"Karin...Karin"
Karin looked up slightly. She heard her name being called. Someone... someone called out. Someone sad. The voice was barely a wisper, but... "Karin"
Karin got up, looking around the room. She could see no one. But the voice was sure and certain.
"Karin...karin...karin"
The voice sounded more and more distinct with each passing second, as if the person was getting closer and closer.
"Karin...karin..." the voice rang out over and over again.
'This voice... no, it can't be!' Karin's face went pale. She knew. Only one person could have this voice. "Karin"
"NO!" Karin flung herself back down on the ground, covering her ears, demanding not to hear the voice. "no more..." She whimpered. "no more"
"Kar"
"NO MORE!" She flung her arms wildly, trying to chase away some unseen force. Her hand was stopped in mid-air, being caught in the firm grip of a gloved hand. Karin slowly looked up, and saw Yuri standing over her, holding her hand. "Are you alright? I tried to call"
"Yuri!" Karin flung herself against him as she cried once more against his chest.
"Huh? What the..." Yuri was almost knocked backwards. He wanted to ask what was wrong, but seeing Karin in this state... She deserved some time. Yuri gently stroked her hair, smiling. No matter how much she tried to hide it, Karin was in fact, one of the weakest in mind and heart among everyone. She tried to keep it all up, masking it all with a smile. No one could hear her cries of pain inside. When she lost her home, it devestated her heart. Yuri could still remember her silent sobs late at night. How much he hated to see her in that state, but how much he could not do to help her. All he could do now, was to be here, with her.
"D-don't leave me alone." She cried though wet sobs, clinging tightly to his clothing. Yuri could not say that. It was a promise that was bound to break. But... For karin, he would try. "...sure, karin. For you." He wispered softly.
"C-can...can you sleep with me, for tonight?" She asked hopefully.
Yuri stopped stroking her head, pushed her away and stared hard into her eyes. "Did i just hear you correctly"
Karin nodded.
"Erm... I don't think it's er... it's er... i don't think its appropriate." He said, looking off, face turning red.
"Please?" Karin pleaded.
Yuri sighed. He tried to force himself not to look at her, but one glance, was more than enough to change his mind. Her sad, pleading expression was too much to handle. "Sure, why not"
Karin smiled and pulled him towards the bed. Gently, she rested her head on its pillow as Yuri lay down beside her, wrapping his arms around her. Her skin was smooth and soft, it reminded him so much of Alice. Her smell, though more intoxicating, was just like alice's. 'Stop that, alice is no longer with you. And Karin needs you.' He nagged at himself as Karin nestled herself against his chest who was already sound asleep. There was so much that he liked about karin. But, as much as he liked her and she liked him, there was no way to forget the memory of alice. Alice, the one who died to protect him. Only to have his sould being eaten away. Yuri knew that Karin would most likely be thrown into despair and would starve herself to death over his souless body. He did not want that.
"I'm sorry... karin."
Karin looked up slightly. She heard her name being called. Someone... someone called out. Someone sad. The voice was barely a wisper, but... "Karin"
Karin got up, looking around the room. She could see no one. But the voice was sure and certain.
"Karin...karin...karin"
The voice sounded more and more distinct with each passing second, as if the person was getting closer and closer.
"Karin...karin..." the voice rang out over and over again.
'This voice... no, it can't be!' Karin's face went pale. She knew. Only one person could have this voice. "Karin"
"NO!" Karin flung herself back down on the ground, covering her ears, demanding not to hear the voice. "no more..." She whimpered. "no more"
"Kar"
"NO MORE!" She flung her arms wildly, trying to chase away some unseen force. Her hand was stopped in mid-air, being caught in the firm grip of a gloved hand. Karin slowly looked up, and saw Yuri standing over her, holding her hand. "Are you alright? I tried to call"
"Yuri!" Karin flung herself against him as she cried once more against his chest.
"Huh? What the..." Yuri was almost knocked backwards. He wanted to ask what was wrong, but seeing Karin in this state... She deserved some time. Yuri gently stroked her hair, smiling. No matter how much she tried to hide it, Karin was in fact, one of the weakest in mind and heart among everyone. She tried to keep it all up, masking it all with a smile. No one could hear her cries of pain inside. When she lost her home, it devestated her heart. Yuri could still remember her silent sobs late at night. How much he hated to see her in that state, but how much he could not do to help her. All he could do now, was to be here, with her.
"D-don't leave me alone." She cried though wet sobs, clinging tightly to his clothing. Yuri could not say that. It was a promise that was bound to break. But... For karin, he would try. "...sure, karin. For you." He wispered softly.
"C-can...can you sleep with me, for tonight?" She asked hopefully.
Yuri stopped stroking her head, pushed her away and stared hard into her eyes. "Did i just hear you correctly"
Karin nodded.
"Erm... I don't think it's er... it's er... i don't think its appropriate." He said, looking off, face turning red.
"Please?" Karin pleaded.
Yuri sighed. He tried to force himself not to look at her, but one glance, was more than enough to change his mind. Her sad, pleading expression was too much to handle. "Sure, why not"
Karin smiled and pulled him towards the bed. Gently, she rested her head on its pillow as Yuri lay down beside her, wrapping his arms around her. Her skin was smooth and soft, it reminded him so much of Alice. Her smell, though more intoxicating, was just like alice's. 'Stop that, alice is no longer with you. And Karin needs you.' He nagged at himself as Karin nestled herself against his chest who was already sound asleep. There was so much that he liked about karin. But, as much as he liked her and she liked him, there was no way to forget the memory of alice. Alice, the one who died to protect him. Only to have his sould being eaten away. Yuri knew that Karin would most likely be thrown into despair and would starve herself to death over his souless body. He did not want that.
"I'm sorry... karin."
