Title: [Chou]
Chapter: Oneshot
Genre: Drama/Crossover
Fandom: the GazettE x Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly (a.k.a. Project Zero 2)
Pairing: Reituki
Rating: NC-17? Not sure... maybe just R
Warnings: Possessed-ness. KILLINGNESS D:
Disclaimer: I do not own GazettE or Fatal Frame 2... however I do have Reita locked up in my cupboard. 8D
Word Count: 921
Summary: “We promised we would always be together...”
Notes: They were meant to be possessed by Uruha and Aoi but any way I tried to write it it seemed to confusing. >_< Anywaiz, this is the rewrite of a fic I wrote nearly a year ago.. I guess I prefer this version of it. XD It’s kinda short, but in a nice way. 8D If this kind of thing could ever be classed as nice. And, correct me if I’m wrong, but the title “Chou” means Butterfly, and was also the name of the song by Tsukiko Amano which she did for the FF2 game. :3
“We promised...”
My heart pounded wildly in my chest as I ran.
“...we would always...”
The hallway... it just seemed to never end.
“...be together.”
My feet moved, one in front of the other in a continuous pattern that led me closer and closer to you with every breath I took. I felt sick. I thought my heart would burst out of my chest at any moment. I was running out of breath rapidly.
And then I heard it.
“Reita... please... run away... save yourself...”
I heard your voice.
“I’m not worth it!”
Don’t be an idiot... You are worth it. You’re worth everything.
“Please...”
You begged, but my legs didn’t listen. No matter what you said they’d carry on towards you. I couldn’t help it. I can’t help it. I love you.
“...Everyone’s... dead...”
My feet stilled. Everyone’s dead. Everyone. Everyone apart from me.
And you.
I bent over, grasping at my knees, and tried to clear my head. Everything was a mess. You... Me... Us... Why? Why was this all happening to us? You had said it was our “destiny” but quite frankly, I didn’t give a shit if it’s our destiny. I just wanted to get us out of this place...
I lifted my head and surveyed the hallway. Shinto gates lined the path, just like the one we had entered the village through. I knew you were near. I could feel you.
And I could feel him. That bastard who...
“Reita... please...”
I nearly screamed. I couldn’t take it any longer. I would never leave. You knew I wouldn’t. I willed my legs to carry me forward. Numbness overcame me as I entered the large room.
You stood there, quite calmly. You were never the kind to stand still, always jumping around everywhere. To be honest, you were quite annoying, you know that? I eyed you carefully. You’d changed since we’d entered this village. It scared me. You weren’t yourself anymore.
You weren’t Ruki anymore.
“I waited.”
Your voice... so hollow. You weren’t behind it. It was him.
“We promised we would always be together...”
You voice... I hated the way it poured out of your sweet little mouth with such ease. I hated the way he used you and your body to get what he wanted.
“Shall we begin?” you whispered.
I stepped forward. I was terrified... But for some reason I still went through with it all.
Do it, Reita...
Okay, maybe it was that nagging voice in my head, which sounded sickeningly like you, that made me carry on with it... I couldn’t ignore it.
You repeated your question. It throbbed inside my head and I thought I would vomit at any moment. You opened your mouth to say something more, but shut it after a few moments of silence. It reminded me of that night when we first revealed our feelings to each other. It reminded me of the way you would get confused - lost for words.
“Reita...” You looked straight into my eyes. “We were born for each other.”
I drew in a sharp breath. It felt strange. I couldn’t take my eyes away from you. I just couldn’t...
“But we must die separately,” you finished.
I tried to shake my head. I tried to step back. I tried to do anything other than what happened.
“I’m sorry,” I said, my mouth numb.
I continued walking towards you until we were only inches away from each other.
“I’m sorry. I won’t run anymore.”
You laid back on the large, flat stone behind you and pulled me over you. I knelt above you, one leg on either side of you - a position we knew well.
“We can’t be together,” you whispered.
Only at that moment did I notice the veiled men around us. Their large ceremonial sticks clashed with the ground in a continuous rhythm. They urged us on.
“Why did you leave?” you asked.
“I was scared.”
I couldn’t stand it. I wasn’t in control at all. I forced my body closer to yours, placing a light kiss on your perfect lips.
Pulling away, I heard you whisper, “I love you, Reita.”
Your soft hands grasped mine, placing them around your neck.
“Don’t be scared, Reita...”
How could I not be scared? I knew what was coming next.
“Kill me.”
The next thing I knew I was kneeling over your limp body. I drew my hands away from you, trembling. Two figures from the congregation came forward and lifted your body from the platform. I stepped back and watched them throw it into the large pit - the abyss - before me. Moments later a single butterfly rose from the pit.
You flew away as that elegant crimson butterfly.
Before I knew it my feet were carrying me back along the hallway, racing after you with such ferocity I thought my legs would tear off. I found myself stopping atop Misono Hill where we had entered this forsaken village. There were so many butterflies crowding the sky, but I could pick you out straight away.
I swear I heard you say “thank you”.
Sometimes I still visit that hill. I know the village is somewhere below, but it’s covered by water now. Sometimes the butterflies still hang around the area. I know you’re one of them. I like to be able to visit you...
I’m sorry, Ruki...
I just wanted to do what you told me to...
I... I loved you so much, Ruki...
And I still do...
One day we’ll be together... right?
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