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A/N: Hello there! Thanks for every support you give me! Lately this story gets more review that the title 'Dragon rises within the moonlight.' I don't know whether should be happy or not. But I'm happy to know that you all still give me wonderful respond! Let's move on! Please send little time to review or say word to me ^_^! I will be really grateful. My lack of experience occasionally confuses you. For that reason, I'm reeeeally sorry! Be strong with my minor grammar and vocab! Please send time to let me know my mistake.
For: -Me. ^^ thanks for your compliment! I would edit a bit more!
Please be free to be my editor. I would gladly accept. Of course! H+K
forever!
-Menolly harper, Aww..you compliment me too nice. More chapters for
you and all!
-TheBlackRose5, This is K+H! For a crush, you may have to wait. Remind
me to put it later with some fluff! ^_^ But there should be a crush!!
Yay!
-Amethyst Bubble, Oh I missed your candies! Thank you! I'm glad you
like the name 'Haru'
-Legolas19, Thanks for your review lately. You're so nice, thanks!
Okay, just a note. Hiei is Haru. Haru is Hiei. It isn't hard, right? Enjoy!
By Irisgem
I watched on the faraway sky with the golden twilight within the cerulean dusk over the horizon. The light was dimmed as tall buildings prevented the light to come through the city. A vague shape of quarter ivory moon still hung with some foggy clouds. It was still too dark to see. Still the fairies of wind played my raven hair with cold touch.
I stayed in serenity on the second floor balcony, which connected to my darken room. The windy dusk waved the curtain ragingly through the opened glass window. It was still 5 p.m. But the angel of dream wasn't able to distract me back to my slumber.
I didn't count how many minutes I had spent to stand there. I tilted and supported my body on the edge of balcony. The freezing air didn't seem to be a bother for me. Somehow my body could emit a certain heat to keep me warm.
My solemn face was away in thought. I tried to remember something that was important for me now. My past, my memories....I need them to make me complete. I was curious with my reason of existence. Without memory in my brain, I would not find any way to prove my presence in this enormous world.
* But who will remember me? The world is too huge to acknowledge every living thing on it. *
I didn't even care to light the lamp in my room. I soon became the part of gray silhouette of my room, which danced fiercely on the marine floor. I kept myself in alert mindlessly. Maybe it was just how I lived.
Soon I got bored with uncountable passed time. I sighed and turned my back to the city, which shaded with gold and black pearl glints. I watched my wounded hand. The white bandage reminded me of kindness of a lady.
I walked down the stairs quietly, hoping not to wake the hosts of this house. I soon arrived at the living room. I knew that there would be no one in it. It was still morning. I could hear soft sigh of pretty human lady from her room. But I couldn't find another presence beside Shiori and me. That young redhead was gone.
* He probably could take care his own self. *
That was what I thought but then I strayed the whole house. It looked like as if I looked for something. I hated this feeling but still I searched for him. I felt hopeless and tried to get a morning walk around the city. Shiori gave me some human cloths. She said my black cloak and clothes were too distracting for the oddness.
* No one would be wake up already. The streets should be empty now. *
But I thought it wasn't just me. When I passed the front room that becomes flower shop I was greeted with bright charming smile in a small colorful garden. In front of this house, there was a private garden of his with flowers. Most of them were roses.
* Why should rose? Is it his favorite? *
" Good morning. Are you awake by chance or by habit? "
" It depends to your assumption. " I replied him with small quick smile. I was affected to his smile as I smiled him back.
" What are you doing? You seem very busy even for a cool morning, when most people still snore. " I looked his dusty hands.
His smile still didn't leave his face. " I take care of them, so they may bloom prettier. "
I watched his plants. The roses were beautiful, I admitted, especially the red one. It was painted like blood. The marvelous big flower with cascading petals bloomed proudly like a queen.
* Blood... Blood with sin stained the hand. *
I saw a vague image. I tried to remember hardly. My half part was curious to know, but my other half was frightened. Something prevented me to gain my memory. It was as if there was something that I should not remember. I didn't know what to do. I held my pain head with bare hand.
