Chapter Three:
I woke with a start. My whole body was drenched in sweat. I wish I could remember what my dream was. On second thought I think it will be alright if I forget for a little while. My nose caught the aroma of something mouthwatering. I wondered outside my room and let my nose carry me to the kitchen. "What are you making Rin?" i asked him.
"Sukiyaki! I'm sure you'll love it" he said with his attention buried deeply into his cooking work. I sat at the bar just overlooking the kitchen. The cold seat beneath my bottom gave me chills. One bowl was already in line to the seat next to me. I waited patiently as the food was carefully prepared. He turned around and nearly dropped the bowls. His face was lit up with many shades of red. "Are you alright Rin?" I asked him. "Uh.. Y-yeah, eat up okay." he said as he placed the bowls down. What was wrong? Rin didn't come out of the kitchen for a long time. Yukio was just strolling inside the kitchen when I turned around to see who it was. His reaction was practically the same, except maybe magnified.
"Uh! Oh my God! Lili. Um. Here you can have my coat." he said dropping his briefcase immediately and ripping off his fancy jacket and giving it to me. I was naked. Hmm so that's why the stool was so cold? I stood and took the jacket from him, his face still alight. I wonder when I became naked. Oh well, it's of no importance to me really. "Is it safe now?!" Rin called from inside the kitchen. "Yeah!" Yukio replied. I stared at two sticks next to my bowl. "You use the chopsticks to eat, like this." Rin illustrated difficult movements and I was confused. I picked up one stick and put it up straight in the bowl. Nothing happened. I looked at me with an expressionless face "Nothing happened" I said to him. Rin chuckled, "So cute. Here I'll get you a fork."
After we all ate I was sent to my room to go change. I thanked Yukio for his jacket and attempted to take it off, Yukio freaked out and his face got red again. So he sent me up here. I changed into my school uniform and joined Rin and Yukio outside my room. Kuro was begging Rin to go with us but he told the little black twin-tail no. I was kind of sad to leave him alone all day, cooped up in their room. I wonder what he does all day? Well he's a cat, so he might sleep.
It took us roughly thirty minutes to walk from our old dorm to the main academy building. Yukio called it True Cross Academy. the whole city was huge really. a train station went right through the city. the streets were full of twists and turns and cramped spaces. I loved this change. The air was full of flavor, food similar to what i had this morning was wafting effortlessly on every street corner. This aroma was part of the city I suppose, unlike me. I don't know how Yukio or Rin remember all of the street names to even get to the school. Yukio departed with us as soon as there was another large hallway, the teachers' quarters was over there coupled with the administrations department.
"You alright there Lili? You just seem really quiet." concern emanating in Rin's tone, which to be honest I didn't expect from him. I didn't want to go in. Not after what happened yesterday. "I don't like ." I stated. "Oh. Well if it makes you feel any better I'll be right next to you. 'Kay?" he reassured me with a smile. It didn't make me feel any better, not at all. Rin sitting next to me, that didn't make the lies go away. That didn't make the truth come out. It was quiet at first when I sat down. Shiemi broke the awkward moment when she came in and apologized for being late, even though she wasn't late yet.
"Oh! Lili! Um, are you okay? You gave us quite a scare yesterday. Is something bothering you?" Shiemi said leaning into me.
"I'm fine. I just remembered some things that I didn't really want to. " I smiled back at her. She passed me and put her hand on my shoulder. Stop it. Don't give me any sympathy. She went to her seat behind mine. Yukio entered the classroom. He set his briefcase on the teacher's desk.
"We are taking a field trip today. This is a privilege so don't ruin it by goofing off." Bon coughed and slipped in Rin's name. I thought that was kind of rude. We all gathered our stuff and followed Yukio out the door. We traveled through the maze that was the True Cross Academy. A thin sheet of snow blanketed everything in sight. We followed Yukio to the train station. I had no idea where we were going. Apparently no one, not even Rin, knew either. We boarded the train, some other people were with on the train with us. Bystanders.
