Fragile Hearts
~Holding your hand in mine~
An original Fanfiction by: Punky Insomniac
I see you beside me in the dark
Tonight's unlike any other night
As I sit and watch you sleep
I get the courage to be exactly to be who I want to be
The person standing next to you
Tonight is unlike any other night
Because I know for a fact with you
I am not alone.
Disclaimer:
I do not claim to own Fragile Dreams or it's characters, those belong to Xseed games, nintendo, and Kentaro Kawashima. I just didn't like the ending, love Seto and Crow as a couple, and like to write fanfictions. So I made this. Enjoy~
Last time on Fragile hearts (Narrated by Ityoa my lovely assistant):
"Death, Depression, Doom, More death! Looming pedophile! 3 MONTHS EALIER!
Reboot
Reboot
Recharged!
I'm naked in a tube! Hey Seto's hugging me! I'M NAKED! And Crows a porn robot"
Crow: I'm a what!
Ityoa: She's the writer not me!
I already gave a disclaimer so~
Chapter 2
Not so Alone
At first I could tell that Ren was shifting around because the thick awkward air made it uncomfortable to sleep. Eventually as the hour wore on the Blind girl settled for lying on her back, her sightless orbs peering at the sky.
"You can't see the sky can you?" I wasn't sure if I was pitying her or just stating something to make the air less awkward.
Ren's eyes did not shift like a normal persons would, instead her ear twitched, almost like a cat. "I can see… very bright things, like the sun, and the stars, and I can see shadows and shapes."
"So you can see the sky?"
"Sort of. I can see the stars, but I can't see the sky it's self. It's like their randomly placed their."
"Oh so that would mean you're not totally blind?" Ren nodded "But when I die I'll be able to see." She said with a smile
I looked away from the silver haired girl feeling like I was the awkward one "You sure?"
"That's what Shin said." The girl sounded, almost hopeful. "That's why dad agreed to shin and made me take all those tests, and put me in that chamber so that I could be the catalyst."
"Your father wanted you to die?"
"No. He misunderstood. See, he was a very plain man who ran the damn, he had no clue Shin was the very reason everyone was dead."
"Oh, I see, so Shin tricked your father?"
"Yes… Shin told him that all those tests and things was going to make me see again."
"But you knew the truth?"
"Yes. And I told him, he didn't believe me, so he left me alone in my room in a fit of rage… And never came back."
"How old were you?"
"It was only a year ago."
"Why did your father want you to randomly see while the world was ending, isn't that redundant?"
"It was fathers fault I went blind, he wanted to give that back to me before I met the end. He was desperate."
"So he trusted some pale guy with red eyes?"
"You've met shin?"
"Eh, let's not get into that. We'll just say it's a small world and leave it at that."
"Yes, now that the air is more pleasant, we can leave it at that." With that Ren's eyes finally closed and the air was then replaced with something more… welcomed…
The sound of silence
Of course the stillness of the night air did not stay this way for long. Though in those few moments after the silver haired child's breath became even and slow the sound of the trail and the woods around it felt like undistorted water, unmoving and calm.
Suddenly it was disrupted, as if a small child had slapped their hand in the water. What happens when this occurs? It causes a splash of waves and then calms into ripples. The sudden sound was that of the brown haired youth who laid in my lap with his stopping and reoccurring random snores.
These random noses he omitted started a chain reaction. Or in my water metaphor Seto's snoring caused the ripples in the calm, once seemingly silent night air. His deep intake and out bursts of air seemed to instruct the symphonies of sounds. The crackling of fire, a small creature scouted and scuffled in the brush, A large hooting owl seemed to shake his home in the tree as he took his leave to join the stars. As I watched that winged white cross the sky I barely heard Ren and her almost heavy but soft breathing.
I took in a breath and found myself in shock to note that I was smiling at the sleeping child. As if in my strange mind the worldly sounds of night mixed with Seto's snore made me find… a certain peace and comfort. But I shook my head at this thought. Seto was my best and only friend, but I wasn't so sure if I should be so head over heals and cheesy.
Heh, guess in a way I found this whole being in a party thing kind of… odd. Usually I spent my nights alone, or at least for the past year I have ever since that… thing happened.
In the long run I spent many nights alone but finally at the end, I realize that, even though I found humans annoying… I missed having someone, anyone around. Someone to talk to, to listen to me, and someone I could listen to.
