The long journey
I woke up to the sound of all of the company talking in what they called a hush tone. I heard Haschel base-covered voice talking about Kongol.
"Where is he? I'm sure he got the letter, I'm just sure of it." he sounded like a father, being as though he had something you could consider a son living under his roof.
I wasn't worried about Kongol. Anyone who messed with him deserved what they got. I was worried about Meru. She was so happy and didn't know when to be quiet. She might have mouthed off to the wrong people and we haven't talked to her in years. The only one who had seen her was Kongol.
"Well Meru said she'd be a little late but this is a whole day late. She knew this was important. We will just have to start this thing without her then." Haschel concluded.
It was a brief silence and then I heard light footsteps. It was probably my mother, she and Grams Mimi were the only ones who walked softly with or without shoes on. I heard my door crack open and the light shine on my floor with a petite shadow cast through it. Then the door was shut and I could no longer see her shadow.
"Baby, I know you're not sleep. You can turn over and look at me." I heard my mother's soft voice say. I obeyed and rolled over to face her and she was standing beside me bed looking at me.
"Morning mom." I told her as I forced a smile on my face. I didn't really have anything to smile for.
"Well Miyu is fixing breakfast, enough for everyone and that is pretty hard." my mom said sweetly forcing a smile onto her face. I swung my legs over my bed so that they hung over as I put my feet into my slippers. I rose as I stretched and yawned. Oh, my breath wasn't that fresh.
"I think I'll go and help her out." I replied. I grabbed a shirt, pants and some clean undergarments. Now that their was others in the house I couldn't go about without certain garments on if you know what I mean. That weird guy might get a weird pleasure in seeing me without it on.
"That would be nice." she said as she turned and left my room.
I stretched again before I made it to the bathroom and I took a bath. When I came out everyone stopped talking and looked at me. That boy was still here. Why didn't he leave? He has a home. I hope he really doesn't plan on staying.
"Good morning all." I said as I yawned again.
"Good morning." all but Hannan said. I didn't expect him to speak to me anyway and I told myself that I didn't care. But I thought he would at least be civil to me after all he did take up for me yesterday. All the adults continued their side conversations and Hanna continued to look at me.
"Are you going to speak or continue to stare?" I asked him.
"Wow, you sure are feisty in the morning. You didn't say good morning to me." he smiled with a slight smile on his face.
He was a cute boy. He had a nice smile when he gave you the privilege of seeing it. I loved his dimples. He had such bright eyes. They sparkled when he saw something he liked. Just like when he was looking at my great-grandfather. He must really love him.
"I did say good morning." "I'm not 'all', I'm Hannan, big difference." "Not that big to me." I mumbled.
"What was that?" he responded with another smile that deepened his dimples even more.
"I said I didn't know that you wanted me to refer to you by your name."I told him while trying so hard to suppress back a smile. "Well from now on, I want to be called Mr. Hannan sir. Got it?" "You gotta be kidding me!" I said laughing. I was tickled by his sense of humor. He might turn out to be a nice guy.
"No I'm serious," he said with a grin, "I want you to call me that. Sike I'm just kidding with you. Just call me Hannan." he said finally. He just kept smiling at me as if he knew something that I didn't.
"Ok well then you can call me Shinara." I told him. We never did get a chance to get properly acquainted.
"Now that we have been introduced the right way, maybe we can be civil to each other. Because the way that they are talking right about now, it looks as if we are going to be around each other for a while." he stated.
"What do you mean. Are they talking of sending us off somewhere?" I asked him.
"Shinara! I thought your mother told me that you were coming to help me out in here?" Grams Mimi yelled from in the kitchen.
"I'm coming," I said, "I want you to tell me what you mean when I'm finished." I told him as I rushed off to help my Grams.
"You know he is almost considered family," Grams said as I walked in the kitchen. "You could date him and it wouldn't be immoral."
"Date him? Date who? I hope you aren't talking about Hannan, I don't like him like that, I just started liking him as a person and I'm not sure if I even do yet." I replied.
Why in the world would she think that I liked him? Do I act as if I do? I don't think so, I barely act as if I even notice him. He isn't even my type. He is to conceited and smug for my taste. He is also to buff, he might break me if he tried to hug me.
"Yes I am talking about Han. I can see your feelings for him and I have voiced them to those that it matters to and they think the same as me. Now pass me all of those plates." she said.
I reached over and handed her the plates. She already had everything else by her so I just put the meat on all the plates and left them with her as I went and made the table which would be used by the adults. I was putting the silverware down as I heard some very happy singing outside. I peeped through the window as a great smile appeared on my face. It was Meru, Kongol and two other people. They looked younger than Meru, and she looked a little older than me, so I guessed them to be around my age.
