After school on Wednesday, I sat by the window and watched for the cars
turning down the road. Duo's house had still been shut and locked and the
lights were still off so I figured he wasn't home yet. But if what Cathy
said was right, he would be.
I sat there for hours, only getting up to get something to eat and some paper. I sat there sketching; trying my best to draw the picture of Duo that girl had been drawing. He had been standing, leaning slightly on his right leg, with his left leg bent forward. His right hand was outstretched, holding a bandage in it. His head was turned slightly to his left, looking away from the person looking at the picture, his braid blowing in the breeze. On his back were black-feathered wings with more bandages on them. Also he had had cuts and tears in his black shirt, and had been bleeding from his arms. He had been standing on steps to what looked like a destroyed castle or church. There were broken pillars everywhere and stones and dust scattered around him. It was one of the most beautiful pictures I had ever seen.
I don't remember how many times I tried drawing it. It was harder than it looked. I looked over across the floor and saw at least 15 crumpled pieces of paper scattered across the floor. I crawled over and picked them up, shooting them one at a time into the trashcan. I looked up at the clock and saw that it was 9:15. It was dark outside and the only thing illuminating the roads was the lights from the windows of the houses. I sighed and lay on the ground.
I didn't have to worry about my mom or sisters coming out and bothering me. I had the house to myself for tonight. My mom had had a business meeting and had taking the Twins with her. She had wanted me to go to but I told her that I just wanted to stay with my friends. Of course I lied. I didn't have any friends the last few days. But it was better than staying with her and this week's boyfriend. I think his name was Davik, and I think he was some sort of scientist. I couldn't keep track anymore, there had been at least 3 in the 2 weeks I've been living with her, and who knows how many before that.
Suddenly I heard a horn honking and looked up to see headlights coming down our road at top speeds. It spun around the corner and stopped quickly in front of Duo's house. Four shadows got out and clumsily ran toward his house, while the car spend away again. I sat in shock for a minute trying to figure out whether someone was breaking in or if it was Duo in trouble.
Just a few minutes after the shadows and the car had disappeared, I saw three more come racing down the road, taking the same path as the one before. After I watched them disappear I got up, grabbed a jacket and ran out of the house.
I ran down to Duo's house, my heart pounding. I didn't know if I was up against burglars, or criminals that just escaped from jail or what. I stood in front of the still dark house, looking at it in an indecisive state of mind, staring in fear, wonder, and care, mixed into one big feeling that churned my stomach.
Still I rang the doorbell and listened to the small noises inside. I knew whoever was in there was not afraid that they had been found. It must have been fugitives. I rang it again and waited. There was no noise now, I tried to turn the handle, thinking they had relocked it, but to my surprise, it opened without difficulty.
I pushed the door open and looked inside the dark entry hallway. There was no light except for whatever was shining in from behind me, and my shadow covered most of it, reaching all the way to the wall at the end of the entry. I walked in and turned left into what must have been Duo's living room. It was large from what I could see, with a couch in the middle (I knew from bumping into it). And there were stairs on the wall next to me, on my left. I followed them up to the second story. There was a door in front of me, I opened it and had a broomstick hit my head.
"Ow!" I cried, and then cursed myself for being so loud. I turned to my right and followed the hallway down, keeping my right hand on the inside wall. On my left there was a railing, probably to keep people from falling. I reached the end of the hallway and found another door. I held my breath as I opened it, hoping nothing else would fall on my aching head. There was gunna be a bump there.
I walked into the room. It was partially lit by the window where I could see the streetlights. There was a huge bed in the middle of the room with a table on my right hand side, and a dresser on the left. There was a closet on the wall nearest to the door and another door in the front right corner. I figured it was a bathroom.
Suddenly, I screamed as I felt a figure behind mee and a towel thrown over my head and around my mouth. I squirmed, trying to fight away from the person, kicking and hitting them with all the strength I possessed. The person backed out of the room and into the railing. He slid down it toward the stairs again. I fought the towel out of my mouth and held it under my chin.
"Let me go!" I kicked him harder and heard him grunt from the pain in his shin. But he still didn't release me.
"Dammit I said let go!" I screamed again, and surprisingly I felt his arms let go as he fell down the stairs. I stood at the top of them, looking down at the figure lying on the ground. Then I heard footsteps coming up from somewhere, on the other side of the living room. Two more figures ran over to the one lying at the end of the stairs.
I quickly ducked behind the wall so they did see me. It was lucky the one fell, and I don't think I would get away from the others. Suddenly a light switched on. I peaked around the corner and saw Duo lying on the floor, whining about his head, while Wufei and Trowa helped him up.
"Winner what are you doing! Turn that light off!" Wufei yelled to the person standing by the light switch.
"Why? Its not like they're still looking for us. They already broke in." I saw Quatre walk over to Duo.
