10/15/10 リン雨
"Can you hear me?" a powerful male voice sounded through my brain. My entire body was numb at first, but as soon as my thoughts caught up to me, I started feeling the pain of the wounds I had received before…
"I can hear you," I responded. I refused to open my eyes, I refused to move. I was laying on the ground, surrounded by a bright light. "Is this death?" I asked.
The voice didn't respond, not for a long time. "If you're asking if you are dead, you are correct. Satoko is, as well."
I could feel my heart breaking. "She didn't deserve to die," I whispered. "Not because of me. I-I… She loved me, and I was too much of a fool to realize that she had been with me the entire time." Why hadn't I seen it before? Satoko, even though she was such a young girl, could have stopped me from becoming what I had.
"Do you regret what happened?"
I nodded. I curled onto my side, covering my head with my arms. "Of course I do. If I could go back in time and stop myself from being so blind, I… I…" I was ashamed of the tears that were streaming from my eyes.
"Would you like to start from the beginning? I can give you a second chance at life from when you two first met, if you swear to never become like you were."
Despite the pain it brought, I sat up. I didn't know where I was; just that it was very bright. I was still covered in blood, the feel of Satoko's arms still wrapped around my body even though she was nowhere to be seen. "Of course! I would trade anything to try again!"
"Then I will grant you your wish."
I looked up to see two large shapes. They stood on four legs; one white and gold, the other blue. "You can?"
"We can; if not, we can at least allow you to see a world where your sins were never committed."
"I have one last request," I tried to stand up, my legs were weak and my body felt heavy. "I want to see her; I want to see my Satoko. I need to tell her how I feel!"
The figures stepped away from each other, revealing Satoko laying on the ground. I began to walk to her, my body refusing to move, but I forced it to anyway. "Satoko, I-" Silence filled my ears before I had the chance to tell her as a light engulfed us, surrounding all of our bodies.
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Until next time, nakamatachi.
~RS