Yay! Chapter 3 is up but still no reveiws. Please tell me what you think. I'm all ears. On with the story!
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Emiand Kaiya sat in the abandoned hallway, guarding the door to Yoko's room. It had been no short of hell convincing Yoko to come back to the inn to recuperate. After Hakkai had burst through the door, only wanting to ease his worry of Yoko, it had gone down hill from there. She screamed at him to get out and threw a vase at him to accentuate the point. It was understandable really. She had been hurt and the natural thing for a person to do is chase away anyone who tries to come near them while they are in that state.
"Do you think she'll be okay?"Emi asked her friend, rubbing the back of her neck.
"It's hard to tell. We just have to have patience." She explained calmly, eyes closed and head back.
"That's easy for you to say."Emi snorted, glaring at her.
"What do you mean by that exactly?" Kaiya asked, lifting her head to look at her.
"Dammit, she's my sister! How can I be calm when someone went and did that to her! You wouldn't understand! You don't have anyone in your life to protect!" Emi yelled at her, disgusted with her attitude towards the whole thing.
Kaiya said nothing, just kept silent. Emi grew angrier at her silence. She grabbed her and pulled her up by the collar.
"Why don't you say something like you always do? 'You should learn to maintain your temper, Emi.' You need to be patient, Emi.' So where is it?" she smirked at her, dropping her to the floor.
"Yoko isn't dying. You act as if she is." Kaiya replied quietly.
"This is worse than dying though. She might want to die now. But of course, you wouldn't understand that. You're too smart and good for suicide. You're too cold and stony for suicide. You're too detached, heartless, and responsible to think about suicide! You're too much like Sanzo when we have problems like this. You two are really perfect for each other." Emi scoffed.
"I made a promise to my dead family that I would live on. If I kill myself or die like this, I will dishonor their sacrifice. You're right, though. I have no one in my life to protect. Maybe that's what makes this life easier for me." She said quietly, returning to her previous position.
Emi realized the impact of her words then. She sat down and remained quiet for a while.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean say that. I'm…. I'm just worried about her okay." Emi whispered, humbling herself.
"It's alright. We must have patience and understanding in order to help her. We must let her know that we're here if she needs to talk." Kaiya smiled at her, taking no offense to her outbursts.
"I just want her to go back to her normal, cheerful self. I just want to see her smile again." She sighed, holding her head in her hands.
" I'm sure she'll be back to normal in no time."
The older woman offered her a knowing smile, taking her hand and squeezing it gently. Emi smiled back weakly, trying to hold herself together, if only for the sake of her younger sister. The two sat in silence, ready to aidYoko if she woke from horror-ridden dreams.