Crimson Dust: Back again
I finished the song and begin to look into the sky. Only then I hear someone breath not far away. I look into the breaths direction when I see him, the person I met up with after my attempt to look into Second Lifes data.
I run up to him, his eyes follow my every movement „Are you alright? Your face is red"
He instantly replies „Yes, I am"
I sit down beside him „What are you doing here?"
He looks at me, the red of his face nearly gone „I wanted to see if you're alright. You hacked into Second Life again only to leave a message stating 'Help me'"
I laugh uneasy „Ah, you mean that... I'm alright, I was just attacked at home" I smile at him „Thank you for your help! You saved me. I owe you so you just need to tell me what to do in exchange and I will!"
He stays silent at that and I laugh again.
„You show a lot more emotion than before. When I met you here before you had the same expression until your panic-attack" He states matter-of-factly „...What happened back then?"
My smile wavers /Did I really show emotion? I haven't in such a long time.../ „I'm just not used to it. I haven't spoken at all in 8 years and panicked because it was something impossible to me"
„?" He looks at me with a questioning gaze.
„I was... in an... accident... when I turned 11 and lost my voice..." I avoid his gaze and look to my right.
He stops looking at me and stares straight ahead. He opens his mouth-
„Dust!"
-but a female voice cuts him off.
I look up „Hello Clock!"
She grins a sleazy grin „Did I interrupt something?"
My face turns red, I stand up abrubtly „Defenitly not!"
Her grin fades, but not because of me „You friend doesn't seem to have understood what I mean..."
I turn to him to look at his calm expression, I turn back to Clock still embarrassed „Then he doesn't get it! He doesn't need to!"
She smiles „Sure" She turns to him „Ne, what's your name? I'm Clock"
„Dictator of Life" he replies.
I completely forgot to ask for his name.
Clock cups her chin and closes her eyes, then they snap open „Dictator of Life is too long! I'm going to call you DiLi!" she exclaims proud.
I surpress the urge to snort and cover my mouth but a few giggles escape and Clock looks at me with an unreadable expression. I can't see the upper part of Dictator of Lifes face.
I reach out my hand, still grinning like mad „Here, take my hand. I'll help you up, Dictator"
He takes my hand and I pull him up.
„I think DiLi sounds cute..." Clock mumbles with a slight pout.
„But it doesn't fit him. Does he look cute to you?" I question and she shakes her head.
She cocks her head „I wanted to ask..." she grins „If you would let me join you!"
„You mean in my domain?" She nods „Sure, why not?"
Clock throws her hands into the air „Yippy!"
She grabs my arm and pulls me to her, wisphering into my ear „Is he there, too? I'm sure he is~ Dust's got a bofriend~"
She snickers and I turn bloodred „No, you're wrong! Wrong in both cases!" I shout at her.
I sigh „Let's go, I haven't seen the others in some time. Will you come, too, Dictator?"
He shakes his head and vanishes. I shrug it off and take Clock with me.
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„Where the hell is she?!" Idiot growls.
„Behind you" I reply in a deadpan voice.
Idiot stumbles around, lets out a horrified shriek and falls onto his ass. This leads the rest here who have all sorts of expressions on them. Some look relieved, some happy, some angry, and so on. 3 o'clock jumps on my shoulder and rubs my cheek as Kaikishoku and Flower come up to me.
„You sure took your time" Kaikishoku tells me.
„I was really worried about you!" Flower puffs her cheeks.
„Sorry, sorry" I apologize laughing.
„Hey, Dust!" Idiot calls and I turn to him, he looks angry „You're Zita Yakira in real life, right? Right?!"
„..." I look at him bored /Should I tell him or not...?/ „No, I'm not"
I smile at him and he gulps, nodding his head, not wanting to get into trouble.
I turn to Kaikishoku „First of all, this is a new member, her name is Clock" I point to Clock who bows „And Second... It's been a few days since the other tournaments ended and I think we should name our city before it finally opens today because the other citys already have one and all citys open today. What do you think about 'Crimson Dust'?"
Everyone looks at each other before they start cheering, even Idiot flashes a grin.
I register the name when one of my men come up to me „Dust, what's that weird iron thing around the city-crystal?"
I look at him and fake a grin „A very dangerous object, stay away or it will send you straight to the revival point"
The poor man shudders and runs. I stop my fake grin and pat 3 o'clocks head, the cat had been sitting on my shoulder since I came back. I go into my room to rest a bit since it's still three hours until the city opens. I yawn and lie down half-asleep.
3 o'clock curls up on my stomach and begins to sleep to. A person appears in my room and touches my cheek, I stir a bit thinking it to be 3 o'clock. The person withdraws his hand and disappears again, the warmth of his fingertips still linger on my cheek.
When I wake up I see a magic-staff with a black crystal on top. A letter lies beside it stating it to be a present.
