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Chapter 10: She Told Me to Walk This Way
"Himeymia...?" Did an eternity just fly by? I think my heart stopped. No, I'd be dead then right? It sure does feel like it. Then, it felt like death the last time I saw her too. My head is spinning. Do I smell...rose petals? Not just rose petals, but something more like...home? I haven't felt this since...the last time this scent...
"CHU! CHU CHU! CHUUU!"
"Chu Chu!" I practically sighed out as I picked him up, letting him sit in the palm of my hand. Somehow, looking at him, I can tell he knows how thankful I am for him pulling me out of my thoughts and back into reality. This is real, right? Anthy is really here, isn't she? Turning sapphire eyes back to the dark beauty, I give a slight smile, one much smaller than the big grin I had given Chu Chu.
She didn't say anything, only continued watching me and smiling. Wait. Is that...? It is! A real smile, one that actually reaches her eyes. Her eyes! They have a reflection! A light that I don't remember being there. Looking closer; where are her glasses? There's something else...different. Somewhat unknowingly I tilt my head to the side and take a small step back to fully see her and that's when I finally notice what else seemed out of place. Her hair is down and she's wearing a sun dress?!
"Chu!" Once again, I owe Chu Chu a treat for snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Himeymia...what are you doing here?" I ask carefully, making sure that I'm still roughly two paces away from her and that she stays in my sight. Her smile fades down into a casual look, if you could call it that.
"Utena...I have been looking for you, and now, finally, I've found you." Her eyes never left mine and as she waits for me to say something I can feel something like fire surrounding us and completely filling the room; so much that I can't seem to find air to fill my lungs with.
Anthy's eyes moved quickly; first to the door then over my shoulder. I turn slightly, making sure that she stays within my peripheral vision and that my back isn't turned towards her. Oh no, Alice... Now I see what had caught Anthy's attention. White roses, melting candles, and two cooling meals set across from each other with an unopened bottle of wine sitting between them.
Unhooking the collar of my jacket and pulling out my shirt from my neck to let some air hit my skin, I look back to Anthy. It's so hot in here I can't concentrate enough to even wrap my head around the fact that Anthy is here right now.
Her dark skinned hand moved, and I saw it coming towards me with a flash of light that couldn't possibly be there. The sun is too low and the lighting in this dining room...Alice's dining room...no, our dining room...
Looking around slightly, I realize that I had moved away instinctually from Anthy and towards the door when she reached out to me.
"Utena..." She drops her hand slowly to her side and the casual tone that had been on her lips disappeared, though I didn't look long enough to see anymore than that. Gently setting Chu Chu on my shoulder, I open the door and look out into the hallway, always keeping a keen eye on the darker girl...no, woman...next to me.
"Let's go for a walk," I say, being careful not to let her out of my sight and even more careful not to make eye contact. She floats by me and into the hall, and I follow her, shutting and locking the door behind me.