If I Never Knew You Letter #6

To: Lawliet
From: Erza

I know you love me
And I believe
We can be
Together forever
As one being

On Earth being

Alive, I know

Things forever.

You and me

Are meant to be

This I believe.

If we believe

No being

Cannot be

In the know.

You and me

Can live forever.

Forever

To believe

In me

And being

In the know.

To be

Or not to be.

We need forever

To know

And believe

In our being.

I need me.

With only me,

I know "be"

Is my being.

Ever and forever.

Wish to believe

And know.

Being me

I know to be

Together forever is believe.

Lawliet, Lawliet, Lawliet! I'll use your real name every chance I get. I couldn't sleep, so I wrote this. Even now you're sitting next to me on your computer. Hopefully you'll find this before we leave. I love you so much. I don't haave much left to say, because you're right next to me. Know I love you forever.

~Erza

If I Never Knew You Letter #5

L
11-52-004
Japan

Erza Kirkland and Death the Kid

42-42-564

Death City, Japan

Dear Erza and begrudgingly Kid,

I’m sorry I couldn’t make it to the airport. I got lost. Please don’t tell anyone else that I have a horrible sense of direction. I’ll meet you in Death City in a few days. Watari and Kiku will make sure I  get there.

To Kid: Yes, I did deduce your letter to me. I’ve decided that you are a normally silent young man who becomes uncontrollable when when those you love are threatened. Fear not, I have no intention of hurting your precious cousin.

To Erza: I very much enjoyed the poem you sent me and have decided to sent my own. I’ll add it at the end. You know I love you, but my reasoning has deduced that if I don’t tell you, your love for me will decrease by approximately 10%. So, I love you my darling Erza. At this point, I would add some fluffy compliments, but this is not a private letter. Therefore, I will save those for when we see each other.

With that, I bid you both farewell. Hopefully you will see me before you see this letter, but in the chance you don’t, know I will be arriving soon.

Beauty illuminates your face.

Seeing each other is a gift.

What keeps us apart is always a case.

I know you have bought something lace.

When I see you, your eyes will lift.

Beauty illuminates your face.

We both work at constant pace.

Sometimes we are miffed.

For what keeps us apart is always a case.

To your side, I now race.

Hurry, to seal the rift.

As beauty illuminates your face.

To your love, I make haste.

But always parted by the cliff.

Of what keeps us apart, always a case.

How I wish to take a mace

And as a knight, cause the shift.

Of beauty illuminating your face.

But what keeps us apart is always a case.

If I Never Knew You Letter #4

Death the Kid
42-42-564
Death City, Japan

L

11-52-004

Japan

Dear L,

I can't believe you're back in Japan. Please fell free to come to Death City. I would like to see you again. Erza talks so much about you. Sometimes I wonder if you're the guy she is dating. But then she tells me how romantic he is and I can't suspect you. You're too straight forward for that. Besides, we're meeting him at the airport. But then again, she has been calling him John Doe. Let me tell you something L, if you break her heart I will f***ing break your f***ing face. Don't play your sh**y games with her either. She may be naive, but she doesn't sit around for that s**t. By the way:

Careless

1. The feelings that make love.

2. How could you, of all people, do that?

3. The choices that she's made.

4. The reasons you won.

5. The way you act.

I guess you could call this letter a threat, no. Do that. Call it a threat and deduce my words the way you always do. Don't try and us decoys with me either. I've felt your soul resonance and I know how to find you. Yes L, you can run, but you can never hide.

I can't wait to see you at the airport on Thursday and I'm sure you'll get this before then. Until Thursday.

-Death the Kid

If I Never Knew You Letter #3

Erza Kirkland
60-42-015
Siberia, Russia

John Doe

11-52-004

Wammy's House, England

My dearest John,

How I wish you'd let me use your name! I hate loving you secretly. I know we've been texting and calling, but I just had to write at least once. I miss you terribly. All the boys have treated my like perfect gentlemen. Feli was the only one who flirted even a little and I'm sure he didn't mean it. I wrote a poem just for you!

The snow flutters to the ground.

I can't help but think of you.

I hear your voice all around.

And in my heart, I know you're true.

I can't help but think of you.

You visit me in dreams at night.

