Saturday, October 15, 2005

   New arrival.....

'Tis Satyrday for all you Xanthans, but Saturday for all the Mundanes...

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My brother and I went to see Tim Burton's Corpse Bride today. It was fun. A truly different film. Definitely NOT a kid's movie! The animation was beautiful. However, the bar scene was a bit over the top.

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Well... I finally got story parts typed up! Yay me! So, without further ado, here's the next installment. With this layout, it's gonna be a long post! So, if you don't wanna read it, just skip to the bottom and comment, okay?

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Samantha sat by the boy’s side as he slept. She was happy that she had finally found him, but was unsure what she was to do next. The man had left once he had seen she meant no harm to the boy and had come back later with some tea. Sam accepted the tea politely, thanking him for his hospitality. She smiled at him and looked back at the boy.

The man spoke, “O-namae wa?”

Sam looked back at the man. “I’m sorry,” she said. “I don’t understand.”

The man thought for a moment and said, “Takeda desu,” as he pointed at himself. Pointing at the boy, he said, “Hikaru desu.” Then gesturing to Sam, he repeated, “O-namae wa?”

“Ah, I get it now. You’re asking my name,” Sam said. Recalling how Takeda had introduced himself, she said, “Sam desu.”

A knocking at the door took Takeda from the room again. “Sumimasen,” he said as he left.

Sam watched Hikaru sleep as she heard voices in the main part of the house. She couldn’t understand most of it, but was rather surprised to hear her name called by her uncle.

Dr. Murphy barged into the cottage under the protests of both Takeda and Midori. “Sam, are you in here?” he called.

Hikaru woke with a start as Murphy noisily opened the door to his room. “Nani?” he said as he sat up and looked around wildly.

Sam took him by the shoulders and laid him back again. “It’s okay, you’re safe. It’s just my uncle,” she said. “Just go back to sleep now. I don’t think he meant to come charging in here like an idiot.” She pulled the covers up to Hikaru’s chin. He calmed down somewhat and closed his eyes again. Sam stood up and left the room, pushing her uncle out before her. “I hope you’re happy,” she said. “That’s the second time you’ve scared him.” She slid the door closed.

Murphy looked over Sam’s shoulder into the room as she closed the door. “Second time? Samantha, what is going on? Who is that and what were you doing in his bedroom?”

“That is the boy I’ve been looking for. His name is Hikaru.”

“He’s the one you’ve been looking for? But you said yesterday that you found him. Sam, what are you talking about?” Murphy was confused.

Sam looked at her uncle. He had a look of concern and confusion on his face. “All right,” she said, “I’ll tell you what I have figured out, but not here. You’ve probably upset Takeda and you’ve definitely upset me. Let’s go back to the inn.” She grabbed Murphy’s arm and led him to the front door.

In the front room, Midori was talking to Takeda. She had apologized for the rudeness of Dr. Murphy and was explaining that they would be leaving as soon as possible. Takeda was clearly upset at the intrusion and was about to go retrieve Murphy when Sam came into the room with her uncle.

“Midori,” Sam said, “I’m taking Uncle Patrick back to the inn for a talk. Could you apologize to Takeda for me, please? I don’t think my uncle meant to be so rude.”

“Of course, Sam-chan,” Midori said. “Is there anything else?”

Sam thought a moment. “Yes, tell him I’d like to see Hikaru again if I could. Thank you.” She left the little house followed by Murphy. They walked back to the inn in silence. Sam was upset at her uncle’s actions, but in a way was glad that he had seen Hikaru.

Once at the inn, Murphy grabbed Sam by the arm. “Talk to me, young lady,” he said. “What is going on? I want to know what you were doing in that boy’s room.”

“Let go of me,” Sam said and pulled away from Murphy’s grasp. “You want to know what’s going on? Fine, I’ll tell you. That is the boy from my visions. I found him at the beach yesterday.”

“Sam, there was no one at the beach with you yesterday. How many times are we going to go through this?”

“I don’t know. Perhaps until you accept what I’ve been saying since yesterday. Now, are you going to let me talk?”

Murphy shook his head in frustration. “Fine,” he said, “you want to talk? Go ahead and talk. I just reserve the right to give my opinion when you’re done.”

“Of course. That’s perfectly all right,” Sam said and proceeded to explain how she had encountered the silver form of Hikaru on the beach and how she seemed to be the only one that was able to see him.

“I know that, Sam,” Murphy said. “That doesn’t explain why I found you in his bedroom.”

“I know, I know. Just listen. After you and Midori found me yesterday, I brought him back to the inn. He stayed by my side last night after we argued. This morning after our argument at breakfast, he…”

“He was in your room last night? Sam!”

“Patrick, please, he didn’t see anything. I fell asleep in my clothes! After breakfast, he followed me outside. He found me a place to get out of the rain. Once the rain stopped, Hikaru started to look for something.”

“Hikaru?”

“The boy. His name is Hikaru. He took me by the hand and began to look for something. We stopped at the temple first. A man came out and asked me something while Hikaru was inside. He came out as if something had scared him and took me by the hand again. He took me to that house, made me knock on the door and then led me to his side.”

Murphy had to interrupt here. “Wait a minute. He led you to his side? He was this silver boy that only you can see and was sleeping on the floor at the same time?”

“Yes, it’s strange, but I think that the silver Hikaru is his spirit or soul or whatever moves a person. He then laid down into himself and woke up briefly. He said something and took my hand. Then he fell asleep again. That’s why you found me at his side in his room.” Sam fell silent.

Murphy thought about what Sam had told him. “Well, I can’t say that I approve fully of what you did, but I do believe you. I’m sorry for yelling at you. I guess I forgot that you’re Esther’s granddaughter and see the world in a different way.”

Sam looked up at her uncle. “Thank you for finally believing me. It means a lot.” She stopped for a moment. “You’re going to be leaving soon.”

Murphy was briefly surprised, but smiled as he realized what Sam had said. “Yes, the Athene is leaving in a few days. I’ve got to go back to Yokohama. Midori will stay here with you. She’s agreed to help you out. She says it’s her destiny to help you.”

“Destiny…” Sam said. “Destiny is such a strange thing.”

“It sure is,” Murphy agreed. He tosseled Sam’s hair and moved toward the door of the inn. “Now, let’s go in and get something to eat. I’m starved.”

Sam laughed and agreed that food did sound like a good idea.

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Well...at least Dr. Murphy doesn't think Sam is nuts anymore!

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I guess it's that time of night for me. I'm feeling rather tired and have a bit of a sore throat. I think I got a cold from either my Mom or the one girl at work. I do know that my ears are a bit itchy and it's driving me nuts!

Laters!

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