Woohoo second chapter lets keep going!
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Only we know what is true. The hinamori's, who used to be skeptics, are exposed to this secret. They are the only part Fae left in the whole world. I am the only living half Fae alive. And with me, the fae will be an extinct species.
(Amus's POV)
As we arrived at the field in our swimsuits Yaya and Kukai unloaded the row boat they took here. I however am soaked to the brim with water and am enjoying the warm breeze that blows onto my wet skin. Suddenly its all dark and there is something on top of my head. A lift it off to find Kukai running towards the middle of the field with a towel wrapped around his neck like a cape.
I take the towel that was thrown on me, probably by Kukai, and dry off.
Walking towards the middle, that's our spot. We would talk the night away and watch the flowers bloom at midnight when the moon was at its highest. It was also the spot where every time we came here, Yaya and Kukai would ask me to sing. Then I would deny them and say something along the lines of "I'm horrible" or something like that, and they would continue to beg until I caved and sang them a song.
"Hey Amu would you sing that song again, it's my favorite!" Kukai said laying on his towel with his eyes shut.
"But-" I started
"No buts Amu! You promised last time that everytime we came here you would sing for us, and if you don't we won't come here again!" he said sitting up and crossing his arms.
"Fine!" I pouted
"?feathers floating down
slowly in the night
the stars gleaming till dawn
but the feather was gone.
the wind picking up
the moon going down
the girl standing alone
with no one around
a whistle breaking through
the silent night
all that is left
is the bright light?"
"That was wonderful Amu-chi" Yaya cheered wiping tears from her eyes
"Yeah Amu, I can't believe you don't like to sing" he said sadly
"You know exactly why I don't like to sing" I replied
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. We all know why you don't like to sing but that doesn't mean your not good. You're fantastic Amu-chi and you know it!" she said snidely.
"Let's get back before sunrise. We can't be late or we'll be late." Kukai claimed standing and gathering our contents and loading it back into the row boat.
"Kukai?" I called after him. He stood, frozen staring with all the blankets and towels in his hands.
Suddenly a scream erupted from the other side of the lake as did a light that could only be caused by fire.
"Down with the bloody beast!" a voice called from the other side.
"Amu!" he called dropping whatever was in his arms. He ran towards me with an impossible speed gripping my arm and dragging me towards the woods. Yaya was already there waiting for us with cloaks that I had no idea she had.
"We must go! We don't have much time!" she called, seemingly mature for the moment even though she was the most childish person I know.
"Whats happening?"
Kukai stopped briefly looking into my eyes "They heard you sing, someone must have been nearby. Although there are few, some believers are still around the town and if one of them heard we are in danger, you are in danger we must leave immediately to keep you safe." his stern face spoke with authority just like the guard he was raised to be. I couldn't have been prouder. he finally reached his goal.
*******
(Flashback 7 years earlier)
"Hey Amu! you up yet?" the high pitched male voice rang around the attic
"Be quiet you idiot we don't want anyone to hear us now do we" I said from my arts and crafts table.
"Right, I know that. Guess what?" he was way to enthusiastic in the morning
"What?" I gaped
"One day, when I'm older I'll be a guard just like all of my brothers and then I'll protect you from all the mean people out there." he grinned and swooshed his arms back and forth for dramatics. He truly was my best friend in the whole world.
"I'm sure you'll do great if you train everyday and work REALLLYYY hard" the small me said proudly
"Thanks Amu!" and he wrapped his scrawny arms around my small body
(end of flash back)
"Amu! Run before they get here!" they said a few steps ahead of me. And with that, I ran for my life through the ever twisting path in the woods. Jumping fallen trees and ducking low branches. Kukai and Yaya were having trouble keeping up with my pace.
We slowly rounded the edge of the woods down to a path that lead the long way to town.
"Okay, don't run, don't attract attention, but do hurry back to the house. We'll take lead. Amu, this is very important keep your hood up and head down. You must not be seen or it will be the death of you"
The serious air was choking me and my head was swinging with all the thoughts running amuck inside my brain.
"Hood up Amu!" he quietly yelled pulling it up himself. He continued to grab my hand and pull me down the road.
*******
"What have you done!" father's face was beat red as screamed at me and Kukai
"You were almost caught and that would mean the end of all three of you- where did Yaya go?" he stopped staring at the empty space besides me.
"Mama pulled her away to finish her chores or something like that." I said quietly staring at my feet.
"Oh, Amu, I'm not mad at you. I'm just scared. Your mother and I, we do love you, very much so. We don't know what we would do if you died because of this stupid curse. But seen as you almost were caught last night, you may ot leave that attic EVER again."
"But papa-"
"No buts Amu. Kukai would you mind taking her back to her room. You may stay with her until dinner and then your brothers asked for you to return home."
"Of course sir" he said with respect and duty clear in his voice.
"Lets go Kukai!" I stomped away like an angry child.
*******
"What are you going to do?" Kukai sat at the table resting his head in his hands looking bored out of his mind.
"Like I can do anything, I'm forever stuck up here with no life. I'll end up withering away up here until someone notices the stench." I continued to burry my head into the mound of blankets on my bed.
"Come on Hinamori, its not like its the end of the world, at least you have me and Yaya still, ne?"
"Thanks for trying Kukai. Anyway when did you start calling me Hinamori again? when was it last, around 3 years ago?" I teased seeing the blush from across the dark room.
"S-Shut up! I always call you that when your upset. And don't you ask why, I just do." and he got up and walked towards the stairs. "I'll be back in a minute. Yaya wanted help carrying in some groceries when she got back. I swear it'll only take 10-15 minutes tops." and then he left me in the window-less room sitting silently with my thoughts.
'And forever more the Fae will cease to exist with the end of my life. All the fae blood running through our bloodlines has ceased to have been passed down and I am the last Hinamori cursed by this blood. The last in the world cursed by this blood.'
WOW thats an intense ending for you. haha just joking.
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