Ai no Nagareboshi
Sequel to the songfic - "Lullaby"By Rizukiyatchan Kou Irvine
Notes: I've been reading a lot of fanfics from other animes and reading up on some other animes in general and I have a small idea of what I can do for this chapter. Hope ya like it.
Chapter 6 Tranquility Among Allies.
Dinnertime. Taiki sat alone at the table, worry plastered all over her face. Yes, her. She was so distraught with the well-being of her allies that she reverted back to her original form to think straight. Not that she couldn't do that being the Taiki Kou everything knew -- the male one, but she felt that maybe she could figure something out this way.. There was no logic behind it. Just personal reasonings.
She played around with her curry and sighed, turning in her chair to face the window. The stars were becoming visable in the slowly darkening night sky, and they reminded her so much of home. Back on Kinmokusei, the stars were always shining, and she, Yaten, Seiya and the Princess would always spend some time at night to just stay by the balcony and watch the sky. Somehow, at that moment, the stars shine were giving her hope. That maybe the shines of her allies would sparkle again as they normally did, and they would stop this nonsense about not speaking to the other. Not only that, but the kindle of hope that they would soon find Kakyuu..
Kakyuu..
She would be able to solve this crisis. She would be able to talk to both Seiya and Yaten and find the answer. And she would be able to get them on speaking terms again. Taiki realized this. And it hurt her to think that as their ally she could do nothing but stand by and watch them suffer. She was going to yell, but what good would that do? ESPECIALLY in their situation. They had to find the Princess and leave the planet before Galaxia could do any harm, putting anything and everything else aside.
Taiki finally stood up, taking her plate to the fridge where she placed it, pushing her chair in before heading toward the stairs. She was going to find out the root of the problem and try her best to help. They had absolutely no time to have these problems.
Fighter.. Healer.. Maker.. You three are incredibly close, as if you were actually real sisters. You are strong enough to take on any obstacle, but you must remember one thing. You must come together, stay together and stay together. Let NOTHING separate you. Nothing..
"Princess.. You were always so wise.." Taiki whispered as she headed towards Seiya's room.
********** Seiya was stretched out on his bed, hugging his pillow in his arms, tightly. His face was blank of any emotions, but it didn't have to have any. His eyes told the whole story. He had made a large mistake, in his opinion, and was deeply paying for it. It was like.. It was as if it as tearing at his soul, as corny as it may sound. But to him it felt as if that were the case. Inside he felt devoid of emotions as well, like he was a mirror and someone slammed a hammer into it, causing thoughts and emotions to shatter like glass, impossible to rebuild.
Like Taiki had been doing before, Seiya was staring out his window, which was situated above his bed. The white curtains were pushed to either side, revealing the darkening sky, darker than it was when Taiki was staring out at it. The moon was far off in the distance, pretty visable to the naked eye now, in it's crescent moon state. That was another tug at Seiya's heart. Or more like a jolt as if caused by lightning or touching a broken electrical wire.
Was this the second time he screwed up? With the Odango, he had been denying to himself that he couldn't have her. It didn't settle in, and when it did, he internally began to reject the thought, shredding it into ash. But now he couldn't. It was pure fact. And now, if he even had a slight chance at Yaten, he blew it off by rapid words of a quick tongue.
"They say actions speak louder than words.." Seiya whispered to himself, closing his eyes in an attempt to get some sleep. "..whoever said that didn't fall in love with--"
There soon was a soft tapping at Seiya's door. His eyes flew open and he blinked, thinking he imagined them. But just as he began to close his eyes again, the tapping was repeated. Seiya groaned, tossing his pillow to the side as he stood, stumbling over to the door. "Yaten, if it is you.." Seiya's eyes narrowed, as he reached out for the doorknob and turned it. I think I TRIED to make it clear that I want you to stay out of my li--" Midnight blue eyes blinked as the door flew open. Seiya could see Taiki, FEMALE Taiki, standing in the doorway, her arms crossed, eyes full of a worried expression. ...Taiki.."
"I need to talk to you. Whether you like it or not."
Seiya blinked, Taiki's voice was colder than usual..
