Hi everyone. I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. I tried to make it a little fun. I hope I did. Now, please enjoy this chapter! Thank you.
Winter's POV
"Winter, open your eyes Winter." A deep voice rumbles. I stir, trying to open my eyes. The lights. They were too bright.
"I…I can't. Where am I?" I ask.
"Open them Winter. Open your eyes!" The voice says more urgently. It echoes a few times before silence creeps back in.
"I can't! Who are you?! What do you want from me?!" I ask, praying that the voice would tell me something.
"Winter, my child, open them. Open them.." The voice fades away.
"No! No come back! Come back!" I plead, my voice also echoing from all around me.
"Come back." The words roll off my tongue. Instantly, I try to open my eyes. They obey me and pop open. I was in my room. It was a dream. "A dream." I whisper to my empty room, trying to reassure myself. Rolling to the left, I check the time. It was two in the morning. I didn't have to go to school until seven and didn't have to get ready for another four hours.
Sighing, I swing my legs off the bed until they're planted on the floor. Gently, I push off the bed and throw a light blanket around my shoulders before shuffling across the cold ground. Since it was almost the end of fall already, the mornings were freezing. Sniffling, I shake my hair loose and continue on to the bathroom to wash up a little. I was still dead tired. Rin and I didn't go to bed until twelve this morning. A stupid mistake. Picking up my toothbrush, I slowly put some minty toothpaste on it, stick it under the running water, and pop the toothbrush in my mouth.
"Open your eyes." What the hell did that mean? I shake my head, ridding my head of the thought and voice. I was way too tired to be thinking about stuff like that right now.
After spitting and rinsing out my mouth, I open the door and make my way to the kitchen. The smell of pancakes hits me and I quicken my pace a little. Slipping into the kitchen, I see Ukobach's back. He was on the little island in the middle of the cooking area. He was making some kind of batter. I shrug and shuffle to the table and take a seat. A yawn escapes me and cross my arms on the table and lay my head down. My blanket was so warm and the table was so comfortable. My eyes start to droop once again and I let them close. Then suddenly, I was being picked up.
I groan. "Put me down." I say groggily and weakly push against the body that was carrying me. Then give up. They were so warm. Whoever they were. And I was freezing cold. "I don't know who you are but if you weren't so darn warm and I wasn't so dang tired I'd kick your ass." I say tiredly. My eyes wouldn't open, nor did I want them to. I hear my bedroom door open and feel myself being placed in my bed. The covers are placed back over me again and the warm hands that were holding me leave my body. Desperate for warmth, I shoot my hand out, searching for the amazingly hot hand. I grab onto it and smile. "So warm." I say before surrendering to the needed sleep.
*beep beep beep beep*
A moan leaves my mouth as I crack open my eyes. Light was filtering in my room and all I could notice was the cold. Shivering, I snuggle back into my warm blankets and close my eyes again. I wanted to sleep and stay in my warm bed but just when I felt sleep coming on again, someone bursts into my room. Loud clangs ring out like someone's hitting a spoon on a pot. I groan and cover my head up.
"Oi! You awake yet?" Rin's voice appears in all the ruckus.
I sit up and glare at him. "Yes. And so is everyone else in the country!" I huff and cross my arms over my chest, trying to keep warm. Rin just bursts out laughing. "What's so funny?"
He just shakes his head and waves his hand at me. "Nothin'. Just that you look like you want to murder me right now but I can't take you seriously because you're all bundled up in blankets." He explains, snickering.
"Well excuse me. I'm sorry that I don't do the cold." I snap.
Rin's eyes widen in mock surprise. "And the claws come out." He says smugly before setting the pot and spoon down on one of my boxes. "Well, you better get ready. "
I throw my legs over the edge of the bed, getting a weird sense of déjà vu. "Yeah, yeah. I know. I'll be out in a second." I gripe and he grins.
"People show their true personality when they're cold." He mutters before walking out and shutting the door behind him.