Strange… When this whole end of humans era began I was ok with being alone. It was what I wanted. The old me would have bitch slapped the new me in the mouth if I went back in time to tell him I'd actually miss the warmth of having someone beside me. This made me sigh as I let my eyes find Seto's pale face.
He wasn't like most humans, this fact made me glad I was around him rather then just any other human. I sighed contently as I took my gloves off so that I could let my now ungloved fingers comb Seto's messy hair. I wondered what all happened to him before I came around, and, if he even remembers what life was like before the apocalypse.
Of course being me, my mind wondered to pressing matters like Seto's past, to if he showered, and if he used shampoo and what not.
Not to get wayyy off topic, but his hair was REALLY soft. Of course the dope may not even know what Shampoo is, so maybe his hair was naturally this soft. Ugh, what am I thinking? I stopped twirling his curls around with my index finger because being around him made me think to much like a silly romantic.
Then again maybe I was. 'He' use to tell me that all the time. The thought of his face made me laugh. For I had almost forgotten those nights, long ago, with him talking until the night died being replaced with the new morning light… He had been my best friend. My only friend…
I looked sadly at Seto, he was so fragile, so soft, and so unlike him or myself. Thoughts came in my mind, thoughts that mad me snort and shake my head. I didn't love him. I just cared for him. He was my best friend, and just my friend.
As I watched the night in the sky grow old and die, I let my mind map out the quickest ways to the mall. The quickest way would at least take an hour on foot. I sighed at this fact, wondering how many breaks there'd be. Not to mention the awkward conversation.
The sun finally scared the stars out of the sky and I thought of how it was like, being shut down, about being alone, about being dead. PF may just be a backpack, but she had thoughts to. I didn't know PF, but I didn't want her to die. Suddenly I didn't want to waste anytime, I wanted down there, to where it was, and save it from the darkness.
I looked down at Seto and Ren, and stored their looks of peace in mind. The mall was far from here as the sky turned a light purple mixed with yellow, I thought it may be best to start our journey now. Even though I didn't want to disrupt my sleeping companions, I didn't want the PF to be alone any longer.
So I silently shook Seto, his eyes opened up to look at me, and he smiled saying "Hey you're still here." He took my hand. His hand was warm and it made me feel… I shook my head "What about PF?" I asked.
His face came to the realization and he sat up "Oh yeah your right!" the loud noise jolted Ren awake as well "What's wrong?"
Seto said "Come on Ren! We need to get up!" Ren looked up in Seto's direction confused but stood, she looked afraid that something bad had happened.
"Nothing's wrong" I stated to calm her as I stood walking over to the camp fire that was barely lit to blow the fire out "We just need to get started is all"
Ren nodded remembering our mission and turned to pick up her small blue bag of things. Seto went to were he had been sitting last night to pick up his tin, fanny pack, suit case, and shoulder bag to put the entire luggage on himself as his attire.
He looked… loaded down to say the least so I stepped over to him "Let me carry something" it was a demand not a question.
He blushed "What do you want to carry?" I thought a moment and took the suit case, latching it onto my belt, and put on the shoulder bag, without asking. "All that stuff just looked so heavy." I stated "I didn't want you carrying it all by yourself" my words made him smile "Wow crow you're really nice."
I think I blushed, so I hid my face with my hand "Oh shut up stupid." I then noticed my fingers were no longer gloved so I reached in my coat pocket to regain the accessory. "We need to get moving anyway."
Seto just continued to hold the goofy smile "Are you embarrassed Crow?"
"Shut up" I blushed putting on my gloves and with that started walking on the trail going towards the hotel. "The quickest way is through the hotel" the red on my face dissipated "So we should go through their first, don't you agree?" I asked turning towards them. Both nodded and began to follow me.
As Seto scuffed his shoes behind me, and Ren ran over the dirt and grass I soon came to the conclusion that human's weren't that bad.
We had been walking, briskly, for almost 20 minutes when I heard a "Hey wait up!" from Seto who was already panting. I stopped my apparently too fast paced walking to turn towards him realizing he was running to keep up with Ren and I.
Ren slid to a stop, dirt flying everywhere as if she were a baseball player sliding to the third plate with the ball inches away from the catcher. As the smoke subsided Ren gave her apologies "I'm sorry Seto, we had no idea you were lagging that far behind."
