Chapter 10

Why does he look so familiar, who is he???

"Who are you?"

"You know her?"

"no"

"Let's go"

He's lying he knows me, he knows who I am.

"Why won't you tell me who I am?"

"……………Sometimes it's better to have no memories rather than remembering painful ones……………."

PANIFUL MEMORIES

"I don't understand……wait don't go….please …."


Your eyes shot open as soon as you heard those last words. That scene played through your head over and over again until you just couldn't stand it anymore. Who was talking, what memories, why would you have a dream like that. You know who you were, even if you couldn't remember a few things before your mother saved you. Those memories weren't important, you didn't want to think about that dream anymore.

You tried to get up but for some reason you couldn't, you looked down to see a pair of arms wrapped around your waist. When you looked up you noticed that it was Hao, you had fallen asleep in his arms again. This was starting to be a common occurrence, he used the excuse of keeping warm to keep you in his arms. To you it seemed a little too convenient, you wouldn't have minded it too much if you were wearing more than just his poncho. You liked being close to Hao but this wasn't so comfortable. Even if you knew that he wouldn't try anything you would like to have your clothes, not just his poncho covering you.

It was still dark outside you would be reaching a town in the morning for some needed supplies. You had decided to make camp before reaching the town, you would have been able to reach the town faster but with only Hao's poncho covering you. You felt uncomfortable travelling at a faster speed so the two of you took it slow. You walked down a path towards town enjoying the scenery. It had been a while since you were able to just walk on the ground at a slow pass without having to worry about the people around.

Those walks were so calm and peaceful it surprised you that Hao didn't mind just taking it slow. He actually seemed to enjoy spending time with you even if it was just to look at the clouds above. Every now and then as the two of you walked along Hao would grab your hand in his, pulling you closer to him whenever you got too far away from him.

The first time it happened you were so surprised you tripped but lucky enough Hao was there to grab you just in time. You were still wide eyed with your mouth open which only made Hao smile and laugh at you even more. It seemed that he was laughing at you even more than he use to before. It didn't really bother you, you actually liked his laugh, his smile whenever he was happy it made you happy too.

You laid your head back down on Hao's chest listening to the sounds of his heart beat. You didn't want to wake him just yet but you didn't want to fall sleep either. That dream was something you didn't want to remember, you just stayed there listening to the sound of his heart. The sun finally came out of the horizon lighting up the sky in its bright light. As soon as it happened you could feel Hao waking up from under you.

"You awake?": Star

"Not quiet, you know what would help me wake up.": Hao

"What?": Star

"A kiss.": Hao

"Really….": Star

"Well if you don't think so then I guess ill…………": Hao

He didn't even finish his sentence before he pulled your chin up and gave you a kiss. This kiss lasted longer than the last one and just like before you were still completely surprised. Hao had a gift for that whether it was soft tender kiss or just by holding your hand. He would catch you completely by surprise. He could make you feel something you never felt before and you knew that you didn't want that feeling to go away. You pulled away from Hao's kiss to look at his eyes.

"And here I thought I was the one who needed waking.": Hao

"We should get going. I'd like to get into some real clothes.": Star

"Why you look perfect?": Hao

"Let's go.": Star

You didn't give Hao a chance to complement you further, you got up and started walking. You weren't use to complements like that. The few you had received before weren't given with the greatest of intensions; they were all just empty words. But Hao's complements made you nervous because you knew he meant them. Even if it was the smallest of details he meant every word.

After you started walking Hao got up as well and followed your lead. You were now a few feet in front of him when you suddenly felt his hand grab yours again. This time it didn't surprise you as much, the two of you didn't say anything you didn't have to. You just walked down the path towards town.

When you reached town it was early morning the shops were just starting to open and there weren't that many people on the streets at this hour. Which made you feel at ease you still didn't like having to walk through an unknown area but at least you weren't alone. Hao was with you this time, being around him made you feel safe, made you feel that nothing could possibly go wrong. Which you know was wrong, no matter how comfortable things were now there would always be something, there was always something.

As you walked through the town everything seemed peaceful, you made it to a shop but before you could look through anything Hao pulled you toward the changing room. He pushed you inside and closed the door.

"Is something wrong?": Star

"No": Hao

"Then why am I in the changing room": Star

"I have something in mind for you to wear, just wait here.": Hao

"Ok………….": Star

Hao left you inside the changing room while he went looking for clothes for you. You weren't sure what he wanted you to wear but you weren't too concerned about it. You were starting to get nervous just sitting there waiting you weren't used to waiting. If something needed to be done you would get up and do it, you weren't used to depending on anyone else. Just as you were about to open the changing room door it opened.

You saw it was a women she was a bit older, when she saw you standing there she immediately questions your motives.

…………Great another brat how thinks she can just……..

The women didn't even have enough to finish her thought when she was interrupted by Hao.

"Excuse me your in my way."; Hao

"Oh im sorry, is there anything I can help you with?": Women

"No leave": Hao

The women was so shocked by Hao's response she didn't even say anything as she walked away.

"Are you alright?": Hao

"Yeah….so what did you get?": Star

"Try this on.": Hao

Hao handed you a bundle of clothes before you could look through them he pushed you in the changing room and closed the door behind you.

"Ok…": Star

When you looked through the clothing you noticed the fabric was soft and silky. You weren't used to such nice things. When you looked at it fully you saw a kimono, you had always wanted to wear one but had never been given the chance. You smiled to yourself wondered if Hao had somehow learned about this from you.

………It's beautiful Thank You…….

You took off Hao poncho and put it on, it fit perfectly you were a little surprised at well it fit. It was a beautiful shade of white with a light purple obi. It was the most beautiful thing you had ever seen. As you walked out of the dressing room you found Hao sitting in a chair next to some mirrors. You walked over to him and placed his poncho on him, he was a little surprised by your quick action but he didn't seem upset about it, he actually seemed pleased with it.

While you were bent over placing hi poncho on him you leaned in closer to him and gave him a small kiss on the check. As you pulled away you could clearly see a smile on his face. However before you could stand up again he grabbed you and pulled you towards him. You were now sitting on his lap face to face, you could tell Hao was leaning in closer to you but right before his lips could touch yours he was interrupted.

"Do you need help finding anything? Oh how lovely that looks beautiful on you dear.": Women

……how annoying why can't they hurry up and leave already, I guess as long as they don't steal anything I should be fine….

"Were fine, leave.": Hao

"Thank you.": Star

The woman was once again shocked by Hao's lack of respect for his elders, but this time she was even more surprised by your politeness. She wasn't expecting you to act to friendly with her, normally you wouldn't bother especially after hearing her nasty comments. But you felt the need to smooth things over after Hao comment. Hao didn't seem angry at your polite comment it only made him smile at you. You got off of Hao's lap without much resistance and looked at your reflection in the mirrors. As you looked at your new clothes you couldn't help but look at Hao's reflection too. He seemed like a completely different person when he was talking to that women before so harsh and cruel but now he was back to his old self smiling and so carefree.

You wondered if he always like that when you weren't around, were those people traveling with him because they wanted too or because he told them too. You couldn't imagine Hao being that way not to his followers it must of just been that women. She wasn't the nicest person, with what she was thinking you knew she didn't like you or Hao, however she did seem a little bit more afraid of Hao than she would like to admit.

………those no good brats I beat they have something to do with this……….

"What's wrong with her?": Star

"Not sure but she's probably going to blame us.": Hao