Chapter 26:
Konichiwa everyone~! I'm rather sad, not only because the story is ending, but because I had such nice reviewers and viewers on this story and I'm honestly shocked. I never really thought this story would have had over one hundred reviews. This chapter is going to cause tears, because, well, I cried myself writing this! I want thank anyone who has ever reviewed, it means a lot to me~! Oh gosh, I sound like a sap sorry! Let's get onto those reviews!
Rin: *sniffles* I'm going to miss these people!
Len: I won't! They tortured me!
*hits Len with a banana* SHUT UP LEN, YOU WILL MISS THEM! *takes deep breath*
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ONE LAST THING FOR EVERYBODY! I've decided there will be an epilogue, so this is the end of the story, but there will be another part from a surprise P.O.V! Please enjoy this chapter, my dear viewers!
~*Rin's P.O.V*~
I was at Haruhi's house, currently changing into my nightgown of white silk lace and ruffles. It was rather fancy to wear to bed, but it was soft and comfortable. I somehow felt special and beautiful in it. I hadn't heard from Len today after the incident at school, but I wasn't about to text him first. Mikuo had called me earlier after hearing about what happened at school since it was all over the news, calling me the "Heroine" of the school after an attempt at possible murder had happened. It was rather ridiculous in my opinion. The thing that was eating at my brain was the fact that Tei had known my last name even though it hadn't been announced at all. The only possible thing I could conclude was the fact that maybe she had heard it from someone in the hallway.
A rather loud knock came from downstairs as Haruhi jumped up from the stair case and answered the door slowly.
"RIN! RIN! I HAVE ORANGES, RIN!" Jessi's voice echoed throughout the house as she barged passed Haruhi who then shut the door, locking the chain lock. I watched from the top of the stairs, my eyebrows slightly raised as Jessi ran up the stairs to hug me. I fell backwards, dragging Jessi down as well. We landed in an awkward position with Jessi's legs on either side of my hips and hands by my head.
"GLAH! RIN! HOW DARE YOU FALL?" Jessi demanded and smacked my arm playfully. I laughed as she got up and dusted the imaginary dirt off of my nightgown. Haruhi was waggling her eyebrows while laughing until I began to chase her down the stairs. I grabbed a couch pillow and hit her with it, watching her fall dramatically onto a nearby chair.
"Oh no…I'm dying!" She said dramatically, letting her hand fall onto her head and closing her eyes. I stifled a giggle and hit her again. This time she grabbed the pillow, taking it from my grasp and hitting me back. Jessi hit me from the other side and soon, we had gone into a full-on battle of the pillows. We were laughing and gasping for breath, dodging each other's attacks and squealing in pure excitement.
We fell into a heap of pillows and sweating bodies on the couch, continuing to giggle, that is, until Haruhi's father walked in. He gave us an odd look before simply shaking his head and walking into the kitchen, grumbling something under his breath about how crazy girls are. I busted out in laughter after that, causing Haruhi's younger twin siblings to come in. Asuka, the girl, and Ayaki, the boy, were around the age of five and, of course, liked to cause trouble. It never helped either with Jessi around basically because she put them up to things. I wasn't that innocent either if you know what I mean.
"Rin! Jessi!" They squealed and joined the pile. I instantly grabbed one to snuggle which happened to be Ayaki. The dark headed little boy wrapped his arms around my neck and hugged me. Jessi looked over with Asuka, huge grin lighting up her face. I knew that grin and it meant trouble. Jessi then whispered something into Asuka's ear, her face a mask of the devil; all she was missing were the horns and a spiked tail. I shook my head, smiling as I tossed Ayaki in the air and caught him once more. He squealed, something that made me want too as well. I saw Asuka run into the kitchen where her dad was and I instantly became curious. I tried to hear what Asuka was saying, but I wasn't close enough to hear neither what her high voice questioned nor the gruff reply that came from Mr. Amaya. Suddenly, Asuka opened the door slightly and poked her head out of it, her light brown hair swishing with the movement.
