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Toys N the Attic: Thanks for the reviews! Sorry for the delay in the chapter.. been on vacation.. well, Onward.
Fade to Black
Chapter 2
Long lost words whisper slowly to me
Still can't find what keeps me here
When all this time I've been so hollow inside
I know you're still there
Watching me, wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you loving you
I won't let you pull me down
Hunting you I can smell you - alive
Your heart pounding in my head
Watching me, wanting me
I won't let you pull me down
Saving me, raping me, watching me
Watching me, wanting me
I can let you pull me down
Fearing you... loving you
I won't let you pull me down
-Evanesence HAUNTED
Millions of Zeros and Ones floated up and in a green cyber glow and faded in the sky as two rings folded over themselves and disappeared, revealing a white treasure chest. It glowed in the darkness of the dungeon. The faint light leaving absent shadows along with so many more torches that hung on the walls.
Mimiru looked down at it with amusement as the EXP points on the side of her screen grew. Now on level 161. This monster was nothing compared to fighting the guardian so long ago..but she had been at level 62. Not many people were stronger then her anymore, but she doubted anyone else was as diligent at her at living in this game. In some ways she had envied Tsukasa, at least now she did. If she could forever live in this game she would be happy..but now a new confidence rose in her and overtook her depression. She wanted to see him. To touch him. To speak with him! Her life seemed to be grasped by his hands alone..his name is all she needed and no doubt she would see him by next week and maybe sooner. The thought hovered in her mind happily as she actually smiled. But to go to the real world..? Yes.
Mimiru finally kicked the chest open and reached into the glowing light to hear a 'squeek!' as something hopped out of it before she could grab it. Wide eyes looked up at her, shining lovingly and it took Mimiru a moment before she realized her prize.
"A Grunty..?" She bent down on her knees and looked down at it..
It hopped an inch or so off the ground and landed in the same place. "Squeek! Squeek!" Every Squeak it made, it hopped up once.
Mimiru raised an eyebrow and examined it. It's fur was white and it's eyes were maroon..
They both blinked at the same time as they stared at each other.
She personally hated grunties. Hated them with an honest passion. They were always so happy and cheerful all the time. Like fucking idiots. The AI sucked for one thing.. and she wondered if they could get anymore dysfunctional.. She stood up fully and headed out of the stone dungeon..that echoed loudly with the annoying sounds of the grunty.. She turned around and walked, silently herself, and her feet clicking loudly on the wet stone floor.
"Squeek! Squeek!" She could hear it hopping closer to her.. The light source of the torches reflected their shadows so she could tell it was following her from not just the sound. The shadow of the heavy blade and the grunty hopping inch by inch and squeek by agonizing squeek behind her.
Stay Calm..
She kept walking, hopefully it would leave her alone if she gated out, but she needed to get out of the dungeon in order to do that... Mimiru walked down the steps still hearing the Grunty behind her. "...."
Squeek. Squeek. Squeek. Squeek...
She felt anger build as the sound filled her ears.. as if haunting her.. Squeek! Walking to the first floor underground, seeing the round room entrance she had entered earlier to her left..squeek! ..and walking passed it... Squeek! The blue flame indicating the way out wasn't too far from the wasteland fie-Squeek! The steps that led up to a light only down the narrow hallwa-SQUEEK!
She turned, raising her blade above her head, anger resonating in her eyes as grunty seemed to realize what would wrought upon him. "YOU!!!" It ahd interrupted her thought for the last time!
"SQUEEK!" It jumped in fear and cowered back a few hops away. Tears grew in its eyes and rolled down its furry face, realizing its demise.
Mimiru blinked a few times as it cried.. and she sighed.. lowering her blade and it the tip hit the floor with a low toned 'Clang'. "Ug.." She resheathed the heavy blade onto her back and turned, walking down the hall..and slowly reaching the staircase. Squeek!
As her foot descended on the stone of the bottom step she looked back, seeing the grunty happily follow her again..Bipolar she guessed. "..."
It hopped up, jumping for joy that she made any heed to the it.
