Life is not about waiting for a storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
Because one of the hardest things to do is to stop loving someone and accept the fact that it's over.
That you were never meant to be.
I'm lost in the maze of my heart, thinking of you. Burned into my memories, is the distant past of the time we spent together. But now....I've lost you forever.
Behind these tears hidden by the rain, I'm waiting for you. So that in the future, I can see you again with a smile.
Let's smell the same path again.
No matter how many seasons come and go. No matter how cold it gets, it'll not fog my memory. I'll never forget you. I'm always waiting for you under the sky of my love.
You've died for me, so I'll live for you, because I love you...
There's no word which can describe my love for you and no distance that can keep me away from you.
Only you....
It was an autumn morning and I was practicing my spells on a wooden doll in the garden.
It's spring already. New buds, new hope.....
"I've decided what I want to wish for."
"I'm glad that you've finally made a decision." Lady Ivsana said "So, what is it?"
"There are so many people who have sacrificed themselves for me. But.... out of all those, it was that beautiful family who made me feel loved. They gave me a place where I belong. They died just for me. So, if I turn my back on them today, then no one will ever trust in true friendship. So, I want...my friends." I said.
"Are you sure? If you need more time-"
"My decision is unchanging and firm." I said.
"Alright…Then, shall we leave for the purgatory?" Lady Ivsana said.
"I'm not going there before you fulfill my wish." I said.
Lady Ivsana smiled and said "I got you, then I'll wait for you and your star spirit in the purgatory. There is a certain throne waiting for you over there."
It's been 3 weeks since then...And there is no sign of either Lict, Akagi or Melissa.
But, I must believe.
And Lict, when I die....don't come to my grave and say that you loved me. Those are the words I wanna hear while I'm still alive.
After my morning training, I rushed towards the school. I've told principal Winton about Akagi and the others. She too seemed sad after hearing it.
It's really lonely without you all. Please come back home fast.
"Hello Verina~" Victoria Rushelle said mockingly, as she stood in front of my locker.
"Good morning, Vittoria." I said with a smile "Un...could you please move away from my locker?"
"Why? Are you hiding c*ndoms in there?" Victoria said and her group started laughing.
I remember she too made Lict suffer so much. She made my life a living hell. I thought that I could never reach her, but now I'm not afraid anymore....
Because now I'm not aiming that low, I'm already above her.
Now if I look at her, she just looks so miserable to me, desperate for attention.
I smiled and said "No, but I'm afraid that you might spread your gonorrhoea germs on my locker if you touch it for so long."
They all stopped laughing and Victoria moved away from my locker.
Now that I think about it, all the fears that once controlled me, seem to be so petty and worthless.
I sat inside the huge dinner hall and drank the soup.
That hall, which was never quiet, was so silent now that one could literally hear me breathing. That room where Lord Akagi lived, Lict's room, his belongings, all have become small pieces of memories.
And I love these little things.
This is so frustrating!
Never have I met something as confusing as my own soul.
Had I known that someday you'd leave me, then I would have loved you much more, I would have cherished you much more, I would have pictured every moment more clearly, then maybe, I wouldn't have missed you… so dearly....
"I'm hungry, get something for me to eat too." Akagi said as he sat beside me.
WAIT- AKAGI?!!!!
I turned and looked at him but he wasn't there anymore.
Am I finally turning mad?
"There's nothing here. Only carrots. I hate carrots." Lord Akagi said as he looked into the fridge.
IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?!
"Hi Vivie~" Melissa said as she sat on the dining table.
"Melissa....Are you real?" I said.
"I am! Let me prove it! Milord! Come grope me." She said.
"Shut up." Akagi said as he chopped the carrot.
"Then....should I grope you? It's Vierne's request." Melissa said.
"HUH? I NEVER SAID THAT!" I said as I got up.
"....Cry me a motherf*cking river and drown in it, b*tch." Akagi said as he walked towards Melissa.
"Vivie, you missed me, right?" Melissa said.
"Melissa, Lord Akagi...YOU ARE ALIVE!!" I said.
