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All she could do was run. Run as much as she could. It was no help when she felt the ground rumbling beneath her. One was in major trouble. She found a bush big enough to hide behind— immediately getting behind it.Tears welled up in her eyes as she tried catching her breath. Fear was overbearing her.
"Oneeee...." a creepy voice echoed from afar.
Three had completely lost it. The moment One gave all her powers to Three, it triggered something in her. Rage and hatred overcame her lost soul. She wanted One dead, for what she did to her. Her value, her innocence, her life, all destroyed. So why shouldn't she do the same to that insane prick??
All because of that selfish girl..she was destroyed. Three wanted that same pain against One. Lessons need to be taught, don't they? but there could've been a deeper reason..a reason Three didn't wanna admit herself.
Deep down, she had love for One but at the same time hated her. It was bittersweet in a way. From the moment they hung out on that cold, starry, night, she felt a spark. Afar she would admire that beautiful blue dream but wouldn't dare going up to her.
One was the same. She loved Three. She really did. One learned from her mistakes and that she was wrong to ever hurt the other girl in such a horrific way.
She understood if Three was still mad at her, but she didn't understand how Three didn't see being saved as a good thing. One was kinda oblivious to that. She refused to understand Three's anger being more severe than she expected.
"Where. are. you. ONE."
One could hear Three's anger getting worse and worse by the minute. She was shaking so bad she thought she'd pass out at this point. But then..she heard strange words. Words she never thought she'd ever hear. Her eyes slowly widened and her breath hitched.
"Y'know One, I always had something for you. I always knew you had something for me, too. I ALWAYS knew. WE could've had something. Explore the world, fix things that were broken, be honest with eachother. YOU RUINED IT ALL. NOW WE CAN'T FIX ANYTHING."
Something for her?..they could've had something?? together?..One paused for a minute. Was Three trying to say she loved her back? no, no, how could she love her even after-..
..The bush moved. A cold breeze breathed through One's back and bare neck as she began to slowly turn around, looking up to see bright red lights, and the girl who wanted nothing but karma towards her.
"Three?-"
Her voice was cut when she felt her body levitate off the ground. Three aggressively yanked her by her throat with her powers and threw her body against a nearby wall. One yelped in pain and she felt her ears ringing during her collapse. She coughed and gasped for air and felt liquid trickling down her head. Blood. Groaning in pain, she slowly sat up against the wall and looked up at Three with tears piercing through her eyes. Three was just grinning seeing her in pain like this. But it was nothing compared to her own pain.
"I'M SORRY THREE! I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING, PLEASE! I-I DON'T DESERVE THIS.."
"You're so fucking irrational."
Three picked her up again and threw her injured body inside one of the buildings windows. One cried out in pain as the shards of glass flew around her and some landing into her body. It stung like hell. Three smiled more. She gained satisfaction from this. Finally, One was getting her karma. It felt so good. More than good. It felt powerful.
One started hyperventilating as she slowly crawled up to her knees. She repeatedly begged Three to stop and that it hurts. Three just glared at her— laughing manically. One's body was full of cuts and blood, some wounds pulsating with pain. Three slowly floated down and her shadow covered One as a whole.
One desperately tried crawling away more but she couldn't. She cried more and begged for her life. She'd never been so scared. Three's footsteps crept closer and to One's surprise, she grabbed her by the chin.
"You always had a beautiful face."
"Wh-What?.."
"It's a shame. It really is. I wouldn't have minded waking up to a face like yours everyday, but no. You just had to fuck me over, didn't you?"
"I-I'm sorry.." One sobbed.
"You'll never be sorry."
Three aggressively yanked her hand away from One. Leaving a scratch on her small chin. One sniffled with confusion. Did Three hate her or not?? what's with the compliments? did she even mean those at all?..It was silent for a moment until Three looked at her with a confused look. One flinched as Three came closer again but she didn't feel pain or anything. She heard a sound of something paper-like. She realized Three picked up a photo she kept in her pocket. It was a photo of Three. The real Three. She was smiling and happy and vibrant. It had fallen out of her pocket from when she was thrown.
"You had this?"
One nodded.
"I-I just thought.."
"Thought what, you thought you'd see this side of me again??"
"I don't know..I-"
"Pathetic."
Three ripped the photo in half. One frowned as she did so, but she couldn't do anything about it. She felt an unsettling feeling inside her and moaned in pain as she shifted in a different position on the ground. Holding her gashed stomach.
"Three?.."
"What."
"Did you..did you really mean what you said. About, y'know..us?"