She lowered her foot back down to the ground floor, turned and bent down on one knee, looking at it blankly. Nothing would break her sliver of happiness, not today so she would compromise. Mimiru raised her hand and touched it lightly on the head, the thought of crushing its skull in her hands drifted across her mind and she sighed as instead it was light and gentle. Its grunty noise yet again, hopping into the tips of her fingers. It was pretty cute in a creepy sort of way.
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The screen blanked out as the back plug was pulled.
"No.." The girl quickly pulled off her headset and her face remained washed out of emotion as she watched the man, then her eyes narrowed slightly. "This is my equipment, you can't do this."
"If you keep acting up you are going to get hit." He raised his hand, but she sat firmly, holding onto the headset. He growled loudly and swung his large muscular hand.
Bam.
She hit hard against the floor with a loud crack as the headset had broken yet again, under her weight.
"You are going to listen to your mother! You can not play this game.." He said malevolently.
She lifted her body, clutching onto the headset and her forehead pressed against the carpet, hair falling over her face as tears ran down her cheeks silently, "I can't.."
The older man grunted angrily and threw the monitor to the floor with a loud crash, the bottom breaking off. "You are! What happened to those grades you had! All that work you went through. How hard you tried!"
The role chair still spun absently and then slowed to a stop.
"I can't.." She repeated. "That is what you wanted isn't it? I got through high school.. I did.. I did.." She sat up some, looking down, her eyes in shadow, but the tears still could be seen. "..I did."
"You will continue." He said as he threw the keyboard to the ground and pulled her up by the hair of her scalp. She shakily stood up and was faced with the gaze of her father, looking her straight in the eye. "You will."
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BT watched in amusement as Kurim swung his blade in circles before him, swinging his blade randomly down, an inch from the cracked, dry earth and swing it up, letting it go from the tips of his fingers, then skillfully catching it with the other hand and and swinging out in a half circle out before him. "Does that really help you..?"
He stopped and looked back at her, grinning. "In fact it does."
She stood up fully from her sitting position on a dry mammoth trunk that extended from a giant skull. "I can't believe you still come online. You really must have some free time on your hands."
He spun and kicked out with his left foot and held it out steadily in place. "Well, business has been going pretty well..having my business trips every now and then." Kurim put his foot down. "But I have my lab top with me at all times." He dug the end of his staff into the earth and turned back to her. "It seems you have been busy though, but with what?" He raised an eyebrow.
BT watched him with a blank, unemotional look as she had always had. "Long-term relationship."
His grin had slacked, but the happiness in his voice didn't seem to waver. "Really and how had that been going?"
BT looked out in a semi-wistful manner the crack earth before her and a random giant mammoth skull placed in the distance and the sun beaming on them. "Well, I think this may be 'the one' everyone seems to talk about."
He continued to watch her and then nodded. "Then I am happy for you."
"What about you?" She looked at him with a raised eyebrow and then smiled slightly. "Has Mr. Business man seeing anyone?"
He grinned sheepishly then shook his head. "Well..no, haven't been looking really."
"I am sure you will find someone..how old are you now?"
"Uh.. well.." He looked down, rubbing the back of his neck.
BR found amusement in this and made a guess. "27?"
He looked up in amazement. "Well..yeah."
She smiled. "Nothing to be ashamed about..you are pretty young for a business man. Who do you work for again?"
Kurim watched he blankly. "Aren't we getting too personal? Doesn't matter, really. I know nothing about you and you seem to know a lot about me." He then pulled a grin.
She crossed her arms, still an eyebrow raised. "You're right, doesn't matter." BT's gaze panned back out. "Talked to anyone other then me lately?"
He then walked over to the mammoth skull and leaned back on it closing his eyes. "Yes, actually, I talked to Subaru last night at the castle. Interesting subject."
BT continued to look out. "Mimiru?"
He opened one eye and looked at her. "How did you know?"
"I have been speaking with Sora lately." She turned and walked back giant skull, leaning on the other side of the skull and just looking out. "So what is going on with her exactly? Sora tends to be vague on the subject. I don't think he really knows himself."
