Hey all, thanks for readin'! I know this is a short chapter, and sorry! The next one i hope to be longer.

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Lost Painting

The Mind

"How could you! You lost him. All... because of you. How? How could you? You wretched, poor excuse for a life! You deserve to die, not him!"

"B-but h-he's... not...dead..."

"..."

"He's not!"

"Open your eyes, face the truth! You're here for nothing, all hope is lost...let go...just face what is yours. This petty owl is all that's keeping you going! That's what your depending on? You deserve to rot away."

"It's not just because of the owl!"

"Then what?"

"I-I don't k-know..."

"The false impression that your brother is alive and the fact that you will find him, is resting on a petit beast of nature."

"Leave me alone! You're wrong!"

"I am not. Dream what you want child, just know that you can do nothing, absolutely nothing, when you are already at war with yourself. You deserve to rot in hell. I am voice of reason, and you chose to run away!"

"I know the truth, not you!"

"Selfish petty girl."

"You're wrong!"

"Hah! This is almost humorous, you mean nothing, and never will."

"You blame me when yet you do nothing! One and the same, and yet I am to blame. Maybe I am but not any less than you."

"..."

"We are the same."

"You lie! One as lowly as you, I could...never...be compared to."

"I will die! We will die!"

"You already are..."

"You already are..."

"How could you...? Why...? Who am I? Who are you!"

"I am Kira..."

"I am Kira..."

Consciousness

"Coo?"

Kira's eyes began to open... "W-whaaa?" The realization of reality depressed her instantly as she woke to consciousness. "Come on..." She lifted her self out of self-pity through the hall, putting her hand on the knob to push it open.

It wouldn't open.

"Why wont you open?" With so much stress piled on her shoulders already, even the simple complexities of a door drove her close to tears. She pulled. It slid open, "Stupid-" she finished her angered statement in silence. She stopped. The door was about a quarter opened. She slammed it shut.

"I can't go on."

The Mind

"Die! Just let go! It's hopeless he's gone!"

"No! I can't! I have no meaning if he's gone! I would have nothing..."

"Do you?"

"Do I what?"

"Have anything?"

"Yes..."

"..."

"Hope, it's there inside me. I don't know why, or how, but it's there...I know it."

"Well, forget it. It's false hope if anything..."

"Shut up! What is wrong with you? You are pathetic...get away from me..."

"Goodbye."

"Sayonara."

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