RO6
A/N: Yay! Wow, this update is fast, ne? I'm quite pleased with myself on this fact. (laughs) Other than that, I shall sulk till I get some rest. So many test—and it's the week before Christmas break! Mouuuu -tears hair-And projects too! Doushite, ne?
… Let's… let's just get on with the story. -sobs-
(… this chapter will be part one of… a few. o.O)
Chapter 6: Note to self: I miss you terribly… Part I
I sat on the edge of his bath-tub, holding an ice pack to my cheekbone. He sat opposite me on the floor, leaning against the closed bathroom door.
"Please don't make me explain," I whispered.
"You...No, you don't have to say anything. Not if you don't want to." He said is so gently. It made me want to start crying again.
He had brought me here, to his house, up his stairs and down his hall, into his bathroom where he had sat me down. Where he had held me as I sobbed. Sobbed into his shoulder. And when I was done crying he had touched my cheek, with the cut on it. With the bruise. And he had made me go to the sink and made me wash it. And given me an ice-pack. And a cup of tea that was sitting in my lap.
And he had sat on the floor in front of me and wasn't going to make me explain anything. Explain why I hadn't come to his house or why I had a cut on my cheek. Why he had found me sobbing on a ground covered in broken glass.
I couldn't think of anyone else who would do that.
"Hey Frank?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks." For everything. For not asking questions. For walking home. For caring who I sat with and passing me those notes. For being the bright spot in my cloudy sky. For kissing me in the cafeteria and saving me from my mother.
He smiled slightly. "You're welcome."
Lizz Dedinhiso's Teach the Heart to Reflect the Wound, page 88
"Shut up! You stupid moron, you'll wake her up!"
"It takes one to know one!"
"So you're admitting you're a moron?"
"Wha—? You—I—argh!"
Moaning, Mimi cracked one eye open.
"Will both of you shut up?"
There was silence.
Good, Mimi sighed, satisfied, as she closed her eye again.
"AUUUUGH! YOU'RE AWAKE, MIMS!"
"Ooof—!" she felt the wind being knocked out of her as someone tackled her. Hard.
"SHE'S AWAKE! SHE'S AWAKEEEEEEEE!"
The person left her gasping for air, as it proceeded to jump on her.
"—leave her alone, Zeffy." The mattress lifted as someone yanked the person off.
Mimi felt a shadow over her face. "Are you feeling better, Mims?"
Groaning, she turned over and covered her head with the pillow.
"I would if people let me sleep."
"But Mimiiiiiiii," a voice at her elbow whined. "It's been five whole days. Don't you miss us? Don't you miss meeee?"
"People will definitely miss you if you don't stop whining." Was the immediate reply.
The whining stopped. Only to be replaced by complaining.
"Shiiiiiiiiii! She threatened meeeee!"
A sigh of exasperation followed.
"Well, Zeffy darling, if you weren't so loud, Mimi wouldn't be making those threats."
"Yeah, Zeff. Don't be such a baby."
"YUZUNAAAAAAAAAAAA! SHIIIIII! TELL HER TO—ouch!"
Faintly, Mimi noted a fairly loud thump, followed by the sound of someone being dragged out of the room.
"Sorry about that, Mimi… are you feeling better? We had to call in Earrnith to heal you." The soothing voice of Shivon spoke gently over Mimi's head.
"Oh, urgh… the perverted one?" Mimi rolled over and winced as the glare of the morning sun hit her full on.
Shivon wrung out a cloth and placed it on Mimi's forehead. "He did save you, don't forget." She stopped.
The assassin quirked an eyebrow. "What?"
"Do you notice…" again, she drifted off.
"What?" Mimi propped herself up, only to fall back onto her pillow. "Ow."
"Careful!" Shivon rushed back to motherly-form. "The external wounds haven't healed yet. You have to take it easy for now!"
Mimi waved her off. "… What were you going to say?"
Shivon bit her lip thoughtfully. "I mean… the way he…"
"Shi. Either tell me what you're going to say, or let me sleep." Mimi eyes lowered in exasperation.
"I…" Shivon began murmuring things to herself, Mimi only catching the phrases "… I'm not sure yet", and "… will tell when the time is right…"
"Augh." Mimi flipped herself over groggily, towel falling off. "G'night, Shi."
Shivon exhaled, leaning over to pick up the water basin. "Alright. Good morning, Mims." She crept to the door and closed it gently after her as she went out. A giggle was audible from the hunter once she was outside.
Creepy lady. She'll scare off all her grandchildren like that. And that was the last thought Mimi had before darkness consumed her once more.
