Chapter 3.
Darkness had descended on the cities Main road.
Moonlight feebly tried to pierce the darkness but to no avail.
However, it shone brilliantly off of a silver lined head.
Yin was walking. She did not know why, and she did not know when
she had started it. Yin just knew something was calling
her, pulling her further away from the moonlight; her only
solace. Silence flooded the area, the rustling of paper
from a sparse wind was the only sound that could be heard. Yin's footsteps echoed
loudly all around, breaking the darkness easier than the moonlight.
Nothing stirred. Nothing moved. Nothing breathed.
The city had died.
For once in her life, as far back as she could remember, she felt hesitant, and
for the first time, even a little bit...fearful. She had no one with her;
no Hei, and no Mao. She was completely alone; isolated. The fact that Yin had no idea
where she was going also frightened her. She was been drawn along like
a puppet attached to a multitude of strings. The strings led her down
the main road till she reached the corner. She continued on further
down the silent path. With all the curves, bumps, and breaks in the road,
Yin recognized the layout as that of Crescent street.
The strings pulled harder and Yin quickened her pace. Minutes passed.
Then it went off like an explosion in her chest. Fear. Cold dread.
It washed over her entire body. The strings broke and Yin fell to
her hands and knees. She was now trembling violently, tears flowing
down her face. She was breaking down. Summoning the few reserves
of her strength, she felt for a wall and leaned her back against it.
Yin brought her knees up to her chest and sobbed into them.
This feeling was unknown to her; a new experience that she was
never supposed to feel. Emotions left her a long time ago, drawn out
from her soul. It was a cruel series of events that made her unable to feel
sadness, happiness or even anger. The worst punishment that can
be brought upon any living being; and she was one of them.
Now she was angry, the tears now warming her face. Why did she
have to be the one with nothing? No sight, no emotion. Everything
was taken from her. Was this fair?
A figure drew near to Yin and cast its shadow upon her.
She looked up from her spot on the ground to face it.
She could not see it, but its presence was overpowering.
When it spoke, it spoke with a malice unlike Yin had ever heard.
"That's right, give into the emotion. It's only natural you won't be able to control it just yet."
"W-what do you mean?" she managed to choke out.
The figure turned away from Yin.
"Yin...Yin..." The figure continued to chant her name.
It grew louder until it started shouting. "YIN!"
That shout awakened her with its recognizable voice.
She was now falling, down through the cold cement of the
sidewalk. The cold feeling left her, and she started to
drift upwards.
"Yin, are you alright?"
Hei's soft voice flowed through her brain, swirling around, and awakening her senses.
"What...happened?" Yin asked.
Hei frowned "Don't you remember? We were attacked by some kind of
monster. As it was about to hit me, you pushed me out the way.
Once the attack it you instead...you collapsed."
Yin thought for a minute. This was true. She had saved Hei from the attack.
"Where's...the creature?"
"Gone," he muttered.
"Mao..."
"He's gone to contact Huang. He's fine"
She sat up, her back sore from lying on the hard ground.
"You▓re trembling.■ He tried to hide it, but worry clung to his words even though she didn't appear to be injured.
Yin stared at her knees.
"What happened?"
She tried to remember clearly, but the details we slipping away like sand.
"I entered...a dream."
Hei raised his eyebrows.
"I was walking...walking along...the main road I think it was"
Yin continued in her monotone voice, "I couldn't feel any light."
"It was all dark?"
"Yes"
"Were there people?"
"No...it was empty."
Hei listened intently to what the doll said.
"I felt like I was been pulled along by...strings"
Her mind now struggled to grasp the fading details.
"I walked to the corner...it led to another road."
"What road?" Hei asked.
"I...I don't remember."
Hei thought about what to ask. "Do you remember anything else? Could you feel anything strange?"
She thought about it, but no answers came. "I can't remember anything after that."
"Hmmmm...I guess there's no point in worrying about it." He grasped her thin hands and helped her to her feet.
She brushed the dirt from her dress and turned to stare at the setting sun.
▒She's still trembling,▓ Hei thought to himself.
Something else must have happened to her; something very severe to make her tremble like that.
He turned to stare at the back of her silver head, and found his questions replaced by a feeling of gratitude.
She had saved him, putting herself in the way of what could
have been a lethal attack. He remembered the cold feeling as he
felt himself slipping into darkness, only to be returned to the
warmth by the replacement of his body with Yin▓s.
For the first time in a long time, he smiled...
Authors notes: Sorry this one took so long, but I▓ve been kind of
busy lately, so I haven▓t had a lot of time to work on this.
Anyways, thanks for reading. I tried my best.
If you got any suggestions, please let me know.
Chapter 4 coming soon.
Thx a bunch to Wayra for the help ;)