Silence of a Shadow
Chapter 3
School days
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Three full months.
They didn't trust me enough to share their secret.
But I knew.
Keiko has been treating me like family ... I'm not sure how to react. She's so kind to me, ...allowing me to stay in her home, keeping my stomach from feeling that familiar ache due to hunger, allowing me to be present when she had her friends over...
It's odd.
I think she's worried that I might feel like an outsider, so she instantly adopted me as one of her own "good" friends.
She's wrong though. I know whenever I'm not around, she secretly fears that I might forget her kindness and let Shade take over again. ...The same goes for the rest of her friends. They're always keeping an eye on me, like I'm some kind of fugitive.
...The lost little shadow...
They look at me with such pity and sadness, and I hate it. No matter what I do, how normal I try to act, they cannot see me for what I truly am. I am no more than a china-doll about to crack and break under the stress of a normal life; and that is when my apocalypse will set in.
Or so they say.
I believe with time, I could control this beast. It has even proven helpful the few times when no-one was around to "rescue" me. ...I remember one time in particular... during the lunch recess... when not even one of them was around to discipline my stalkers.
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They were taller than me, I remember that quite well. I suppose they were the latest group of goons trying to prove their strength and fearlessness by pushing me over the edge.
It took them very little time to have me completely surrounded, each of them moving closer and closer. Their leader smiled at me; telling me what a 'cute little thing' I was.
The bastard.
Within a second, my arms were pinned behind me, and one of them was pushing me forward, towards their beastly leader.
His breath smelled like spoiled milk, rolling from the depths of his throat as his smile grew wider.
Naturally, a look of fear flooded my eyes and I whimpered; but not because I was afraid of the menacing boys, but because...
She was back.
My stomach turned and my head throbbed as the boys drew closer...
And before I could scream "No, no, NO!" I was long gone, and everything went dark.
The next day, I found out that all of the same boys had been sent to the hospital wing of the school; all complaining of blacking out, illness, and memory loss.
I had won.
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That day seemed like a small victory, but I cherished it all the same. I had almost expected Yusuke or Kuwabara to come running in and save the day; but it was weeks before I found out who true hero was.
He stood silent in the shadows of a nearby tree; his crimson eyes turning dark with rage...
Up until that darkened day, I was sure Hiei did not care for my survival. I can't say I blame him; I had given up years ago.
But he stood watching, waiting for that moment...
...and all that time...
...I didn't know...
A\N: Okay, I know that this is a short chapter, but I wanted to get it up anyway. Please tell me what you thought! (yes, good or bad)
The disclaimer was in chapter one, and please forgive any spelling or typing errors. I'll fix them as soon as they are brought to my attention.
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