Hi !Thank you all sooo much for the revies. chib watery eyes 333 Sorry it took so long for me to get the chapter up..I keptgetting preoccupied sweatdropAnd the disclaimer in the first and second chapter applies to all the chapter from here on... kay? )
Her eyes were wavering, I didn't want to see her like this, I could just get up and leave... But my legs stayed glued to the smooth wooden ground. "Why? You can stay here.. there are lots of jobs open in the area!" Clear green eyes were staring into the shadows of my own.
"I can't work. I have no defined... legal profession..." I sighed. "And besides that I have only enough money for another night at the inn, a new pair of sandals," I glanced at the sandals... they were in poor condition. "And some food on the way."
She stood up, abandoning the thread and cracked open a small window that looked the same as the sliding paper door but only about two feet and in the middle of the wall. As she slid it open the room that was illuminated by the gas lamps now had a black shadow streaming across the ground. She closed it; blocking out the sounds of chirping crickets and frogs. "At least stay the night here."
She's worried about me being out at night? Although... I really want to stay... "Alright." That won me a small smile from her. "I don't have an extra futon," She sighed, "Do you mind just sleeping on some blankets?" She asked as she made her way to a closet. Did she really drop the subject that fast... or was she about to explode? Women are so confusing.
"Yes, that'll be perfect." I smiled and watched her strum through a pile of blankets and drew out a fluffed blue quilt and a darker blue blanket. She held a cream colored pillow with her chin. I found myself to my feet and helping her carry the items in two seconds flat.
After she made sure the makeshift bed a few feet from the table was perfect she clapped and let out a giggle. "There!" I sat down on it. "You know... I've thought about you for two years... and there is something I just thought of; unbelievably." I looked at her, with my chin in my palm and a smile. "You never told me your name." I had thought about her name though; many times. Wondering the different things it may be but I could never really guess what name would fit her best.
"Oh!" She laughed. "Shii." I analyzed the name and said it, the new word coming out sounding fine. "Is it short for something?" I asked after a while. "Yes! But you won't know unless you stay for me to tell you tomorrow." She said with a challenging smirk. "Well! I'm going to bed, so see ya tomorrow!" She smiled sweetly then sent me a quick 'If-you're-not-here-when-I-wake-up-You're-DEAD!' glare and walked over to the other door and slid it open and hopped inside, closing the door behind her.
I sighed and laid down, drawing the blanket up over my head and laid there for a while. Of course, the air gets thick after a while and I uncovered my face and turned a bit, getting comfortable and dozed off into a light sleep.
I sighed as the dusky sunlight tickled my face through the thin walls. After a while I pulled myself up, smiling while folding the sheets and blankets and set them on the table. After opening the window I got a clearer guess of what time it was... around 5:30 in the morning. I knew this might hurt my chances of leaving without her waking up but I couldn't help it. The door slid open quietly and I saw her sleeping.