I close the door to the guest room behind me with a soft click and a sigh. What's her attachment to that mask? It's ugly, it will scare people and make things hard if we go shopping things will be difficult. If they think she's a ghoul then ... No, no. I don't want to think about it right now. I rub my forehead and pull out my clips, letting my hair fall into my face.
"What have I gotten myself into? Just as I began to gain a little of my sanity back, they introduce someone who takes it all away. " I let out another sigh and head to my own room. Dropping my black tank top on the ground, I grab another white button up and pull it on before opening up a sliding door that led from my room to a balcony. The cool night air wrapped around me, ruffling my shirt in the wind. Below I could see the headlights of cars racing by. "It's going to rain." I say, taking in a deep breath through my nose. "Storm." I could feel the electricity in the air prickling at my skin. I turn and head back inside then fall back on my bed. Staring up at the ceiling, I unbuckle my belt and pull it from my waist then drop it on my floor before unbuttoning and unzipping my pants.
A small black dot wanders across my cieling and I shoot up right. "My cake!" I whisper, just now realizing I had left it in my office. "Awh." I whine. " The spider had to have gotten it now." I fall back against my pillow and close my eyes, placing my hand over them. "Damn it."
My eyes open with a jolt. The roar of thunder pulls me from my slumber. My curtains flap around violently in the wind and rain. I had forgotten to close the door. I let our a growl and try to push myself up but can't. Confused, I pull my blanket up, peeking under it. Chi is hiding under it, trembling, with her arms wrapped around my waist and face pressed against my bare stomach.
"Juuzou." She whimpers. Lightning flashes, revealing the tears sliding down her cheeks that the darkness was hiding. Thunder follows, loud enough to make the walls shake. Her arms fall from around me as she whimpers again, covering her ears. Is this her first time hearing thunder? Maybe this is her first storm. Mama must have kept her in an underground chamber. I pull my blankets back and slip out of bed to close the balcony door then climbed back in bed. I looked at her still trembling as I pulled the blanket back. Is this something that scared normal people too? Should I be scared of it? I thought looking out the glass door as rain pelted it. I laid down pulling the blanket up over both of our heads. Is this how you be scared? Chi sniffled, clearly still shaken by the storm.
"Hmm." I hum then reach for her mask again. This time my fingers pass through the wires and pull it off with out her resisting. Now what? I look at the mask, knowing its obviously something special to her. I slide my hand out from under the blanket and set it on the end table.
"Juuzou, it's scarey. Why is the sky yelling? Was Chi bad?" She cries. How am I supposed to respond to that? Then I feel something warm land on the back of my hand. One of her tears. I place my hand on her cheek and feel that its all wet. I pull up the cuff of my white button up and dry her face then pat her gently on the head.
"Chi... Was not bad. The sky is just sad, so it's crying out to let us know." I tell her. She sniffles again and wraps her arm around me, burrying her face in the nape of my neck.
"Chi stay here? With Juuzou?" She asks, placing her head on my pillow next to mine.
"Only tonight." I say looking into her familiar red eyes. She smiles and closes her eyes, keeping her body firmly pressed against mine. I watch her wide-eyed as her breathing steadys.