True Love
Chapter 2
The day started out with the bright sun shining down on Yang's face. The bright light awakened her from her sleep and she quickly got out of bed. She went to the window and looked out to the distance. The morning sun was making its way over the distant mountains. She gathered her things and went to get ready.
"Hey Yang, when you're done, breakfast is in the kitchen!"
"Alright, almost ready!" She got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her head to quickly get downstairs for breakfast. From the kitchen, her uncle heard the sound of thudding coming from the staircase and he prepared her food. She slid the kitchen door open very roughly and sat herself down at the table. "Alright, what are we eating today?"
"Hm, you seem to be in a good mood today."
"Really? I don't feel that different." Her uncle gave her a suspicious look. "So what's on the menu?"
"Well, it's nothing special. It's just pancakes, scrambled eggs, and hashed browns." He put the plate in front of Yang and she dug in. While he was trying to enjoy his food, he constantly looked over at Yang who was devouring her food. She didn't look up for breath or nothing. "Hey, uh, Yang, you know there's no rush. You can slow down a bit." She swallowed a huge bite.
"Sorry. I just realized that the last time I ate was yesterday during lunch. However, it was worth it. This breakfast was great. Thank you. Would you mind if I take some with me?"
"Of course not. Help yourself." She stood up and went to the sink to put her plate and away. After that, she grabbed another plate and put some more food on it.
"Alright, I'm going to head out. I'll be back later."
"Already," he asked as he peeked out of the kitchen to see Yang run out of the house. He shook his head and went back into the kitchen to clean up the mess.
When Yang cleared the gate of the house, she ran for about a minute before she realized she had no idea on where the temple was. She looked to the horizon and saw that the sun had barely cleared the mountains and she told herself that there was no rush. She calmly walked into town and asked around where the temple was. After asking a few people, someone was finally able to direct her to the temple. Everybody before was insisting on why she wanted to go there, but she gave them a simple answer of I don't know.
She reached the temple and the place looked exactly the same. Leaves were still piled on the ground and the place looked beat up. As she inspected the place, she noticed the prayer room was closed. She walked to the building and slid open the door. Nobody was in there. She was curious so she closed the door and walked around the place, looking for Blake. Every room she came across was open, but no one was in it. Finally, she saw a small building in the back of the whole place so she decided to check it out. She opened the door and saw that Blake was face down on the ground. Yang knew something was wrong because she wasn't lying on the place where her bed was. She was a few feet away from it so she ran to her and placed her on her lap.
"Blake, are you okay?" Yang felt her face which seemed a little hot. After that, she placed her fingers on Blake's neck to check her pulse and it seemed fine. After a couple of seconds, Blake's eyes started to crack open slowly.
"Yang, is that you," she asked softly.
"Yeah, it's me. Are you okay?"
"Uh, I think so."
"What happened?"
"I don't know. I got up early this morning and then suddenly, I just collapsed. That's all I remember."
"How about you lie down for a bit?" Yang picked up Blake and laid her down on her bed. "Do you want some water?"
"Yes please. There's a pump right outside."
"Okay, I'll be right back." Yang left her room to get her some water and while she was gone, Blake put her hands in her face.
"Why," she asked quietly.
"Okay, I'm back." Yang saw Blake's hands on her face and grew concerned. "Is everything alright?" She shut the door behind her and got on her knees beside Blake.
"Yang, I know we just met, but I didn't want you to see me like this." Yang was confused. What did she mean by that?
"What do you mean?" Blake uncovered her eyes and looked at Yang. Yang had a really blank look on her face and Blake knew that it wasn't the right time.
"It's nothing. I'm just being dumb."
"Are you sure nothing's wrong?"
"Yeah." Blake sat up and grabbed the bowl Yang used for water. Yang stared at Blake while she was drinking water and couldn't help but think she was hiding something. She wasn't on this thought for a long time because she told herself that it was just her not thinking clearly.