"S-sure. What about?" Seiya moved out of the way so Taiki could come in, Once she did so, the black haired idol closed the door and locked it, blinking in confusion. His eyes then narrowed, realizing that there could be no other topic to discuss... but one. "No. I will not discuss the conflict between me and Yaten."
"Seiya. It needs to be discussed."
"Oh. No. It. Doesn't." Seiya shook his head wildly for emphasis. "What's going on between us, is just between us, okay?! I don't care what he does, what he says, why he does or says it where he goes, or anything. I don't want to talk to him. Or even THINK about him."
Taiki shook her head, sighing. "Seiya.. I know you. Don't you DARE even say I don't. I'll slap you if you do." Taiki's violet eyes met Seiya's, tints of seriousity and concern flashing. Seiya decided, while seeing this, that he'd hear her out. At least, for now. "I don't know what you said or did, but I can tell by your attitude and tone of voice that your actions were the wrong ones. And you're trying to make it look like, to not just Yaten and I but to yourself as well I believe, that you're NOT the wrong one. Am I correct?"
"......"
"Are you infact guilty and angry at yourself for your actions, whatever they may be, and trying to make Yaten seem to be the one to blame?"
"Don't put words in my mouth.."
"I am not. I am merely stating fact. You are trying to look like the good guy. Well, Seiya, could there be a speck of a chance that maybe you were wrong? In whatever it is you did?"
"You don't even know what I did yet!!"
"I can tell by your voice."
"You're assuming without knowing the story!"
"The Princess never had to know the story."
Seiya had no reply for that. He turned his head back towards the window, eyeing the deep blue sky and the shining stars.
Taiki sighed, hating to continue but knowing she had to. "..The Princess always knew everything before we did it. She always knew the answers before we confessed. She always knew the root of the problem before we could even defend ourselves for even a moment.. I don't have to be a genius to know that you miss her, ne?"
"..it would be larger than a lie for me to tell you that I don't."
"..then I hate to ask this as well, but it would hurt you to not only lose our Princess but one of our own, would it not?"
"You're asking illogical questions of me, Taiki Kou."
"I am aware of that.. I'm simply trying to prove a point to you. We do not need this. We do not need bickering between us when our Princess is out there, looking for us as we are her. We need to find her, and we can't let this fight between you two stop us from finding her. And we also do not need to lose another one.. I do not want to lose Yaten OR you. Especially not over some petty fight. Once I'm done talking to him, I urge you to go and do the same. Please. If not for me, then for the Princess."
"I..." Seiya cursed internally. He wanted to keep going and making himself look good, but at the same time Taiki hit many major points. Kakyuu would not want this, nor would let it continue. If he and Yaten continued to keep at a vow of silence from each other, they would never find her. That was a risk too big to take. "I'll.. I'll talk to him. In the morning I will."
"Please do. If you two aren't in speaking terms by the time we go to class tomorrow I'll handcuff the two of you together until you do talk." Taiki nodded, unlocking the door and turning the knob, opening it halfway. "Oyasumi nasai, Seiya."
"Oyasumi nasai, Taiki." Seiya smiled, watching Taiki walk out the door and close it behind her.
********** Yaten was in his room, going through old pictures and drawings he had in a portfolio of some sort. His fingers filed through the pages, eyes quickly examining each piece before turning toward the next. He wasn't looking for anything in particular, was just stalling, rather, trying to make it look like he was doing something. When it was obvious he wasn't.
He caught bits and pieces of Seiya and Taiki's conversation but only the parts about the Princess. It hurt to hear those things. It was so peaceful... Back on Kinmokusei, he and Seiya NEVER got into such a fight in which the outcome was that they didn't speak to each other. They had always made up again by the end of the day. But it was nightfall and Yaten clearly heard Taiki say 'oyasumi nasai' to the other.
He suddenly stopped filing through his work and placed the portfolio back on his desk, looking up from his seat on the bed in realization. Ever since he, Taiki and Seiya had arrived on Earth, they were plagued with nothing but bad luck. Losing the Princess, finding Galaxia, becoming male, forced to become singers, literally stalked day in and day out, losing a friend.. On Kinmokusei, none of this would have happened. Or so he thought.
He collapsed backwards on the bed and sighed, reverting back to female form while closing her eyes. "Kotaete.."
