Chapter 3
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THe phone rang, Hiiro picked it up annoyed as soon as he heard the caller.
"Ive got it dad." yelled Sarah.
She definitly cheered up quickly enough and how had she known that the call
was for her. She'd always had that strange gift.
"Hi Rini."
"Sarah. Please can you meet up with me." begged Rini, her voice full of tears.
"Sure Rini, but what's wrong, please tell me."
"I'll tell you when you meet up with me."
"Where RIni?"
"In the town center, meet me there. Please come, it's important." the phone
line went dead. SHe'd hung up.
Sarah put the phone down and quickly put on some clothes.
How she had felt earlier was nothing compared to how her friend was feeling,
she had to go and help her.
She ran down the stairs and opened the door. It was going to rain but she had
to go.
"Sarah, where are you going?" asked Hiiro looking at his daughter.
"I've got to go and help Rini. I'll be back soon."
Hiiro frowned obviously not happy.
"sarah I'm not too sure about this."
"WHAT IS IT WITH ALL OF YOU! She's my friend, she needs my help and I'm going.
I mean it's not as if I owe you anything, you let them," she shouted
talking about DUo, "come here without telling me, so I'm going,
I'll see you later."
SArah turned and slammed the door behind her as she left.
"Oh, man, you sure have a feisty one there" laughed DUo.
Hiiro ignored him but he didn't understand. Things had not been like this
before. He and Sarah had never argued and he was sure that Rini was the
cause of all of this.
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Sarah ran into the town center, only just realizing that she had not asked
RIni where they would meet.
Sarah walked around, trying to find her, now feeling sorry that she had not
brought her coat as it was getting colder.
Then she saw her, Rini was walking up towards her a rucksack on her back.
SHe walked up to Sarah, she looked like she had been crying.
"Uh, Hi Sarah. Can we go to your place?" she looked pleadingly at her friend.
"Sure come on."
As they walked back the sky began to get darker and Sarah knew that it was
soon going to rain.
When they entered the house she went and saw her dad who was sitting in the
living room, obviously not paying attention to Duo's chat. It wasn't that
Duo wasn't nice. It was just that he was so annoying at times.
Hiiro looked up and saw his daughter and he saw behind her, Rini.
Looking at the girl now he couldn't understand what he had thought about her
earlier. Her shoulders were slumped and she looked sad.
"Dad, is it OK if Rini stays here." Sarah looked pleadingly at her dad,
apologizing with her eyes.
"Of course it is Sarah, the more the merrier." said Duo laughing. He was
doing his best at annoying Hiiro. He saw how Hiiro's shoulders tensed before
he answered.
"Yes"
Sarah returned to where Rini was standing, it had begun to rain and she led
her up the stairs to her room. RIni seemed to be functioning only because
Sarah was willing her to, she looked to be in great shock.
When they entered SArah's room RIni burst into tears.
"Rini, what's wrong?" sarah felt the older girl shake as she hugged her.
Rini said nothing, Sarah did not push her.
WHen she eventually stopped RIni stepped away.
"Can I have a shower please. I am really tired."
"OK. I'll just get you some clothes."
"No, you don't have to, I brought some."
Sarah just nodded. How did she know to bring some clothes? Well, she would
just find out later. She led RIni to the bathroom and gave her a towel and
went downstairs to talk to her dad.
"Uh, Dad, can i talk to you alone in the kitchen please."
Hiiro followed Sarah into the kitchen.
"Dad, I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to shout, it's just that
she's my friend and she needs my help."
"What's wrong with her?"
"SHe hasn't told me, she's having a shower at the moment."
"Dad." Sarah paused, "Dad, please try to be nice to her, I know you don't
like her, but she's having a really bad time. Please."
Hiiro looked down at his daughter, she really did know him well.
"Yes Sarah."
"Well, I'm going to see if she's out now."
Sarah ran up the stairs and into her bedroom. Rini was sitting on the bed
brushing her long pink hair. It looked nice when it was out of the pig
tails.
