Erela
I awaited Akane's answer. Would she stay, or go? I can't say that I would blame her if she left. But... Ethan would be devastated.
"I want to stay and figure this all out." Akane stated. A breath escaped me as I felt a wave of relief.
"I'm not sure how to act in this situation, but I figure I'll figure it out as we go along. Much of this relationship we'll have will be a figuring it out as we go type of thing."
I nodded in agreement, "Yes, it seems it would be. But I'm glad you decided to stay and give this a chance. I know that would make Ethan happy." A smile appeared on my face. I looked for traces of regret on her face, but there were none.
"So now what? What do we do while we wait for Ethan to come back out?" Akane asked restlessly as she fell on the bed. I pondered for a moment. I never really had much spare time. Either I was sleeping or cleaning or cooking. And if I did, I was solving puzzles but that probably wouldn't be done hung Akane would be interested in.
But maybe we could solve something.
"We could try... to find a way to separate Ethan and I. I've read most of the books in the library, but maybe I've missed something." I smiled meekly.
I wondered how it would be to see Ethan outside of dreams...
BrokenTear
Yuki explained clouds to me, what it was like to be in them. She seemed so much older than she appeared now, recalling memories.
"Now deer, those are good to eat. A bit leaner than beef, a bit juicier than chicken. Man, that was a good dinner." She hummed, licking her lips a little as if she could taste it.
"And no, not all are shaped like fluffy marshmallows. There's one shaped like an upside down face." I looked at the direction of her gesture and smiled. I couldn't see what she was talking about.
"You must still have quite the imagination of a child. I don't see anything of the like." I stated, "I think I lost my imagination when I discovered that the things from my nightmares are real. When I just wanted things to be normal." I closed my eyes, thinking.
Forever
I could see Setsu wondering about my not-eating. I wondered how I was still alive without being able to eat as well.
He suggested eating my plate of food and I agreed, sliding it towards him. He also said we could both use a shower. I giggled a little, still feeling conscious of my collar.
"Silly. You just took a shower." I nodded in the direction of his bare torso, with BrokenTear's shirt draped around his neck.
I stood up from the table and smiled, "I'll be right back. After you eat, feel free to wander or whatever you want to do."
I knew it was wrong, and I knew that BrokenTear wouldn't be pleased with me, but I headed into his room. I rummaged through his belongings, making sure to place them back as they were, more out of fear of a messy room rather than punishment.
I found a set of keys. One of them has got to unlock this damned thing. Aha! the collar slipped off my neck and I touched the area it used to be around. So sensitive now.
I took my collar back to my room, no longer feeling the weight of a chain or ownership pulling me down. I'm.. free now. I grinned under my mask.
I set off to go shower.
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Wow that was actually a long post (I think). xD
Sorry for the wait, I haven't been motivated to do much lately but I'm working on it.
