(A/N: So, this is somewhat based off of lyrics I found for the song Memories Returned from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers series. However, this story isn't really about Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, but it made some sparks fly for one of my characters. Well, it's Sarah, but the version in my new canon)
Sarah took a deep breath as she sat in the training room of the Vengeance, sitting atop a stack of crates, everything set up just as it was on that fateful day. She knew that there was nothing she could've done to prevent it, yet she always blamed herself. Even though she had found another universe, and now called it her home, she still felt the pain. The death of her Rallen, she couldn't help but see it as her fault.
She tried her hardest to not cry as she could vividly see the scene play out, even though she was the only one in the room at the time.===
Sarah blinked and looked at Rallen. "R-Rallen? I...what?"
He looked up at her with a smile. "Sarah...I love you so much..."
She began to cry as she slumped to the ground, holding him close, causing her hands to be soaked in blood. "R-Rallen...what happened? I don't remember anything..." she said with a small sob. "Why...why is there blood on my hands? R-Rallen...tell me that everything is going to be okay..."
"I could," he said with a weak smile. "But...that would be a lie. Kemono he...he used you to kill me...I'm bound to bleed out in minutes."
"B-but what about your armor?"
He shook his head. "Not even that would work. The blade that was used...Kami no Kira...a fatal wound will stay fatal, even with the help of my technology..."
She cried more. "R-Rallen...I should just...d-die with you..."
He shook his head, reaching up to wipe some of her tears. "Shh...don't cry. I'll always be here with you...even in spirit...who knows...you might come up with the technology to bring me back..."
"R-Rallen..." Sarah whispered. "I love you so much..."
He nodded. "I love you too," he said as he sat up to give her a kiss.
Sarah kissed back, enjoying it to her fullest, knowing it was going to be the last one she got from him.===
She quickly broke down into tears, still sitting on top of the crates.
"N-no one here deserves m-me...." she sobbed to herself. "I-I have Rallen back...b-but it isn't the same!"
"Sarah, what the hell is going on?" Rallen suddenly asked.
She continued to cry, ignoring him as she buried her head between her legs. "G-go away...l-let me suffer in peace. I-I shouldn't even be here."
Rallen quickly climbed the stack of crates she was sitting on and sat next to her, slowly drawing her into his embrace. "Sarah, please talk to me. I can't help you if I don't know what's bothering you."
She cried into his chest, still painfully upset. "I-I don't belong here. I-I don't deserve you....I had my chance, and I blew it! I-I messed with time and space t-to find you...something that h-humans were never meant to mess with..."
Rallen sighed as he pulled her closer to him, running a hand through her hair. "Sarah. Tell me this. If you hadn't come to find me, what would you be doing right now? Where would you be?"
She sniffed, still crying. "I-I've told you a thousand times..."
"Well tell me again," he said in a calm tone.
"I-I'd probably be dead...by my own hand. I-I would've been unable to bear everything...y-you...my you...w-were my world. L-living without you...I couldn't think about it...I-I couldn't stand it..."
Rallen slowly nodded and he set her in his lap. "Now...answer me this. Would you rather be dead, or be here, with a Rallen? Even though I'm not the one you originally loved, we are one in the same. You've told me before that you've woken up in a cold sweat next to me and looked at me, thinking that you were back in your world, only to start to cry when you remembered you weren't, yes?"
Sarah only began to cry into his chest even more. "I-I don't know what I want any longer!"
"Shhh," Rallen said, trying to calm her down. "There's no need for you to be like this, Sarah. I love you, so much. I know you do too."
She then pushed herself away from him. "I-I do too, Rallen...but...I don't deserve it...I don't deserve any of this! I-I love your warm and calming embrace, but I cheated to get it! Ch-cheaters never win. Rallen...please...just...please just let me die in peace!"
"No!" he cried out, grabbing her arm. "Sarah. I won't let you die on me."
She easily freed her arm from his grasp as she moved closer to the edge. "Rallen...please. If...if you really do care for me, let me do this. I know it pains you to see me like this. The only way this pain will go away...I need to kill myself!"
"Sarah. What about the kids? Silver, Zephyr, Thunder...as well as Meg. What are they going to do? How am I supposed to tell them that you killed yourself? Especially Silver! You know how much she looks up to you. She'll be devastated with you gone!"
She shook her head. "That...is up to you to figure out," she said, moving even closer to the edge.Rallen wasn't sure what to say or do at this point. "I...Sarah. Please. Don't do this."
Sarah only took a deep breath as she looked down to the floor. She was about a story and a half off of the ground, and she knew falling just right...she'd be able to do what she wanted. It was the only way she could rid herself of the pain she was feeling. It brought tears to her eyes, but at this point, she didn't care. The pain needed to go away. Looking at Rallen one last time, she smiled through her tears. "Rallen...I love you...but I'm sorry. This...is the only way this can end," she said before falling.
As quickly as he could, Rallen went into action. "L-Lenos!" he called out.
Without having to even say what needed to be done, he teleported right to where Sarah was going to land and caught her.
She looked at him in confusion, even more confused as to why she felt her arm bleeding, even though she hadn't hit the ground. "R-Rallen...? Why... why did you save me...?"
"Because I care about you, damn it!" he said, quickly healing her wound. "I told you I wasn't going to let you die on me."
She only shook her head. "B-but...this pain...h-how else will it go away...?"
He gently ran a hand through her hair. "You'll feel better in time, Sarah. I promise. I...if not, then...I'll let you go through with your original plan," he said, obviously confident about the situation.Sarah only nodded and she once again began to cry into his chest. "R-Rallen, I-I'm so-"
Rallen cut her off as he pulled her in for a kiss, trying to calm her down.
She almost instantly kissed back, calming down a bit as she melted into the kiss.
Rallen looked at her as he broke away from the kiss. "...how was that? Are you feeling any better?"
She slowly nodded as she rested into his embrace as he sat against the stack of crates.
He smiled as she nodded. "Well, that's good to hear. ...I'm sorry I, or at least your version of me, didn't stay with you forever. But I promise you, Sarah Cynthia Lenos, I will never leave your side. No...not until the day that death does us part at an old and happy age. Even then, once we both pass, we'll be together once more in the afterlife, being able to be together for eternity..."
Sarah looked up at him, a small smile on his face. "Y-you...you really mean that...?"
He nodded. "Of course I do. I know how much I mean to you, and honestly, you mean so much to me as well. Just as much as you want to spend the rest of your days with me, I too want to spend the rest of my days with you, Kuria, and Jeena. The three of you mean a lot to me. ...even though Kuria will outlive all of us, maybe...maybe she'll be able to carry on our legacy through technology..."
She only slowly nodded as she closed her eyes, tired and worn out by all of her crying and everything else that had happened. "Mmm...Rallen, I love you," she mumbled as she slowly drifted off to sleep.
Rallen smiled as she fell asleep in his arms. He then picked her up and carried her to their room, and tucked her in, snuggling right back up next to her. "I love you too, Sarah," he said as he stroked her hair as she slept. "Please, remember. I love you, no matter what. None of what happened with you and your Rallen was your fault...I...I'm always going to be here for you, you sweet girl," he said with a smile before falling asleep himself.
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Various One-Shots and Stories
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