『Entangled Stars』;「運命」┇akane a. x aoi. a au

chapter xiii: blue wisp

13: "Blue Wisp"
失われた魂

As his vision gets clearer, he was met with a familiar shade of purple. There, he saw her. The love of his life. Indigo hair in braids and entangled with white ribbons. Her petite stature is hugged with a purple traditional kimono designed with floral patterns. He felt something strike his chest as he noticed the unshed tears visible corners of her eyes.

"A-Akane. . ." Her soothing voice called his name.

I made her cry. He exhaled heavily and took note of his condition. He was laying on the ground as the girl kneeling beside him was trembling a little due to worry.

Aoi's gentle hands then rested on either side of Akane's face, caressing his skin. They both shared a silent gaze toward each other. Until Aoi's calm persona faltered.

"Akane, you're such a fool!"

She exclaimed, her head laying low and resting on his chest. The position gave Akane the ability to see something strange on her neck. The was a thin black line around it. When he squinted his eyes, he realized the line was a bunch of kanji symbols. What is that?

The purple-haired girl's tears fell right onto his face distracting him from his thoughts. He gently patted her head. "I guess I am but. . ." She cried harder as she saw his pained smile.

"You're a fool too, Ao-chan. Thinking I'll be okay without you there."

Slowly he sat up, pulling the girl onto his lap as looked around once again. Akane noticed that they were both at the bottom of the staircase in a certain temple. He scratched his cheek a little. His attention then went back to the girl who was gripping his shirt tightly. Akane felt something pierce heart a little as he witnessed her silently crying, he was about to console her when he noticed something on the back of his palm. It was a teardrop. He didn't realize he was crying too.

"I missed you. . ."

Encaged in his familiar warm embrace, Aoi looked up. Both their galaxies mirror the longing and affection only the two of them can fulfill. I missed you too. . .But,

"This is what is bound to happen, Akane." She looked straight into his eyes only to be met with his firm expression. His crimson orbs dripping with an emotion that she could only see from him. Dedication. Determination. Only for her.

"I'll fight for what I want." Akane gently raised his finger, fixing the loose strand of purple hair on her face. She shook her head and tried to get out of his hold. But that's life. . .

"You can't get everything you want, Akane. Life is cruel."

The boy who didn't seem to be listening to her looked down at his bag. She saw him rummaging on his stuff a little until she caught the sight of a white knitted scarf on his hand. He raised it and carefully wrapped it around her neck as she froze.

"You truly are."

The crimson-haired male chuckled but only seriousness was evident from it. He looked back up, his focus remained only on her. She felt a little bit confused as she studied his gaze. Until she realized. Life is cruel. You truly are. 

She's his life.

Slowly she felt the side of her eyes heating up again.

"Why are you like this?"

Her voice cracked, as her purple galaxies directed at him. His bad timing with pick-up lines. The evidence of his out-of-place affection as they're literally two lost souls in a different world. In another dimension. Aoi realized something.