"Well.." He stuck his staff back into the dirt so it wouldn't fall over while it leaned against the skull. "She has been acting strange, according to Subaru, quick tempered, very curious about Tsukasa in real life. I think she really misses her."
"An obsession..?" She looked back at him.
He didn't turn around to meet her, but just kept his eyes closed. "Well.. I don't remember her mentioning Tsukasa after she left really, so I doubt it."
"You need to keep an eye on it.."
"Me?" Kurim finally looked at her.
"You are a Silver Knight, after all." She pulled herself up, now sitting on the skull.
"Yeah.. I suppose, but why not Sora? Don't they have a relationship?"
BT couldn't help but laugh. "If you want to call it that."
He faced her, the skull raised up to his chest and he rested his crossed arms upon it, watching her. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"I haven't seen Mimiru in a few months, but from Sora I can tell she doesn't have an interist in him.."
"Hm.. Mimiru is a smart woman..she knows who she likes."
"Yeah..a little lost."
He watched her with a raised eyebrow now. "I suppose I will see for myself.."
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The girl opened her window slowly and silently, the cracked headset clutched in her hands as she stepped out into the nothingness of dark.
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He waited impatiently for her to arrive. She was late..always late and it angered him greatly, as if she didn't whether or not it mattered! He tapped her foot absently until he heard the sound of someone logging in was heard next to him. He turned as the Three Rings appeared and a figure faded into view. "Mimiru why are you late?" He asked..in an angry tone..
She stood, immobile from the spot she had logged in. "I.. am sorry." She said in an emotionless tone.
He then slowly grinned, as if forgiving her. "You can make it up for me, right?" He said in a sing-song voice as he appeared behind her. His speed was unmatched.. He roamed his hands up the sides of her small waist..and kissed her lightly under the ear. "..hm..?"
She stood completely still as if nothing had happened. "..yeah."
"Why don't you respond then..?" He smoothed one hand over her navel.
"Is that.. what you want?" She said, without looking back at him...still immobile.
"Yes, now."
He eyes seemed to of saddened some. "All right.." She reached back and touched his head lightly he kissed her lightly on the neck.. Mimiru stretched his neck lightly, but not much. Her face remained still, not as if she was enjoying or hated Sora's touched. The thought then crossed her mind of Tsukasa..she would see him soon, so soon..
He then appeared in front of her.. kissing the base of her throat..
Maybe we could go to the movies like Subaru always did..or maybe out for a burger..or maybe..
He ran his land up her leg..
I wanted to show you my favorite place in the central park.. I know you would like it..
She was up against the wall of the tower of color symbols, relaying on it for some support before he kissed her lips.
Would you want to go bike riding..? I know I don't have a bike, but I could burrow one from someon-
"MIMIRU!"
Her thoughts halted as she came back to reality.. "..?"
"You aren't responding.. You never respond..you never!" he growled and looked as if he was going to cry.. Always happy Sora, going to..cry?
Sympathy washed over her as she watched him.. "Sora.."
A blade shot out of his wrist weapon and he pushed it up to her tan neck..and black tattoo around her neck.. "Why?? Do you not love me..?"
"Of.. course I do!" She didn't look scared, but she looked sympathetic.
"You LIE!" he raised his blade up and slashed it across her cheek, forcing her to turn her head..
"Sora..please.. don't do that.." She felt the pain..the pain....
Her Pain.
"Why! I always try to get your attention, but you are always in a different world. Who are you thinking about!?" He flipped his blade and slashed across her perfect stomach, forcing her to crouch in pain and forced her gaze down.
"Sora..please."
"Who is it?!"
"Sor-"
"TELL ME!" He raised it up and slashed her across the leg, causing her to fall..
"No.. one.."
"Stop lying!" He slashed her again.. her HP dropping..
Mimiru then closed her eyes as she crouched over herself in pain.. crying now.. "No one.. Sora, Please.. I am..telling the truth." Why did this seem like it was repeating herself, she was always messing up somewhere and now.. the pain was real, but how..?
He stood there towering over her, watching her.. still angry.
"Mimiru.."
She looked up at him, her eyes the same, no pain in them at all. "Sora.. please. Why would I lie?"
