CHAPTER IV:
Yuta POV:
I teleported myself to the apartment I live in on Earth. I didn't want to believe what I saw, but I knew it was true. Hiroki and Nina are together. What am I gonna do.. I want to be here with Nina, but I can't stand seeing them together.. And besides, she'll have no room for me in her life anymore. What happened to our promise Nina..?
I heard the doorbell ring and pressed my face flat against the bedroom window. My heart started beating faster when I saw that it was Nina. Mom opened the door and smiled down at the 6 year old Nina.
"Why hello dear, are you here for Yuta?"
"Yup! Can he come out and play? Pretty please!"
"Of course, sweetie! Just let me call him down."
I was in the room before she could blink an eye.
"Oh, here he is already!" Mom exclaimed. I walked outside and greeted Nina.
"Bye you two! Have fun and be careful!" Mom called behind us.
"Hey Nina, I learned a new spell today. Wanna try it out? It's real cool."
"Sure!" she exclaims enthusiastically. I chant the spell and suddenly, we're floating in the sky.
"WOW!" Nina breathes. "This is REALLY amazing! You're such a great witch Yuta! I wish I could be like you!"
"It's no big deal." I say blushing. "I want you as my future husband, Yuta!"
"H-huh?" I said, my heart pounding.
"Well, you're probably the greatest witch out there and I'm gonna need a lot of help, so let's get married okay?" she said happily.
"O-okay." She rested her head on my chest and gazed into my eyes innocently.
"Promise me?" My cheeks were on fire.
"I promise." I whispered.
A sacred promise made in the sky, and was lost forever in the heavens.
The pain was too great. I felt like I was being torn apart from within. And suddenly the truth dawned on me. I wanted to die. Without Nina, I had no reason to live. There is nothing else worth living for. I sob, the tears rolling down my face endlessly. My eyes were a blur, but I stumbled down to the kitchen. I couldn't kill myself, no. I couldn't do it, because although Nina doesn't think of me as a lover, I know she still thinks of me as a friend. If she found out I had committed suicide, she would never get over it. Her heart was much too gentle. I couldn't hurt Nina, even if it meant enduring this much pain myself. I was nothing. I don't matter at all. Only Nina matters. Nina. I wouldn't kill myself. But I still needed to do something to take away the pain. I picked up a knife from the counter. My hand trembled. I took a deep breath and slashed it across my wrist. Bright red blood oozed out from the wound and started pooling on the floor at an alarming rate. But I didn't care. The pain felt good. I cut myself, again and again, until I was a bloody mess and had begun to feel woozy. I think.. I'm going.. To faint...
Nina POV:
I ringed the doorbell to Yuta's apartment over and over again. He didn't answer, but I knew he was home. My PC said that he was inside. Hmm, what should I do.. I can try a teleportation spell.. I gulp, thinking of the last time I used one and got me and Hiroki stuck on a snowy mountain. But I really need to see Yuta. "Here goes nothing." I close my eyes and think of going to Yuta's apartment, and when I open my eyes, I'm inside. "Yay! I got the spell right!" But my excitement is short-lived. Soon enough, my eyes find Yuta on the kitchen floor. There is blood everywhere, all over the floor and all over.. "YUTAAA!" I drop to my knees in horror and let out a blood curdling scream.
Yuta POV:
I heard a faint scream somewhere in my head. Who's screaming? That sounds like Nina.. Nina! I fought to open my eyes. "Nina?" I whispered. My vision was blurry, but I could make out her figure hovering over me. "Yuta? Yuta! I'm so glad you're okay!" she sobbed. No! Nina wasn't supposed to see me like this! "D-don't cry." I said hoarsely. My mind felt groggy and I could feel myself losing consciousness again. "NO!" yelled Nina. Suddenly, I felt freezing cold water splash on my face, and I was wide awake. "I won't let you die!" "Jeez Nina, I'm not going to die. It's just the blood loss. But it stopped flowing, so I'm gonna be just fine, alright?" She nodded tearfully. "Let me help you get cleaned up!" She rushed to go get some towels and a First Aid Kit. After cleaning up my cuts and making sure they were bandaged properly, she forced me to lie down on my bed, saying I needed to rest. She sat at the edge of the bed. "Why? Why would you do such a thing?" She started sobbing uncontrollably. "Oh, Yuta, I was so worried! I really thought, I thought that you were g-gone.. That I'd n-never see you again!" She flung her arms around my neck and cried into my shoulder. I didn't know what to say. "I'm sorry." I said, feeling a lump in my throat. I wrapped my arms around her, clutching her tightly. Why? Why did she have to see? This is only going to make it harder to leave... I decided that I would allow myself to be near her for one last time. It was getting late, but I was not tired. I couldn't think of anything except not being able to see Nina. But for now, I was still holding her in my arms. I realize that she has fallen asleep, and I move over on my bed to make room for her. I place her gently beside me and tuck her under the covers. I stare at her angelic face sleeping. She is so beautiful.. I lean into her face and gently kiss her forehead. I clench my fists. Control yourself, Yuta.. It isn't fair to her. I settled back down and wound my arms around her once again, pulling her close. I snuggled my face into the crook of her shoulder and breathed in her scent; a familiar sweet smell I had long learned to recognize. I stayed like that for the rest of the night, just watching her sleep. I decided that I would disappear before she wakes up, so she wouldn't catch me next to her in the bed. She would have an absolute fit if she knew. And so, as the first rays of sunlight streamed in the window, I got up off the bed. With a snap of my fingers, all of my most important things were packed in a suitcase. I picked it up and walked over to Nina. I leaned down and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I love you." I said. I stepped back and began the teleportation spell. "NO, YUTA!"
Disclaimer: Ultra Maniac belongs to Wataru Yoshizumi. This is my first fan fiction, so please review.
Note: Italics show a thought or memory in my writing.