Hey avid Blood fanfic readers. As usual I want to shout out a big THANK YOU for all of your awesome comments. To state how much I appreciate all of you guys I will answer some questions and requests you all posted in the reviews.
Smmygirl
Q: How old is Haji exactly?
Like what you've said, Haji was two years older when they had that haystack incident. But how about the time Haji asked Joel about Saya's peculiar
behavior? And that time when Haji kissed Saya? How old was he?
- That's a good question to answer this question...and please don't criticize me... let's go back to the beginning and progress from there:
Ch 1 & 2:
- When Haji escaped from the evil caretaker and met Joel he was 8 1/2
Ch 3 - 4:
- Haji reminiscing and the haystack 10
- Haji giving Saya her 1st kiss 12
- Haji talking to Joel about Saya 17 - I know large gap
- Ok, here are some readers choice lyrics they would like to see in future chapter of YWIMC:
Gee
"Kelly Clarkson- Because of You.
I also like...
Tailor Swift- Teardrops on My Guitar
And I guess...
Enrique Iglesias- Hero"
- Gee you sound unsure... Hope this chapter will clear things up! Thank you for great lyric suggestions.
- Yes, and I promise to write more, avid readers. It's just I have been so busy in the past weeks (being a senior in High School and all) that it was hard to just sit down and think.
- Thank you all for all your concerns and... Wait what am I doing just blabbing? Any who enjoy chapter 5!
Chapter 5a - Always
This Romeo is bleeding,
But you can't see his blood,
There's nothing but some feelings,
That this old dog kicked up,
Saya slashes her wrist, she sucks the blood.
It's crimson color so thin into her mouth.
Tasting like the rich aging of fine wine
Sensations overpowered her like the flood.
She wanted more blood she wanted to find more but did not. For her best friend, her only friend, died trying to get a stupid flower for her.
Tears washed down her face and her mouth quivered when she leaned up to him the liquid transferring into his mouth. As she transfers the blood the drops of rain came pouring down soft at first then thick and hard.
'Even this rain mourns for the loss of my friend... Please Haji, please stay by me side once more...'
It's been raining since you left me,
Now I'm drowning in the flood,
You see I've always been a fighter,
But without you I give up.
Haji's POV
It was dark and cold as I felt me way through like a small disoriented boy. It reminded me painful memories when I was sent to the black market.
Then the darkness faded and showed me the surroundings to my memories. It was hot and humid without a cloud in the sky in the lands of Egypt. Memories started to pour in and I remembered trying to flee from men who only cared for wealth and profit. I was only a small child at the age of six. It is funny how humans can remember recall some experiences at a young age.
I remembered mourning over my mother and father selling me just for a morsel off bread only to see them shot before me. And the aftermath of a depression so great I eventually tried drowning myself by climbing down a well, only to find that it was dry and getting caught by them.
As I think about those dark times the scene shifted and I see a man wearing a turban and a white suit and my blood ran cold. That appearance and face during my childhood years; those cold dark eyes and dark beard... and I hear a deep voice coming from him...
I gasp in shock of the realization of my hate towards he Amshel, it was he who killed my parents and sold me into slavery to be shipped off! But why, why do I associate this memory to him?
'It is he,' whispered a voice.
"Who's there?" I questioned.
'Your conscience; Haji you are dead but you will have a second chance...'
"Second chance?"
The vision changed and I suddenly felt light as a feather and I saw a peripheral vision of myself. My corpse lying in the cold ground and Saya!
Oh Saya what have I done. I didn't mean for you to experience this.
'You have a second chance,' the voice whispered again. And I saw Saya search through my pockets and took out a knife. I wanted to scream "No SAYA" when she slit her wrist but I could not utter a sound. Then Saya sucked the blood into her mouth then leaned close to me and gave my corpse a mouth to mouth.
Watching that scene I suddenly felt warm and felt heavier and heavier as I feel my spirit intertwine back into my body...
Saya's POV
Suddenly the corpses blue eyes opened. Saya watched in horror as her crimson eyes observed her best friend shaking in uncontrollably screaming in pain. "Oh Haji" she wailed and she wrapped her arms around him forcing her eyes shut ignoring the pain she felt of him trying to pry her off, "I'm so sorry Haji... I'm so sorry."
As she embraced him she felt his shakings reduce and his screams die down. She could hear his heavy breaths but when she put her head next to his chest she could not hear his heart beat. Non existent tears threatened to pour into her eyes, 'What have a done?' she chocked hugging him tighter only to be pushed away. The body leapt away from her.
Blood stained and tired the body looked as he stared at her for a moment. Haji looks the same except his facial features more broad and skin color like a light stone grey color and... Black wings? She saw the confusion and hurt in his eyes, before he darted off.
"Haji!"
Haji's POV
I'm alive but how? Yes, I should be grateful for Saya, but then again I feel so ashamed. When I look into her beautiful crimson eyes I see my reflection and am disgusted at myself. Grey and lanky I looked with wings that jutted out of my body.
This has got to be my worst nightmare because now I am flying and I cannot feel the cold air.
What am I? I know I heard a voice saying I'd have a second chance, but not like this! But no this is not a dream it is real. Saya's expression in her eyes is proof that I have turned into a monster.
I can't sing a love song,
Like the was it's meant to be,
Well I guess I'm not that good anymore,
But baby that's just me.
I suddenly feel my tongue parched and I burning sensation in my throat I need to find something to drink.
As I fly I head to the barn there I see a cow grazing.
Instinctively I land and I... and I... Oh forgive me; I'm drinking blood, and I see the copse of the cow fall. I lift my head to wipe my face and my eyes grow wide as I see red all over my coat. I am horrified but this quench does not stop and I see a sheep in the corner of the barn, digging through the haystack, the same place where Saya and I lay when our clothes were soaked.
A tear ran down my check when I grabbed the poor defenseless animal and drank it's blood dry.
"Haji?"
I cower away, Saya I don't want you to see me like this... I see a mirror in the corner of the barn and see that I still have hideous wings. I can't let Saya see mt like this... I want these wings to disappear... And I gasp in awe seeing the reflection, actually seeing my wings shrink till you could see them no more.
"Haji"
The reflection of Saya is coming closer and closer till she is next to me and I embrace her tightly.
"Haji are you ok?"
"Saya I'm so sorry you had to see me like this. I'm sorry to have left you all alone there at the cliff side..."
And I will love you baby,
Always,
And I'll be there forever and a day,
Always,
"...It wasn't you it was me. I was the one that caused all of this trouble. I'm... I'm the one that made you get hurt..."
"No"
She looked up at me surprised as if I was crazy.
"Saya, you saved me and gave me this blessing... whatever you did has allowed me to continue to be at your side. And I promise to never leave you behind again..." then I chocked. I wanted to spill to her all of my emotions tell her how much I loved her. But my words would not form instead I could only look deep into her eyes and see her smile once more.
I'll be there 'til the stars don't shine,
'Til the heavens burst,
And the words don't rhyme,
And when I die,
You'll be on my mind and I love you,
Always.
- Gosh Haji contemplates to himself a lot. lol
More to come... maybe with more poetry. Be on the lookout for the second half of chapter