"Oh yeah, if you're hungry, I brought some of my uncle's breakfast from this morning. It's actually pretty good." Yang pulled the plate from behind her back and showed it to Blake.
"Wow, that's really kind of you Yang. Thank you." Yang handed her the plate and she began to eat. As Yang watched her, she noticed that she seemed like a child who hadn't eaten for days. She didn't want to say anything for she didn't want to make her feel bad. It didn't take her very long to finish the food. "Wow, that was good."
"Well, I'm glad you liked it."
"Hey, I have an idea," she said as she was cleaning her mouth. "How about I show you around town? There's not much to see, but if you're with the right person, you won't regret it."
"Well, I can't argue with that. You want to go now?"
"Sure, the day's still young."
"Alright, come on." Yang paused. "You're not going to change?"
"No, why?"
"Nothing. Let's go." The two walked towards the door when Blake stopped behind her.
"You go on ahead. I'll meet you by the gate."
"Okay." Yang walked out and closed the door. Blake put her fist on her chest for that pain from yesterday was returning. She walked over to her desk and grabbed a container that was marked, "Take for pain relief." She took off the cap and tilted the container over. However, she stopped before anything could come out. She took a deep breath and looked up. After a couple of seconds, she closed the container and put away in a drawer.
"Look after the place while I'm gone." She walked out of the room and met up with Yang.
"Everything alright?"
"Yep, come on. You're missing out." Blake grabbed Yang's hand and pulled her along.
The first place Blake brought Yang to was the bridge. Yang couldn't help laugh because she had been here before. In fact, this was where her first memory was made. It was the place where she was knocked down by a rude passerby.
"Did you know that this bridge was built because it stands over a world-famous river?"
"Really?"
"Yeah. If you throw one of your belongings into the river and make a wish, it'll come true."
"You really believe that?"
"Of course I do. Here, watch." Blake untied her bow from her hair and held it in her hands as she made a wish. When she was finished, she let go of the bow and it fell into the river and disappeared.
"What'd you wish for?"
"For you to be safe and healthy the rest of your life."
"Why'd you wish that?"
"No reason." Yang was becoming intrigued by her. No normal person would wish for something like that. Also, her mind was telling her that she should see if what Blake told her was true. She pulled off her scarf and held it in her hands and made a wish. Again, she let go of the scarf and it fell into the river and disappeared. Yang watched it float to the water. As it touched the surface of the river, it literally disappeared.
"Huh."
"So, what did you wish for?"
"For us to remain friends forever."
"Why'd you wish for that?"
"I don't know. I just felt like it was appropriate for my situation."
"Hm." Blake grabbed Yang's again and dragged her along again. This time, Blake dragged her into the town. The next place she showed Yang was their town favorite yogurt store. It was a small, cube-looking building sandwiched by two bigger buildings.
"So what's so special about this place?"
"Don't ask, just try." Blake pulled her into the store and ordered their daily special.
"Blake, you don't have to. I have money."
"No, you're my guest today so I'm treating you."
"Alright," Yang said with an annoyed tone. Although she was getting a little uncomfortable that Blake was doing all of this for her, she was glad that it was her doing it. Something about Blake made her feel comfortable as a person. She didn't have to hide or act different; she could be normal around her. The store worker handed them their yogurt and Blake made Yang take the first bite. Right as the yogurt entered her mouth, Yang's face glowed with enjoyment.
"Aaahhh! This is amazing."
"See, I told you." After Yang realized how good it was, Blake grabbed a spoon a dug in as well. It took about 2 minutes until their cup was completely empty. They stood up, thanked the man for the yogurt, and left for the next destination. When they left the yogurt shop, Blake looked to the horizon and saw that the sun was starting to set. "Alright, I have one more place I want to show you." Yang braced herself for she was getting used to the tug of Blake's arm. They got on an empty bus and rode it up a mountain to the very top. They got out and Yang spoke out.
