-drumroll- IM BA-ACK! LoL. Okie pokie. I'm supposed to be doing homework... but I felt like doing this... so... HA! whacks math book with a rubber mallet
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Okay then!
CHAPTER 11!
-boogies around-
Hige and Aya are getting ready so there isn't gonna be any disclaimer today...
Kiba: No.. You're just to lazy to type it yourself...
Me: Oh shut up you...
Kiba: Whatever..
Aya cried and cried until she couldn't cry anymore. And Hige held her the whole time. Never letting go, never loosening his grip.
They stood there for what seemed like forever until they were interupted.
"H-Hige...?"
Hige looked over his shoulder to see the hurt blue eyes staring at him.
"Blue! Uh..." He looked from Blue to Aya and back to Blue again, blushing a deep red.
"How... How could you..? HOW COULD YOU!" Tears fell from Blue's eyes and she ran off.
"Blue! Wait!" Hige yelled, starting to run after her. He stopped and turned to Aya.
She smiled at him and waved her hand. "Go on... You've gotta talk to her and I've gotta get to the vet's... I'll be fine..."
He stared at her for a moment.
"Go on. You'll lose her..." She said plastering a fake smile on her face.
Hige nodded and then ran off.
Aya watched him run around the corner and then sighed. She ran her fingers through her hair and then made her way to the vet's office.
With Hige
Hige ran down the street and then slowed to a jog. "Damn. Where'd she go?" He said looking around.
"Looking for me, hun?" Blue said coldly, stepping out of the shadows.
Hige spun on his heel and looked at her. "Now, before you go and start yelling at me, gimme a chance to explai-"
"EXPLAIN WHAT, HIGE! That you're cheating on me!"
Hige nearly fell over. "Firstly, That hug was just to comfort Aya! She has no home Blue! She has nothing! And secondly, How can I be cheating on you if there's nothing between us! Tell me that!"
Blue stared for a moment, obviously taken for words. "Nothing... Between us..? What.. What do you mean...?"
Hige groaned and closed his eyes, stuffing his hands in his hoodie pockets. "You know exactly what I mean Blue. We're broken up. You can't act like we never split up when you're the one who broke up with me." He cracked open and eye and looked at her. "Deal with it Blue. What's done is done. There's no way to go back. And to tell you the truth I honestly don't want to..."
Blue opened her mouth to speak and then closed it again. Then she opened it once more. "But.. I still love you..."
"Then tell me... Why did you do so many hurtful things when you broke up with me? An 'It's over.' Would have been fine."
"What are you talking about?"
"You spit in my eye... Kicked me. Slapped me three times... pulled my hair..." Hige said counting off on his fingers. "You called me a bastard, and said I should 'Go to Hell'... Shall I continue...?" He said, pausing and looking at her and raising an eyebrow.
Blue stared at him silently. You could tell by the look in her eyes that all those things that he had said were true. Finally Hige shrugged his shoulders and walked off. "You think what you want to think Blue. But I don't love you anymore..." He stopped as thoughts of Aya ran through his head. "And I can't..." With that he walked off once again, back towards where Aya and Hige had split up.
With Aya
She entered through the front doors and walked up to the desk. "Hello?"
A woman looked up from her papers. "Yes?"
"I'm here to check on my cat..."
"What is her name miss?"
"Masuki.."
"Alright... Just one moment please..."
Aya nodded and the woman went into the back. A few minutes later she emerged again and smiled when Aya looked her way. "Miss? Come this way..."
Aya nodded again and followed after the woman. She led her to a cage in the back room and there lay a sleeping Masuki.
"Masuki..?"
The cat's ears perked up and she cracked open an eye to look at Aya. After a few moments Masuki got up and sauntered over to the cage door.
Aya laughed. "Haven't changed a bit have ya girl?" She said. The woman opened the cage door and Aya reached inside and picked up Masuki. The cat happily licked at her face.
Aya smiled and sat down on the floor. "Hey... Masuki... I'm really sorry, but. I can't keep you any more... You understand?"
Masuki acknowledged this by mewing at her and licking her fingers.
"I'm so sorry Masuki." She said, burying her face in the cat's fur. The woman walked back out front and Aya lowered her voice to a whisper. "While you were here getting all fixed up there was a fire at the house... There's nothing left Masuki. Nothing at all..."
The cat nipped at her ear and purred, rubbing her head against Aya's face. Aya smiled and then kissed Masuki's nose. "I'll make sure you get a good owner... 'Kay?"
After paying what she could for the medical bills, Aya left with Masuki and walked towards Hoshi's house.
