The Shadow of Evil

Chapter 2

While the familiar sound of the music box played somewhere hidden something fluttered to the 13 year old girls' feet.

She picked it up off of the ground and stared at it.

It was a chared picture of two smiling teenaged twins, with short blonde hair and old time clothes.

She fell on her knee's as different kinds of emotions came washing over her and hit her like a ton of bricks.

Love.

Hate.

Regret.

Remorse.

Fear.

Heart-retching Sadness.

As she looked down at the picture she noticed water dripping on it.

It was her tears. She was crying.

I can't believe I'm back…

Something inside of her head said.

Then she realized the person who was talking was herself.

Soon her shoulders began to heave up and down.

Then came the sobbing.

And then she started to cry hysterically.

"What's wrong?"

"Why is she crying?"

The people scattered across the gardens stared as the girl continued to cry, her hands helplessly at her

They're not here with me…Oh God!

Why did you bring me back, not them?

Why?

-:-

"Hey, you two! Come on before you'll be left to live here!"

"Come on, brother!" The girl said, pulling on her brother's hand.

The boy looked at his sister.

"Wait, do you hear that? Someone's crying."

He said.

The girl rolled her eyes.

"It might be some baby who didn't' get their way. Now come on before Onee-chan leaves us!"

"Wait, let's go see what it is!"

The boy said, pulling his look-a-like sister down the way.

Soon they were at the garden, where people were just standing and looking at someone.

He couldn't see that someone because there were at least three people in the way, trying to comfort her.

Then a girl, a older girl, ran past him and towards the group.

"Riku!"

His eyes widened as he heard the ever so familiar name. For some reason, he felt like he was going to cry.

"Are you alright?"

The girl pushed between the three to reveal a girl on her knees, streams of salt water running down the sides of her face as she cried.

The girl from my dream!

He thought, but then-

It can't be-

He then heard another pair of sobs and he looked down to see his sister nearly in tears as well.

"Oh my god, it's the girl from my dreams…It's her!"

She repeated, then ran from his side.

-:-

"Riku, calm down!"

The raven haired girl knelt down to the crying blonde.

"Why are you cry-"

The girl was interrupted by another.

"Get Away From her!"

The friend looked up to see a short haired blonde push the three aside and fell to her knees, hugging the crying girl.

Riku's eyes widened as the girl started to cry.

"You're alive!"

"R…..Rin?"

She asked, tears welling in her eyes but not falling.

Rin pulled away from the girl so she could nod, before Riku slung her arms around Rin's neck and hugged her tightly.

"You're Alive! I'm so happy!"

She repeated over and over, her friend staring in question at the two hugging girls.

"Ri….ku?"

The girl looked up to see another familiar face, tears in his blue eyes.

Riku nodded, helping Rin as they both stood up.

"Riku?" He asked again, stepping closer.

She nodded again and held out her arms, giving him a smile she remembered giving Rin that sad day.

"Come here, my little brave boy."

Riku said, and Len ran straight into her arms. He clung onto her and smiled into her shirt, and Rin soon joined him in her arms.

"Daisuke wo…." He whispered, making her blush and smile.

Even though they were reincarnated and now probably different people, she still felt that love for him like it was esterday and not 10 decades ago.

The friend sighed, she knew what was happening now.

She was told the story of her past from the old man who took care of Riku.

She didn't believe the story until Riku started to tell her the nightmares she had, and it was the same thing.

Over and over, she told it just like she were there.

And that's when the girl knew Riku was the reincarnation of the Shadow of Evil.

"I love you both…"

And she knew that from that scene, in the palace garden where the original Twins were torn away from each other and where the Shadow was borne, the three would be inseparable for the rest of their lives.