Poor Taiki Its not his fault he had to play a role
next to the brightest star of them all ***SEIYA*** Anywhoo I figured
that it was mean to neglect the poor big forehead so this is my tribute to a lonely heart.
[:::thats all in the past:::]
Taiki sat and watched the sunset. The battle with Galaxia
was over and the Starlights were to be heading home with Kakyuu
in a bit. The group waited on top of the building for the Earth
senshi to arrive. Yaten was talking to Kakyuu, telling her how
much he couldnt wait to get to get home and back to everyone he
knew before. Seiya was leaning against the railing far away from
the others, it didnt take a genius to figure out what was on his mind.
What a beautiful sunset Earth had, he was certainly going
to miss that. He began to get lost in his thoughts as he thought
back to what the Kinmoku sunsets looked like. Taiki remembered
what a different person he used to be. "Am I really still that
person from so long ago? I was so naïve." He thought out loud,
his voice being lost in the breeze.
@----Flash Back----@
Healer, Fighter and Maker were sitting on a bench in
the royal gardens waiting for their princess to arrive. "Where
did she say she wanted to go?" Fighter scratched her head.
"To the ocean, weve only told you a million times!" Healer snapped back.
"Sorry get off my case already will ya!?" Fighter stood up.
Maker laughed at the two. She laughed often, she was
full of life and hope. "You too are impossible."
Fighter and Healer turned to look at Maker, as they do
they notice Kakyuu coming out of her quarters. The three bow to
her. "Are you ready to go?" She asks as she motions for them to
stand up. The three begin to walk.
Kakyuu slows down her pace so that she can drop back
and walk next to Fighter. Healer and Maker follow behind. They
are far enough back where as they do not hear what the two ahead
of them are discussing. Healer looks at Makers face and sees her
pained expression. "Why dont you tell her?" She suggests.
"What!" Maker exclaims. "I have no idea what youre
talking about." She straightens her face out.
"Yes you do. You are going to become bitter inside if
you dont do something about it." Healer casually watched to two
figures in front of her. Maker laughed. "What are you laughing
at fool?" Healer turned her attention to the hyena next to her.
"Bitter? You of all people are telling some one not
to be bitter. At least I would have a reason to be bitter, you
on the other hand are just mad at the world." She had stopped her
laughing to scold her friend. "Besides, it could never be. Im happy just to see her happy."
"Fighter has no idea what her intentions are. She is
so stupid when it comes to things like this. One day she will fall
in love and that will be the end of her." Healer comments. "She
has to grow up, although I dont think that will ever happen."
"Why does the princess spend all of her time with her?
Shes going to hurt her when the princess finds out that Fighter
doesnt love her." Maker became sad.
In a matter of a few short days Galaxia had come and
taken over their planet. Their Princess escaped to Earth followed closely by the Starlights.
As they began their lives on Earth, slowly but surely
a small part of Taiki died off little by little. Since they had
lost their princess, Taiki would loose himself in books and lectures.
They were the only things that could keep his mind off of her.
He became distant to the other two lights and kept to himself mostly.
Knowledge was his power. He figured if he could fill his mind
with knowledge and new thoughts that all of those thoughts of his
love for Kakyuu would be pushed out.
He had given up. He gave up on his hopes and his dreams.
What good were they to him anyway. All they did was bring him
pain and suffering. To get up every morning was the hardest thing. Until he met her.
Ami Mizuno. He had never met another person like her.
He saw how intelligent she was and how much she devoted herself
to her studies. Was she trying to hide from some hidden emotion
too? What was it that she was trying to forget? Taiki had become
intrigued with this girl. He strived harder to become on equal
ground with her. He succeeded.
After he met her he discovered that she was not like
him. She was not running away from something, she was running towards
it. True, knowledge was her power too, but it was her power to
protect and love her friends and important people. How strong she
was. She still had her hopes and dreams. Was that what attracted
him to her? Was it her brightness?
Taiki began to feel a feeling deep inside him that he
had been trying to suppress for so long. The feeling was familiar,
but yet he could not welcome it. He knew that feeling all too well
and was now afraid of it. He was afraid of its consequences. He
remembered the pain that he felt last time he gave into this feeling
and he wouldnt let it happen again.
The days went by, Taiki suppressed his urge to tell Ami
about his feelings, he kept his cool visad up and never once let
on to anyone what he was thinking about. Then she did it. She
sacrificed herself for him. They all did. Then he thought that
it was too late. He had lost another, lost another important love.
Why was this happening? Why couldnt he just be happy.
He saw what pain this love had caused Seiya. He knew that Seiya
was going to have a broken heart forever and he didnt want to end
up like him, but it was inevitable.
After the battle when everyone was restored to him he
felt a new light. He had a second chance. He was not doomed to
be pained. He was going to make the most out of everyday with all
of the love he could manage to feel.
@---- End Flash Back ----@
The Earth senshi had arrived with Mamoru. They had been
late because Usagi fell asleep. Taiki pondered the thought of telling
Ami everything and thanking her for how much she had helped him.
Before he knew it Seiya was telling Usagi that he would never forget
her. Usagis response was what stopped him from doing so. He thought
that it was funny that Seiya had never given up and that Usagi still
didnt get it. He thought it best not to tell Ami. What good could possibly come of it?
Before they took off into the now night sky Maker gave
Ami a smile. Ami
caught this and smiled back seeming to say that she understood.