Daughter of Evil chapter 9

Regret Message / Daughter of White

Haku sighed. It had almost been a week since that soldier, Dell, had left her care. She had asked him what he would do next, but he simply shrugged.

"I have no plans of returning to the Kingdom of Yellow. All my memories of that land are horrible. But, I think that since I've been here, I've taken a liking to the country of Green. So I might wander around, maybe start a new life here."

"Oh, I see. In that case, good luck starting your new life, and be careful." Haku smiled as Dell walked through the door. As he was about to leave, he turned back to her and returned the smile.

"Thank you. Good luck to you too. Hopefully we can keep in touch." Haku blushed slightly and nodded as he waved goodbye.

Once again, she sighed. It was a little lonely in her former Master's mansion without Dell around to keep her company. Haku would have left a long time ago, just like the other servants, but she had to stay until she received news from Prince Kaito. To pass the time since Dell's leave, Haku had been helping out with the restoration of the town. It had barely been a week since that horrible night, but the liveliness of the town had returned and some of the burned and destroyed buildings rebuilt. The streets had been cleaned of countless bodies, all of which had been given proper burials. By now, it was almost as if none of it had even happened.

"Maybe they forgot all about me." Haku sighed, setting down a bottle of wine on the table. "Probably ran off together to get married..." Popping out the cork, she poured herself a glass. "But then again, Prince Kaito said that he was going to overthrow the Daughter of Evil, didn't he? Then perhaps their just busy with that at the moment. Oh, but he also said that he would send a messenger..."

Haku jumped, nearly toppling over her glass. Someone knocked at the door. Haku hurried to answer and, to her disappointment, found an unfamiliar man standing before her. "Are you...Miss Haku Yowane?"

"Um, yes, that's me." she replied timidly.

"Ah, good. I have a message for you from Prince Kaito." Haku's breath caught in her throat as the man handed her the letter. Once he left, she didn't even wait to get back to the dining table before tearing open the letter. As she read through it, her hand went to her mouth in horror. No, that can't be...Miku, you can't be...you couldn't have...!

Her trembling legs gave way and she could only stare ahead in shock. Haku looked back down at the paper in her hands, desperately reading it again and again, seeing if she had misread something. But, before long, her vision blurred and tears began to smudge the ink written on the parchment. "Why...! It's all my fault! I should have died instead! You never deserved this...any of this! Miku..."

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The sea breeze was cool on her face as she stepped closer to the water. Holding a small paper within a bottle, she let it go in the water and watched as the waves pushed it farther into the ocean. As it floated into the horizon, she let her tears stream down her face and clasped her hands together. "Please, one day, let me be with Miku again..." She bowed her head, praying with all her might for her wish to come true.

"Haku?"

Haku sniffed, turning her head. She smiled halfheartedly at the man approaching her. "Dell? What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing...why are you crying? Did something happen?"

Haku shook her head. "No, it's nothing important."

Dell frowned at her with a raised eyebrow. "If it's not important then you shouldn't be crying about it."

Haku stared at Dell as if he were a monster and fell to the ground in a mess of tears. He sighed, kneeling down in front of her. "Your friend didn't make it, did she."

"Mhm..." Haku squeaked through her sobs.

"I'm sorry, I really am, but crying like this isn't going to bring her back. So pull yourself together!"

Haku sniffled a few times before rubbing away her tears. "I-I know...but..."

Dell crossed his arms. "Really, what happened to you? When you helped me recover you were a little timid, but you were also strong and independent! Right now you're a hopeless crybaby."

"I know I'm hopeless. If I was strong enough to do something...Miku would be...she would be...!" Haku shook her head hopelessly, causing Dell to sigh once again. He pulled her up by her arms and impatiently dragged her along the beach. "Ah, where are you taking me?"

"To the chapel nearby."

"Chapel?"

"A place for you to rest. You're obviously not at full strength right now and I've been living there for a while now."

Haku almost gasped in surprise, slightly forgetting about her depression for the moment. "You're homeless?"

Dell couldn't help but smack his forehead. "I am not homeless. The chapel is practically abandoned. Really, the only people who come there are weary travelers or people who'd rather pray in privacy."

"O-oh..." Haku sniffled again before managing a sheepish smile. "...thank you."

Another pretty short chapter...hm, I guess there's nothing that I can really do about that. That's how the story rolls! :P But, now that school's over, I can write a little more consistently so I expect to get this story finished within the next few weeks. :D I hope you enjoy! And thanks for all your comments up til now! They're much appreciated!