Once Seen Always Seen

I want to thank Deidra Lovegren for both advising for me to write a dialogue only story(this was so difficult), but for also getting rid of some writer's block.

"It's so dark out."

"I agree. I can't even see you."

"Jeez! That's saying something."

"I really wish you didn't dye your hair.." 

"Hey-"

"It was the color of the stars!"

"And so annoying to take care of!"

"We could at least see, when everything died for the night."

"Oh my Gods! Everything will rebirth soon. You can live without your night light."

"Mai."

"What? You can."

"Ga.. You know that's not what I was talking about."

"I never know what you're talking about."

"Hn…"

"What! I don't."

"When everything dies, he wakes. When light is snuffed, he rises."

"Will, my hair does not count as such a light."

"How do you know?!"

"... Seriously?"

"How do you know he won't rise now that your bright hair's dead?"

"Oh Gods- one, it's not dead. Two, light. They were talking about natural. I don't know how you think my hair's natural-"

"You were born with it-"

"PFt! So? That doesn't mean shit! Agh.. Will, calm down. We'll be fine. Look- there's our town. Just a few more miles, okay?"

"Hn.."

"Don't give me that."

"I'll always give you that, Mai, you idiot.." 

"Serious- oh whatever.."

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"Mai.. I thought you said we only had a few more miles.."

"We do- wha.. Where did the town go?"

"I-.. I don't know.."

"It's not north.. Is it west-"

"No, it's not east either."

"So south!- No. No. It's not."

"Mai!-"

"Will, calm down. We'll find town soon I'm sure- it always reappears-"

"Argh!"

"Will! Wait- no, get away from her! Oi! Off!"

"Ge-.. Get away.. Mai.."

"Will- ack!"

"Ggrr…aaaaaaaa…"

"Mai- Mai.. Hey.. Are you, hnn.. I told you it counted as natural!"

"Ha- oh.. Don't.. Don't do that.."

"Well duh, you idiot.."

"Oi! Don't push- kahem- down so hard!"

"Considering I'm trying to keep the blood inside of you, don't complain."

"Heh- kahem! Ka..kahem-"

"Mai. Mai, hey!"

"Ka..kahem! Kahem!"

"Don't die on me-"

"Will- kahem, ka..- calm down.. I'll.. I'll be fine.. Se-see? All, fine."

"You're.. You're so pale.."

"Ha- ka, I'm.. I'm from the stars, you goof."

"Hehe.. Right.."

"Relax. I'm fine."

"You still don't look fine.. But if you say so, Mai."

"I do say so, now help me up."

"Hgn- you've gained some weigh- ow!"

"You don't just say that, Will! Heh!"

"Haha.. Fair.. Hh.."

"What?"

"I still can't see our town.."

"I can't either.. At least that thing- what was that thing?"

"... I don't know. But I don't like it."

"Good thing it's gone."

"Possibly."

"What do you mean? It is a good thing it's gone."

"What if it's getting backup?"

"..."

"...."

"Don't even say that, Will.."

"It's something we have to accept as a possibility."

"Hhn.. I wish you weren't right."

"Same here.. Same here."

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"How long have we been walking?"

"Not sure.."

"You not knowing terrifies me, Mai.. You're from the stars-"

"And we always know where we go.." 

"Right- why are you making that face?"

"We.. We might not know.. When he rises.. I think.."

"Mai.."

"I- I don't know. Maybe we've just wandered to far from our town. Everything should be rebirthing soon, right Will?"

"..Right, but.. He rose.. And he knows us.."

"Don't-"

"Do you think we'll make it in time, Mai?"

"Will- oh Gods.. Oh Gods, oh Gods-"

"Wha-"

"Down- under that bush, now! Down!"

"Why are- ow!"

"Sh!"

"Ha-"

"....... …. …."

"..."

"...."

"..It's gone now.."

"...."

"We can talk now, Will."

"I just wanted to wait a bit more.."

"Fair enough.. It's terrifying.. Skin paler than mine.. And those inky black eyes- hehghgh.."

"What were you telling me? Calm down?"

"Quit smirking Will! Now's not the time."

"I'm just trying to lighten the mood."

"Graah.. I know.."

"Hhn.. We should continue walking.. Shouldn't we..?"

"Yeah.. May the Gods protect us.."

"..I don't they can.. From him, at least.."

"Positive thinking, Will."

"Just saying, Mai.. You dyed your hair.. And apparently you being born with hair like the stairs counts-"

"Oh stop-"

"When everything dies..

I wake..

Eyes all around..

Oh~ and when light is snuffed..

I rise!"

"Mai! Wa-"

"Wi- kahem!- Will! No! Ge- get off of me!"

"You.. Snuffed.. Your.. Light!'

"Get off of her!"

"Touch me.. Again.. Mortal!"

"Wi- Will- kahem! Ru- kahem- run!"

"Mai- no, get off of- stop!"

"When everything.. Dies.. Waiting for a.. New time to start... I.. Awake. When light is.. Snuffed.. I rise.. That is the story.. And always will.. Be the story.. Will.."

"Ru- kahem- run, Will!- kahem, kahem! Gods, run Will!"

"Haheh… Listen.. Will.. For all the others are coming.. Run."

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"Mai.. Mai.. Wake up.."

"..."

"Mai.. Please. I know you can hear me. So please.. Oh Gods.. Wake her please.."

"..."

"Mai.. Everything rebirthed twice already. Wake up. Please!"

"Hgn.."

"Yes! Mai- Mai."

"Ge-.. Kahem! Kahem- off!"

"Ack! Oh Gods- you're awake!"

"Ouch! Hey- wai.. What's with the hug?"

"Hmm.."

"Will, seriously."

"...."

"Will!"

"Wh.. What?"

"What's with- what happened? You look half dead!"

"Hah. You should look in a mirror.."

"Wha.."

"...."

"What in all things green?! Am.. Am I- what the.."

".. Remember the saying? The one told to us since we were children?" 

"...When everything dies.. He wakes. When light is snuffed.. He rises… I.. My hair.. It.. It counts?"

"It counts.."

"Will.."

"Yeah?"

"How.. How did we survive?"

"I'm.. Not quite sure."

".. You're an expert on the tales of him.."

"And we both thought you'd know the way back to town."

"Gah.. Gods, this isn't good.."

"Not at all.. What are we going to do, Mai? We can't go to our town.. They know we went out, for three rebirths."

"Three? Oh Gods.. We've been out for so long now.. Wait. If we aren't at our town, where are we?"

"I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?!"

"It's abandoned."

"You- you… Will! That's so stupid! You brought us to an abandoned town, after we survived him? What were you thinking?!"

"Of saving your life, Mai!"

"..."

"...."

"What.. What do you mean..?"

"... For one from the stars.. You're so stupid Mai.. Abandoned towns are the only towns with Krialight."

"..I.. Was dying?"

"No."

"Krialight-"

"You were dead. Mai.. Your eyes did that explosion of white.."

"I.. You used Krialight.."

"What is it, we said..? Til death do us part?"

"Wi..Will.."

"Don't cry, Mai.. I'll come back.. A million rebirths.. But I'll come back.."

"Will.."

"Oh.. You foolish girls.. I'll always see you.."

"Will!"

"I-.. I'm sorry, Mai.."