The Darkness

Chapter 20

You make it to the beginning of the town and your thought process was interrupted by the scent of baked goods and roasted meat. Your stomach aches. A girl, probably in her late 20's, comes up to you. She's in a flowy light green dress, her hair in braids. She looks so innocent and frail. She puts her hand on your shoulder and asks you if you're ok. You just stand there for a moment. She looks at you with worry. You're about to say something when she just takes your hand and guides you to a little inn. When you walk through the doors, there are about 4 kids sitting next to a fireplace. All of them have animals next to them. The girl who guided you motions for you to sit next to them. You sit next to the boy sitting closest to the door. He looks about 11 or 12 at most. Scruffy hair, and torn clothes; he has a calico cat in his lap, asleep. Across from you is a girl, 16 at least. She's wearing a winter attire, and has a ferret nuzzled into her neck. Next to her is another girl who looks like she just witnessed a horrific sight. She's crying and is holding tight to what you can asume to either be a wolf or a rather large dog. You can't tell much else about her though. And then you turn and look at the boy sitting on the ground to your left. He looks calm, relaxed, even tranquil. He's about 18-19, his hair is dark as ebony and looks long and wispy. His shirt is white, no stains, and he is wearing black dress pants. He has an albino baby deer laying just as elegantly next to him. You look into the fire place, you miss Okami. You miss Satoshi.. You feel a warm presence on your leg, and see that the boys cat had awaken and transferred to your leg. The boy looks at you, shrugs then rests his head on your shoulder. Your face must have looked as if you were extremely uncomfortable or weirded out because the girl across from you giggles a bit. She breaks the silence and introduces herself. Her name is Yuki Hashimoto. You introduce yourself as well. You both talk a bit, nothing important just interests and anything else to not ask about the past or what happened. The boy sitting on the ground snaps out of his trance of tranquillity. He looks at you and Yuki. Then he speaks, adding his part of the conversation. His words are smooth as butter, gliding without any friction into the room. They blissfully kiss your ears when they reach you. His name is Shiro Kawa. His eyes a pale blue, his skin is a pale shade. Everything about him screams of elegance.