Chapter 6: Hexed

Nakanishi and Hiroshi sat together. There legs dangling off the roof. They were both looking at the ground far below, Letting silence speak for them. They each thought of each other and all that had happened. Nakanishi wondered about Hiroshi, How she got the castle, What made her cry when he mentioned love. And Hiroshi thought about Nakanishi, Where his family was, If he had a family, And if his family miss him.
They both asked each other the same question at the same time.
"Why are you here?"
They laughed for a few minutes before Nakanishi started again.
"Why are you here, I know it may be a fradgile subject..but.. Why do you cry when I mention anything about love? Why do you live in a castle? How did you get all these things?"
Hiroshi laughed as Nakanishi blurted out a million questions at a time.
"You really want to know? Are you really curious?" asked Hiroshi eyes still directed to the grass.
"Yes I want to know!" Said Nakanishi laughing as he shook Hiroshi's Shoulders.
But Hiroshi didn't laugh back.
"My parents have always been rich. I never knew how they got all that money but they did. And they were never around. So to make up for it they spoiled me. Bought me candy, Toys, Everything I could ever want. Of course it wasn't everything I could ever want. Because the only thing I did want was them. Just them. To be alone with them away from whatever work they had. To spend quality time with my mother and father. But they were to naïve to see that. Our castle was in the middle of nowhere hidden from everyone. They said I couldn't be known by anyone. "Noone can know who you are Hiroshi, Noone can know who any of us are." My mom would say. When I would ask her why she would just stroke my head and repeat it. Repeat it every day, every night, Every second. One day my parents had to go on some business trip. They said they would be back in a week. They never were. My sitter had gone grocery shopping and never came back. I was all alone in one huge castle. By my self, little 12 year old Hiroshi. My parents had given me a bank account for my 8th birthday that connected straight to theres. So whenever I needed to go get food I would just use the money from there. If people asked my name I would remember my mother's words and reply to them "Paige" I had always been fond of that name. "Paige". It continued like this for years. Untill a cop caught me in the store one day. He asked me where my parents were and like I said to everyone when they asked me this I said, "There ill with the flu so they sent me to get food." I didn't think anything of it but it turns out that cop had been watching me for four years. He had said I needed to come with him. But I stayed put and I was scared. I had started sweating and my face was red like an apple. He grabbed my hand and started saying something into his walkie talkie. But then Hex jumped in front of him. "She's my sister" Hex had said. I remember the cops expression, He looked like he had lost a great battle. And he left without saying anything, Not even questioning it. Like Hex had more authority over him then he did over Hex. But I guess that was true since he was the mayors son at the time. After the cop had left I turned to walk away quickly but Hex grabbed my shoulder. "No Thanks?" he had asked me. Me and him had hit it off then and I had trusted him more then anyone. Loved him with all my heart and soul. I told him about everything. My family, My parents, There money. And Hex had always listened. I remembered that he was the mayors son. But he ha promised to never tell a soul. I should have known he wouldn't keep his promise though. The next day I woke up in cuffs. Police were everywhere in my castle searching and destroying everything. They kept asking me "Where is it". Yelling at me and putting bright lights in my eyes. I kept trying to tell them I didn't know what they were talking about, and that had been the truth. I didn't know anything and even to this day I don't. My mom and dad never told me my last name, they never told me there job, They never told me how they got all the money. They said it was all better for me to not know, They said if I did know then I would be in danger and if I didn't know I wouldn't ever face telling anyone. Because i would have nothing to tell. And they were right, I didn't. I went to ask hex why he had done that to me and he was kissing another girl. When he saw me he said we were never anything and he didn't care about me. He said he only wanted what my parents had said he never loved me and never would. The police put me in some foster home and continued searching my house for four years before they gave up. I ran away from the foster home and came here. Ever since then ive stayed in this house hidden afraid they will find me. But they never have. And ive been trying to find what they were searching for to. The trickiest part is, I don't even know what I should be looking for. But I know its in this house. And I know when I find it it will give me the answer to everything." Hiroshi finished talking and looked back down on the ground, she sighed and stood up.
"Wow, I had no idea at all. Not even close. I… I am sorry." Said Nakanishi embarresed.
"Don't apologize. You didn't do anything. Now you never answered my question why are you here?"