Three went silent. She looked off to the side. One didn't know if she was seeing things or if it was real, but she swore she could see slight tears in Three's eyes. She blinked them away before speaking. But before she did so, she lifted One again by her throat. One gasped in fear and kicked her legs profusely.
"W-Wait..please.." One croaked.
"Even if I did mean it all..why would it matter to you. You destroyed my value. That's something I can never get back the same."
"I apologized for everything and I will apologize a million more times if it meant fixing your life as a whole."
Three scoffed. Her grip tightened more on One's throat. She let out a whimper and stopped trying to fight back at it. It was no use anyway. She would end up suffocating if she tried.
"Three..the truth is that...even after it all, after all my mistakes, my flaws. It never changed the way I saw you. Because Three..I.."
"Spit it out."
"..I love you, Three." One whispered as a warm tear dripped down her cheek.
Suddenly, she was dropped back to the ground and she gasped in surprised. Holding her bruised neck, she looked up and saw Three with wide eyes. She was shaking. One slowly got up and groaned more as she stumbled her way closer to Three. Three didn't do anything but just stand there. One gave a weak smile as she cupped Three's face. She looked angry, sad, and confused all at the same time.
"I know you may not forgive me at all. But Three, I forgive you. I really did always love you.."
Three felt her breathing shake and felt a rising lump in her throat. She raised her hand up to One's which was the same blue hands cupping her face. One looked down and pushed herself in Three's chest for a hug. Just sobbing. She gripped so tight that Three couldn't move. It's not like she could to begin with, she was in shock.
"B-Bullshit. You never loved me."
"I always did."
"You ruined my life. I will never forgive you."
"..I wish I hadn't. I'm sorry.." One whisper through sniffles.
"You make no sense..you.. you're insane."
"I know I am."
"After everything, you come back to try saving me and then say you love me. Who are you."
"I'm something that never wanted to make a mistake towards you in your lifetime..I know you may hate me. I get it. I hate me more."
"Fuck you, One." Three trembled a whisper with a hint of sadness.
"I understand, Three.."
"..I hate what you did. You will never understand the pain I went through. That's why I hurt you. Why I made you bleed and yet.."
Three took One's chin up and looked at her glistening eyes. Three's tough and enraged act became blank as a tear streamed down her face too.
"Part of me love's you."
One flinched since she never expected this. Part of her knew, but she was still unsure. She gave a faint grin because she knew somewhere in her heart, it felt warm hearing that. Even if Three hurt her like this. She felt like she deserved it anyway.
It was silent. Nothing but the two girls against eachother. Three holding One in her arms while the other girl was latched onto her, bleeding and bruised. It was a sickening sight to see. Yet bittersweet. Warm and brooding at the same time. One was giving Three the saddest look in her eyes, while Three glared at her through fresh, uncontrollable tears. The air around them grew colder and colder as One began to reminisce the happy times they had together. Three's smile, her joy, her radiance. She missed it. She will continue to miss it everyday. She will always see her Three as her truest self. A girl full of kindness and love.
Both of the girls together with nobody else and just counting stars, awaiting to see what the night had in store for them. Each night would make an impact for a memory worth living again in a thousand lives. A life where One and Three were everything. Perfect. Complete. Unstoppable. Three's grip on One tightened as she began to regenerate her power. It was gonna be extra, extra, strong. One knew. She knew was was about to happen. It was time to accept it.
"I lived for you..I lived life at that time as much as I could for you."
"..Then now you just die for me. Rebirth and turn into what I endured, and we'll be in pain forever. Together."
Three shoved One off her as she levitated her up higher off the ground. One closed her eyes and didn't dare make a sound— not even a whimper. She smiled as the tears floated away from her face. Her arms lifted up beside her as she embraced this. Her body began to make sickening sounds. Crack. Crack. Crack. It hurt even more than she anticipated but she didn't care.
It was all for Three. Three didn't need to be saved. This is what completed Three. Her suffering is what made Three fulfilled and happy. She did it. Looks like she really did save Three, just not in the way she expected or hoped. She will forever love her.As soon as Three clenched her first, One felt her soul drift away. Her beautiful blue pieces shattered like it was nothing. Her eyes glowed a bright white as she vanished. Not a sound from her. Not a breath. Not a moment. What more could she have gave anyway?
Her real soul would be at peace and be fulfilled. Just like Three's. Somewhere out there, their souls intertwined within the stars. Happy. Her bruised and battered body would dance beneath those same stars. No value, but there was happiness. That was her rebirth. A broken girl, but she wasn't alone. Three would be dancing with her. Her hands gently grazing against One's shattered hips. They were both happy this way. They can be broken together. They can finally reach the stars.
They can love eachother in their worst forms. Even if it hurt.