◌ 019 ◌ さよなら (Farewell)

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Fuu sits contemplatively in front of the windows, staring out into the stars. Above the pages of her Luministi journal she holds a pen loosely in her hand, her mind wandering from her writing.]

[Everything that had happened was so unbelievable. The end had been so sudden and shocking. And now... now she gets to go home. The thing that she wanted the most also fills her with the most dread - how can she possibly explain her absence for over three months?]

[But before she gets to worry too much over that, she should make sure that she says proper farewells to everyone she met here. Because they have shared a very unique experience together. Something they will be unable to share with anyone else.]


[ooc: Much the same as Xion's post, Fuu will be in search of everyone in order to say goodbye! Or, of course, you might find her first XD]

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[fortune_sought]

[steps up beside her, gazing out at the stars as well] It is a rather distracting sight, isn't it?

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Fuu gives a start at Miss Sophie's voice, but gives her a welcoming smile as she closes the journal and sets aside the pen.]

It is at that! I've never seen anything like it. Have you?

[fortune_sought]

[shakes her head] No, certainly not. The stars over Porthaven Marshes are quite beautiful, but...they look nothing like this.

[finalwished]

[walks up beside Fuu with a warm smile] I'm sure you'll be glad you wrote that journal once you've returned home.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Yes... [She looks out the windows for a moment more before getting to her feet and bowing deeply to Miss Sophie.]

Thank you for all you did, and for all your help. We wouldn't have made it this far without you!

...And I'm sorry that your wedding didn't go ahead as planned.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[She gives a bit of a start at Sara's voice, but immediately smiles up at her. She sets down her pen and fingers the journal.]

Yes, very much. It will be good to have ... something tangible for when I return. It's all unbelievable enough as it is.

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

[Surprise! Cissie hugs Fuu from behind - hopefully not startling her friend too much - and peers over at the journal.]

... Hey. Working on the journal again?

Hahaha! I was kind of wondering if someone might try that.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

OH!

[Yep, Fuu is surprised! She drops her pen and whips her head around to come nose-to-nose with Cisssie. Phew, all good! She gives her a relieved smile.]

Hello! Yes, I'm afraid so. I had never done journaling before, but now I find it quite useful for sorting my thoughts. And what happened certainly needs a bit of sorting!

Course Cissily would! They're only BFFs, after all. ♥

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

Formal even to the very end. [giggles, though she does loosen her grip so that Fuu can breathe a little easier] I'm glad we get to go home, but... I don't know.

This might be the last time we all see each other.

♥!

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Fuu blushes, but also giggles at that. So she is.]

I'm afraid it might be... But who knows! The idea of different worlds might make one's head spin, but perhaps some of us overlap on the same world. Perhaps if I traveled to Pennsylvania I would find you. Perhaps...
[She offers a small smile. Perhaps it would not be this Cissie. But still!]
I had best work hard on my English!

♥♥

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

Hey, I wouldn't be opposed to that! [grins, letting her head rest on Fuu's shoulder] Now I've actually gotta learn some Japanese so that I'll be on par with you.

But yes! If I'm ever in Japan, I'll look you up.

[fortune_sought]

[reddens, flustered] Yes, well, we-

[but she realises what Fuu just said about the wedding, and her jaw drops] You thought that was real!

[finalwished]

[smiles back] It is a bit, isn't it?

[curiously] Is my story in there somewhere?

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Tries to be very still as to not jostle Cissie's head]
I very much look forward to it!

It has been a pleasure getting to know you. I'm very thankful that there were so many good people brought here.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Yes. ...It wasn't?

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[She easily flips to August the 18th (Tokyo time) and holds open the book there.]

Oh, yes! I tried very hard to write everything just as you said.

I wish that we'd had more time to share our stories.

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

Definitely... I don't know what I would've done if you and the others hadn't been here too. Been more miserable, I guess?

[fortune_sought]

[aghast] It most certainly was not!

[finalwished]

[gazes down at the book] Stories change every time they're told--and they can change with the person telling them. That doesn't mean they aren't still real.

[glances up at Fuu, her expression unreadable] I think there's at least time for me to tell you the real ending. Don't you?

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[chuckle]
Oh, it just depends who you ended up with either way! But you strike me as the sort of person who can get along with anyone and get through anything.

[Much like Hikaru, in that regard!]


[ooc: I mean, she got along with Grimmjow of all beings! o.o]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[blink]
Oooh. [Had it been that clearly fake? Oh, dear, but she hadn't noticed at all.]

I'm very sorry for not realizing it. But then, what was it for?

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Fuu wonders at what she means by that. Even if the story changes a bit in the retelling, why wouldn't it still be real? However, her attention is fully caught by Ms Sara's question.]

The real ending?

[fortune_sought]

Why, to see the mayor, of course! I would never...the Doctor... [trails off, flustered and reddening]

[finalwished]

Yes. About the house, and what exactly happened to it before Sara Kingdom left with the Doctor and Steven Taylor.

I owe you that much, I think.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

To see the Mayor? Really?

[She needs a long moment to think about that (which is good, because Sophie could probably use a moment too). Finally the light bulb turns on.]

Oh! I had completely missed that! The Mayor would be at the ceremony, right? [bows] I'm really very sorry to have troubled you with my misunderstanding.