ANGEL CUBE
testimony 003 : Lies and burnt eggs
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"Am I dying?"
Mimi stared into his sad eyes and faltered. 'Should I tell him…?" She finally shook her head and managed a limp smile.
"No. You're not dying."
Relief washed over Yamato's features and he closed his eyes, drifting off into a serene sleep. "That's good to know…"
Mimi clapped a hand to her mouth as she watched him, tears filling her eyes. The night was silent except for a whisper emitted in the darkness:
"I'm so sorry…but I don't want you to find out the truth."
***"Hey, hey Yama-kun! Ueda-chan told me you wrote a song especially for me!" A pretty brunette giggled, holding her fingers to her lips. "Fu fu, do you like me that much?"
The blonde rolled his eyes but grinned all the same. "Whatever…it's not that of a big deal anyway."
The mysterious girl pouted, placing her hands on her hips. "Nani? It is a big deal! C'mon, sing for me! You know how much I love your music…"
Sing?
"Okay, just the chorus. I haven't really finished the song yet." Yamato smiled and strummed a few chords on his guitar as he began to sing quietly.
Even if I lost tomorrow,
and even if I lost you, too,
I want to shine,
smiling as best as I can.
I call out to you now with my tears.
I don't need promises or such things,
because of the precious
strength that you've given me…
He ended the song with a sad smile and rotated his gaze back to the unidentified girl. "How was it?"
But the girl wasn't there anymore. She had vanished into thin air.
***Sunlight awoke Yamato as his eyes sleepily opened to the crack of dawn peeping through the shutters. 'Unn…weird dream…'
"Good morning, Yamato-kun! How was your night's rest?" A chipper voice exclaimed from the end of the bed.
Scratching the back of his head, the boy stared at the pretty angel sitting across from him. "Uh…fine, thanks. You're still here?"
"Yup!" Mimi nodded happily. "Unless you want me to leave, you can always say so,"
"Eto…I don't mean it that way. It's nice to have some company." Smiling sheepishly, Yamato peeled off the sheets wrapped around his legs and slid off his bed with sluggish effort.
The brunette watched him with aroused curiosity, eyeing his stick-like legs and arms, his spinal cord protruding like a sore thumb from the back of his pajamas. "Oi…you're too skinny ne, Yamato-kun."
Turning around, Yamato bored his soulless eyes into hers. "I know."
With that, he strolled out of his room and closed the door shut with a click.
Mimi stared at the door, cocking her head in confusion. Her heart thumped wildly, almost terrified. "Eh…? What was that all about?"
***"You're too skinny ne, Yamato-kun…" Her concerned voice resonated in his head like a bell. 'What would she know?' Curling his lip in annoyance, he growled and began to fry the eggs. Breakfast will help him take his mind off things.
"Ano…are you mad at me?" Jumping, the voice startled Yamato's musings.
Mimi stood still, watching him with large troubled eyes, waiting patiently for an answer.
"Nope." He replied brusquely, flipping the egg with a spatula. "Not mad."
"Annoyed?" She pressed on.
"…I dunno."
"Well, I'm sorry for whatever I did to upset you."
Before he could respond, she was gone. Sighing to himself, Yamato looked down at his fried eggs and realized they were burnt.
"Shimatta."
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end testimony 003.