By Nijuukyuu and Hiei Joro(Thursday, August 25th, 2005)
Before Notes: The reason it take so long to update was because I had to leave home for important reasons, personal family matters... but now I'm back - I got back a week and a day ago actually... but was too worn out.
(Hiei's P.O.V.)
Now that Sha left a few hours ago with her family, I've been wandering around the house... it's quite large actually. Heh, it's so easy avoiding the old woman, whom is my friend's grandmother.
Sitting here on the stairs, I'm watching Kitty - Sha's own pet cat - walk up towards me, then she cries, so I gently pet her head, and she just goes off into the bedroom.
I'm bored.
I hate being in her bedroom all the time, and this house - I'm going to go out.
I make my way downstairs, just as the grandmother turns my way, and lets out a gasp from the sight of me. I froze for a moment, then quickly disappeared and got out the back door...
Darn, she saw me...
Sha isn't going to be happy... well, perhaps they'll just think she was seeing things... yeah.
As my mind began to wander again, I noticed I was standing just off of the porch that I had crawled upon when I had knocked on the door that horrible day...
I shouldn't have lost, I shouldn't have. How COULD that beast be stronger?
I sighed, walking over to the fence, leaning my elbows on it, as I gazed out on the pasture; the gentle breeze was causing the grass to sway lazily.
What a nice countryside this was; if only I had enjoyed it sooner, and if only I didn't lose then... but if I didn't, I wouldn't have met her...
Oh, who cares?.!
She's just a normal human girl...
'Actually... she's not...' I thought quietly to myself, after re-thinking it over. Sha's much more different then every other female - human, demon, spirit - that I've ever met... yet she's just...
"'Just' what?" I asked myself outloud, then sighed as I realized I couldn't answer myself... I had no idea how to...
(Sha's P.O.V.)
"We're not going swimming!" I sternly told my mother again, as I sat on the towel next to she, whom was laying down.
"You guys sure are wasting time. The lifeguard announced that you only have until five-thirty, you know." My uncle reminded me and my two younger brothers, but I just stared off into the ocean, sighing.
The ocean that had once been clean and safe... until this year.
I can't believe those idiots over on Long Island - they just think they could go and dump their sewage poisoning into the Sound?
That was why we COULDN'T swim last time, but NOW...
Now, a whole lot of DEAD jellyfish were washed up on the shore... me and my younger brothers didn't trust THAT one bit... We're not going to risk our necks, when we have a bright future planned ahead of us!
Dead jellyfish... hundreds of them laying dead on shore... ugh... this is so gross...
Poor things...
Were they poisoned; just as that poor seagull had been last time?
(Hiei's P.O.V.)
"Hmm..." I opened my tired eyes, to see the bright blue sky above me... Heh, I had fallen asleep in the pasture when I had laid down to clear my cloudy thoughts...
I dreamt of her...
Her and me...
...saying goodbye; and she was crying.
Yes, I will have to say goodbye - afterall, I was perfectly fine now; a little bit sore, but one more day or two, then I would just leave...
I don't want to see her cry... so I've made up my mind to just leave while she is sleeping when I do...
Maybe she'll cry, maybe she won't - I don't want to know for sure.
I stood up, stretched my limps; then yawned as I made my way through the tall grass, back to the fence post; which I jumped over gracefully.
Heh, I was getting better now...
I wonder... if she is home yet?
I hope not; I decided as I carefully opened the kitchen backdoor; I checked if the old woman was around, but no - so I quietly and quickly made my way back upstairs, just as I heard the front door open; and the rest of the family came home.
Oh, close call...
I sighed in relief, as I fell back onto the girl's bed; relaxing against the pillow and the mattress.
She'll never know...
After a half hour or so, Sha came through the door - she, apparently, had just taken a shower; she was wet, wearing fresh clothes, and had a nice, strong scent to herself.
"Hi Hiei." She said, with a forced half smile; as she went past me to sit on the sofa, with a loud sigh she threw one arm over her eyes as she laid down to rest.
"Hi..." I murmured after a moment... something was wrong; but it wasn't my place to ask, or care.
.o:O:o.
That night, I got up in the dark room; my room-mate was still laying down on her sofa... so I slowly made my way to the door, opening it a crack to peek out into the dark hall... all was silent, nobody was up.
So, I opened the door just enough to get out; and closed it quietly... I had to leave tonight, it was now or never...
Okay, but IF I didn't really leave, I WOULD leave tomorrow night - I was sure of that, but more sure it was tonight.
Getting downstairs, and outside was a little too easy... even the cats ignored the silent shadow I was, making his way out into the night alone.
Once outside, I took a deep breathe of the fresh, crisp air; and shivering slightly from the morning frost... it was so near the Autumntime now; that was for certain.
I walked as light as air to the pasture, jumping with ease over the fence; the grass parted as I made my way through it... but then I got this strange feeling... someone... someone was watching me...
Turning around slowly with fear and an unknown feeling squeezing my sinking heart... I saw her standing on the back porch, staring after me with a lost expression on her pale face.
The wind was blowing Sha's long hair across her face, as I realized she looked... I gulped as I thought the next word... hurt...
but she just stood there, watching - waiting for my next movement, with an unchanging stare; her arms were at her side, but she looked limp - she wasn't tense at all...
When the air was still again, it was eerily silent - where did the crickets go?; as she walked forward to the edge of the top stair, placing her hand upon the railing, and I just was standing here, looking at her - what could she be thinking?
That I was just going to abandon her during the night so I wouldn't have to say goodbye? ...but then again, it was what I was doing...
.:.To be continued.:.