Waiting For You (Guilty Crown) [Final Book of the Secret Garden Trilogy]

Chapter 14: The Beginning

There was always a beginning to everything
-Shadou

ANSILA'S POV

Was I going to be like this forever?

After I blacked out, all I could was a deep abyss of black. I could not move. I could not feel. It was like I could not control anything. She was in control. I knew that for one, but she never had this much control before. Last time I could still stop her, but now I could not.

What was going to happen to me?

"Hello," I heard Shadou's voice, but it sounded a little different from usual. It sounded sad and unlike her confident tone. "Sister."

Sister?

The black abyss I was floating in suddenly became brighter and I stood onto ground. The place turned into a beautiful garden with flowers brimming the bushes beside the golden pavement and colorful butterflies flying about. The sight of the place brought a wave of painful nostalgia to my heart.

What is this place?

"Hello sister," I heard Shadou's voice once again. It was behind me. I turned around and saw two girls. The taller one was a black haired girl, her face seemed blur and the shorter one had white hair just like mine and she was facing her back on me. They both were dressed in beautiful vintage gowns that looked like they were designed by the best and extremely expensive.

"Sister, are you studying again?" The white haired girl asked. She had Shadou's voice.

Wait so the black haired girl isn't Shadou? Who is she then?

The black haired girl nodded silently. Shadou then shouted, "Why? You will fall sick again! Don't push yourself so hard! You are already doing well!"

The black haired girl turned her head and shook her head in denial.

"Sister... You need to stop." I heard Shadou's voice again. Then the place changed again into a dark room. "Stop seeing that man! He is a bad guy!"

It was Shadou again, she was shouting at the white haired girl. She was crying. "He isn't. He is the only one who understands! Understand what I go through every day! I thought you understood too... But I guess being so loved by everyone because of your beautiful appearance has blinded you from the suffering!"

It wasn't Shadou's voice anymore.

It sounded a lot like mine.

The place changed again. There was raging fires from every corner. In the middle laid the child with black hair. She was lying motionlessly like she was dead. Clinging onto her was Shadou.

"Sister, you are right, I will never understand. So let me take your place. I will be the villain they all pointed you to be. I'll give you your happy ending."

That was the beginning of everything.