A Vow not to be Forgotten
Dilandu
It was black. His whole world... black as the feathers of the raven. He felt so alone. He had been unconscious... his world had been a nightmare for two days. Merle... please be okay... I'm so sorry his only thought as time passed from hour to hour. His head felt heavy and his muscles weak. Still he managed to sit up on the bed. Opening his eyes he was greeted by the overbearing blast of sunlight from the window. "Damn." He said. Looking at himself he saw his leg in a cast and his ribcage bandaged. The rest of his body was sore but as far as he could tell it would be a quick recovery for the rest of him. Vince how could you? He thought. He sat there. Nurses came and went. Some smiled, and some looked sympathetic. They knew his story only as a rumor. A story of a man who bravely pushed the girl he knew/ liked out of the way of a "drunk driver". No one knew the truth. He sat there... somewhat bravely for another two days. Each day taking in information that was useless, and each night crying for the woman he knew he hadn't saved. Time passed and he learned to successfully use the crutches. His life seemed pointless though. Every thought brought him pain. Until that morning that Hitomi found him.
Hitomi
He looked a sad creature to him. As she sat next to the sleeping man she thought of that day, of the accident. "Poor guy." She whispered. As if answering her, tears began to drip from his eyes. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he stared at Hitomi. He looked confused and then a solemn look came about him. Not bothering to wipe away his tears he sat up.
"What do you want Hitomi?" he asked.
"I came to see how you were doing." She said back.
"Sure. Really, what did you come for." He said looking at her arms that were holding a bear.
"Fine! Be ungrateful." She teased. He rolled his eyes at her. "I thought I'd stop by and see how you were doing on my way to visit Merle." She said. His head snapped up and just as quickly he winced at the pain.
"She's here?" he said through clenched teeth, holding back a howl.
"Didn't you know?" she said. The tears brimming in his eyes answered her question.
"Where? Where is she?" He asked her desperately.
"She's on this floor, in room 112." She said. "You should go and visit her."
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"I know that it wasn't your fault what happened and that you were only trying to protect her." She said simply. "You should go and see her." He reached for her hands and squeezed them tightly.
"Hitomi, you truly are a goddess." He said.
Dilandu
It had been another day since Hitomi had first visited. He was so grateful and had told her repeatedly. He had talked to her that morning before she had gone to see Merle. He had herd from Hitomi about her condition. She had a concussion, her arm and leg were broken on her right side and she had cracked two ribs. After a while he rose to his feet and grabbed his crutches. It was the afternoon and lunch had been brought in a few hours earlier. Grabbing the rose from the gift shop downstairs (which Hitomi had helped him get that morning), he headed from his room to Merle's. He gently knocked on her door. No answer. Ever so quietly he slipped into her room. No one was there, just Merle sleeping. Quietly as he could with his crutches he reached her side and sat on a chair. Reaching for her hand he leaned over her. His hand moved over her cheek and he brushed the hair from her forehead. He leaned forward and lightly as he could so as not to wake her he brushed his lips over her eyes and cheeks ( accidentally waking her anyway). As he did tears dripped slowly from his eyes, landing on her hair and neck. Brushing them off of her he sat again. "Merle, I'm so sorry." He said. "I never meant to hurt you. Never. I should have saved you. It should have been me... crushed by that damn car. I should have told you sooner... about Vince. I should have never made up that stupid agreement. I should have never dragged you into this. That morning, wasn't supposed to go that way. If only I could take it all back, make it go away. All I wanted to tell you was..." he trailed away and sniffed. "It doesn't matter anymore though. Nothing matters." He said running a hand through her hair. "Vince will pay for this. Dearly." He said to himself. "I'll make a vow here and now, he'll pay for what he's done to you, Merle." He said.
Merle
He sat there for a long time. So did Merle, half asleep and half awake, completely aware of Dilandu. She'd been mad at him all this time. Blaming him, crying for him. He had risked his life for her. Yet here he was willing to risk his life again for her. How she wished that she could just somehow tell him to forget it. To just stay there with her. But she was too weak. So she laid there, warm and calm under his comforting touch. He left hours later, shooed away by a nurse. Leaving the room he seemed to remember his rose. He gently laid it on the bedside table and slowly left her. After that she felt so alone yet so much stronger. That night she made a great effort and, through sharp pains, she sat up. The next morning she was visited by a surprised Hitomi. She filled Merle in on the normal stuff and then Merle sat up, again amazing Hitomi, and asked about Dilandu. Hitomi gave her a gentle smile and replied to her question, "He left this morning... against doctors orders." Merle was shocked upon hearing this and knew that he had gone out to fulfil his promise, his vow. Again Merle cried for Dilandu, but this time Hitomi was there to comfort her. Still, Merle couldn't help realizing how much more comforting it was to be held in Dilandu's arms than in Hitomi's.
Please review on this one! Just to let you know this story is almost over. But I won't tell you anymore about the story. I know I've been giving you my e-mail as kaorilightwing but if you want to e-mail me now could you please mail me at atamez247 yahoo Thanx!
