Without A Soul

On one cloudy and foggy day, a young boy about the age of fourteen was walking down the street. As he walked, he swayed and sometimes almost fell over. A couple people asked him if he was okay, but he didn't answer them. They all walked away, thinking he would be fine. The thing is, he doesn't have a soul, and it was taken away from him. As the boy walked, he saw a white figure ahead. Him, having no soul, ignored it. The boy in white, however, would not.

Rei's POV

There I was, standing on the street, when someone bumped into me. I turned around and saw a boy about fourteen just lying there. I bent down and asked, "Are you alright?" even though he bumped into me. He didn't answer, he just lied there. I noticed people were staring.

"C'mon! Mom's waiting!" I said loud enough, pretending to be his brother. I took his arm, and helped him up, although he didn't help himself. Since I couldn't just leave in the streets, I took him home. He didn't make it easier by walking, I dragged him pretty much the whole way. When I got home, Tyson asked me why I had a boy with me.

"He bumped into me, and he looked so...helpless," I said, then, I took him into my room. That is when I noticed a silver necklace he was wearing. I looked at it, and it said, "Gyou". From what Tyson had told me, that meant "luck" in Japanese. I figured that was his name. "Your name is Gyou?"

He nodded. He sort of looked like that girl from that horror movie, only he wasn't a girl, and he didn't have a dead face. I asked a bunch of questions, which he didn't answer. He just sat there and stared into space. I started to get up, then, I felt a tug on my shirt. I turned around quickly and saw Gyou holding my shirt. Then,

"Don't...leave," he barely whispered.

I started at him. "Why not?"

He didn't answer. I started to walk away, again after prying him from my shirt. Then, I felt a tug at my hair. I turned around. He had my hair. "Hey! Let go!" I said.

"Don't...leave," he said again, though a little bit more sternly.

I sighed. "Why not?"

"Everybody...left me," he whispered.

"What?" I asked, and sat down.

"Everyone...left me," Gyou said, "and went on with...someone else."

Does this mean...he's an orphan? I wondered.

Then, Kai walked in. "Rei, I need..." he stopped, and looked at Gyou.

"Is something wrong?" Rei asked.

"Uh, no, everything's fine," Kai said, then started to talk to Rei.

Normal POV

Kai left the room, not even taking his eyes off of Gyou.

"That was weird," Rei said.

Gyou said nothing.

"Uh, are you hungry?" Rei asked. Gyou just moved his head slightly up and down, and Rei took that as a yes. For the sake of his hair, Rei helped Gyou get up and walked to the kitchen. When they got there, Rei set Gyou down on the chair at the table.

"I don't suppose you want to eat anything hard, so..." he said, as he searched the kitchen. Gyou said nothing again. "You really don't want to talk? C'mon, say something." He came with a bowl of smashed apples known as applesauce.

"I...can't...eat," Gyou said.

"You can't?" Rei said.

"No," Gyou said, "I can't...use my arms."

"So...how are you going to eat?" Rei asked.

"The answer is right in front of you," Rei looked up and saw Max.

"What?" Rei said, and looked at the spoon, "this?"

"Uh yeah," Max said, "if he can't use his arms, you have to."

"Uh, okay," Rei said, then Max came in and sat in the chair across from them. Rei took the spoon and lifted it to Gyou. Gyou took a little at a time. When he had enough, he wouldn't take anymore. Of course, he didn't use his arms, and knocked Rei's arm and the spoon flew out, and hit Max. Max was covered in applesauce. Gyou smiled just a little bit.

"Great. Now I have to change," Max said, then looking at the expression on Gyou's face said, "but, it's not your fault."

"Well, I think I'm going to go to bed now," Rei said, and helped Gyou up, "and I suppose you have to sleep in the same room. You won't let go of my HAIR!"

Rei let go of Gyou by accident and Gyou grabbed Rei's hair while he fell, which hurt. Rei looked at Max, and Max held Gyou up.

"He really needs to stop doing that," Rei said.

"Well, by the looks of it, he needs to learn how to walk," Max said. Rei said good night to Max and helped Gyou up the stairs. He was thankful he bought that extra bed. He set Gyou on and sat down next to him.

"So, do you want to talk about something?" Rei asked.

"Sure," Gyou whispered.

"Uh, okay," Rei said, "so, how come your like this?"

"I have no..."Gyou said, then paused.

"You have no?" Rei asked, "you have no what?"

"I have no..."Gyou started, then, he started to fall asleep.

He looks so...lifeless, thought Rei After Rei tucked him in, muttering to himself, he to went to sleep.

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