A/N: Hey, guess what?! This chapter isn't just story progress! We're finally getting closer to the ending of the story! Hard to believe, myself… Yeah, this chapter is named after an InuYasha episode. I swear, that show has the best title names for episodes, and also the worst. Some could be as stupid as, "The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black Haired InuYasha," or as brilliant as, "The Lure of Beauty Beyond the Fogs."
Uh…. Nothing else to really say… thank you all for reviewing, this chapter's in Dory's POV, and on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: Don't own Finding Nemo, or InuYasha, or anything to do with either.
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Out for another exercise. I know doing this was for my own good, but it is starting to get really annoying. Doing it everyday, and on the same path. But since Marlin and Kida have been letting me go alone, I guess I shouldn't complain.
And I can't really blame them, either. Making me go on the same path through the most crowded places in the reef, and having an escort with me half of the time, is only showing that they're worried. Alan attacked me once, and he could do it again. No doubt it would be the next time he saw me, and just the thought of seeing him makes me shudder. I've been having continuous and repeating nightmares of him hurting me, or the ones that I care about. And every time, I wake up in a cold sweat, crying, or screaming. But Marlin's always right next to me to help me calm down and fall back to sleep…
Marlin… I don't know what I'd do without him. Sometimes, I wonder how I ever got along without him. His kindness towards me also makes me wonder if any of it is real. He's the first one to ever truly love me, so it's all overwhelming, and hard to believe. But then again… his smile is enough to let me know that I'm not dreaming. And I know it's probably the same way for him. Loving someone like me… someone who isn't his species, and also because he had been married once. Sometimes he seems a little embarrassed to show affection around other people, but that's one of the things I love about him – his shyness.
Just now realizing the smile on my face, I giggled. Somehow, Marlin always managed to make me smile. Just the thought of him.
I looked ahead of me and saw my cave come into view. This made me smile even more, knowing that my routine was nearly finished, and I picked up my speed (which wasn't really that fast, at east not as fast as I used to be able to go).
In a couple more minutes, I was about ten feet away from the tunnel. Normally, I'd rush over, and happily greet whoever was there. But for some reason, when I saw Marlin and Kida talking to each other outside the tunnel, I quickly darted behind a nearby rock. The look on both of their faces had been serious… sad, almost. I peeked out from behind the rock, just enough to see them, but I couldn't hear anything they were saying.
I didn't know why I had to spy on the two, but something was telling me to. Some strange new feeling inside of my chest… which only got stronger as I saw Kida take a hold of Marlin's fin.
The suddenly they became still, they're mouths not moving. Then, I felt the whole world around me crash as Marlin moved closer to Kida and kiss her.
What… why… how… I couldn't even finish my thoughts! I felt tears start to form in the corner of my eyes, and I choked back a sob. Frozen in shock, all I could do was stare at them…
Why would he do this? It wasn't like Marlin to betray anyone. Why… oh, I didn't even want to think about it…
I should have run away, and made sure Marlin never found out about what I saw. But something told me not to. So with a pain filled heart, I slowly swam out into plain view. I saw that the… kiss had ended, and Marlin was saying something to her. But then he stopped his speaking and turned to look at me.
We looked at each other for a long time, my stare being sad and confused, while his was shocked and embarrassed. Kida was looking back and forth to each of us.
He wasn't even saying anything… that was it… I couldn't take the silence anymore. I turned and sped off in the other direction. I wished I could swim as fast as I used to – the eggs slowed me down.
"Dory!" I heard Marlin call from behind me, but I ignore him and kept going. I didn't keep track on how long I was swimming, or even which was I was headed. And I didn't care where if I was headed in the direction of the most dangerous place in the sea. Anywhere was better than there.
I swam until I couldn't anymore, and I eventually stopped at a large rock with moss all around the bottom of it, and small corals. I looked around at the surroundings, and found it to be a big open, empty space. Just beyond me, a couple yards away, was even emptier and darker.
Somehow this place was familiar…
I was hoping Marlin wouldn't fine me… I didn't want to face him. Not now, at least. So it was then that I let all of my cries out. Tears flowed freely down my cheeks, and heavier than I ever could remember, and for the longest time. I couldn't think of a time when I had felt more hurt. My heart ached in remembrance of all of the time Marlin had said he'd always be by my side, that he cared for me, when he kissed me, and even told me he loved me…
I stopped for a moment, pain numbing my body. I had just then realized all the lied he told me. He said he love me, and would never do anything to hurt me… but even if he did love me at one point… he loves Kida now.
More tears and sobs came at that thought, and it felt as if it were never going to end. I couldn't help but think of our journey… the one that had put us together forever… or at least, that's what I believed for a while. And I thought of when I first met him. For a long time, I thought of that as the best thing to ever happen to me. But now…
Now I wish it had never happened.
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A/N: That sucked really bad, I know. And I meant to base this off of the InuYasha episode I stole the name from, but I think I overdid that too much.
Ah well… please lemme know what you think anyways. There's only a couple more chapters on this story to go!
