Strange Love

Chapter 8~Fight

    Eleanor shot up in bed, quietly filling her lungs with air. The attack from last night replayed in her mind but when she woke, it faded, now barely able to remember the event. All that remained was the feeling of being trapped in the animal's long arms. Her injured arm was the reminder.

     Looking to her right at the closed certain. She breathed deeply before slowly sliding it open, letting the light in. "Good morning you guys." Eleanor's scratchy voice said to her three roommates. The three turned to her, either with a sympathetic smile or a light laugh at her tiredness. Two of the three were already dressed and ready to leave.

     "I was just about to wake you." Anne said, walking to the shared desk to straighten the thread and needles Eleanor left.

     "You looked kinda dead so we decided to let you sleep a little longer." Kyoko said louder, making Eleanor let out a breathy laugh hiding her slight headache.

     "Okay Kyoko, hurry and get ready so Eleanor can." Sheila said as Eleanor hopped down and grabbed her clothes, hanging it over her injured arm, mostly hiding it.

     "Okay." Kyoko said before skipping into the bathroom like she was told. Sheila shook her head and turned to Eleanor.

     "I'm guessing you stayed up for a while." Sheila walked to the window and opened up the curtains letting in even more light, filling the room with an orange glow from the sunrise. Before Eleanor could reply the bathroom door swung open revealing Kyoko with a scrunched nose.

     "Eleanor, what's this?" Kyoko said, pointing to the corner of the bathroom, the trashcan. The two other felines looked at Kyoko while Eleanor walked up and stuck her head into the bathroom.

     "Oh yeah, when I was waking to get some thread I-" Eleanor poused. Should she tell them about what she could remember or should she keep it to herself. Without much thought behind her answer, she just spoke. "I fell. It was too dark and I tripped on a rock or something." Eleanor let out a laugh of half fake embarrassment. Going out at night, in the dark, alone. It wasn't the best Idea and Eleanor realized that now. Kyoko nodded. "How did you know it was from me anyway?"

     "Well not to be weird or anything but, it smells like you." Kyoko said and Eleanor's mouth formed an 'O' shape while she slowly nodded, even more embarrassed.

     "Uh, I can get dressed and take this out." Kyoko moved out of the bathroom and Eleanor slipped in to get dressed first. After closing the door and locking it she took off her pajamas and put on her uniform. Not missing the sight of her scares. Eleanor opened the door and grabbed the trash bag, tying it into a knot.

     "I'll take this out, sorry guys." She looked down at the pairs of black shoes and grabbed the ones closest to the door knowing those ones are hers. Eleanor put them on along with her jacket. "I'll be right back." The three nodded again as Eleanor walked out.

     "Don't fall." She heard Kyoko joke as a way to redirect the off feeling energy in the room. She swiftly made her way down the stairs, like she had a few times now, and out the front door, to the side of the building everyone threw their trash away. She tossed the bag in there before making her way back inside to her dorm room.

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     "I hope there's enough room for all of us at a table this morning." Anne said. The four roommates grabbed their separate trays and got in line for breakfast. Eleanor looked around the busy cafeteria then looked back with furrowed brows. It looked more crowded than usual.

     "Don't worry, we'll find one like we always do." Kyoko said to the girls. Moving along the line the felines got the carnivore meal, Eleanor opted for the same but added some fruit to her plate as well. Even different pastries were displayed for students to eat. "I think I see one over in the corner you guys." Kyoko said, referring to the tables. They walked around everyone swiftly to get over to the table before anyone else took it.

     The girls sat and ate their food while talking about their day ahead. "Did you finish those clothes yesterday?" Anne asked Eleanor but she shook her head.

     "After I fell I just came back to the dorm. My arm hurt too much." Eleanor explained.

     "Aww man, I wish you could've got in today." Sheila said.

     "I'll work on them tonight. They'll be done soon." Eleanor rushed to say.

     "Don't worry about it too much. We still have a week, take as long as you-" Sheila said but paused when she heard yelling. The noise traveled from the middle of the cafeteria. The four girls looked over, barely able to see. Two male students were starting to argue.

     "What's the deal!" One of them yelled. The room was quiet and almost everyone was trying to get a glimpse of the ordeal. "You realize you've been stepping on my tail this whole time right?" They yelled again.

     "I said I was sorry, what more do you want?" The other student said back lazily. "Does this happen a lot?" Eleanor asked, not to anyone in particular.

     "No actually" Sheila answered, sitting up straighter to see more. Screams broke out. One of the students was pushed to the floor. The girls stood up to get a better look, now seeing one of the students biting the other.

     "Oh my gosh." Kyoko gasped. The two boys were rolling around, one trying to push the other further to the ground. A familiar voice spoke up.

     "Enough!" The voice yelled.

     "Legoshi?" Eleanor whispered and Sheila nodded hearing her.

     "How do you know him?" Sheila asked in a hushed voice, still looking at the scene in front.

     "Yeah, he showed me where to get the costumes." Eleanor answered. The conversation the wolf and the girl had the say before made Eleanor's worries rise a little. Everyone's eyes were now glued to Legoshi. The situation at hand could turn any direction and all Eleanor could do was wait and see what the direction would be.