I watched as Skylar stalked off...he was moving at a slow enough pace...I could pursue and easily get the information from him. Sure, he seemed all mysterious and scary on the outside, but he didn't realize the depth of my curiosity, nor the power of my insightfulness and persuasive words. The more this thought rolled around in my mind, the more anxious my body became...I was practically ready to RUN off after him....
And then Shori grabbed me by the hand.
"Mei...do not follow him." He stated forcefully, looking me dead in the eyes.
I was captivated by them...his deep blue eyes...deeper than any ocean could possibly be. Eyes...eyes that had witnessed so much pain, so much grief...and yet...eyes that held such an intense love for me. A devotion...a promise to support and protect...I could not turn away.
"Please Mei, just trust me..."
I smiled and embraced him quickly. Looking up into his eyes, I said, "Sho...you know I trust you...if you don't want me to follow...I shan't. I won't even ask why..."
He returned my smile and seemed to hold on tight...I didn't want the moment to end. But it was unavoidable, as more steps neared our position. I peeked out from the side of Shori to find an angel...except...this angel had a black wing. Tainted perhaps? Intriguing...
He stopped dead in his tracks to stare at us. Slowly I pulled away from Shori to get a look at this new person. I scanned him up and down...my gaze falling into his bright blue eyes. They were nothing special next to Shori's...although...they seemed to have an angelic glimmer.
"A Good Evening to the both of you...I see students have begun to arrive already." He began as he approached. "Quite promptly. Commendable." He commented with a slight pause following. "Ahem, yes...my name is Raphael et Sinclair. I am a teacher here at Hano. Well met."
I raised one of my eyebrows...the way he spoke...so proper...he seemed more like a noble than I did half of the time. Yet, he intrigued me...and if I was ever to find out ANYTHING about that wing of his...I would have to play along. I bowed, somewhat, and greeted him. "Well met, Mister Sinclair. I am Shimei, of the Aoitsuki clan. I look forward to seeing you in class." I smiled....an obviously plastered on grin...but what the heck.
"Yes, Good Evening sir." Shori followed up. "I am Shori Benitsuki. Well Met."
Raphael seemed to smile with a slight sadistic pleasure...at least that's how I saw it. oxo "Very good. Well then, I won't keep you any longer. We all have things to attend to before classes start. It was nice to have seen you both. Do make sure you behave yourselves."
Before we could respond...he was gone. The tone of his voice...as though he thought we WOULDN'T behave. pfft! Whatever...
Grabbing Shori by the hand, I pulled him along in an attempt to continue our investigation of the grounds. And then I saw him...by his scent...he was blatantly human. The way he was gazing from the note in his hand to the building, it was as though he were trying to confirm something. Curious...nyaa....
Usually I really didn't care about ANYONE...but it must've been that full moon...slowly preparing to rise that night. Yes...that must've been it. For the full moon...always seemed to awaken that side of me...
Letting go of Shori's hand, I zeroed in on my new target and began the walk towards him. This human in the courtyard.
Shimei-
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Uh Oh Soji-chan! Looks like Mei's curious about Eliot-kun! hehehe interesting. :3