He watched her still, growing silent, calm. He then crouched down and touched her shoulders and this time she flinched as if afraid he was going to hurt her, but he didn't notice. "I am..sorry.." He looked to be silently crying now and he wrapped his arms around her.
She looked at him, surprised and then wrapped her arms around him. "Sora.. I.." she trailed off.
He looked up slightly. "What..?"
"..would never leave anyone that truely cared.." Her gaze saddened..
He pulled away from the hug and looked at her, then smiled, child-like. "You don't have to worry.."
She watched him and his smile then smiled herself, but a cryptic smile.. or perhaps sad. "Then you don't either.."
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Subaru looked over the faint mist that hung ominously across the water. Broken buildings and sculpture peices stuck out of the water across, as far as the eye could see and the sky was a dark gray. She stood on the top roof of a sunkin building, the largest peice in the field where one had to enter.. She looked emotionless. Not happy, nor sad, but washed from emotion, but secretly, mentally somewhat happy..
Mimiru appeared across the roof in a vision of three rings, smiling at Subaru, expecting, excited. All of the above was stirring inside her. "Hey." She looked at Subaru with a bright face and then looked out at the gloomy atmosphere. "Good place.." SHe said somehwat sarcastically.
Subaru continued to look out for a moment then looked at her and said in her shy, yet not shy, voice. "The key words were the easiest to remember, so it would be fast."
"Makes sense.." She said and nodded, following Subaru's gaze out then back at her. "It didn't take long for you to get in contact with Tsukasa." She smiled.. Jealousy was no longer there..she would soon see him just as much as Subaru did anyways.
Subaru looked down at the water below. "Well, I talked to her on the phone last night, so it was a quick reply."
Why is she looking down?
She still smiled. "So.. what did he say?"
Subaru's grip on her staff tall axe remained. "She said.." She slowly looked up, meeting Mimiru's bright gaze. "...no."
Mimiru watched her, still smiling and a moment or so before she spoke. "What do you mean... no?" She spoke through her teeth.
"It means.. she doesn't want me to give you her name." Subaru watched her still, sympathy overwealmed her. "I am sorry, Mimiru.."
Mimiru's smile slowly faded and she closed her eyes.. shaking slightly. "No.. you are lying.." Just like a broken record. It all happened again and again.. how was this deja-vu? "Why.. are you lying?!" She looked up angrily.
Subaru took a step back.. "Mimiru, please.. It was her privacy.."
"Tsukasa would NEVER hide anything from me!!!" She shouted, her yells echoing out. "Never.." she sunk down to the ground slowly, her armor hitting the floor. SHe leaned on her palms placed on the floor..trying to breath..
"Mimiru..I am sorry, I can't do anything." She watched her sadly. "I hope.. I could help more in the future.." she turned to leave...
"No.." Mimiru looked up from the floor, glaring immensly. "You wanted this.. You don't want me to talk to him.."
Subaru seized..standing still, but still looking across the mists, out. "....Mimi-"
"Mimiru this!" She pulled herself up slowly. "Mimiru THAT!" She growled. "You can't sweet talk your way out of this..Subaru!! I know you are lying.." Her voice trailed. Anger resonated from her.
"Mimiru.. I am sorry... That is what she told me..I am inclined to keep her privacy if that is what she wants.."
Mimiru watched her..slowly reaching up slowly.. "He wouldn't.."
Subaru began to turn.. "Mimiru, sh-"
Subaru's eyes froze as did her pale body.. a look of horror embossed on her shell. Her figure turned gray as a million zeros and ones floated up from Mimiru's blade sticking into her heart, halfway and coming out the other side of Subaru's back.
Mimiru's lips curled in a comical fashion as she pulled the blade slowly out and Subaru disapeared in a flurry of glowing numbers..
She watched her fade..and the grin disapeared, reality dawning on her in horror. "Su.." she slowly dropped her heavy blade, "...baru.." the blade splashed into the water..her finger tips still reaching out absently to where they had dropped. Her face was struck in horror as tears slowly ran down her face.. but had she spoke the truth..?
