Err.. The song's not really meant to rhyme... 'cause I said so. So... Deal with it. :I
"The orange sky engulfs all,
The harmony of the world is sung, Armonia."
It was a gentle voice singing. It was nostalgic. I could cry again, though someone prevented me from doing so.
"The sky is shielded by the purple cloud,
Unable to be caught and follows its own path, Propagazione.
As the red storm follows after,
Destruction is left in its path, Distruzione.
The green Thunder strikes,
Harshly with no mercy, Indurimento."
The lyrics, they reminded me of something, I just couldn't pin point what. I tried to remember while listening to each verse carefully as I could in this dream.
"Soon the blue rain washes away everything,
The tranquility, oh, Calma."
Orange sky… Purple cloud… Red storm… Green Thunder..? Blue rain…
"Out comes the yellow sun,
Coming out to once again illuminate the sky, Attivazione.
The one that can slip away and not be captured,
Oh thy indigo mist, Costruzione.
As they join as one, the outliers collide,
Aderire come uno."
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I awoke soon after. I didn't understand what that, I supposed, song, meant. I lay staring at the ceiling. The voice that was singing was gentle, as if it could be broken if you tried to get close to it. I saw a woman in my dream, I couldn't identify her face.
What are the outliers? Aerire come uno? Join as one?
I groaned and hit myself in the head with my pillow.
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Come to think of it, I haven't seen Talon lately. I wonder where he went after leaving the house, ordered by Alfred. I'm still not quite sure why everyone was so tense around him. I shrugged my shoulders and sat on the park swings, thinking.
Anyways, who could teach me how to use Kusarigama? I made a weird face. It's not a popular to use such traditional weapons nowadays. This weapon was from the feudal era. How I know? I did research. I glanced at my bag and sighed. Damn it. I pouted.
"What's up with making those faces?"
I looked up to see Talon grinning at me.
"Oh, hey Talon," I said in surprise. He looked at me strangely for a moment and then took hold of one of the swing's chains.
"So, what's troubling you now?"
"Talon, do you know anything about Kusarigamas?"
"…" There was a pregnant pause. The only thing I could hear was children playing in the park. "Why do you ask?"
"That's private," I murmured quietly, my eyes downcast. He sighed and grabbed my arm. "Eh? U-um… Talon?"
"Just follow me."
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We ended up in some forest. I wasn't quite sure where this was… I continued to follow Talon deeper into the woods. This wasn't such a good idea, was it…?
We stopped in an open area, though we were still surrounded by trees. I tilted my head in confusion and glanced at my brother.
"I'm not an expert in this area…," Talon began. His eyes looked full of scorn as he continued, glaring at some trees. "But someone close to me gave me a few lessons. I always failed, though I remember her words." I listened intently. His mood suddenly changed 180 degrees as he smiled softly at me. "I'm pretty sure you'll understand this perfectly."
I wasn't quite sure if I agreed, but might as well give it a shot. I nodded slowly.
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"Nii-chan! You can do it!"
"It's heavy and uncoordinated!"
"It's easy! Ah! Be careful! You can cut someone's head off if you do that!!!!"
"Ugh! Forget this! I give up!"
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"God damn it, you never change," Talon muttered to me as I managed to already swing and cut into a tree trunk.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked, pulling the chain back and catching the sickle easily. That wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be. Still felt kind of nostalgic for some reason. Maybe I knew the person Talon was talking about…?
"Never mind. You're better than I ever got," He laughed.
"Well, you did explain how to do Kusarigamajutsu," I added. Talon shook his head as I managed to knock over a tree.
"No," Talon said. "It wasn't my words."
"It was your friend's words though," I said. Talon frowned. Did he remember something he didn't like? Oh! Did something happen to this friend of his!? "Oh! Did something happen to her…?"
Talon shook his head once again.
"She's alive and well." He smiled at me. "Anyways, you seem to be doing just fine without me here." He watched me swing the chain and as it whipped at the tree he closed his eyes. I looked at him questionably as I pulled the chain back. Uh oh.
"It's stuck!" Talon laughed and shook his head.
"You're still giving it too little power."
"Eh!?"
"Aim to cut the entire thing down, or make a goal, and then see if you can achieve it. Like…" Talon glanced at a fallen tree. He plucked a leaf off of it. "Cut one of these in half. A perfect cut."
"EH!!!?"
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"But it's sooo easy! Try cutting a leaf in half!"
"PSH! AS IF! THAT'S FOR EXPERTS ONLY!"
"But I'm no expert, yet I can do this!"
"Tch, not-an-expert my ass."
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There was no way I could possibly, perfectly, cut a leaf in half!
"You're acting just like that time…," I heard Talon mumur.
"That time?"
"I wish you luck with your training! Namimori is this way." He pointed down a path. "You just have to keep walking straight." With that, he waved goodbye and left.
"How the hell does he expect me to do this!?"
I glanced at the sky. I had about an hour before evening it seemed.
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The thunder match was nothing special. Except the fact that I got to see the cow (that kept shooting me with the bazooka) twenty years older. Other than that, nothing special. Oh yeah, I was dragged into their little group huddle for some reason.
I kind of refused to wear my cabbie in this rain...
I sneezed.
Shit.
"If I have to watch my precious comrades die with my own eyes… I wouldn't be able to atone for it. No matter how many times I died."
When Tsuna said that, I couldn't prevent the smile that was etched on my lips. He never changes.
"Same old, same old," I murmured with that stupid smile on my face.
My idiosyncrasy is stupid. Lol. The end! :D