Tears filled their eyes as the verdict was called; Kaede Akamatsu was to be executed for the murder of Rantaro Amami. She just smiled and stood there, as the others stared in disbelief.
"K-Kaede.." Shuichi whispered her name as though it were made of glass, hiding his face under his hat as he wiped his tears. His heart surged with sorrow and pain, knowing full well it was him who would condemn his closest friend to death.
Kaede lookes back to Shuichi, and smiled. "Even after I'm gone...my wish will still be here. So I'm counting on you all! I'm entrusting my wish to every one of you!"
Tears in their eyes, they watched helplessly as Kaede was dragged by the next, out of the room.
So enthralled in their despair, they couldn't see the growing smile on Shuichi's face as he watched Kaede be dragged away. He stood at the front, his hands covering his face as he held back his urge to laugh.
Oh! Such beauty! Such torture! This despair drove him mad with lust and power. His beloved was about to be executed before him, and he could feel the teary-eyed faces of his friends around him as they watched her body be subjected to inhumane levels of torture in her execution.
Oh, if only it were real. He loved her, truly, but the best had yet to come. He knew that no one else could see her completely, which was why they had set up the viewing area to be so far away. Nobody could see that it was never Kaede being executed.
Nobody but him.
As they exited the trial, he had to return to his silent personality. But he couldn't help it, tears streamed down his face, his heart aching with despair at the mere thought of his beloved's demise. It was enough, so that nobody would ask questions.
With not a word, he left the trial grounds. Nobody stopped him. They understood how he felt. They could see his despair. They knew he needed time. He headed to the Piano room, silent as ever, and entered.
Picking out a song, he began to play it...
Der Flohwalzer.
The memory fills him with grief and despair, and he feels a rush of pain as he clutches his chest.
A smile finds its way to his lips.
oh, this is going to be so much fun~
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Melody of Despair
Fanfiction"My beloved, I would die for you." "My beloved, I would kill for you." ~ Ultimate Despair, Shuichi Saihara and Kaede Akamatsu!~ Takes place in an alternate universe where V3 isn't all a gameshow and Tsumugi isn't the mastermind. Cross-posted on Ao3...