Toys N the Attic: Thanks for the reviews! Sorry for the delay in the chapter.. been on vacation.. well, Onward.
Fade to Black
Chapter 2
Long lost words whisper slowly to me
Still can't find what keeps me here
When all this time I've been so hollow inside
I know you're still there
Watching me, wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you loving you
I won't let you pull me down
Hunting you I can smell you - alive
Your heart pounding in my head
Watching me, wanting me
I won't let you pull me down
Saving me, raping me, watching me
Watching me, wanting me
I can let you pull me down
Fearing you... loving you
I won't let you pull me down
-Evanesence HAUNTED
Millions of Zeros and Ones floated up and in a green cyber glow and faded in the sky as two rings folded over themselves and disappeared, revealing a white treasure chest. It glowed in the darkness of the dungeon. The faint light leaving absent shadows along with so many more torches that hung on the walls.
Mimiru looked down at it with amusement as the EXP points on the side of her screen grew. Now on level 161. This monster was nothing compared to fighting the guardian so long ago..but she had been at level 62. Not many people were stronger then her anymore, but she doubted anyone else was as diligent at her at living in this game. In some ways she had envied Tsukasa, at least now she did. If she could forever live in this game she would be happy..but now a new confidence rose in her and overtook her depression. She wanted to see him. To touch him. To speak with him! Her life seemed to be grasped by his hands alone..his name is all she needed and no doubt she would see him by next week and maybe sooner. The thought hovered in her mind happily as she actually smiled. But to go to the real world..? Yes.
Mimiru finally kicked the chest open and reached into the glowing light to hear a 'squeek!' as something hopped out of it before she could grab it. Wide eyes looked up at her, shining lovingly and it took Mimiru a moment before she realized her prize.
"A Grunty..?" She bent down on her knees and looked down at it..
It hopped an inch or so off the ground and landed in the same place. "Squeek! Squeek!" Every Squeak it made, it hopped up once.
Mimiru raised an eyebrow and examined it. It's fur was white and it's eyes were maroon..
They both blinked at the same time as they stared at each other.
She personally hated grunties. Hated them with an honest passion. They were always so happy and cheerful all the time. Like fucking idiots. The AI sucked for one thing.. and she wondered if they could get anymore dysfunctional.. She stood up fully and headed out of the stone dungeon..that echoed loudly with the annoying sounds of the grunty.. She turned around and walked, silently herself, and her feet clicking loudly on the wet stone floor.
"Squeek! Squeek!" She could hear it hopping closer to her.. The light source of the torches reflected their shadows so she could tell it was following her from not just the sound. The shadow of the heavy blade and the grunty hopping inch by inch and squeek by agonizing squeek behind her.
Stay Calm..
She kept walking, hopefully it would leave her alone if she gated out, but she needed to get out of the dungeon in order to do that... Mimiru walked down the steps still hearing the Grunty behind her. "...."
Squeek. Squeek. Squeek. Squeek...
She felt anger build as the sound filled her ears.. as if haunting her.. Squeek! Walking to the first floor underground, seeing the round room entrance she had entered earlier to her left..squeek! ..and walking passed it... Squeek! The blue flame indicating the way out wasn't too far from the wasteland fie-Squeek! The steps that led up to a light only down the narrow hallwa-SQUEEK!
She turned, raising her blade above her head, anger resonating in her eyes as grunty seemed to realize what would wrought upon him. "YOU!!!" It ahd interrupted her thought for the last time!
"SQUEEK!" It jumped in fear and cowered back a few hops away. Tears grew in its eyes and rolled down its furry face, realizing its demise.
Mimiru blinked a few times as it cried.. and she sighed.. lowering her blade and it the tip hit the floor with a low toned 'Clang'. "Ug.." She resheathed the heavy blade onto her back and turned, walking down the hall..and slowly reaching the staircase. Squeek!
As her foot descended on the stone of the bottom step she looked back, seeing the grunty happily follow her again..Bipolar she guessed. "..."
It hopped up, jumping for joy that she made any heed to the it.
