"speech"
/thought/
mind, subconscious, lil mind bunnies or whatever anyone calls the little voice in your head
Add in Sakura…
Serenity was still shaking in the bathroom when she heard the window slam shut with a bang. She slowly got up off the floor and opened the door, peering around the corner for any signs of Kai. But there was no one except Neki who was currently hiding under chair in the corner. She rushed over to him and scooped him up into her arms. She was gently rocking him, trying to calm herself down when then doorbell rang. She let out a quiet gasp and almost dropped Neki. She walked over to her front door and took in a breath but didn't open the door. Serenity just stood there looking at it.
"SERENITY OPEN THE DAMN DOOR NOW, I KNOW YOUR THERE, COME ON IM FREEZING MY BUTT OFF," A look of complete understanding dawned on Serenity's face and she opened the door. Only to be faced with her best friend standing outside moaning about the weather. She was the same age and similar height as Serenity but had startling emerald green eyes that always seemed to know what you were thinking, long, glossy blood red hair with black streaks and like Serenity she was a neko-jin. Sakura stormed in "What took you so long to open the door, didn't you hear me?" she turned around and looked at her. She noticed her slightly puffy eyes, her thin frame and the bags under her eyes, taking in her rundown appearance. She looked awful. Serenity just stood there, the doorknob in her hands looking at her friends shoulder, not being able to look her friend in the eye. "God, what the hells happened to you, Kit you look awful. It's only been 3 days since I last saw you and look what's happened to you. Tell me what's wrong. Come on you can talk to me, let me help you." Sakura pleaded. Serenity just looked at her, as soon as she saw her friend she was filled with hope, but then the questions, those evil, terrible questions started, she then deflated like an overused balloon.
"Its nothing honest," Serenity muttered while trying to get her face to crack into a smile. It didn't.
"Don't lie to me, I've known you for practically ever and I can still tell when you're lying,"
"…" was all the response she got while Serenity was rolling her eyes.
"Ok, ok," Sakura said backing off the subject. But she still wouldn't let the matter drop. She would find out what was bothering her friend. "I can tell you don't want to talk about whatever's happened now, but later im expecting a full story. And you wont get out of it."
"Fine, just don't freak out and start treating me like im demented or something," A huge grin lit up Sakura's face as she dumped her bags on the floor and pulled the struggling Serenity in to a hug. After Serenity had managed to pull off the clinging Sakura, Sakura dragged her into the living room/kitchen (A/N basically there's the front door, a small coat place, then a huge living room with the TV and a kitchen to the side and then carry on walking and there's 2, remember 2, not 3 steps leading into 2 bedrooms and a bathroom, in Serenity's bedroom she has an en-suite, ohh very posh, sorry I thought you should know what her apartment looked like, Sakura's looks the sameish).
"So, what've you been up to Kura-chan since I've last seen you," Serenity asked trying to be nicer now she felt better.
"Well quite a lot I suppose, but its generally the same old, same old," Sakura explained. They started sorting their sleeping stuff out and tidying a space in the living room. They finished after about 30 mins a slumped onto the leather couch, tired.
"Why don't we both go out for a bit, you know, for fun? Lets try and get you cheered up"
"But im already cheered up, im great especially now you're here" piped up Serenity, she had practically forgotten the events of the morning. "I know lets go into town for some retail therapy, I hear there's a huge sale in the mall. And I really need some new clothes".
"Yeah right, you don't need anymore clothes, you only want new clothes so you don't have to wash them, but I completely agree on the retail therapy part. I mean come on you put the magic words mall and huge sale in the same sentence. So hurry up what are you waiting for" Serenity just sat there watching Sakura get all excited, with a small smirk playing across her young face. She stood up and put her shoes on and searched for a jacket. Sakura came bounding up and down repeating sale, sale, sale over and over again. She then walked straight into the closed front door with a loud thump and a strangled meep before a second thump was heard as she hit the ground. There was a short pause before Serenity was rolling next to Sakura laughing her head off, while Sakura was sitting up slowly rubbing her head and saying,
"…What sort of idiot put the door there" she then stood up grumpily and said "Come on Kits, stop messing about and lets go already, there's a T-shirt I wanna get in the sale". Serenity jumped up, grabbed her keys and bag and ran out of the door after Sakura closing it with a bang.
Kai just leaned there in the shadows unnoticed against the wall. Watching silently, before he jumped out of the shadows and followed them. He had considered leaving her alone for now since he had really upset her that morning but then his old emotionless heart took over. Why should he care what she thought, it wasn't his fault she didn't understand they way he felt. Nobody would stop him getting what he wanted, no one, even if he had to force her to love him. He followed them at a safe distance, so not to be spotted, but he could still hear what they were saying.
"… Nah I don't think so Sakura, maybe next time."
"Aww, come Ren it'll be fun. I know you really want to go. Pleeeeeeease…" Sakura looked at her and gave Serenity one of her best puppy dog eyes. Serenity just rolled her eyes and pushed Sakura playfully on the arm, who then pushed her back. This little fight carried on for a few more minutes before Sakura grabbed her hair that was wrapped loosely in a bobble and pulled it hard.
