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Why does Sen speak in third person, you ask? Because she pretends she is Light and she believes everything Light says. She speaks in third person when she wants to convince herself what she's saying is true or when she gets caught up in the moment and forgets who she really is.
Chapter 16
We smacked into a wall with such force that we were thrust apart. I hit my head and blacked out for several seconds. When my vision came back, it was blurry and unfocused. I was dizzy. I could barely make out a crumpling wall: we were in the slums. I also noticed a figure lying very still by the crumpling wall.
"Li…ight…"
I said hoarsely. I told my head to get a grip and I crawled towards
him on hands and knees. My whole body hurt. My head ached. Light
stirred, thank god. He got on his elbows again and coughed. Even more
blood came out of his mouth. He seemed to have turned back to normal,
having hands again and no wing. I reached out to him and touched his
shoulder. He jumped and looked at me. His eyes seemed as if he was
registering my face, like I was a distant memory. He knew I was
important to him… but he didn't know how.
"Light…" I
said, my voice cracking. "It's Sen." I put my hands on his
face. "Sen's right here, Light…"
Light relaxed and collapsed on the ground. Blood was still coming out of his mouth and out of his stomach.
"Somebody…" I said softly. I tore my gaze away from Light. "SOMEBODY HELP!"
There was no answer. Of course. We were in the middle of nowhere. I should've known nobody would be here. I ran back to an unconscious Light and set him up straight. I put his arm around my shoulders and staggered upright. Dear god, he was heavy. I staggered again, almost falling over. I tried to keep my balance. Light's legs were dragging over the ground. I hated myself. Light would pick me up with such ease, yet I couldn't even drag him into safety? My anger helped slightly and I proceeded forwards. In the end, I put Light back down and ran as fast as I could in a general direction. There had to be someone somewhere, right?!
But when I came to normal houses and such, there were no people out on the streets.
"H-hello?" I stammered.
"Sen?!" a voice came from behind me.
"Li-!" I spun around. "Oh." It was Raito, not Light. Disappointment seeped through me. He, however, didn't notice the difference in my attitude.
"Sen!" He ran towards me and embraced me. "You're alright! Thank god…"
"Where is everybody?!" I demanded as I jerked away from Raito. "Why isn't anybody here?!"
"It's because of Light," Raito said slowly. He looked a bit angry towards Light. "I'm assuming he tried to bring you somewhere safe and he created an alternate universe of Edge."
"Then why are you here?!" I screamed. I was losing it.
"I'm here because I am his twin," Raito said firmly, "and because I am bound to him. We are the same; he thinks what I think, I feel how he feels."
"You're not the same!" I screamed as I shook Raito back and forth. "You two are different. You are two different people!"
"How, Sen?" Raito asked bitterly. "How are we different?"
I fell silent. I didn't know how to answer. Different answers raced through my mind.
"I don't know yet," I said softly. "But I will. Sen will know Raito and Light both. And she will know how they differ."
Light groaned and he had my full attention once again. I spun around and knelt down beside him.
"Light!" I screamed. Light groaned again. There was sweat on his forehead and he seemed in great pain. I looked at Raito. Raito grimaced as if he was in pain as well. "What do we do?!" I demanded.
"Ride it out," Raito hissed. "He'll heal himself." He gave Light one last angry glare before turning away and sitting about twenty feet away. I made a strange noise and put my head on Light's chest. I listened to his heartbeat. It seemed to be growing stronger. I peeled away Light's torn shirt: the wound was smaller and wasn't bleeding as badly. I sighed with relief and sat down. My body was shaking: I had exhausted myself by running around in circles. I brought my hand over Light's forehead, wiping away the sweaty hair. I leaned forwards and kissed his forehead.
"It's alright," I said softly. "Light is going to be alright…"
His breathing grew calmer and the crease in his forehead relaxed. I grabbed his hand and gave it a faint squeeze. I breathed a sigh of relief.
After I had made sure Light was sleeping, I crept over to Raito's side to make sure he wasn't lonely.
"Aren't you worried about him?" I whispered.
"I think you worried enough for the both of us," he answered coolly. "Besides, Light hates my guts, so why should I waste any effort on him?"
"Because you two are brothers!" I yelled.
"So?" he snapped. "Aren't you and Light siblings?"
My cheeks reddened.
"N-no, we… our relationship… we're not siblings, we're… different."
Raito snorted.
"And what is your definition of 'different'?"
"I don't know," I scowled. "Light just understands me perfectly and he puts up with everything I do."
"Ya know what pisses me off?" Raito said. "It pisses me off that you go around thinking he's so holy while he nearly ripped a guy's throat out with his bare teeth."
"He wasn't himself, that thing wasn't Light!" I yelled. "Light wouldn't do that to someone!"
"Are you in love with Light?!" Raito demanded.
That immediately silenced me. I blinked several times. My cheeks turned hot.
"Wh-wha-what?!" I screeched. "That is a ridiculous idea!" I spat. "Where on earth did you come up with that idea?!"
Suddenly Raito snorted and started laughing. He slumped against the wall and slid down.
"Wh-what's so funny?!" I demanded.
"Your way of speech," he laughed. "It's so old-fashioned. 'Where on earth did you come up with that idea?!'" he mimicked very accurately. My face grew even hotter if that was possible. I stuck my tongue out at him.
"What are we going to do after Light gets better?" I asked several minutes later. Raito looked weirdly at me.
"You're asking me? Iono. Light hates every idea I suggest. Best to wait for him to wake up." He sighed. "Although, seeing as it's Light we're talking about, his first priority would be getting you somewhere safe. He wouldn't entrust you to me, because he knows how I feel."
"What?" I said blankly. Raito looked at me and gave me a crooked smile.
"Don't worry your pretty little head about it." He ruffled my hair.
"I'm not too young!" I yelled.
"It's not about age," Raito sighed. "He might take you back to Strife and Lockheart, but I doubt that, seeing as he apparently didn't think they were appropriate in the first place. He might just take you and flee for the rest of your lives. I don't know, really. Light's brain is really confusing to follow."
"You follow people's brains?"
Raito chuckled. "No. I'm just good at reading people's minds. For example, currently, you are thinking of ways to get me to tell you what the secret is. You're thinking that if you can keep me talking and smile cutely that I'll blabber on about the secret. In the back of your mind, you're worrying about Light, of course, and you're trying to figure out how Light and I are different. Also, you really want to go back to Strife's place, and you're trying to figure out how you can persuade Light to go back there. Am I right?"
He was good. But I didn't tell him that. I jutted out my lip.
"Is it like a special Gift?"
"I don't know, really. It's not too powerful though."
"Why is Light so hard to read?"
"Because he changes his mind so sporadically, it's not even funny. Look, can we just not talk about Light for ten minutes?" Raito's voice sounded irritated.
"Alright, but I've got it!" I burst out.
"What?" Raito asked.
"You are slightly more ill-tempered then Light," I pointed out. "Light is gentler and he can keep his anger better."
Raito opened his mouth to object, then he frowned and closed his mouth. Pausing for a moment, he then grinned and looked at me.
"Wow," he said. "You're right."
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