I was so shocked, what were they doing? They weren't criminals... were they? Who was looking for them? Why were they hiding in the dark in Duo's house? And why had Duo attacked me? So many questions ran through my head.
"Hey! Who's up there?" I heard Quatre call. "Don't worry we wont attack you, you caught us."
"Im not after you." I said, still leaning against the wall. I could tell by the awkward silence that they were perplexed as to who had broken into Duo's house. I felt so stupid.
"Naomi?" I practically jumped when I saw Quatre right next to me; I hadn't even heard him come up the stairs.
I just nodded.
"What are you doing here?" Now he was sitting in front of me.
"I saw you guys come in, I thought that maybe it was like burglars or something, and I was...."
I was cut off as I felt strong arms around me. I turned slightly and saw a mess of brown hair. I was still so spellbound that I couldn't even hug him back.
"I'm sorry I scared you Naomi." Duo said, still hugging me. "I thought you were a burglar or something too, that's why I grabbed you."
I nodded and felt my face go red again. I had never been so embarrassed... well maybe the slushie was more, but still this was embarrassing. Suddenly I remember those questions. I didn't know if I should ask or not.
"Duo..."
"Yea?"
"What were you guys doing hiding in the dark? And who's after you?" I just blurted them out. It was like the thing that usually talks for me decided that I should embarrass myself more now and it let me talk for myself for once. I mentally cursed myself for not allowing it to control my words. Even though I mentally curse myself for letting it. Besides, I could tell that Duo was completely speechless, he didn't have an answer for me.
"That's none of your business." The boy named Wufei said to me matter-of- factly. I flushed red again. How is it that my own comment had turned against me like that?
"Won't your parents get mad that you're here?" Duo said, changing the subject and breaking the silence.
"No. My mom is away on a business meeting with her new boyfriend and my little sisters, and my dad is gone. I don't know where he went, just took off one day when I was little." I said it with such venom that I actually saw him cringe. My anger at my family wasn't something I could hide.
"Oh, I see, well you wanna stay here tonight then?" he suggested, I saw Wufei's eyes go wide as he walked down the stairs to their other friend Trowa, who had for some reason not come up.
"Yea I would like that a lot." I answered as I stood up and we walked downstairs.
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Miki: sorry it took mee so long to rite again. I've been riting this in my puter class for like a week now or something. I just can't find time to do it at home. So yea. Thanx for the reviews. Hey random flamer, what's Mary Sueness? Email mee.
I sat there for hours, only getting up to get something to eat and some paper. I sat there sketching; trying my best to draw the picture of Duo that girl had been drawing. He had been standing, leaning slightly on his right leg, with his left leg bent forward. His right hand was outstretched, holding a bandage in it. His head was turned slightly to his left, looking away from the person looking at the picture, his braid blowing in the breeze. On his back were black-feathered wings with more bandages on them. Also he had had cuts and tears in his black shirt, and had been bleeding from his arms. He had been standing on steps to what looked like a destroyed castle or church. There were broken pillars everywhere and stones and dust scattered around him. It was one of the most beautiful pictures I had ever seen.
I don't remember how many times I tried drawing it. It was harder than it looked. I looked over across the floor and saw at least 15 crumpled pieces of paper scattered across the floor. I crawled over and picked them up, shooting them one at a time into the trashcan. I looked up at the clock and saw that it was 9:15. It was dark outside and the only thing illuminating the roads was the lights from the windows of the houses. I sighed and lay on the ground.
I didn't have to worry about my mom or sisters coming out and bothering me. I had the house to myself for tonight. My mom had had a business meeting and had taking the Twins with her. She had wanted me to go to but I told her that I just wanted to stay with my friends. Of course I lied. I didn't have any friends the last few days. But it was better than staying with her and this week's boyfriend. I think his name was Davik, and I think he was some sort of scientist. I couldn't keep track anymore, there had been at least 3 in the 2 weeks I've been living with her, and who knows how many before that.
Suddenly I heard a horn honking and looked up to see headlights coming down our road at top speeds. It spun around the corner and stopped quickly in front of Duo's house. Four shadows got out and clumsily ran toward his house, while the car spend away again. I sat in shock for a minute trying to figure out whether someone was breaking in or if it was Duo in trouble.
Just a few minutes after the shadows and the car had disappeared, I saw three more come racing down the road, taking the same path as the one before. After I watched them disappear I got up, grabbed a jacket and ran out of the house.
I ran down to Duo's house, my heart pounding. I didn't know if I was up against burglars, or criminals that just escaped from jail or what. I stood in front of the still dark house, looking at it in an indecisive state of mind, staring in fear, wonder, and care, mixed into one big feeling that churned my stomach.
