Title:Simple Words

Word: Buffalo

Request by: lu.e3

She was standing in what looked like a field. It seemed to stretch for miles, maybe it was endless. She was alone in where ever this was. It was desolate, and felt desolate. Then she heard a rustling to her left and turned to see a creature coming towards her. It was large, brown and had horns. It was...a buffalo?

Haruhi sat up in her bed. Now why the hell did she just dream that she saw a buffalo? She looked at her clock. No use in trying to go back to sleep now. It was only about ten minutes until the alarm would start ringing. With a quick yawn, she got out of bed and went into the kitchen to make breakfast. After breakfast she made her bed, and got dressed. There was lots to do today, and if she was lucky, there would be no disturbances and she could finish her shopping in peace this time.

As she walked down the street Haruhi noticed some thing she was sure had not been there before. A bookstore. It was probably new and wouldn't last long. Every business that had occupied that building, for some reason, never lasted there for more than a few months. She took a while getting the groceries since some one had decided to move things around and she had some troubling reaching the things she needed. They had been moved to a higher shelf. As Haruhi payed for her groceries she noticed a flyer next to the register. Osiris Bookstore. She took one and put it in her bag.

Curiosity caught her when she walked past the bookstore again. The large eerie purple letters read Osiris Bookstore. What the hell? She went inside to see the lights were dim and the walls were black. Purple crystal beads lead the way to the backroom as well as another room with a sign that said, Adult Literature. You can probably take a guess at what was behind that. Haruhi walked down the rows of books. Each row had a different stick of incense, and most of them were burning. The row she was in smelled faintly of lavender and roses that drifted over from the paranormal studies section. She ran her hand down the row of books until some thing caught her eye. It was a dream dictionary.

Haruhi looked around. There were only a few solitary readers sitting on the couches and the cashier behind the counter who looked bored as hell. She flipped through the pages until she landed on 'B'. A few more pages later she found what she was looking for.

"In a dream, a buffalo symbolized survival. It may also warn that you may be going off your life path. An injured or dead buffalo forewarns that you should not accept new ventures. A hear of buffalo will signify tranquility and plentitude."

"May I help you?" The cashier had come from behind her counter. The quiet had probably gotten to her.
"I would like to purchase this," Haruhi held up the book.
"Whatever. Follow me."

At home, Haruhi stuck her purchase in her closet. Normally she didn't care for such things. Any hack could have written it. But sweet curiosity got the best of her. For now.

She was in the field again. Desolate. There was a rustling sound on her right and there appeared the buffalo. She found herself walking up to it and petting it on the head. It allowed it for a few minutes before going off in another direction. She ran after it feeling the wind pick up and blowing petals every where. The buffalo suddenly stopped. He was no longer alone. He had rejoined about a dozen more of his friends and together they began to feast.

Later the next day, she flipped through the pages of the dream book. It said that a field stood for freedom and happiness. Some how that made sense. But what didn't make sense was the buffalo. A herd was mean to signify tranquility and how exactly did this fit in with her. The host club was constantly driving her insane. What tranquility could this possibly be? She tossed the book aside. Maybe this was a scam. Haruhi stood up to go into the kitchen to make lunch but stopped at the door and looked back. She picked up the book and put it on her bookshelf. Then again, who know?

This one truly did take some thought. But after a rather odd dream I had the night before an idea struck. I didn't think there would be anything in the dictionary for it but lucky for me I found some thing. Hope every one enjoyed this.