Then I felt a shake. My eyes snapped open and stared on the concern face.
" Are you alright? Is your head hurt again? " I heard some worry tune in his voice.
I nodded weakly. " Ah.."
" I should get prepare to school. Do you want to have a walk? "
I suddenly lost my interest to walk. The unknown blur confused me too much. If I got walk, I would think another useless endlessly. I shook my head to show my disagreement.
" Well, shall we get inside? " He smiled invitingly. I just need some more time to be alone. Not to think about my past, but something held me to enter the house.
" No, I'll be here for a while. "
" Oh.." He weakened his smile. " Please come inside if you are cold already, OK? "
I watched his back as he walked inside. As I lifted up my head, I saw thousands of raven flied upon me. I could feel that an omen might occur on me. I shuddered in aching fear. Ravens were told as signs of misfortune.
I snapped my head suddenly and scanned my behind. I could feel something that wasn't right here. Maybe it was just my wandering thought, but I felt being watched. I glanced a bit before I came for breakfast. There was still no danger sign. I sighed and put my slipper off.
Two form of shadow perched on the nearest tree of Shiori's house. Soon they flitted like a blur to the outskirt of city.
I stood beside Shiori, escorted the half fox to the entrance of house. He brought some stuff inside his schoolbag. He greeted his mother as he kissed the older woman on her cherry cheek. She waved happily as her son left the dwell when I watched his way to school impassively.
" Come on, Haru. " She brought my hand in her palm as we walked to the house. I felt a tickling inside. I wondered if it was how a mother felt.
" Haru, would you mind to help me carry that sack? " I watched her endeavor on carrying that thing. Shouldn't it easy?
I took the sack of soil from her hand and carried it by myself. I wondered what kind of training that I had, my small body was well built and heavy because of muscles. She looked at me and laughed softly. " Haru, what is your body made of? "
I just pointed my finger up the ceiling. " Ceiling? " She raised her head.
" I mean you may ask The Mighty One up there. " I gave her a bored look.
" I don't know that you have some sense of humor here. " She giggled. She put her hand on her lips to stop her little laugh.
" It may sound like a news to me. " I smiled back. Then we continued our work. No, maybe it was my work. I moved the things as she asked me to drop on a certain place.
" It's Iris. And that is tulip. Chrysanthemum, daisy, carnation, rose, lavender, sunflower, daffodil, orchid, jasmine, cactus, pansy, morning glory, geranium, snowdrop, water lily, violet, foxglove, marigold, lily, .." She pointed at every flower and told me the name. ( Mostly the simple one ^_^ ) I snorted heavily as she kept saying countless strange name.
" Shiori, I can't remember that much." I grumbled as I started to forget the name as well. She soon realized that I could not remember the name that much. " I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It must be hard for you to know them all in short period. Let's start to remember at least five name now as a beginning."
* I will have a headache now. *
It didn't took me long to remember five name. But it would be harder as many names would be added.
I held the flowers just like held the fragile feathers. They were too light for me. I might crush them with a single hand. Shiori seemed very happy for having me as her assistant. When she saw me carrying the flowers, she looked amused and smiled. I usually put my cold mask on my face when my heart pounded a bit faster.
Not much things we could do besides taking care the garden. The pretty florist lady said that there was no much customer on daily days. Their shop would be full when it was evening. When I asked her the reason innocently, she gave me smile. " You will know why. Though it would be very crowd. "
Then I felt that feeling again. I could feel the icy vicious gaze on me. Somehow my nape was felt cold. But when I watched the environment, there was nothing suspicious. That was no way for me to be frightened. I dismissed my confusion feeling when I heard Shiori's call.
We both took an afternoon rest. She prepared lunch and some cold orange juice. She talked about her young beautiful redhead son. How much she loved him, how her feeling was, what that young lad might do now, how her son behaved well toward her, how much he made her proud. Then I became a good listener, as I could not say any comment. I didn't feel bother as I also didn't want to talk something unimportant.
