inexcapablefuku (original) (raw)

"Save me Mamoru...." her voice whispers in my ear. "Rei?" I whsiper to no response. "Usako?" Still silence. A small giggle lingers in the darkness as I try to rouse myself from sleep. I gaze over and see a shadow escape from my room.

I try to chase it, I fumble into the hallway as the door to my apartment closes. I gaze out of it, but nothing is there.

It feels like days that I've been sleeping alone. Months... Maybe years. I still see them. I still long for them. But I can't... I can't face them. My heart is torn. My body... has ideas of its own.

It isn't fair. I gaze at the phone. Which would I call if I dared? The clock stares at me as I stare at it. 3 o'clock in the morning. I know Rei would forgive me. Usako would sleep through it. I laugh. I wonder if I'm going mad.

Who can you call when you feel like you're supposed to be the hero? Who would understand my feelings, my torn heart? Perhaps I could call her but my liquor cabinet is bare....