~Moon
And for some reason, I still couldn't sleep. I guess waking up earlier made me not fall asleep again. Great. There goes my sleep for tonight.
Sighing, I looked up at the sky. It was still pitch black, the stars showing their glint and the moon shining as usual. I yawned looking at the stars, and at that instant, I took in the blood scent I smelled not that far off. Blood? Why would blood be around here, besides the wounds that we have? I smelled nothing emanating off of the group, but I smelled the blood scent off in the distance. Somewhere near the river...
Deciding almost immediately to go and look for that scent of blood, I stood slowly, leaning against the tree, wincing, leaned against it for a second, catching my breath. This stomach wound weakened me so much... Seeing my katanas on the ground, I picked one up and had it help balance me, so that I could walk. I took a deep breath while a cold sweat ran down my face, and I started to walk with the katana helping me balance, over to where I smelled the blood.
Noticing that the smell was across the river and on the other side, I noticed that there was a bit of a walking path of grass and ground itself going across the river. I shrugged, and started to walk across it.
As I got to the other side, I noticed that the smell of the blood was getting stronger. I found myself looking over a halfer once I found the scent of blood. My eyes narrowed and I growled a little. I recognized immediately who it was. It was Rika.
Apparently, she was awake, but she jumped and stood up, with dried tears on her face, and blood slowly running down from her shoulder, where I guess she must have gotten shot or stabbed with something.
"Moon! ... Moon, please, let me explain why I'm here. Let me explain to you, please," Rika begged, and it was hard to trust even what she would say, or more than likely, lie.
"What, did they finally kick you out because you were a halfer like all of us? It's why halfers normally don't team up with hunters, because they would be killing their own kind. Excuse me if you're offended, but it's disgusting when halfers do that," I spat as I turned around, and she grabbed my shoulder suddenly just after.
"Moon, what happened to you? What's with the bandage?" She asked but I didn't bother to look back at her.
"I was shot in the stomach. I almost died," I told her flatly as I just stood there, wincing in pain as I tried to balance myself.
"Moon... Moon, please, just hear me out. I want to tell you what happened. I'm sorry, and you have every right to hate me, but please, let me explain to you. Let me talk to you." I sighed. Maybe I should let her... Just to see if she would tell the truth or not.
"Fine. Explain," I told her as I walked over to a rock and sat down on it, Rika sitting down beside me.
I took a deep breath as I kept a hand on my katana, and looked Rika as she began.
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I hope that is okay, Poochy! ^^
~Anime
