Reflected Reality

Chapter 5
Darkening

~Len~

The night was closing in around him once more. This time, he refused to move. Let them worry, let them look for him, he didn't care. All he cared about at that moment was singing with this beautiful girl. He didn't want to lose her again. He hoped she didn't want to leave his side.

Squatting down by the mirror he stared hopefully into her wide eyes. He had bought a torch with him this time. He hoped shining the light would work and help her see as well. He sat on the damp grass and leaned against the cool glass, but making sure he still faced her. With a reassuring glance, he turned on the light. He was ready for the night to fall completely now.

"So that I,
Will meet you...
That's why I still sing and believe..." he finished the verse with her faint melody backing him up. He smiled at her and she smiled back.

"I'm not leaving you. I'm going to stay with you until I die," he swore, feeling a lump in his throat. He didn't want to cry in front of her again. He would be strong for her, even though his heart was becoming numb. How could they keep this up? He felt exhausted already and his throat was becoming sore.

To clear his thoughts and heal his darkening mood, he sung the lyrics that sprung to mind. He knew she wouls sing too, her face looked worried and concerned.

"Your place in that world,
It always has the same scenery..." He only had to wait a second to hear her sweet reply. It sounded louder, he was so sure of it.

"Your place your face,
Tired eyes that droop..."

She had noticed how weary Len had became. The four years of worry and thinking he would never find the mirror again almost killed him. He was still very sick.

"It's ok... I'll be fine now I have you," he told her, putting his hand to meet hers. He longed to feel its warmth... To feel something more than the cold glass. He wanted to feel her skin on his. He saw her lips move and he almost cried out in frustration. Why can't he hear her?

~Rin~

The night was closing in around her once more. This time, she refused to move. Let them worry, let them look for her, she didn't care. All she cared about at that moment was singing with this handsome boy. She didn't want to lose him again. She hoped he didn't want to leave her side.

She watched as the boy squatted down by the mirror and stared hopefully into her wide eyes. A light flickered into life on his side of the glass. She wondered how he was doing that. He sat on the damp grass and leaned against the cool glass, but making sure he still faced her. She did the same because her legs were sore.

"Kimi heto,
Aeru youni...
Ima mo shinjite utatteimasu.." she finished the verse with his faint melody backing her up. She smiled at him and he smiled back.

She saw his mouth moved and felt the passion radiating from the unheard words. But even with his hope, her heart began to sink again. How could they keep this up? She felt exhausted already and her throat was becoming sore.

He looked ready to sing and she listened carefully, feeling worried for him. He looked like he was quite ill.

"Kimi no basho sono sekai,
Itsumo onnaji keshiki..." The song sounded louder, she was sure of it.

"Kimi no basho kimi no kao,
Tsukarehate shizumu sono hitomi..." she replied almost instantly. Their duet was becoming stronger and quicker between replies.

She had noticed how weary the boy had became. The four years of worry and thinking she would never find the mirror again made her tired as well. It had almost killed her.

He spoke once more, he put his hand to meet hers. As she placed hers on his, she longed to feel its warmth... To feel something more than the cold glass. She wanted to feel his skin on hers.

"It's ok, I'll stay here until I die," she swore. He seemed frustrated and she thought she knew why. Why couldn't they hear each other?