Aoife

I never said I hated you. I just get annoyed when you pick on me. Cleo jumped onto the seat next to me and went to 'sleep'. I kept munching at the muffin I'd ordered.

I swear. He will die one day. I nibbled on my blueberry muffin and looked out the window.

He suddenly found a knife at his throat. I'm not acting like some self-centered, little, bounced up ass hat. Dammit. Shiz-nit. Unlike you, you friggin', damn, wench. Oh my bouncing dog of the frozen hell where pigs fly! You need to knock it the bounce off. You are treading on Death's feet. So, I suggest you not do that a-bouncing-gain. Got it?

I'll just take cinnamon tea and a blueberry muffin please. I handed the waitress a handful of creds and told her to keep the extra as a tip.

He's on floor 5 right now. It'll take him a bit longer to get here. Cleo ran circles around me. Well, someone's bored.

Yeah. I pivoted on my heel and walked back to the teleporter. Teleport! Floor 3! Cleo ran into the teleporter at the last instant. Silly cat.

My eyes widened. There's another one?! Gods.... What happened in my past to make me lock even that bit of insight away?! I shook my head. Gomen ne. I don't really remember the outside world. I took a few steps forward and sat down. Zuzukins? With that, I lilted my head and smiled.

He does look a bit familiar.... I'm not sure... maybe.... Then again, I did lock all my memories of home away a long, long time ago. So, how would I be able to tell if I knew him? Well in any case.... I stuck out my hand. Aoife.

3rd floor? Awesome! Meet you there! Sent. Cleo! Come on! We have to go! She bounded over as I opened the door and we stepped into the cold, crisp morning air. After I closed and locked the door, we tore down the street to the teleporter. As we ran up to the circle in the plaza that served as the teleporter, I noticed a black-clad guy by the teleporter. Seriously?! What is up with these guys stealing my style?! I slowed down, trying to be quiet so I could sneak past him, but someone just had to give us away by yawning. Very, very, loudly. I mentally face palmed and looked at the gu

You know you're having a good day when a pie is shoved into your brother's face. Well, let me rewind to this morning. Best. Idea. Ever. I wrote a message to Night stating what I wanted to do. Oh! P.S. Which floor? Sending it, I ran into the other room and grabbed my coat, almost tripping over Cleo on the way. She looked at me, annoyed. Sorry! My fault! She shook her head and laid back down. Now? Waiting. Drats.

I hinted at a smile, glad that he was in a better mood than before. Of course not! With that I ran towards town, to the teleporter. Back to the fourth we go.

Go spy on people! Duh! I laughed. Like, how about the guild of pkers I'm tracking down?

I grabbed his arm and pulled him up to a sitting position. Come on. Let's go.

I sighed. I knew that this would happen at some point. Look, why don't.... why don't we talk about this later, okay?

I noticed how he hadn't made a move to suggest that he'd heard me. I took a step towards him. Ryu-kun? What's wrong?

I laughed. Well, I take that back! Didn't take as long as I thought it would! Leaning on the tree trunk for support, I stood up, then turned and smiled at Ryu. Arigatou Ryu-kun!

I reached up a grabbed the potion. My hands shook as I uncorked the potion and drank it. I waited. And waited. And waited. For something to happen. But nothing did. Shoot! I sighed and, looking up at Ryu, shook my head. You know, I overheard awhile ago that broken bones actually took time to heal. Laughing drily, I stated, I never thought that my first broken bone would be in an VRMMO RPG.

Gah! Shoot! Oooooof course. Falling out of the tree again. Thanks a lot, Ryu-kun! I scrambled for a hand hold on the branches, finally finding purchase near the ground, then slipped and landed on the forest floor. CRACK!!!! Ooooowwwww!!!!!!!! I yelped as soon as I tried to assess the damage done to my leg. I sighed, thinking, Well done, ya big clutz.

I instantly shot out of my seat and jumped over the table. Crossing the café and yanking open the door, I paused and shot looks at Opal and Ryu. Gomen 'nasai, Opal-san. I just... can't. Not yet. Ryu, I'll see you at my quiet place. We'll talk later. I ran out and scaled a crumbling wall to the rooftops, sprinting away. He shouldn't be far behind. I'll see him shadowing me by the end of the day. I mumbled to myself. Stopping in a clearing in the forest, I chose a tree and scaled it. I suppose I'll rest until he gets here.

I inwardly laughed at Dai's random statement. Are you finished too, Opal?

As she hit her head on the table, my tea started to spill over. I picked it up and held it. Now, now. Don't do that. You'll make my tea spill. I lightly scolded.

I walked over to the door and closed it. I'll stay in town for a few days, do some quests. Maybe those two digbats'll leave me in peace. No, wait. That's asking too much. At least for a few days would be nice though. I finally got tired and went to bed, ignoring the light pouring in through the window.

I guess you'd think that I'd be crying tears of joy right about now, huh? Yeah, no. The weeping and damsel in distress thing never caught on anyways. Now? I'm just angry. I rose my hand, face contorted in fury, and struck him. Ha! That felt good. A part of me screamed at me to stop, but, as that part of me was already dying. I easily smothered that last little ember. Now, I'll just be cold as ice. I smirked. I hope you realize what you've started.

I was silent for a moment, feeling distant and betrayed. Upon hearing the knock again, I stumbled across the room from the window I'd been staring out of, drying tears I'd never again show. Never again. I reached the door and yanked it open, seeing Shark standing there with his hand raised, as if to knock once more. In a flat, cold voice, I inquired, This is about Ryu-kun, isn't it?

Well, I'ma try to go to sleep again, I stated, crossing the room to flop down on my bed again. Within a minute or so, I'd dozed off.