0_0 I am NOT fulfilling my wishes to update more frequently, but... I decided to whip up a little reference to Claudia of Crimson Shell.
^_^ It's one of my favorite one-shot manga stories because of the action, gore, blood, a handsome lead male and a really pretty female lead (which actually led me to buy the book, because I thought Claudia looked like Alice BEFORE I knew it was the same manga-ka)... and, well, I like Claudia's relationship with Xeno.
Why, you ask? Because she's more of a mild tsundere type compared to say, Alice from Pandora Hearts, but a tsundere nonetheless. And Xeno is the classic anti-social hero type, almost like Gilbert Nightray. In addition, there's Shion, who acts a LOT like Oz.
...No wonder Jun Mochizuki made them almost like the future versions of characters. XD
Still, I hope you enjoy, and I recommend reading the manga if you get the chance!
A Rose of Another Color
A witch concealed by the Red Rose…
They called me such…
A pure maiden with an outer shell as red as blood…
I was once a crypt that bore no name…
Lost within tainted black flowers…
The black thorns constantly pricked my fingers…
And the once passionate crimson would flow onto them…
As if searching for a new home…
Slowly… gradually…
The pricks became gashes…
The gashes became scars…
And the scars led to more bloodshed…
I wanted the scars to close…
The wounds to somehow vanish…
For someone—anyone to come for me…
To seal my bleeding heart and lock it away…
Compared to his calm adult-like face…
I was always the child for him to protect…
And he was the only person that…
I wanted to believe in…
Treasure the moments we have together…
From the moment I was taken into your arms…
I wanted to know you more…
Even when you told me to blossom…
Blossom in full glory wherever you feel it…
Treasure the burning red passion we possess…
How you would pat my head…
And make my entire world spin…
As if I would fly into the heavens…
Treasure our promise…
Our final promise…
A bracelet…
A future…
And a promise…
That was what you gave me then…
They were… my everything...
YOU were my everything…
So let's talk one more time…
Once I awaken again…
I hope to see your face…
And when I do…
I'll let you watch me blossom into a beautiful crimson rose…
Does that sound good… Xeno?
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