Something inside me said that I envied that young lad. He had someone who loved him to the content of her heart. He could feel mother's love clearly. I was someone without any memory of family. I couldn't stop to think about how my mother was.
But deep down in my heart, I could feel no love for me. Why? Who was I? There should be a tender love of mother in my past, shouldn't it? But why I could not even sense any sign about love in my lost past?
I drowned in the curiosity and forlorn ocean. I didn't know the path of way out. My life was like fragments of puzzle, which should be collected and weaved into one. And my feeling was like a maze with temptation ways. Many paths were limited, no other way to go, but turned around. It had one only exit, which could be reached with pain and suffer. Would I find the answer of these enigma waves? Could I?
I felt a warm hand to bring me back from my little world. She saw my grim face and stared on me. " Do you feel fine? Should you go to sleep? "
I shook my head. I hated to sleep. It brought me to the groundless darkness of void. The vague nightmare echoed inside my mind until I woke up, panting.
I stood up and took the dishes to kitchen. " Haru..?" She asked with grief.
" I'm fine." I tried to assure her with blank face. She was in attempt to believe in my word. She soon finished her meal and walked to kitchen.
Before I knew, the golden sun sunk on the western distant sky. The lamp streets were lightened to wane the road. The city's clock pointed at five. The student had gone from their school. Shiori occasionally went out and took a look. She was waiting for him. How wonderful to have someone who waited you always.
Then I saw her waving hand from the shop. But then the noisy sound was heard. It became nearer to the shop as time passed. Soon the shop was crowd. Too crowd. The girls roamed the poor crimson head lad. He still smiled weakly and tried to excuse himself.
* So it is what the lady tries to say. *
How sad with a life like that. People tailed you all over the place like the loyal dogs and asked for attention. They admired him just like an idol. They watched everything you did. Just a small mistake would become a cruel rumor for days. If someone that wasn't popular made a bigger mistake, people would not even care to put their attention. If someone wished to be popular, s/he must pity he/r self.
I felt pity for Shiori. She had waited her son to go home, but she even hardly met her child, who was surrounded by girls that fell in love with him. She waited there patiently until Shuiichi made his way to the shop with her warm motherly smile.
" Okaasan, I'm home. " He greeted tiredly. His fans were wandering around the flower shop.
I disliked a hectic situation, thus I tried to make an excuse to enter the main room. But I had no heart to leave Shiori in busy condition. The flaming hair passed through my face.
" Haru, will you help mother for a while? I'll come down later. " He asked with jade expression. I had no choice besides to stay there with flooding noisy girls. If I never met Shiori, surely I would hate women.
I nodded lazily. He giggled a bit for my respond. " Too noisy, eh? " I glared half-heartedly and walked to help the poor florist. And I was going to regret it soon.
" OH MY GOD!! Such a cute child! Shiori-san, who is he?! " I put my both hands on my ears. I need to cover their loud scream as their voice deafened me. Why should they scream?! They could say it softer! I wondered how he could survive like this at his named school.
" He's my nephew. He just moved here yesterday. "
What a lie..But it was not possible to say that I was stranger that accidentally lived with them, right? As usual, I kept myself quiet.
" He isn't similar to Minamino-kun..What is your name? " Now they surrounded me with stream of question. I closed my eyes and sighed.
" Haru.." I just hoped I could reverse the time. I should rest on my room before. They giggled and chatted like thousands echoes of bells in my head. Then they didn't stop and stormed me with questions. I hated to answer, as I didn't know the answer.
" Where did you live before? "
" How old are you? "
" What is your favorite color? "
" How is your relation to Minamino-kun? "
" Do you help Shiori-san as a worker? "
....and bla bla bla..
Luckily the redhead came out to the shop. My head was dizzy like a buzzing bee in my brain. I ran with incredible speed toward him and took his hand. He looked confused with my sudden move. I clapped my hand on his and walked quickly to the house.