"What kind of pizza does ya want Jessi?" She said; her high voice crystal clear and so kawaii. I now knew what Jessi had put Asuka up too and I approved…this time.
"Pepperoni, though cheese is okay too." Jessi said with a light shrug and a smirk. I nodded my head in agreement when Asuka looked my way. Asuka didn't bother about asking Haruhi, probably because she knew she would agree. When Asuka went back into the kitchen, I smacked Haruhi's arm.
"Child, what am I going to do with you?" I questioned, earning a punch on the arm.
"Don't you "Child" me! If anything, I "Child" you." She said and I hit her playfully. Once the pizza guy arrived and after I dragged Jessi away so she wouldn't drool over him, we piled back into the living room with food and soda, putting on a scary movie called "The Grudge". I was excited because I had heard about the movie, but had never seen it. Everything was fine and dandy before two minutes into the movie where the girl was dragged up into the attic. Jessi was laughing and Haruhi and I grabbed onto each other for dear life.
Then I watched as the woman went back to her room after an encounter with Kayako (the woman that is basically the killer spirit as it is a paranormal movie) and then receive a phone call from her "brother", asking her what her room number was. As she was about to let him into the apartment building so he could come up to her apartment, there was a knock on her door.
"It's not him you idiot, it's not him! He doesn't have superhuman speed to get up there that fast!" I squeaked. I watched as she opened the door and quickly grabbed a pillow and held it to my chest, breathing quickly. The woman's brother wasn't there; nobody was in the hallway as she then heard a noise and quickly ran back into her apartment. That was probably the best thing to do, I thought, but then realized Kayako was in there.
The lady soon went over to her bed and pulled the covers over her, but then a large lump appeared in the bed. The lady pulled back the covers to reveal Kayako staring back at her. I screamed loudly and then heard noises coming from upstairs. The lights were out and only the TV was on, emitting whatever light it had. More crashing came from upstairs and suddenly there was a figure.
This time Haruhi, Jessi, and I all screamed at the figure before it started walking towards us.
"It's Kayako! Run!" Haruhi said and I grabbed a nearby cup of soda and threw it at the figure. Of course, it didn't really help our situation until Jessi started beating it with a pizza box.
"Ow, ow, OW! Girls, it's me!" Haruhi's dad said, holding up his arms to protect himself. I grasped my heart and let out a sigh of relief. I was breathing hard from the earlier panic and tried to regain my breath. Once my heart stopped pounding, I began to apologize for throwing soda at him which he quickly dismissed.
"I've had worse; I've sprayed myself in the face with mace before." He said chuckling. After a round of apologies from all of us, he went back upstairs to bed. Soon, Haruhi and Jessi settled down to sleep and I was left alone. My phone went off, showing me that it was a text from Len. I smiled and quickly opened it.
To: Kagamine Rin
From: Kagamine Banana
Hey, can you meet me in the park? I don't care if you are in your pajamas; I just have to see you.
I felt rather nervous as I looked around to make sure Haruhi and Jessi were asleep before I began looked around for something appropriate to wear. I realized I had packed everything except day clothes and my school uniform was in the washer machine. I simply sighed in defeat as I put a coat over my nightgown and put on my knee high white boots.
I looked over and saw that it was 11:45 at night, though somehow time seemed to be going to slow to me. Some days it was fast and others were rather incredibly slow, similar to how you sit in school, waiting for lunch to come and then waiting for the end of school. I quietly unlocked the door, praying Haruhi and Jessi wouldn't suddenly wake up and scold me, but to my luck, they didn't.
I quickly slipped out into the night, making my way to the park and sticking to the shadows. I felt that someone was watching me, but every time I turned, no one would be there. It rather gave me the chills and I quickly hurried to the park.
I would feel safer once I saw Len.
~*Luka's P.O.V*~
I had followed Galaco after the incident at school, watching her head in the direction towards Rin's neighborhood, but I lost her in the crowd of news reporters and student's. Dang it, I thought panicked, searching for the half blonde, half brunette, and somewhat rainbow colored hair along the dozens of many heads that blocked my way. I finally spotted her and quickly began walking in her direction. It was as I had suspected; she was heading towards Rin's neighborhood.
