Disclaimer: I do not own Noir. Noir belongs to Ryoe Tsukimura and Beetrain, ect. ( But I want to own little Mireille!-Please Mr. Tsukimura? She's so cute, sweet and innocent! I always wanted a daughter too! Besides, I don't like what you have planned for her future- like killing off her family and forcing her to become an assassin! You already are giving her playmates like this nutcase-Silvana! You are mean to do that to such a darling girl! Oh, the humanity...) This story is rated T for terrible disclaimers, disturbing images ,violence (no blood though-smirk) and shoujo-ai content) This is in Mireille's POV.
A Bouquet Of Memories
Chapter 6 – Intoccabile Act 2 – episode 9
(opening flashback)-
I remember the sound of the seagulls as they flew overhead and of the waves from the ocean crashing gently against the rocks below. The yellow flowers were so pretty as I bent down to pick one up. I put the flower against my nose to sniff it's delicate fragrance. I wore a crown of the same flowers around my head.
I turn to look back at the girl who had given them to me. She also wore a crown of yellow flowers around her head. I watched as her lilac hair blew in the breeze as she sniffed one of the flowers. Then I watched her face turn hard as she dropped it to the ground, causing its petals to fall off.
She stood up and I did the same. This girl made me scared for some reason...
I remember how her eyes glared into mine as she suddenly drew her dagger. I could feel my eyes grow wide in surprise and fear. She looked at me coldly.
"I know NO fear." she told me in the most fierce voice I had ever heard.
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New York -
I could not believe that I had been unable to shoot Silvana last night. I had failed! In this business- you couldn't afford failures. I couldn't pull the trigger because I was trembling so much. I know she must have seen me...I remember the way her eyes narrowed as the moonlight crept up to my face.
Why didn't she kill me? After I took out the bald hitman (who I thought I had killed earlier) I was able to run away. The Intoccabile would never have let her enemy get away. I was beginning to hope that she didn't see my face after all, maybe she didn't know who I was.
Then why was I still trembling?
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Kirika and I are target shooting in the woods. She had injured her arm last night as she went up against two of the Mafioso hit men. I had wrapped it up for her.
Though she was hurt, she still shot perfectly. I did notice her wince and gasp after she finished. I didn't like to see her in pain, but I had bigger problems right now.
All I can think about is Silvana. Did she see me last night? How could I go up against her? I had to get that contract somehow... I just didn't want to die for it.
I walk up to take my turn and I begin to tremble. My aim is off as I shoot and I only hit one can- all my other shots miss their targets. This is not good. It's not good at all. What the hell is wrong with me?
I hang my head in frustration and sigh. I can feel Kirika look over at me. I know she is probably wondering why I am acting like this. But I can't admit weakness to her, even though she knows I messed up last night.
I can't let my partner know that I'm afraid of Silvana. Why did she still scare me? I should be over it by now. It was nothing compared to what I would go through later- So why did it bother me so much? She's just a woman with a blade. I'm not a 9 year old child anymore. I'm a deadly woman with a gun. Surely, I'm a match for her.
Then why? Why am I still trembling?
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New York – Hotel-
I received a call from my informant who told me that Silvana and the remaining two hit men were flying back to Silicy. They were flying back to Silicy with my contract! I had to go there and get it, it had the link I needed to the Soldats. Like it or not, I arranged for us to fly there immediately.
I dressed in my usual red top and belt, black miniskirt and black boots. Then I get my suitcase and lay it on the bed and I begin to pack my things. I can feel Kirika come up behind me, still dressed in her pj's.
"Mireille, I was thinking...if Silvana saw your face..." she says softly.
I interrupt her. "I told you- I don't know if she did, but if I was seen- then the enemy should have acted as expected!" I tell her firmly, as I try to control the racing of my heart and the trembling of my body. I didn't want to show my fear to her.
I can feel Kirika stare at my back.
"Going to Silicy right now? It could be dangerous, I think you seem sort of like you're..." she says, then trails off looking for the words.
I know she's worried...but I need that contract. Although I am afraid, I must fight this fear and defeat Silvana, no matter how dangerous it is.
I turn to look at Kirika. "Just hurry up and pack, okay?" I tell her lightly.
I see her look away with a worried look on her face. I appreciate her concern for me but I have made the decision to go after that contract. I cannot wait and lose this chance for a link to the Soldats.
Except I will have to go through her to get it...
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(flashback)
I remember being so happy to have a new friend to play with. Silvana and I held hands and giggled as we ran outside to play in the warm sunshine. We both sat down in the grass and made crowns out of the yellow flowers that grew there.
I remember as we both shyly turned to each other with the newly made flower crowns hidden behind our backs. We both laughed as we presented them to each other.
