Sweetest Goodbye

mystic mizu

Okay, breathe, just breathe. She listened intently, trying to feel the atmosphere, the soft movements beyond the door. The lights are still on, she can't see any moving shadows or hear any steps.

Will he understand? She closed her eyes and leaned her forehead against the door.

So this is how the villain feels? Admitting that she is wrong is probably the hardest thing she'll ever have to do. But compared to how her mistakes affected him , it seems like the pain she's feeling is just a scratch compared to his deep wound pain. She focused her weight on her forehead and relaxed her shoulders.

Maybe not tonight. Suddenly the door opened. She lost her balance and fell forward. But a pair of strong arms caught her.

"Hitomi?" She slowly looked up, and with all her might, looked into his deep sincere eyes. Since when did she grew tired of looking into his beautiful eyes.

"Uhm- good evening?" He raised his eyebrows, clearly he's not buying it.

"Okay." She sighed. She regained her balance, fixed herself and took a deep, very deep, breath.

"Okay" She cleared her throat looked up again. He stood there, waiting for more words from her. She noticed that a small smile is appearing on his face. It seems like forever since she got lost in his eyes, since she couldn't find the right words to say because she just want to look at him, and—

"—stay"

"What?"

"What?"

"Hitomi are you okay?" She shook her head took a deep breath.

"Can we talk?" She entered his room without waiting for his answer. It still hasn't changed. She remembered when things got cold, she decided to have a room of her own. It's warm in here. It's like her sanctuary, her haven. An old lamp, nearing to lose its fire is on a desk at the corner of the room.

"Do you want to sit down, or-- "

"Van?"

"Yes?" Her short sentences are making him nervous. Even before, she is a puzzle to him. SO hard to read, but even so, that's what make him so attracted to her.

Okay focus. She shook her head trying to clear her mind and remembering the reason why she is here.

"My apology this afternoon didn't work did it?" She looked down as she speaks. The fire on the lamp is slowly dying.

"Well, I'm here to- ehem! Explain myself, and again, to apologize." She looked up and saw his confused reaction. She looked down again and tried to look for the right next words to say. All of a sudden she heard him chuckle.

"I'm sorry, I'm just laughing at our situation." She on the other hand find their situation very hard to fix and handle.

"Before, you were the understanding one, I was the tough one to take. I was mad all the time, and you, well you kind of turned in to me." A small smile slowly appeared on her face.

"You know what I just realized?" she said looking down. He waited for her to go on.

"I don't want to see that sad face again. And I defininitely don't want to be the cause of your distress." She smiled. Right then he understood what she reached into his pocket and found what he is looking for. He handed it to her withoust saying another word.

"It's not your fault. It's my issue." She said. Van smiled at her.

"Remember that I will always be waiting for you, my queen, my love." He cupped her face, leaned forward and claimed her lips. He grabbed her by her waist and closed the gap between them. HE released her lips and burried his face on her shoulder, inhaling her smell, trying to memorize every detail of her, for it might be his last chance to see his reason to live.

When he finally ha dthe energy to let go of her, she took two steps backward, then a pillar of light engulfed her and in one blinnk of an eye she was gone.

She opened her eyes and looked around her. She gasped.

"Why?"

There's no typo error there, i meant to end the story that way. Again, thank you for those who keeps on reading and giving good feedbacks. Also, my thanks to those who added this story on their fave list and alerts. :)

© mystic mizu

3:53 June 7 2009