She stopped outside the entrance of the stone wall that led into Rin's neighborhood, seeming to be waiting for something. I stopped walking fast and stopped at a rosebush with red roses, pretending to be interested in them, that is, until Galaco tapped me on the shoulder.
"Why are you following me?" She demanded, her voice not sounding angry, just rather annoyed. I simply looked at her for a moment before answering.
"I'm heading to Rin's house. Why are you here?" I asked coolly and calm, making sure to give no hint of doubt to this girl. I knew how girl's minds work; they take your weakness and turn it against you. I am a girl so I would know.
"I just moved into the house about three blocks away from this neighborhood. I have to walk past here every day." She said rather stiffly. I raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"Are you the one who is cyber-bullying Rin?" I finally asked, feeling that I might as well ask even though I may not get the truth. Galaco looked taken aback before laughing.
"Wow, just, wow. Look, I know everyone thinks that it was me that posted that picture of Rin on the school network, but it wasn't. That's not even my school username and it was cleared up with the school technological facility. Besides, Rin and I may not have been friends, but that doesn't mean I want to sabotage her." She said and pulled out her student I.D with her school username on the back.
She handed it to me and I looked over it, realizing it was true; this was not the same user name as the one that posted the picture. I then pulled out a printout of the information of the girl that was killed several years ago and showed it to her. She looked over it, her eyes widening before she looked up at me.
Bingo.
~*Rin's P.O.V*~
I was finally at the gates of the park before walking in. I searched for another blonde whose hair was like mine. I couldn't find him, so I thought I would shoot him a text after I sat down on a bench.
To: Kagamine Banana
From: Kagamine Rin
Hey I'm here, by the duck pond sitting on a bench.
I stuck my phone in my pocket, putting my hands in my lap to wait. I began to get up after five minutes so I could start searching again, but I was suddenly on the ground with my arm pinned behind my back. I felt myself go cold with fear as I was suddenly hit on the head with a heavy object. My vision became blurry before I passed out, hearing the crunch of leaves under someone's foot.
I woke up, feeling nauseous before looking around at my surroundings. It was dark, cold, and damp with the sound of water dripping somewhere. It seemed to echo which gave me the idea that this was a large building. My coat was gone and I was only in my thin white night gown that had red dots on it. My head felt sticky, but I realized my hands were hand-cuffed around a pole, allowing me to stand up, but not giving me the freedom of my hands or to move from the pole. I heard a rather feminine laughter echo around me and heard the sound of boots walking along the cold stone floor. A light turned on above me, creating a spotlight that was on only me.
"Who are you?" I whispered, though it sounded loud to my ears. Again, the person laughed again before speaking.
"Oh you really don't know? Stupid girl, you may be pretty, but you don't have brains." The voice replied and suddenly, she was in my face. The amber eyes that stared out of the mask were glaring right into my cerulean ones. I felt myself stunned as I stared at the girl before as she smirked down at me.
"Neru…" I said, my voice coming out cold. She cackled as she pulled away from me. I realized she was wearing a rather feminine ring leader outfit that showed off her legs. There was a large top hat over her head and the glittery black mask that covered the area around her eyes. It was a wonder she wasn't cold.
"Oh you finally figured it out, eh? Took you long enough, Rinny." She said with bitter gloating. I scowled
"Why?" I simply asked, feeling I might as well get as much information from her as I could.
"Why? WHY? YOU STOLE EVERYTHING FROM ME! YOU STOLE LEN AND MY FRIENDS!" She said, but then took a deep breath and smirked once more.
"You had it all, Rin. The attention from everyone, the approval of teachers, the beauty, and, of course, you had Len. You played with him, making him a personal toy just like Mikuo, isn't that right? You get bored with one and move onto the other?" She asked me and I only gave her a small smile.
