Consequences: Tsukasa
Chapter 3 Torch
'I guess that's it' Kagami raised herself from her bed, her eyes swollen, tired, exhausted, yet in those violet eyes, those eyes that had witnessed so much so fast, the eyes she bore that couldn't leave behind what she had done, held not hate or guilt but something else...
It was still early morning as she staggered outside, her arms dragging behind her, the arms that moved with such ferocity and emphasized every word she said, every word she spit and cursed at others from her wretched mouth that had only been touched by one other soul.
She stepped into the train, the train was vacant, alone, it only served as one more reminder to her, one more thing for her to push forward, to finish what she had started...
After another short walk she boarded a familiar bus, the last piece that had completed her transit to school for years. Looking down she saw herself seated in the back, a three seat pressed against the glass, looking down at the seats, her memories would float back...
"This just... takes me back... with sis and... Konata, we'd always have a strange conversation here, usually just the two of them making excuses why they can't get out of bed or something encouraging their laziness...' She was jolted out of her dream like state as the driver had called out to her when the stop had been reached, at her call she had stepped out and took one long look at the school building which now seemed enormous.
Walking inside, there wasn't much commotion and no real problem with her being there. Teachers were bustling around, getting ready to start their day, not paying any attention to a uniform that just happened to be early. The first floor didn't hold any large significance to her, while it held its memories, it didn't have the immense amount of weight as the next floor did, just reaching it caused her more energy than the travel from home, Each step bringing one more memory to the front of her mind...
"Oh! You can tell us, be honest! You're a lonesome girl, aren't you? There, there, it's ok." Konata's voice rang through her mind
'I know she was only joking that day but... she's right, I really am alone, I had to force myself into everything, I worked so hard just to be liked by her, only to be the one that hurt her more than anyone. In the end though, I am all alone, she'll be better without me, she was, and I know she still is' Without noticing her legs constant movement up the stairwell she had reached the roof entrance, breaching the door the light shone onto her face, her hand covering her eyes to see. Seeing the building and houses strewn throughout the city, she lifted herself to the ledge with just one thing left to say...
"Konata, please, with all that you are, the kindness you have given me, forgive me this one last time" Her eyes were wide open, her eyes that began to fall were no longer swollen, but sparkled with life and hope, and her face, no longer red, had a smile that gently spread across her face...