Chapter 9
Billi's POV
"So, how much did they pay you?" I asked Ryu, hating that there was nothing to do. He glanced over at me, but quickly turned his attention back to the rain.
"Nothing." He replied after a few minutes.
"Nothing? But, how? Do they really think that it'd be that easy?" I asked him, slightly confused. He sighed, probably annoyed at my question.
"It's complicated." He told me. I waited a few minutes, but when he didn't answer I assumed it meant that he didn't want to talk about it. I silently sighed.
"Then why do it? How about you just let me go and you can go back to whatever it was that you did before you started to chase us." I told him, flashing a smile. He was silent, staring off into the rain. Finally, he sighed again.
"I might as well. You're gonna die soon anyways." He muttered. I froze. Wait, what? I thought to myself. Before I could ask him about it, he started talking.
"I'm basically a slave to them." He told me in a flat tone. I waited for him to say more, but he stayed quiet.
"How?" I asked him. He shrugged.
"Long story." He muttered back at me. I swept my arm around our surroundings.
"I think we got enough time." I told him. He smirked.
"Haven't you noticed yet? I'm only human." He informed me. I looked over at him. I narrowed my eyes, trying to figure out if he was lying or not. A thought just struck me. I can't even tell who's human and who's not… The thought startled me. Now that I think about it, I always had Lee tell me if they were or not because I was usually in my meadow. And that kind of disturbed me. Why was I always in the meadow again? I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard his voice.
"I have this…illness that's going to kill me soon. They have the cure." He stated, as if talking about the weather and not about him dying. I sat there, thinking.
"So, you want to be a vamp too?" I asked. He whipped around and started stalking towards me. On instinct, I started backing up until my back was to the tree. His arms came up on either side of my face and he leaned his head down until it was only a few breathes away from mine.
"Listen here, you little neko, I will NEVER want to be what those things are. They just have the medicine that I need and that's all. This is my last job for them, so as soon as I get rid of you, I'll get the medicine I need to survive and I won't ever have to think of you again." He angrily told me. After a few moments of me just staring up at him and him just staring down at me, he backed up and walked back to the spot where he was standing earlier. I studied him for a few minutes, then sighed and sat down against the tree. I yawned.
"I'm really tired." I told him. He glanced back at me.
"So take a nap." He replied. I glared at him.
"I'm not sleeping here!" I shouted. He sighed and looked back at me.
"Has anyone ever told you that you're truly annoying?" He asked me. I ran through my memories. Actually, I've never had an actual conversation with someone unless I in Lee's body. This realization disturbed me like the thought I had early had. I didn't like that feeling. I quickly shook it off.
"People love me, actually." I told him and smiled. He quickly turned his attention back to the rain. I waited for a minute.
"Well?" I finally broke the silence.
"The rain's letting up, so let's go find the nearest hotel to shut you up." He informed me. Well then, I'll just be more difficult.
"I'm too tired to walk." I muttered to him. He stiffened. After a moment, he sighed and turned back to me. He walked over to me and picked me up bridal style. He started walking as the rain lightly rained down on us.
"Oh and one more thing," I said while yawning. He looked down at me, waiting. I was slowly starting to close my eyes.
"I'm not a neko." I muttered as I let the darkness take over for awhile.