I felt terrible for not noticing how slow Seto was "I'm sorry kiddo." I brushed some dirt off his shoulder as he stood in front of us panting and sweating.
"It's" pant "Fine" he wheezed.
"I guess you didn't go running through here did you?"
He shook his head. I sigh picking up his hand "Here, this way I won't lose you loser." As he laced his fingers through mine he nodded and smiled "Thanks Crow"
"Why are you thanking me? I just insulted you?"
"Oh, you did?" I rolled my eyes taking a tighter hold on his hand "Come on, we don't have much time to loose."
"What's your rush Crow?"
"None. I just don't like being slow."
Seto smiled and squeezed my hand as we started walking again, a bit slower then last time, so Ren now sped ahead of me. But I didn't mind so much now.
"Do friends hold hands?" Seto quizzed me
"Yep." I said smiling kissing his forehead. Seto blushed and gave me his nervous giggle "I guess friends do all kinds of stuff, right?"
"Mmm. I guess so." I said realizing how right Seto must be for once.
"You're my first friend, did you know that?"
"You've never had a friend before?"
"No have you?"
I took a pause "Yeah… I did." I said it remorseful.
"Oh…" Seto looked at the ground sadly "I guess you kissed them too…" Ren was now a ways ahead of us so I picked up the pace a little "Does that bother you?"
"N-No." He blushed and hurried along with me dropping the conversation.
Weird, the thought of Seto kissing someone else made my blood boil, but I didn't really know why. All friends kiss, right? Where were my thoughts towards Seto now of days? I shook my head, not wanting to think of that. But the behavior gained me a confused look from Seto "We're not walking fast enough" I lied as I picked Seto up bridal style and began to run to catch up to Ren.
When we caught up I slowed down, but not letting Seto go I stayed a bit behind Ren, the edge of the hotel in view "You two are slow" stated Ren as if it were merely a fact.
"No one asked you." I retorted. Mine and Ren's personalities just clash.
"Crow!" Seto scolded "Be nice to Ren!" I rolled my eyes but didn't say anything else. I liked Ren at times, I really did, but for some odd reason she had that thing about her that just flat out got on my nerves. Maybe it was the fact she was a blind girl. Speaking of which Ren scowled at me "You know you could put Seto down. He can walk on his own two feet"
"Maybe I don't want to, and how'd you know I was holding him?" I almost hissed but reframed from doing so. Instead I just held Seto tighter to my chest.
"I couldn't hear Seto's noisy foot steps and panting so I just assumed."
"She is right, I have two legs I can use them"
"You have no say" I said tauntingly and jokingly to said boy in my arms. He play pouted crossing his arms on his chest "Why not?"
"Because I said so" I kissed his forehead making him giggle.
Ren sighed the word "Couples." And kept going on her marry way. The Hotel was getting closer and closer, we could even see the gate by now.
"What's a couple?" Seto asked out of the awkward silence. I shook my head before Ren could answer, "That's a question for another time and place." Ren nodded as we neared the gate "Agreed" She pushed it open the air of our fight blew away with the breeze as we entered the hotel yard.
"You sure you don't want to put me down?"
"Shut up." I said with a smile and it made Seto giggle.
Ren then turned towards us "Where to?"
"Umm there should be an entrance around back if my GPS doesn't serve me wrong."
"What's a GPS?" Seto and Ren asked at the same time.
"It's a program that shows you were to go. Like a map. But only machines have them." I explained.
Ren shrugged "So I guess robots can be useful" I wanted to glare at her, but Seto's smile got in the way "That's really cool! So we don't have to keep making maps?"
"You made a map?" Ren and I both asked.
Seto nodded pleased with himself. "You can see them when we stop to camp again, ok?"
I smiled "I'll store that in my memory unit so I don't forget to ask you." Seto hugged me throwing me back a little "Hey what's this for?"
"For being my bestest friend."
My mechanical heart swelled but I coughed trying to ignore it "We should get moving." Seto nodded and we left our conversation behind as we rounded by the hotel back way to get to the mall.
Ok This was a rather slow and short chapter and it kind of took me awhile. So sorry for that. But hey at least I updated, right? Ha ha. Thanks for all the support I really liked everyone's reviews. They made me very happy ^ ^ Any who the next chapter will be a bit more epic so stay tuned~