Stand in the Rain ~Sequel to Breakaway

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It was mid-morning when I finally jumped out of the tree. After a night of sitting and thinking, I realized that I might as well go and face them. Get it over with before I change my mind and run away again.

The birds seemed to stop as I approached the door. Time seemed to stand still, although I knew it was still moving. This was all in my imagination. All because this was it. The moment where I face all my problems.

Taking in a deep breath, I knocked on the door.

My ears twitched as I heard movement inside the house.

I could run...

There was still a chance...

I growled at myself, planting my feet in the ground. I can't turn around now. I had to stand my ground.

A few heart beats passed, and the door opened. Star was there, staring at me wide eyed.

“Luna?!” she exclaimed, and I nodded, feeling a tear drift down my face.

And another.

And another, until the tears were pouring down my face uncontrollably. I felt Star give me a hug.

“I'm so sorry,” I mumbled through tears as she led me into the house. “I'm sorry.”

“It's ok,” I heard Star say as she walked me over to the couch. I sat down, and I heard her and Shadow beginning to talk to each other. I was too preoccupied with the sudden rush of memories that I couldn't even pay attention. The short-lived good times. All of the bad times... my mom's death, that night Mephiles told me he was my father, all of the bad things I did that night...

I don't know how long I sat there crying.

I was beginning to fear that I couldn't stop.

Then, I did. I must have ran out of tears to cry with. I wiped my tears with my sleeve, when I was handed a tissue. I looked up to see Shadow. I grabbed it gingerly, and finished clearing up my tears.

For a few minuets, there was an awkward silence. Then, I broke it.

“I did it,” I looked down, “I stole the chaos emeralds, I hurt everybody,” my voice started to shake, “I killed that guard...”

I looked back up at them. Star was staring at me, her eyes revealing a mixture of emotions -sadness, curiosity, maybe even a bit of fear. But not a trace of anger. Shadow on the other hand looked emotionless as usual, but I caught a flicker in his eyes that was something, what I was not sure.

“Why?” Star asked.

“I-I couldn't control myself that night. I found out things... things that I couldn't face, and I still can hardly face them,” I took a shaky breath, “Mephiles... he's...”

I paused. Could I tell them?

I have to, the truth will have to come out sometime, and they might as well hear it from me.

“Mephiles is my real father,” I whisper. “And I have dark energy inside of me because of it. I remember...”

I stopped myself before I started crying again.

“Is that why you ran away?” Shadow asked me.

I nodded. “He forced me to turn into this dark self. And I couldn't bring myself to come back with the truth. I couldn't come back with the fear of turning again and hurting. So I ran away, hoping I could find my Aunt, who my mom told me would help me try and control myself, but I haven’t found her yet.”

“We would of helped you,” Star says quietly. She then sighed, “But I think you did need time on your own... that would be hard news to take in...” I nodded.