Still I rang the doorbell and listened to the small noises inside. I knew whoever was in there was not afraid that they had been found. It must have been fugitives. I rang it again and waited. There was no noise now, I tried to turn the handle, thinking they had relocked it, but to my surprise, it opened without difficulty.
I pushed the door open and looked inside the dark entry hallway. There was no light except for whatever was shining in from behind me, and my shadow covered most of it, reaching all the way to the wall at the end of the entry. I walked in and turned left into what must have been Duo's living room. It was large from what I could see, with a couch in the middle (I knew from bumping into it). And there were stairs on the wall next to me, on my left. I followed them up to the second story. There was a door in front of me, I opened it and had a broomstick hit my head.
"Ow!" I cried, and then cursed myself for being so loud. I turned to my right and followed the hallway down, keeping my right hand on the inside wall. On my left there was a railing, probably to keep people from falling. I reached the end of the hallway and found another door. I held my breath as I opened it, hoping nothing else would fall on my aching head. There was gunna be a bump there.
I walked into the room. It was partially lit by the window where I could see the streetlights. There was a huge bed in the middle of the room with a table on my right hand side, and a dresser on the left. There was a closet on the wall nearest to the door and another door in the front right corner. I figured it was a bathroom.
Suddenly, I screamed as I felt a figure behind mee and a towel thrown over my head and around my mouth. I squirmed, trying to fight away from the person, kicking and hitting them with all the strength I possessed. The person backed out of the room and into the railing. He slid down it toward the stairs again. I fought the towel out of my mouth and held it under my chin.
"Let me go!" I kicked him harder and heard him grunt from the pain in his shin. But he still didn't release me.
"Dammit I said let go!" I screamed again, and surprisingly I felt his arms let go as he fell down the stairs. I stood at the top of them, looking down at the figure lying on the ground. Then I heard footsteps coming up from somewhere, on the other side of the living room. Two more figures ran over to the one lying at the end of the stairs.
I quickly ducked behind the wall so they did see me. It was lucky the one fell, and I don't think I would get away from the others. Suddenly a light switched on. I peaked around the corner and saw Duo lying on the floor, whining about his head, while Wufei and Trowa helped him up.
"Winner what are you doing! Turn that light off!" Wufei yelled to the person standing by the light switch.
"Why? Its not like they're still looking for us. They already broke in." I saw Quatre walk over to Duo.
I was so shocked, what were they doing? They weren't criminals... were they? Who was looking for them? Why were they hiding in the dark in Duo's house? And why had Duo attacked me? So many questions ran through my head.
"Hey! Who's up there?" I heard Quatre call. "Don't worry we wont attack you, you caught us."
"Im not after you." I said, still leaning against the wall. I could tell by the awkward silence that they were perplexed as to who had broken into Duo's house. I felt so stupid.
"Naomi?" I practically jumped when I saw Quatre right next to me; I hadn't even heard him come up the stairs.
I just nodded.
"What are you doing here?" Now he was sitting in front of me.
"I saw you guys come in, I thought that maybe it was like burglars or something, and I was...."
I was cut off as I felt strong arms around me. I turned slightly and saw a mess of brown hair. I was still so spellbound that I couldn't even hug him back.
"I'm sorry I scared you Naomi." Duo said, still hugging me. "I thought you were a burglar or something too, that's why I grabbed you."
I nodded and felt my face go red again. I had never been so embarrassed... well maybe the slushie was more, but still this was embarrassing. Suddenly I remember those questions. I didn't know if I should ask or not.
"Duo..."
"Yea?"
"What were you guys doing hiding in the dark? And who's after you?" I just blurted them out. It was like the thing that usually talks for me decided that I should embarrass myself more now and it let me talk for myself for once. I mentally cursed myself for not allowing it to control my words. Even though I mentally curse myself for letting it. Besides, I could tell that Duo was completely speechless, he didn't have an answer for me.
"That's none of your business." The boy named Wufei said to me matter-of- factly. I flushed red again. How is it that my own comment had turned against me like that?
"Won't your parents get mad that you're here?" Duo said, changing the subject and breaking the silence.
"No. My mom is away on a business meeting with her new boyfriend and my little sisters, and my dad is gone. I don't know where he went, just took off one day when I was little." I said it with such venom that I actually saw him cringe. My anger at my family wasn't something I could hide.
"Oh, I see, well you wanna stay here tonight then?" he suggested, I saw Wufei's eyes go wide as he walked down the stairs to their other friend Trowa, who had for some reason not come up.
"Yea I would like that a lot." I answered as I stood up and we walked downstairs.
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Miki: sorry it took mee so long to rite again. I've been riting this in my puter class for like a week now or something. I just can't find time to do it at home. So yea. Thanx for the reviews. Hey random flamer, what's Mary Sueness? Email mee.