She lowered her foot back down to the ground floor, turned and bent down on one knee, looking at it blankly. Nothing would break her sliver of happiness, not today so she would compromise. Mimiru raised her hand and touched it lightly on the head, the thought of crushing its skull in her hands drifted across her mind and she sighed as instead it was light and gentle. Its grunty noise yet again, hopping into the tips of her fingers. It was pretty cute in a creepy sort of way.
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The screen blanked out as the back plug was pulled.
"No.." The girl quickly pulled off her headset and her face remained washed out of emotion as she watched the man, then her eyes narrowed slightly. "This is my equipment, you can't do this."
"If you keep acting up you are going to get hit." He raised his hand, but she sat firmly, holding onto the headset. He growled loudly and swung his large muscular hand.
Bam.
She hit hard against the floor with a loud crack as the headset had broken yet again, under her weight.
"You are going to listen to your mother! You can not play this game.." He said malevolently.
She lifted her body, clutching onto the headset and her forehead pressed against the carpet, hair falling over her face as tears ran down her cheeks silently, "I can't.."
The older man grunted angrily and threw the monitor to the floor with a loud crash, the bottom breaking off. "You are! What happened to those grades you had! All that work you went through. How hard you tried!"
The role chair still spun absently and then slowed to a stop.
"I can't.." She repeated. "That is what you wanted isn't it? I got through high school.. I did.. I did.." She sat up some, looking down, her eyes in shadow, but the tears still could be seen. "..I did."
"You will continue." He said as he threw the keyboard to the ground and pulled her up by the hair of her scalp. She shakily stood up and was faced with the gaze of her father, looking her straight in the eye. "You will."
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BT watched in amusement as Kurim swung his blade in circles before him, swinging his blade randomly down, an inch from the cracked, dry earth and swing it up, letting it go from the tips of his fingers, then skillfully catching it with the other hand and and swinging out in a half circle out before him. "Does that really help you..?"
He stopped and looked back at her, grinning. "In fact it does."
She stood up fully from her sitting position on a dry mammoth trunk that extended from a giant skull. "I can't believe you still come online. You really must have some free time on your hands."
He spun and kicked out with his left foot and held it out steadily in place. "Well, business has been going pretty well..having my business trips every now and then." Kurim put his foot down. "But I have my lab top with me at all times." He dug the end of his staff into the earth and turned back to her. "It seems you have been busy though, but with what?" He raised an eyebrow.
BT watched him with a blank, unemotional look as she had always had. "Long-term relationship."
His grin had slacked, but the happiness in his voice didn't seem to waver. "Really and how had that been going?"
BT looked out in a semi-wistful manner the crack earth before her and a random giant mammoth skull placed in the distance and the sun beaming on them. "Well, I think this may be 'the one' everyone seems to talk about."
He continued to watch her and then nodded. "Then I am happy for you."
"What about you?" She looked at him with a raised eyebrow and then smiled slightly. "Has Mr. Business man seeing anyone?"
He grinned sheepishly then shook his head. "Well..no, haven't been looking really."
"I am sure you will find someone..how old are you now?"
"Uh.. well.." He looked down, rubbing the back of his neck.
BR found amusement in this and made a guess. "27?"
He looked up in amazement. "Well..yeah."
She smiled. "Nothing to be ashamed about..you are pretty young for a business man. Who do you work for again?"
Kurim watched he blankly. "Aren't we getting too personal? Doesn't matter, really. I know nothing about you and you seem to know a lot about me." He then pulled a grin.
She crossed her arms, still an eyebrow raised. "You're right, doesn't matter." BT's gaze panned back out. "Talked to anyone other then me lately?"
He then walked over to the mammoth skull and leaned back on it closing his eyes. "Yes, actually, I talked to Subaru last night at the castle. Interesting subject."
BT continued to look out. "Mimiru?"
He opened one eye and looked at her. "How did you know?"
"I have been speaking with Sora lately." She turned and walked back giant skull, leaning on the other side of the skull and just looking out. "So what is going on with her exactly? Sora tends to be vague on the subject. I don't think he really knows himself."
