Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ Friends Forever ❯ White Chrysanthemum ( Chapter 3 )

A/N: This story has frustrated me. As a writer, over the last year that I haven't thought of this story, I have matured and become better (check out "Something Worth Protecting" to see my latest efforts). This story... it just makes me so mad because it's so horrible. It was good for two years ago... but now... it falls below what I expect myself. Maybe I'm too hard on myself... who knows. I'm finishing it up, the next chapter will be up 3 weeks from now (so far away because I have 2 college apps to turn in before then...), and it will be the final chapter in the epilogue. Maybe I'll take the time and revamp the entire thing... but I just want to say thank you all for your support and I apologize the year's hiatus. Anyone who wants to help me, feel free to talk to me (I'm not going to bite).

I need to stop my random rambling...

Gladiolus: Sincerity

Mamoru was able to dodge all questions when he arrived home about his dirty clothes and ruffled appearance. He wasn't sure if he should tell anyone about Nagi's special gift, since it was obvious that Nagi didn't want anyone else to find out.

For Mamoru, he thought he could accept anything about Nagi. The telekinesis didn't bother him at all. If truth be told, Mamoru thought it was awesome.

But not everyone else felt that way.

Mamoru never noticed the way the other kids looked at Nagi.

He never noticed the intense hate that most of society seemed to have for him.

But Nagi always noticed. He never asked to be born with this strange power… Why couldn't the other children see that?

So he stayed all alone. No family whatsoever. No true identity except for the name that he clung so dearly to. Unable to grasp anyone because they never reached for him. Unable to reach out because they would hurt him. So terribly, terribly alone. And all he could do about it was cry.

And then Mamoru came.

He changed the way he viewed friendship. It was no longer an illusion or a mere hope.

It was real.

And then Mamoru changed the way he saw people too. There may be some good in them after all.

But that never changed the way people saw him.

But now, he had a reason to be happy. A reason to ignore them.

And he wanted it to stay that way, always.

"Hey Nagi! What do you want to do today?"

That's how he started everyday.

"I don't know… Whatever you want I guess," he would always answer.

"Oh great! Today, let's go play on the slide! Since there is hardly anyone here, we can go slide down and then try to climb back up it! It'll be so much fun!"

Mamoru was always full of suggestions.

Nagi always went with it.

The thought of the slide scared him a little bit. Out in the open and going up high. If you got stuck you had no where to run… no where to go.

"Come on! While the park is still empty!" Mamoru squealed happily as he grabbed Nagi's hand and dragged to the center of the park.

Mamoru quickly scrambled up the ladder. When he reached the top, he quickly slid down the chute with his arms the air.

Nagi stood frozen in his spot. All he could do was watch.

When Mamoru came back down, he dragged Nagi over to the ladder. "Come on! Let's go down again!"

Mamoru began his scramble up the ladder. And all Nagi could do was stand in the same spot and stare at him.

Mamoru descended a little. "Come on, Nagi! You're missing all the fun down there!"

Mamoru dropped down from the ladder and helped Nagi up part of the way. "Now you have to go the rest of the way," and he added reassuringly, "Don't worry. I'm right behind you."

Mamoru's words seemed to give Nagi courage as he finished climbing the rest of the way up.

And the fear hit him like a tidal wave as he felt the adrenaline leak into his system. He stared up at from the height of the slide. He knew that he couldn't turn around. He was stuck. No where to go.

Then Mamoru crept up behind him. "Well?" he asked impatiently. "Aren't you going to go down? It's fun! All you need is…" he pushed Nagi slightly causing Nagi to start going down the slide, "a little push!"

At first Nagi was scared to death of the sinking sensation in his stomach, but that lasted for about a half a second as the thrill of the ride overjoyed him, and it ended all too soon for him.

When Nagi reached the bottom, he stayed there a little while, a little sad that the slide was so short. He waited a moment too long, because he felt someone crash into him from behind, knocking him off the slide and into the sand.

Frowning a little from the shock of hitting the ground, Nagi got up quickly and brushed the sand off his body. Mamoru sunshine eyes lit up and waves of sunshine laughter came rolling from him.

At first Nagi was puzzled at what was so funny. Nagi never liked it when other people laughed at him, because then, that meant something bad would happen afterwards.

But Mamoru's laughter was contagious, for before Nagi could notice, his midnight eyes starting lightening a bit, as his sides started to shake. And then a laugh, pure and ringing, came out. At first it sounded a little strange to him since he hadn't laughed in a while, Nagi soon found that he could not stop.

Finally they both collapsed on the sand a little away from the slide, both gasping for breath after laughing so hard. "That was great!" Mamoru gasped. When his breathing calmed down more he added, "I don't think I've ever heard you laugh!"

Nagi just shrugged. "That's because I don't," he said honestly.

"Oh, I see…" Mamoru trailed off.

There was a meaningful silence between the two as they walked a little away from the playground. No words were necessary during this time as the two were absorbed in their own thoughts.

They drifted a little out into an open field, a place where there weren't that many people around. Mamoru plopped down on the damp grass and sighed with contentedly.

The only thing that snapped Mamoru out of his thoughts was Nagi tugging on his shirt, but he brushed it off at first until he saw Nagi's worried look.

And he heard the footsteps approaching. He quickly scrambled to his feet.

Nagi glanced away from the approaching danger. He hoped that maybe he was mistaken that they were coming for him. In fact, he prayed for himself to be wrong.

"Hey, freak!" The shout proved his prayers were not answered.

Nagi looked up ahead of him. There was the kid that tried to beat Omi up. But this time, he brought some other people with him. By the looks of things, he surely hadn't forgotten what Nagi had done to him a few weeks ago.

