Fantasy Pristine: Our Bond

Chapter 138 {Season 2: Chloe and Carmine}

“Why... Why did they leave so quickly? What was my fault all along? Why should I be punished like this? Hasn't my life suffered much more?”

Chloe woke up from her sleep. The girl was a bit surprised to find herself in someone else's room but, the things inside were strewn irregularly on the floor. The curtain that blocked the sunlight was torn as if it had been violently torn apart by a savage beast that had accidentally slipped into it.

Chloe wondered now. “Where am I now?” while watching the whole messy room. Seeing the irregular room, a thought came to mind where there was a girl who experienced severe frustration that made her have to scramble her favorite items to vent emotions in her heart.

Not for a minute, Chloe's guess is finally true revealed.

In the corner of the room, there was a girl roughly fourteen years old. Sitting curled up with an ambiguous appearance. Her blond hair was not much different from the tangled wires. Both of her eyes were swollen like she had been crying for a month without stopping. In fact, her sobs could still be heard by Chloe even though it was faint.

I don't know what the girl was up to. Chloe wanted to go to the girl but she was scared because of the kitchen knife that the girl was holding. There was a red viscous liquid flowing down each side of the blade and dripping onto the floor without a sound. It was as if the liquid did not want to disturb the calmness that was enveloping the room of the girl who looked depressed and lost hope.

Chloe bit the tip of her lips trying to think hard so that she could call the frustrated girl without having to let herself get hurt. In short, there was no resistance between Chloe and the girl.

Unfortunately again, there was no Black Aura beside her and it made Chloe inevitably have to dare to face the girl before her alone. With courage and positive thoughts in mind, Chloe approached the girl.

He also saw some paper with rough, indistinct scribbles, and red ink scattered in the paper that almost crumbled.

Chloe narrowed her eyes trying to clearly observe the object the girl was drawing. “Black Aura? Devil Masks? Yumi's? There's Captain too?” chloe's mumbling is starting to confuse her now.

Meanwhile, the girl who was curled up in the corner of the room was still not wrinkled. His sobs went up and down. Depends on his mood at the time.

Chloe grabbed a paper. There is a picture of a pony against the background of a boba, a cell phone that displays a picture of the girl with an unknown person, a knife, a chain, a claw, and a hand. Wonder Chloe made it.

“Free. Want you to look to death, you will never understand.”

Chloe flinched, reflex turned to look towards the girl sitting curled up. This time, he showed his cold gaze to Chloe. No matter how old Chloe is or how scared Chloe is of her, she thinks everyone including Chloe will never understand how she feels.

“Carmine?” Chloe shakes her head so knowing what the girl looks like. Apparently Carmine. But, why is he so confused about his appearance?

“Cih, you instead of helping just trouble myself.”

“Eh? What do you mean?” Chloe's increasingly clueless about what Carminer's saying. The girl's voice was cold. In fact, Midnight lost coldly to him.

“I told you, you won't understand.”

“No! It's not! If we can talk well, everything will be.”.

“All right? That's what you're saying, isn't it? Yeah, I know. Everyone says that. But, let's see my surroundings. No one can protect me. Only I can protect myself. I even, broke my feelings into seven,” Carmine laughed wryly. Chloe just looked at him with a confused look.

“Breaking your feelings to seven? Wait, you mean Aura, right? You are... Actually dead right?”

Carmine raised her head. Revealing her face as pale as a corpse and her thin smile. “Oh, do you know?”

Chloe nodded. “I know from your sister. And I don't know how I could be in your room and meet you.”

“It's a dream, Chloe. Since you bonded with Aura, then you can meet me in a dream. Although in fact I have been dead for a long time,” said Carmine. The girl looked at her palm, then her wrist which had a lot of incision wounds.

Chloe is getting concerned about Carmine's condition. However, because the girl is dead, Chloe thinks, she no longer needs to worry about the condition of the girl. In fact, there were so many questions he wanted to ask that he was given the chance to meet Carmine. As she recalled, other than Midnight, Carmine had a lot of knowledge regarding Aura. Especially, Black Aura and his abilities.

“Not yet. We're looking for ritual materials. But, there was a green-haired Aura..”

Carmine smiled wryly. Without a second thought, cutting Chloe's words because she knows who Aura is the culprit of Black Aura's anger. To be honest, Carmine had seen everything that Chloe, Midnight, and her friends were doing. Through the eyes of Auras such as Black Aura, Captain, Devil Mask, and Yumi. Those four Auras were part of the negative feelings that he had been taking good care of all along. Carmine also considered them to be her own brothers.

