Reflected Reality

Chapter 6
Night Song

~Len~

A branch broke behind him, making him jump and nervously peer into the shadows of the trees. He had a strange feeling he was being watched by something waiting in the darkness of the trees. Gulping, he shone the torch behind him, but the beam of yellowish light wasn't strong enough to pierce the dense shadow. He was shivering from cold and fear, but still he stayed where he was. He swore an oath to stay with the magical mirror.

He gazed upon it now, shining the torch towards it. The light didn't reflect off the surface of the mirror. It went right through to the other side and lit up the other reality. He felt comforted to see the girl was still sitting there. She was his mirror image. He smiled slightly, but noticed how scared she seemed. He wanted her to stay through the night with him. He thought of a way he could make her feel better, and he knew straight away. He would continue to sing their song.

"The mirror that divides us,
Our songs don't reach and disappear..."

He sighed and made himself comfortable. The glass was making his back sore and his neck was becoming stiff. He streatched it to stare up at the night sky. He could see stars twinkle through the tree branches and realised how beautiful the forest was. This forest of magic and wonder. The home of his love. He wondered for what felt like the millionth time where she lived and what her family was like.

"Forever,
I don't believe it.
I heard it,
Your voice.
Only a memory of a far away place..." He heard her sing with him, her lyrics differing only slightly to his own. It was amazing how she knew his song without having to hear the melody first.

"Even endlessly,
I don't believe it.
I heard it,
Your voice.
Only a memory of a far away place..."

She felt the same way about him. Even though he had never met her before in his life, he felt like he had been with her his whole life. Her voice was soft and sweet, fragile like a bird's. He longed to hold her. He was positive they were destined to be together.

~Rin~

The boy jumped and nervously peered into the shadows of the trees behind him. She had heard a branch snap behind her as well, but because the mysterious light he had was shone in the opposite direction, she was thrown into complete darkness. She was shivering from cold and fear, but still she stayed by the magical mirror.

He was looking at her again, shining the light towards it. Her side was lit up. She felt comforted to see the boy was still sitting there. He was her mirror image. She smiled slightly, but noticed how scared he seemed. She wanted him to stay through the night with her. She thought of a way she could make him feel better, and she knew straight away. But he bet her to it and continued the song.

"Futari wo wakatsu kagami no sobano,
Bokura no utakoe shinaini kasure yuku..."

He sighed and made himself comfortable. Then his face turned upwards, to stare up at the night sky. She glanced up as well and grinned. She could see stars twinkle through the tree branches and realised how beautiful the forest was. This forest of magic and wonder. The home of her love. She wondered for what felt like the millionth time where he lived and what his family was like.

"Eien,
Shinjite naikedo.
Kikoeta,
Kimi no ne.
Touki kiokutake..." He continued to sing in his strong clear voice. She had began to sing as well, her lyrics differing only slightly to his own. It was amazing how he knew her song without having to hear the melody first.

"Eiento ga,
Shinjite naikedo.
Kikoeta,
Kimi no ne.
Touki kiokutake..."

He felt the same way about her. Even though she had never met him before in her life, she felt like she had been with him her whole life. His voice was so clear and strong. She longed to hold him. She was positive they were destined to be together.