Burning Rapture.
Chapter 4 - River pure.
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In the previous chapter:
"I didn't bring you here, princess." he turned around "Everyone who comes here, DESERVES to be here! So don't give me any of your 'Mrs Nice' crap! You are a sinner, just like the rest of us, who deserves to die in 'Hell'!" he screamed, his eyes burning with anger and stormed off, leaving Makoto speechless.
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The wind was now her only companion, as she stood in the middle of nowhere, watching Nephrite walk away. She knew she shouldn't follow him, but what else was there to do. This world was like a maze of darkness and mist and emptiness.
Makoto thought about what Nephrite just told her. "Do I really deserve to be in hell?" she asked herself aloud and crossing her arms over her chest, she carried on walking.
The only rational thing to do, if you considered any of this madness 'rational', was to walk straight on without turning.
'I'm walking towards the very core of 'Hell'" this sudden realisation made her slow down, but maybe Nephrite was right, maybe she really didn't have any choice.
Soon the street got wider and wider until Makoto was walking through a field of dead flowers and burnt up grass.
"Help save the world and this is what I get?" Makoto mumbled angrily under her breath, hugging herself tightly to keep warm. No matter how stylish her new uniform looked, it didn't protect her from the cold winds and the occasional rain. "How much further?"
Like an answer to her question, Makoto caught a glimpse of Nephrite, sitting by the river, which unlike everything else in this place, seemed pure, clean and untouched. She didn't want to say anything and so walked over rather slowly, trying not to disturb him.
After a couple of minutes, she assured herself that it was OK to sit down and so she carefully settled next to him. "I upset you?" she asked, trying not to sound sarcastic in any way.
He chose not to answer, but simply gazed at his hypnotic reflection in the river and the reflection of his beautiful blue eyes was soon joined by the reflection of her green ones.
"It's OK that you hate me." she said, finally breaking the silence, which made him glance at her in the corner of his eye. "We haven't been that close or even seen each other for, what is it - 12 years?" she counted "I'm a fool to think that you still feel something for me - that you think of me as your best friend, like you used to."
Nephrite's eyelids lowered, covering half of his eyes, giving the impression that he was thinking about something or maybe ever recalling the past. "You know, Makoto" he begun. She was so happy to hear him use her name, it even made his voice sound less cold and more sweet and gentle "Some people take their lives for granted. They don't even bring themselves to wonder about what lies beyond reality, they just waste their lives, making bad decisions and then regret it for eternity. If I had one more chance, the chance that someone else just throws away without thinking, I'd be a different person." he clenched his fist and closed his eyes completely, burying his head in his hands. This nearly made Makoto cry. She never would have thought of him to be so…human…with real feelings and real dreams.
'I guess there really is the Nephrite I used to know, sealed in this monster, that is the general of demons' she thought to herself 'there is still hope left.'
They sat there, next to each other for hours, staring at clear waters of the river, forgetting all.
"We have to go" Nephrite got up, breaking the only deadly silence "The 'Judge' will not be happy with us ifwe are late. Prepare youself, princess. It's kill or be killed."
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Ok, so it's alittle short, but at least I update offten, which is sooooooooooooooooooooo not like me. hehe R&R please.