Fleeting Propinquity | Tomoe x Reader

00 | prologue

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       MY ENTIRE BODY is aching from utter pain and discomfort as I continue to tread as fast as I can make my legs go. I don't give myself time to catch my breath, despite having extreme difficulty in breathing now. I'm too scared to stop running, I'm too scared to look back.

I can hear my heart that is wildly pounding and racing inside of my chest ring clear as day in my ears. I can feel tears continuously stream down on both cheeks from fear, pain, and ultimately — sadness.

I can't help but ask myself; is this the end for me? But at the same time, I quickly throw the thought away because I can't think like that at a time like right now. I can make it through this, they won't catch me and I'll live; for myself, and for the people of the world I escaped to. Have they made it here yet? Are they still chasing after me?

I see a shrine not too far from the forest I am in. I feel slightly relieved and hopeful. If I just keep going, I'll make it there. And I do — at least almost. I'm still dashing forward, but with my terrible physical condition, I look like I'm limping in moderately fast, wide steps.

Almost there, I think to myself in assurance. Because no one does, because I've lost nearly all of the people that I loved, that mattered so much to me. If only I could've saved them, if only I'm not so weak and pathetic. My train of thought is interrupted by a sudden and horrific sting of pain on my right waist. I wince and glance down for a short second, shivering briefly when I still see blood spilling out from the deep cut.

My foot is then unexpectedly caught by a rock on the ground and before I can trip and fall, I reach out to a nearby tree and hold onto it. I stop running and I slowly collapse to the ground beneath me. I can't breathe, and I can't think properly. I'm in too much pain. One of my shaking hands goes up to the necklace secured and hanging around my neck, and I hold onto it for comfort, for assurance, for dear life.

Why does it have to be this way? Who is to blame for this? Myself? Or the creature that resides within my heart? What did I ever do to deserve losing my divine, dearest familiar? The closest thing I had to ever having a family — and now I've lost her too. If I give up now, would I be okay then? What is there beyond life? Will I see my long lost loved ones? Or will I restart in the same body over and over again?

I hear a cat meow while my eyelids slowly droop down, feeling heavy. Light footsteps follow then, and I can no longer bring myself to look up. A gasp became audible and someone drops to their knees in front of me. A feminine voice calls out to me, clearly panicking, "M-Miss! Are you okay?! Okay, that was stupid — "

They lift my arm and hang it around their shoulder, trying to help me up. Relief swarms me in an almost overwhelming way, and I feel as if I was drowning and this person helped me lift my head out of the water. They yell out, "Help! Please! Tomoe, Mizuki!"

I can't keep my eyes open for any longer, and I feel my consciousness slipping away. I faintly hear footsteps rushing for our direction and more voices coming towards us. They are the last things I hear before I black out completely.

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ayyyyy !! how was that?

i know it's pretty short, but i hope that's still okay. it's still the prologue anyway.

i don't know when i'll be able to finish the next chapter but hopefully i can publish it within this — next week. it's still saturday haha.

i wub you guys ~ thanks for reading <3