Well, I'm really glad to hear from a few of you that you wanted to see the pictures; anyone who has emailed me will automatically get pictures from the new chapters, though there are only a few left that are from scenes that haven't happened yet. Heh, I sound like I'm selling something*sweat drops* so I'm going totally non-business-like right now and typing some gibberish. Sdfahfejaer. There! Ok, now that I'm done embarrassing myself, I'm going to let you all read chapter 13!
13. Pain~
Kinou did not stop running until she was at the hospital wing door; she stopped in front of it and began pounding on it, yelling.
"Lonu! Lonu! It's Kinou! Please let me in!"
After about two minutes, Lonu opened the door, looking alarmed. "What is it, dear? Oh my, you're shaking horribly; here, come inside," she said, leading Kinou through the door. They walked down the hall, towards Kinou's hospital room, and turned to the left into a smaller room. Lonu sat her down on her bed and bustled out of the room to go make something. Kinou sat on the bed, not moving at all. She felt somewhat comforted in Lonu's room; it had a soft light coming from the windows, which were open, letting in a light, warm breeze.
Kinou felt much safer when Lonu came back in with two hot mugs of hot chocolate in her hands, and even felt a little cheerful when she noticed what Lonu was wearing: a long, pink bathrobe and blue, fuzzy slippers. Lonu handed her one of the cups and felt her forehead. "Now, what's the matter, dear? Something frighten you? Not feeling well?"
Kinou sighed heavily. "I had a horrible nightmare… and… it felt real," she said, hoping Lonu would somewhat understand.
"Oh," said Lonu, putting her mug down and holding Kinou, gently rocking her from side to side. "Would you like to tell me about it?"
"Well, you know how I was almost taken by Yami Marik before Seto got me here, right?"
"Oh yes, that story spread like wildfire around here," chuckled Lonu. "You're one lucky girl, I'd give anything to have a tall, handsome man whisk me off a speeding motorcycle to save me."
Kinou smiled weakly. "Well, I dreamt I was still on the motorcycle and Yami Marik actually got me back to his house. He stayed in my room and explained why I was here and then… he….he…" She trailed off; she still couldn't bring herself to say it.
Lonu stopped rocking her and tilted her chin up. "He what, sweetie?" Kinou could not respond; she simply looked into Lonu's eyes and started to cry. Lonu's eyes widened, as though she suddenly understood. "Oh, you poor, poor thing," she whispered, hugging Kinou tightly.
"I was so scared, and—it hurt so much…" Kinou whispered between sobs. "Before any of this happened—I had always thought about it… but not like that."
"Hush, hush, dear, it was only a dream; you're safe with me now, there's nothing to fear."
"But," said Kinou sitting up. "It felt so real, I've never had such a vivid dream before, and—" she reached up into her hair. "There was a tracking bug in a butterfly that was in my hair; in the dream, he found it and smashed it with his foot… and when I was walking to my door to leave I stepped on it… and it was broken."
"Oh, that could have happened some other way," said Lonu. "I bet it came out of your hair while you were changing and when you stepped on it, that's what broke it."
Kinou relaxed. That makes sense. "I still don't believe that none of it was real. I have felt things in dreams before, like falling and sharp objects, but none like that."
"Well, why don't you tell me what he told you, and maybe we can draw something out of it to prove it false," said Lonu.
Kinou blinked. "Of course! I know what we can try! He told me that now that I was an anime cartoon, this cell thing in me gave me telekinetic powers! I can just try it, and if it doesn't work, it really wasn't real."
"Oh wonderful!" said Lonu, clapping her hands together. "Ok, let's find something… how about my pillow? If you do happen to pick it up, you shouldn't be able to break anything." She laughed.
Kinou adjusted herself and faced the pillow. She focused hard on it, but it didn't move. She breathed a sigh of relief.
Lonu was watching her intently. "Did you try it, dear?" Kinou nodded. "Well, it doesn't seem to be working; did you make it work in the dream?"
Kinou nodded again, and suddenly remembered: he had told her to use her hands. She lifted her hands and looked at them, terrified.
"What is it?" asked Lonu, confused.
Kinou looked over at her. "In my dream, he showed me that I needed to use my hands and hold them—" she spread out and straightened her fingers "—like this, right before he…" She shook her head. I can't think about that now.
Lifting her hands in front of her, she swallowed, hesitating. Lonu put her hand on Kinou's shoulder reassuringly. "Don't be afraid, dear, it won't work."
Kinou focused on the pillow, held her hands steady—and felt a small twinge in her forehead. She gasped and withdrew her hands.
"It didn't move! There you go!" said Lonu, patting her on the back.
Kinou shook her head again. "I felt something in my forehead, just like it did in my dream, but I stopped myself before I moved it."
"Well, that doesn't mean you can still move it; maybe what you felt was just a little headache trying to ruin your evening."
Kinou swallowed and held her hands up again. When she felt the twinge, she kept concentrating—the pillow moved towards her.
Kinou looked, horrified, at Lonu, who had gone pale. "Oh my…… oh dear oh dear…" she started muttering; she held Kinou tightly. "Don't you worry, Kinou, you'll be safe here; I won't let anything happen to you."
Lonu agreed to let Kinou sleep in her room until her nightmares passed, but after Lonu tucked her in and walked out of the room to the one across the hall, Kinou sat up. Sleeping was no longer desirable to her. She waited until she heard loud snores from Lonu's room to get up and stare out the windows. The city was extremely beautiful from here, and she entertained herself for a while by looking at the many flashing lights and stores. For some reason she could simply sit and stare out a window for hours without moving, yet anywhere else she could barely keep quiet and still. After a while, she got bored and tried to find something else to do. Emily was on her pillow, and Kinou picked her up and stared at her.
"Any ideas?" she asked hopefully.
Emily remained limp in her hands. Kinou glanced around the room and saw her shoes near the door. She bit her lip, looked at Emily, and got them on.
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Oh, and just a little observation: has anyone else noticed that fanfiction.net hasn't been that great this week? It seems to me like it's been messing up a lot. This week it told me for several days in a row that the login section was disabled and to come back in a few hours; not to mention every time someone gives me a review (which are all very appreciated!!! ^_^), it sends me about 6 notifications for the same one by email. *sighs* I really shouldn't be talking about this here, it has nothing to do with my story after all. I'll post a couple more chapters tomorrow!