Well people, despite putting up a note and asking for reviews on how I could keep going with this story…I didn't get much. But good news people, inspiration hit. Though the fic is going to be more angst like. Translations for those of whom don't understand the Japanese that's in here will be at the bottom.
Chapter 5:"Watakushi wa ima tsukimashita."
As I opened the front door I came to face a black clad woman. She smiled and gave me a hug.
'Ellen, why did you come now of all times?' I thought as I looked at her.
"Well now Helga, I told you I would come. But I had to get the help of this guy here to find your house." She said looking out of the corner of her eye. Looking back I saw Arnold. He was staring at me with wide eyes, I glared at him.
"Leave football head." I signed to him, but I then remembered he didn't know sign language.
"Hey Arnold, Helga says, "Leave football head." I thank you for your help, but I do say that it would be in your best interest to leave." Ellen said, as if reading my thoughts, sometimes she scared me when she did that. Arnold looked to me, a glare still on my face. He nodded slightly and turned and began walking away. When he was out of earshot I turned to Ellen and saw that she was watching him leave.
"Helga, I have a feeling that you don't want to talk to him just yet." Still staring at her I saw something of sadness in her eyes.
"Watakushi wa ima tsukimashita." She said softly still looking in the direction where Arnold went. Lifting up my hand I tapped her on the shoulder, she turned toward me.
"Nani?" She said looking at me expectantly.
"Speak English." I signed. She smiled somewhat.
"Gomen... I mean sorry."
"Helga?" Turning around I found Phoebe staring up Ellen.
"This must be Phoebe." Ellen held out her hand to a somewhat startled Phoebe. Phoebe took the hand and gave it a shake. Ellen smiled widely and let go of her hand.
"Helga I know I must have interrupted something, I'm right aren't I?" She asked, her smile disappeared.
"I was telling Phoebe why I left Hillwood." I signed, something didn't seem right about Ellen. She was like this a lot back in Arizona, but something still didn't seem right. What happened to her when she went to Japan?
"Oh, I'm sorry Helga...I'll let you talk to Phoebe. I'll just take a walk, don't get upset if I don't return." With that Ellen turned around and headed to her van. She proceeded to open the back and pull out a huge black backpack. Closing the back of the van she locked it and then the rest of the van and proceeded to walk away.
"Helga...who was that?" Turning to her with a frown on my face,
"That was Ellen, a friend I made while living in Arizona. She just got back from her stay in Japan."
"Oh..."
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Walking along the wet sidewalk was a black clad woman with her head down, only every now and then did she look up. For a few moments no sound came from the woman, only the sound of her boots on the sidewalk. Pausing she spotted a park in the distance, quickening her pace she came to find a walkway leading into the park. Walking into it she was greeted by the bare trees of winter, a cool wind blew tossing her long brown hair over to the side. Closing her eyes she continued onward into the park.
Coming to a fairly dry park bench she sat down and leaned on her elbows on her thighs, cupping her cheeks in her hands.
"Riko..."
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Walking away from Helga's house was a hard thing to do. I mean I really want to know what was wrong with Helga.... why she was gone all those years. Sighing I looked up to see the stoop of the boarding house, do I really want to go in there? Shaking my head I turned and started toward the park in hopes of calming down and to think.
Walking into the park I was greeted by the winter bare trees and cold wind. Why did I come to such a depressing place? Shrugging mentally I walked further into the park not expecting what I came to find some ways off. It was Ellen sitting on a bench leaning on her knees looking off into the barren landscape of the park. Her long hair was draped over one shoulder falling down past her knees. For a moment I just stood there wondering what I should do. I mean I would have thought she would have been with Helga and Phoebe, but apparently that was not the case. Before I could make up my mind Ellen turned and looked my way. Unconsciously I took a step back at the emotions that I saw exposed in her ocean eyes. A look of pure sadness accompanied with that of anger made her appear older then she seemed to be.
"Arnold?" Looking again I found only curiosity to be in her eyes. Walking up to the bench on which she sat I was unsure of just what to say. She moved over and made the motion of sitting down, I sat down unsure of what to say to the tall girl.
"You want to help her don't you? You've wanted to for a long time yet you have no idea how...I'm right aren't I?" Her voice being nothing but serious caught me off guard for moment.
"Yes...how did you know?" I said looking over at her.
"I've felt the same way about someone else, though in your case both parties remember almost everything...." The sadness that was in her eyes earlier was there again as well as in her voice.
"Do you know what happened to her?" I asked after a moment silence. A grim smile graced Ellen's face,
"Yes, I do...but I'm not the one to tell you. It has to be her to tell you. But you must give her time; she's had a rough life.... more then think." Before I could say anything more Ellen rose from the bench and looked off toward the entrance to the park.
"A storm is coming, I have to leave. Hope the rest of the day finds you well Arnold." And with that, she ran off. Watching her run I began to wonder what haunted her past. Odd...her eyes were gray when she said a storm was coming. Getting up off the bench I made my way home, more confused then before. Pausing for a moment I saw snowflakes beginning to fall.
Well there's chapter five, and here are the translations I said I would put in.
1.Watakushi wa ima tsukimashita. = I just arrived.
2. Nani = what?
3. Gomen = Sorry
Well that's all for the translations, see ya in chapter 6.
~YoYo