Silvana stood up and gently placed the crown she had made upon my head. I remembered how I sighed happily and reached up to touch the crown as she looked down at me.
"I, Silvana Greone, do hereby bestow this crown upon the daughter of a Corsican family." she told me in a serious, but friendly voice.
Then Silvana kneeled down gracefully, as I bent to put my crown of flowers upon her head. "And I give this crown to a daughter of a Sicilian family too!" I giggled, not used to being as formal as Silvana was.
She looked up at me with a gentle look. "I thank you." she said softly.
After that is when she changed. I remember her moving towards the edge of the cliff after dropping the flower that she had been sniffing. I remember going to stand my her side as she stood at the edge of the cliff. I looked down at the waves crashing below. It seemed so high up – the thought of falling entered my mind. I shivered.
"I'm scared." I said.
I could feel Silvana stiffen at my words.
"I bestowed a crown upon you, Mireille." she replied coldly.
I look up at her in surprise. She sounded so different than before. Her face was unfriendly all of a sudden.
"Silvana..?" I whispered.
She turns to look at me coolly. Her eyes are so scary...
"There is no fear in my heart. Is there fear in yours...Mireille?" she asks me.
Then she pulls out her blade. I look at her and gasp in shock.
She is looking down at me. She is enjoying my fear...
"Is there fear, Mireille?" she asks, in a voice that sends shivers down my spine.
I can feel myself begin to tremble as I stumble a few steps backward, making small whimpers of fear. What is she going to do?
Suddenly, Silvana rushes past me with her blade. I can feel a slight pressure against my head, and I think I have been hurt. Instead the flower crown falls from my head, and some of my hair falls to the ground.
She could have killed me...she was so close...did she want to kill me?...just because I was scared?...
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Silicy -
I stand at the edge of the cliff where Silvana and I met years earlier. I think about what happened here. I wonder why I am still so fearful of this woman. I had been through much more than this little childhood drama. I lost my whole family..I found their dead and bloody bodies. I was exiled from my homeland with only my uncle as my family. I chose the difficult path of the assassin, learning how to kill, learning how to not feel, learning how to be cold.
I had killed many people, I was as cold as Silvana, wasn't I? Maybe I didn't want to be as cold as The Intoccabile, though. She had killed her own father. I didn't want to lose my humanity...yes, I was a killer...but I really had no choice...my family...I did it for them...that's why...
I stare out at the water. I will finish this with Silvana- I must.
I feel Kirika walk up behind me. I thought I told her to stay at the hotel. She must have followed me anyway...
"Mireille?" she asks in her soft voice.
"Go back to the hotel, okay?" I tell her. I don't bother to turn around. I know I will just see the worry in her eyes.
I feel her pause and I feel the weight of her gaze on my back. "Alright then." she says softly.
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I find the old ruin where I had met Silvana all those years ago. I open the door of the building and walk in, and I go out onto the porch that is overlooking the ocean. The water is so beautiful as the reflection of the sun sparkles off of it. I lean across the railing and inhale a deep breath of the ocean.
"I knew you would come here."
I gasp as I hear Silvana's voice. I turn around and see her standing before me, she had been standing in the shadows.
Silvana looks at me with a smirk on her face. "The Daughter of Corsica- Mireille Bouquet." she tells me in a mocking tone of voice.
I lean against the railing for support. I feel myself begin to tremble. Damn!
"So you did see me...?" I ask, nervously.
She looks at me calmly.
"The light of the moon is merciless and exposes those who would hide." she tells me coldly.
"But how? How could you remember me after all this time? How would you...when you've only met me one time before this?" I ask her, hating the way my voice is shaking.
"The last time we met, you were trembling like this as well. And now you stand before me as the blade known as the name Noir." she tells me in a deadly calm voice.
Then she walks up to me and leans over me and presses her lips against mine.
I am shocked. I feel my eyes go wide, as I wonder what the hell she is doing. Why is she kissing me? Then I understand...
I pull away from her disgusting gesture, as I ball up my fist to punch her.
"That was the kiss of death!" I sputter angrily, as she grabs my wrist.
She looks at me coldly. "And I see you know what it means!" she says, enjoying my fear.
I look at her with anger and hate. This woman has terrorized me for too long.
She smirks as she lets go off my wrist.
"At noon tomorrow, I'll be waiting at the temple of Riveo with the contract." she tells me, as she walks away. I see her pause to look off to the side before leaving.
I realize Kirika had been watching the entire time, she never went back to the hotel like I had asked her to. I sighed. I guess she really was worried about me.
"You were supposed to go back without me." I tell her softly, as she walks out from the bushes holding her gun.
