Mikau: I am so tired. I can't even think of what to say. I have so much homework, it's not even funny.

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Tears of an Allure

I ignored the rain and kept running after the mysterious girl. 'God, Ivy. You picked a great time to start crying.' I mentally complained, but immediately took it back. 'Sorry…I know it's not your fault…I shouldn't have said that…'

I snapped back to reality as I almost tripped over a girl lying in the middle of the road, facedown. I carefully flipped her over, and inspected her. "Yep. You're my girl all right. Unless you have a twin that got beat up by my friends as well." I scooped her up and lugged her into the nearest abandoned building.

It was leaky and cold, but it was the only place I knew to bring her to get her temporarily out of the rain. I knew the building was empty, since my friends and I had snuck into the old one-room shack tons of times as kids to tell ghost stories.

I lay the girl on the sofa and inspected her injuries. The wound on her calf wasn't too bad, but it would leave a scar. She didn't look like she was internally bleeding, and that was always good. Her stomach was slightly bruised, but that was about the extent of the damage. The only thing I was really worried about was the lump on her head. I gingerly ran my fingers across it, and she winced.

"Don't touch me." She muttered.

"Sorry." I softly mumbled back. "Are you feeling okay?"

"I told you: I'm fine." She tried to sit up, but I pushed her back down.

"You need to rest. Just don't fall asleep. You might have a concussion or something…I really don't know what a concussion is, but I know that you might get one if you sleep after getting a nasty bump on the head." I sent a friendly smile her way.

"Wow…that really makes me feel better. My caretaker doesn't know a thing about medicine." She fumed. "Why did you follow me?" She quickly changed the subject.

"You were hurt…You still are hurt." I brushed some of her bangs away so that I could see her dark eyes, very similar to my own. "What's your name?" I couldn't help but asking.

"I don't like boys." She glared up at me.

"Oh!" I had no idea what to say next. What do you say when someone gives you that sort of information? "Well then…uh…I have this friend Ivory, and she…well she likes girls." I tried to make pleasant conversation. Everything had just gotten so awkward.

"I don't like girls either, you sicko." She bit. I could tell that she didn't like her present situation one bit.

"Well, we can be friends then." I tried my smile again. "What's your name?"

"Thorn."

"I'm Hana. I'm seventeen and three quarters. I'm a shaman, and my guardian ghost's name is Amidamaru. I oversoul him into my sword, and for more power, again into this antiquity." I kept talking, telling her all about myself. How I was raised by my aunt until my parents came home to me when I was six, and all sorts of other things. I just didn't tell her any names.

"What about you?" I smiled again at the soulless girl lying on the sofa. It was still raining, and she looked most displeased to be there with me.

"I…I should have listened to my father and staid home. This was a bad idea, and I really regret it. I want to go home. I was wrong, and he was right." Small streams of tears escaped her cold eyes. Thorn sat up, took the star-shaped clip out of her hair, and wiped most of her make up off onto her jacket. "I shouldn't try to be things I'm not, and one of the things I'm not is pretty, so all this make up and stuff has to go."

All I could do was stare at her with her hair down, and her make up off. She looked completely different. I couldn't help but insist, "Oh my God you're right…Do me a favor, and never put make up on again. You're not pretty; you're gorgeous!"

"R-really!" It seemed as if a boy had never told her that she was pretty before.

"Definitely." I reassured her. She looked a lot like Ivy. 'Wait…"Thorn" is the name of Ivy's daughter! Could this girl be my cousin?' "Uhhh…You said your name is Thorn, right?"

"Yes."

"Umm…I was just wondering…What's your mother's name?" I held my breath and prayed that the hottie wasn't related to me.

Thorn suddenly became cold to me, and her eyes froze over again. "I don't have a mother."

"Oh…sorry." I decided that talking about mothers was not a safe topic to discuss with the girl. "So…how old are you?"

"I'm sixteen, I'll be seventeen on Christmas, but I really don't celebrate my birthday." She shifted uneasily in her seat. It was as if she didn't feel comfortable talking to me.

"Why don't you? Birthdays are sort of a big deal…and since yours is on Christmas and all—"

"—We just don't okay!" She snapped.

"I'm sorry." I scooted away from her, cowering in fear. "What about the rest of your family? Or are you an orphan?"

"I have a father and a twin sister." That was all I can get her to say before she got suspicious of me. "Why are you talking to me anyway? Why did you follow me?"

"I keep talking to you so that you don't fall asleep and get a concussion. I followed you because I want to help you. It's in my nature." I smiled warmly at her.

She turned away from me so that I didn't see her blush. "Thank you. ACHOO!"

"You all right?" I felt of her forehead, and as soon as I made contact with her skin, I pulled back. "You're burning up! How do you feel? Are you all right? How many fingers am I holding up?" I started fussing over her, checking for anything else wrong.

"I told you, I'm fine." She slapped away my hands. "God. You're just like my dad. ACHOO!"

"I'm taking you home with me." I told her firmly.

"No. I can walk home on my own as soon as the rain stops. I'll be fine. I can take care of myself." She stood and started to walk towards the door, only wobbling slightly. The authoritative tone in her voice made me believe that she really would make it home all right. That was until she passed out.

"Thorn!" I just barely made it in time to catch her. "Thorn! Thorn!" Her whole body felt like volcanic ash. It was hard for me to keep a hold on her without feeling the uncomfortable scorching sensation of her skin on mine. I made up my mind right then that I had to get her home. I had no idea what I was doing, and I had no way of assessing how badly she was hurt.

I moved her body around, trying to find the easiest way to carry her while still being able to run. She was surprisingly light; she definitely weighed less than I did, and I really didn't weigh all that much. I picked Thorn up bridal style and ran out into the rain.

Fifteen or so minutes later, I had made it to the Onsen. I didn't even stop to catch my breath before I started banging on the door since it was locked, and I had forgotten my key. "MOM! IVY! TAMAO! ANYBODY! OPEN UP! IT'S ME, HANA!"

Seconds later the door opened and my mother stood glaring at me. "Hana! Where have you been! It's raining, and—" Anna's frown dropped when she saw the body in my arms.

"Mom, she's hurt and needs a doctor…" I stepped inside, and shifted Thorn's body slightly.

"Faust isn't here…He won't be home until tomorrow late." A blank look came upon my mother's face.

"She needs a doctor now!" My heart sunk to learn that we wouldn't be able to get medical attention for the poor thing.

"I can tell…What is her name?"

"She's Thorn. Hey, uh…Mom? Don't you think she looks a lot like Ivy?" I carefully asked, trying not to arise too much suspicion.

"She does…Ivy's younger twin's name is Thorn." Anna took the body from me and carried her to a spare room, gently setting the girl down on the bed. "And she's wearing Ivy's boots. Hana go get your aunt; she's the closest thing we have to a doctor. She's down in the lab."

I gave a quick nod and ran out the door. A second or so later, a thought occurred to me, and I stuck my head back into the room. "Are you saying she might be my cousin?"

The only response I got was, "Perhaps. Now go!"

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