Chapter 46: A Message
Chihiro was laying in her bed. She had not moved for three days.
She had tried time and time again to move forward... She couldn't. She hadn't touched any food that Haku had given her.
Haku sat next to her.
"Please eat..." He said softly.
"I'm begging you, please eat... I miss him to..."
He teared up. "God... I really miss him... But this won't help anything."
He layer down next to her, his face close to hers.
"I've watched you start to fade now for the past five days..."
It had been five?
"I've already lost my child... I can't lose you too. Chihiro please... Eat."
He sobbed. "Please!"
She burst into tears and wailed into him.
"Okay! I'll eat!" She sobbed.
"This... It has to be a horrible dream! It has to be!"
She continued to cry.
He cried as well, holding her close. This was a bad time for everyone...
Chihiro felt something next to her head. She felt a note.
She sat and opened it.
...
Dear Chihiro,
Read this letter, and determine it's truth for yourself.
I think they're still alive, and if you see this letter it means I've succeeded in finding their location. If I had failed, I would have retrieved the letter, and you would not have seen it.
The fact that you are reading this now, means that I have found them.
In this case, I promise you. I will bring them back.
Sincerely:
-Kahn
...
Chihiro clutched the letter in her hand.
He was right. He was right, and they were alive!
"What is it!?" Haku exclaimed. "What does the letter-!"
She grabbed him. "Haku! They're alive! Read this letter, what it says is true!"
He read the letter, and his eyes widened.
"That IS some news... My worry is, can he do it alone?"
Chihiro sighed. "He has to. I don't think there's any way we can reach him from here... He'll make it. I know he will."
...
I had kept a close eye on Loki.
She was still pretty shaken, and hadn't left her room yet. She'd given me instructions on Eiji's training, and only allowed me to enter.
She was usually pretty silent, but I stayed with her anyway, because it seemed to do some good.
She sighed. "Kahn... Can I ask you something?"
I looked over at her. Her expression was solemn, and her eye were sorrowful.
"Sure." I said softly. "Ask away."
"Why don't you hate me...?" She asked.
I was surprised by this.
"Why would I hate you?"
She scoffed. "Oh come on! I'm kind of a troll, you know! Everyone else knows..."
I laughed.
"What's so FUNNY!" She yelled.
I sighed. "They don't know. Sure, you're a little rough around the edges, but you're wise... Wisdom does not come painlessly. You are kind in your own way, by keeping everyone safe. I respect that."
She looked at me. "I am NOT wise." She said.
"This is the sixth Haven I have made. Everyone in the other one's have died... I survived every single time. Do NOT refer to me as you would some wise sage! I am a survivor. THAT IS IT! NOTHING MORE!"
She looked down and glared.
"You'd think that after a century or so, I would have learned something. Nothing. Absolutely nothing!"
She became cold again.
"Go tell Eiji to start training again. Hide the birds in whatever way you see fit."
I stood. "I will. Try not to beat yourself up... You aren't a bad person."
And with that, I left the room.
...
Loki was eighteen now. She had built a roof over the sanctuary, and there were five others in the group. She had trap doors set up, so she could catch those she couldn't find.
She smiled.
"Well, isn't this quite the sight!" She mused aloud.
Her first resident, Tojin, came up to her. He was fourteen now, and stood smiling at the roof.
"You finally finished it! That's great!"
She hugged him. "Isn't it grand!? Just wonderful!"
Katsu walked up to them.
He laughed. "Well you seem happy!"
She blushed. "Oh... Hi Katsu... How are you?"
Katsu had fallen in two years ago, and a year after the Haven had been set. He was nineteen, and Loki was completely in love with him.
Not that she'd admit it. She was too shy...
He smiled. "I'm doing good! I thought the wolves here tasted awful, but you showed me!"
He laughed. "Wow, it was so good! Now I'm stuffed..."
She beamed. "Thank you! I really do try you know..."
"I'll gives you two some alone time..." Said Tojin with a wink.
She turned red. "Hey, shut up you!" She laughed.
Katsu smiled. "You look good in that armor, by the way."
"Wh-What!?" She stuttered. "Uh... Thank you! I... I mean.. Well, you look... Oh hell, never mind."
He laughed. "Don't be so bashful! It's really fine..."
He came close to her. Then he turned red.
He leaned in, and kissed her... It was a soft and lingering kiss.
"I've wanted to do that for a while..." He whispered.
She kissed him back. "Me too..." She said with a smile.
He pulled her in, and kissed her passionately.
"I wonder... How do you look without the armor..." He said softly.
She felt insecure, and pulled back.
"Y-You don't want to see that."
He sighed. "Why, the scars? I don't care... I have my share of them."
She felt comforted by this.
He kissed her, trailing his lips down her neck, and kissing her scars.
"I don't mind..." He whispered.
They went into his room, and he removed her armor.
The scars went all the way down her side, and down her left thigh.
He trailed kisses down her side...
She moaned softly.
She removed his shirt, and saw his chest. Scars and burns that covered his entire torso.
She kissed it, letting her lips trail his scars.
She was nervous too... She had never done this, and never really conceived the thought.
He saw it, and rolled on top of her comfortably.
He nipped at her ear. "It's okay... I know what I'm doing."
She took in a breath of pleasure.
Her skin was very sensitive. On top of that, she had never done this.
His lips trailed lower, and she took in another breath. Jolting slightly.
She let out soft moans, feeling the lust grow more intense.
Their bodies were pressed together. He was more gentle when she cringed at first.
They laid next to each other.
He sighed. "Are you sure...? Damn. I feel like such an ass..."
She laughed. "No, it's fine..."
She kissed him softly. "You tried."
He groaned with dismay.
"Loki! That doesn't make me feel better... That's not fair to you..."
She smiled. "I'm really fine."
He looked at her. "Hold on... You'll like it, I promise..."
He began trailing kisses down her neck again.
"Y-You don't have to..." She said softly.
"But you want me to..." He whispered.
She moaned as he brushed his lips against her chest, moving low again.
She jolted as his hands slid down her waist, her body tensing with ecstasy as she moaned loudly...
Her body relaxed, and she let out softer moans as he trailed back up.
He wrapped his arms around her, kissing her softly.
"See...?" He said softly. "I told you so..."
She sighed happily, and leaned into him...
If there was one solid memory she had of him, it was his scent...
Like breathing his essence in as she slept...
In the morning, it wouldn't matter...
Because everyone in the sanctuary would die.
Everyone but her.