One Identity
A/N: This was written for the yuri_challenge community on LiveJournal,
and the prompt was Chloe x Kirika - Great Possessing. This takes place
after the episode eighteen (the one in which Mireille called Kirika a
disturbing enigma). Enjoy!
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Paris was a different city at night. A light veil of darkness
hung over everything, but bright lights kept it from coming down too
far. What little darkness the City of Light did allow merely felt like
a cool, gentle touch. In the far distance the outline of the Eiffel
Tower could be seen, its lights especially bright. Kirika had been in
Paris for several months now, but she had yet to visit the Eiffel Tower.
She had asked Mireille about it once, but Mireille hadn't seemed
interested.
Kirika closed her eyes and listened to the water flowing behind
her. She was sitting on a bench in front of a stone fountain. It was a
beautiful fountain, one that Mireille liked to visit often. Kirika was
also becoming fond of the fountain, but she rarely visited it alone.
Whenever she did, she didn't remain alone for long.
"You're here again," Chloe said as she walked up to Kirika. Chloe
appeared odd with her strange way of dressing, but the cover of the
night made her seem less so. But not even the night's darkness could
hide the mystery that lay behind her eyes.
Kirika lowered her head. "I like it here," she said quietly.
Chloe sat down next to Kirika. "You saved your friend," she
continued on, her voice also quiet.
Kirika's hand slipped into her coat pocket, where she could feel
her school identification card. When she and Mireille had fought,
Kirika had wandered alone without her ID card. While alone, she had
been presented a chance to learn the whole truth about Noir and the
Soldats, but she had chosen to save Mireille instead. Mireille had then
returned to Kirika her ID card; that card carried a lie, but when
Mireille had been the one to give it to her, it had felt less like a
lie. When her ID card came from Mireille, Kirika felt more like a human
being. It was her identity, and only hers, given to her by a close
friend. Unconsciously, Kirika began to smile.
"You are pretty when you smile," Chloe complimented, also smiling.
She laid her hand upon Kirika's. "I would like to see you smile more."
Kirika turned her face away, hoping to hide her blush. Chloe had
a compliment for Kirika every time they met here, but this was the first
time it was about Kirika's appearance. It was hardly something that
Kirika was used to, and they didn't meet often enough for her to get
used to it. Still, it was a rather nice feeling.
Chloe stood up, and her back was to Kirika. Their meetings were
never long, and Chloe never revealed any important information. Yet
Kirika still liked her company. They were hardly friends, but a part of
Kirika felt a strong connection to Chloe. Maybe they had once been
close friends…
"You will want to come Home soon," Chloe began, still not facing
Kirika. "You will have your true identity back then."
Kirika's fingers tightened around her ID card in her pocket.
"Chloe, you know about my past, don't you?"
Chloe turned around, and Kirika saw a mysterious smile upon her
childish lips. "When you return to Altena and me, you'll be able to
cast aside that false name."
Kirika forced a weak smile. "You mean, the lie 'Kirika Yuumura'?"
she replied. When those words left her lips, she felt a sharp, painful
pang in her heart. "But Mireille calls me by that name…"
"Your friend calls you by a lie," Chloe whispered, leaning over
and laying her hands on Kirika's shoulders. "She doesn't know the real
you."
"No! She does know me!" Kirika yelled, lifting her head up. She
bit her lower lip and stared Chloe straight in the face. "I'll really
become Kirika Yuumura! Mireille accepts that identity, so I don't want
it to be a lie! I can make it my own!"
Chloe seemed unfazed. "But I accept the real you." She still
whispered, but her words were as clear as day. She then leaned in
closer to Kirika, much too close for comfort. "I want to see you again.
I can help find you." Her arms came around Kirika's back. They were
strong but gentle arms, and Chloe's breath was warm against Kirika's
ear. "You can't make a lie true."
Kirika's face felt warm, as if she was blushing madly. She wanted
to push Chloe away, but her arms wouldn't move. Chloe pulled her head
back, and her eyes met Kirika's for a brief but intense moment. Kirika
blinked, and she found herself locked in a kiss with Chloe.
Chloe's lips were warm, and so was her breath, Kirika noticed,
almost dreamingly. Chloe's arms tightened around Kirika's body, and
Kirika did nothing to resist. She could easily have done so, but she
couldn't will herself to move. Chloe's kiss was paralyzing, as if
Kirika has secretly desired this all along. It certainly felt natural
enough. Her body was hot and her heart was beating quickly, but other
than that, Kirika didn't feel strange at all.
Kirika closed her eyes. Why didn't she push Chloe away? Was she
trying to savor this kiss? Chloe's lips were rather sweet and soft, but
why was Kirika thinking that way? Had she once been in love with Chloe?
Or had Chloe always acted this way toward her, and she had merely grown
used to it?
Questions raced through Kirika's mind, but before any of them
could be answered, Chloe pulled her lips back. She was again smiling
that mysterious smile of hers. "I'll see you again soon," she said in a
heated yet childish voice. She straightened her back and then walked
away.
Kirika released her ID card. Why had that felt so natural? Did
Chloe really understand her so? Kirika sighed heavily. Maybe she
couldn't become Kirika Yuumura for real. How did one turn a lie into
truth? Kirika really did care about Mireille, but maybe they weren't
meant to be together. Maybe Chloe, not Mireille, was the one who truly
accepted this young assassin for who she really was. After all, the
notion that Chloe was had romantic feelings for her seemed so natural.
But Chloe was in love with who Kirika used to be, and Mireille cared
about Kirika Yuumura, the "lie." It was just a false identity, a
substitute for her "real" one, so why did Kirika want to possess it so
much?
Was a lie really preferable to the truth? Kirika listened to the
sound of the fountain for a long time.
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