Undertaken

16

====UNDERTAKER====

A tear? Since when did I have the ability to produce tears? I really.. I don't understand these feelings! Before her, my life was all about laughs. It had no true meaning, I suppose. Not since I stopped reaping. I made my life a joke, where I replaced money with laughs.

Then Mikki came along.

She brought meaning to my life. Meaning that I didn't know I could have. Mikki is no ordinary girl. She was a creative young woman with many personalities. She's so bright and bubbly. She coud make emerald out of dirt. Yes, that's how creative she is. That's how I will descripe her. Mikki. A young woman with the ability to make emerald from dirt.

That is the woman who has taken my heart. A heart I didn't know I had. "Mikki Brunswick, the young lady who can make emerald out of dirt," I whisper. Mikki smiles weakly up at me. I then feel a small tug at my hair, and look down to see the fragile girl in my arms playing with the single braid in my hair. She's humming a tune that I have never heard before. I want so badly to hear her sing it, to hear the words to the song, but I don't ask her to do anything.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, when skies are grey. You never know, dear, how much I love you. So please don't take my sunshine away," I hear her sweet voice sing. She keeps playing with my braid and I smile at her. "Adrien?" she asks, my braid between her fingers.

"Hmm?"

"This only feels like a burn... Can you wrap it in a cold cloth?" she asks, her voice sounding so innocent. I kiss the top of her head, then slowly stand up. I carry her to the bathroom and set her on the counter. I look at Mikki's arm closely before pulling out a soft wash cloth, then soak it in cold water. I then ring out the excess water and put it gently to Mikki's arm. I then use an elastic band to tie it around her arm securely. She winces in pain a little as the wash cloth comes in contact with her wound.

Once the cloth was securely on her, I pick her up into my arms and feel a cold hand on my cheek. I look down and Mikki is turning my head to her and she brushes my bangs from my eyes. I smile at her and look into her blue-brown eyes. I then see in her pupils a pair of neon green. Her eyes reflect my own, and I then realize how lovely she would look with green eyes. I reach into the pocket of her shorts and she gasps a little as I do so. I then pull out the case containing the two green contacts.

"Heh, I've never worn those before. I got them just before coming..." Mikki's voice trails off, and she struggles from my hold. I let her go, not wanting to, but I don't want to keep her there if she doesn't want to be there.

====MCKENZIE====

"Hehe, I've never worn those before. I got them just before coming..." I hadn't completely noticed that I trailed off, but I didn't care. My parents had bought those for me as a little gift. This is the first time I had thought about my family for so long. I wasn't even thinking about them the day I came here. I was watching Black Butler in my room. I feel so horrible.

 I run to my room as soon as Adrien lets me go. I don't hear him following, so I just lay in my coffin-bed and pul the lid closed over me, enclosing me inside. I felt so empty. I felt so ashamed of myself.

I don't know how long I was laying there, but it felt like over an hour. I was crying so much that I thought I'd get sick from it. Then, I hear a soft knock on the lid of my coffin.

"Mikki? May I speak with you?" Adrien asks, his voice sounding... small. I don't answer. I'm too busy trying to clear away my tears. I thn hear him sigh, and he opens up the lid to my coffin, revealing me curled into a ball. He sits next to me and strokes my hair. The wig feels so much like my own natural hair and I can feel it when it gets pulled, just like real hair. I don't even understand how that's possible.

"Mikki, there's something I need to tell you," Adrien says, as if he really doesn't want to tell me. I look up into his eyes that apparently are only showing whenever it's only me with him. I take his hand into my own.

"Wh-what is it, Adrien?" I ask. I'm honestly a little afraid of what he might say. He lets out another sigh, then finally speaks.

"I have actually known you for almost four years now," he says, eyes dulling in worry that I might say something he doesn't want me to. How has he known me for almost four years? I have known him for the same amount of time, but only from the show. I have only known this man for real for a few months.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"I have gone to your time many times. I would always come from the same place, which is that tree. I know so much about you.. I know you have a few... mental issues.. I know that you're a very troubled girl. I know life can be difficult for you. I have always felt the need to protect you for some reason. Remember that one day three years ago when you were just about hit by a bus on your bike? I was the one who stopped it. I ran behind it and pulled it back to keep it away from you. The thing is, I never had any actual feelings for you. Not until now. Now I realize you gave me a purpose even before actually meeting you face to face. I never knew your name, though. I always wanted to talk to you when you were in a terrible mood. I wanted to cheer you up. I want you to know I'm here for you. After so many years, I just now realize I have cared so much for you even before we actually met. I have never felt this way towards anyone before. I have completely fallen for the young woman who can make emerald out of dirt. That young woman is my dear Mikki Brunswick," Adrien says.

((A/N: Hey guys! Sorry about not updating much today! I've been a little busy.. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy this chapter! OH, and please don't forget to vote and comment! I love hearing from you guys, so comments mean a lot to me! Thank you all so much for reading!!))