A week later….
Everything was dark again… The sky was cloudy and mostly black with no sign of the sun. She looked up and down. Below her was fire and screams of people who suffered. Above her was nothing but blood. She ran as fast as she could but her legs were frozen like ice. Grabbing her legs with her hands, she tried again to move bur still no help. "Help, Help me!..." She screamed but no-one was there to listen. Suddenly she fell front-wards, with her head on the ground, she fell into unconscious. Her head bleeding, no-one was there to save her from death itself. "Uhhh…" She groaned with pain in her head. She opened her eyes and touched her blood on her head but of all the sudden, she saw two shadows coming toward her. 'Was this her savior or was it her enemy?' She thought. The two shadows approached her. Her left side of her face was covered by her blood from her head. Soon she began to lose her energy and draft back to unconscious again. The shadow began to take form and called out for her. "Stay away!" She screamed with all her might but the shadow kept coming toward her. Soon she fell back into unconscious. Minutes later, she woke with dried blood on her hands and face. She screamed as she looked up. The two shadows were her parents. But their faces were bleeding and their eyes were missing. Blood was everywhere around them. The blood was dripping everywhere; her shirt, the dried blood on her and arms.
She woke up of all the sudden, sweating and panting. Her dreams kept her up again, as usual she would wake up sweating, panting and with pictures of her dead parents in her mind. "Oh god…" She muttered as she continued to sweat and pant. "Why won't it stop," she asked herself over and over. She looked at the clock beside her, it was 3:00 in the morning and everything was dark especially her empty room. She laid on her bed with her arms behind her head; holding it place. She stared at the ceiling again and making dots connect with her imagination. It was almost 3:10 in the morning and in 3 hours she would have to face her guardians again. She didn't hate them or liked them. She looked at the ceiling again but this time a sound came from out side of her room. It sounded like a door being closed. She wondered why her guardian went to the bathroom at this hour so much. She guessed; because she must have bladder issues or something. 'God' she sighed, she was so lonely and she just wanted to see her parents again. Every time she thought of her parents; tears formed in her dark, tired eyes. She felt restless. She hated living but she had no choice. If she killed herself, she wondered how her parents might look at her and most of all how will she carry the last of the Tenoh? "I hate this, why won't it stop?" She said as she sobbed into her arms. After the death of her parents, she couldn't sleep properly; she would either end up screaming or waking up so early in the morning and usually sob to sleep. She looked at the clock again. It was almost 4:00 am and still she couldn't sleep. She started to remember her first day in Japan…
The sky was once again clear and there were no clouds in sight. She took along breath and sighed again and again. She couldn't remember the intoxicating smell and odor as she left the airplane. She stepped in the middle and reached through her back-pack, looking for the picture of her guardian; who was waiting for her outside the pathway. She felt nervous and mostly scared. Her eyes looked more tired than usual and she had dark bangs under her eyes from crying and lack of sleep. She wished all the pain and suffering was a dream and hoped she would wake up to the sound of her mother's gentle sound and reassurance. She started to walk again but this time her feet felt like tons of stones. She was unable to move. She stood helplessly but of all the sudden she heard a gentle voice. "It's alright Ha_ru_ka," Yusuko-san said smiling. "It's alright," "Now come on… move those feet," she said laughing shortly. "Uhhh..." Haruka replied. "I can't," "I can't!" Haruka cried out in her head. Suddenly Yusuko-san pushed Haruka in front of her and cried out, "Yes, you can," "See… you did it!" Haruka stared at her, why was Yusuko-san being so harsh to her? But she couldn't have understand so she smiled heartlessly and walked beside her and held her tears back. She continued to walk beside Yusuko-san and stared at those in front of her and around her. Everyone was