''Is she awake, yet?'' Inquired a distressed voice. The voice belonged to a tall woman with long blond hair and pale celestial blue eyes that were already red from so much previous sobbing and crying. '' Oh, Alex, she must wake up, she must, she must!'' The woman grew more frantic by the second, and was already steeling herself for what she knew was the only way to bring her daughter back to life. If the case was that the girl who laid beside her didn't wake up.
A warm hand of a darker complexion than hers, though only because she, being excessively pale, lacked color, was placed upon her shoulder. The gesture placated her slightly, but having the tall boy sympathize with her calmed her, if just for a tiny bit. The owner of the soothingly warm hand smiled at the woman, a kind and benign smile he only showed her, after showing Yui first, of course. He knew Yui's name to be Rose, however. '' I apologize for what you are experiencing, and I understand the source of your melancholy, but your heart will surge with hope after you hear what I am about to tell you, Miss Heinz.'' The woman's face turned, and her hopeless stare met the boy's. '' Yesterday, as I watched over her, she began moaning with displeasure. I first thought she was experiencing a nightmare, since she moved her head around while she seemed to wince.'' He now looked down at Yui,with a soft but pained expression. His stare was wistful. '' She kept on shouting names I cannot remember, and when I thought her nightmare would get worse, her expression became perplexed and she frowned. She then kept on mumbling for the rest of the night about white roses. She slept soundly, though. As if she had found peace at last.''
The woman's eyes brightened and she repeated,'' White roses...white roses...white-'' She let out a sigh and gestured for the boy, whose name was Alex, to resume with his report.
'' After meticulous observations, I finally understand the reason for Rose's unconsciousness. My theory is, since her memories were stolen by that man when he turned her into a human, her mind is still trying desperately to grasp for them. She knows something was taken from her long ago, only it's only an instinct. Her mind knows something was taken, her soul and heart do, too, but she does not know how to interpret the sensation of emptiness, so her soul is doing the job.''
'' Doing the job... Like, traveling on its own? Without her own consentment? But, that means that while her body is here-''
"Her soul is not.'' Alex grabbed the woman by her shoulders when she began to sob, this time with great, uncontrollable force. '' I SHOUL'VE NEVER LEFT HER! SHE WAS ONLY A-A-AN INNOCENT CHILD WHEN-" Her voice was overcome by a pain that clawed at her throat, a pain that emerged into a cry, followed by continuos sobbing and more tears. She buried her face into Alex's chest, but he firmly pushed her away. " Remember the roses because Rose remembers them, and so should you. The only way she will ever come back to us is if we are strong enough to protect her! By letting despair get the best of us we are only wasting our time trying to get her out of comma."
The woman let her stare drop. "I-I-I'm sorry, Alex, but I'm not strong enough. I wasn't ready for this." She stood up and retreated to the tower that held the most painful and yet happiest memories of her life as the mother of two children. "Subaru..." she whispered in the distance," How could you do such thing to your own blood."
Alex stayed for the night in Yui's room. He called back the time when the girl would visit her mother's tomb and cry silently on his shoulder. " If you'd only known she never left. If you'd only known all those 'dreams' were really just manifestations of her love and watchful care for you." He smiled, but it was a sad smile. His vision blurred and his face became humid from the salty tears that his eyes permitted escape. He quietly sobbed for the rest of the night, never letting go of Yui's hand.
One month later...
Alex ran up the flight of stairs, skipping and tumbling over these, until he reached the locked, golden door. He took out a key from his left pocket and opened the door. "YUI!" he cried in ecstasy, and then jumped over the blonde, embracing her tightly and whispering into her hair,"How I missed you!" Yui shifted uncomfortably under his weight, blushing fiercely."A-Alex-kun! Good morning! U-um, don't you have to go work today?"
"Nope!" he said happily."I will stay with you the whole day! Remember I promised I would take care of you?" he then realized he was on top of her, his lips too close to hers. If he'd stayed, he would have drooled over Yui. She was just too kawaii. He hastily got up and let her retrieve her personal space. " A-Anyways!" he resumed," How about I show you around? Let us catch up con each other's lives?" This seemed to get Yui thinking. "Um, how has Sakura been doing?"
"Sakura? Hmm..." He paused. Yui cared for Sakura as much as the vampire cared for her, but would it be safe to even suggest...? Probably Christa would kill him for taking Yui outside after how much her condition had deteriotated, in spite of the watchful care he provided her with. But why not? If it made Yui happy, it made him happy. Not only that, if it made Yui happy, it was worth getting killed by the overprotective mother of the kawaii blonde. So he said, in a hushed voice, " What if we find out for ourselves?" He grinned and Yui understood. She entered the bathroom and took a long shower, letting herself bask in the warmth of the water. After she clothed herself with a white, sleeveless dress that reached just above her knees, and light pink heels, accompanied by Alex, she left the place where she had spent a year of her life unconscious, not knowing it would be a long time before she ever returned to this location. If she even returned.