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]

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?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

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

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

That is odd...time is strange here, it seems.

Though it started to feel much longer than just a few hours at one point...

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I knew someone once who was droned for a weekend and came back 5 years older. Weird things happen all the time here.

Lion... can I ask what happened?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

I've come to realize that, yes.

...I suppose I can tell you a few things. I'm honestly still trying to make sense of everything that happened.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't want to press, but if there's anything I can do to help...

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Honestly, the best thing you could do for me is to listen.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I can do that, of course.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Well...I found out some things about my family--and myself--that I'd never thought possible. And I was shown a series of murders by someone who claimed that it actually happened. Fortunately someone stepped in just in time, but then we were attacked by an army of cats, and that's the last thing I can remember.

But despite learning all of that, I've come to accept my role. I won't give up for the chance of a miracle.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

That sounds terrible. I-I'm so sorry, Lion.


...Good. That's the best attitude to have. If they send you home again, I hope everything works out...

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

It will. I'll be alright. Thank you for listening, Crowe-san.

...after all, I can't give up yet.