Hey! Sorry for the delay! Nothing more I can say unless you want an excuse…then in that case…it's just that school & friends & guys…that's a good enough reason, right? Um…pairings are still unknown…I mean sure it's a Pirika x Ren x Sapphire story but one of them will end up alone…so there's scenes of other pairings…suggestions are welcome!

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My Light in Pitch Black
Chapter Six:
Aftermath

Everyone who gathered around the table was giving weird stares to Ren. The only reasonable explanation was because the Tao himself was the one who explained Sapphire's absence. Of course, he didn't tell them about the battle, he only said that she was injured. When he tried to act casual about it, no one else thought the same. They only continue staring at him as they ate breakfast.

The other person that wasn't present was Pirika, who had gone to watch Sapphire. Despite the fury growing inside her, they were still friends. And she won't let her love for Ren ruin their friendship. Or so she says.

(Sapphire's POV)

Trying to open my eyes, I could only see the world as a blur. Blobs of colour were located here and there, like a messy drawing done by a 2-year-old. Blinking a few times, my vision began to clear up.

"Pirika?" I said, though it was more like a whisper. A particular blue shadow moved and faced me.

"Sapphire, you're up," Pirika said, but from her voice, I could hear that she wasn't exactly happy. "What happened, Sapphire? Ren won't tell us anything."

I got up, only to receive a head rush. Holding my head with my left hand, I saw that my right index finger had been perfectly bandaged up. "Nothing much happened. I just went to the cemetery with Ren and cut my finger by accident," I lied. If Ren didn't want to tell them, I'll just have to follow his lead.

A white furry pillow suddenly slipped under my arm. "Ichigo," I whispered. Ichigo turned to me and stared at me with his orange eyes. 'I dare you to tell me that everything went well.'

He has got to put more faith in me. "Of course it worked, you got to trust me more, Ichigo," I said aloud, forgetting that I wasn't alone.

"What worked?" a voice from the doorway said. We turned only to see Ren leaning against the door ledge.

"Everything, breakfast smells great," I said, trying to change the subject. Turning my attention to Pirika, I spotted her blue hair. Girls love talking about their hair, right? I took the advantage. "Oh my, Pirika, your hair is simply the softest hair I've ever seen! What shampoo do you use?"

(Normal POV)

Pirika's eyes immediately brighten and turned her attention back to Sapphire. Trying to get her undivided attention, she didn't realize the looks Sapphire and Ren were giving to each other. Neither did she see the rare smile Ren's lips had formed.

((In the Afternoon))

Sapphire had left her bed, claiming that she felt much better. News from Faust said that he won't be back until next week, giving Sapphire a whole week to plan the rest of her trip, seeing as she was only staying because she was waiting for Faust to return.

"You feel better?" Horo's voice said from behind her, startling the meditating girl. Sapphire jumped slightly but returned the smile Horo was giving her.

Sapphire nodded gently and invited Horo to have a seat next to her. Horo took this opportunity to relax from Anna's non-stop hell for him. Stretching, Horo accidentally dropped his stone bracelet in front of Sapphire.

Picking it up, the bone-yard sorceress examined the armlet carefully. "Wow, this is so pretty," she said, tracing the foreign writings with her finger.

"Really? I made it myself," the Ainu said with pride. When Sapphire glanced at him with adoring eyes, he continued. "Back where I'm from, the ores are richly fertilized. Making bracelets like these were simple."

"Wow…" was all Sapphire can say as she proceeded to gawk at the trinket. Watching her admire his accessory, he offered to give it to her. "No, it won't be right. It's yours," she said, trying to give it back to him.

But Horo insisted and when Horo is determined to do something, it will happen. Soon after, Anna found out his Horo was slacking off, and Sapphire was left with a new bracelet, the one thing she wore that had nothing to do with bones.

Humming a happy tune, Sapphire got up and headed towards the kitchen. Waving a quick hello to Tamao, who was planning dinner, she pulled open the refrigerator's door and gazed at the brightly-lit compartment. After waving her finger between the options, she finally chose to take one of Ren's many bottles of milk.

Pirika came in just at the moment when Sapphire was going to gulp down Ren's bottle and shouted loudly, "That's Ren's milk!"

Surprised, and thirsty, Sapphire removed the bottle from her lips and stared at the slightly angered Ainu.

"Hey Pirika, you wanted one?" she said, somewhat confused at what the big deal was. It's not like milk is sacred. She was soon corrected when the rest of the SK gang came running into the kitchen due to Pirika's exclamation. Gasps were shared by everyone as many tried to foresee Sapphire's future.

"I don't see what the big deal is," Sapphire started again, silencing the crowd, "it's not like…it's illegal or anything." With that said, she poured the milk into her throat.

Ren was bathing when Pirika screamed so you can imagine his surprise when he chose this instant to come in for his precious milk. Dropping the towel he was drying his hair with, Ren stared at the unbearable scene. "You…My milk…" he stuttered as he unconsciously drew attention to himself.

Sapphire was utterly confused. Ren doesn't like milk…does he? A silent gasp escaped her mouth. Ren's thoroughly captivated by milk ever since. If his family name and his milk were held as hostage, hypothetically speaking, he would choose milk without a second thought. Giving Ren an apologetic look, she turned to the empty glass bottle in her hands. I'm in for it now, she thought. Upon seeing Ren make a movement, she jumped. "Now Ren, no need to do anything rational. Remember, I'm your fiancée, so…if I drink your milk…I got to…get you more milk?"

Ren narrowed his eyes and reached for his Kwan Dao. "You're not getting off that easily, fiancée or not." Everyone gained cold sweat on his or her forehead, fearing for Sapphire's life. Pirika, on the other hand, felt guilty. Her friend is in trouble and she was feeling happy when Ren caught her in the act. Some friend she was.

Sapphire put her hands up to surrender, causing the bracelet that Horo just gave her to jingle, along with her other accessories. "Fine, you caught me square and fair. What's my punishment, commander?"

I'm sorry for ending the chapter here, really, this is a bad chapter…nothing happened. I know this chapter was short…but I'm really uninspired at the moment…you have no idea how long it took me to write this…so you can see how brain-dead I am. Big thx to Koh Jing Ting for helping me edit! Please give suggestions! I really need them to continue the story! I'll do my best to update soon...but it might take a while…REVIEWS WILL HELP!

Ps: I got a bf XD