Aster:
May stared at me then gave out a pretty wierd 'good morning'. Pretty wierd being that it was like when the reeeeaaallly nerdy girl in a movie says 'hi' to the jock she likes. I almosted laughed at her but decided against it. So instead I nodded as a responce. She kept looking at me. Her hands fittled with each other showing that she was nervous. I knew I had to say something. What to say? What to say? Oh yeah! "Ya know it's rude ta go through other peoples things, right?" Right when the words came out I regrated it. May looked down at the floor, looking like a kicked puppy. "I'm sorry..." she wispered. I mently slapped myself for being stupid. "Na, don't be. That came out wrong. I mean it's ok. Ah gosh dangit. Jus' do wha'ever ya want." By this time I had my arms over my head in igsasperation.
May still looked at me, as if she was trying to figure something out. Then she said, "Thank you." I looked at her. "For what, shelia?" Shelooked down and started to fittle with her hands again. "For last night. I'm guessing since i'm here your the one who ended up taking care of me. So thank you." I nodded at this still watching her every move. "It was no problem. It was jus' like taking care of a kid." She blushed at this and nodded not looking at me. "I'm sorry for that. For making you take care of me. I must have been a handfull." She said. "I already said it was ok, didn't I? Pluse ya weren't too... Wait... Ya don't remember last night?" She shook her head. "Nothing?" I asked. She continued to shake her head.
I continued to think this through while I walked around the couch to her. "Ok. Well that takes the awkward part out of it." I said sitting down. She looked at me, worrie in her eyes. I smiled. "Com'on. Sit down. We should talk this through." Then a thought occured to me. "Did ya eat breakfest yet?" She shook her head then sstopped getting dizzy. "Com'on then we can talk while I cook." I got up and went to the kitchen. May followed but kept her distance. I went to the frig and got out some ingredience. "Ok, well first things first." I said. "What do you remember?" May looked at me then to the ceiling, thinking. "I remember the fight with Chris, and then I went to the bar and bought a drink. Annnd... everything from there is fuzzy." I nodded thinking again as I cut up some fruits.
"And you don't remember anything after that?" She shook her head then suddenly stopped and started rubing her head. "Wait... I think I remember something." She looked at me. "Did you promise to take me swimming today?" I stopped and stared at her. "Really?" I asked. "Out of everything that happened you remember that?" She shrugged. "I have a wierd mind. I always end up remembering the unimportant things. Don't make fun of it." I tried to hold in my laugh but I ended up snorting, coughing, and laughing. May's face was now completly red with imbaresment which made me laugh even more.
Finally I stopped laughing and managed to control myself again. "How did I get here?" May asked. I looked at her. "I-I mean... How did you end up taking care of me?" I nodded at her question. "Well around midnight I got a call from yar friend Tera. She was wondering if I knew were ya were. Then right after that Nick called about ya too." May nodded and stared at the table. "Then how did you find me?" She asked. "Well I went out and looked for ya. Ya were at the club outside of town. The one near the pond, lake thing." She looked at me when I said this. "It's a lake." She said. I just shrugged not really caring and took the food over to the table, placing her plate infront of her. I had decided to make a French toast with stawbarries, bluebarries, and bananas on top.
May thanked me for the food and started to eat. Then after a couple silent minutes she spoke up again. "Do you have any questions for me?" She asked. I looked at her wondering what she ment. "I-I mean some times I say or do things when I'm drunk that would cause others to question me." I shook my head deciding that I shouldn't tell her that she told me she killed her sister. "Na, ya didn't do anything. I mean ya decided ta take a swim in the lake but other then that ya didn't do anything." She stared at me like if I had just hit her. "Ah May?" "I went into the lake?" She asked. I nodded watching her face change from worrie to scared. "What did I say when I was there?" Her question took me off guard. "I Ahhh. I already told ya. Ya didn't say anything."