"I don't think you have room to talk now, do you Neru? What about Akaito, Luo, and Tei? Akaito is in jail and Tei will be sent to an asylum. They were always just a pawn for you weren't they?" I said, knowing I could get under her skin. She whipped her head in my direction, her face revealing a killing rage as she walked back up to me and scratched me across the face with her long, sharp nails.
A horrible stinging sensation crept up my right cheek as she left four deep nail marks on my face. I felt the blood seeping down and dripping off my chin and onto the floor. Neru smiled and ran her finger under my chin, collecting a drop of blood on her index finger before bringing it up to her face. She smiled as she stuck it up to the light.
"Such a pretty color, don't you think?" She asked and put her finger up to her lips, her tongue darting out and licking up the blood.
"Hmm and rather sweet as well." She said. I spit at her, nailing her right in the eye. Neru laughed once more before calmly walking away. She turned another light that revealed Len.
"Ah, ah, ah…don't be rash Rin…we wouldn't want the Len to get hurt now would we?" She said, wagging a finger at me while giggling. I decided that Neru had lost her mind.
"You know, it's rather funny because I gave everyone fake information about Galaco. Luka is on a goose chase right now, believing Galaco is a murderer from three years ago." She laughed as she approached Len and caressed his cheek. Len was unconscious.
"How could you do that?" I asked, stalling for as much time as possible.
"I gave them a picture of Galaco's younger sister and found an old murder article in my attic, took a picture with my phone, and then showed it to everyone." She told me.
"Why would you lie to our friends? What's the point? You could have just kept your mouth shut and they wouldn't have suspected it." I said as I focused my eyes on the boys. Neru walked around, not paying attention to me as she spoke.
"I just wanted to have some fun messing with them, after all; this is a game now." She said with a wink and slight tip of her hat. Len was cuffed to a pole directly in front of me; slumped forward with hair falling into his eyes.
"Why is Len here?" I demanded, giving Neru a harsh glare. She chuckled slightly and she came forward, her feet clacking in black high heels.
"We're going to play a game, just one last round before some one goes bye bye." She said, though I think she knew I had no choice, but to play.
"The rules are this; you do whatever I say and don't disobey." She cackled. I jangled the handcuffs, showing I can't do much in this state. She sighed quickly, before smirking.
"Try anything funny and this building will explode. I've rigged it with a bomb; with just a click of this button, it will go off." She said, pulling out a small remote with four buttons.
"Also, if you disobey, you will be shocked with electricity through the tazers attached to your handcuffs, not enough to kill you, unless I adjust the knob, but enough to harm you. If you disobey three times, not only do you get shocked, but Len will to." She said with a slight grin of triumph.
"…"
"Ready?" She inquired.
"…"
"Okay, let's begin!" She said with excitement and pulled out a key from the side pocket of her outfit. She came over and unlocked the cuffs around my wrist, leaving one on so that she could still shock me if necessary. I didn't flinch, barely breathed, and barely moved in fear for Len.
"You know if you hadn't showed up, I've would've just killed him anyway, so be glad you are giving Len a chance to live." She said rather cheerily, but somehow that made me feel slightly better. Even if she killed me, maybe she would let Len go.
My hands were at my sides as Neru came up and kissed me, crushing her lips to mine and thrusting her tongue into my mouth. I instantly flinched, pulling away from her. She smirked as she pulled out her remote and adjusted the knob before pressing it.
The sudden rush of electricity flowed through my body, startling me as it crawled up my spine and flowed throughout my body. I let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground, breathing hard as I gasped for air.
"Rin!" I looked up to see Len looking up at me, his eyes wide as he stared at me. Len was now awake from my scream.
"Len…" I croaked, trying to get rid of the pain as it dulled slowly, leaving a tingly feeling behind.
"That's your first warning; two more and Len will receive the same pain." Neru said, her voice sounding overjoyed with my pain.
"What the hell…? Neru, is that you?" Len demanded, his voice getting louder with every word.
"Hi, Len-kun." She said with a slight smirk. She turned back to me.