I ran out the door to meet Meru and figure out who these 'others' were.
"Meru!" I yelled as I ran to greet her. She was as pretty as ever but she bore a sense of worry on her face and it was like a dark storm cloud over her usual happy-go-lucky personality.
"Shinny! Hey baby!" she yelled back as she gave me a great hug that would have lifted me up off of the ground if she was stronger.
"Hey Kongol." I said as I gave him a hug also. He said hello back and my attention was turned back to Meru.
"What took you so long?" I asked her with a fake angry-scolding face that she taught me so people could see the smile in your eyes and the frown on your face.
"I am sorry Shinny, but I had to get these two and Kongol offered to come with me. Oh by the way, this is Minia, and he is Dali,"she said pointing to the two. "Minia is my daughter and Dali is my son, I decided to take him under my wing, literally, and teach him all I know then I'm going to let Dart tutor him. Either him or Haschel."
"Well you are in luck because both of them are here."I responded.
"You guys should get along because Dali looks up to Haschel. And Minia, being my daughter idolizes me. It feel so good to be loved." she said faking a faint.
"I love you Meru. You know that right?" I told her. I meant it only as a joke, but as I was looking Meru directly in her eye I didn't catch the glare that Minia shot at me.
"Of course I know that sweety. You were the first child that ever loved me. You have a special place in my heart that no person can fill. You were the first child that ever clung to me and made me feel special. Without you I wouldn't be able to be the mother that I am now. Don't ever forget that if everyone else turns their back on you I will always be there and will always understand. Okay?"
"Yes Auntie Meru."
"Oh now you try to bruise me! You know I hate it when you call me that it makes me feel old. I told you don't call me that until you see gray hair." she scolded.
"Oh but auntie, I do!" I told her jokingly.
"What? Gray in my beautiful blue hair? No it cannot be true!" she said theatrically.
We laughed loudly as the others just stood there watching us with these unreadable looks upon their faces but I didn't care I had my best friend back and that was all that mattered.
It took forever but this is another chapter! Finally! I didn't get any more reviews:( that hurts you guys don't love me anymore? But well thanks anyway. Please reviews!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I woke up to the sound of all of the company talking in what they called a hush tone. I heard Haschel base-covered voice talking about Kongol.
"Where is he? I'm sure he got the letter, I'm just sure of it." he sounded like a father, being as though he had something you could consider a son living under his roof.
I wasn't worried about Kongol. Anyone who messed with him deserved what they got. I was worried about Meru. She was so happy and didn't know when to be quiet. She might have mouthed off to the wrong people and we haven't talked to her in years. The only one who had seen her was Kongol.
"Well Meru said she'd be a little late but this is a whole day late. She knew this was important. We will just have to start this thing without her then." Haschel concluded.
It was a brief silence and then I heard light footsteps. It was probably my mother, she and Grams Mimi were the only ones who walked softly with or without shoes on. I heard my door crack open and the light shine on my floor with a petite shadow cast through it. Then the door was shut and I could no longer see her shadow.
"Baby, I know you're not sleep. You can turn over and look at me." I heard my mother's soft voice say. I obeyed and rolled over to face her and she was standing beside me bed looking at me.
"Morning mom." I told her as I forced a smile on my face. I didn't really have anything to smile for.
"Well Miyu is fixing breakfast, enough for everyone and that is pretty hard." my mom said sweetly forcing a smile onto her face. I swung my legs over my bed so that they hung over as I put my feet into my slippers. I rose as I stretched and yawned. Oh, my breath wasn't that fresh.
"I think I'll go and help her out." I replied. I grabbed a shirt, pants and some clean undergarments. Now that their was others in the house I couldn't go about without certain garments on if you know what I mean. That weird guy might get a weird pleasure in seeing me without it on.
"That would be nice." she said as she turned and left my room.
I stretched again before I made it to the bathroom and I took a bath. When I came out everyone stopped talking and looked at me. That boy was still here. Why didn't he leave? He has a home. I hope he really doesn't plan on staying.
"Good morning all." I said as I yawned again.
"Good morning." all but Hannan said. I didn't expect him to speak to me anyway and I told myself that I didn't care. But I thought he would at least be civil to me after all he did take up for me yesterday. All the adults continued their side conversations and Hanna continued to look at me.
"Are you going to speak or continue to stare?" I asked him.
"Wow, you sure are feisty in the morning. You didn't say good morning to me." he smiled with a slight smile on his face.