May got up from the table then turned to face me. "Why are you lying? Why arn't you telling me what I said?" "May I already told ya.." "Stop lying!" Silence took over the room after she said that. She breath was short and she was pacing. She finally stopped and leaned on the counter. "What did I say Aster?" Her voice was barly over a whisper. "Ya said ya killed ya sista'." I answer her truthfully. May let out a choked sob and put her head in her hands. "When I was in the lake I was looking for her wasn't I?" I nodded, "Yea." We stood were we where for a while. I didn't know what to do when I saw May start to cry. Then I walked over to her and pulled her into my chest. I didn't know what to say so I stayed quite. Letting her cry. I rubbed her back trying to calm her breathing.
When May stopped crying she pulled away from me. Tears streaked her face. I put my hand to her cheek and lifted her chin up. She leaned into my hand as I rubbed away the tears. Then I used my other hand to move away her bangs that always covered her face. She stopped me though. Taking both of my hands and moving back. Then she looked at me. "I'm sorry. I got your shirt all wet." I looked down and saw that this was true. In fact, my shirt was soked with her tears. "It's ok, shelia. Point is are you?" May nodded. "Ya, I'm fine. But I do have a question for you." She said. I looked at her. "Why didn't you ever tell me you could draw?" My brain stopped at her question. How did she know that? Oh, wait. Shewas looking through my drawing book. I smiled "Guess the topic never came up." She laughed a little at that. Then looked at me. "Can you show me some more of your drawings?" She asked. I relized she was trying to lighten the mood and forget the other topic. Honestly I didn't mind. "Ya, com'on."
May followed me to the living room and sat down on one of the couches as I got out some of my other drawings. Soon all of the drawings I had done while here were on the table. May took her time looking through every book, asking about the designs and colors I used. Honestly I loved the way it felt when I saw her looking at my drawings. She was genunly interested in them, and every page she flipped seemed to make her face glow with ceriousity and happyness. We started talking about different types of art. I learned she not only loved to draw like me but also to build things. We talked for hours but soon our talking became drawing. As we showed off our skills and tried the others. By the time lunch came and the phone rang we had made dozens of drawings some of our own and some we did together.
I got up and answered the phone. On the other side was North. "Vere are you? May is missing!" I chuckled at this. "Na North. She's ok. She's here with me." "Vhat? And you no tell me?" I chuckled again and looked over to May who was on the floor drawing. "Sorry mate. But I assure ya she's ok." May looked at me and smiled, making me smile back. North was saying something but I wasn't listening. "Ok? Yes." He said catching my attention. But when I was going to responed he hung up. I decided to ignore what North had said and went back to May. I layed down of the floor across from her and flicked her pencil making her mess up. "Meanie!" she said and through the pencil at me. I easily caught it and handed it back to her, wanting her to finish the drawing. She took the pencil from me and stuck out her tounge like a six year old would do. So being the man here I stuck out mine right back at her.
We continued drawing until my appartment door flew open and North and the others came in with the kids. But they all stopped when they saw us. North, Tooth, Jack, and Nick started to smile in that really irritating way. "Sooooo..." they all started. I glared at them. "Rack off ya bloody rat bags." Tooth shreeked at this. "Bunny control your language!" I rolled my eyes at this and looked at May. Who was no longer there. She had gotted up and went over to Nick. She was hugging him. He smiled and hugged her back. "Glad your safe." he said. She nodded in responce. Then she looked at every one. "I'm sorry for making you all worrie." She said. "It was very unperfestional." North smiled at her. "Is ok, No? Today is new day. We start fresh." She smiled at this making my heart quicken.
Then she looked at me. "I guess I should go home now, Aster." I nodded. Not wanting her to leave. "Yea, probably." She smiled and came over to me. I stood up to meet her. "Thank you Aster. For everything." She said. "My plesure, shelia." She giggled a little then she hugged me. I didn't know what to do for moment, then I hugged her back. When we sepperated I felt the absence of her warmth. I looked at her wanting her back in my arms. She smiled. "I'll see you later Aster." She said, and with that she left. Then children followed after her and with a bit of time so did North, Tooth, and Sandy. When the door shut I felt a bit alone. Then that feeling was gone in a minute when I heard Jack's voice behind me. "Soooo... You and May? Man, never thought she'd go for a downer like you. But then again you were acting like a love sick bunny around her." I turned to him and pounced. Starting a neer ending game of I Will Kill You.