" Your turn! " I said loudly. Then without any second glance, I closed the door, which became a limit between store and house. I buried my pounding head in my hands. The voice was more vague in here. I tried to clear my mind and climbed up the stairs.
* I just need rest for my unlucky day. I wished I never had to do this AGAIN. *
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" Ha."
I turned my head back. I knew this vague voice, but whose? I looked around. There was only unlimited darkness. I hated this. I had to go from here. Then I could feel a flash of light. I squinted a bit as it hurt my eyes.
" Haru, it's 7 p.m. already. Do you want to skip your dinner? "
I gazed on the angelic face with silky fiery hair. With some endeavor, I managed to sit on the bed.
" You fell asleep. You must be tired of working all day. Thank you, Haru. " His smile made me felt refresh a bit.
" No, I'm tired of your girls. " I looked startled to remind the past hours. He seemed to understand. " I'm sorry to bring you in this. I don't know that they would act like that. "
" And you make a wrong predicament. " With single hand, I stood up from bed and went to the wooden door. " Do you come down or not? " He stunned for a while and laughed softly.
" You're also famous, my 'cousin'. " He played a joke. I ignored his joke and smirked. " I weren't you, I would not act that nice with them. "
I turned my back to him and stared at the chestnut gate of my room when he said solemnly. " But you're always nice toward my mother and me. " I felt a sudden urge to get out from my room. He stood there patiently, waiting for respond.
" Because I could find you special.." I mumbled inaudibly.
" Huh? I can't hear you. "
I opened the door without looking back and drowned on my thought again. The footsteps were heard as I thought in icy silence. I ignored his call from my slumber room. With hands pocketed in my sapphire trousers I walked to the dining room, wishing no assistance on my way.
Yay! Finished! It's long enough, see? So please review for my hard work ( hard? ^_^6) Thanks to read! I'll try to update soon! I can't post this chapter soon after it's finished. There is a rumor that viruses are wandering around on 15th and 16th of August 2003 in internet. I hate to risk any virus in my computer, so I decide to send it later. Please understand! Replay: REVIEW please!!
A/N: Hello there! Thanks for every support you give me! Lately this story gets more review that the title 'Dragon rises within the moonlight.' I don't know whether should be happy or not. But I'm happy to know that you all still give me wonderful respond! Let's move on! Please send little time to review or say word to me ^_^! I will be really grateful. My lack of experience occasionally confuses you. For that reason, I'm reeeeally sorry! Be strong with my minor grammar and vocab! Please send time to let me know my mistake.
For: -Me. ^^ thanks for your compliment! I would edit a bit more!
Please be free to be my editor. I would gladly accept. Of course! H+K
forever!
-Menolly harper, Aww..you compliment me too nice. More chapters for
you and all!
-TheBlackRose5, This is K+H! For a crush, you may have to wait. Remind
me to put it later with some fluff! ^_^ But there should be a crush!!
Yay!
-Amethyst Bubble, Oh I missed your candies! Thank you! I'm glad you
like the name 'Haru'
-Legolas19, Thanks for your review lately. You're so nice, thanks!
Okay, just a note. Hiei is Haru. Haru is Hiei. It isn't hard, right? Enjoy!
By Irisgem
I watched on the faraway sky with the golden twilight within the cerulean dusk over the horizon. The light was dimmed as tall buildings prevented the light to come through the city. A vague shape of quarter ivory moon still hung with some foggy clouds. It was still too dark to see. Still the fairies of wind played my raven hair with cold touch.
I stayed in serenity on the second floor balcony, which connected to my darken room. The windy dusk waved the curtain ragingly through the opened glass window. It was still 5 p.m. But the angel of dream wasn't able to distract me back to my slumber.
I didn't count how many minutes I had spent to stand there. I tilted and supported my body on the edge of balcony. The freezing air didn't seem to be a bother for me. Somehow my body could emit a certain heat to keep me warm.
My solemn face was away in thought. I tried to remember something that was important for me now. My past, my memories....I need them to make me complete. I was curious with my reason of existence. Without memory in my brain, I would not find any way to prove my presence in this enormous world.