"So what's this place? I'm excited to hear what this place is known for." Blake didn't respond. She just walked silently to a lookout post at the edge of the cliff. Blake was so focused on the view that she totally forgot that Yang was with her. She put her hands on the railing of the lookout post and just stared. Yang followed behind her silently and took in the view as well.
"There's really nothing special about this place. Not a lot of people even know about this place. I just love it for the view. No other place here offers a view like this." Blake sighed. "I could just stay here all day." Yang looked at Blake who was enjoying herself. She's never seen a person more happy than her. It was so contagious that Yang grew a smile on her face. She walked up next to her and put her hand on top of Blake's.
"Blake, I want to tell you something. You know, when I first got here, I thought I would hate it here. I wouldn't find anything of use here. That was until I met you. You're such an interesting person who I have had the pleasure of meeting. You're different than everyone else I've met and right from the start, I knew there was something special about us."
"Yang, that's so sweet. That means a lot to me because I was thinking the same thing." Blake smiled at Yang and Yang returned to notion. After that, Yang turned back to face the sunset and realized it was turning orange.
"Hey, I think we should head back. It's getting late."
"Alright." They turned around to head back to the bus station when Blake collapsed. Luckily, Yang was there to catch her in her arms.
"Blake, are you okay?" There was no response.
"Blake, I'm going to get you home. Just hang on." Yang looked around and didn't see the bus in sight so she cradled Blake in her arms and started to run back to the temple. Yang ran as fast as she could, bumping into people left and right, but never stopping.
She finally made it to the temple and she ran through the courtyard. The leaves on the ground were disrupted as Yang passed by. When she got to Blake's room, she bashed down the door and set Blake down on her bed. She looked around the room for something that would help ease the pain. She didn't see anything in plain sight so she started to dig through the drawers and saw a container marked, " Take for pain relief." She pulled it out and put two pills in her hand. She walked over to Blake and brought her head up while putting the pills near her mouth. Blake's hand stopped Yang's before the pills fell into her mouth.
"Blake, you need these. Please take them." Blake gripped Yang's hand tighter to where the pills fell from her hand. Yang looked at Blake who was shaking her head. ""Why?" out of nowhere, Blake pulled Yang's body down to hers and hugged her.
"Because you are all I need." Yang's eyes shot open.
"What?"
"You answered my prayers. You're the one who'll help me on my journey. That's why I don't need those." Blake started to cry. "I'm sorry if you don't get this, but you mean so much to me. I just don't want to burden you with my problems."
"No, you're fine. I feel the same way as well." Yang pulled away.
"What do you mean?"
"Before I came here, and actually now, I have this problem where my mind has a hard time deciding on things. But with you, I don't feel that conflict. I feel like I can do anything, and I think it's because of you that I feel this way." A tear fell from Yang's eye. Blake saw the tear and wiped it from her face.
"It's alright. We have each other now." Yang smiled and went back to hugging Blake. "You know what, I'm starting to feel better."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I told you." Yang couldn't help but laugh at her comment. "Um Yang, do you mind staying here with me? Just so nothing bad happens again."
"Of course." Yang blew out the candles in her room and lied down next to Blake. The pain from her chest really exhausted her to the point where she had already fallen asleep. Yang had her arm over Blake's head and she stroked her hand against Blake's head. As the night grew late, Yang continued to watch Blake. Her eyes occasionally ventured to Blake's lips which were slightly open. When she realized that she did, she would quickly look somewhere else, but always found that they came back to it. As her mind began to weaken, she pulled her hair back and began to move closer to her lips. Her heart started to pound as she got closer and closer. Before their lips touched, Blake made a noise that made Yang stop her progress.
What am I doing? I can't do this. Suddenly, Yang found herself kissing Blake. Blake sneakily grabbed Yang's head and brought her down to her face. Yang was caught off guard. She couldn't believe that she was doing that. However, she wasn't against it. Blake finally pulled away and smiled at Yang. Yang was blushing and Blake hugged Yang once again. They held each other in their arms for the rest of the night.
End of Chapter 2