"Taiju!" A voice yells from behind you. You slowly turn your head to see Mitsuya walking in. Your eyebrows furrow as you look at him. He looks back at you and then at Taiju. Taiju slowly looks at Mitsuya with a crooked smile on his face.
"Everyone just wants to keep intruding I see..." He huffs, glaring at Mitsuya.
"No... Mitsuya- don't-" Hakkai yelps as he reaches his hand towards Mitsuya. "If you do anything... then you will- the agreement..."
"It doesn't matter what happens... This is a fight between me and Taiju... not Taiju and Toman."
"Huh!?" Chifuyu shouts. "Are you saying others aren't coming?" He asks Mitsuya. Mitsuya nods. Taiju laughs and drops Yuzuha. He turns towards Mitsuya, walking towards him. Hakkai sits helpless on the ground. Tears streaming down from his eyes. Taiju stops a few feet in front of him, a huge smile on his face. Mitsuya clenches his fists and glares at him.
"Yuki..." Mitsuya pauses... "Watch Yuzuha for me."
You stare at Mitsuya then at Yuzuha. Her eyes are wide as she stares at Mitsuya. You look back at Mitsuya as he speaks to Taiju. Your ears are buzzing and your legs are going weak.
"He's going to kill Mitsuya..." Yuzuha quietly says behind you. You turn you head to look at Yuzuha.
"Huh?"
"Taiju... hes going to kill Mitsuya..."
"..." You stare off into the distance, watching Mitsuya.
"Why did you try to kill Taiju?" You ask.
"Why wouldn't I? He's the reason why me and Hakkai have suffered for years..."
"I understand... but I don't agree..." You slowly say. "Trying to get rid of a problem will create new ones..."
"What do you mean?"
"You aren't really getting rid of the problem... you're avoiding it. Killing him is you avoiding to fix a problem..." You breathe. "Imagine it like a flame on a paper... you can blow the fire... but that will only temporarily get rid of the fire..." You pause and rub your fingers that you can no longer feel. "That's like avoiding a situation. You can get rid of it temporarily but the problem will come back and fester more then it did before... but if you throw water on that fire it will go out. Yes the paper will be soaked but it can dry up."
"What are you talking about?"
"I don't know... I'm starting to sound like Eli..." You softly chuckle.
"Yuki?"
"I'm just saying... there's other ways to fix or get rid of a problem... that doesn't involve harsh actions..."
"How would you know..."
"Because- do you think I didn't feel trapped before... or stuck?"
"..."
"I still feel that way-" You sniffle. "But... finding a better reason or another way will help you get unstuck... you know- you aren't alone Yuzuha." You softly say.
"..."
"There will- always be someone who cares to help you even when you feel trapped." You look down at your hands that had lost their color and now are blue. "Right?" You breathe as you fall down to the ground. Yuzuha jumps up as you lay on the ground unconscious.
"Yuki? YUKI!?" Yuzuha shouts, moving towards you. Chifuyu's eyes widen as he looks in your direction. Mitsuya slowly pushes himself off the ground after being beaten down by Taiju.
"Yu-ki?" He groans.
It's dark... so dark... and cold.
"Yuki?"
???
"Yuki?" You lift your head up from your arms. Light shines into your face making you shut your eyes again. You squint your eyes as you try to understand your surroundings. You're sitting on a chair in front of a table.
"Yuki?" The voice says again. You look in the direction of the voice to see a woman with black hair.
She's pretty. You thought.
"Hm?" Another voice hums beside you. You slowly look next to you. A girl with long black hair sits beside you. She was making the same posture as you. You move your arms from off the table. The woman places a plate in front of the girl.
"You sure you aren't feeling sick?" The woman asks.
"Mhm... I'm okay mommy." The girl replies.
Mommy? Your eyes widen when you notice the woman was Yuki's mother... and the girl is Yuki.
"Alright... when you're done with breakfast... then we can go to the park."
"Really?" Yuki says, a smile grows across her face.
"Of course." Yuki's mother smiles.
"HEY!" A girl shouts from behind you. You turn your head to see a small, short haired girl. Your environment has changed again. She has a weird hat on and a jacket. She jumps down the slide and trips a bit, falling off the slide.
"OH MY GOD! HANA!" A woman shouts and rushes towards Hana. Your eyes move towards a girl standing at the top of the slide. You tilt your head a bit, trying to figure out who that was.
"You okay Hana?" The girl asks. She looks so sweet and innocent.
"Mhm! I'm okay."
"Hana... let's go play a different game?" Yuki says. Hana stands up, pushing the woman away and walking back towards the slide, climbing back on it.
"Hana. Don't climb the slide." The woman says.
"Mom! I'm not going to fall." Hana grumbles. Her mother sighs and walks back towards the bench where Yuki's mother is holding a baby. Hana's mother takes the baby from her and sits down, rocking the baby.
"Mika is so adorable." Yuki's mother coos. Hana's mother smiles.
