'And where does the new-born go from here?'
- Kusanagi Motoko (Ghost in the Shell)
Hikari's POV:
That night we had spent in each other's arms. I had kissed him and I had told him that I loved him and I had really meant it. Those moments, they were like magic and meant so much to me but now only a few days later they seem to be so distant and unreal almost like a half forgotten dream.
Yet I know that it had been all too real and I'll always have those precious little memories to keep me warm inside when there is nothing but the chilling pain of human existence around me.
His beautiful immaculate face, partly hidden by his blond locks, over me. The shimmer of the flickering fire illuminating his pale skin. His crystal blue eyes, not hard and piercing for once but soft and loving, gazing down on me with the kindest, most caring smile I had ever seen on his lips.
I hadn't felt so happy and save in days. In that very moment I wasn't even sure if I had ever felt so content before.
Just then he embraced me and we kissed and it was as if all sorrows had been taken from me immediately. The moment our lips met for the first time I will never forget. I felt as if thousands of tiny electro shocks were running trough my body.
But there was so much more than the indescribable feeling of our first kiss while our bodies were pressing against each other. It was as if I could see right into his soul, to feel what he felt, to see what he saw. It lasted for just a second but during this short moment our souls were united. I'm well aware how stupid that may sound but that's what it felt like. We were sharing one heart and one mind. We shared love and sorrow, hope and despair. I saw how much I meant to him and in return I let him see my feelings for him.
That night I slept in his arms without any nightmare tormenting me because I knew as long as we were both alive we would never be completely alone. It was the first time since Taichi's death that I really felt happy again.
When I woke up the next morning I was alone again. But what troubled me more was the fact that I was at home again. Had I dreamed all these things? No, not possible. Everything had been too real to be a dream. When I crawled out of my bed my eyes landed on a small piece of paper sitting on my desk. I went over and carefully picked it up.
Yamato had left it there after he had brought me home. He wanted me to know that everything what I had seen during the last days was real and that he had meant every single word of what he had said to me then. But he also wanted me to know that he still needed some time alone and that we were not going to see each other anytime soon. He promised me to come back and then perhaps we could be together if I still wanted to.
At first I thought my heart was going to break but then I thought of all the things he had told me and it was ok. I still wanted him to be by my side but I had to respect his decision. Besides he had promised me to come back and I believed him.
But until that day I am going to take care of myself. I will face my life with the knowledge that I'm not alone and one day he is going to fulfill his promise I'm sure of that.
*
She looked down on the white stone slab once more letting the happy memories of her brother and her embrace her. No, she was not alone. Taichi would always be with her as long as she kept these memories in her heart and then there was Yamato. He hadn't really disappointed her. He had never made any promises to her before and she hadn't really expected him to love her. But he did and now he had given her his word that he would be with her one day if she still wanted him.
Her life was going on even without Taichi and surely he would want her to be happy. She would never forget him but now her future was waiting and she was eager to see what would await her.
"Good-buy Taichi."
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Finally finished. I would like the thank everyone who read and reviewed my story. @ KirbyGirl: Maybe I would have listened to you but I wanted to end the story like this from the beginning. But I agree, it was time to come to an end. I'm still working on a short Taiora side story but I'm not yet sure if or when I'm going to post it.
Hikari's POV:
That night we had spent in each other's arms. I had kissed him and I had told him that I loved him and I had really meant it. Those moments, they were like magic and meant so much to me but now only a few days later they seem to be so distant and unreal almost like a half forgotten dream.
Yet I know that it had been all too real and I'll always have those precious little memories to keep me warm inside when there is nothing but the chilling pain of human existence around me.
His beautiful immaculate face, partly hidden by his blond locks, over me. The shimmer of the flickering fire illuminating his pale skin. His crystal blue eyes, not hard and piercing for once but soft and loving, gazing down on me with the kindest, most caring smile I had ever seen on his lips.
I hadn't felt so happy and save in days. In that very moment I wasn't even sure if I had ever felt so content before.
Just then he embraced me and we kissed and it was as if all sorrows had been taken from me immediately. The moment our lips met for the first time I will never forget. I felt as if thousands of tiny electro shocks were running trough my body.
But there was so much more than the indescribable feeling of our first kiss while our bodies were pressing against each other. It was as if I could see right into his soul, to feel what he felt, to see what he saw. It lasted for just a second but during this short moment our souls were united. I'm well aware how stupid that may sound but that's what it felt like. We were sharing one heart and one mind. We shared love and sorrow, hope and despair. I saw how much I meant to him and in return I let him see my feelings for him.
That night I slept in his arms without any nightmare tormenting me because I knew as long as we were both alive we would never be completely alone. It was the first time since Taichi's death that I really felt happy again.
When I woke up the next morning I was alone again. But what troubled me more was the fact that I was at home again. Had I dreamed all these things? No, not possible. Everything had been too real to be a dream. When I crawled out of my bed my eyes landed on a small piece of paper sitting on my desk. I went over and carefully picked it up.
Yamato had left it there after he had brought me home. He wanted me to know that everything what I had seen during the last days was real and that he had meant every single word of what he had said to me then. But he also wanted me to know that he still needed some time alone and that we were not going to see each other anytime soon. He promised me to come back and then perhaps we could be together if I still wanted to.
At first I thought my heart was going to break but then I thought of all the things he had told me and it was ok. I still wanted him to be by my side but I had to respect his decision. Besides he had promised me to come back and I believed him.
But until that day I am going to take care of myself. I will face my life with the knowledge that I'm not alone and one day he is going to fulfill his promise I'm sure of that.
*
She looked down on the white stone slab once more letting the happy memories of her brother and her embrace her. No, she was not alone. Taichi would always be with her as long as she kept these memories in her heart and then there was Yamato. He hadn't really disappointed her. He had never made any promises to her before and she hadn't really expected him to love her. But he did and now he had given her his word that he would be with her one day if she still wanted him.
Her life was going on even without Taichi and surely he would want her to be happy. She would never forget him but now her future was waiting and she was eager to see what would await her.
"Good-buy Taichi."
******
Finally finished. I would like the thank everyone who read and reviewed my story. @ KirbyGirl: Maybe I would have listened to you but I wanted to end the story like this from the beginning. But I agree, it was time to come to an end. I'm still working on a short Taiora side story but I'm not yet sure if or when I'm going to post it.