Dilandu
It was black. His whole world... black as the feathers of the raven. He felt so alone. He had been unconscious... his world had been a nightmare for two days. Merle... please be okay... I'm so sorry his only thought as time passed from hour to hour. His head felt heavy and his muscles weak. Still he managed to sit up on the bed. Opening his eyes he was greeted by the overbearing blast of sunlight from the window. "Damn." He said. Looking at himself he saw his leg in a cast and his ribcage bandaged. The rest of his body was sore but as far as he could tell it would be a quick recovery for the rest of him. Vince how could you? He thought. He sat there. Nurses came and went. Some smiled, and some looked sympathetic. They knew his story only as a rumor. A story of a man who bravely pushed the girl he knew/ liked out of the way of a "drunk driver". No one knew the truth. He sat there... somewhat bravely for another two days. Each day taking in information that was useless, and each night crying for the woman he knew he hadn't saved. Time passed and he learned to successfully use the crutches. His life seemed pointless though. Every thought brought him pain. Until that morning that Hitomi found him.
Hitomi
He looked a sad creature to him. As she sat next to the sleeping man she thought of that day, of the accident. "Poor guy." She whispered. As if answering her, tears began to drip from his eyes. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he stared at Hitomi. He looked confused and then a solemn look came about him. Not bothering to wipe away his tears he sat up.
"What do you want Hitomi?" he asked.
"I came to see how you were doing." She said back.
"Sure. Really, what did you come for." He said looking at her arms that were holding a bear.
"Fine! Be ungrateful." She teased. He rolled his eyes at her. "I thought I'd stop by and see how you were doing on my way to visit Merle." She said. His head snapped up and just as quickly he winced at the pain.
"She's here?" he said through clenched teeth, holding back a howl.
"Didn't you know?" she said. The tears brimming in his eyes answered her question.
"Where? Where is she?" He asked her desperately.
"She's on this floor, in room 112." She said. "You should go and visit her."
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"I know that it wasn't your fault what happened and that you were only trying to protect her." She said simply. "You should go and see her." He reached for her hands and squeezed them tightly.
"Hitomi, you truly are a goddess." He said.
Dilandu
It had been another day since Hitomi had first visited. He was so grateful and had told her repeatedly. He had talked to her that morning before she had gone to see Merle. He had herd from Hitomi about her condition. She had a concussion, her arm and leg were broken on her right side and she had cracked two ribs. After a while he rose to his feet and grabbed his crutches. It was the afternoon and lunch had been brought in a few hours earlier. Grabbing the rose from the gift shop downstairs (which Hitomi had helped him get that morning), he headed from his room to Merle's. He gently knocked on her door. No answer. Ever so quietly he slipped into her room. No one was there, just Merle sleeping. Quietly as he could with his crutches he reached her side and sat on a chair. Reaching for her hand he leaned over her. His hand moved over her cheek and he brushed the hair from her forehead. He leaned forward and lightly as he could so as not to wake her he brushed his lips over her eyes and cheeks ( accidentally waking her anyway). As he did tears dripped slowly from his eyes, landing on her hair and neck. Brushing them off of her he sat again. "Merle, I'm so sorry." He said. "I never meant to hurt you. Never. I should have saved you. It should have been me... crushed by that damn car. I should have told you sooner... about Vince. I should have never made up that stupid agreement. I should have never dragged you into this. That morning, wasn't supposed to go that way. If only I could take it all back, make it go away. All I wanted to tell you was..." he trailed away and sniffed. "It doesn't matter anymore though. Nothing matters." He said running a hand through her hair. "Vince will pay for this. Dearly." He said to himself. "I'll make a vow here and now, he'll pay for what he's done to you, Merle." He said.
Merle
He sat there for a long time. So did Merle, half asleep and half awake, completely aware of Dilandu. She'd been mad at him all this time. Blaming him, crying for him. He had risked his life for her. Yet here he was willing to risk his life again for her. How she wished that she could just somehow tell him to forget it. To just stay there with her. But she was too weak. So she laid there, warm and calm under his comforting touch. He left hours later, shooed away by a nurse. Leaving the room he seemed to remember his rose. He gently laid it on the bedside table and slowly left her. After that she felt so alone yet so much stronger. That night she made a great effort and, through sharp pains, she sat up. The next morning she was visited by a surprised Hitomi. She filled Merle in on the normal stuff and then Merle sat up, again amazing Hitomi, and asked about Dilandu. Hitomi gave her a gentle smile and replied to her question, "He left this morning... against doctors orders." Merle was shocked upon hearing this and knew that he had gone out to fulfil his promise, his vow. Again Merle cried for Dilandu, but this time Hitomi was there to comfort her. Still, Merle couldn't help realizing how much more comforting it was to be held in Dilandu's arms than in Hitomi's.
Please review on this one! Just to let you know this story is almost over. But I won't tell you anymore about the story. I know I've been giving you my e-mail as kaorilightwing but if you want to e-mail me now could you please mail me at atamez247 yahoo Thanx!