The Gravestone

Aina

       "That's the people of this house." Aina says baring her face into me, I can feel her start to cry and so I rub her head. "Can you sign the papers? I'll stay and tend to her." I ask Ai. "Yeah I can, please be safe." "We will." And by that Ai is gone, I sit at an empty table with Aina in my lap, rubbing her back she sniffles into my shoulder. A few minutes later and Ai is back holding a stack of papers and a pin. "I need you to sine these papers." "Okay" I say lifting my arm slowly, so I don't wake Aina, after signing the papers Ai walk into the mangers office and then comes back out, she lifts Aina from my lap. "Let's get going." Ai says holding Aina close to herself. As we walk out and down the street, I see my dad again. "Sweetheart be carful please~" and like that he's gone, wince we're home Ai takes Aina's clothes off and put her in the tub. I start the bath and me and Ai wash Aina off, Ai leaves the bathroom leaving me and Aina alone. I put new clothes on Aina and lifted her out of the tub, carrying her out of the bathroom and into her new bedroom, I slowly lay her down in the bed. "Goodnight Aina you've had a long day." Ai says leaning down to kiss her forehead. "Hey Ai, do you want to take her to meet her new Grandparents?" "Yeah, we need to fix the graves too."

         A few hours later and I feel someone shaking me awake. "Mm..." I say rolling over to see who's shaking me, I slowly open my eyes to see Aina. "What is it Sweetie?" I say getting up a little bit. "Mommy, I had a nightmare... Can I sleep with you guys?" I lift the covers and move my legs, gesturing for her to get in she climbs into our bed, climbing back in I lay down beside her. "I love you mommy, please don't leave-...." Before she can finish, she falls asleep curled up beside me. "I love you too, I promise me, and Ai will never leave you..." With that I fall into a deep sleep... The nest morning, I wake up to Aina still sleeping but on my arm, Ai gone and the smell of pancakes in the air. "Morning Hashioki, how are you feeling?" "Good when did you wake up?" "Oh, I got kicked in the ribs that's what woke me up..." She says scratching her head. "Sorry Aina had a nightmare and she didn't want to sleep on her own." "It's okay I didn't mind, it looks like she didn't get any sleep back at the adopt center..." She points to the still sleeping Aina. "yeah..." slowly shaking her, she wakes up with a groan. "Morning Dall, we have breakfast ready for you." I say getting up. "Okay mommy..." She says screeching, Ai walks up to the side of the bed and kisses her forehead. "Did you sleep well?" "Yeah mom." She says hugging Ai around the neck, Ai lifts her up laughing and looks to me. "Come on slow pock." She says playfully, I stick my tongue out at Aina which Aina sticks her tongue out at me in retrain. I follow them and into the kitchen.

         After breakfast we tell Aina to go get driest and to get ready to go see her grandparents and to get food. After we're already I hand Aina a teddy bear that I used to carry around all the time. "Thank you, mommy, I'll crasher it." As we walk out of the apartment Aina is really exited to meet her grandparents. Ai looks to me and we share a look of sadness. "It's okay to be exited but calm down okay..." I say looking at Aina, we get to the funeral and Aina's mouth drops. "Is this where my grandparents are?" "Yeah, my father died 3 years after I was born, and Ai's mom died of cancer just a few years ago." I say putting a on Aina's back, we walk in and Aina looks at the opponent side of the graveyard and starts to cling to my side, looking to where she is looking, and an older man covered in blood. "Ai do you see him?" "Who?" She follows where I'm pointing at. "I don't see anyone." "Mom you don't see him?" "No sweetheart." I poll Aina in between me and Ai. "Mommy? Do you see him?" "Yes Dear..." I say putting my hand on her back, leading her to the grave where my dad is. "This is your grandfather, my dad..." after a few minutes the old man is back and is hovering over Aina. "Aina sweetie come here." "Okay mommy." She says sliding in between me and Ai. "Why did you tell her to come here?" "Oh, uh that man was hovering over her." "Man, what man?" "that man right over there." I point to a man that is right beside me now. "Hey, mommy? Can we go see my other grandparents?" "Yeah, Ai lead the way." Me and Aina start pushing Ai away from my father's grave, I whisper into Ai's ear "Run!" As soon as I say that Ai has Aina in her arms and is running down the street.