Shun

I was sitting outside, on the concrete steps that I had passed out on months ago. So much has changed. Feels just like yesterday I was still up in my room, and Alice was taking care of me…..Thanks, Fabia. Cause without you, I would of never found Alice, and we would of never been together and had all these great times together. I knew it sounded strange that I was thanking Fabia, but it's true.

If me and her never had that fight, I would of never run off and gotten lost. I chuckled. Funny how things work out. I looked up at the sky, that was still painted light gray with clouds. A lone bird was the only thing up against the skyline. That used to be me….Flying by myself…Trying to find my path…. Soon, the rest of the flock came flying by, and the lone bird joined them. And now he's been found, and knows who he is, and where his place in this world is. I heard the doorknob behind me click, and Alice stepped out.

"I thought I'd find you out here." I smiled at her as she sat next to me on the cold, wet concrete. She took in a deep breath of air, and smiled. "I will admit, storms scare the hell out of me. But the world always seems cleaner and new after a storm." I placed my right foot in a small puddle of water that was in front of me, and I watched as the calm water turned into a ripple. I could feel Alice's eyes staring a hole through me.

"You're quiet. Well, more quiet than usual." I smiled and chuckled again. "Just thinking. That's all…Just thinking." A gust of wind blew in our direction, and a little green leaf from one of the trees landed between me and Alice. Ironically enough, the leaf looked like a tiny green heart. I looked at it till another breeze came by, carrying the leaf off to somewhere else. The gray sky was then shattered by a harsh light shining through the clouds. Alice stood up and held her arms out. "Look Shun! The sun's back out!" I could see the rays filtering through mist, and it looked just like the clouds opened a path up to the sun. Alice basked in the sunlight for a few seconds, before sighing contently. "That was nice. I think I'm gunna go back inside. What about you?"

I looked up at her, and said, "I think I'll stay out here a little bit longer. If that's ok with you." She told me she didn't mind, and went back into the house. My eyes went towards the direction of the woods, where I had found that creek before all the snow and ice had completely melted away. I stood up, and walked that way. My ears quickly detected the sound of water, and what I found wasn't a creek anymore. It was a small lake. Dang. This whole thing was frozen over a month ago.

I walked to the edge of the bank, and looked across to the other side, where there seemed to be twice as many trees. I then looked down, and at my reflection in the water. I looked….different somehow. Maybe my hairs grown out more….No, that's not it. I then realized what it was. This was the first time I had really seen myself happy. My usual expression of being serious was nowhere to be found.

Even my eyes weren't as sharp and narrowed. It was kind of weird for me to look at myself like this. I knelt down by the water, being sure not to get the knees of my pants covered with mud, and examined my reflection more carefully. The image was then distorted by a dragonfly that had landed right on the water where my reflection was. I stood up, and faced back to where the house was. I better get back before Alice notices I'm not there. I'd hate to make her worry. But that was short-lived because I heard something whining in the brush. I couldn't see what it was, I could only hear it. Glancing back at the house one last time, I began walking towards the sound.

Shun

I had walked a good distance before I finally saw a bush rustling. I need to be careful. There's no telling what it could be. I quietly approached the bush, then stretched my neck enough to look over. There, tangled up in some old, rusted barbed wire, was a small wolf pup. I took a step back. I didn't know there were any wolves around in this area. I wonder where its pack is. I'd hate for them to find him and see me and think that I was trying to hurt him. I glanced around the area. Well, I cant just leave him here.

I sighed, and walked around the bush. The pup saw me and began yelping and only making the matter worse. I knelt down, showing I wasn't a threat, and said in a calming voice, "Calm down. I'm gunna help you get out of this mess." The pup looked at me as if it understood what I had just told him. I reached for a piece of barbwire, and began untangling the animal. My hands were being covered with the pup's gray, blood matted fur.

There was one more loop to undo. "How did you manage to get this all over you?" I must of touched a tender spot, because the pup jerked back, causing one of the barbs to dig into the palm of my hand. "Shit!" I pulled back quickly, shaking my hand and cursing. The gray pup then started getting skittish again, and I quickly removed the last of the wire before he got caught up in it again.

