Disclaimer: Nope. None of the characters of Gravitation are mine. I promise.
"Oh… oh God."
"Shu…"
"Oh…"
"Shuichi…"
"You're!"
"Shuichi!"
"You're dead!" Shuichi screamed "You're Yuki's dead mother."
Sara sighed.
"Shu. Calm down."
"No! You've been in my head… dead?!"
"Does it matter whether I'm alive or dead?"
"Yes!"
"Why?"
Shuichi paused, halting in his pace towards the castle.
"I don't…" He began "It just does!"
"Shuichi…"
"I have to, I have to tell Yuki." Shuichi muttered, sounding lost
"No… you…"
"I have to tell Lord Kaname!"
"No!"
Shuichi grunted as he slammed into an invisible wall in front of him.
"No!" Sara continued "No. Under no circumstances may you tell Kaname! He must not know. Not yet. Not until everything…"
Her voice trailed off.
"Just…" She continued "Don't."
Shuichi reached forward, touching the invisible wall.
"You still…"
"Have powers?" Sara chuckled "I am a goddess after all."
"But you're … dead."
"True, my body may no longer reside in the physical plane. But my spirit goes on. My soul. My essence."
"But…"
She reached out, her fingers brushing against his cheek.
"I still retain enough power to do what is necessary."
Enjoying her touch, Shuichi remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"But, in that case. If you had… have… that much power… why did you…"
"Why did I what?"
"Why did you die?"
Sara paused, her eyes going blank.
"Because." She said "It… it had to end. I had to prevent it."
Shuichi cocked his head, his purple eyes rolling over her sad face.
"Prevent what?"
Smiling softly, Sara brought her eyes up to his.
"Nothing." She lied
Kaname slouched down in his throne, his leg draped over the arm, his teeth nibbling on the tips of his fingers.
'Yuki family curse… why must he know? Why didn't it end with me? My son isn't even full demon…'
"Why don't you just tell him?"
Kaname looked up, finding Hina walking towards him.
Shoving Mizu back to the floor when he attempted to rise in respect, he turned towards her.
"What do you want, Hina?"
"Why don't you just… let him know?" She asked, ignoring him "Could it be that… you're afraid?"
Kaname tensed.
"Do you fear it, Kaname? The cold? The black?"
Kaname chuckled as Hina climbed seductively into his lap.
"No." He said, gripping her wrists tight enough to bruise.
"Could it be to protect yourself?" She asked, gritting through the pain
Kaname laughed.
"Ah, dear Hina. You're so mistaken."
"Am I?"
"I fear nothing."
"Then what are you running from?"
"I run from nothing."
"Then…"
"Hina." Kaname cautioned "I'll embrace it, if need be. My destiny. I'm no coward. I'm not afraid of the darkness."
There was a beat of silence.
"Are you sure?" She
asked 'My dear Lord Kaname?"
Suddenly, the grip on her hands
released, and Kaname stood, his head whipping towards the window.
"It…" He began "Can't be."
"Shuichi?" Yuki called, tapping on his chamber doors "Shu?"
No answer.
Pushing the door open, Yuki sighed, finding the room empty.
"Where could…" He trailed off, walking away from the doors
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why can't I tell him?"
Sara narrowed her eyes at Shuichi.
"Because." She began "It's not Eiri's time to know."
"Then…" He began "When is?"
Sara sighed.
"I--." She tilted her head back. "I see many things, Shuichi… with my eyes. 'All things of light and dark'." She paused "But, I can't change them. Part of the curse of my powers is that I bare the gift of foresight, but am unable to change the course of what I see. I am unable to affect people's lives."
Shuichi tilted his head, confused.
Sara chuckled warmly.
"Perhaps… it's time for a story."
"Father?"
Kaname looked up to find Yuki entering the throne room.
"Eiri?" He asked,
shifting, blinking the sleep from his eyes. "What…"
"I
can't find Shuichi." He deadpanned. "Have you seen him?"
"No." Kaname said, his eyes wandering towards the window again, a smile threatening to spread across his lips.
Yuki turned to leave.
"Wait." Kaname called
Yuki stopped, turning towards him.
"What?"
" I think…" Kaname began "It's time."
Yuki raised his eyebrow.
"Time for what?"
Kaname paused, smirking softly.
"Time I told you…" He began "How I killed your mother."
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A.N. So, sorry it took me so long to update. But I literally wrote myself into a brick wall that I couldn't find a way around. I was like "So… Sara's back… and then what happened?" It took me like a month to remember where I was supposed to go from there. But, I think I'm back on the right track now, and with a few more flashbacks, everything will finally be explained. Coffeeshop is coming up soon! Thanks for the awesome reviews!