Once upon a lullaby chapter34
"Ok so for this year's cultural festival we have had 3 suggestions that we are fine with but we want you to vote." Yuki stood at the front making it look easy standing in front of a class full of fan girls. I waited for the options; I mean they can't be TOO bad. "First option is a play, second is a sports festival and third is a concert. Please place your vote into this box here." I took my piece of paper and scrawled play in neat writing. Sports equal sweat and sweating is something I hate... singing.... I don't sing. "Ok your votes will be counted tonight be safe going home," Yuki smiled and every girl's eyes went wide and they giggled slightly. All the seats made that hair raising squeal as they were pushed back and everybody got their bags.
"Nami," Yuki called grabbing my shoulder as I went to walk out the door. "Can I walk home with you? Kyo is going to shishous so..." I smiled as he pondered.
"Of course," I smiled and started to walk as he trailed behind me.
"So what did you vote for?" Yuki said lightly making conversation.
"Hey Mr. President these votes are supposed to be secret." I joked nudging him in the arm. "I put play." I smiled.
"Really? I put concert, nobody has done that before and to be honest I wondered what it would be like to hear you sing." I kept working but inside I froze.
"I..." I tried to find a way to say it without sounding rude. "I... don't... sing." I thought each word before saying it. It was the truth... I don't sing, I won't sing.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Yuki frowned. I sighed, I don't want to disappoint them all because stuff like this is what usual normal people get excited about, the thing is though; I'm not normal. We walked home again making light conversation about flowers and gardening, what I was going to make for dinner and other Sohmas. It was easy being with yuki, I didn't have to force a smile I didn't have to fill up silences we could just be together and it was fine.
"Shigure are you home." I called into the empty house, slipping off my shoes.
"Oh nami I need to go the shops I will see you later, you're ok being here alone aren't you?" Yuki asked. I nodded.
"Sure, but do us a favour bring me home some Mikado's I'm addicted to the stuff lately." I smiled delving into my pocket for money.
"Ok but it's on me." He smiled and walked out the door. I closed the door behind him and picked up him dropped bag. I smiled to myself thinking about the box of Mikado's that were mine and jessus favourite sweet when I was interrupted by a vase dropping in the living room.
"Shigure?" I called but walking into the living room I saw her with her long black hair, panic stricken face and her short clothing; Rin. I looked at the floor; a purple vase was smashed into a million pieces on the floor. "Rin?" I asked stepping forward. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm sorry... I was trying to find the answer... he knows... about the curse... he knows how to break it... but he won't tell me...I'm...I'm scared." Rin paused between each section. It seemed she was breaking down. Then I saw him behind her... the demon of fear. He was causing her to feel this way; the demon of fear finds out ones fears and uses them to kill the victim.
"Rin duck," I commanded and sent a fire ball shooting out of my palm. My wrist felt very hot and tingly, and the anger was starting to wear off. The demon burst up into flames screaming as he became visible to everybody around us. Rins face twisted from panic to pure fear. After a few minutes of burning he was finally vanquished. I walked over to Rin and looked at the carpet.
"Who was that?" She asked me her voice weak.
"That was the demon of fear, nobody knows his name. He was the one who was making you scared like that." I explained on edge. Great now demons coming to the house...
"This... is too much." She whispered and fainted. RIN! I knelt down besides her and tried to heal her...It didn't work! It seems that most of this isn't physical illness it's more emotional, I can't heal emotional pain.
"Nami?" I heard yuki call from the doorway.
"YUKI!" I called and I heard as he came running. He gasped when he saw Rin on the floor. "Rin collapsed help me get her to my room and call hatori." I instructed as he ran over to help.
Hatori had been and was down stairs having tea, yuki was worried and Kyo couldn't really care less, however I haven't left Rins side all night. Sometimes she would stir and say 'Haru' I wonder if something has gone on with them. The Sohmas lives are so complicated it feels likes treading water. Suddenly Rins eyes started to flicker.
"Rin?" I asked quietly. "Before you were talking about shigure?" I had worked it out, Kyo and yuki would have already broken the curse if they knew how and Rin was in our house so it could only be shigure.
"It doesn't matter." She sat up. "It's too hard, there is no answer. I can't break the curse, there's no way. Nobody knows how! I'll never save him. I'll never save Haru... I can't it's not fair. There's no hope left! We are going to be trapped." Her voice broke on the last word, tears streamed down her pale face. She was wearing my pink kimono and was clutching her stomach like she was going to fall apart.
"Rin!" Hatori exclaimed from the doorway. What happened next was too fast. Rins head jerked up abruptly and without thinking she jumped out of the window. Hatori just sighed like it was nothing new... but I don't think that she has ever been this upset. Her inside pain... she wants the curse broken but not for her, not for anybody else except for Haru. I was right something isn't going on but I think she wants there to be. I brooded over this as I jumped out the window after her. Luckily my window isn't that far up so it's not like I was committing suicide.
I ran through the forest and fields for a while not bothering to call her name. If she heard me she might start running. That's when I found her by the bubbling river. I heard her choked sobs and I felt an overwhelming amount of pain flood threw me. I didn't say anything as I walked over slowly and sat down next to her. We didn't speak for about ten minutes, but instead she had just grabbed my sleeve and was still crying into her lap.
"You shouldn't hide your feelings from Haru you know; I don't think he would want that. And about the curse not all hope is lost I'm helping remember. Holding all this pain is what's making you ill; let it out once in a while. Nobody will hate you for letting down this strong persona for once. Hope isn't lost, hope is never lost. Never." I smiled at her. She had stopped crying and looked like she was unsure what she was supposed to say next.
"I'm in love with Haru, we had something once but I stopped it. Akito would have hurt him if he had found out, instead I took the punishment. Haru is always protecting me, and even though he is such an amazing person I keep bringing him lower. So I believed I could free him from the curse and he will be happy. It that so wrong? Am I deluded for thinking that because I don't know anymore?" She smiled slightly into the distance. No she isn't deluded at all, Akito seems to be the root of everybody's problems.
"RIN!" A familiar voice came from the trees. Haru ran towards up his white hair bouncing, he was smiling and concentrating at the same time. He grabbed Rins hand and pulled her up. Suddenly his lips were on hers and they kissed for several minutes. I had to look away because I am very sorry but I am afraid I would have puked. Finally he pulled away and it was safe to look. He grabbed her face to make sure she didn't try anything. "Don't ever do that again, I was so worried. I looked over the whole forest for you. And by the way..." He whispered in her ear. "I love you too." As her cheeks flamed I couldn't help but smiling. A happy ever after, after all. "Oh by the way nami; Kyo and yuki are looking for you." He finally addressed me before turning away.
Rin was taken to the hospital to get checked up; it turns out she was fine in the end. Yuki and Kyo were relieved to see me and for some reason I can't help feeling that he is hiding something too. But I put this aside as I went up to bed. However on my bed there was a note and a little red charm and a note. Well done for mastering your fire power, this charm will be very useful in the future... it might have something to do with breaking that zodiac curse. Collect all four and see. Xxx
Ok I lied there wasn't any hospital but I lacked ideas well see you next time when the cultural event will be revealed. Nami kuroboshi is signing out. Xxx