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Note: I own Tara Belle.
Heart
~ Chapter Three ~
Hakkai took the young woman by the hand and they ran amongst the trees in the forest. "I'm surprised you're able to keep up without stumbling."
She felt every bit of pain in her right ankle, but shoved all of it aside and grinned. "Tara Belle is my name. Are you Hakkai Cho? Is the Buddhist monk Sanzo Genjyo? The Monkey King is Goku Son, right? Is the pervert Gojyo Sha?"
What in the name? How does she know our names? "Okay. How you know our names is beyond me."
"You may consider me insane for saying this, but it's true. My younger sister, her guy friend, my boyfriend, and I played a game where one had to guess the number the other person thought and if one got the number correct, the person who thought the number had to fall down. My sister's guy friend was the one who thought up the number and was the one who guessed. The boy fell every time I guessed. This is only one incident."
He curiously asked, "What's another incident?"
"My sister, my boyfriend, and I did 'Donald Duck Painted His Butt' in order to decide who would spray the other two with the water hose first. I thought the color orange and my boyfriend said the color orange."
"This is interesting."
"Also, in class, I thought of the part I would play in an assignment and I got just that part."
"I don't consider you insane."
"Some of my dreams have come true. This is scary. I hope nightmares don't come true."
"Probably not. You're able to counter nightmares and turn them into dreams."
"Duh! I enjoy Psychology and I forgot all about that!"
Hakkai chuckled. "You're funny."
Tara grimaced. EEK! Oh, no! I bet he noticed! Burden I am!
Hakkai, as a gentle should, slowed down. He stopped and lowered himself to the ground. "Come on. You're hurt."
She blinked at him. "Wha…? No way! I'm too heavy!"
He looked at her. "Please, hurry. Your life is in danger."
She sighed and climbed onto his back. "Okay, but tell me when I become too heavy."
He stood. "You're light as a feather."