"Caged"
Day three of Nami's imprisonment, and she's lost the will to even pretend she was home for those few precious seconds before regaining consciousness. She opened her eyes and noticed that the light shining through her window seemed dimmer than before. Must be early. She got out of bed, realizing that she couldn't sleep any longer. Her knee felt better this morning and she had decided to take off the bandage. A small bruise appeared but it would fade quickly. Hatori was a good doctor. She got washed up, dried her hair and got dressed. As she made her way down the hall, she noticed that the whole house was very quiet. She reasoned that everyone was still asleep, and decided to take a walk around the garden.
Nami slid open the large doors that led out into the garden and felt a chill come over her. She shivered a bit, and begin walking around aimlessly. She closed her eyes and listened to the song of the birds around her. She looked up and saw them fluttering happily in the wind.
"I'm so jealous of you," she spoke to them. "No one will ever catch you and put you in a cage. You're too free and powerful to be imprisoned. I wish I could just borrow your wings and fly away. I'd fly where no one knows me. I could start over and forget this place." She watched the birds fly away and wished she could just rise up and fly with them.
Nami was snapped out of her daze by a slight movement in the corner of her eye. She turned her head and saw a figure in the distance that seemed to be unaware of her presence. She recognized that it was Akito, although his back was facing her. She quietly approached him and saw that a small bird had perched itself on his finger. She found this incredibly intriguing. She came closer to him, but realized that he still hadn't noticed her. He was so deep in thought that he wasn't aware of anything around him.
Nami thought that she had never seen him so peaceful. She wanted to speak to him but didn't want to disturb him. Suddenly, she saw the peaceful look fade form his face. He abruptly shut his eyes and grabbed the bird with his other hand. He tightened the lids over his eyes, as well as his fist. The tighter he shut his eyes, the tighter his fist clenched. Eventually, he dropped the motionless bird to the ground. He stared at it with disgust.
"What happened to it?" Nami asked, although she already knew the answer. Startled by her presence, Akito was at a loss for things to say. He didn't face her and only stared straight forward.
"How did the bird get hurt? You didn't have anything to do with it, did you?" Nami moved closer to him.
"Shut up," he said coldly. His voice sent shivers up her spine.
"Was that a look of pity I saw? You feel sorry for it." She wasn't afraid of him just then. She wanted him to realize that he really does have a heart.
"Shut up!" He yelled, getting angry.
"You can shut me up but what about your conscience?"
"Baka! You don't listen!" He screamed and wrapped his hands around her throat. She desperately tried to breathe but knew that she wouldn't be able to defend herself. She felt a sharp pain go through her body as he pushed her against the wall. Her head hit the stone and she felt herself loose touch with reality. Her vision blurred as less and less oxygen flowed through her lungs. Akito let her go and threw her to the ground. She lay there, unconscious and bleeding from where her head hit the wall.
Moments later, Hatori rushed into the garden and asked a servant to carry Nami to a bed. He couldn't risk turning to his other form with her in his arms. The man carried her in as Hatori asked, and placed her gently on the bed. Hatori began cleaning the blood that streamed from her forehead. Akito walked back inside, to his bedroom. He sat in his chair and stared out the window. No one could tell what he was thinking; not even the omniscient narrator.
Hatori and the servant sat next to Nami's bed and watched over her. She hasn't woken up but Hatori was in good thoughts.
"Watch her, would you? Call me if there's any change," he said and left the room. He walked into Akito's bedroom and found him lying in his bed. He came up next to him and searched for the right words.
"You can't keep doing this to her, Akito. If you're angry take it out on me. I'm so much stronger.." he tried to reason.
"Hatori-kun," Akito said innocently, "I could never hurt you."
"Nami's young and weak. I don't know if she can live through your temper," Hatori persisted.
"One less curse," Akito replied heartlessly.
"I spoke to her about you yesterday . She took your side," Hatori tried one last attempt to get through to him. Akito didn't speak, nor did he seem to even acknowledge his words.
"You haven't been doing a good job taking care of her, Hatori. I remember something you said about keeping her out of my way. When you don't take care of your pet, she might get run over." Akito said in a sinister tone, again comparing Nami to a house pet. At that point, the servant watching her ran into the room.
"She's awake!"
Hatori decided to finish with Akito later and went to Nami's aid.
[Preview of next chapter- Nami is left alone with Akito when Hatori needs to suddenly leave. Will we have a repeat of chapter 3?]
