{Takamiya Stars Arc - Finale}
7th of July, 2013.
In the blink of an eye, I had been living with Mio and Shinji for over 3 years now. Today was my last day living with the 2 of them as I had willed to disrupt DEM's plans myself.
I was looking at myself in the mirror, noticing how I didn't age a bit since I had reincarnated back in 2010. Mio's theory might turn out to be true.
"I really had a good time living here these last 3 years. Mio and Shinji are such great people. They deserve some privacy between themselves." I said to myself, smiling as I inspected Excelsus.
"When I've moved out, I shall disrupt DEM activity as much as I can. I wanna torture Westcott as much I can without killing him or Ellen for that matter. Well, until the final fight anyway. As long as I don't do too much damage early on, the storyline won't be altered too much in the grand scheme of things."
As I was thinking that, I heard a knock on my room door. I snapped out of my thoughts as I slowly stood up to answer.
I opened the door slowly and I saw Shinji standing there as if he had something on his mind.
"Hey Shin, you need something?" I asked.
"Scara, I just want to say thank you for everything you've done for me and Mio. We wouldn't be here today if you weren't there to save us 3 years ago." Shinji mentioned with graditude.
"As long as you and Mio can live a fruitful life, that's your way of repaying me Shin. I don't want anything else." I replied with a smile.
"Are you sure? Becau-"
"I'm sure, Shin. That's the only thing I want in return. I don't deserve anything else." I said cutting Shinji off mid-sentence.
"If you say so Scara. You're a wonderful guy for saying you don't want anything apart from me and Mio to live happy, exciting lives.." Shinji said with a gentle tone.
"Oh come on, I'm not that great. Besides, I'm doing what I have to and want to do. It's part of my nature, Shin." I mentioned in a calm tone.
"One day, your life will change for the better, I'm sure of it. You just got to keep giving it your all each and every day." Shinji said with conviction.
"You're right.. that's why I train myself everyday. Whether it's mastering my angel, whether it's trying to cook or whatever else.. I try my very hardest to improve." I replied to his revelation.
"Scara, does your heart still ache from what happened in the past?"
As Shinji asked that question, I gasped and felt my chest tighten; it's obvious I'm not over it yet.
"Of course.. this heartache is the reason I began my conquest of this story re-write 3 years ago now. I must make sure this story has it's deserved conclusion...
Even if it costs me my life."
"It does, I'll admit." I replied, standing up as I clutched my chest slightly.
"This thing has been split in two for a while now. It sure is taking its sweet time to sow back together. I don't think it's as simple as 'forget and move on' but rather, I probably have to try and draw some closure on my side of things." I said with a melancholic tone, releasing the clutch on my chest.
"I hope you find that closure you seek, Scara. I also hope you find it before hatred decides to take you over completely." Shinji said solemnly.
"Shin, you have no idea just how much of a kind soul you really are. If I can ever be like that one day, I'll remember the kindness you've shown me all this time. One day, I'll be able to let go of the pain I hold right now. But until then, I shall keep being who I am; a spirit with unrelenting bloodlust for Westcott's suffering." I mentioned with hints of anger and hurt.
"All I'm going to say is, don't die." Shinji replied with a serious expression.
"I won't die. At least, not for a while yet. I have things I need to do before I can even worry about that." I said with a smile.
"Me and Mio would be devastated if we lost you to the hands of those filthy English outsiders." Shinji reasoned.
"I know, because you two would go inverse and lose yourselves in despair and fury. Don't ever let that happen to either of you, you got that?" I said, protectively.
"Understood." Shinji replied.
I would then leave the room to get the rest of my belongings scattered across the house and put them into my duffel bag for when it was time for me to leave the house.
Before I knew it, it was evening.
I was standing on my balcony, watching the sunset as I reflected back on the 3 years I spent with Mio and Shinji.
"It really was fun living with these two.. now that I'm going, they'll have some privacy to do couple things and other stuff. Honestly, I'm just glad I'll be drawing DEM's attention away from them." I thought to myself as my hair swayed in the gentle wind.
As I was busy thinking while watching the sunset, I felt a tap on my shoulder. It felt soft, which meant I knew who it was behind me.
"Mio?" I wondered.
"You knew it was me? How?" Mio asked.
"I can tell by the shape of your hand when it touches me. Trust me when I say I'm perceptive of a person's features." I replied in a gentle tone as Mio walked up next to me.
"So.. you're leaving tomorrow?" Mio asked with a sad tone.
"Yeah.. I've got stuff to do. Stuff that involves-"
"I know, Shin told me." Mio said, cutting me off.
"Scara, your eyes look so distant whenever you're by yourself. It's like whenever you're alone, you think about things that don't suit you in the slightest."
I turned to face Mio before I opened my mouth to speak again.
"You and Shin are such angels, Mio. Always looking out for me when you don't have to. I'm grateful to you both for making my life more fun than it ever was." I said with gratitude.
Mio was actually caught off guard as she blushed a little.
"Y-you don't have to thank us. After all, you saved our lives back then." Mio replied with a smile.
"I suppose. I'll be distracting DEM for a while for you two so you can do what you need to do. You two don't deserve to be harassed by Westcott and his lackeys." I said with determination.
"Thank you Scara. You really are a kind soul, given that you're one of 2 male spirits in existence. Considering you're the 1st male spirit, wouldn't you be the Male Spirit of Origin?" Mio said with a comedic tone.
"Perhaps... but you're the actual Spirit of Origin." I jested back.
We laughed for a bit before Mio spoke up again.
"I'm gonna miss this, us two joking like this. But we can catch up at somepoint in the future." Mio mentioned.
"Definitely. Just make sure you have a wonderful life with Shinji while I'm gone, Mio. That's my one wish to the two of you." I replied with a gentle tone.
Mio smiled from ear to ear, knowing that what I've said is pretty much going to come true.
"I love Shin from the bottom of my heart. Nothing is going to tear me apart from him. Not now, not ever." Mio said assertively.
"Good. I'm glad you two have such an unbreakable bond. It honestly kind of moves me in a way. Although I shouldn't be saying this, but don't worry about me too much once I'm gone. I don't plan on dying so early on in my conquest." I said gently before making it more assertive towards the end.
"Scara... if you ever feel like you want to talk to anyone, don't hesitate to come back to this house at anytime. Me and Shinji will listen to you." Mio suggested.
"I might take you up on that offer." I replied with a smile.
We then talked until night fell, all of us having an exciting dinner together one last time before I had a shower and got my pajamas on for the night.
I was in my bed, looking up at the ceiling when I was thinking about something.
"Shinji, Mio... I hope you two have the most wonderful life together in this house. I hope you'll go on dates, trips, holidays and progress your relationship to be forever solidified. As for me, well... I can't be doing all of that yet. I've got some Brits to torture."
After I finished thinking, I then tucked myself to bed, falling asleep after a while as the last day of me living under this roof..
came to a close.
A/N: Sorry this took longer than anticipated! Exam revision and then the exams themselves! I've still gotta do one more which sucks, but what can you do?
Scara will now begin his quest to disrupt DEM activity to cause Westcott some stress. He might even hurt Ellen, who knows.
Next time: A Scar's Power.
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