* But who will remember me? The world is too huge to acknowledge every living thing on it. *
I didn't even care to light the lamp in my room. I soon became the part of gray silhouette of my room, which danced fiercely on the marine floor. I kept myself in alert mindlessly. Maybe it was just how I lived.
Soon I got bored with uncountable passed time. I sighed and turned my back to the city, which shaded with gold and black pearl glints. I watched my wounded hand. The white bandage reminded me of kindness of a lady.
I walked down the stairs quietly, hoping not to wake the hosts of this house. I soon arrived at the living room. I knew that there would be no one in it. It was still morning. I could hear soft sigh of pretty human lady from her room. But I couldn't find another presence beside Shiori and me. That young redhead was gone.
* He probably could take care his own self. *
That was what I thought but then I strayed the whole house. It looked like as if I looked for something. I hated this feeling but still I searched for him. I felt hopeless and tried to get a morning walk around the city. Shiori gave me some human cloths. She said my black cloak and clothes were too distracting for the oddness.
* No one would be wake up already. The streets should be empty now. *
But I thought it wasn't just me. When I passed the front room that becomes flower shop I was greeted with bright charming smile in a small colorful garden. In front of this house, there was a private garden of his with flowers. Most of them were roses.
* Why should rose? Is it his favorite? *
" Good morning. Are you awake by chance or by habit? "
" It depends to your assumption. " I replied him with small quick smile. I was affected to his smile as I smiled him back.
" What are you doing? You seem very busy even for a cool morning, when most people still snore. " I looked his dusty hands.
His smile still didn't leave his face. " I take care of them, so they may bloom prettier. "
I watched his plants. The roses were beautiful, I admitted, especially the red one. It was painted like blood. The marvelous big flower with cascading petals bloomed proudly like a queen.
* Blood... Blood with sin stained the hand. *
I saw a vague image. I tried to remember hardly. My half part was curious to know, but my other half was frightened. Something prevented me to gain my memory. It was as if there was something that I should not remember. I didn't know what to do. I held my pain head with bare hand.
Then I felt a shake. My eyes snapped open and stared on the concern face.
" Are you alright? Is your head hurt again? " I heard some worry tune in his voice.
I nodded weakly. " Ah.."
" I should get prepare to school. Do you want to have a walk? "
I suddenly lost my interest to walk. The unknown blur confused me too much. If I got walk, I would think another useless endlessly. I shook my head to show my disagreement.
" Well, shall we get inside? " He smiled invitingly. I just need some more time to be alone. Not to think about my past, but something held me to enter the house.
" No, I'll be here for a while. "
" Oh.." He weakened his smile. " Please come inside if you are cold already, OK? "
I watched his back as he walked inside. As I lifted up my head, I saw thousands of raven flied upon me. I could feel that an omen might occur on me. I shuddered in aching fear. Ravens were told as signs of misfortune.
I snapped my head suddenly and scanned my behind. I could feel something that wasn't right here. Maybe it was just my wandering thought, but I felt being watched. I glanced a bit before I came for breakfast. There was still no danger sign. I sighed and put my slipper off.
Two form of shadow perched on the nearest tree of Shiori's house. Soon they flitted like a blur to the outskirt of city.
I stood beside Shiori, escorted the half fox to the entrance of house. He brought some stuff inside his schoolbag. He greeted his mother as he kissed the older woman on her cherry cheek. She waved happily as her son left the dwell when I watched his way to school impassively.
" Come on, Haru. " She brought my hand in her palm as we walked to the house. I felt a tickling inside. I wondered if it was how a mother felt.
" Haru, would you mind to help me carry that sack? " I watched her endeavor on carrying that thing. Shouldn't it easy?
I took the sack of soil from her hand and carried it by myself. I wondered what kind of training that I had, my small body was well built and heavy because of muscles. She looked at me and laughed softly. " Haru, what is your body made of? "
I just pointed my finger up the ceiling. " Ceiling? " She raised her head.