“Jean. Already expected, there will certainly be many Auras who hate Megaville. Transparent but their masks can be seen clearly. You also. You who have nothing to do with the Black Aura problem with the Megawave group do not want to ban him. Frankly, I'm glad you could be Black Aura's friend. But, you can't just meddle in his affairs. Especially brother. Anyway, don't enlarge the problem!” emphatically. Carmine closed her eyes trying to neutralize her irritation towards Chloe. As long as this was seen in her eyes, Chloe was all she wanted. He wanted to be like this and that but did not understand the situation.

There was indeed a side of Carmine who felt happy to see Black Aura being able to smile due to Chloe's presence. However, if Chloe continues to regulate Black Aura so as to make the mind of Aura was disturbed, Carmine inevitably has to lecture Chloe while giving a gentle threat so that the girl does not become a regulator of other people's lives.

“A-I know.. But, I and Black Aura have been dating..” Chloe's intonation decreased when saying the word ‘pacaran’. “Because of that, I am determined to continue with him. If I could, I would risk my life to protect her as well!”

“Oh, you dare too. Well, if so. If you wake up later, just try to stop your raging girlfriend. Not everyone could stop Black Aura who was rampaging except me and my brother,” challenged Carmine with a wide grin.

“Good! I'll try!” instead of being afraid, Chloe instead accepted the challenge with a positive smile. He also poses like respecting the flag. Only, the object was changed to Carmine who was wide-eyed in response to Chloe's response.

Not just the positives, Chloe seemed to be happy to want to help Carmine. What, basically, he wants to help me? Carmine's inner self though difficult to admit it because of the lack of trust he put in others. It was difficult for Carmine to rely on anyone other than her brother, Midnight and herself.

For Carmine, in this world the only one who understood her was her family who had already died, then Meg, and the last one was Midnight. The bespectacled woman who had been his motivation to continue living and was eager to love herself.

A brief sigh from Carmine sounded clearly in Chloe's ear. For the umpteenth or perhaps the dozens of times, Chloe shakes her head. A habit when he feels confused and does not understand the current situation.

Carmine chuckles weakly, “Well, how is it? If Black Aura believes in you, it means. I believe you, Chloe,” he said as if he had just heaved a sigh of relief.

“I've been lonely all this time. Even after my family left me, I always felt lonely. I don't trust my relatives and instead take revenge on them. They are people who are happy to make my family difficult. They were also very relaxed to take advantage of the kindness of my parents. That's why I was determined to be a different person from my parents. I know, sometimes we need to be kind to other people. However, when it comes where the person who receives our kindness becomes a visit.”.

Carmine swallowed her saliva with great difficulty. His eyeballs looked at his legs wrapped in black socks with pink polkadot coloring the socks. Strange, whereas before, he felt his feelings were chaotic. Wanted to cry but on the other hand wanted to kill someone who had made him suffer. That person is currently critical of his condition. A few days ago Midnight was found with severe injuries and gunfire all over her body. Carmine did not expect that she would be hostile to her own cousin.

Before, there was nothing he believed in. Even during her first encounter with Midnight, Carmine did not hesitate to snap at the girl. Those who help him will ask for a reward someday. And that's what Carmine was so wary of. He does not want himself to be scorned, spoken of badly by those who once saved him.

It was true and his heart also said that he needed someone who could protect him. However, her experiences and dark past make Carmine close herself off from the outside world. Letting loneliness devour his soul.

“I don't know anymore. I'm dizzy but I'm happy. I'm happy to have Midnight in my life. Besides, I'm sorry because.”.

“You died earlier than him?” cut Chloe off to feel sad.

Carmine was stunned, then nodded slowly. “Midnight is a good brother. He hated his family and decided to run away. I'm at least grateful to have a family that accepts me. I. No doubt, the dark experience of Midnight actually makes it more loving. He did everything for my happiness. He loves me like his own brother. I... Hiks..” Carmine's tears are pouring down.

Seeing that scene, Chloe stepped her foot over to Carmine. Then, hug the girl. Don't forget the gentle rubbing on the top of the girl's head. Chloe could feel from the girl's cry, Carmine was lonely. Even when she was not human, Carmine still felt lonely. Worse yet, he divides his feelings into seven just to protect him from the bad guys. Indeed, miracles can come at any time. At times they did not expect, of course.

“Don't worry, I'll protect you. I, too, want to thank you for believing in me. You're a good girl Carmine. Now, you're not lonely anymore. Midnight will be safe with us. Your brother is no longer alone. Let's just say that me and my friends are your family,” whispered Chloe. After that, slowly dip the top of Carmine's head. At least, he could give Carmine some calm.

Indeed before him now, that Carmine was a young girl. But, if looked at more closely mainly using feelings, Chloe could catch the similarity that Carmine had with Black Aura. Moreover, while hugging Carmine, Chloe felt like she was hugging Black Aura.

“Comfortable...” Carmine murmurs spontaneously. Her sobs slowly faded. Swept away by the comfort Chloe gave him with a sincere heart.

“Hmm... Me too.”

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