The sleep world had almost claimed her, as it was about to Seiya, but the same soft knock came at the door. Yaten didn't budge nor open her eyes. "Dozo, Taiki."
Taiki smirked, opening the door. "Ah, so I'm going to assume you heard me talking to Seiya."
Yaten forced herself to sit up, staring at Taiki in silence for a moment. Taiki mimiced the action, pulling a chair away from Yaten's desk and sitting down on it, staring back into the pools of green that were staring right at her.
"Taiki.. Would our Princess be disappointed in us?.."
"Eh? Why?"
"Because of how messed up we are.. Because we're not really us... To everyone here, we're a boy band. You know how I feel about that after that debut tour thing.."
"Not only that but I know how you feel about being a boy, period." Taiki cleared her throat, sighing. "I don't know how to answer your question, I don't have an answer, I'm sorry to say. If only she were here.."
"Then we wouldn't need to be here, would we?"
"And you and Seiya would be on speaking terms, wouldn't you?"
Yaten scowled, crossing her arms. "You're rather nosey."
"Hard not to be, here."
"So. You're gonna tell me to apologize?"
"Yaten.. You know I can't tell you to do that. Especially since I don't know why you two aren't on speaking terms in the first place."
"Ask Seiya. But then again he'd assume some crap of it as he always does."
"Ah, so did he assume something with you?"
"And there you go, doing the same thing!"
"You provoked it."
"Taiki!!"
"Yaten."
Yaten sighed, exasperated. She fell back on the bed, resting her head on her pillow. She turned to face Taiki, confusion lighting up her eyes. "He was wrong on what he did, wasn't he?"
"I don't know what it was he did."
"For someone to use someone's emotions and feelings in some way."
"Yes.. I consider that wrong."
"So you consider Seiya's actions wrong?"
"I don't even know Seiya's actions to begin with."
"I didn't kiss him out of pity."
"I know you didn't-- ........ What did you just say?"
"I didn't kiss him out of pity."
"Wait.. Kiss who..? Yaten, what are you..?"
"The other night.. Seiya kinda came in here and well.. uh.. Expressed his feelings, if I dare use those words. I kinda replied to it, but knowing whether I wanted to or not is a mystery even to myself."
'...Thank you. Thank you, thank you, Yaten Kou.' Taiki smiled, shaking her head slightly. "I think you should spend the night thinking of it. Whether it was desired or not. Then I'm not asking you, I am telling you to speak to him. Tomorrow morning at breakfast."
"Yes, mother. Will my lunch be packed in my 'My Little Pony' lunch box?"
"Don't act cute." Taiki chuckled. "Seriously. We have no time to be acting like this. We have to find the Princess. And to do that, you and Seiya have to be on speaking terms!! We know nothing about this world we're in, being in non- speaking terms could be very dangerous.. Especially with Galaxia around. Or have you forgotten?"
"I couldn't forget something like that unless I were stupid, if that is what you're assuming," Yaten spat through clenched teeth.
"Good girl. Breakfast, you two are speaking. Or I will force the two of you to do so. Have I made myself clear or do you want me to reinforce it in some way?"
Sigh. "No.. No, Taiki, no.. I'll talk to him. Not because I'm dying to or anything though. Because it is for our Princess. I would do anything for her."
"I'm sure this would be the part where Seiya steps in and says something around the lines of, 'even marrying the first suitor that confesses his mad, undying love for you?' Am I right?"
".....Yeah. Sure. Right. Taiki. Get out." Yaten's face was flushed.
Taiki snickered, standing up and placing the chair back with the desk before stepping out the door. "Oyasumi nasai, please think about what I told you, Yaten. We need each other for this. We're a family."
"Hai.. Oyasumi nasai, Taiki. Arigato."
Once Taiki shut the door, Yaten pulled the bedsheets over her head, closing her eyes ones again in thought as the sleep world claimed her, this time.
"So.. How do I feel about him?"
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Just a day just an ordinary day
Just trying to get by
Just a boy just an ordinary boy
He keeps looking toward the sky
End chapter six.
Oh, Mistal-san, arigato for the idea. ^_^ I'll be using something like that later on in the story.. I'll definetly give you the credit since it was your idea that brought up another one with the same effects and such. *Eats her strawberry- kiwi jello*
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