It took him a minute to realize he was free, before he darted off somewhere in the woods. I stared at the direction he ran off to, before remembering my bleeding hand. Damn, I better hurry up and get this thing cleaned off. I tore off a piece of my shirt, and wrapped it around my hand. Lucky me. This is one of my old shirts. I was then running back to the house. Alice is going to have a fit when she sees this.

Alice

Dusk was falling over the house, and Shun was still outside to the best of my knowledge. He then opened the door, and stepped inside. My eyes fell on his hand, that was wrapped up with a piece of his shirt and blood-soaked. "Shun! What the hell did you do?"He hurried into the kitchen and turned the sink on, then unwrapped his hand and stuck it under the running water. "Shun. What did you do to your hand?" He took in a sharp breath as the water flushed through the cut. "I cut it on a piece of barbwire. Ow! Dammit that hurts!" I rolled my eyes, and ran into the bathroom to get some peroxide we had bought just for cases like this.

I poured some onto a paper towel, and took Shun's hand. "This is going to sting." He couldn't protest quick enough before I connected the paper towel to his wound. "OW! SHIT! THAT HURTS!" I ignored Shun's cursing and dabbed the towel on the cut. "I told you it would sting." He clenched his teeth and said, "Sting! This doesn't sting! It hurts like hell!" I looked at the bloodstained paper towel, and threw it into the trash can. "Was the barbwire rusty?" Shun was biting his bottom lip to cope with the pain. "Yeah. Just a bit."

I sighed and grabbed the house phone, and began calling Uncle Fredrick. Shun was clenching at his wrist and asked me, "Who are you calling?" I answered him before the my uncle picked up his phone. "I'm calling my uncle. You're gunna need a tetanus shot." The color in Shun's face completely drained away. "Sh-shot? Like, with a needle?" I raised an eyebrow at him. "Yeah. That's the only kind there is, isn't it?" The phone was still ringing, and Shun was now laughing nervously. "What's the matter with you?" He sat at the table in the kitchen, and I could see his hands and legs shaking. "I'm not a big fan of needles." I rolled my eyes at him and said, "Well, you should of thought twice before you went and got cut by that barbwire." My uncle finally picked up the phone. "Hey Uncle Fredrick…..Listen, Shun cut himself on a piece of rusty barbwire, and he probably needs a tetanus shot….Ok, I'll see ya soon."

I put the phone down, and Shun looked like he was about to puke. "Oh quit being so dramatic. It's only a little needle." He glared at me and said, "I didn't tell you to quit being dramatic when you were scared shitless in that storm last night." I returned his glare and sighed. "I see your point." It was twenty minutes later when the doorbell rang, and my uncle walked inside, with his bag that held all of his doctor things in it. "Hey Alice. So, where's Shun?" I pointed over to the table, and saw he had slid down into the seat.

I told him, "Shun, we can still see you." He groaned and sat up straight. My uncle, who wasn't related to me by blood, walked over to Shun, and placed his bag on the table in front of him. He asked Shun to let him see his hand, and Shun complied without any resistance. Uncle Fredrick examined Shun's hand, then pulled out an alcohol wipe, and slapped it on the open cut. Shun yelped out as the disinfectant hit the wound.

He then pulled out another wipe, and cleaned off a spot on his arm. Shun stared at the wipe, and said, "Uh, Wh-what are you doing?" My uncle smiled and said, "Cleaning off a spot for the tetanus shot." Shun's eyes widened, and I thought for a split-second, he was going to dart for the door. But he stayed put in his seat.

It was when my uncle pulled out the syringe, and filled it with the medicine, that Shun officially freaked out. The needle was stuck in his arm, not giving him enough time to react, and then, the needle was pulled out. Shun stared at the injection site, then passed out. I ran over to him, and he was already coming to. He sat up on the tiled kitchen floor, and shook his head. "I-I'm ok. Just got a little woozy." My uncle and I helped him into the living room, and let him lie down on the couch.

o.o i dont like needles either. i was freaking out just writing this. o.O lol. as usual, no upload tomorrow cause the game is away, and will be a pain. -.-'' i can already tell we're gunna loose...im not big into school spirit. lol. well, read, review, and other fun things! ~Copperpelt~