Although I was originally going to leave this as a one-shot, I decided to continue. And I

guess there's hinted Anna+Yoh in this chapter but I'm not quite sure. It's all subconscious,

you see. And you can see it whatever way you'd like anyway, I decided I like being

rather vague on crushes and such. It gives each reader a sense of individuality over the

same story, you can all be seeing this entirely differently. But anyway, on with the story.

And yes, most chapters will be short.

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Nostalgia

Chapter 2-Again

            He'd trailed through the cemetery, the woods, the park… It was a long time

before he returned home. He strolled quietly through the door, slipping out of him

sandals. Anna was already waiting for him at the dinner table; steam had long stopped

rising from the white rice and Nikujaga. He couldn't tell her reaction to his delayed

arrival, as her back was facing him. "Where've you been?" Her voice was strangely

quiet, no wisp of bossiness detectable within her tone.

            "I was out."

            "Visiting Hao again?" She shifted to face him, one hand still resting on the low

table, poker face solid in place. He nodded, sighing quietly. She moved back to her

original position, picking up her chopsticks. "Have you talked to him yet?"

            He ran his fingers through choppy brown strands. "No. I ran away again."

            She shrugged and began eating slowly. Still standing in the living room doorway,

he lowered his gaze to the floor. Turning around, he quietly headed for the stairs. "I'm

not hungry tonight."

            She waited until he was gone before dropping her utensils on the table and

burying her face in her hands. "Again…"