" I mean you may ask The Mighty One up there. " I gave her a bored look.
" I don't know that you have some sense of humor here. " She giggled. She put her hand on her lips to stop her little laugh.
" It may sound like a news to me. " I smiled back. Then we continued our work. No, maybe it was my work. I moved the things as she asked me to drop on a certain place.
" It's Iris. And that is tulip. Chrysanthemum, daisy, carnation, rose, lavender, sunflower, daffodil, orchid, jasmine, cactus, pansy, morning glory, geranium, snowdrop, water lily, violet, foxglove, marigold, lily, .." She pointed at every flower and told me the name. ( Mostly the simple one ^_^ ) I snorted heavily as she kept saying countless strange name.
" Shiori, I can't remember that much." I grumbled as I started to forget the name as well. She soon realized that I could not remember the name that much. " I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It must be hard for you to know them all in short period. Let's start to remember at least five name now as a beginning."
* I will have a headache now. *
It didn't took me long to remember five name. But it would be harder as many names would be added.
I held the flowers just like held the fragile feathers. They were too light for me. I might crush them with a single hand. Shiori seemed very happy for having me as her assistant. When she saw me carrying the flowers, she looked amused and smiled. I usually put my cold mask on my face when my heart pounded a bit faster.
Not much things we could do besides taking care the garden. The pretty florist lady said that there was no much customer on daily days. Their shop would be full when it was evening. When I asked her the reason innocently, she gave me smile. " You will know why. Though it would be very crowd. "
Then I felt that feeling again. I could feel the icy vicious gaze on me. Somehow my nape was felt cold. But when I watched the environment, there was nothing suspicious. That was no way for me to be frightened. I dismissed my confusion feeling when I heard Shiori's call.
We both took an afternoon rest. She prepared lunch and some cold orange juice. She talked about her young beautiful redhead son. How much she loved him, how her feeling was, what that young lad might do now, how her son behaved well toward her, how much he made her proud. Then I became a good listener, as I could not say any comment. I didn't feel bother as I also didn't want to talk something unimportant.
Something inside me said that I envied that young lad. He had someone who loved him to the content of her heart. He could feel mother's love clearly. I was someone without any memory of family. I couldn't stop to think about how my mother was.
But deep down in my heart, I could feel no love for me. Why? Who was I? There should be a tender love of mother in my past, shouldn't it? But why I could not even sense any sign about love in my lost past?
I drowned in the curiosity and forlorn ocean. I didn't know the path of way out. My life was like fragments of puzzle, which should be collected and weaved into one. And my feeling was like a maze with temptation ways. Many paths were limited, no other way to go, but turned around. It had one only exit, which could be reached with pain and suffer. Would I find the answer of these enigma waves? Could I?
I felt a warm hand to bring me back from my little world. She saw my grim face and stared on me. " Do you feel fine? Should you go to sleep? "
I shook my head. I hated to sleep. It brought me to the groundless darkness of void. The vague nightmare echoed inside my mind until I woke up, panting.
I stood up and took the dishes to kitchen. " Haru..?" She asked with grief.
" I'm fine." I tried to assure her with blank face. She was in attempt to believe in my word. She soon finished her meal and walked to kitchen.
Before I knew, the golden sun sunk on the western distant sky. The lamp streets were lightened to wane the road. The city's clock pointed at five. The student had gone from their school. Shiori occasionally went out and took a look. She was waiting for him. How wonderful to have someone who waited you always.
Then I saw her waving hand from the shop. But then the noisy sound was heard. It became nearer to the shop as time passed. Soon the shop was crowd. Too crowd. The girls roamed the poor crimson head lad. He still smiled weakly and tried to excuse himself.
* So it is what the lady tries to say. *
How sad with a life like that. People tailed you all over the place like the loyal dogs and asked for attention. They admired him just like an idol. They watched everything you did. Just a small mistake would become a cruel rumor for days. If someone that wasn't popular made a bigger mistake, people would not even care to put their attention. If someone wished to be popular, s/he must pity he/r self.