Asian with black hair and brown eyes. It was almost too frightening. They looked like those shadows that kept appearing in her dreams. She looked right and left trying to find a person who resembles her guardian in her picture. She felt like an idiot. Why didn't she protest and continue to live in America? Maybe if she would have kicked and screamed; she could have a chance and stayed home where she grew up and knew her first joy and happiness. She felt crying again, she just wanted to sleep her sadness away. She sighed repeatedly and hoped that death would appear in front of her and snatch her living. She continued to walk, ignoring those around her. Her head felt like a rock on fire. She sighed again, and again. She wanted to die. "Haruka Tenoh-san?" said a lady with a short smile. "Haruka Tenoh-san?" She said again but with much louder voice. But Haruka continued to walk; ignoring those around her. She didn't even realize she reached the end of the pathway. "Haruka-san," said the blue-haired woman, just gently touching Haruka's right shoulder. Haruka blinked once, twice and three times. "Huh?" Haruka said sadly. "Konichiwa, Haruka-san," "Watashi wa Eiri desu." Haruka blinked again. "Oh I'm sorry," Eiri-san said with a short laugh; moving her hand behind her head, "I forgot you don't speck Japanese." "Umm…" Haruka said mumbling. Haruka stared at her, she didn't say much but nodded and smiled shortly and sighed deeply. She looked at Eiri-san again; Eiri-san had blue hair. It didn't look like as if the hair was dyed into blue but natural like. She had the oddest eyes too. It was light red. It looked like a very still like fire and when she smiled; her eyes would glisten and brighten. She had a slim figure and yet a slight of masculinity in her. Her green shirt which hanged loose and her grey pants that hid her feminine figure. Her small purse which hanged over her shoulder; fitting and yet her feminine figure hid perfectly. "Are you alright, Haruka-san?" Eiri-san said worried. "Huh?" said Haruka blinking her eyes again and again. They stood by side for a few seconds, that is until Eiri-san broke the silence. "We should head, shouldn't we?" "We can't stand here all day, you know?" "Huh…?" Haruka replied dumbly. "Do you have all your stuff with you?" "Yeah… I do…" Haruka replied quietly. "Well then let's go, Haruka-san." Eiri-san said looking straight at Haruka. Haruka averted her eyes at Eiri-san and stared at the tall building inside. During the whole car ride, Haruka was speechless. She kept her eyes low and kept touching her shirt and played with her hands while Eiri-san blabbed and blabbed about herself and her guardian.
Haruka looked at her clock again, it was only 4:40 am and still she couldn't fall asleep. She felt frustrated and restless. "When am I going to sleep?" Haruka mumbled quietly; Haruka sighed again and breathed in deeply and out. She closed her eyes and yawned a little and again in deeply and out. She soon fell asleep only hearing the sound of her breathing.
Everything was dark again… The sky was cloudy and mostly black with no sign of the sun. She looked up and down. Below her was fire and screams of people who suffered. Above her was nothing but blood. She ran as fast as she could but her legs were frozen like ice. Grabbing her legs with her hands, she tried again to move bur still no help. "Help, Help me!..." She screamed but no-one was there to listen. Suddenly she fell front-wards, with her head on the ground, she fell into unconscious. Her head bleeding, no-one was there to save her from death itself. "Uhhh…" She groaned with pain in her head. She opened her eyes and touched her blood on her head but of all the sudden, she saw two shadows coming toward her. 'Was this her savior or was it her enemy?' She thought. The two shadows approached her. Her left side of her face was covered by her blood from her head. Soon she began to lose her energy and draft back to unconscious again. The shadow began to take form and called out for her. "Stay away!" She screamed with all her might but the shadow kept coming toward her. Soon she fell back into unconscious. Minutes later, she woke with dried blood on her hands and face. She screamed as she looked up. The two shadows were her parents. But their faces were bleeding and their eyes were missing. Blood was everywhere around them. The blood was dripping everywhere; her shirt, the dried blood on her and arms.
