasn't sure that the flowers his sister so desperately tried to perserve liked being made to last longer. Something in my heart told me that this memory was pure. How shamelessly I had forgotten. Mamiya too probably didn't like being forced to linger in this world. I tried so hard to gain eternity and sweet Mamiya would have never said a word, much like Utena to her bride.

Despite her triumph Utena Tenjou had proven nothing. In reality, to the core, she and I were still the same.

"I am unsure what is real or if I myself am real. All I know is I remain and you do not, Mamiya. I want to be where you are...maybe there we can have our eternity."

I laid myself on top of his grave, feet above my resting love. Caressing the soil I felt hot, familiar tears rolling un checked down my paling cheeks. I closed my eyes in desperation that when I opened them Mamiya and I would be together again...

FIN

A/N: I know that was uber short, but I felt the final chapter had to be that way. Please review and tell me what you think now that its over. I tried desperately to get inside their heads. I am currently working on a FF7 fic called Seraph's Asylum and for those who've played the game I would appreciate it if you read it also. I believe other than Seraph this is by far my best work ever! Especially since I created it entirely on my own as of in Seraph I have a partner. This is my second completed fic and for once I am actually satisfied with how it ended if you guys disagree then tell me lol. Sorry it was short but if you think about it their story was kind of short. I dug as deep as I could lol.

Ja Ne!

Neon