Chapter 14- Sins
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A/N: I'm done doing disclaimers.
Enjoy... if you don't kill me first.
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It wasn't possible.
It just wasn't.
He couldn't have spoken in my head, because it's impossible.
This isn't a miracle...
...it's a curse.
Why?
What was the point of killing me?
Either someone thought I was possessed, or...
..they heard me say it was my fault.
It was probably the latter.
But if they hated me too...
..then why wait?
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(Third PoV)
As Piko yelled, Gumi screamed and got slashed in the throat.
And Piko didn't see her after that.
Gumi crumpled to the ground, her orange dress stained red, her attacker gone.
Lily and Gumiya ran over to their daughter while Miriam swooned. All three were crying.
"Call an ambulance!"
"Get bandages!"
"Hurry!"
It was a flurry of motion. Gumi's throat was bound in linen strips, her heart was checked- it was slow- and people were yelling and taking out hidden weapons in case Gumi's attacker didn't think he'd used his knife enough.
It was, in short, pandemoneum.
Why would someone kill Mr. Nemanon's daughter? Or attempt to?
There was more behind this than what met the eye.
Certainly.
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(Gumi PoV)
I dimly felt the sense of pain. I tried to submerge myself into the darkness, but light was coming up fast.
Now I have to face more pain again.
I opened my eyes to the bright lights of a hospital room.
I could see, though.
The beeping of a heartbeat monitor stood somewhere to my left.
I was flat on my back, and I could hear an unfamiliar voice outside the room. Then my father's voice.
I laid there, quiet, still.
Then, my hand rose to my lips, like it'd done so much for the past few hours... or possibly a few days ago.
The stiffness in my foot indicates I've been out for a while, and the gifts littered by my bed are another indicator of long unconsciousness.
They're all from Miku and Rin, and since they buy me two pairs of shoes per day- according to them, one pair is too little and three's too heavy, they force me to buy two every day.
Well, they used to.
By the amount of shoes, I can deduce that I've been here eight days.
Dang it.
I sit up as the doctor comes in.
"Ah, Miss Megumi, you're awake."
Like he couldn't see that coming.
"So, how do you feel?"
"Sick, sad, and shitty."
"Please refrain from cussing in this hospital, Miss Me-"
"I'm at a perfect right to. I'm nearly insane from trauma."
"I would prefer it if you wouldn't."
I shut up, folding my arms and fighting to keep from throwing up.
"So, since your cut is mostly scabbed, it's safe for you to begin moving about."
"It healed in eight days?"
"Yes, it's nearly gone to a scar. You'll feel no pain here soon."
"Can I leave now?" I felt snappish. It was like I felt no emotion but irritation and anger at the moment.
"..."
"Okay, then. Good bye." I slipped out of bed and rummaged through one of the clothes bags, which were all pink. I found a nice, grey shirt with white bands on the collar and the end of the sleeves. And a grey skirt that was about mid-thigh length.
It reminded me of the summer.
I dashed into the bathroom, slipped it on, then found some long socks, a pair of knee-high boots, and slipped it all on. I walked out of the bathroom a few moments later, holding my bags. I stuffed a lot of it in one bag, the rest in another, and all the empty bags in a third one. Then, I walked out.
I dropped my bags off in front of my door, walking on. I passed Piko's house. I passed the river, walking in the riverbed. I walked past the trees. I bought an ice cream at the candy store.
I walked and walked, until I was at that vacant cliffside. I sat in the grass and waited.
And waited.
Then, I peered over the edge of the cliff. Just darkness.
Then, I heard a snort.
I whipped around to see...
...nothing.
I swore that I'd heard him, even if it was just a moment...
I scanned the land again, then turned back towards the city.
I watched as the clouds passed.
It was around five since the sky was red.
I nibbled at my ice cream, remembering how I used to sit here for hours. I was smiling, then the sky got a bit of a darker red, revealing dim stars set against the reddish purple sky. I blinked, wondering if it was a hallucination.
"It isn't."
I jump, whip around, and there he is. With white wings, a guilty smile, and his old appearance, twisting his fingers around nervously, is Piko.
For a moment, I was frozen it time, not believing my eyes.
Then, I screamed and pounced on him, glomping him to the ground. He huffs, then laughs.
To be honest, I can't remember when his laugh sounded so warm.
I wrap my arms around him, crying.
"It was all my fault..."
"It wasn't all your fault. Part of it was mine."
I sniffed, then said, "How did you..." I waved my hand in the air.
"Simple. I'm just contacting you. It won't last long- it'll end as soon as your time clashes with this one."
Suddenly, the laughter of a woman rang through the clearing. A man was being dragged on by the laughing woman to the cliff. I couldn't see them very well, but they looked like they were a couple. Both held ice creams.
I cautiously began to back up, but Piko said, "They can't see or hear us. We're fine."
All the same, the woman turned briefly in my direction and locked eyes with me. She blinked twice, then smiled and winked.
I blinked twice, then rubbed my eyes. Had she just...
"It seems like it, huh?" I jump when Piko speaks, smiling grimly.
"How could you..."
"Tell what you were thinking?" He smiled.
We're bonded, that's how.
I jumped again, violently. He grinned wider, and I flushed, furious.
"Don't scare me like that!"
It's alright. You wanted to know how, so I showed you.
"Stop speaking in my head!"
"Alright." He wrapped an arm around my healed shoulder. I rested my head on his right shoulder, looking at the stars, trying to wrap my head around the situation while also trying to make the most of the moment. Fate, however, had different things in mind.
"Time to go." Then, I was sent away, back to the empty cliff, the one in... my time? That one can wait. But.
So...
We're bonded.
It explains the injuries.
But then why...
...should he have to pay for my sins?
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