". . . I've failed to save her."

That's the cue I'm waiting since the time I've stepped into this hospital. She's already dead. I don't have family anymore. I have already done my part in this world by helping who's in need and giving inspirations who's in down moments. So, what's the point of living more years?

A single tear dropped in the knife I am holding. The knife reflects my anxious self; the doctor who can't save her loved ones, and even herself. I am doing what Wednesday Addams have said. I'm embracing my emptiness, and yet I can still feel the void that's within me.

For the last time, I whispered the names of my parents and . . . her name. "We shall meet in another lifetime, right?"

My vision slowly becoming dark and the other functions of my body can't be manipulated anymore. A sharp knife have just strucked in me to my own heart, being alive is already an impossible thing. Blood are dripping in my cold white floor as I started coughing much of it. At last, I'm free from the void that's hugging me. At last, I can already see them again. At last, maybe happiness can stay longer in me. At last...

***

The universe is parallel, as it was said. When Earth was made, so as Crusian; the world where magic is alive. But just like Earth, people in this world is cruel and cannot be contented of what they have, and that's the reason why destruction and war is happening in the past 500 years from the present time of Earth.

"Veuishein, wake up . . . we need you. The war hasn't ended yet," a voice from someone who's superior to anyone else echoed in the lady's hearing.

Series of coughing was then followed when she had opened her eyes. "W-Wat-ter..." she came to uttered.

"Oh, gods! Finally, my daughter have already awaken! The prayers I have sent to the gods were received!" the man who's spitting words earlier was now crying in front of a pale lady who's in her bed; peacefully lying with her elegant red with the combination of gold sleeping robe.

"Water, give her water!"

The lady was about to sit up straight but her father stopped her. She want to protest yet her mouth and tongue just can't seem to find the right words to speak. Her throat is dry, and that makes her think: for how long have I been laying down in this bed?

"Here's the water, Your Majesty."

While on the east part of the kingdom, a beautiful maiden was also there; sitting on a chair that's just for her in the terrace of her own room. She's been awake for about 3 hours ago, and yet not any single words were spoken by her. She's been quite and that makes the people in the mansion confused.

Veronica was known to be the loudest yet sophisticated in all the noble ladies, but now, all they could think was she can't seem to remember all the happenings that's why she's silent.

Veuishein and Veronica are lovers; it was spread all over the kingdom, a half of year ago. But while on a battle field, two poison arrows were stricken from an unknown people that made them bedridden for almost half a year. A rumor was spreading by that time—that the person who strikes them were just jealous. But being hit by an arrow can't be controlled since they are in a battle field, they said.

"Miss? How are you? You've been silent all the time—"

"Do you know someone who's always wearing red with a touch of gold kind of clothes?" Veronica said for the first time in a while. The lady she's talking about is the lady she saw in a vision an hour ago.

Her personal servant widen its eyes but answered her question immediately, "Y-Yes, Miss. It's the Princess in the Kingdom of Crucellé. The princess you love..."

"The princess I love?" that piqued her interest. She can't understand it. Wala siyang naalalang ibang alaala maliban na lamang sa babaeng nagngangalang Vivien at Vanessa. Ni-hindi nga niya alam kung sino ang nagmamay-ari sa mga pangalang iyon. "Can I go see her?" she asked instead, never gave a chance to her maid to answer.

"Y-Yes, Miss!"

Pumunta nga sila sa palasyo. Hindi kaagad nakagalaw ang mga bantay nang makita ang babaeng pinakamamahal ng kanilang prinsesa. Ibig sabihin ay sabay silang nagising!

"Greetings to Lady Veronica in the House of Harein!"

She was sent to the main lounge of the palace. The princess was waiting for her their as she was informed that the lady they said she love will be going to visit her. Like Veronica, Veuishein can only remember two names and nothing else: Vanessa and Vivien.

Napatayo ang prinsesa nang makita ang babaeng bagong dating. Biglang bumilis ang kanilang mga puso nang magtagpo ang kanilang mga mata. Napahinto sa paglapit si Veronica dahil sa sari-saring memorya ang biglaang pumasok sa kaniyang isipan, kagaya lang din sa nangyayari kay Veuishein sa kasalukuyan.

Naunang naging kalmado ang prinsesa. Ngayon ay naintindihan na niya ang lahat-lahat. Kung sino ang mga pangalang naalala niya at kung paano sila napunta sa sitwasyong ito. Nagbalik silang dalawa sa nakaraan—sa mismong panahon pa talaga na mayroong digmaang nangyayari sa iba't ibang kaharian.

"V-Vivien..." a tear dropped from the princess' right eye. That made every servants in the room shocked to what love can really do, and at the same time, confused. Who is Vivien? Is Miss Veronica's name changed into that name?

Instead taking attention to the servants' chitchatting, Veuishein ran into the lady whom she adore the most and hugged her tight as she could. She cannot believe it. She cannot believe that the wish she have read before she killed herself is happening right now.

Vivien and her met again, but in another lifetime.

Veronica sniffed and wiped the tears that's cascading in her eyes using her left fingers, while the right hand was cupping her lover's face and was also trying to wipe her tears. "Hush. I thought the universe would never be fair for once. I'm wrong. At this time, it did. It became fair—for the two of us."

"Still you." They both smiled as their soft lips touched each other without minding the gasping mouth of their servants.

"Still you even in another lifetime."

- eggarru -