"Let's have fun, Rin." She said as I slowly stood up. I was trembling with the earlier shock. My breathing sounded loud to my ears as my heart raced. She approached me once more and tilted my chin towards her face, her nails scraping lightly under my jaw and she pursed her lips and kissed me once more. I had to fight the sick feeling in my stomach that threatened to have me throw up as she once more pushed her tongue into my unwilling mouth, tasting me before pulling back satisfied.
"Go kiss Len-kun." She instructed and I began to walk towards him slowly. He began yelling at Neru, cursing her and calling her the worst names I had ever heard. I slowly approached him, staring straight into his eyes.
"I'm so sorry; you will never know how bad I feel for putting you in this." He whispered to me. I only shook my head in response and leaned forward to kiss him. I pecked him on the lips. I heard Neru tsk as I looked over and saw her with a video camera.
"This will never do for a tragic ending for the two lovers; I want to see some lip action." She said as she walked over and unlocked one of his cuffs as well. She put the video camera back up to her face.
"Len, passionately kiss her while you rub circles on her back. Rin, wrap your arms around his neck and twist your fingers in his hair as he rubs your back." She directed. Len looked from me to her, before scowling and turning back to me.
"We don't have to do this; we can both get her and escape." Len whispered quickly to me. I shook my head, signaling there was no hope in escaping. He looked at me in disbelief and I leaned into kiss him as I wrapped my arms around his neck.
His lips were stiff, but soon kissed me back as he began to rub circles on my back. I knew he wasn't enjoying the fact that I had told him no about escaping, but he was playing along.
"Now Len, kiss her along her jaw and neck as you unbutton the first few buttons of her nightgown. Rin, caress his back as he does so." She instructed. Len kissed me along my jaw as his fingers went down slowly to unbutton my gown. Tears were slipping down my cheeks, knowing all too well what Neru had in mind and how this not what I had in mind when I thought of doing it; this was not romantic at all.
Len's fingers trembled slightly, but soon he just hung his head on my shoulder. I opened my eyes, wondering what he was doing.
"Len you are supposed to unbutton her gown." Neru said impatiently, tapping her foot against the cement floor. Len didn't respond, but soon he was whispering in my ear.
"Rin, I love you. I wouldn't do this to you unless you wanted me to." He murmured in my ear, his hands now gripping my shoulders before hugging me. I hugged him back, the tears continuing to flow. Neru started clapping, which brought our attention back to her.
"Bravo, bravo. So heart wrenching." She said, pretending to wipe a tear away from her face. Len growled low in his throat as he held me closer to his chest, trying to hide me away from Neru. She snickered and pressed a button. Another bolt of electricity crept up my spine, much stronger than the one from earlier. I writhed in Len's arms, letting out a spine chilling scream. It was a raw scream that hurt my throat, causing it to feel on fire.
"Stop it! Leave her alone!" Len shouted and set me down gently before running at Neru, prepared to tackle her to the ground. Neru quickly hit another button and soon Len was being shocked by electricity. He wasn't on the ground writhing like I had, but he was fighting it, groaning as his muscles contorted. I was left with a harsher tingling sensation now and I was coughing. I stood up, trembling as I tried to free my other hand from the hand cuff.
I finally freed myself, though my wrist was raw and bleeding from the forced pulling from the harsh metal. I was thankful for a small wrist because if it had been any bigger, it would have never come out. Neru was laughing, continuing to shock Len as I approached. I hid my bloody wrist from Neru, hoping she wouldn't see that I had removed the cuff. She looked up in my direction before smirking.
"You want some too, Rin? Okay, I'm sure Len would love to share!" She said and turned the knob before watching for me to be shocked. Of course, I wasn't shocked and only began walking faster as I towered over her. Neru looked surprised as she looked to see my bleeding wrist, scowling once she realized that the handcuff was gone.
"Enough! Leave him alone!" I screeched and launched myself at her, tackled her onto the ground. Something clicked inside of me and I could no longer feel my body as I began to pull Neru's hair. I felt like I could only watch as my body attacked Neru, floating around inside myself. I saw myself reflected in Neru's eyes; a big grin on my face and my eyes slightly narrowed anger. I looked psychotic, similar to what Tei had looked like when she had attacked me.