Nagi heard Mamoru whimper a little, meaning that he felt the same fear as he did.

The bully walked up to Nagi, his friends following a little behind him. "You didn't think I would let you get away with making a fool out of me, did you?"

Nagi looked away from him, unable to say anything.

"What? Are you scared?" the bully said mockingly.

Nagi still didn't say anything. Maybe if he didn't say anything, the problem would just go away.

"You aren't so brave now, are you?" the oldest boy sneered.

Nagi still was silent. And this annoyed the bully more.

"Show me your powers!" the bully hissed harshly.

Nagi's head snapped in the bully's direction and his eyes widened with fear. "Wha- Wha- What do-?" Nagi stammered.

"I said show me your powers!"

"But I- please no! I have no idea what you're talking about!"

"You do so have an idea of what I'm talking about! You made a fool out of me! All because of your stinkin' powers!"

"Oh come on!" an older kid said behind the bully. "Just leave him alone. Can't you just admit that you tripped and messed up your clothes? This kid has probably nothing to do with it."

The bully turned around. "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! You don't know ANYTHING! I'll prove it. I'll prove it to you! I'll prove it to all of you!"

"Just leave the poor kid alone," the other boy pleaded.

"NO! I WON'T!" Then he turned to Nagi with an evil smirk on his face. "I'm just going to have to force them out of you, now aren't I?"

Nagi whimpered a little with trepidation. He didn't know what the bully was going to do with him, but he was picturing it being filled with pain.

The bully inched closer and closer to Nagi as if in slow motion. Nagi watched slowly as the smirk on the bully's face grew, giving him more of a sadistic look. The boy grabbed Nagi's arm roughly. "Show me your powers!" he hissed in his ear as he shook Nagi violently.

Nagi's body just stiffened, but he did nothing. Maybe he would leave him alone if he did nothing.

"NOW!" the bully commanded.

Nagi's voice wouldn't work. No sounds could come out of his throat no matter how hard he tried. All he could do was swallow nervously and shake his head with fear.

Obviously frustrated with the lack of results, the boy threw Nagi roughly. "Fine! Be that way!" But to Nagi's dismay, the bully's wide smirk grew even more broad.

Grinning, he whispered, "You may do nothing to me when I threaten you… but what would happen if I decided to threaten your friend, hm?"

Nagi's eyes widened. "Please! Don't!"

The bully must have known that he hit a sore point with Nagi. "Oh you don't like that idea, now, do you?"

Nagi bit his lip, but decided not to say anything.

When he saw the bully lunge at Mamoru, Nagi suddenly felt his eyes grow hot with extreme anger. He couldn't control them at all. Especially when his rage became too great.

All Nagi could feel was an huge release of energy from his body, and then a sudden wave of exhaustion.

He knew exactly what had happened as soon as he saw the larger boy on the ground, unconscious, and the scared looks on everyone else's faces.

And then the whispers came…

"It IS true."

"He wasn't kidding…"

"What a freak!"

But it was obvious that all the negative attention was on him. All the confusion and commotion was caused by him.

It still wasn't known who was the first person to throw the rock at Nagi, but once a hole was punched in the light, darkness soon consumed the group, dragging it more and more into the darkness of night.

Mamoru stood up for his friend. Trying to shield Nagi with his own body, Mamoru cried a little when a stone accidentally hit him on the head. "Stop!" he begged. "Please! He's just a little kid… he's just a little kid."

"Shut up, Takatori!" one kid shouted. "Stay out of the way!"

"I won't let you hurt him!" Mamoru shouted. "Stop it! All of you!"

"He's abnormal! Not like us at all!" another shouted back. "Don't defend filth like him!"

"He's my friend!" Mamoru shouted. "He's always worth defending."

"Don't waste our time! People like him should be locked up away from society. We don't want freaks in our society. Go away, and stay away!"

Hot tears flowed down Nagi's cheeks. Through his exhaustion and pain, he could make out the look of extreme hatred and resentment from the other children's eyes.

He knew this would happen.

He could feel himself being led away slowly by someone and he could hear a distant shout calling, "You're going to regret this, Takatori! Once the psycho throws you against the wall with his powers, you'll be sorry!"

"I'm so sorry, Nagi… I'm so sorry," Mamoru breathed as he comforted Nagi, who's tears were now pouring and sobs became louder.

He held Nagi in a tight embrace and rubbed his back. Mamoru ignored the blooding pouring down his cheek that came from a particularly sharp rock hitting him dangerously close to the temple. Nagi, on the other hand, seemed to be just fine.

"You have nothing to be sorry about, Mamoru," Nagi said quietly. "It's me, who should apologize. It's all because of my stupid powers… and you got hurt because of me." More tears streamed from his eyes. "It's all my fault. It's all my fault…"

Mamoru backed away a little so that his perfect sky blue eyes could look right into Nagi's midnight eyes. Nagi tried to look away but he found that he couldn't. "It's not your fault at all Nagi. And defending you is always worth it. I couldn't call myself a friend if I didn't stand up for you."

"But I…"

"I see you for what you are, Nagi! You're so much more than what they think! It just saddens me that they can't see it," Mamoru finished quietly. "You're always worth it, Nagi. You're always worth it."

Nagi just listened.

"I want to be friends with you forever, Nagi. I mean it," Mamoru told him.

This time Nagi smiled despite his tears. "Yes, let's be friends forever."

Because I believe in you, Mamoru.

And because of that, I'll believe in us.

Yes, let's stay friends forever.

I believe in it.

A/N: As I said before: it's cheesy, and to me, it's a little too sugary. Oh well, that's the point of this story, for it to be sugary sweet... Oh well, I hope you enjoyed it. I'll get to work on the next chapter.