Fourth Miracle

[beamiracle]

[Lion had been braced for an attack. Hundreds of cats had been closing in, Will had lost his arm, and Bernkastel had been laughing madly at them both. All hope had seemed lost, but they knew that wouldn't be so. Whatever was in their way, they would face it together. They couldn't give up when there was a miracle to find.

Lion had shut his eyes...and when they opened, Lion was here. In Mayfield. Arriving here had seemed so long ago now, after everything that had happened...after the things Lion was forced to witness, forced to go through. It was the same house that Lion had first arrived in; Will, Bernkastel, and the hundreds of glowing eyes were nowhere to be seen.

Lion's hand flew to his chest...no blood. Lion was no longer bleeding. But Lion still felt just as shaken and desperate as before, and his heart was still pounding. Shakily, Lion heads to the phone.]

Hello. It...seems I was droned for a while. I'm very sorry if anyone was worried. I...

[Lion's voice trails off, and suddenly his legs give way from under him. There's a clatter and a rush of static as Lion loses grip on the phone; Lion hasn't fainted, he just can't find the strength to stand.]

Comments

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

A different house? Why is that?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

I turned 18 a little while back, so that's probably why.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Is that so...but why would they move you because you turned 18?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

18's the age you're considered a legal adult in America.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I guess it would be quite a shock, waking up back here.

...I'm sorry to hear that. How long were you home for...?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. That would explain why I was made a "parent". So it looks like you're one as well, then?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

I was probably there for only a matter of hours, but it seemed much longer than that...do you know how long I've been gone?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

As of yesterday, yeah.

[badend-replay.livejournal.com]

Lion! Are you okay, sir?

[survived]

Lioooon! I was worried about you! Because Azu-nyan and Mio-chan and Maka are gone and then you were gone and it was just me and Giita!

[tsundorapettan.livejournal.com]

You're back-? Hey, w-what's going on? Are you there? Hello?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

I can imagine that would be an odd feeling.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Furude-san...yes, I'm fine. I just went home for a little while...

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Waking up to a guy who wasn't my boyfriend was pretty weird.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Yui-san...

I'm sorry if I worried you. It's okay, I'm back now.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

[A pause as Lion scrambles to pick up the phone again.]

Jessica...Jessica, it's fine. I'm still here...

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Oh? And who was he?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

His name's Takeshi. He lives with Jessica.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

So Jessica lives with your boyfriend...? Hm. The town has strange ideas of what constitutes as family.

[plantenough.livejournal.com]

You've returned. Worse for wear, it appears.

[Don't rush to help him or anything, Viki, gosh.]

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Yes, it looks that way. But I do feel better than I did earlier...[Especially considering that Lion was bleeding before.]

Sorry about that, Viktoria-san. How long was I gone for...?

[plantenough.livejournal.com]

[She raises an eyebrow at whatever strange title he just gave her.]

No need to apologize. Here, you were gone for only about a day, but I assume it felt longer to you?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

[Japanese honorifics. Gotta love 'em!]

Actually, it was more like a few hours. But...after a while, it did seem much longer.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He thinks back to school.] Ah, only a day, I think. A matter of hours? Really? That's odd.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Well, she's the mom in that house.