In the first few minutes after I woke up to the strange marking (which by the way, I refuse to call a tatoo. Tatoos don't open gashes) I found it wasn't as hard to hide as it seems and I was grateful it was on my heel. Even so, I made sure to cover it with a large bandage before slipping on my socks. That relief was quickly drowned out by the pain it caused me to simply walk. I cursed on my first step.

I decided that the high price of haveing the inconspituous marking on my heel wasn't worth the pain (Dear world, my elbow would have worked just fine too).

So after some stubling around I manged to see if I could get out of the house unsuspected and with out suspision, I figured it wouldn't be that hard once I found my mother uncounsious on the couch.

For the third morning in a row. I sighed heavily.

I limped out into the bitter cold Monday morning, closeing the door behind me quitely, anticipateing the running force that hits me every morning at 6:00 on the dot. I checked my watch wryly as I saw the minute hand tick on to the six that now signaled six-o-clock for only momenterly as I thought the inattamite object was laughing at me as I fell to the ground.

"Yaya, stop running ahead of me!" I heard Amu call from a distance to the pile on top of me.

"I think I would appreiate that as well." I murmured on her weight.

Yaya laughed as she dragged herself up, jumping up and down with exitment I was sure was caused by nothing much.

"Sorry Rima-tan! But you know it's October now!" She sqweed happily. At this time Amu was panting over to us and fell on the ground with exgustion. I rolled my eyes at them both.

"Yaya it's been October for a couple days now. I would also like to question how even though you're a grade younger then me you somehow mange to weigh about 20 times more then me."

She pouted as if it was the most obvious thing in the world while also brushing off my weight comment.

"Yes, and that means it's closer to Halloween!" She flailed her arms in exaperation, and turned to Amu who was still catching her breath. "Isn't that exciting?" Amu nodded in return.

I sighed once more making my way to the edge of my lawn and gazeing back at them both. Yaya was struggling to help Amu up with her suger coated arms that weren't used to lifting a high schooler as Amu whined about how weak she was, and I laughed lightly alowing a soft smile to over come me.

. . .tect . . . Portect. . . Protect them. . .!

"Eh?" I looked around frantcly, searching for the fimiluar voice. I felt a sinking feeling in my stomch at the vauge meaning of the words, hopeing I was wrong at what they meant.

Protect them from your past . . .! They're comeing back . . . !

I shut my eyes tightly bretheing in the cold wind that blew aganst my face, I felt the dizzying feeling creep up on me as I registired what that ment. I also barely remembered the voice from my odd dream.

"Where are you?" I ferosiously whispered to myself.

I mearly got silence in return.

I turned to look back at Amu and Yaya who were giddyly laughing out load for the world to hear there voices, having fun unknowing of my inner turmoil.

"Ignorange is bliss, I will never let the innocent see the world for what it is. To be strong and willing, to give up my life as it is. I will defeat Easter one day, and come back for your kiss." His voice rang clear in my mind and I could almost feel his smile on my neck.

Shivering I refused to give in to what used to be.

"Come on, or I'll leave without you!" I shouted to them. The words were huffed into the air, turning into mist before they floated upwords and dissappered; just as he did.

I turned and left for school.

Choco covered: Short chapter I know, but it seemed like a good place to end it. Plus some more mysterys to uncover~ :D I'll try to make the next chapter longer too.

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