"Yes, very much, thank you." Akagi said, "I don't know who the f*ck resurrected us but he surely lacked a brain. When I woke up, I was lying on a train track in Hanoi."
"HANOI? VIETNAM?!" Vierne said.
"Lol. It took me two days to figure out exactly where I was." Melissa said.
"Then again, I didn't have any money on me so things became worse." Akagi said.
"Yeah! I didn't know English, so things got difficult when I found that I was in Ireland." Melissa said.
"Where were you when you woke up?" Akagi said.
"Men's washroom." Melissa said.
"Gross. I bet your face looked so bad it scared the crap out of the toilet." Akagi said.
"I don't think I look so bad." Melissa said as she looked inside a mirror.
"But it seems like we are normal humans now. You and I can't use our powers anymore." Akagi said.
"But your eyes are still red" Melissa said.
"That's because 'Skorost' is not my sila, duh!" Akagi said.
"But, where's Lict?" I said as I felt a cold shiver down my spine.
"He's with us, Lady Gatekeeper." Blue, Goddess Asteria's familiar said as he stood at the window.
"Blue? Are you alive?" I said with a smile. He got killed in that fight with Lict.
"It's not just me, Lady" He said with a smile and Jade, Kyle and Jenet stood behind him.
"Everyone!!! This is like a dream!!!" I said as l covered my mouth.
"More like a nightmare." Scar said as she stood behind me.
I turned towards her.
"Scar, no more." Kim said as he moved towards me.
"I'm sorry, my family made you suffer so much...I didn't know. If there is anything I could do." He said.
I smiled as I held his hand and said "I'm glad that we met"
"....Why? We only made you suffer." Kim said.
"Yes, and that suffering helped me find my true strength. You brought me out of my comfort zone." I said.
"Vierne, are you gonna forgive them so easily?" Melissa said.
"Melissa, maturity is not in hurting someone who hurt you in the past, it's in understanding their circumstances as to why they did that." I said.
"As clear as ever, huh...." Lord Akagi said as he took out his lighter to light a cigarette. He suddenly stopped and threw away the cigarette.
"What happened, Milord?" Melissa said.
"Oh nothing, it's just that smoking cigarettes can cause uterus cancer." He said with a smile as he looked at me.
"You remember that?" I said.
Soon, a golden chariot with flying white horses came right in front of my balcony.
"Shall we go? The purgatory is waiting." Blue said as he got on the chariot.
"I....am gonna go to the purgatory on that?" I said.
"Of course, Lady Gatekeeper." He said and he bowed and stood on the chariot, waiting for me.
"But what about you guys?" I said as I turned towards Akagi.
"We'll just miss you." Akagi said.
"UWA!!! VIVIE!!!" Melissa said as she hugged me "I'll miss you and Litty Litty so much!"
"Do come visit us from time to time." Jenet said with a smile.
"Yes. And wear something sexier when we meet next time." Jade said. Akagi punched his head.
"Kyle." Jenet said as he looked at Kyle.
"....You may not be that weak after all, Obolensky." Kyle said.
"SAY LADY, YOU MANNERLESS DIPS*IT" Melissa said as she punched his head.
"HOLD ON! WHY ARE YOU PUNCHING ME!!!" He said as he grabbed her hair.
They both started fighting.
"Vierne, go make history." Akagi said as he pressed my head.
Everyone stopped and looked at him.
"Fill your life with adventures not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show. And whenever you feel like you can't do it anymore, just remember that you have a second home here and there are people who are waiting for you, Lady Gatekeeper."
"Lord Akagi...." I said and hugged Akagi "I may not...be the best gatekeeper, but...I'll surely be someone who you'll be proud of!"
"BYE VIVIE!!" Melissa said as she waved both her hands. Everyone stood behind her and bid their goodbyes as we left towards the sun on the golden chariot.
Today, I've realised....
I may not have the strongest magic and I may not be the happiest person alive, but, I know for sure that I've got the best magic of life on my side- Friends!
-To be continued