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Doubt
Saturday, October 31, 2009 @ 7:02 AM
Title: Doubt
October 31, 2009
Posted by: Anak
Character: Reina Luna Castro
My head hurt like crazy. As I opened my eyes, I struggled to adjust to the brightness of the light. Where am I? - That was the first thing I thought.
A quick scan of my surroundings revealed that I was in a living room - a very familiar one. I had apparently been sleeping in a comfy velvet sofa, wrapped up in a warm blanket and surrounded by several pillows. The clothes I was wearing were clearly not mine but, as with the room I was in, they were familiar - very familiar.
I tried sitting up, only to fall right back down on my back. I was too dizzy. No use trying to get up... I conceded to the fact that I was incapable of movement. I had to lie there and do nothing but stare at the ceiling.
I sighed. The silence was killing me.
In spite of my already aching head, I thought deeply about what I had been doing. All I could remember was walking through the city streets, Daphne's smiling face and that hopeless Japanese jerk. Some gut feeling told me that I was forgetting something, and that something was probably the cause of all these injuries I had on my body. I tried recalling what that something was, but too much thought caused me to grow even dizzier than before.
I stopped delving into my thoughts. Looks like I wasn't just incapable of movement - I was incapable of deep thinking too. Geez... What a way to make a person feel so useless about herself...
After a moment of rest, I tried sitting up again, this time to a much favorable avail. I was able to properly gaze around. The paintings... The picture frames hanging on the wall... It didn't take me long to finally realize it. Of course everything was familiar! I was... in her living room.
"Reina!" The door burst open and she came running towards me. She wrapped her arms around my frail body. She sobbed as she continued on saying my name over and over again. I could not help but smile. Her worry for me was evident. I returned her embrace as best as I could with my all too painful arms.
"Daphne... Why are you crying?"
My best friend broke from our embrace and fighting tears, she spoke, "Reina, you don't know how worried I've been about you... You were missing for three days and then, you...suddenly arrived at my doorstep earlier... I..." Daphne continued on speaking in stammers, making it hard for me to actually understand what she was saying.
Three days? Missing for three days? Really... I was forgetting something. What on earth happened during those three days?!
As I struggled for enlightenment, Daphne continued on speaking, "I felt so guilty... While you were being rushed to the hospital, I just had to...enjoy the company of..."
When Daphne spoke of his name, everything just came back to me - and along with those memories came the raging feelings of hate and dislike. My eyes darted toward Daphne's face. Daphne, how could you? My abilities have not failed me before. Truly, what I could see in Daphne's expression was... adoration. Yes, adoration for me, her best friend, but not solely for me. There was adoration for that jerk as well.
Doubt... What an unpleasant feeling... To think that the time would come when I would finally doubt my pure-hearted best friend... My feelings raged inside me as I stood from the sofa, not caring one bit about the mess of the blankets and pillows I left behind. I ignored Daphne's cries as I swiftly made my way out of her house.
Casting my doubts for Daphne aside, I was certain of one thing - only one person was to blame for everything - for Daphne's confused feelings, for my injuries, for this distance getting in between us.
Yes, only one person was to blame...
Aoi Kuromizu, prepare yourself...
Thus, the second Blackout...