A Peak Between Realms (Short Story Collection)

The Fever

And there she lay, the once radiant Arisa of the noble Amamiya clan. Sister to Aiko and Rika Amamiya who fell in love with someone she could never be with, beautiful but deadly flowers were found stemming from her body when she was found dead today.

A single tear slipped down my cheek as I read the most recent news, truth be told I loved my sister and when the fever started and no doctor could figure out what the phenomenon was I was terrified. Her undying love for that Mitsuki girl was what started this, her love was what killed her and this fever was so dangerous that this was the day I vowed I would never love someone.

Then I met her.

She had light honey skin as soft as a feather, bright green eyes that sparkled like peridot when in the sun. She had long silky soft chestnut colored hair that came down in beautiful waves like an ocean, she dressed in jewels and dresses I had never seen before and that made me love her even more.

“Evony, such a beautiful name” I say as I fell back on my bed as my personal maid giggled “I thought you wouldn’t fall in love?” She says “Nanao I’m not in love! It’s just a small crush, it’ll disappear as soon as it appeared!” I retorted playfully as she giggled once again. “She smelled like honey and cinnamon! Can you believe it?” I say, practically fawning over her. My dreams were even filled with her that night.

Weeks went by and soon I only fell deeper in love with her, odd pains in my chest started to happen. I shrugged it off and went on and more time passed, I started coughing and running a fever just like my sister but I still went with her until one day flowers were being coughed up. I was in her arms when I was coughing up blood and flowers and those words saved me those three words that she spoke.

“I love you Rika”