RIni turned around when Sarah came in. She looked happier but there
were still traces of sadness. SHe now looked as if she coud function by
hersef.
"Thanks alot Sarah, I really appreciate it."
Sarah smiled and went and sat on the floor opposite Rini.
"Now Rini, will you tell me what is wrong."
RIni looked as if she was going to deny her, but then she began.
"Well, you know I said that I was here with my guardians because my parents
were busy in Tokyo. Well the thing is, my parents didn't exactly know. I just
left and didn't tell them where I was going. You see it was important
that I should come here, I had to see something. But well you see, my
parents have found me now and I don't want to go back. I know things will
be different, everything would be different. But they'll find me eventually
I know they will. Michiru, Haruka and Hotaru will tell them where I am,
it's there duty. But I don't want to go back. I like being here with you."
Sarah looked at Rini who know looked as if she was going to cry again.
Sarah went over to Rini and gave her a hug. "Rini, things can't be as bad as
that. Maybe if you told them how much you wanted to stay, maybe then they
would change their minds. YOu should talk to them."
Rini began to cry, "YOu don't understand, things are more complicated then
that." RIni looked up, stopping her crying immediately.
"I've got to go, now." RIni stood up and started to walk downstairs, Sarah
following her. Sarah had just managed to stop Rini halfway down the stairs
when the doorbell rang.
She saw her father stand up, obviously annoyed, she heard Duo yell,
"It'll just be the guys." and she saw how Rini paled.
Hiiro opened the door and his whole body stiffened. Sarah walked down to her
father's side, shrugging off RIni who was trying to hold her back.
Sarah looked at the woman who was standing outside in the rain.
HYer silver hair was wet and she looked older but she still recognized her.
"Is Rini here?" was what the woman asked, looking sad and scared.
"Mu..mummy?" stuttered Sarah, her face pale with disbelief.
Hiiro stood looking at her realizing the truth when Sarah had uttered those
words. BUt she had died, how could she be here?
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THe phone rang, Hiiro picked it up annoyed as soon as he heard the caller.
"Ive got it dad." yelled Sarah.
She definitly cheered up quickly enough and how had she known that the call
was for her. She'd always had that strange gift.
"Hi Rini."
"Sarah. Please can you meet up with me." begged Rini, her voice full of tears.
"Sure Rini, but what's wrong, please tell me."
"I'll tell you when you meet up with me."
"Where RIni?"
"In the town center, meet me there. Please come, it's important." the phone
line went dead. SHe'd hung up.
Sarah put the phone down and quickly put on some clothes.
How she had felt earlier was nothing compared to how her friend was feeling,
she had to go and help her.
She ran down the stairs and opened the door. It was going to rain but she had
to go.
"Sarah, where are you going?" asked Hiiro looking at his daughter.
"I've got to go and help Rini. I'll be back soon."
Hiiro frowned obviously not happy.
"sarah I'm not too sure about this."
"WHAT IS IT WITH ALL OF YOU! She's my friend, she needs my help and I'm going.
I mean it's not as if I owe you anything, you let them," she shouted
talking about DUo, "come here without telling me, so I'm going,
I'll see you later."
SArah turned and slammed the door behind her as she left.
"Oh, man, you sure have a feisty one there" laughed DUo.
Hiiro ignored him but he didn't understand. Things had not been like this
before. He and Sarah had never argued and he was sure that Rini was the
cause of all of this.
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Sarah ran into the town center, only just realizing that she had not asked
RIni where they would meet.
Sarah walked around, trying to find her, now feeling sorry that she had not
brought her coat as it was getting colder.
Then she saw her, Rini was walking up towards her a rucksack on her back.
SHe walked up to Sarah, she looked like she had been crying.
"Uh, Hi Sarah. Can we go to your place?" she looked pleadingly at her friend.
"Sure come on."
As they walked back the sky began to get darker and Sarah knew that it was
soon going to rain.