"Fine. I'll go. Its not like I've got anything better to do. Anyway how can I ignore you when you look at me like that? And let go of my hair."
"YAY. Thanks Renity, it'll be fun its not like it'll kill you. I promise you'll have a good time."
"By the way we can't take my car. It died like yesterday and it's going to be picked up by the garage tonight." Serenity explained while looking sadly at her silver BMW. /At least she's got a motorbike that works/ thought Serenity as she remembered her old motorbike…right until it was mowed over by an eighteen-wheeler transport truck. All that was left was a bit of handle and a sticker that said 'single life is good to me so give me chocolate.' She shivered at the thought she loved her old bike. /Damn trucks/ she grumbled mentally.
"What did you do to it? Actually it doesn't matter, we can take the bus or something." Sakura improvised "Its not like your cars nice or anything"
"Hey, my cars still here you know, its not gone so don't dis. OR I may never give you a lift in it again"
"But, but… I didn't mean it…honest" Sakura stammered she really needed her mates' car, it played a very important part in her life. She could anywhere in it as long as it was back by
5 o'clock! They walked past their local park and hovered around the bus stop. Serenity pulled out her cd player and handed Sakura an earphone the stood there for a bit listening to some of the songs. Kai was watching then from that safety of another tree, keeping a careful eye on his kitten. Serenity was watching Sakura as she fidgeted and kept looking around.
"What is up with you, your acting like someone's gonna jump out and kill you." Serenity asked as she watched her friend rock backwards and forwards.
"Hn. Whatever. Hey do you ever get the feeling your being watched" Sakura voiced as she stared around the corner.
"…Yeah," Serenity murmured as the memories of the previous morning ran back through her mind." Hey, Kura I need to talk to you about something later, its really important."
"Yeah me too, something sorta happened to me and I need someone to talk to, but its kinda weird." Sakura confessed. A mumble of agreement passed Serenity's lips as they both plunged back into their thoughts.
The bus eventually arrived, its big windows framing the faces of the people in the bus. They looked very gloomy, especially since it was a black bus with silver window frames and a skylight. They clambered onto the bus and paid for their tickets.
"God look at this bus, its like someone's died. This is just like this bus on a TV show I saw called the bus to depression. What happened is that people got onto the bus and got ill 'coz they were so depressed." Sakura remembered as they shuffled to the back of the bus and sat down. Serenity sat by the window and glanced outside. She saw a streak of midnight blue hair and black top, dart past her window. She bolted upright and looked back out of the window /surely in couldn't have been him/
but it did look like him didn't it…?
/Who the hell are you?/
Bob
/ Ohhh you're the one who tells me to burn thing aren't you/
YepBob the mind bunny
/Go away. There are no mentally weak people here so go try and take over someone else's mind/
Fine. But it was him
little scampering feet can be heard bouncing through her mind until they find somewhere else to live (A/N Mind bunnies are cool. But they can change people minds unless the are mentally strong, which means they might move to find somebody mentally weak so they can take over their mind and world…ahem…back to the story)
"Serenity what's wrong you suddenly turned really white. Are you ok?" Sakura asked snapping out of her daydream to watch her friend.
"Nothing don't worry. So…err…what are you gonna buy?" Serenity mused trying to change the subject.
"Erm, a T-shirt and some trousers, Im not really sure. I'll just buy some stuff that I see and like… that sounds about right"
"Cool. I love shopping" Sakura nodded her head. There was a loud crash as something hit the roof of the bus. "What the fuck was that" Serenity gasped as she looked at the ceiling.
"Dunno, maybe a bird?" Sakura guessed rather lamely.
"That's one big bird." Serenity said wondering if it really was a bird or something bigger, human maybe, someone who was watching her.
On the roof of the bus
Kai was sprawled on the top of the bus face down in the cold metal.
"God why did I, me of all people have to jump onto a moving vehicle, which I can usually do, but then instead of my usual abilities my foot hits a branch and snags my foot. Then I go flying past the window onto the side of the bus. Why couldn't I have made it that once? Why couldn't god just be nice for once? But oh noo god just has to hate me. Aww, crap I think I broke something"
Next chapter In Ze Mall
Ren: So did u like the chapter, what did you think, anygood?
Kai stalks back in
Ren: So ready to be nice?
Kai:Only if i get Serenity,
Ren: Maybe, maybe not. I'll think about it. Anyway i would like to deeply thank all the 4 reveiwers. Especially Pishcules who was my very first reviewer. Thank u. I would aslo greatly like to thank Dragon star 23, Kausi and pheonix flame, all of who i wouldnt have carried on and gave me the boost i needed to continu with chapter 2. Thank you to all and hope i get many more reviews. I give my very secret stash of suga (even i 4get bout it and think thers none left aint that true pishcules) and hand u plushies of that fantastical kind. Thankyou. now im gonna start chapter 3 if i get more reveiws. Thanx agen and biiiiiii xx.
Kai: took a while didnt it....aak.
Ren throws chair at Kai...: shut up or ill make u walk home....
