Len POV
The next day, mid-morning, an important message is brought to me: one of the main perpetrators who helped plan and carry out the murders of my parents has been found. He had been hiding, and organizing another attack. They have him captured.
I order he be brought to me as soon as they arrive, and go to the throne room to wait.
I don't have to wait long, soon enough he is brought, or rather dragged into the room. He fights, this dirty old man, but he wears a flaming coat of red, one I recognize too well.
"Ah, Prince Len." He sneers, lunging forward even though he is bound and held back.
"Officer Lutz, is it?" I ask coldly. I feel no emotion towards this demon, for now, especially now the images of their cruelty are bright in my brain, as bright as his coat.
"At your service." He replies with a cheeky smile. I leave my chair to get closer.
"May I ask you where your general resides as of now? General James Front? It would be in your favor to provide us with information." I ask. He spits on the tiled floor and laughs roughly.
"Ah, betray the general? Not I. You will have to sniff him out. But, may I add, don't worry. If you don't find him in enough time, he will seek you out."
"And why is that?" I snap. I hate it when they play games.
"To finish the job he started!" he bellows out, struggling and fighting against the arms that hold him. I stare into his eyes that shine with hate, and wonder why there must be such evil in people.
I am about to dismiss him to the dungeon where he will wait for a trial, but suddenly the door swings open. And in she walks, my twin with her entourage.
"Len! Have you-"
I see her stop in shock, her eyes glued to the offending solider, and most importantly, his bright red jacket. Her eyes widen, her mouth dropping, and I realize it.
Then she starts screaming.
Rin POV
I first see my brother as I walk into the room.
"Len! Have you-" I spot it, that red flash of color. I stop short, the words leaving me breathless. I feel as if I've been punched in the gut, the wind knocked out of me as I recognize that coat, see the solider in it, so familiar, and that color, oh the color. It burns bright, so bright it fades out everything else, and I am drowning, drowning in the sea of red, endless red.
The stench of it makes me gag; the horrible moans and cries fill my ears. Then it all flashes before my eyes, practically my whole life, or so it seems.
Len, Len, my sweet brother Len. We played and danced and ran, together always together. Twins. I feel soft hands on my face, stroking my hair. Happy smiles, our parents, I was loved. Then again our parents, but this time so different, so horrible, blood spilling from them as they fall to the floor, then the cries are heard and the red… the feel of my brothers hand, a small yet strong one in mine, pulling me, comforting me.
A fight, a crash, more red, more shouts. Then suddenly his face fills my vision, his lips brushing my forehead.
"Stay quiet until I find you."
And then it is dark. A sickly sweet taste like candy fills my mouth, and I gag, and more flashes, stumbling out, all alone, then the bodies piled everywhere, glass littering the floor, blood coating every surface… then running out into the snow, the trampled snow, and falling, falling straight down, and hitting my head on a stone stair, and everything going black, the gray sky closing and being dotted with pinpricks of black before it closes over me…
Len POV
"AHHHH!" She cries, backing away, falling over her own skirts to the ground. She shrieks in terror, crawling backwards, unable to take her eyes off him. Everyone stands still in shock, even the enemy. I am the first to move, immediately rushing towards her.
"Get him out of here!" I yell over her high scream. "And burn that coat!" I try to grab her, but she flails and screams more, clawing at me. Everyone around tries to soothe her or help while the others wrestle the solider out of the room. I get close to her, holding down her arms, but it is clear that the images in her eyes were blocking any sense, not recognizing me at all.
"Rin! Rin!" I shout, trying to snap her out of it, but she only continues to wail, her eyes wide and filled with terror, her face one of a scared little girl. My heart twists in hate and anguish at her cries and fright. I pick up her struggling body even as she claws and kicks.
"Clear out!" I boom, and a path is made quickly for us. I get Rin out of there, and everyone follows us as I carry her to our rooms. Once there, I try sitting her on her bed, but she merely sobs and tries to back away. People swarm beside me, shouting and staring at her.
"Everyone OUT!" I yell, and they obey immediately. I crawl over to Rin, who has backed herself into a corner of the room, and I take her hands.
"Please Rin, listen to me!" I beg, but she doesn't respond other than to continue sobbing, her slender body wracking with sobs. I notice her face seems off; she is turning slightly blue. Her corset, she can't breathe, can't stop enough to calm herself.
I pick her up again and throw her on the bed, trying to be quick. Holding her facing down, I try untying the laces on her dress as fast as I can, but they only reveal more strings and layers. Quickly, I draw out a small dagger and cut all the strings with one slice. She lets out a gasp, inhaling deeply soon after. I relax, and turn her over, lifting her up to me.