The sound of laughing echoed throughout the building, sounding cruel and exhilarated. It was me laughing sounding like a madwoman. I felt myself trying to stop, but somehow I couldn't. It was minutes later that sanity returned and I sat hunched over Neru, breathing heavily. Len was a few feet away, only staring at me. I was looking down at Neru, seeing her eyes closed and her hair falling around her. I got up slowly and turned my body to Len, who stared at Neru's body before turning to me. Neru wasn't dead, but unconscious; though I knew what he saw wasn't the most beautiful thing to see.
I shuffled forward, stopping just meters away from Len as he stared up at me.
"Hi…" I finally muttered, unsure of what else to say. He stared at me, standing up and suddenly hugging me.
"Hi…" He whispered back into my ear. I wrapped my arms around him, bringing him close to my body.
"Are you okay?" I asked, not breaking the embrace.
"I'm more worried about you." He said, caressing my face with his fingertips. We stayed like this before I looked over and saw Neru with a knife, aiming for Len's back. My eyes widened as she began to bring the knife down and I instantly turned Len around, taking the blow instead of him.
I let out a small whimper as the knife entered my body, feeling as if my body was being thrown into ice cold water that soon turned from freezing cold to boiling hot, lighting my skin on fire. My spine arched in pain, trying anything to escape the burning sensation, but only making it worse. The knife went into the flesh below my left shoulder blade, rather close to my spine which would have been the middle of Len's back considering that I was smaller than Len. That meant she would have paralyzed Len if I hadn't moved him in time.
I looked up at Len, smiling at him as my eyelids drooped slightly, giving me the expression of a sleepy girl except for the four scratch marks along my right cheek and the slight dribble of blood that was escaping from the corner of my mouth. Len stood staring at me, his mouth gaping slightly before he could register what had just happened. I continued to smile, that is, until Neru twisted the knife below my shoulder, digging the knife deeper. I refused to scream, refused to give her the satisfaction of hearing me scream.
Len was screaming, but though I heard him, I couldn't process what he was saying. Neru let go of the knife, but I reached behind me and pulled it out, bringing it up to my face before letting it drop to the floor with a clanging sound. I began to slip from his grip, falling toward the ground below me.
I lay there, on the cold hard ground smiling as I awaited death to come and take me away. I was ready, knowing I wasn't afraid. A light seemed to shine around me and I began to head towards it. I looked back at my body, seeing my eyes closed. I looked somewhat peaceful except for all the blood. Len soon fell beside it, being shocked as he tried to grab my body's hand. His eyes were pure agony and his teeth were clenched as he finally managed to grab onto my hand, holding it tightly in his.
"Rin! Please, wake up and get out of here while you can! I will distract her, but you have to wake up! Please wake up!" He begged me. Neru was laughing as she came up and kicked my body away from Len's reach and standing above him.
"Don't worry Len-kun! You will soon join her!" Neru cackled, turning the knob higher as she electrocuted him. I realized I couldn't rest peacefully as long as Len was here and in pain. I looked back at the light and ran away, running back to my body.
I fell back in and sat up breathing. My body was still in pain, but I found renewed strength and got up once more, my hair covering my face. I reached down and tried to find the knife, but soon realized that it was closer to Neru now. Damn, I thought and began to look around for another weapon. There was a sharp broken pole close by and I instantly reached for it. I grasped the cold metal in my hands and looked up at Neru.
Neru had her back turned back to me and I took a silent deep breath before running on the balls of my feet, hearing hardly a sound as I approached Neru. Len looked over at me, blood seeping from his mouth he smiled and his eyes were half closed.
"Rin…I'm sorry…" He croaked, staring directly at me. Neru turned, seeing me before smirking. Dammit, Len gave me away. She smirked at me and grabbed the knife the ground.
"Why don't you just die Rinny? You're going to anyway and you know that as well as I do," She said and charged at me. I moved out of the way, but she had managed to grab a hand full of my hair.
