『 I Won't Run Anymore』

Part 21 - Confrontation

I sat and stared at the cream wall... I had taken the blonde demons advice, after much convincing from my mother without informing her too much about the unknown demon; she talked me into returning... she was living with Aunty Dawn now anyway; her sister-in-law. She too had lost her husband a while ago and they loved each other like real sisters, so I knew she would be okay having that comfort and family welcome. Without too much worry for my mum; I had returned to True Cross Academy after my father's funeral... and hopefully mother's safety... Father died... because I was there... It was... because of me... And he knew what I was all along, that I had possessed the corpse of his unborn child and still called me his daughter with love... I never knew father could see demons, I just thought he told me those stories to scare me into being a good girl...

"Miss Renshaw?"

I fell out of my thoughts to turn and stare at the male sat across from me, a concerned look upon his soft features.

"Perhaps we should take a break."

"No, I'm fine Yukio. Please continue."

"You haven't been focusing since you returned from your vacation, I think that these lessons in-between your work and-"

"Yukio; I need this so please... let's continue?"

Yukio's gaze softened even more if possible... a look of pity; even though the boy had no clue what had happened back home... or that I hadn't planned on returning here. The tickets I booked on the computer that day was one way, but after all that happened... I had to come back. I had to do this for dad... I smiled at the younger male, a sigh of defeat leaving his lips after a few seconds as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. A teachers tone taking authority in his voice once more.

"Very well. So tell me; what is the difference between a Coal Tar and Peg Lanterns?"

"Uhm... one is affiliated with the King of Fire?"

I wasn't too sure of my answer, Yukio's eyes falling a little at my questioning tone as he stared hard.

"And which one would that be Miss Renshaw? Coal Tar or Peg Lanterns?"

"Uhh... Peg Lanterns?"

"And how did you come to that conclusion?"

His tone was slightly mocking as his gaze remained hard, yet still playful. My own form beginning to feel heavy as my heart pounded in my chest nervously. He... knew why...

"Uhm... well... King of Fire... Lantern..."

I flipped wildly through the ivory pages of my book, Yukio's hand stopping my movement as his hand firmly planted itself on the centre line of the withered old pages; I stared up at him. The light reflecting on his glasses masked his eyes, his face stoic as I had tried to process what he could be feeling or thinking.

"Miss Renshaw, we've been over this several times."

Pissed... that's what he was feeling... Pissed at my lack of concentration after he had agreed to help me around his busy schedule. My body tightened as I looked away from the young male, my eyes drawing to the pages of the book where Yukio's hand had shifted to only for him to pull it from under me, aged and crumpled pages dancing under my fingers for a moment as he moved it to rest in his lap, my fingers meeting with the soft fabric of my sheets as they fell before turning my eyes up to stare at said book in the youths hand one more.

"Miss Renshaw, should you be a student I would think that you were just a slow learner. But I've seen you teach so I know that's not the case."

His hand moved in a swift notion to snap the book I still stared at close, drawing my attention up in alert few inches to look into the male's sea coloured eyes as he stood, smiling down lightly at me.