She looks at me with a dazed expression on her face. "Was that..the Intoccabile?" she asks, softly.
I nod.
Till Tomorrow, Silvana. I will overcome my fear of you and retrieve that contract.
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Next day- Noon- Temple of Riveo- Silicy-
Kirika and I meet at the front of the temple to discuss our plans. Then we both run opposite ways.
I walk determinedly to where Silvana is. I decided that I will not be afraid. I will defeat The Intoccabile! I have to...
I walk out into the open area of the temple with my gun drawn. I see a long row of stairs that will lead me down to where Silvana is.
I see Silvana standing down in the temple.
"I've been waiting!" she tells me as she looks up at me. I can feel her frigid gaze...
I don't feel afraid. I slowly begin to walk down the stairs with my gun pointed on her. I am not trembling this time, I am steady and calm as I walk towards her.
Suddenly, Silvana moves forward and begins to walk to me before I have descended the stairs. This move throws me off and I gasp. I make it to the last step, but I begin to tremble again.
"There is an old Silician proverb- Revenge is the greatest act of forgiveness." she tells me as she draws her blade and rushes me.
I am frozen in place...
"MIREILLE!" I can her Kirika scream.
I feel the blade hit my side and Silvana is wrapped around me. I gasp and drop my gun as I wait for the pain and darkness to come over me.
Instead, I see the edge of Silvana's knife falling in front of me. It hits the ground with a clatter.
Desperately, Silvana and I break apart and both leap for our weapons that are both on the ground. Silvana is nearest to my gun, and I am nearest to her broken blade.
I grab the blade as Silvana grabs my gun. I look at her and she points my gun on me..but she is too slow.
I know that I have to act NOW! I leap at Silvana with a shriek as I stab her with her blade. She falls to the ground. I find I am crying...
Why am I crying? Why am I sad? This was how it had to be...One of us had to die...I thought it would be me.
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It is getting dark as I sit to the side of the temple. Silvana is near death, I don't want to watch her die...so I look away...
Kirika walks over to her to retrieve the contract.
"Just why did you want this?" Silvana asks weakly.
"For...my family." I reply sadly.
"To Noir, To a Daughter of Corisca, I now offer you the crown. You'll accept it, won't you Mireille? Just like you did before...' Silvana whispers to me, then dies before she can finish.
Kirika picks up the contract that Silvana dropped as she died.
Well, I had my precious contract. Why did I feel so bad though? I thought about the way I had killed Silvana- with a blade. I didn't like that way of killing. I preferred my gun, it was much less personal than having to stab someone.
I stand up. Kirika had saved me...if she hadn't shot out the blade I would have died. But I still couldn't help but think about the terrible way I had killed.
I look out at the impending darkness. I think about Silvana lying dead behind me.
"What a vulgar way to kill. Just like you..." I tell Kirika bitterly, who is sitting there next to Silvana.
I can feel Kirika drop her head as I tell her this. Why did I choose to say that to her?
I don't know...
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Paris-
I lean back in my chair as I sit at my desk and computer. I put my hands behind my head as I think about the contract I have just read over. Kirika is just staring out of the window. She has been even more quiet than usual since we returned from Silicy.
"As witness, a man of the Soldats" I read that off the contract.
"The moment the Mafia was born, The Soldats were there to witness it. What does this mean? Does it mean that the Soldats have existed for that long?" I ask.
Kirika doesn't answer. She just stares out the window listlessly. I see the shutter of the window blow gently in the breeze.
I look down at the contract again, I use Silvana's broken knife blade as a paperweight to keep it from blowing away.
In the end, it seems Silvana gave me back the crown she had taken from me when I was a child...
Episode 7 – The True Noir- ep.10
A/N- I meant to do this 2 stories ago!- Haru-chan- Just wanted you to know I'm glad you're out of the hospital and I hope your knee is okay! I hate hospitals- I've spent a lot of time in them too! They are not fun!
I hope the retellings are interesting. I went with another shared viewpoint again and I don't know if it worked. I love to watch the Intoccabile episodes, but they were a bit of a pain to write. I don't know why really. AS always- let me know if I got a key element of story wrong, if my characterization is off, or have any hints I missed. I do tend to write these POVS choppy, I guess because my syntax sucks:) I'm trying to improve.
Also if you read "Time Out from the World We Knew- I'm sorry if chapter 9 was shorter than usual. I was afraid I might make it too explicit and ruin it. It still didn't come out as I hoped, but I plan on chapter 10 being longer. Also I may do a more explicit story and post it to Media miner but I am not the best lemon writer:)
But I can try for you! Thanks to all who read this and let me know how I am doing with a review:)