She walked up the front steps towards the front door and rang the doorbell. The doorknob turned and Hoshi stood in the doorway in jeans and a t-shirt. Looking quite different to Aya than what she was used to seeing him in.
"Oh. Hey Aya! What's up?"
Aya smiled. "Hey, Hoshi. I need to ask a favor of you..."
Hoshi raised and eyebrow and then smiled. "Alright, come on in." He said, standing aside in the doorway.
Aya entered, carrying Masuki's pet carrier. She set the carrier down on the ground as Hoshi closed the door. She turned to Hoshi and smiled. "Listen... There was a fire at my house the other day..."
"Oh my god... What happened?"
Aya shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know... It started while I was sleeping... Anyways, so I'm gonna be staying with some friends and I can't take care of Masuki. I was wondering if yo-" She was cut short as Hoshi finished her sentance for her.
"Could take care of her for you?" He said, smiling.
Aya smiled and nodded. "Yeah. You think you could do that for me?"
Hoshi grinned at her and gave her a thumbs up. "Never had a pet in my life! But that doesn't mean I can't try!"
Aya laughed and hugged him. "Thanks Hoshi. You're the best friend I've ever had." She pulled away. "I've gotta go now... It's probably going to be awhile before you see me.. 'kay?"
Hoshi nodded and smiled at her. Aya smiled and then knelt down, opening the door on Masuki's cage. Masuki sniffed around and then trotted out. She smiled and scratched the cat behind the ears. "Bye girl. You'll like it here I promise..." She stood up and then waved making her way to the door. "I'll see you around. Thanks again Hoshi."
Hoshi smiled again. "Anything for a friend."
With that, Aya opened the front door and stepped outside. She put her hands in her pockets and trotted down the steps.
She sighed as she walked down the street. "I guess that's it... I'm officially homeless... I'll probably never see them again..." She looked down at her feet as she walked and kicked a rock along the ground. "Masuki'll be better off with Hoshi. He'll take good care of her..." She nodded and smiled. "Yeah. No need to get down in the dumps. Masuki'll be fine." She looked around. After a few moments of thinking she headed back to where she had last seen Hige.
The two met up and walked back to the apartment in silence. Aya cast occasional glances Hige's way, and Hige did the same. After awhile they came to the building and Aya followed Hige's movements of jumping up to the ceiling. She did it effortlessly, but wasn't as surprised as she had been before.
"Hey, guys." Hige said, laying down in the shelter and placing his hands behind his head, closing his eyes.
"Hey, Hige. Hey, Aya." Toboe said, smiling at the two. Aya smiled in return and sat down.
Toboe looked at the two and then raised and eyebrow. "You guys okay? You're being really quiet."
Aya nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. Dunno about Hige though..."
Hige cracked open an eye. "We just had a little run in with Blue. Wasn't all that pleasant.."
"Really now...?" Kiba said, looking at him. "What happened this time..."
"She jumped to conclusions... yet again..." Hige said, groaning. "I sware, she drives me to hell..."
"What made her jump to conclusions?" Toboe asked, sitting down next to Aya indian style.
Hige closed his eyes. "I don't wanna talk about it."
Kiba raised an eyebrow and looked at Aya, recieving a shrug.
Toboe and Kiba just let it go. Tsume hadn't even been paying attention to the conversation and really couldn't care less. After awhile, the boys went to sleep. Aya tried to sleep but couldn't. Instead she pulled out her diary and photo album.
She opened to a page of the diary and began to read an older passage that, juding from the handwriting, seemed to be written by a young child.
June 16
I saw hunters today. I was really scared. They were walking around the park. They had really big guns and were dressed in funny black outfits. I watched them for a little while but then one of them saw me and yelled. So I had to run away. I thought they were following me back to the village. But when I got there they weren't following me. I was happy about that. Mommy told me about hunters one time. She said that they attacked her village when she was a little girl. She said that's why we don't have grandparents. Toboe says that humans are supposed to be really nice. He said he met this old lady and she gave him food and everything and took care of him. But if humans are so nice then why did they kill Grandma and Grandpa? I don't want to meet any more humans. Those ones in the park scared me. I'm not going to tell Haru though. He really doesn't like humans. I don't want him to get hurt like Grandma and Grandpa. That'd make me really sad. It's time for dinner.
AYA
Memories of that day suddenly came back to her. She remembered the fear pulsing through her as she ran back to the village. She flipped to another random page, somewhere towards the last entry and began to read.
October 24
I saw those hunters again. The ones I saw a few years ago. This time they were just outside the village. But they didn't do anything. I kinda got scared about that. I'm glad they didn't attack the village though. But if they did me and Hige would kick some serious hunter booty!
