"Saya? Saya!" Hagi called, picking Saya off the floor. Saya lie eyes open and in somewhat a shock, she was shivering. Shivering from fear or the cold, it was a mystery. But, Hagi knew Saya was in some mental distress and needed to be taken to Julia right away.
For not even his blood could comfort her. Saya was sleeping in a pool of blood when he found her.
"Where-where am I?" Saya asked as she arouse from the ground. All around her beautiful blue roses were abloom. Redundant, thorny vines of the blue roses veneered some willow trees and looked so natural with the surrounding life. The twilight sky so beautiful it nearly made Saya cry. Whatever this place was it was purely beautiful. But, it was so silent, so placid that Saya couldn't help but feel something was wrong.
"You're in my world, Saya," Carl said. He walked out from behind a willow tree. Saya looked up at him as if she was about to cry, but hate soon plagued her expression. She got up and ran; she had to run from him.
He isn't real! I can't love him and I won't! This is all a nightmare!
She shouted in her head, her thoughts echoed everywhere. She was still running though, tears trickling down her cheeks. Suddenly, she was pushed down to the ground; Carl was on top of her. Holding her down by her shoulders, his knees beside her hips, he looked at her obsessively.
"There's no point in running or denying, Saya. You're in my world now and I know all that you think here. You can't hide from me, you can't run, and most importantly no one can save you," Carl said disdainfully, leaning into Saya's face and squeezing her shoulders so much tighter that crescent cuts were incised into her skin from his nails.
Saya whimpered in pain but she couldn't give in.
Wait, pain?
She realized that she wasn't dreaming anymore, had she finally assented to madness? Even if this was 'Carl's world' she had to escape.
"I am the only one here with you, and you're the only one here with me. I'm in your head and you can't escape from what's real," he mocked. He relinquished his hold on one of her shoulders, caressing the left side of her face. Saya touched his face, he felt the same and so real. Saya's mouth opened a trifle in astonishment. No dream would ever feel so real.
"I've missed you, Saya. I've missed every little aspect about you. And now, I can have you all to myself," he said. He leaned forward to kiss her but Saya denied and turned her head aside.
"There's no need to deny Saya. I can sense how much you've missed me. In this world no one can know about us. Look around," he said. He got off her and helped her up. Leading her through a labyrinth of willow trees and rose gardens.
"No one is here but us. Now," he said. He grabbed her shoulders and pinned her to a tree. He smirked toothily and exhaled eagerly. As if the most pleasurable sensation had run deeper into his body and exploded.
"It begins. I want my revenge," he said. He kissed her; Saya's lips untensed and she embraced him. Her nails digging into his back as he clutched her shoulders harder, Saya moaned and squeaked. Carl would drive her crazy, until...she would stay with him, forever.
This was her retribution. But, as Carl parted the kiss the world seemed to fade.
Saya's eyes blinked opened and she saw the familiar faces around her. She blushed, remembering her 'dream.'
"Saya, we have some bad news," Julia said softly. Saya looked up, Julia was so old now. Well, it has been over thirty years. Of course, she would've grown old.
"Wha-what happened?" Saya asked in a daze. Hagi helped her sit up, Saya felt hollow inside, physically hollow. Hagi held her hand; he looked much more sullen then usual.
"Saya, when Hagi brought you in, we did a scan. Your baby had died," Julia said. Her face plagued with a melancholy influence. Saya's eyes shot open, tears starting forming in Saya's eyes.
"Wha-what happened?" Saya asked, trying to suppress the sadness in her voice.
"We don't know. We had to remove it. We think it might be because of impurity. Normally, a Chevalier of your twin would've impregnated you. But, your Chevalier impregnated you. And I suppose, even with the fertility medication, it wasn't enough to cast out fetal impurity. I'm so sorry Saya," Julia said. Saya turned her head aside, trying to fight the tears.
"I-I want to talk to Solomon, alone," Saya said.
"If that is your wish then I will go fetch him for you," Hagi said. He and Julia left the room, Solomon entered a few minutes later. He sat down next to Saya on the bed.
"I'm so sorry for your loss," he said. Saya smiled and hugged him, and then she broke the embrace and smiled at him again.
"Arigatou, for your condolences," Saya said gratefully. Then, she just fell into Solomon's arms and wept like she never had before. When she was done Solomon offered a tissue and Saya wiped her nose. Leaving her tears to stain her face, Solomon cleaned them away. Saya smiled and thanked him before turning her mind to the other matter that concerned her.
"Solomon, have you seen Carl lately?" she asked.