"Let's trim these beautiful locks, shall we?" She said and grabbed the rest of my hair, slicing it off with a single slash on her blade. My hair was now in a jagged line slightly below my shoulders, though I didn't care; my focus was on Neru. She brought the blade down above me, but I blocked it with the pole and managed to kick her in the stomach, sending her flying and landing on her back. I took my chance and swung the pole down, but she ducked out of the way and the pole only came in contact with the cement floor. Neru pushed me down on the ground, crouching above me with the knife bared above her head.
"There's only one winner, Rin, and it will always be me! I will always come out the winner!" She screeched and tightened her grip in her hands. I grabbed the pole as she slung downward with the knife and managed to thrust the pole in the middle of her chest, thrusting it in as far as I could and seeing it come through the other side of her body. Her eyes widened as she looked down at the pole and then back at me.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief as she coughed up blood. The knife fell from her hands, landing once more on the ground as she slouched forward on the pole, hovering right above me. A glazed look began to come over her eyes as she uttered her last words.
"I…I didn't w-win? I-impossible…" She whispered before going completely limp. I sat there breathing fast. I looked over and saw Len walking towards me, no longer in the handcuff, but his wrist looked funny. He pulled Neru off of me, crouching down beside me and pulling me into his lap. He cradled me, holding me gently as he kissed my forehead.
"Rin, are you okay? I'm so sorry this happened…we can run away together and never come back…we can move to America and change our names. We can finish high school and then go to college and get married without anybody bothering us…" He said, his bottom lip trembling.
I smiled and closed my eyes, bringing my hand up to his face before opening my eyes once more, though they were barely opened.
"Len…I know it's my time okay? Please don't be sad, because I'm not…truthfully, Len, I've never said this to anybody, but I've always been in love with you. I missed you so much when you left me and I guess I shut myself off to people to keep from getting hurt. It's a rather sappy confession, I know, but…I just thought you should know." I said, wiping away the dried blood from his mouth.
"Don't talk like that, Rin. We will get out of here and be happy. You're going to make it, I won't let you die!" He nearly shouted. I simply smiled and put to fingers to his lips.
"Shush, Len. You can't stop death; it's part of life. Okay?" I told him softly. Tears were forming and I simply closed my eyes as I sang softly to him.
"The wind's voice tells me of winter
My body shivers as I listen
You're right next to me
Your breath seems white and cold
Life has withered away, too, this year
Before Long, I've grown impatient for spring's arrival
While listening to the chains of life
Continuing to bud in the light
My fate continues to rot away
I understand, but I remain strong
I want to breathe, I want to sing
It would be good if I can leave something behind
That says I have lived…a proof of my life
I don't want to sing a sad song
Hey, I'm begging you, right now my only wish
Is to laugh next to you
I want to sing a gentle song
Several winters passed by
I finally realized this feeling
I can't say it aloud, but
Our hearts are always connected, right?
It's dark, I can't see anything…
I can't hear anything…
It's scary…
It's painful…
It's lonely…
While everything in me
Continues to disappear
Your smiling face
Still lingers…
You are singing a gentle song, right?
Even though we're wrapped up in this world of loneliness
I'm always beside you, don't forget
You are never alone
I'm not lonely because you're here
You embrace me with your warm hands
I can't hear you, but I understand
The hands that you hold me with said "I love you"
I do not want to sing a sad song
Hey, I'm begging you, my only wish right now
Is to laugh with you
I want to sing a gentle song
I want to dedicate it to you, a song of parting
In my last moment, I want to tell you…thank you." I finished the song, sighing gently as Len held me tighter against his body. I felt myself slipping, feeling peaceful now as I left my body once again. I saw Dad next to Len, as if he was here to get me and welcome me first to heaven. He smiled warmly at me, not saying a word, though words weren't needed now because I understood. Len was looked directly at my father and me, seeming to know I was leaving.
