One of the dead body, slowly stood up, and prepares a knife.
It was a hoarder, disguising itself as a dead person, lying closely to a pile of dead bodies.
I didn't notice it, maybe because I felt dizzy after a long battle.
My eyes grew big, as I saw the hoarder stabs Yuna from the back.
My heart shattered and fell.
I kept telling myself that this isn't happening, yet it is...
I quickly catch Yuna as soon as the hoarder stabbed her.
I then raged, as if my despair turns into anger.
A rage suddenly rose up from my chest.
"Damn you!"
I laid Yuna down and prepared my sword when suddenly, more hoarders arrived.
It seems that they have come for a final wave, but that's not gonna stop me.
The anger from my chest is building up all over my body.
I gnashed, I clenched my fists, and I chanted,
"Shadow Flare!"
I fought, and fought, and fought, again and again, like a tireless berserk.
I killed, stabbed, and slashed each and every one of them. Some got their head chopped-off, others were cut in the neck. I continued my every move and stances against them, until one remained.
I was about to kill him when suddenly, Yuna grabbed my foot.
My anger suddenly banished. My despair returned.
As I look at her, she slowly shook her head.
The hoarder tried to ran, but I grabbed him and pushed him to the ground.
"Tell everyone when you get back, that I will kill all of you, and I will not spare a single one of you!"
My teeth grinds as I threaten him with my sword.
He ran after I let go. He should consider himself lucky, but I doubt he'll live. After all, bailing from a mission is considered failing the mission. Hanging would be the punishment for it.
Meanwhile, I fell in despair when I saw Yuna.
She was just lying on the ground, drenched in her blood.
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I fell on my knees and puts my arm around her.
I then held her hand.
"No, no, no, no, Yuna? Yuna!?"
My eyes are about to burst into tears. I feel an ache in my chest, and I couldn't breathe easily.
I tried to shake her off gently to see if she's still moving, but she don't.
I then lean my head near her face to know if she's still breathing, and yes, she still breathes.
"Yu-Yuna? I-I'll take you to the hospital. Ok?"
She then squeezed my hand and looked at me.
She coughed, and coughed. She was coughing blood.
"It's... Too late..." She continued to cough.
"No, no, no. It's never too late. I'll ta-"
"I'm stabbed... Behind... Near heart..." She interrupts.
She then raised her hand, and caressed my face with her palm.
She looked closer into my eyes and smiled.
"Promise me..."
I shook my head.
"No..."
I tried to deny it, I tried to deny whatever is happening right now.
It's as if I don't believe it is all real.
I just couldn't accept it.
"I.. I could still take you..."
My voice cracks as I speak.
Tears of pain, runs down on my cheeks.
My breath stutters as I tried to breathe.
"Promise... Me..." She said.
I suddenly bursts into tears.
My chest is shattering, and I couldn't breathe.
She continued to caress her palm at my face.
"Promise... Me..."
I looked at her and continued to sob.
"Promise... Me... That you... Will live... Your life..."
I couldn't stop crying. I couldn't breathe easily. I literally burst into tears, and I couldn't help myself.
I then nodded to her, slowly.
"I, I promise... I promise you..."
She smiled.
"Pinky... Promise..?"
She then slowly offered her pinky finger.
"I.. I promise... Pinky promise..."
I slowly locked my pinky finger with her.
She was smiling when suddenly, she slowly closes her eyes.
But as she closes her eyes, she whispered me her final words.
"I... Love... You..."
Her hands slowly softened, as well as her body.
"N-No... No... Don't... Please...
Yuna, please... Don't go... Don't leave me yet... Please..."
I then bursts into tears once more. I couldn't help myself from sobbing. My hands were shaking, and I'm having a hard time to breathe.
"No... Yuna... I love you too... You hear me? I love you too... I want you to know... I love you too!"
No response coming from her.
Her body is completely down.
I then grabbed her body and hugged it tightly.
"Yuna... I love you... Please.... Please, hear me..."
However, still no response.
Yuna... Is dead...
I continued to cry, and cry, and cry...
I couldn't stop myself from crying, and I couldn't stop the pain in my chest.
Yuna... Is dead... And I couldn't accept the fact that she is...
"No... No! Why!? She never even heard how much I love her! Why!?"
I shouted in pain. I tried to scream the pain away from my chest.
I don't know if it it's gonna make me better, but I just wanna do it.
I want to scream..
"Why! Why! Why!"
I continued to sob, while also hugging Yuna, tightly.
It took me almost an hour of mourning and despair, crying over the death of the most important person.
As I continue my mourn, I then heard a beeping sound. It was a ringtone coming from my phone.
It was a call from the hospital.
I answered it, while also hugging Yuna and staring off at a distance.
"Hello? This is the doctor. Hoshi didn't make it.. I'm sorry.."
I feel numb. I couldn't breathe, and I couldn't speak.
"I'm sorry... Please come to the hospi-"
I then suddenly dropped my phone.
I continued to stare off at a distance.
I spaced out, while also remembering every moment I had with them.
(It all started here, at the Café Noir...
The first time I met her...
She as the barista, while I order my favorite coffee espresso...
Her father, Hoshi...
The cold brewed coffee I gave her...
That first time I held her hand...
That time I asked her out...
Her favorite ice cream crêpe...
That night we hugged, above the Roponggi Tower of Tokyo...
That time I saw her contemplating from the window...
Our pinky promises...
That time I admired her decorating the cake...
When she asked me out, and wiggles her body like a child in a snow...
When she caressed her palm 'till she locked fingers with me...
That sweet, and unforgettable first kiss I had with her...
That moment, when I confessed the real truth. I thought she would be mad, or despise me, but instead, she hugged me...
And finally, the surprise Sukiyaki dinner they planned for me.
I realized that the Arakaki family had such a beautiful soul, and a beautiful heart.
They do not deserve to be treated like this...
All they ever wanted, is to share love, even though we're living in a cruel world..)
As I remember all those memories, and glimpses of images.
I then remembered what Yuna said,
"Words does not define how much you love someone.. It's in the action, not in the words.." - Yuna Arakaki.
I then hugged her tight, and kisses her forehead.
"I did, Yuna... I showed it all... I showed it to you... All my actions..."
"And I'll continue to do so... I promise.. I promise you... I will live my life..."
'If only I'm not born a hoarder, maybe I will still have a happy ending with her, maybe we could've enjoy life without hesitations. However, things like that doesn't exist, because this world has always been so cruel, so cruel that no matter how much we lived our life, we are still destined to die..'
I'm Ryu Akimoto, and this is the tragic story of my life.
I fell in love to an ordinary person, a person who is beautiful not just physically, but also emotionally. A person who would sacrifice everything just for the sake of others, a person who understands, and a person who accepted me for who I am.
Her name, was Yuna, Yuna Arakaki...