Seven

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My lonely self has awakened to a familiar phrase, feeling alone once again.

     The moon lines the silver shadows of seemingly animated objects from everywhere.

     I was too afraid of the circumstance. The death angel found someone from a long time ago and I can't figure out a thing about myself. My mind went blank.

     Am I lost in the midst of my own thoughts?

     They drifted apart not too far away from each other as I cleared my throat.

     The woman gave an impression of being too polite, even for someone obviously younger than her, namely me. She curtly smiled, peering through my expression of interference.

     I was too much of a meddler for the two of them.

     What are they, anyway?

     She eyed the death angel with a questioning look, perhaps asking who this prying of a soul is. "This is Irish," he finally introduced her.

     I nodded, a grin plastered on my face. "I'm Ciel. It's nice..." I perused his face, then looked back at the woman, intending to send a signal of a different message than what I continued saying. "...meeting you, Irish."

     Was it really? I didn't even want to see them, let alone see them both in this close proximity.

     "You can see us!" I said enthusiastically, actually forgetting to ask how there's the three of us now. Tristan widened his eyes on me like a warning.

     I nudged him in the ribs. "Surely, you're not.." I trailed off.

     Should I ask her if she's dead? Wouldn't it be too blatant?

     A forced smile played about his lips as I spoke. He almost held her hand but he decided against it.

     "You stay here, little girl," he said a little too sweetly. "Later!"

     I wrinkled my nose as I watched their backs disappear around the corner.

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