Hi! It's me, Monica again. This is another fic that came to me during a
sleepless night... I guess this follows the last fic, with the 
theme of confessions before the last battle. As always, C&C would be very
very appreciated, if only to tell me that this isn't the characters at all,
or that it sucks ^_^. Bye! (e-mail below in my sig) 
 
Conversation: Arashi &Sorata 
 
	"So, what are you doing here all alone?" Arashi starts, as she sees Sorata
behind her. "Leave me alone. I  
came up her to get away from you, and everyone else..." she mutters, the
sighs. " You won't go away, will you?" 
He smiles, and then points to himself, and says "I'm your future lover! If
I left you alone, who knows what sorts of  
things a young lady such as yourself might get into? I have to be her to
protect you..." 
	"Besides... no one should be alone... before our destiny comes to
us...tommorow." The unusually  
serious Sorata just smiles, and then sits next to her, near the edge of the
roof. Arashi looks at him for a second, 
and then just shakes her head. "I'm all alone here because I wanted to
concentrate on the battle that will take 
place tomorrow... I want to be ready." Sorata nods, " Tonight is when all
the masks should come off... my joker's facade, your ice shield..." 
	Arashi looks at Sorata, concern showing on her face. " Wha- This
melancholy attitude doesn't seem  
like you... but maybe you're right... tonight, at the very least, no one
should hide..." They both look at the stars, 
at the Big Dipper, which seems unnaturally bright. The silence lasts for a
few minutes, before a whisper reaches 
Sorata's ears.  
	"It's odd... to think that the night before our grand destiny... I'm
doubting my readiness, when I've never 
really doubted before. I've always known I was special... I was the Hidden
Priestess, the one who held the God of  
Ise within her. I knew I had a grand destiny... to be one of those who will
save humanity. But now, my doubts seem 
to reach me, when they shouldn't... not now." 
	He replies, " Perhaps it is normal, to doubt... But I know that there is
only one future... for me, anyway... 
My destiny has been, and always will be, to help Kamui, and to die for the
sake of Woman...you. I don't want 
to die, but if I have to, I will... After all, this has always been what my
life has been centered upon...Even when I 
was joking around, trying to lighten everyone's mood...Behind the joker, I
always knew that this is what really 
matters..." 
	Arashi just looks at his serious face for a moment, before she looks away.
" There is only one future... 
perhaps... I hope that it is one that we would all wish for... though Kamui
doesn't really seem to care, one way 
or another..." 
	At this, Sorata starts to chuckle; not in his usual hearty way, but softly
and bitterly. He sighs. "It occurs 
to me, that the ones destined to save humanity ... the Seven Dragons of
Heaven, are the ones who are most hurt 
by life. Kamui... our Kamui, anyway, has been hurt emotionally, in so many
ways... he is taken away from his 
lifelong playmates, after his "aunt" has been killed. He is attacked by
shiki constantly, and then his mother is 
killed. He finds out that he has an aunt, and then she too is killed right
before his eyes. His two most loved ones  
are killed, one physically, one mentally... and he's told that all of this
is because of him... No wonder he's so angry, 
so bitter.  
	Look at us...both of us hiding all our feelings behind masks, because we
know that we can't let 
our feelings go... because we are the ones who will save humanity. And
Yuzuriha, who was feeling so alone 
that she develops an emotional attachment to one who is on the other side.
Of course, there is also Subaru, 
who's only purpose in life is to hunt down Sakurazukamori... And Karen or
Seiichiro are mysteries..." 
	Arashi answers. "But we'll do what we have to do, what we've been raised
to do... there is only one  
future, and I hope we're ready... for the sake of humanity..." She shivers,
and starts a little, as Sorata wraps 
his arms around her... then sighs, and leans her head on his shoulder, as
they both look at the too-bright  
stars... 
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Monica Shin----monica@nyc.pipeline.com- 
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