He was a cute boy. He had a nice smile when he gave you the privilege of seeing it. I loved his dimples. He had such bright eyes. They sparkled when he saw something he liked. Just like when he was looking at my great-grandfather. He must really love him.
"I did say good morning." "I'm not 'all', I'm Hannan, big difference." "Not that big to me." I mumbled.
"What was that?" he responded with another smile that deepened his dimples even more.
"I said I didn't know that you wanted me to refer to you by your name."I told him while trying so hard to suppress back a smile. "Well from now on, I want to be called Mr. Hannan sir. Got it?" "You gotta be kidding me!" I said laughing. I was tickled by his sense of humor. He might turn out to be a nice guy.
"No I'm serious," he said with a grin, "I want you to call me that. Sike I'm just kidding with you. Just call me Hannan." he said finally. He just kept smiling at me as if he knew something that I didn't.
"Ok well then you can call me Shinara." I told him. We never did get a chance to get properly acquainted.
"Now that we have been introduced the right way, maybe we can be civil to each other. Because the way that they are talking right about now, it looks as if we are going to be around each other for a while." he stated.
"What do you mean. Are they talking of sending us off somewhere?" I asked him.
"Shinara! I thought your mother told me that you were coming to help me out in here?" Grams Mimi yelled from in the kitchen.
"I'm coming," I said, "I want you to tell me what you mean when I'm finished." I told him as I rushed off to help my Grams.
"You know he is almost considered family," Grams said as I walked in the kitchen. "You could date him and it wouldn't be immoral."
"Date him? Date who? I hope you aren't talking about Hannan, I don't like him like that, I just started liking him as a person and I'm not sure if I even do yet." I replied.
Why in the world would she think that I liked him? Do I act as if I do? I don't think so, I barely act as if I even notice him. He isn't even my type. He is to conceited and smug for my taste. He is also to buff, he might break me if he tried to hug me.
"Yes I am talking about Han. I can see your feelings for him and I have voiced them to those that it matters to and they think the same as me. Now pass me all of those plates." she said.
I reached over and handed her the plates. She already had everything else by her so I just put the meat on all the plates and left them with her as I went and made the table which would be used by the adults. I was putting the silverware down as I heard some very happy singing outside. I peeped through the window as a great smile appeared on my face. It was Meru, Kongol and two other people. They looked younger than Meru, and she looked a little older than me, so I guessed them to be around my age.
I ran out the door to meet Meru and figure out who these 'others' were.
"Meru!" I yelled as I ran to greet her. She was as pretty as ever but she bore a sense of worry on her face and it was like a dark storm cloud over her usual happy-go-lucky personality.
"Shinny! Hey baby!" she yelled back as she gave me a great hug that would have lifted me up off of the ground if she was stronger.
"Hey Kongol." I said as I gave him a hug also. He said hello back and my attention was turned back to Meru.
"What took you so long?" I asked her with a fake angry-scolding face that she taught me so people could see the smile in your eyes and the frown on your face.
"I am sorry Shinny, but I had to get these two and Kongol offered to come with me. Oh by the way, this is Minia, and he is Dali,"she said pointing to the two. "Minia is my daughter and Dali is my son, I decided to take him under my wing, literally, and teach him all I know then I'm going to let Dart tutor him. Either him or Haschel."
"Well you are in luck because both of them are here."I responded.
"You guys should get along because Dali looks up to Haschel. And Minia, being my daughter idolizes me. It feel so good to be loved." she said faking a faint.
"I love you Meru. You know that right?" I told her. I meant it only as a joke, but as I was looking Meru directly in her eye I didn't catch the glare that Minia shot at me.
"Of course I know that sweety. You were the first child that ever loved me. You have a special place in my heart that no person can fill. You were the first child that ever clung to me and made me feel special. Without you I wouldn't be able to be the mother that I am now. Don't ever forget that if everyone else turns their back on you I will always be there and will always understand. Okay?"
"Yes Auntie Meru."
"Oh now you try to bruise me! You know I hate it when you call me that it makes me feel old. I told you don't call me that until you see gray hair." she scolded.
"Oh but auntie, I do!" I told her jokingly.
"What? Gray in my beautiful blue hair? No it cannot be true!" she said theatrically.
We laughed loudly as the others just stood there watching us with these unreadable looks upon their faces but I didn't care I had my best friend back and that was all that mattered.
It took forever but this is another chapter! Finally! I didn't get any more reviews:( that hurts you guys don't love me anymore? But well thanks anyway. Please reviews!!!!!!!!!!!!!