A Rose Will Wilt

This is Awkward.

Chapter 8

   Noroi was delighted to see the town again. Her friends ran up to her excited to see if she was okay. She assured them that she was and that she could talk tomorrow. They said their goodbyes and parted for the night. Noroi walked back to her house to see Kami, Skyler and the boy that she hasn't met yet.

"Noroi, this is Rosey..." Said Skyler.

"Hi." He said.

"Where did you come from? I know I saw you before I left but I never got to ask where you were from.."

"I am.. It's hard to explain...Kami might be able to tell you better than I can.."

Kami sighed. "Rosey is a Blade spirit like me." She hissed.

"That was simpler than I thought." Said Rosey as he slipped into the corner of the room.

"A hate to be blunt but, what are you? Like gender wise, Rosey?" Noroi asked taking a step towards him.

   Rosey turned into a red pink color in his face. He looked at Kami then at Skyler. He slid down the wall trying to pretend he wasn't there.

"Neither." He whispered.

"Oh, I see. I just wanted to know. You it's kinda hard to tell."

"Noroi!" Skyler exclaimed, "How rude!"

"Sorry, I didn't mean it as an insult."

The room was silent for a minute. Everyone was at an awkward point in the conversation. Noroi spoke.

"So, we are together forever?"

"He is your blade until you die. Weather that be sooner or later." Kami said. "He can transform into a sword when ever..the more he does it the easier it gets."

"The sun is almost up again." Noroi said pointing at the window. "I'm gonna try and sleep. It's nice meeting you Rosey, I guess we will get to know each other more soon."

   Noroi walked into her bedroom followed by Kami.

"Rosey will have to be close to you at all times. Either he sleeps in the same room or you move that bed against the other wall and he'll put his against the same wall in the other room." She said.

"Uhh, I don't really care...what does he want?"

"He doesn't care either...I guess he gets the other room."

"Okay" Noroi fell onto her bed.

   Months went by without incident. Noroi and Rosey got to know each other well. Not that Rosey had much of a life to tell. She told him of her life before meeting Kami. Then noroi told him the story of what happened so far and how this came to be. Rosey listened with intense silence. He never interrupted even if he had a question.  She was talking for maybe thirty minutes straight.

   "And that's about it. Then you showed up and yeah..." She finished.

   "How interesting...uh there isn't much about me.. I'm a sword spirit...and new one at that so my life starts here. I guess I could tell you about me in general. Umm, i'm really shy when it comes to new people. And, this is weird to say... unlike Kami, I like I have attraction to people." He said awkwardly.

"Kami doesn't?" Noroi Asked.

"Not many sword spirits do." He said face turning red.

"Why are you getting all red?" Noroi pressed.

"No reason." He turned his head away from Noroi.

"You like someone in this village don't you?"

"NO! Well, maybe..." He stared at the ground.