Lost Girl
"C-Can I come in?" 3 small knocks on the door executed perfectly for only me to hear the knock and a soft high voice accompanying it.
That's Fay without a question...
"I don't know can you?" I smirked a bit, I hated it when teachers would say this with a smirk, but now... just reminds me of home.
"May I come in?" For a moment, only a moment I heart slight laughter in her voice, diverting from her usual monotone.
"Yeah," Surprised, I just responded with only a word.
That... caught me off guard.
The wooden door creaked as she pushed the door open using her entire body's strength.
Is she... that weak?
Slowly she struggled to push the door back in place.
I know it's a little heavy but damn... "Need help?"
"It is fine. It seems that I'm getting weaker by the day, that is all." She stood up straight, almost moving her hand to a solute but stopped.
"So... what's up?" I slammed the door shut, accidentally using too much of my own strength because of how hard it looked for Fay.
"I... I... I..." She struggled to speak, after a second of silence she took a deep breath "I-If it is alright... I'd like to know more about Fay."
My reply was simply a confused expression. She... is Fay...
Seeing my expression, Fay started to elaborate, "Who I used to be. She... this Fay... she used to be mine. She used to be apart of me. No... I am just not her. I have taken a body that is not mine." She slowly tightened her hold on her shirt's collar, looking slightly lost and afraid.
"Why would yo- Why? Why do you want to know?" I asked. I already know the answer... but I need to hear it.
"Shin... it would be an understatement if I'd say I dislike him. Loud, annoying, self-centred, but most of all... when I'm near him, something about him... I feel the urge to comfort that wreck of a person. I have no obligation to do so but to people like you and Shin... I want to comfort both of you. I want to see you smile. Like before," She spoke the last words out of pure instinct, no thought or mystery behind it, just her feelings laid out for the world to hear.
"You're so damn nice sometimes it disgusts me," I looked away... even when you're gone... you're still here, Fay.
"I have the ability to justify wanting to see you, the general's happiness, it benefits us if you remain friendly, however, I find no reason whatsoever for me to even talk to Shin. It doesn't make sense, I-I don't understand. W-Why?"
So Shin's being hated without even knowing why... damn I almost pity him.
"You found him after our match, right? You comforted him. Doesn't it make you happy?" I tried to sound like the old Fay.
"That does not answer my query-"
"Answer mine first"
"It makes the incessant voices inside my head disappear, so I guess... yes."
"Well if it makes you feel good to comfort him then that's why right? Do people really need a complicated reason to be nice" I smiled, trying to imitate old Fay as much as possible.
Damn... 'It just... makes sure the voice is silent.' I recalled a thought from a while back. Wasn't that my thing? Welp, I should've told myself that a while ago if I could've huh?
"I see..." Her face still looked lost...
"Still wanna know about past Fay?"
"If you'd be so kind," She spoke with absolute certainty.
Sighing, I realized that if I don't tell her now, someone's probably gonna end up telling me later anyways. Hell... it might even be Grail himself and who knows how twisted the tale would be if he gets to modify it.
"Fine. Fay was... a good friend of mine. A new person. Never really hated by anyone. People just thought she was 'fake'. The world honestly needs more people like her. I know she didn't exactly have the best school life before her transfer to my school, but not in enough detail that I could tell you with certainty. I've told her this before and I'd say it again and again that she was too nice and she listens to other people too much. Sometimes I kind of wish she'd talk about herself more cause when I really think about it... I don't know much about her," I said with a smile, recalling the past.
"Seems like...
someone I'd dislike,"