Mika? That baby is Mika?
"What- do- you- mean- play- a- different- game?" Hana pants as she climbs the slide.
"I mean... playing this game is getting boring." Yuki says. She has long black hair and grey eyes.
"What's- wrong- with- this- game?" Hana pants as she fully climbs up the slide and slowly stands up.
"I don't want to be V anymore."
"Why?" Hana huffs.
"It's boring..." Yuki sighs.
"No- you're just boring." Hana fumes.
"Why don't we do something else then?" The other girl says.
"Shut up Ayame- Don't side with Yuki!" Hana shouts.
Ayame? Wait- Yuki and Hana used to play with her when she was little?
"Hana... lower your tone!" Hana's mother shouts back. Hana glares at her mother and glares back at Yuki.
"Whatever- I'm not fighting with you Hana..." Yuki says as she pushes herself down the slide.
"WHO CARES IF YOU DON'T WANNA PLAY! WE DON'T NEED A VISOARY ANYWAY!" Hana shouts at Yuki. Yuki stands up from the slide and looks up at Hana.
"It's Visionary." Yuki corrects.
"SHUT UP!" Hana shouts. Yuki turns around and walks off. "UGH I HATE HER!" Hana yells.
"It's okay- you have me." Ayame says following behind Hana.
"No- let's go get her."
"Huh?"
"We need Yuki." Hana adds.
"Why do we need Yuki? She always complains and never wants to play." Ayame sighs.
"Because we need a Visionary..."
"But you said we didn't need one..."
"..." Hana stops and stares at Yuki who's talking to a boy.
Is that Eli?
"My name is Yuki." Yuki says smiling at the boy.
"My name is... Eli." The boy slowly replies.
"Tsk- You know what... WE ARE FINDING A REPLACEMENT!" Hana yells. "I HOPE YOU HEAR THAT YUKI! I'M REPLACING YOU!" She shouts. Yuki doesn't look in her direction, taking the boys hand and skipping off. Hana clenches her hands and storms towards the tube slide.
"Hey... Hana- I can just be the Visionary." Ayame slowly says.
"No-"
"Why not?" Ayame says in a sad tone.
"Only Yuki can have that role." Hana answers.
"But you said you were replacing her."
"AUGH SHUT UP AYAME! STOP FOLLOWING ME AROUND!" Hana shouts at her. Ayame flinches back a bit. She clenches her fists, holding tightly to her shirt. Hana storms past Ayame and down the steps. A girl stops in front of her. Hana stares down at her.
"What are you looking at?!" Hana says with an attitude. The girl stares at her and then softly smiles. She has short wavy brown hair and glasses.
"Your hat is pretty..."
"Oh... uh- thanks." Hana calmly says. "What's your name?" Hana asks.
"Manami..." The girl softly says.
"Manami? That's a stupid name." Hana says leaning towards the girl more. "And your glasses are stupid too..."
"Oh..."
"But you're nice... want to be my friend?" Hana asks.
"Um... Mhm." The girl hesitates and then smiles.
"Good! You're my new sidekick since my other one is useless... and your new name is- uh- Aimi!" Hana says grabbing the girl's hand. "Also take off your glasses... sidekicks don't wear glasses."
"Oh... okay." The girl says taking off her glasses. "It's hard to see without them..."
"That's okay. Just keep holding my hand." Hana says pulling Aimi away. Ayame stands still watching Hana run away with a new girl.
"Tch... I hate Yuki so much... it's always Yuki..." Ayame whispers to herself, glaring at Yuki. "What's so good about Yuki-?"
Are these Yuki's memories?
"Yes."
Your eyes widen and you slowly turn your head to see current Yuki standing in front of you, but she's wearing pajamas and her face is pale, her lips purple, and dark circles around her eyes. It was like staring at yourself in a reflection.
"Who are you?" You ask
"Yuki." She replies.
"The real Yuki?"
"Mhm... and who are you supposed to be?"
"I'm- I'm..." Your eyes widen as your mind goes blank. Yuki looks past you and sighs. You look in the direction that she's looking in. You see your body being held by Yuzuha and Mitsuya laying on the ground. Kokonoi is holding a metal pole and Hakkai is crying in the corner.
"What's your goal?"
"What?" You look back at Yuki.
"Your goal."
"My goal?" You look back at Mitsuya as he tries to push himself back up.
"Why are you here?" The voice says in a disoriented way. You look towards Yuki to see Kisaki. Your eyes widen. "What is it that you want? Why are you doing all of this?" He asks.
"... I don-t know..."
"Lies..."
"I'm not-"
"What- is- your- g̶̯̉o̵̝̮̯͚̠̜͛̊a̸̞͑̐̽̋͋̾̀̑̕l̴̫̯͓̟͚̀͊?!"
VROOOOOOOOM
The sound of a motorcycle engine makes your eyes flicker. You slowly open your eyes to see the ceiling of the church, the light shining through your eyes.
"Mi-key-" You breathe.