The train had almost no difficulty in the weak snow. I sat in the window seat gawking over the beautiful scenery. There was a thick fog inching it's way past miles of trees. Cow pastures and desolate landscapes. The sun was bright and then something else happened. The train came to a screeching halt. Some women screamed, clutched their small children in their arms. I looked out the window. A girl probably a year younger than I was standing in mid-air. I recognized her face immediately. My heart skipped several beats as I stared at her.
I placed my hand on the window like I could touch her. My breath fogged the glass. please stay there! I'll come for you. I frantically wiped the fog from the glass. She was still there. She turned and started to walk slowly forward. I rose from my seat. "Lili? What's wrong?" Rin said from the seat next to me. I had to reach her. I had to tell her I was sorry. That what I did was wrong. A tear fell from my eye and landed on Rin's and as I exited the row and bolted down the aisle. "Lili!" he called for me. I paid no attention to him.
I heaved at the door of the car and finally got it open once Yukio was in sight, with everyone else behind him making their way up the aisle. Stop! This isn't your fight! you'll only get hurt in the end! I hoped down from the car and searched for her again. Her foot prints were still there. I followed them until I got to the front of the train. My chest ached again, the way it did yesterday. "Sister! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me! I didn't know what I was doing then! I- I never knew I would turn into-" My voice was cracking greatly. Her body was translucent now. Yukio and the others caught up to me. but someone else interrupted me. A man.
"How touching, Trying to redeem yourself are you? Lilith the queen of hell" it was a demon. All the others we very shocked at his words. The cat was out of the bag, and I couldn't put it back in. So I made my self visible to them. Red spider lilies emerged from the snow. My eyes turned yellow, like a wolf. my nails came to a point, sharp as razors. My tears turned red, like blood. I stood. I turned my head towards them. It had been so long since I opened my wings.
They were a brilliant haunting black. the feathers were all pointed similar to the end of swords. I heard gasps from Konekomaru and Shiemi. My wings dragged on the ground scooping up small bits of snow. "Are you afraid of me? You should be." I said a bloody tear falling from my cheek and making the snow red. Blood curdling screams came from the train. "A demon, a temptress! An evil crone! Lord Jesus help us all!" The woman held out a crucifix that used to be around her neck. she pointed it in my direction swallowed by fear.
More ache appeared in my heart. I buckled under the weight of the pain. My knees planted in the snow. I formed the snow into a crystal pure white sword. I leaned on it my hands shaking. My tears flowed continuously now. My head was bowed now staring at the rich red snow that I had made. It hurt so much! "Now now that is no way to talk to my queen like that you ignorant bitch!" the demon said moving swiftly and brought the woman to her knees, dragged her out into the snow and onto the tracks.
"Teach this one a lesson your grace!" he said nobly clutching the woman's jaw. Yukio raised his gun, determined now. My voice was weak. My sister had vanished. I managed to choke out a no. "Hmm? Say it louder? Tell this bitch who's master!" I stood and yanked my sword from the ground. The woman screamed in terror. "Don't do it Lili! called Rin. I was fast in my execution. He didn't even know what hit him. "But I was your faithful servant Lilith! How could you betray me like this?!" he bellowed. I looked into his eyes. He was scared. He was afraid of me. "I am not your queen" I said to him a tear falling from my eye and mixing with the demons' blood.
He was filled with anger now. "Satan will hear of this!" he swore to me in his last moments. He dissipated into an orb of light and disappeared. The woman ran screaming for her life and echoing the queen of the devil! I dropped my sword and it returned to the ground as white snow. I collapsed to my knees. I returned myself to my human form. I looked to the sky. What was he thinking of me now? I clutched my chest and screamed like I was dying. The pain was near unbearable. I burst into tears and fell to my side into the snow. A red spider lily in my sights was the last thing i remembered before I lost consciousness. Rin and Yukio came running after me. Stop. My heart can't take your sympathy. It hurts me too much.