Title: Last Three Pages
Part: Chapter One, His Fate
Author: Archangel
Pairing: SenRu
Genre: Angst/Romance
Rating: General
Dedications: To the AK Community and my fellow SenRu Monsters.
November 3, 2004. 5:30 PM.
Thud... Thud… Thud… Thud…
He must be waiting mad.
Thud... Thud… Thud… Thud…
I'm 30 minutes late.
Thud... Thud… Thud… Thud…
I hear sirens all around, I wonder what's going on.
I turned to the corner and gained speed.
God, I'm 31 minutes late.
Up ahead I saw the train station where Kaede and I decided to meet.
And up ahead I saw an ambulance.
"Ch. Poor man." I said.
I ran passed the crowd and never bothered to peek in… I'm 33 minutes late and damn…
Beeeeeep Screeeech
"Okay! Okay! I'm sorry!" I said to the truck driver.
"Get a hold of yourself, asshole!"
"Fine, just go dimwit." I thought.
And he gladly did.
I shook my head and ran up fast to the station.
I never bothered to peek in.
"Poor man." I said. I wonder who he is.
It's 5:35. I'm 35 minutes late and what a relief, Kaede's not yet here.
I sat down in the nearest bench, "I got here first."
And I smiled.
Last Three Pages
by Archangel
Chapter One, His Fate
Sendoh's POV
We're supposed to meet at the station by 5.
I'm 35 minutes late.
I got here first…
But he's 2 hours late. And he's not yet here.
We're supposed to go to a place. Somewhere we don't even know.
To relax. Chill out.
We parted ways and decided to meet here… at 5.
But he's 2 hours late. Its 7 now.
People have come and gone.
A lot of things happened.
Lots of women sat beside me.
Many girls came and asked my name.
Trains have come and gone, left and right they've come and gone.
Every 5 minutes, they've come and gone.
Its 7 now.
He's 2 hours late.
The city lights are now open and a lot of things have come and gone.
A lot of people have come and gone.
The women who sat beside me, now gone.
The girls who asked my name, now gone.
Here comes the train…
Now gone.
It's been 2 hours. I guess he'll never come.
He'll never come because…
Ring Ring
My phone rang and I answered it reflexively.
"Hello?" I greeted.
"Rukawa…" said the man on the other line, "He caught an accident."
I didn't speak.
Because I couldn't speak.
Its 7 now.
He's 2 hours late.
Tears. I nearly cried.
"We're here at Kanagawa General Hospital, can you go here now?"
As I said, a lot of things have come and gone.
People, trains, and cars.
Its dark now and the city lights are open.
A lot of things have happened.
He's 2 hours late and he never made it.
I ran out of the station and out to the street.
I ran fast, so fast that it took me time to realize that I needed a cab.
Questions ran into my mind as my eyes blurred with unshed tears.
And just when I thought I'd soon have the best time of my life spending it with the best man I've ever known, the time I knew… the life I thought I'd have slowly slips away from me.
And I always believed that city lights were one of the loveliest things. But tonight, they're merely blinding.
And I once thought that traffic jams were God's blessing especially when I'm on the road with Kaede. But tonight, it's maddening.
I got out of the cab. I ran fast.
I ran so fast it's as if someone was pulling me.
I ran so fast that I never really knew what I was thinking.
I never really knew exactly where I was going, except that I have to be there…
That I needed to be there.
And there I was, standing in the middle of the lobby, mind in a haze.
I try to catch my breath as I look at familiar faces, searching for answers.
I know nothing yet.
All I know is that I needed to be here and that…
Rukawa caught an accident.
"Sendoh…" I looked at the person who called my name. It was Sakuragi Hanamichi, and I barely had the power to call him back.
"Rukawa… he…"
"What?!" I asked, a little impatient with his hesitation.
And the next few words he said brought me to oblivion.
"It was a car accident, in front of the train station about 5 this afternoon."
November 3, 2004. 11:00 PM.
I looked at the eternally white ceiling.
It seems that hours had passed and I just woke up from my unconscious state.
"Hey, Sendoh." It was Hiroaki. "You okay?" He asked.
I stared at him for a moment, "No." I replied.
And indeed I was not.
"Where's Kaede?" I asked.
There was no reply.
TBC
A/N: Reviews and constructive criticisms are welcome. Merry Christmas!
12/23/2004 1:51 AM