She woke up of all the sudden, sweating and panting. Her dreams kept her up again, as usual she would wake up sweating, panting and with pictures of her dead parents in her mind. "Oh god…" She muttered as she continued to sweat and pant. "Why won't it stop," she asked herself over and over. She looked at the clock beside her, it was 3:00 in the morning and everything was dark especially her empty room. She laid on her bed with her arms behind her head; holding it place. She stared at the ceiling again and making dots connect with her imagination. It was almost 3:10 in the morning and in 3 hours she would have to face her guardians again. She didn't hate them or liked them. She looked at the ceiling again but this time a sound came from out side of her room. It sounded like a door being closed. She wondered why her guardian went to the bathroom at this hour so much. She guessed; because she must have bladder issues or something. 'God' she sighed, she was so lonely and she just wanted to see her parents again. Every time she thought of her parents; tears formed in her dark, tired eyes. She felt restless. She hated living but she had no choice. If she killed herself, she wondered how her parents might look at her and most of all how will she carry the last of the Tenoh? "I hate this, why won't it stop?" She said as she sobbed into her arms. After the death of her parents, she couldn't sleep properly; she would either end up screaming or waking up so early in the morning and usually sob to sleep. She looked at the clock again. It was almost 4:00 am and still she couldn't sleep. She started to remember her first day in Japan…
The sky was once again clear and there were no clouds in sight. She took along breath and sighed again and again. She couldn't remember the intoxicating smell and odor as she left the airplane. She stepped in the middle and reached through her back-pack, looking for the picture of her guardian; who was waiting for her outside the pathway. She felt nervous and mostly scared. Her eyes looked more tired than usual and she had dark bangs under her eyes from crying and lack of sleep. She wished all the pain and suffering was a dream and hoped she would wake up to the sound of her mother's gentle sound and reassurance. She started to walk again but this time her feet felt like tons of stones. She was unable to move. She stood helplessly but of all the sudden she heard a gentle voice. "It's alright Ha_ru_ka," Yusuko-san said smiling. "It's alright," "Now come on… move those feet," she said laughing shortly. "Uhhh..." Haruka replied. "I can't," "I can't!" Haruka cried out in her head. Suddenly Yusuko-san pushed Haruka in front of her and cried out, "Yes, you can," "See… you did it!" Haruka stared at her, why was Yusuko-san being so harsh to her? But she couldn't have understand so she smiled heartlessly and walked beside her and held her tears back. She continued to walk beside Yusuko-san and stared at those in front of her and around her. Everyone was Asian with black hair and brown eyes. It was almost too frightening. They looked like those shadows that kept appearing in her dreams. She looked right and left trying to find a person who resembles her guardian in her picture. She felt like an idiot. Why didn't she protest and continue to live in America? Maybe if she would have kicked and screamed; she could have a chance and stayed home where she grew up and knew her first joy and happiness. She felt crying again, she just wanted to sleep her sadness away. She sighed repeatedly and hoped that death would appear in front of her and snatch her living. She continued to walk, ignoring those around her. Her head felt like a rock on fire. She sighed again, and again. She wanted to die. "Haruka Tenoh-san?" said a lady with a short smile. "Haruka Tenoh-san?" She said again but with much louder voice. But Haruka continued to walk; ignoring those around her. She didn't even realize she reached the end of the pathway. "Haruka-san," said the blue-haired woman, just gently touching Haruka's right shoulder. Haruka blinked once, twice and three times. "Huh?" Haruka said sadly. "Konichiwa, Haruka-san," "Watashi wa Eiri desu." Haruka blinked again. "Oh I'm sorry," Eiri-san said with a short laugh; moving her hand behind her head, "I forgot you don't speck Japanese." "Umm…" Haruka said mumbling. Haruka stared at her, she didn't say much but nodded and smiled shortly and sighed deeply. She looked at Eiri-san again; Eiri-san had blue hair. It didn't look like as if the hair was dyed into blue but natural like. She had the oddest eyes too. It was light red. It looked like a very still like fire and when she smiled; her eyes would glisten and brighten. She had a slim figure and yet a slight of masculinity in her. Her green shirt which hanged loose and her grey pants that hid her feminine figure. Her small purse which hanged over her shoulder; fitting and yet her feminine figure hid perfectly. "Are you alright, Haruka-san?" Eiri-san said worried. "Huh?" said Haruka blinking her eyes again and again. They stood by side for a few seconds, that is until Eiri-san broke the silence. "We should head, shouldn't we?" "We can't stand here all day, you know?" "Huh…?" Haruka replied dumbly. "Do you have all your stuff with you?" "Yeah… I do…" Haruka replied quietly. "Well then let's go, Haruka-san." Eiri-san said looking straight at Haruka. Haruka averted her eyes at Eiri-san and stared at the tall building inside. During the whole car ride, Haruka was speechless. She kept her eyes low and kept touching her shirt and played with her hands while Eiri-san blabbed and blabbed about herself and her guardian.
Haruka looked at her clock again, it was only 4:40 am and still she couldn't fall asleep. She felt frustrated and restless. "When am I going to sleep?" Haruka mumbled quietly; Haruka sighed again and breathed in deeply and out. She closed her eyes and yawned a little and again in deeply and out. She soon fell asleep only hearing the sound of her breathing.
