Iris and Jin

by xvicariousx

A young friend of Touya has been brought over to meet all of his friends. She seems strange, and she even acts strange. Her soul and her spirit seem to be crying on the inside despite the fact that she still smiles. She definitely has something to hide; even from her best friend Amy. Characters included: Touya, Jin, Chu, Rinku, Shishiwakamaru

6. Chapter 6: Slight confession

I looked at him, not knowing what to say, or where to begin.

"What are you talking about? I asked him, he couldn't possibly know.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about. Touya told me everything before I went on a killing spree to find the damn bastard that hurt you."

I sat up in silence. I didn't know what to say still. I felt my face begin to grow hot. I looked at him, but I couldn't make eye contact for very long without looking away.

"I do care about you, you know."

I looked at him, astonished. He cared about me?

"I haven't told anyone, Jin. You're not the only one who doesn't know. And you know Touya; he can read people like a book. It's not my fault he was able to figure it out."

"That still doesn't answer my question."

"I don't want to talk about it, I'm sorry." I looked away from him.

"When are you going to tell me? Are you ever going to tell me?"

"I don't know-" I got cut off from the tears running down my face. I didn't know what to say to him, I didn't know how to let him know I cared about him too. Torture.

"I'm so sorry lass," he got up, and hugged me around my shoulders, being mindful of my injuries. My face was against his sculpted chest which muffled my sobs. I didn't really want hugged, I was kind of mad at him. I knew I couldn't fight him though. The other part of me wanted to be hugged, by him especially. "I didn't mean to make you cry."

After several minutes, he let go and bent over so that we were face to face.

"Stop crying, we are taking you home today" he said with a smile. That smile that I missed so much.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." I said back to him with a slight smile.

A nurse followed by Amy came in.

"Alright, Iris. The doctor said you can be released. Your friend here has pain killers for you. You can walk on your foot, but that doesn't mean walk a lot. You still need rest. Be careful, okay?"

I nodded and she handed me bandages to put on the spots where needles were in my skin, then she left.

"Are you ready to go? Everyone else has headed home." Said Amy.

"Yeah, get me out of here."