CHAPTER 12
"Neru?!" Haku cried as she ran to Neru as she woke up from the strangest dream she had ever had. She had fallen onto the floor and woken with a start. Her dream was already fading quickly from her mind, only the black and white image of a bloodstain stuck in her mind.
"Haku I'm fine," Neru sighed as she stood up rubbing the back of her head where she had hit it.
"Are you sure Neru?" Haku asked as she tried to steady Neru as she stood. Neru brushed her off.
"I said I'm fine Haku," Neru almost growled under her breath, "jeez." Haku watched Neru with a helpless look on her face. Neru tried to walk out of her gaze, but it followed her every move. "What, Haku!? What do you want!" Haku only continued to stare at her. Neru snapped in front of Haku's face. "Hey Haku." Haku blinked and smiled slightly at Neru.
"You sure that you're okay?"
"Yeah," Neru said as she shook her head that was a little less sore now. "I said it like three times already Haku. I. Am. Fine. Okay?"
"okay," Haku said with a bigger smile.
Neru sat on her bed and looked to the picture across from her head board. A picture of her and Haku playing and running around. It sent a shiver up her spine as she had the strangest sense of dèjá vu. She swallowed hard and turned from the wall. Haku was still looking at her, but now she was smiling.
"okay Haku," Neru said as she stood up and stretched her arms above her head, "let's go do something."
"okay!" Haku said and ran to hug Neru. Neru herd the squeak of her shoe against the floor before Haku started to fall. Neru braced herself as Haku fell face first into Neru's chest. They crashed into the floor in a jumbled heap.
"Haku!" Neru shrieked at she looked down at her now blood stained shirt. Haku looked up at Neru, her nose gushing blood yet again.
"Oh meh gob! Neoru I'mb so sowwy," she cried out as she clutched her nose and tried to climb off of Neru. "Why do I aways do dat? I'mb so sowwy!" as she was trying to climb off of Neru she fell back on top of her. Neru growled and forced Haku to her feet. "I'mb sowwy Neoru. I'mb reawwy sowwy." Neru shot her a look and then seeing her freaking out almost could help but busting out loud laughing.
"I know Haku," Neru sighed as she pulled a clean shirt out of her drawer, "I know."
"Are you okah Neoru?" Haku asked for the umpteenth time.
Neru swiftly planted her palm on her forehead, and half glared at Haku.
"What did I just say like eight times," Neru tried to say without laughing.
"You're okay?" Haku said, more of a question than an answer.
"You got it Haku," Neru said as she stepped into the bathroom to change. "Now go change your shirt Haku, it's got blood on it. Then we can go do something." Neru waited for a response or to hear Haku leave her room. After she changed her shirt she walked back into her room and Haku was still there in her blood stained shirt. "Now Haku. Okay?"
"Okay," Haku smiled and half dashed out of Neru's room.
Neru sat down on her bed as she watched Haku leave, trying to remember what she had dreamed.