"Well.." He stuck his staff back into the dirt so it wouldn't fall over while it leaned against the skull. "She has been acting strange, according to Subaru, quick tempered, very curious about Tsukasa in real life. I think she really misses her."
"An obsession..?" She looked back at him.
He didn't turn around to meet her, but just kept his eyes closed. "Well.. I don't remember her mentioning Tsukasa after she left really, so I doubt it."
"You need to keep an eye on it.."
"Me?" Kurim finally looked at her.
"You are a Silver Knight, after all." She pulled herself up, now sitting on the skull.
"Yeah.. I suppose, but why not Sora? Don't they have a relationship?"
BT couldn't help but laugh. "If you want to call it that."
He faced her, the skull raised up to his chest and he rested his crossed arms upon it, watching her. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"I haven't seen Mimiru in a few months, but from Sora I can tell she doesn't have an interist in him.."
"Hm.. Mimiru is a smart woman..she knows who she likes."
"Yeah..a little lost."
He watched her with a raised eyebrow now. "I suppose I will see for myself.."
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The girl opened her window slowly and silently, the cracked headset clutched in her hands as she stepped out into the nothingness of dark.
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He waited impatiently for her to arrive. She was late..always late and it angered him greatly, as if she didn't whether or not it mattered! He tapped her foot absently until he heard the sound of someone logging in was heard next to him. He turned as the Three Rings appeared and a figure faded into view. "Mimiru why are you late?" He asked..in an angry tone..
She stood, immobile from the spot she had logged in. "I.. am sorry." She said in an emotionless tone.
He then slowly grinned, as if forgiving her. "You can make it up for me, right?" He said in a sing-song voice as he appeared behind her. His speed was unmatched.. He roamed his hands up the sides of her small waist..and kissed her lightly under the ear. "..hm..?"
She stood completely still as if nothing had happened. "..yeah."
"Why don't you respond then..?" He smoothed one hand over her navel.
"Is that.. what you want?" She said, without looking back at him...still immobile.
"Yes, now."
He eyes seemed to of saddened some. "All right.." She reached back and touched his head lightly he kissed her lightly on the neck.. Mimiru stretched his neck lightly, but not much. Her face remained still, not as if she was enjoying or hated Sora's touched. The thought then crossed her mind of Tsukasa..she would see him soon, so soon..
He then appeared in front of her.. kissing the base of her throat..
Maybe we could go to the movies like Subaru always did..or maybe out for a burger..or maybe..
He ran his land up her leg..
I wanted to show you my favorite place in the central park.. I know you would like it..
She was up against the wall of the tower of color symbols, relaying on it for some support before he kissed her lips.
Would you want to go bike riding..? I know I don't have a bike, but I could burrow one from someon-
"MIMIRU!"
Her thoughts halted as she came back to reality.. "..?"
"You aren't responding.. You never respond..you never!" he growled and looked as if he was going to cry.. Always happy Sora, going to..cry?
Sympathy washed over her as she watched him.. "Sora.."
A blade shot out of his wrist weapon and he pushed it up to her tan neck..and black tattoo around her neck.. "Why?? Do you not love me..?"
"Of.. course I do!" She didn't look scared, but she looked sympathetic.
"You LIE!" he raised his blade up and slashed it across her cheek, forcing her to turn her head..
"Sora..please.. don't do that.." She felt the pain..the pain....
Her Pain.
"Why! I always try to get your attention, but you are always in a different world. Who are you thinking about!?" He flipped his blade and slashed across her perfect stomach, forcing her to crouch in pain and forced her gaze down.
"Sora..please."
"Who is it?!"
"Sor-"
"TELL ME!" He raised it up and slashed her across the leg, causing her to fall..
"No.. one.."
"Stop lying!" He slashed her again.. her HP dropping..
Mimiru then closed her eyes as she crouched over herself in pain.. crying now.. "No one.. Sora, Please.. I am..telling the truth." Why did this seem like it was repeating herself, she was always messing up somewhere and now.. the pain was real, but how..?
He stood there towering over her, watching her.. still angry.
"Mimiru.."
She looked up at him, her eyes the same, no pain in them at all. "Sora.. please. Why would I lie?"