"Lalalala… I love toast!"
"It's not toast, Zeffy. It's waffles."
"Humph! Fine then… lalalala… I love waffles!"
"It doesn't have the same ring that toast did."
"It doesn't? Huh…"
Ecarg looked up as Mimi entered the room.
"Good morning." She smiled.
Mimi grinned back. "G'morning." She turned to look at Zeffy, who now proceeded to calculate the syllables of breakfast foods.
"What…"
Ecarg grinned as she looked over at where Mimi was staring. "Shh… that'll keep her busy for a while."
"That's nice to hear." Mimi walked over to the cold box and opened it. Her eyes grew wide.
"Whoa." It was stuffed with all sorts of food: roast, ham, bread, waffles, cake, scones…
"Yeah." Ecarg looked sadly at the items. "… we didn't have normal bread to make toast though…"
"Ah. I see." Mimi looked over at Zeffy again. "She couldn't sing her toast song?"
"Not today."
Mimi nodded knowingly, then looked around. "It's quiet… where'd everyone go?"
"Nowhere. They're all still in bed."
"In bed? But it's—" she looked at the alchemist-made clock. "—10:30."
"… yeah. But they're all tired. Especially Dark." Ecarg seemed to smirk.
Mimi's eyebrow twitched. "What's that suppose to mean?"
Ecarg facepalmed. "Nothing. Which reminds me… why aren't you sleepy?"
The assassin shrugged. "Oh, I will be. But I have one hour before it happens. Sleeping straight for five and a half days can do that to a person, you know."
"Huh. A normal person wouldn't be able to sleep until five o'clock in the morning."
"Yeah… but I'm not a normal person."
"You aren't." a voice agreed.
"Whoa!" both girls whipped around. The wizard smirked.
"Dark!" Mimi glowered, one hand resting on her chest. "Recovery still in progress here! Don't ruin it!"
Ecarg smirked. "I realized… I need to go buy bread for Zeffy."
"Bread?" Mimi raised an eyebrow.
"Bread." Ecarg confirmed. "Zeffy! I'm going to buy bread so that we can make—"
"—TOAST!" Zeffy shrieked, jumping up and down.
"Yes, come along now—" Ecarg was pulled out the kitchen door by Zeffy.
"I'll be back later! Be good while I'm gone, children!" the front door slammed shut.
Dark and Mimi sweatdropped.
"Erm… hi." Mimi waved weakly at the wizard. He stared at her for a second, before turning away.
"Don't be like that again."
She blinked. "What…?"
He twisted his head around. "Don't be like that again."
"Er... I don't know what you're talking about." She chuckled feebly, coughing. She lifted a hand to her temple. "Urgh… I think I'll go lay down for a while… I'm not feeling that good."
"See you." She turned away.
Arms wrapped around her. "No."She stiffened. What?
"W-what do you mean?" she hesitated.
"You don't understand." She felt his breath hot on her neck. "You don't understand how it went... you don't remember, do you?"
"I-what are you doing, Dark?"
He sighed, and pulled away. "… go get some rest."
"… But I still don't understand… what do you mean, Dark—" she stopped. There was no one there.
Geez, she ran a frustrated hand through her hair. And I'm the assassin. How'd he leave so fast?
"You got it?"
"Yeah."
"You think Ecchi and Zeffy got out okay?" She took a sip of her green tea slushie.
An empty cup slammed onto the table. "Don't worry about them. Dammit. I've run out of mocha."
"Order another one. But what about Dark… does she know…?"
"… Nah. She's too naïve. Better save the drama. She won't get it."
"Yeah. It must be killing him. That and his deal with Senuta... I wonder…"
A wave over to the waitress. "… Good Odin, stop wondering already. Ever since Mimi's accident, all's been chaos. There's no use changing it now."
"… But I wonder… the Second Watch… everything's going to come together soon."
"… I said it, and I'll say it again: You wonder too much." And she smiled happily as a steaming cup of mocha drifted her way again.
10 December 2005
A/N: haha! Did you have fun reading it? I hope you did! Augh… hmm… I think this chapter is mainly to confuse all my readers! XD heh! But yes… while Shii ponders about many things… so do I. I'm trying to plot and sort out my storyline. It has gotten wayyy out of hand. x.x
I feel very sick right now. Atchoo! And it's lukewarm down here in Cali. Not fair -whines- I want snow. And Christmas break to come earlier. I'm dying…-chokes-
Read and review, ne?
-hopelessmine!
p.s. I might not be able to get up the next chapter in time for Christmas, so HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE -huggles and hearts like WHOA!-
