Alone Once More
Kian's gaze has never left Noelle alone ever since he came out from the bathroom. Kian is delighted, a rush of warm feeling fills his heart. It is almost natural seeing Noelle fumble around with the house chores.
The scent of the bacon in front of him is inviting him to take a bite. He picks up the tea cup and brings it closer to his mouth. This taste brought back memories which reminds him of something that he had long ago.
Seeing how hard it is for Noelle to walk, regrets and guilt replace the warm feeling in his heart. The last thing he wants to do is hurting the person that he cares about. However, something has taken over his mind when he lay his eyes on Noelle last night. It is like hellfire has engulfed his very being. Like a mindless beast, he did not hold back on his action. He secretly made a promise with himself so that he won't inflict any danger towards Noelle.
"Bye Kian!"
Noelle's voice made him snapped from his daze. He felt uneasy because she will leave him soon. Yet he knows that if he forced her stay then it will further push her away. Oh, how he wishes that he could lock her up and keep her close to him. If only Noelle can read his mind then she will leave and swore to never see him again. Kian kept his composure and put on a smile that will melt anyone's heart.
Kian waves goodbye to Noelle until her silhouette is no longer visible within his sight. The house fills with silence without the chaotic Noelle. Kian remembers the warmth of Noelle as the house feels colder without her presence. Centuries of wandering the earth alone in darkness supposed to make him stronger yet a second without Noelle has made his heart throbbing with pain.
Kian brings his hand to his chest as if he can rub his own heart since it is agony. His eyes turn darker as it feels like the chain has tightened itself around his heart. He clenched his teeth together and warm blood dripped to the floor. An obscure power seems like it tries to take over Kian's body.
Two horns start to grow from his head. On spur of the moment, the smart wall clock bearing Noelle's image starts to ring. The church bells can be heard as it strikes twelve times indicating that the time now is 12 P.M. The two horns shrink back and Kian falls to the ground.
Few minutes later, Kian stands up and almost nothing out of the ordinary has happened. He proceeded to bring the dirty dishes to the sink. He slowly rubs off the grease with the sponge without scratching the plates and cutlery. He picks up the tea towel and wipes off the excess water before putting everything back in its place. He takes no time to sort all of it in places as Noelle has labeled everything around the house.
Like a lost boy, Kian wanders around the house. His heightened senses pick up the erogenous scent from last night as it still lingers. It is more prominent as the studio apartment has an open concept which has no separation between each room. He stops at Noelle's working station. It is neatly organized as it only has a laptop and paper organizer on the table. On the wall there is a cork board packed with Noelle's schedule and work due dates. Today's date is the 3rd of December. Seems like Noelle is on holiday until January.
Yuki and Mia hide in their castle as Kian stands not far from their cage. Menacing aura was emitting from Kian's presence.
Kian makes his way to the balcony. As he slides open the door, the scent of herbs fills the air. Noelle has made her balcony as a small herb garden as she loves to use it in her cooking. Plus it helps to purify the air from the city. Noelle merely copied the design of the current eco friendly building which wraps itself with plants from the outside. In addition to having fresh herbs in the comfort of her own house, less dust makes its way to Noelle's abode.
Kian stands motionless as the wind brushes his long hair gently. His eyes shake as it contemplates the foreign view as there is no sight of forest but concrete buildings all the way to the horizon. How time has changed civilization over the years.
"Kian! Kian! Kian!" A girl's voice can be heard from far. Kian turns his body towards the well known voice and all he sees is a vast snowfield. He walks around and tries to find the source of the voice. Feeling defeated, Kian slowly walks towards the cluster of evergreen where he suspects the voice originated from. He originally went to the forest to find a fruit that was requested by his friend. For the precious one, he brave the harsh weather.
On top of the evergreen, a young lady was hiding while covering her mouth. She was planning to give Kian a scare since Kian headed over to the forest alone to harvest the winter fruit.
Seeing snow fall off one of the trees unnaturally, Kian looks up and finds the young girl hiding. He quickly hides himself two trees away from the young lady. Kian plans to give her the taste of her own medicine.
Seeing Kian is still not in her sight. The young lady attempts to climb higher so that she can get a better view. She was not scared of heights as she used to climb tall trees during spring.
"Snap!" The young lady accidentally grabs on the frail branch and it breaks from her weight.
The incident happens too fast for Kian to react.
"Thump!" The young lady's small body hits the ground.
"No!!" Kian screams and rushes to the scene. There is a pool of blood. The young lady's head hit a big rock underneath the snow pile. If one falls in mere snow, it will only lead to small injury. Who would have guessed that the rock is concealed underneath.
Kian grabs the young lady but it is too late as the injury is fatal. She has taken her last breath.
"Its my fault. It's my fault. I am sorry. I should have show myself so that you wouldn't have to climb higher." Tears rushed down like a waterfall on Kian's cheeks.
The tears bring Kian back to reality. He wipes the tears off and the coldness is reflected in his eyes.
Kian closed the door back and trudged towards the bed. He lies down and grabs Noelle's bolster. She must have hugged this religiously as her scent on it is so intense. It is as if Noelle is by his side. Remembering Noelle has brought a tingling feeling in his heart. The sadness from the previous memories slowly fades away as Kian falls asleep buried in Noelle's scent.