Chapter 8
Unseen Retribution
She nearly cried out as iron vices bit painfully into her shoulders once more. How could this be happening? It was impossible. This could not be the same person she had known and loved.
Aya.............
He leaned his weight heavily against her as he pushed her even harder against the icy marble of Chisato's grave, completely disregarding and annihilating all of the ivory chrysanthemums in sight in the process.
"I said, who the hell was that?"
His flaming breath seared her neck and she felt she would die. No......... Aya could never hurt her like this.........
"WELL!!!!!!!!!!" he screamed into the night. The scarlet moon seemed ever brighter.
He forced Miyu's downcast, tear-stricken face harshly upwards and she stifled a gasp.
"Aya............"
"Answer me!!!"
Her plea went unanswered as she attempted to avert her eyes from the beast before her. The once pleasantly gazing cerulean eyes were now nothing more than indifferent, icy shadows of their human counterparts, and the once pale-yet-immaculately-beautiful skin was near metallic with a sickeningly silver sheen.
This was not Aya. It could not be Aya. This was some monstrosity. This was some blasphemous shinma back from the Darkness to make one final attempt to strike down the success-fated Guardian of Japan. It could not be.........
"Answer me..........." he continued menacingly into her ear as he leaned in forward. She nearly felt the nostalgic desire to return his embrace when............
She screamed.
The pain was immense and entirely unexpected. She shook with the tremors of it. In one false embrace, and malicious twist, Aya broke the frail human bones of her arm.
Blood seeped towards the chrysanthemums in rivers from the sky and tears threatened ever peripherally upon her glazed eyes. Her breath came in unmediated gasps and choking, racking sobs, but between them, she managed her cry.
"Larva........."
"Is that who it was?" he inquired unsympathetically. "Is that who that cowering, black-cloaked, white-faced, shameless, guileless bastard was?"
"Larva........."
"Well, it doesn't much now, does it?" he continued in the same callous train. "He's dead. You made fair certain of that for yourself........."
Larva, how could I do this? How could I have been so foolish, so blind? Forgive me, my friend, my companion............my love.........
"Love?" Aya spat venomously. "Love? You aren't allowed to love anyone.........."
So true. How could she have dared to forget? Such a fool she was. She should never have forgotten. She should never have been wooed by the prospect. She should never have loved her quarry or her unseeing masters. She should never have loved them. She should never have loved Larva. She should never have loved Aya. She should never have loved at all.
"You are only allowed to love me.........."
She could not believe her eyes and suddenly not even her lips. His were suddenly thrust upon her in a bruising display of affection.
"Love is a human emotion comprised of desire, yearning, caring, adoration, fondness, devotedness, passion, attraction, physical display.........." Miyu suddenly cut in.
"Physical display? What is that?" This was a new concept for Miyu. She understood more or less the foundation for the human emotion of love, but this was different: physical display.
Larva pondered this silently beneath his mask. Physical display of "love" was not something he was certain he could describe. He had seen it on occasion, of course, in his daylight hours when he was needed by Miyu as her protector. It was a simple enough action, but no, it could not be described in words.
He slowly removed his mask, reveling for a moment the cool chill upon his face, but he swiftly turned his garnet gaze upon Miyu, and he felt more than heard, a gasp catch in her throat. He gently put his hand on the small of her back, the other softly caressing her head, and he pulled her forward in embrace like no other she had known. He tenderly lifted her chin so her eyes met his.
"What............ What are you going to do?" she asked. It seemed pointless now, but she had to know.
"An experiment, nothing more............." And he did something neither of them was quite prepared for: he kissed her.
It was chaste and lingering, as his lips caressed her own. She felt a million flames rise up within her at the unexpected contact. She swiftly encircled his neck with her own arms and let herself fall deep within the unending abyss of his being. She forgot where she ended and he began; she was so intoxicated with him. It seemed almost an eternity before they parted, and it was only hesitantly that they did so.
But this was nothing like then.
It was repulsive, and Miyu could not hold back the bile that rose to her throat. This........ It........ All of it was......... She whimpered at her inability to stop it. But suddenly it did not matter anymore.
She felt her pathetic form cast forcefully aside for what seemed eternity and heard her ankle break in a nauseating snap as she finally made contact with the freezing granite. But suddenly it did not matter so much anymore. At least she could be with Larva.........
"You worthless whore........."
Yes, it did not matter, for at least now she could be with him, the one she truly loved, had always loved, and had been too proud to realize.
"Forgive me, Larva........... I loved you.............."
Her words seemed distant and forlorn, even to her ears, but it did not matter anymore. She heard him unsheathe the steel metal of death from his claws, and closed her eyes patiently. Fate had at last brought her towards her Destiny, and now she could finally return to her true home, the Darkness that was her calling.
And in one billowing cascade the Darkness reclaimed her again.
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::Sigh:: ......... Er........... I'm not entirely certain what to say, write, whatever......... I feel.......... Uh............. I just............. Oh, forget it! For the sake of not giving anything away, here. The End. For now, anyway. Er............
P.S. If you all still desire to vent out your frustrations, the Aya Haters Unite Inc. is having a lovely banquet on Thanksgiving with a special guest (cough/Aya/cough) to be invited. All members, affiliations, and sympathizers are cordially asked to attend. For further information please contact Shiina at her parents' estate in Darkness at (410) 562 – 8701.
I hope to see you there. And hopefully you won't have a potentially detrimental object directed towards me............
Review Responses
Tankbbg: Okay, first of all, before anything else, as you can see, I decided on the two separate chapters route. It'll turn out fine, you'll see........ Assuming you allow me the privilege of living long enough to write it.........
BlueDragonsGirl: I'm so glad you liked the last chapter. I have to admit, it's one of my personal favorites also, despite the fact that Larva is of course dead. Oh well....... Hopefully you were right about your guess on who slapped Miyu.
7-sins for 7-seas: Curious. After this chapter, can you honestly say you still don't want Aya to die? Thanks for the compliment.
asian-chic: Aya will die in time. Larva...... well, that takes.......er.......time........