Chapter 13
Kaetsukikko felt another presence touch her mind. It was grieving, guilty and lost. She shuddered. She knew these feelings well; no one should suffer from them. Instinctively she wanted to ease their pain, but she recoiled when she realized who it was. The rose vines grew more thorns as if to protect Kaetsukikko.
"Please," said Kaname hoarsely. "Wake up." I felt her if only for a second.
There was no answer, but that was to be expected. Something that was unexpected though arrived at the steps of the castle, or rather, two people.
These two people were supposed to be dead, who were these people? They were Hio Shizuka and Kiryu-Shichiyou Ichiru. The knocker sounded and Kain left the mourners in the Queen's room. He could not ignore the summons. He was surprised to see them.
"Welcome to Shichiyou castle," said Kain. "What brings you here, when you are both deceased?"
"The balance of power is weakening. The dead are rising. Soon, Kuran will be here," said Hio Shizuka. "Shichiyou-hime must awaken now or this world will fall to ruin. I am here to give my apologies to her and to serve her the best I may."
"Likewise," said Ichiru. "I realized that Zero never meant to hurt me, but in the end, I hurt him. Where is he?"
"She," corrected Kain. "Unconscious," he added. "Upstairs." With that said, he led them upstairs.
When Kain brought the unexpected guests into the room, the rose vines tightened, closing most spaces between them. And of course, gasps were heard from Yuki and Hanabusa. Kaname was wallowing in grief and guilt, so he remained unaware of what transgressed in the real world. That is until…Slap! It was umpteenth time that he had been hit by a woman that night. His eyes widened when he saw her.
"Che," said Shizuka. "You are very much like your 'master'.
Kaname just stared at her. Yes he heard what she said, but it did not register as much as Shizuka had wanted it to. She slapped him again, on his other cheek. He just stared.
"Never mind," said Shizuka. "You do have a heart, unlike him because if you did not, you would not be here in shock, not understanding a word I am saying." She sighed. She began to think that all Kuran males were idiots of sorts when it came to romance. She turned toward the casket made of ice and 'adorned' by rose vines. "Wake up," she said softly. "Or I will not be able to apologize to your face. Besides, I thought you wanted to talk to me." When the girl did not budge at all, she screamed "Wake up, stupid bitch! I came here to apologize to you! And you ignore me and pretend to be dead! How dare you be so rude?"
It had gotten a reaction alright, the rose vines began to race towards Hio Shizuka, but when Ichiru stood in the way, they retreated and relinquished its protection of ice casket, which melted away. The girl in said casket sat up.
Doomedpassion: what's she gonna say? Inspired by Blue's All Rise and BoA's Heroine.