Madness

Chapter Two.

"Dude! Where have you been?" He asked in a rather concerned manner. "Oh..I uh...was looking for the things I needed. It's alright! I found them." His bright, yellow eyes stare into her big, silver ones. "Alright, who'd ya meet?" He laughs. "It was no one." She looks away. "Now let's go." She walks out of the store and back on the path through her forest. Who was he..? She thought to herself WHAT was he..? She finally made it to her house. A big mansion like home with black wood and what appears to be 'tinted' windows. As soon as she walks through the narrow doorway, she hears what seems to be footsteps. Panicked footsteps. "Hello...?" She calls out through the house. "Show yourself." Her hands began to glow with blue flames at her fingertips as she crept up the spiraling black marble staircase.

A door. The door to her bedroom. She slowly reaches over and turns the bronze doorknob. "GOTCHA!!" she yells as she swings open the door only to find the room empty. "Damn. I swear I heard someth-" she screams and mindlessly punches the man standing behind her. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry!!" She pulls his hands away from his face to get a better look. "I didn't mean to hurt y-" she looks up to find that same guy that caught her when she fell. "It's...You...how did you get into my house." Her face immediately changed to an irritated state. He looked at her with surprise. "Oh shit! YOU live here?!" "Well yes. There wouldn't be a house in the middle of the woods for no reason." She laughed nervously. "But seriously, you should leave. Ash doesn't like other people, let alone different men."

"Actually... I was hoping I could stay here. I'm new in town and I don't know anyone who would accept me." STAY HERE?!? WITH ME?! SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT!!
"Stay here? Hmmm...alright." She walked through the halls to a separate bedroom. "You can sleep here. Mine is down the hall, third door on the right." She smiled and walked off. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.. She silently screamed as she walked through the halls. She reaches her room and quickly slams the door. "Well...looks like I've got a new roommate." She sighed. A few minutes later, he knocks on her door. "Hey..can I come in?" She opens it slightly "sure.."

"I just wanted to say thanks...you know..for letting me stay."
"Oh, it's no problem at all." She tried her best to avoid eye contact. "Are you okay miss..I'm sorry I didn't get your name. I'm
"Natsume." She replied. "It's very nice to meet you, Natsume." He smiled. She couldn't help but to stare at his face. "Is...there something wrong?" He asked. "What..Oh! No no you're fine. I mean everything!... Everything is fine." Her face turns red as she quickly looked away.

          He smiled and patted her on the head. She blushed and moved her head away from his hand. "Hey. What's wrong? Your face is always red," he stares into her big, silver eyes, "It's... Kinda cute." Ash walks through her bedroom door "Hey Natsu, I found this wei-" he studied the scene carefully, "Who the fuck is this?" He growled. "Ash," she quickly rushed over to him "this is...um.." "Alex," He chimed in. "Yeah, Alex." She repeated. Ash eyed him, judging silently. "Anyway...Natsume, I found this letter from Airi." He handed it to her. "Airi..? You mean...the goddess of LOVE?!" Her eyes widened in fear as she flops on the bed. "Wait...who's Airi?" He asked confusedly. "She's my annoying older cousin.. She's been trying to set me up with people ever since I turned 1,018," she sighed. Ash takes another look at the letter, "It says she'll be here tonight."