Anyways, today was a pretty good day. We went fishing in the cre-
Aya stopped reading as more memories flooded her mind. The peering eyes of the hunters out of the bushes right outside the village. The same fear she felt years ago flooding through her once again. The want to transform and attack them. And the restraint she kept on herself. Wait... Transform? Her eyes widened and she flipped to another entry later on, sloppily written as if in a hurry. And little blotches all over the page as if she was crying as she wrote, allowing the tears to fall from her eyes onto the page.
March 10
It's all my fault! Those hunters that I saw a few months ago! They're attacking the village! They saw me when I was little, and saw me again a few months ago! I led them straight here! And I didn't tell anyone! I can't believe this!
They've killed Haru... He's never coming back... And It's all my fault... They... Got little Leena too... I can't believe that I led the killers of my only family here... I promised Mom and Dad that I'd make sure Leena and Haru stayed out of trouble. But they died because of me! They were killed! Because of my stupid and idiotic mistake! We all promised Mom and Dad that we'd go to paradise all together! But how can we keep that promise if they aren't here!
What am I going to do! What if they get Hige! And Toboe and Kiba! And Tsume! I won't have anyone!
Mom and Dad died protecting us! And now they're death has no meaning because of the fact that Haru and Leena died the same way Mom and Dad did!
I'm not going to be able to live with myself... I've betrayed everyone... And still, I'm just sitting here, watching everyone die protecting the village. I can look out the window and see the hunters setting fire to houses and shooting anyone in sight... I said I was going to kick some hunter ass... And that's what I'm gonna do...
Aya
Aya fought back tears as she remembered that very day. She had knelt next to Haru, begging him to come back. Then she ran home, and wrote in the diary, just watching as her neighboors were killed and slaughtered ruthlessly. She remembered hiding the diary and then running out into the middle of the village. Suddenly a great realization came to her. She closed her eyes as she pictured wolves and humans fighting each other and then not long after, transforming herself. Into a ash black wolf with cold brown eyes.
"I'm... a wolf..?"
To think that all this time she spent, hating wolves, believing that they were ruthless and coldhearted, when she herself was one. She realized another thing as she looked over next to her at the sleeping Hige. It hurt her even more when she realized that these supposedly ruthless and coldhearted beings were truly her greatest friends.
She sensed another presence and quickly looked up, staring into the cold eyes of Blue. "We've gotta talk..." She said, glaring at her. Blue grabbed her arm and she dropped the book.
"Ouch! Hey!"
"Shut up... do you want to wake them up?" She said, jutting her thumb towards the sleeping boys. Aya shook her head and Blue dragged her around the back of the shelter.
"Who do you think you are?"
"What?" Aya said, staring at her.
"You're getting all lovey dovey with Hige. You do realize he has no feelings for you, right?"
Aya was taken aback by this comment and could think of nothing else to say except her last phrase. "What?"
"You heard me. He doesn't even think of you as a friend! He just feels sorry for you because you have no home." She smirked inwardly at Aya's hurt expression. "That's right. He said so to me. 'I'm just letting her tag along with us because she's got nowhere else to go. I feel bad for her that's all. I don't think of her as a friend, and I sure as hell can't love her.' You see, I thought that he had something going for you, when I saw you two hugging. But he told me all this and convinced me otherwise."
Aya took a few steps back and then collapsed on the ground, sitting dumbfounded and staring up at Blue. "That's... That's not true..."
"Oh yes it is... Now hun... This is girl talk I'm giving you... I would never lie to a fellow female in this kind of chit chat. I'm much to honest for that. I'm nothing like that backstabbing loser over there." She said, waving a hand in Hige's direciton. "He doesn't love you... he never will... If you ask me, I think you should just get out now while you have the chance. You know, before you're hurt anymore by his dirty lies. The only guy a girl can rely on is her daddy... Got that..?"
Aya nodded solemnly and then stood up. "Thanks... you know... For letting me know the... truth..." She said, looking at Blue and fighting back tears.
Blue placed a hand gently on her shoulder. "It's no problem. You can trust me.. Now go, before the boys wake up.
Aya nodded and then walked back around the front of the shelter. She looked over her shoulder one last time at Hige, sleeping soundly. A tear fell from her eye and she ran to the edge of the building and jumped off it, running as fast as she could, to wherever her feet would take her. Leaving a clueless Hige behind.
Dun dun dun. BLUE IS SO JEALOUS! AND SHE IS AN EVIL WITCH-whacks blue plushie with a stick- Die!
-sigh- anyways... yeah, blah... R&R!
P.S. Oh, btw. I deleted what would be chapter two, because I'm not getting it back... . n e ways, so the chapter numbers that i have written in each chapter before this are a bit messed up.. so just ignore them...