Day three of Nami's imprisonment, and she's lost the will to even pretend she was home for those few precious seconds before regaining consciousness. She opened her eyes and noticed that the light shining through her window seemed dimmer than before. Must be early. She got out of bed, realizing that she couldn't sleep any longer. Her knee felt better this morning and she had decided to take off the bandage. A small bruise appeared but it would fade quickly. Hatori was a good doctor. She got washed up, dried her hair and got dressed. As she made her way down the hall, she noticed that the whole house was very quiet. She reasoned that everyone was still asleep, and decided to take a walk around the garden.
Nami slid open the large doors that led out into the garden and felt a chill come over her. She shivered a bit, and begin walking around aimlessly. She closed her eyes and listened to the song of the birds around her. She looked up and saw them fluttering happily in the wind.
"I'm so jealous of you," she spoke to them. "No one will ever catch you and put you in a cage. You're too free and powerful to be imprisoned. I wish I could just borrow your wings and fly away. I'd fly where no one knows me. I could start over and forget this place." She watched the birds fly away and wished she could just rise up and fly with them.
Nami was snapped out of her daze by a slight movement in the corner of her eye. She turned her head and saw a figure in the distance that seemed to be unaware of her presence. She recognized that it was Akito, although his back was facing her. She quietly approached him and saw that a small bird had perched itself on his finger. She found this incredibly intriguing. She came closer to him, but realized that he still hadn't noticed her. He was so deep in thought that he wasn't aware of anything around him.
Nami thought that she had never seen him so peaceful. She wanted to speak to him but didn't want to disturb him. Suddenly, she saw the peaceful look fade form his face. He abruptly shut his eyes and grabbed the bird with his other hand. He tightened the lids over his eyes, as well as his fist. The tighter he shut his eyes, the tighter his fist clenched. Eventually, he dropped the motionless bird to the ground. He stared at it with disgust.
"What happened to it?" Nami asked, although she already knew the answer. Startled by her presence, Akito was at a loss for things to say. He didn't face her and only stared straight forward.
"How did the bird get hurt? You didn't have anything to do with it, did you?" Nami moved closer to him.
"Shut up," he said coldly. His voice sent shivers up her spine.
"Was that a look of pity I saw? You feel sorry for it." She wasn't afraid of him just then. She wanted him to realize that he really does have a heart.
"Shut up!" He yelled, getting angry.
"You can shut me up but what about your conscience?"
"Baka! You don't listen!" He screamed and wrapped his hands around her throat. She desperately tried to breathe but knew that she wouldn't be able to defend herself. She felt a sharp pain go through her body as he pushed her against the wall. Her head hit the stone and she felt herself loose touch with reality. Her vision blurred as less and less oxygen flowed through her lungs. Akito let her go and threw her to the ground. She lay there, unconscious and bleeding from where her head hit the wall.
Moments later, Hatori rushed into the garden and asked a servant to carry Nami to a bed. He couldn't risk turning to his other form with her in his arms. The man carried her in as Hatori asked, and placed her gently on the bed. Hatori began cleaning the blood that streamed from her forehead. Akito walked back inside, to his bedroom. He sat in his chair and stared out the window. No one could tell what he was thinking; not even the omniscient narrator.
Hatori and the servant sat next to Nami's bed and watched over her. She hasn't woken up but Hatori was in good thoughts.
"Watch her, would you? Call me if there's any change," he said and left the room. He walked into Akito's bedroom and found him lying in his bed. He came up next to him and searched for the right words.
"You can't keep doing this to her, Akito. If you're angry take it out on me. I'm so much stronger.." he tried to reason.
"Hatori-kun," Akito said innocently, "I could never hurt you."
"Nami's young and weak. I don't know if she can live through your temper," Hatori persisted.
"One less curse," Akito replied heartlessly.
"I spoke to her about you yesterday . She took your side," Hatori tried one last attempt to get through to him. Akito didn't speak, nor did he seem to even acknowledge his words.
"You haven't been doing a good job taking care of her, Hatori. I remember something you said about keeping her out of my way. When you don't take care of your pet, she might get run over." Akito said in a sinister tone, again comparing Nami to a house pet. At that point, the servant watching her ran into the room.
"She's awake!"
Hatori decided to finish with Akito later and went to Nami's aid.
[Preview of next chapter- Nami is left alone with Akito when Hatori needs to suddenly leave. Will we have a repeat of chapter 3?]