And in my heart, I know you're true.

But then you're gone in morning light.

You visit me in dreams at night.

I heard your voice all around.

But then you're gone in morning light.

When the snow flutters to the ground.

Proof that I am thinking of you. I wrote Kid about you. I hope he approves. I know you think it's silly, but he's my best friend and 4th cousin. His opinion matters as much as my parents. In a few days I'll see him and you again. My two important men. I'll let you solve your puzzles now. 

XOXO Love,

                    Erza Kirkland

If I Never Knew You Letter #2

Death the Kid
42-42-564
Death City, Japan

Erza Kirkland

60-42-015

Siberia, Russia

Dear Erza,

I'm glad to hear you're doing good. I can't wait to see you as well. You know I've never been one for writing on paper, or writing in general. Has it really been 3 years since we've last seen each other?

Not much has happened here. Liz and Patty keep me somewhat sane. Make and Soul are officially dating now. took them long enough. Black Star is still annoying, though Tsubaki has mellowed him a little bit. Just a little, like a grain of sand. The little d**k.

I've been taking really good pictures lately. I have to tell you about this waterfall I found. There was a blanket of moss on the rocks sleeping next to it and the water swayed like drying blankets in a crisp summer wind. I closed my eyes to make sure I wasn't dreaming. When I opened my eyes, the blanket of water continued to flow in a soft symphony sound. It was like the gently flow of an oboe and not the raucous blast of a trumpet. I sat down and almost didn't want to nap a picture and invade the peace. But I snapped it anyway and now I have a picture worth a million words.

I can't wait to show you around. Kiku's been in thought with me as well, so I'll be with him at the airport when you come. John sounds like a wonderful guy, but I can't be sure until I meet him. As long as he doesn't hit my shoulders. I'll see you in the next few weeks, but for now I have to deal with some keshan. 

Your friend,

                   Death the Kid

If I Never Knew You Letter #1

Erza Kirkland
60-42-015
Siberia, Russia

Death the Kid

42-42-564

Death City, Japan

Dear Death the Kid,

Darkness falls in the city.

Darkness falls in the city.

Light illuminates my thoughts.

Light illuminates my thoughts.

My thoughts falls in darkness.

The city illuminates light.

Please don't leave me.

Please don't leave me.

I never wanted to be abandoned.

I never wanted to be abandoned.

To be never wanted me.

Please. I don't leave abandoned.

Words fly across the page.

Words fly across the page.

I think I'm going crazy.

I think I'm going crazy.

Going crazy, I think I'm across.

The page fly words.

Thoughts fly across crazy.

Words illuminates my abandoned darkness.

Please falls going in the city.

Don't I never think I'm me?

I wanted to be the page.

Light. Leave.

It's called a paredell. I wrote it thinking of you. Please excuse my imperfect writing. I'm trying my best. Now, onto my letter. I've been travelling this summer. Arthur met me in England and Francis took me through France. Then Antonio showed me Spain. Lovino picked me up and we took a short boat ride to Italy. I got seasick and Lovi cussed at the captain. Feliciano was thrilled when we landed. After I stopped wanted to throw up, we had pasta. Lots and LOTS of pasta. all the countries had to show me around. It was an interesting way to tour Europe. I'm in Russia with Ivan now. He gave me a bouquet of sunflowers. They're beautiful. I'm on the Trans-Siberian Railroad train right now. I'll be in Japan in two weeks. Kiku's metting me at the airport and taking me straight to Death city. I can't wait to see you again. Has it really been 7 years since high school and 3 since we last saw each other face to face? I be you haven't changed at all. It's sad we won't be able to spend much time together, but it's all precious. I almost don't want to go back to work.

John is meeting me at the airport as well. You'll get to meet him face to face. I hope you approve. You know how important it is for me that you do. I've already told you all about him, but he's so adorable and sweet! Just like his cake he always eats.

I hope everything is well in Death City. Until I see you next Kid!

Your friend forever,

Erza Kirkland                                                                              

If I Never Knew You

June 6, 2072

These letters are what remains of the correspondence between my mother, her best friends, and my father between the years 2022-2025. Mom gathered and saved them carefully in her last years. She died May 14, 2072.