"EASIER TO RUN"

By, ZERO-SAMA

 

NOTES: Yes this is a song-fic, but when I copied from ChibiChibi-Chan's original scripture, I had the concept of an actual AMV (anime music video) in my mind. On another note, while reading it, it's a good idea to have the song playing ("Easier To Run" - Linkin Park). It makes a bit more sense that way. It is also a MUST to read NGW before you read this. Enjoy...

 

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FADE IN:

 

Shingo: *under another desk* *sees Haruka pass by him, jumps out and points his gun at Haruka's head*

Haruka: *does the same at Shingo*

 

Shingo: *looks at Seiya* What are you trying to hide?

Seiya: What are you?

 

Seiya: ...feeling like you're looking in a mirror?

 

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It's easier to run

Replacing this pain with something numb

It's so much easier to go

Than face all the pain here all alone

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Shingo: *looks down at the water* Friends...

 

Shingo: ..What do you want now, Zero? *watches his reflection speak with no words coming out but he still catches what it says and repeats the word slowly* Sandstorm...

 

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Something has been taken

From deep inside of me

A secret I've kept locked away

No one can ever see

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Ariel: ...*grabs his arm and looks at his wrist*

Shingo: ...

 

Zero: You lied to me Shingo.

Shingo: I lied?

Zero: You said I would learn something. I fail to see what I've learned, if anything.

 

Zero: I don't need to answer any of your questions

Atta: Because you know you're as guilty as you should be.

 

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Wounds so deep they never show

They never go away

Like moving pictures in my head

For years and years they've played

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Ariel: ...STOP THIS SHINGO!

Shingo: Why? *looks at the match that was now lit* this is going to be fun.

 

Seiya: ...*hears Zero scream and fall back while dropping the knife to the ground* That must've hurt. *looks at Zero covering his face as blood runs between his hands*

 

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If I could change I would

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'Milliardo': ...I'll miss you...

 

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Take back the pain I would

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'Milliardo' and Haruka pull out their guns and point them at each other.

 

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Retrace ever wrong move that I made I would

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'Milliardo': It was a mistake.

 

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If I could, stand up and take the blame I would

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Haruka: MISTAKE?!

 

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If I could take all the shame to the grave I would

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'Milliardo': Shit

 

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If I could change I would

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Both fire their guns at each other the same time the door opens.

 

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Take back the pain I would

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Haruka: ...you still with us?

 

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Retrace ever wrong move that I made I would

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'Milliardo': *raises the gun to his head*

 

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If I could, stand up and take the blame I would

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'Milliardo': *pulls the trigger*

 

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I would take all my shame to the grave

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Rena: MILLIARDO-SAA!

 

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It's easier to run

Replacing this pain with something numb

It's so much easier to go

Than face all the pain here all alone

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Milliardo: *thinking* Haruka... What happened? Why do I have this weird sinking feeling?

 

Haruka: *moves Sandstorm out of the way and instead gets hit*

 

Shingo: Stop it!

Taleb: *punches Haruka in the face and let's him go*

 

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Sometimes I remember

The darkness of my past

Bringing back these memories

I wish I didn't have

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Haruka: *drops the gun and looks up* I've failed you, Michiru.

 

Ariel: I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. I can't believe you're gone now. No, I can't believe you gave up! You always do this! You're always giving up! Why?!

 

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Sometimes I think of letting go

And never looking back

And never moving forward

So there'd never be a past

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Shingo: ...*watches Sandstorm stomp towards him*

 

Seiya's window cracks slightly as he falls off his bed to the floor...

 

Shingo: *uncovers his face and looks up at the sharp daggers of shattered glass pointing at him in the air*

 

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If I could change I would

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Shingo shivered as another cold breeze went by...

 

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Take back the pain I would

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...with snow flying into his face...

 

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Retrace ever wrong move that I made I would

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...He walked out of the woods and onto a street...

 

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If I could, stand up and take the blame I would

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...and looked ahead of him at the lights from the city...

 

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If I could take all the shame to the grave I would

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...Shingo ran as fast as he could...

 

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If I could change I would

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...towards the nearest establishment...

 

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Take back the pain I would

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...and nearly ran into a few people leaving...

 

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Retrace ever wrong move that I made I would

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...as he ran into the warm building...

 

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If I could, stand up and take the blame I would

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...He slowly walked past people as they talked among themselves...

 

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I would take all my shame to the grave

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...in a whispering level.

 

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Just washing it aside

All of the helplessness inside

Pretending I don't feel misplaced

Is so much simpler than change

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Duet: Loser

Ariel: Pathetic.

Ling: Worthless

Haruka: Murderer

Shingo: *falls to his knees* It wasn't me! I swear! Just leave me alone! Go away! I hate all of you! You never liked me in the first place! GO AWAY!

 

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It's easier to run

Replacing this pain with something numb

It's so much easier to go

Than face all the pain here all alone

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Clone: ...*fires the gun just before Zero rips his arm off*

Zero: ...*gets the gun out of the severed arm's hand and fires it repeatedly at the clone's head until it stops moving*

 

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It's easier to run

If I could change I would

Take back the pain I would

Retrace every wrong move that I made

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Duo: ...*takes out a rolled up newspaper and hits Trowa on the head repeatedly*...

 

Seiya: ...I'm going to wait.

Shingo: For what?

Seiya: For the real Shingo Winner. *gets up and starts walking away*

 

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It's easier to go

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Seiya continued staring across...

 

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If I could change I would

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...the room at Ariel...

 

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Take back the pain I would

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...until he managed to shake off the strange feeling...

 

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Retrace ever wrong move that I made I would

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...and looked back down at the manga...

 

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If I could, stand up and take the blame I would

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...he was hiding in a science book.

 

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I would take all the shame, to the grave...

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Shingo: *lifts his head and stares with a slightly cold glare* I want to die...

 

FLASH OUT: