Monday, September 21, 2009
Haha, couldn't resist abit of writing, despite UGC paper screaming at me beside my workpile. :)Frau rushed out of the church, knowing what to expect, but never quite believe it. True enough, standing on the bridge, was Ayanami himself, and that figure that soothed his dreams every night.
"I was not expecting you." Ayanami said in his cold usual mocking voice, eyes never leaving the priestess.
"Leave with your troops, you will not taint the sacredness of the Church." the priestess said calmly. There was no anger in her voice, no agression.
"I will leave once I've gotten what I came for." Ayanami stood firmly, unweavering. He raised an arm, preparing for the next Zaiphon attack, but before he could do anything, a wave of gentle white and blue froze his hand.
"Leave with your troops, you will not taint the sacredness of the Church." the same voice said once again, except that the priestess had moved next to him, her gentle, yet strong touch stopped the powerful Zaiphon from releasing.
Frau couldn't remember what happened next, he just knew he had to do something. The sight of her soft hands on the very filth that smeared the Church with destruction and hatred was just too much. All he could remember was taking out his scythe, an incoming Zaiphon, and then a whiteout.
"I will not give up. The host shall return to me one day." Ayanami said, now standing not quite straight, a far distance from them. Frau, regaining his senses, found himself enveloped in soft white and blue velvet with a burnt mark at where his heart would have been if weren't for the fabric. He watched as the military troops retreated, and felt his feet scraped the hard ground of the bridge.
"
Daijyobu, Frau?" Castor's voice was heard, together with some hurried footsteps.
"Ah." He looked up, heart tugged at the sight of her gentle face.
"
Hisashiburi desu, Frau." the priestess said in her soft and calm voice.
"
B-Bell..." Recovering from his shock, he managed to utter.
"High Priestess Bell." Castor and Labrador both chorused and bowed.
"
Gobusa tashite yori masu, Castor, Labrador. Minna wa genkki desu ne?" Her smile was brighter than the sun above, that was what Frau saw. The timely arrival of a very unexpected, yet very sorely missed person...
~~
The midnight sky was lit with a scarce number of stars. Frau knew where she was. Standing atop of the Church's tower, Bell stood, watching the city slumbers after the attack earlier in the day.
"
Konbanwa, Frau." She said, acknowledging his presence without turning her head. He took his place next to her and looked at the city.
"
Naze kitan no ka?" Frau asked quietly.
"
Wakaranai desu. Kanji deshitan da. Taisetsu no mono wa taihen da. Dakara watashi kitan desu." Bell turned to smile at him again.
"
Mattaku... Anna ni abunai no kotto yamerun na. Shotai wa baretan da dosuru?" Frau slapped his foreheand and shook his head in resgination. He heard a soft chuckle, and turned towards her, only to find her laughing.
"
Aikawarazu desu ne, Frau?" Bell laughed harder.
"
Oui, nani ga okashi!" He couldn't help but raised his voice a little, but never with the intention to reprimand her. He would never...
Calming down, Bell reached out to take the hand Frau lowered from his forehead and held it tightly in her hands.
"
Moshi, Frau no ho da, kyo wa dosurun desuka? Dochira mamorun da, shotai no ka? Sore yori, taisetsu no mono ka?" The elegance of her blink, the gentleness of her touch, the softness of her voice, Frau knew he could not fight that. He was faced with the same question before, and his answer was the same as hers. Identity will not come before the lives of the innocent, and people they treasure.
"
Ikura nandemo, ome wa Tenkai no Ousa no musuko da. Tenkai no Hime. Mou mitte takunai, ome nido to koroshitan da..." Grief overwhelmed him as he remembered the last time, how he failed to protect the one he swore to his soul to protect. Though death did not claim her, he still failed at his task. Now, as one of the seven Ghosts, he shall not fail his appointed task, and the one he swore in his first life, even if he has to die a second time.
"
Anata wa yasashii ne, Frau." Bell's voice lured him back from his daunting memories. She let go of his hand gently and faced the sleeping city again. "
Shinjite, Frau. Are wa saikyo no chikara da."
"
Nani ga shinjirun da?" he tilted up to gaze upon the night sky.
"
Watashi shinjite, kitto, itsuka Tenkai ni kaite kurette!"
Frau stood there, bewildered. Never has that thought crossed his mind. To return to Heaven, the world once again in peace, to be reunited with the Chief of Heavens, to be with... her...
He wanted that, at the back of his head. Always, and always, he dreamt of going back. But never has that thought ever crystallize into resolution. And just that, Frau found his dream for this lifetime. A smile spreaded across his usual smirking face.
"
Arigatou, Hime-sama..." He whispered. Looking up at him, Bell knew she had finished what she came for.
"
Soro soro watashi wa kairun desu." she said cheerfully.
"
Eh, mou?" Frau turned back to her, disappointed by such a short meeting.
"
Demo ureshi desu, kyo wa." She smiled again. "
Mata anata ni mitte tan da."
At that, Frau couldn't decide whether to blush, or to smile.
"
Onaji tsuyoku, onaji yasashiku, onaji shiterun no Frau da... Honto ni ureshi desu."
She reached up and felt his cheek, expecting it to be warm, but there was a track of coldness. His gloved hand found its way up and covered her delicate hands, his eyes fell shut and Frau savored the only moments he had left with her.
"
Nakunai de, Frau." Bell comforted. "
Mata ne."
He felt her touch leaving him bit by bit, and opened his eyes to see her one last time before she melted into the night sky.
Frau stood there alone, the warmness still lingered on his tear-stained cheek. Hope filled his heart as the dark sky turn the slightest shade of maroon.
"
Mata ne, ore no hime-sama..."
ok. now that i've got this scene out of my head, UGC paper... 