New Reason for Living
Chapter 10: Unexpected Guest
The next morning, Leanne and I were both downstairs. The events of last night were still clear in my head and I was sure that it was the same for Leanne. I wasn't sure why, but somehow it seemed that I could be the one that Leanne had been looking for. Despite the fact that Leanne had promised herself not to let that happen to her again, I was sure that she was starting to change her mind.
Just then, there was a knock on the front door. "I'll go see who it is." Leanne said. She went over and opened the door. It was then that she received a nasty surprise. Standing at the front entrance was a male Ninetales. Leanne could recognize who it was almost immediately.
"Is that you, Blaze?" Leanne asked in surprise. The male Ninetales nodded in agreement. "That's right, Leanne. It's me." he said. I looked to see who our visitor was and I could feel myself burning up with anger in a second. I could not believe this. It was Blaze; the one who made Leanne fall apart when she was young. I immediately came over and stepped in front of Leanne, to her surprise.
"What do you want?" I asked. Blaze looked alarmed to hear me say that. And it was for a good reason why I was acting like this; I wasn't going to let him do anything else to Leanne. "What's with you?" Blaze asked. He sounded completely unafraid, but I knew what I was going to say to him.
"I know what you did to Leanne when she was young; she told me about it. If you think that you're going to try that again, you have another thing coming for you." I explained. I actually found myself wordless by what I just said. But I knew that it was for a good reason; I was going to let anything bad happen to Leanne again. But to my surprise, Blaze looked confused and didn't seem to know what I was talking about.
"There's no need to be so worked up. I just came to see how Leanne's doing." Blaze explained. I wanted to believe him, but I couldn't shake the feeling that he was up to something. Leanne stepped back in front of me.
"I'm sorry about Aaron. He heard about what happened, and I guess he got really upset seeing you. But you don't need to worry, he'll be okay. Why don't you come in, Blaze?" Leanne asked. I could not believe that I had heard that, but Blaze smiled.
"Thanks, Leanne." Blaze said and with this, he came inside while Leanne and I watched him on. "Leanne, are you sure about this?" I asked, concerned. "Don't worry, Aaron. He's coming to visit. I'm sure there isn't anything wrong with that." Leanne explained.
Blaze looked around in interest. I figured that he wasn't aware of the fact that Leanne had been able to live by herself. "I have to say, Leanne, I'm actually impressed by the fact that you could change thing for yourself after what had happened." Blaze explained.
"You think so?" Leanne asked, smiling. I still looked on at Blaze to make sure that what he was saying to me was true. I couldn't really trust him because I knew of what he did to Leanne. Blaze turned to notice me, seeming unfamiliar with me.
"Who's this, Leanne?" Blaze asked. Leanne turned to notice me and smiled. "I'd like you to meet my friend, Aaron. He's been living with me for a while." Leanne explained. I looked at Leanne and then looked back at Blaze who was smiling.
"So Aaron, I'm sure Leanne told you about me. I'm Blaze, her former boyfriend. I knew Leanne since she was young, so we both know each other very well." Blaze explained. I clearly knew who Blaze was with right now, a Rapidash named Abigail. But somehow, I had the feeling that Blaze was trying to get Leanne back into his life.
"Leanne, would it be all right if I stay with you for a while? I had a bit of a misunderstanding with Abigail and now she needs some time to herself. You don't mind, do you?" Blaze asked. Leanne had a bit of a thought of herself about this. She wasn't so sure, but somehow it seemed to her that she could try and get along with Blaze again.
"No, I don't. That's all right with me, Blaze. You can stay in the same room with Aaron." Leanne said. I was alarmed when I heard that. There was no way I was going to let that backstabber be in the same room with me! "Is that okay with you, Aaron?" Leanne asked. I was about to tell her what I thought of this when I stopped myself.
I wasn't sure why, but I couldn't bear to bring myself to say this. I knew it would hurt Leanne's feelings and I didn't want to do that to her, especially since she went through the same thing before.
"Yeah, that's all right, Leanne." I responded. It wasn't what I wanted to say, but I knew that it would make Leanne happy. I was right because she smiled. "That's great. Thanks, Aaron." Leanne said. In spite of this, I knew that I was going to keep my eye on Blaze, just in case he wanted to try anything.