I felt pity for Shiori. She had waited her son to go home, but she even hardly met her child, who was surrounded by girls that fell in love with him. She waited there patiently until Shuiichi made his way to the shop with her warm motherly smile.
" Okaasan, I'm home. " He greeted tiredly. His fans were wandering around the flower shop.
I disliked a hectic situation, thus I tried to make an excuse to enter the main room. But I had no heart to leave Shiori in busy condition. The flaming hair passed through my face.
" Haru, will you help mother for a while? I'll come down later. " He asked with jade expression. I had no choice besides to stay there with flooding noisy girls. If I never met Shiori, surely I would hate women.
I nodded lazily. He giggled a bit for my respond. " Too noisy, eh? " I glared half-heartedly and walked to help the poor florist. And I was going to regret it soon.
" OH MY GOD!! Such a cute child! Shiori-san, who is he?! " I put my both hands on my ears. I need to cover their loud scream as their voice deafened me. Why should they scream?! They could say it softer! I wondered how he could survive like this at his named school.
" He's my nephew. He just moved here yesterday. "
What a lie..But it was not possible to say that I was stranger that accidentally lived with them, right? As usual, I kept myself quiet.
" He isn't similar to Minamino-kun..What is your name? " Now they surrounded me with stream of question. I closed my eyes and sighed.
" Haru.." I just hoped I could reverse the time. I should rest on my room before. They giggled and chatted like thousands echoes of bells in my head. Then they didn't stop and stormed me with questions. I hated to answer, as I didn't know the answer.
" Where did you live before? "
" How old are you? "
" What is your favorite color? "
" How is your relation to Minamino-kun? "
" Do you help Shiori-san as a worker? "
....and bla bla bla..
Luckily the redhead came out to the shop. My head was dizzy like a buzzing bee in my brain. I ran with incredible speed toward him and took his hand. He looked confused with my sudden move. I clapped my hand on his and walked quickly to the house.
" Your turn! " I said loudly. Then without any second glance, I closed the door, which became a limit between store and house. I buried my pounding head in my hands. The voice was more vague in here. I tried to clear my mind and climbed up the stairs.
* I just need rest for my unlucky day. I wished I never had to do this AGAIN. *
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" Ha."
I turned my head back. I knew this vague voice, but whose? I looked around. There was only unlimited darkness. I hated this. I had to go from here. Then I could feel a flash of light. I squinted a bit as it hurt my eyes.
" Haru, it's 7 p.m. already. Do you want to skip your dinner? "
I gazed on the angelic face with silky fiery hair. With some endeavor, I managed to sit on the bed.
" You fell asleep. You must be tired of working all day. Thank you, Haru. " His smile made me felt refresh a bit.
" No, I'm tired of your girls. " I looked startled to remind the past hours. He seemed to understand. " I'm sorry to bring you in this. I don't know that they would act like that. "
" And you make a wrong predicament. " With single hand, I stood up from bed and went to the wooden door. " Do you come down or not? " He stunned for a while and laughed softly.
" You're also famous, my 'cousin'. " He played a joke. I ignored his joke and smirked. " I weren't you, I would not act that nice with them. "
I turned my back to him and stared at the chestnut gate of my room when he said solemnly. " But you're always nice toward my mother and me. " I felt a sudden urge to get out from my room. He stood there patiently, waiting for respond.
" Because I could find you special.." I mumbled inaudibly.
" Huh? I can't hear you. "
I opened the door without looking back and drowned on my thought again. The footsteps were heard as I thought in icy silence. I ignored his call from my slumber room. With hands pocketed in my sapphire trousers I walked to the dining room, wishing no assistance on my way.
Yay! Finished! It's long enough, see? So please review for my hard work ( hard? ^_^6) Thanks to read! I'll try to update soon! I can't post this chapter soon after it's finished. There is a rumor that viruses are wandering around on 15th and 16th of August 2003 in internet. I hate to risk any virus in my computer, so I decide to send it later. Please understand! Replay: REVIEW please!!