On Broken Wings and Wilted Petals » Places

         As it turned out, I had fallen asleep before class. It was a bad habit I picked up from when I was younger, falling asleep in strange positions that is. I had to be woken up by Remus, who had moved back to his seat and knocking my feet off the desk in the process. I sat up quickly and turned to the door to see it open. I sighed and nodded at Remus, who gave a thumbs up back. Akito had closed his book, which was about some war and turned to Sensei, who was talking and writing things on the board. Most of it was about senseless things that I could research on my own time, which I normally did. Remus was already had his head on his desk, a gaming console in his lap. I rolled my eyes and shook my head. I stretched and tried to listen to what he was saying but the clouds were begging to be watched.

My thoughts kept going back to the day I met my snowflake. I could feel my mouth moving from the indifferent line to a smile. Yeah, I remember that day well. She was sitting at the playground across from my old house, on a swing. I merely walked over the street and stood in front of her. I asked her where her house was, the normal questions one lonely child asks another. She didn't answer. So I grabbed her hand, drug her back across that empty street and into my house. My father was making spanakopita tart with bacon and mushrooms, one of my favorites. I told my father that she was all alone and then she spoke. I can still remember her words. "I'm not alone. I've run away." It still made me laugh. My father ruffled her hair and we all ate together. After that, we went to the back, where we were keeping a cat and her kittens. Only two survived a attack from a dog. We gave her one, who we named Byakuya and I kept the other, Byakko. Then she had to go home. She promised to return the next day. Almost a month later and no return. We moved and I haven't seen her since. I shook my head to clear my thoughts.

Remus turned Yuki and gave her a devilish grin. "I heard you keep cats. Wanna tell me their breeds? My friend over there, the one daydreaming, has a pretty big pet shop, ya know. He even has a cat." I turned to him and my smile dropped. "Whoa, sorry bro... Just trying to help you out." He held his hands up, in a 'I-didn't-mean-any-harm' style. I only shook my head.

"I doubt she wants to hear about my exploits as a pet shop manager." I halfheartedly sneered. "Sorry about the dog. He can't keep his mouth shut somedays..." I tipped my head in apology at Yuki before turning back to the window.