Sakura's Journey Chapter 21 One Big Family
I answered the doorbell. This was the third time I answered it today. Ever since people had found out Kura and Daemon would be back soon, along with Johnny, more and more people had wanted to visit. Several wanted to spend the nights at our house to witness the return. I had no objections. We made a good amount of money and had a pretty big house with a lot of food. We had a few couches, a living room in the basement and a guest bedroom, although Angie was already occupying that.
The people currently at the door were Dill and Fred. Dill was Tom's best friend since high school. "Hey Sarah!" He hugged me. The homosexual man had changed a lot since his teen years. He had switched from nerdy looking glasses to contacts and now had a more sporty lifestyle, which made him look less like a toothpick. Fred was similar in appearence to him, only he was a redhead. I didn't know Fred very much. As I apraised the two men, I felt a slight static at the back of my mind and a teasing voice rose in my conciousness. "Remember, you're mine." I giggled slightly. "Always."
I walked back to the living room where Angie sat along with her mom and her dog. The older and frail woman had grey hair and her once green eyes now seemed dull and grey, but she was still smiling and stroking her daughter's hair. "So darling, have you come up with any names for Daemon's upcoming little sister?" Angie looked embarassed and slightly frustrated. "Mom, Daemon is about to come home and all you can think of is some baby that won't be here for like five more months?" I wanted to leave them to their private conversation, but I have to admit, I was curious. I stayed behind quietly and listened, once again feeling the sensation of laughter rise in the back of my mind. "You're more like a slender than some actual slenders!" I smiled again. I hadn't felt him this happy in a long time. My attention was brought back to reality though as Angie finally answered the question. "I'm thinking maybe Amber. What do you think?" I nodded in aproval in the distance and walked on back to the kitchen. Leo and Sandra were here. It smirked as I saw that Leo, despite being in human form, was wearing his suit he'd typically wear when he was the Slenderman. I grabbed a can of Cola from the fridge and went back down the hallway to the door that led to the garage.
I handed it over to Tom, who was working on building a little structure for Squible to climb on. He looked back to me, giving me a wide smile. He didn't drop his hammer or the three nails that were in his other hand and he simply extended a shadowy tendrill to collect the drink from my hand. I watched, somewhat amazed when he opened the can with a second tendrill. He gave me an intense stare, looking satisfied. "Impressed?" I giggled slightly, combing a wild strand of hair from his eyes. "You know I am. Dill is here." "I know he is. I can sense his presence." I nodded and watched him work. He occasionally brought his drink to his mouth using his tendrills as he continued to work on his project. Eventually, he wiped the sweat off his forehead through his curled locks of hair. He set down the hammer and put the can on the table. I leaned against him, nuzzling his neck lightly. As he wrapped his two extended tendrills around me, I spoke to him. "So Kura'll be back soon. Think she'll make it in time for her birthday?" He hummed slightly and stroked my hair. "Most likely. There is a week until then left after all, and it should only take them about three days, including today, to get back."
I looked up to him again. "Shouldn't we get her a present? I mean...she's been out lost in the world for two weeks now already!" He hummed again, tilting my chin up and pressing his lips to mine. I closed my eyes and enjoyed a moment of peace, having to leave though when the doorbell rang again. I ran up the steps and closed the door lightly, feeling the slight static of my partner's aura on me the whole time.
(Sakura's P.O.V.)
It was already around lunch time. I was feeling lighter and happier at each step I took. We'd be out of here soon. I looked down at my shadow on the leaf littered forest floor, wincing as I saw the way my hair looked. I turned to Johnny. "You don't happen to have a hairbrush with you, do you?" He chuckled slightly. "No, I'm affraid I don't." I bit the inside of my cheek, stuffing my hand in my pockets and looking down again. Squible sure seemed to like my hair as it was though, he was burrowing in it. It tickled slightly. It was now Johnny's turn to ask me a question, one that left me stunned in a way. "If your hair is bothering you so much, why don't you just transform? I sure won't be a problem then!" Me and Daemon stopped moving, him turning to his father with a shocked expression. "Dad...are you ok?" The man smiled, resuming his walk. "I guess I had to get used to it, spending a few full days with a slender."
I looked back down. "Well...I have more exposed flesh, so I get colder faster...and it might make you guys uncomfortable. Plus, Squible likes my hair like this." As I said that, the squirrel poked his little black head out of my hair, sniffing the air with a somewhat joyfull look to him. Johnny spoke up again. "Well, I guess I have to get used to it... Little Mexican here doesn't seem to care and I'm sure Daemon doesn't mind what you look like." He slightly pushed his son towards me. We both grinned uncomfortably and looked away. The older member of our group chuckled once more. "Ah, young love!" "Daaad! You don't even know that for sure! Stop it." Johnny ruffled his son's hair, chuckling again. "Aw come on, I know something happened." We blushed and turned away again. Johnny tried to muffle some laughter, but decided to let it go. I breath out a sigh of relief and looked over to Juan.
The young boy was cheerfully catching the colorful falling leaves. What were we going to do with him when we get out of here? Could we even find his family?... For now, I just kept walking. I never knew I could walk this much. My legs were starting to hurt now that I thought about it, but I kept on walking. We would be free in maybe just two days!
AN: Sooooooooooooooo hi. Ya. I did what I said I'd do, and I re-wrote every single chapter of Nature's Spirit! And now I'm back! :D You don't need to re-read it if you already have, the story is still the same...I just added a few descriptions here and there. I'm correcting all the mistakes, then I'll stop my work on that one. I certainly recommend reading it if you like seeing all the small details I put in, like all the characters from the first fic that were only making a subtle appearence that gained a lot more character here...Other than that, Nature's Spirit wasn't that great. It's not an adventure story...it's purely romance... Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! Thank you for reading, expect more soon!