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Hey fellow fanfiction readers and writers! Welcome to my first Elfen Lied fanfiction. Also welcome to THE FIRST fanfic. I hope you enjoy it!
Werden und Verlust Fertig:
Chapter 1: Night
Kouta stared at the ceiling of his room. He had his fan on, and it was on its lowest setting, spinning slowly and quietly. Its gentle gusts of air washed over his entire body, bringing calmness into his soul. A calm that he needed more and more with each passing day. Somehow, on these sleepless nights, it took all of his will-power to keep from screaming; at the night itself, at his frustration, and his growing loneliness and emptiness he felt as the days went by. But he couldn't, wouldn't allow himself to scream. For to do so, would wake up his family who were sleeping ever so soundly in their rooms. Kouta hated nights like these.
Nights that reminded him of her.
"Dammit. I can't sleep." Kouta whispered to himself. Some time passed, but Kouta wasn't keeping track of the time. To him the minutes felt like hours. Hours of thought and contemplation. What did I do wrong? He thought to himself as he sat up. Slowly his thoughts of the now turned to his memories of the past. From the short summers he used to spend with his cousin, Yuka, to the dream that he played over and over again in his mind
Was it real? Did it actually happen? My time with Nyuu?
"Maybe if I get a glass of water, I can sleep easier." Kouta said to himself as he got out of his futon.
Maple Inn was quiet tonight. The late summer weather brought in cool nights and gentle ocean breezes harmonized with the old and wooden interior and exterior of the building. Outside, Wanta lay asleep in his doghouse, leaving only the sound of a lazy cicada to keep Kouta company.
"Kouta?"
Kouta turned around to face the person who nearly startled him. "Yes?" He answered quietly. The figure stepped into the moonlight, and revealed herself. It was Nana, and she was wearing a spare set of pajamas that Yuka had leant her.
"Nana? What's wrong Nana-chan? Couldn't sleep?" Kouta asked.
"No I couldn't. Nana is too nervous too sleep." She answered yawning.
"Oh I get it. You're a little anxious about going to school tomorrow, is that it?"
"No I'm not! Nana's just-"
"Just what?" Kouta asked. He looked over at Nana's face to gauge her expression. She had a childish frown obviously expressing her distaste with Kouta's behavior. He simply laughed at her 'answer'. "Ha ha. I'll leave you alone about it then. You know, if it makes you feel any better about it, I was nervous my first day of school too."
"You were?" She answered revealing what Kouta suspected to be true.
"Caught you." Kouta said chuckling slightly.
"Hey! That was sneaky Kouta-san!"
Kouta's chuckle broke into laugh. Nana appeared to be only about 14 or 15, but it amazed Kouta how childish she was sometimes. Nana's frown stayed on her face, but after awhile, maybe Kouta's laughter was contagious, but Nana started to laugh too. A few minutes passed, and the laughter that they shared died down to silence.
"So what are you still doing up Kouta-san?" She asked trying to break the silence. "It can't be because your anxious about something can it?"
Kouta took a sip of his water and sighed. Should I tell her the real reason? He thought to himself. "I don't know."
"It's about Nyuu-san isn't it?" She asked.
The air grew colder around them. Kouta couldn't figure it out, but somehow Nana was a lot less childish then he originally thought. Nana read him like a book and hit the nail right on the head.
"Was it that obvious?" He asked looking back out the window at the garden.
"Nana could tell from the moment she saw Kouta, that he was thinking about Nyuu-san."
"I guess it was then." Kouta said now defeated. "Yeah, I was thinking about her. The truth is Nana, I really hate nights like these." Kouta took another sip of his water and looked out at the garden again. "I hate them, because they make me think about my times with her."
"With Nyuu-san?"
"Not just Nyuu, but Lucy too."
"Nana doesn't understand." She said puzzled. "Nyuu-san is really nice, but Lucy-san is a really bad person. She killed a lot of people. Do you think about Lucy-san because she didn't cause you pain?"
"No thats not it at all." Kouta searched for the right words. "The thing is, Lucy-san caused me the most pain. She was the one who killed my father and my sister."
What's going on?
"But even so-" Kouta choked up.
"Kouta-san I-"
"Its okay, Nana. I've been through lot's in my life, and even after all she's done, I can't forget the times we had together."
A few minutes passed, and an uncomfortable silence came between them.
"Oh that's right, I almost forgot." Kouta said breaking the quiet.
"Hmm?"
"That night on the bridge. You saved my life." He then turned to face Nana.
"You can't mean all of the sudden I-"
"Thank you Nana. I just haven't gotten the chance to tell you until now. Thank you for saving my life."
"But Nana is...well I...It was nothing." Nana's face turned a light shade of red.
"Hmm. I feel much better now. I think I might finally be able to get some sleep." He exclaimed as he walked towards his room. Nana was about to say something when Kouta cut her off. "And another thing; I know this isn't much, but I want you to know that if you ever need anything, let me know, and I'll get it for you okay?"
"But Kouta-san I-"
"Don't worry about it Nana-san. If I had money I'd get you gift or something, but as it stands I'm like, flat broke. It's the least I can do."
"Kouta-san." Nana said smiling. She was now comepletly blushing now. Good thing its dark, otherwise he'd see my face. That'd be too emberassing for Nana! She thought to herself.
"By the way, we're family now, so you don't have to use the honorific. Just call me Kouta okay?" He said smiling. "Good night Nana."
"Good night Kouta."
The night was still quiet, the cicada sill sung his song, and Wanta still lay asleep. But Kouta now could rest easily, because he was reminded of just how lucky he really was. And despite all that has happened, he had two new friends, and a place to come home to.
Chapter 1: End.
Okay. I don't know if this is acceptable as a Elfen Lied fanfic, but I do plan to continue the story. I love Elfen Lied, and it pains me to see that there hasn't been any stories for it on until now. I hope you enjoyed my first chapter for Elfen Lied. Please review it and let me know how you feel. If it was bad, good, whatever. For those of you who are familliar with my other work, you'd know that I like to do previews, so here it is!
Nana begins her first day at middle school. But Nana's naivety soon gets her into trouble. Meanwhile, Yuka and Kouta re-attend the local university, where they meet up with someone very unexpected.
Next Time on Werden und Verlust Fertig; Chapter 2: Unexpected reunion.
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