Groggily, I shuffle to the bathroom and turn on the water; splashing some on my face. Then I take out my toothbrush and toothpaste and quickly stick the brush under the running water before shoving it into my mouth and brushing back and forth. My mouth didn't feel as nasty as it does in the mornings today. My hair was down now, too. I was sure I left it up. I shrug. Whatever. After spitting and rinsing, I walk over and open my closet. I take out the pink skirt and cream colored blouse that they make you wear here and sigh. I wanted to wear jeans. Not a damn skirt. Shaking my head, I throw on the skirt and shirt and slip on some black pantyhose that stopped mid-thigh. You could still see where they cut off, though. After that, I pull on a black sweatshirt over my blouse. Shuffling back to the bathroom, I brush through my hair and decide to leave it down. The ends of it curled down my back and to the front of my shoulders. Taking one last look in the mirror, I stick a piece of hair behind my ear and slip on my grey converses.
On my way to the kitchen, I take a look at my watch and see that it's almost six thirty. I jiggle my backpack so it's more comfortable on my shoulder and step into the kitchen. Rin was sitting at the table, his sheath slung over his back. His uniform was messed up, a chain hanging from his pants and his blazer unbuttoned, showing a white t-shirt. He was shoveling pancakes down his throat rapidly. Yukio was at the table, too. His uniform was actually intact and he was eating his pancakes slowly. For a second, I just stand there and watch them. Then a certain little demon's voice breaks through the silence.
'Winter!' Ukobach's voice calls and I down and smile at the little demon.
"Hi, Ukobach." I whisper back.
Then another voice cuts in. An unfamiliar one. 'Rin! Rin! I want a pancake!'
"No, Kuro." Rin manages through him shoveling pancakes in his mouth.
'Rin, you're so mean! I hate you!' Yells the voice. I look to see a cat next to Rin. Sitting on his shoulders.
"Um, if you want, I'll give you some of my pancakes." I say to the cat and it turns his head to look at me. Along with Rin and Yukio. Rin grins at me and looks back at Yukio smugly. Yukio's eyes were wider than usual now. Crap. I forgot Yukio didn't know. I smile and rub the back of my neck while I stride over to the table and take a seat one away from Rin. Ukobach appears before me with a plate of pancakes and a glass of that orange drink. I smile at the demon before cutting a glance at Yukio. "Um, good morning." I say awkwardly. Yukio was still staring at me. Deciding to ignore him, I take a sip of my drink.
'Rin! Rin! Can she hear me?' The cat asks again and I turn to it and smile.
"Yes, I can hear you." I say, though I didn't need to say that last part but I wanted to confirm what Yukio was probably thinking.
The cat turns its full attention back to me and sits down, smiling. 'My name's Kuro. I'm Rin's familiar.' The little voice says and he walks up to me, laying his tail down on my arm.
"Hi, Kuro." I whisper with a smile and cut up half of one of my pancakes and tear it up, feeding it to the cat. With Rin stuffing his face and Yukio studying me like I was a rare butterfly, the table was quiet. Uncomfortable. Slowly, I start eating. I only finish one and a half pancakes before Rin finishes his plate. "I still don't see how you can finish all of those when I've barely finished one. Don't you get indigestion?" I mutter under my breath and Kuro grins.
'All the time.' He says and Rin whips around from the sink.
"I do not!" He yells and comes stomping towards the cat.
Kuro jumps on my shoulder and hides behind the curtain of my hair. 'Save me!' He yells playfully and peeks his head out from behind my neck.
"Kuro, I'm gonna-" Rin starts but Yukio stands up, pushing his chair back.
"It's time to leave for school." He says and shifts his backpack on his shoulder before walking towards the door.
"Lucky cat." Rin mutters before shoving his hands in his pockets and following Yukio. I place my plate in the sink and Kuro pops back out from behind my neck.
'Can I stay with you today? I won't bother you. Swear.' Kuro says and I can feel him already start to lay down, curling his body around my neck. Since my hair covered up his feet, I didn't see why he couldn't.
"Sure." I say before jogging to catch up with Rin and Yukio.
Okay, I hope everyone enjoyed his chapter. I tried to make it a little playful so I hope it is. Anyways, please keep supporting me and this story. Thanks a lot, bye.
-TheLovelyWriter204