He watched her still, growing silent, calm. He then crouched down and touched her shoulders and this time she flinched as if afraid he was going to hurt her, but he didn't notice. "I am..sorry.." He looked to be silently crying now and he wrapped his arms around her.
She looked at him, surprised and then wrapped her arms around him. "Sora.. I.." she trailed off.
He looked up slightly. "What..?"
"..would never leave anyone that truely cared.." Her gaze saddened..
He pulled away from the hug and looked at her, then smiled, child-like. "You don't have to worry.."
She watched him and his smile then smiled herself, but a cryptic smile.. or perhaps sad. "Then you don't either.."
xxxxxx
Subaru looked over the faint mist that hung ominously across the water. Broken buildings and sculpture peices stuck out of the water across, as far as the eye could see and the sky was a dark gray. She stood on the top roof of a sunkin building, the largest peice in the field where one had to enter.. She looked emotionless. Not happy, nor sad, but washed from emotion, but secretly, mentally somewhat happy..
Mimiru appeared across the roof in a vision of three rings, smiling at Subaru, expecting, excited. All of the above was stirring inside her. "Hey." She looked at Subaru with a bright face and then looked out at the gloomy atmosphere. "Good place.." SHe said somehwat sarcastically.
Subaru continued to look out for a moment then looked at her and said in her shy, yet not shy, voice. "The key words were the easiest to remember, so it would be fast."
"Makes sense.." She said and nodded, following Subaru's gaze out then back at her. "It didn't take long for you to get in contact with Tsukasa." She smiled.. Jealousy was no longer there..she would soon see him just as much as Subaru did anyways.
Subaru looked down at the water below. "Well, I talked to her on the phone last night, so it was a quick reply."
Why is she looking down?
She still smiled. "So.. what did he say?"
Subaru's grip on her staff tall axe remained. "She said.." She slowly looked up, meeting Mimiru's bright gaze. "...no."
Mimiru watched her, still smiling and a moment or so before she spoke. "What do you mean... no?" She spoke through her teeth.
"It means.. she doesn't want me to give you her name." Subaru watched her still, sympathy overwealmed her. "I am sorry, Mimiru.."
Mimiru's smile slowly faded and she closed her eyes.. shaking slightly. "No.. you are lying.." Just like a broken record. It all happened again and again.. how was this deja-vu? "Why.. are you lying?!" She looked up angrily.
Subaru took a step back.. "Mimiru, please.. It was her privacy.."
"Tsukasa would NEVER hide anything from me!!!" She shouted, her yells echoing out. "Never.." she sunk down to the ground slowly, her armor hitting the floor. SHe leaned on her palms placed on the floor..trying to breath..
"Mimiru..I am sorry, I can't do anything." She watched her sadly. "I hope.. I could help more in the future.." she turned to leave...
"No.." Mimiru looked up from the floor, glaring immensly. "You wanted this.. You don't want me to talk to him.."
Subaru seized..standing still, but still looking across the mists, out. "....Mimi-"
"Mimiru this!" She pulled herself up slowly. "Mimiru THAT!" She growled. "You can't sweet talk your way out of this..Subaru!! I know you are lying.." Her voice trailed. Anger resonated from her.
"Mimiru.. I am sorry... That is what she told me..I am inclined to keep her privacy if that is what she wants.."
Mimiru watched her..slowly reaching up slowly.. "He wouldn't.."
Subaru began to turn.. "Mimiru, sh-"
Subaru's eyes froze as did her pale body.. a look of horror embossed on her shell. Her figure turned gray as a million zeros and ones floated up from Mimiru's blade sticking into her heart, halfway and coming out the other side of Subaru's back.
Mimiru's lips curled in a comical fashion as she pulled the blade slowly out and Subaru disapeared in a flurry of glowing numbers..
She watched her fade..and the grin disapeared, reality dawning on her in horror. "Su.." she slowly dropped her heavy blade, "...baru.." the blade splashed into the water..her finger tips still reaching out absently to where they had dropped. Her face was struck in horror as tears slowly ran down her face.. but had she spoke the truth..?