She sobs against my chest but no longer fights, tears staining my shirt as she clings to me. I hold her tight, wishing I could take it away. I never wanted her to be in so much pain. I carefully peel away the rest of her cut garments. Cradling her small form in my lap, I re-wrap my arms around her, nuzzling her head as she cries.
"Shhh Rin, You're ok, you're ok." I murmur to her.
"Why?" She cries. "Why?" I rock her back and forth, desperately trying to soothe her ragged sobs.
"I don't know." I reply. She begins to cry again, so much that I have to strain to understand her words.
"So much red… everywhere…dead…dead… I was alone…" she sobs. "I was alone…" I rock a little harder, feeling the horrible guilt that I had been trying to erase flow over me.
"I'm so sorry Rin…Never again, never again." I say, chanting it again and again, trying to make her believe.
"Why…why did they do it? Why didn't you come?" She cries, burying her face into my shoulder. I kiss her head again and again.
"I couldn't, I'm so sorry…I looked for you for so long… oh Rin…" I can't help but join her in her tears as I too remember that day, the day I had to leave her behind in her closet. Our bodies wrack with sobs as I picture her alone and confused, and for myself, also alone and wanting nothing more than my parents and my sister. I cry for her being lost, even when I finally found her. For her remembering this now, and being in so much pain, and for me being unable to save her from it. I promised she would never be hurt again, and I fail once more. She pulls away slightly, realizing I too am crying. She looks at me with sad wonder, then cups my face with her small thin hands as I stare back with equally tear-filled eyes.
She blinks, and tears fall from her eyes. Then she leans forward to press her lips against mine. I am surprised as she does this, but my lips move against hers. I sink into it, my eyes closing. I feel her hands on my face and intertwining themselves in my hair as her soft lips move against mine. I press her closer, moving my hands to her back, pressing her small body to me through her thin shift.
I cannot believe this is happening, that someone could feel so much bliss after such sadness. Although I can taste the melancholy in the air, it only makes this more meaningful.
She suddenly pulls back and we both gasp for air, air I did not even know I needed. Or wanted. I'm ready to plunge back into our kiss, but she stops me.
"Why did you look?" she asks seriously with heavy breaths. "I could have easily been dead." I stare at her, confused. Stop looking?
"Rin, I would have searched to the ends of the earth for you. You couldn't be dead. I never even thought about it. I couldn't let myself even think such a thing." I draw her too me again, touching her forehead to mine. "Rin, I couldn't imagine living without you."
Her breath mingles with mine, and she stares at me with her blue, deep eyes, searching. I stare back, trying not to imagine her gone. She reaches down, intertwining her fingers with mine, then wrapping her legs around my waist as she sits back in my lap. I can't wait; I hungrily dive for her sweet lips, not being able to keep us apart any longer. She clenches my hands tightly as we kiss, as if she was trying to meld them together. I press my lips on hers harder, possessively. She is mine, my twin, my Rin. I would never, ever let her go.
I wouldn't think anything could part us, but a wet drop on my cheek from hers makes me pull back. She's crying.
"All his time..." She whispers. I nuzzle her neck.
"I was waiting for you. Always." I say before kissing her neck. She folds one of her hands over my head, stroking my messy blond hair that has come untied from its band.
"Is this wrong?" She whispers. I shake my head, but stop to look at her after she pulls her hand away.
"Len… we are twins… siblings." She murmurs, looking down at her hands. I grab them and she looks up, her huge eyes meeting mine under the curtain of blond bangs.
"I will never find someone as perfect, as beautiful, as wonderful as you Rin. But… if you don't feel right…" I struggle to say the words. "I won't hold you back if you don't want this." I manage. She shakes her head tearfully before throwing her arms around me. She whispers in my ear:
"This is too right. I love you more than anything. No one else would ever do." I smile so big I think my face will crack, and wrap my arms around her, burying my head in her shoulder, rocking her again as we hold each other. We hold each other for a long while, but I soon feel Rin relax, slumped against me. I pull her into a cradling position as she blinks at me sleepily.
"Don't leave me," She mumbles. I kiss her lips lightly.
"Never." I vow. Laying us both down on her pillows, I cover us up and wrap my arms around her protectively while nuzzling her lovingly. She lays her tired head on my chest and soon falls asleep. I stay awake a little longer, stroking her soft skin and hair, rejoicing in the fact that she knows me, loves me, is mine. Eventually, I too fall asleep to the sound of her even, peaceful breathing.
A/N
Emotional chapter is emotional TAT I read over this and was embarrassed / But I hope you guys like it~ I read all the reviews yesterday, after I FINALLY finished my finals, and just HAD to write this IMMEDIATELY! But I did well on my finals, and they are done...So here you go! XD
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