I walked up to him, prepared to hug him, though my arms only went right through Len's body. I smiled sadly and feeling a slight wetness on my face. Len was crying, just staring at me in longing. I already missed him and I would miss everybody else. I looked at dad, who just gave me an encouraging smile. I soon realized something.
I simply smiled and walked with into the light with my father, waving good bye to Len.
~*Len's P.O.V*~
If Neru had adjusted the knob one more time on her remote, I wouldn't still be here. I had to dislocate my wrist to get it through the hand cuff, but by then, Neru was dead and Rin was dying. No, I didn't want to believe it, but I knew she wasn't going to lie to me by saying she was fine and that everything was okay.
The minute she waved to me and began to walk away, I whispered, "I love you, forever and for always." to her. She then disappeared with Leon, watching as wings began to form between her shoulder blades. I looked down at her body that was still in my arms, feeling the tears slip slowly down my face before I began to wail.
"RIN, COME BACK RIN!" I yelled to the sky and heard my voice echo in the warehouse that Neru had trapped us in. I don't remember how long I stayed there, but soon the rays of early morning shone through the cracks of the building and the sound of police sirens could be heard in the distance. I simply picked up Rin's body, which had lost the soft warmth radiating from her skin and was now ice cold in my arms, out of the warehouse and walked down the dirt road that was slightly covered in grass and weeds. The jeans I had been wearing were torn and covered in blood; both mine and Rin's, though I didn't care. My legs were sore and I was exhausted, but I ignored the pain and trudged on like a soldier.
I chuckled darkly and shifted Rin's body in my hands. I was a soldier; I was Rin's soldier and I would fight for her. I would have followed her to the ends of the world if that's what it took. I was halfway down the dirt road when police cars pulled up. Haruhi and Jessi, two girls that Rin and I had made songs with before, were in the Sheriff's car, seeing Rin's body in my arms. Jessi began to shriek as Haruhi tried to calm her down. Of course, I had to go through a lot of bull crap saying, "Rin is dead, Neru was behind it all, etc." before the police would believe me.
After the paramedics had token Rin's body away for an autopsy to confirm my story, I led the police to the warehouse were Neru's body was, though she didn't have the same peaceful look to her face like Rin's face did. Her eyes were glazed over from shock and her mouth was slightly open with a puddle of blood that had seeped out of her lips. Rin's mom and Rinto soon showed up at the scene, Rin's mom was devastated of course and Rinto was angry, blaming me for it all.
Rinto pinned me against the warehouse wall, snarling in my face with tears rolling down his cheeks.
"You could have saved her! Why didn't you save her? She still would be here if you had stopped that bitch from killing her, you bastard!" He was sobbing as he held his fist up in the air. I only stood there, watching that trembling fist above him, not caring to protest or even breathe. I was about ready to die myself at this point. Rin's mother stopped what was going on, saying that it wasn't my fault, but deep down it was.
"She only stayed because she wanted to save me. Even when I said she needed to go, she stayed because of me." I mumbled hoarsely to her and walked away, refusing any rides home from the police and walked down the dirt road, my feet dragging in the sand. It started raining, raining hard as it poured down. It felt like sharp tiny pieces of glass falling from the sky as the wind whipped around me, tearing at my clothes and pulling my hair. I fell down on my knees, sitting here in the mud and being pelted by rain. I soon began to wail out of anguish for the girl I had loved since I could remember, the girl I had abandoned in middle school and watch her grow up from afar.
"WHY?" I shouted at the sky, mainly to God, wanting to know why he had called her home. The rain continued falling down becoming hazy and preventing me from seeing anything as rain dripped into my eyes. The saltiness of tears entered my mouth as I hit my fists against the ground. Something white caught my attention and I looked up to see Rin's bow on the ground a few feet away, sitting in a puddle of water. I struggled to get up and stand on the slick mud as I ran to pick it up.
It was probably the only thing I would ever have left of her as I clutched it to my chest. The rained lightened up and stopped pouring and was now just falling around me. I put Rin's bow in my pocket and proceeded on walking, numb to the frigid air around me.
I felt dead myself, only I didn't think I would be like the Angel Rin had become.