When they entered the house she went and saw her dad who was sitting in the
living room, obviously not paying attention to Duo's chat. It wasn't that
Duo wasn't nice. It was just that he was so annoying at times.
Hiiro looked up and saw his daughter and he saw behind her, Rini.
Looking at the girl now he couldn't understand what he had thought about her
earlier. Her shoulders were slumped and she looked sad.
"Dad, is it OK if Rini stays here." Sarah looked pleadingly at her dad,
apologizing with her eyes.
"Of course it is Sarah, the more the merrier." said Duo laughing. He was
doing his best at annoying Hiiro. He saw how Hiiro's shoulders tensed before
he answered.
"Yes"
Sarah returned to where Rini was standing, it had begun to rain and she led
her up the stairs to her room. RIni seemed to be functioning only because
Sarah was willing her to, she looked to be in great shock.
When they entered SArah's room RIni burst into tears.
"Rini, what's wrong?" sarah felt the older girl shake as she hugged her.
Rini said nothing, Sarah did not push her.
WHen she eventually stopped RIni stepped away.
"Can I have a shower please. I am really tired."
"OK. I'll just get you some clothes."
"No, you don't have to, I brought some."
Sarah just nodded. How did she know to bring some clothes? Well, she would
just find out later. She led RIni to the bathroom and gave her a towel and
went downstairs to talk to her dad.
"Uh, Dad, can i talk to you alone in the kitchen please."
Hiiro followed Sarah into the kitchen.
"Dad, I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to shout, it's just that
she's my friend and she needs my help."
"What's wrong with her?"
"SHe hasn't told me, she's having a shower at the moment."
"Dad." Sarah paused, "Dad, please try to be nice to her, I know you don't
like her, but she's having a really bad time. Please."
Hiiro looked down at his daughter, she really did know him well.
"Yes Sarah."
"Well, I'm going to see if she's out now."
Sarah ran up the stairs and into her bedroom. Rini was sitting on the bed
brushing her long pink hair. It looked nice when it was out of the pig
tails.
RIni turned around when Sarah came in. She looked happier but there
were still traces of sadness. SHe now looked as if she coud function by
hersef.
"Thanks alot Sarah, I really appreciate it."
Sarah smiled and went and sat on the floor opposite Rini.
"Now Rini, will you tell me what is wrong."
RIni looked as if she was going to deny her, but then she began.
"Well, you know I said that I was here with my guardians because my parents
were busy in Tokyo. Well the thing is, my parents didn't exactly know. I just
left and didn't tell them where I was going. You see it was important
that I should come here, I had to see something. But well you see, my
parents have found me now and I don't want to go back. I know things will
be different, everything would be different. But they'll find me eventually
I know they will. Michiru, Haruka and Hotaru will tell them where I am,
it's there duty. But I don't want to go back. I like being here with you."
Sarah looked at Rini who know looked as if she was going to cry again.
Sarah went over to Rini and gave her a hug. "Rini, things can't be as bad as
that. Maybe if you told them how much you wanted to stay, maybe then they
would change their minds. YOu should talk to them."
Rini began to cry, "YOu don't understand, things are more complicated then
that." RIni looked up, stopping her crying immediately.
"I've got to go, now." RIni stood up and started to walk downstairs, Sarah
following her. Sarah had just managed to stop Rini halfway down the stairs
when the doorbell rang.
She saw her father stand up, obviously annoyed, she heard Duo yell,
"It'll just be the guys." and she saw how Rini paled.
Hiiro opened the door and his whole body stiffened. Sarah walked down to her
father's side, shrugging off RIni who was trying to hold her back.
Sarah looked at the woman who was standing outside in the rain.
HYer silver hair was wet and she looked older but she still recognized her.
"Is Rini here?" was what the woman asked, looking sad and scared.
"Mu..mummy?" stuttered Sarah, her face pale with disbelief.
Hiiro stood looking at her realizing the truth when Sarah had uttered those
words. BUt she had died, how could she be here?