China was beautiful. At least from this point of view. There was a lot of land, greenery, and some of the wild life roaming.
"You know… I've never been to China in my world. If I want to go, I'd have to take like a boat or a plane." she told him. It didn't matter if he was listening or not. She looked at his back and started thinking about him bathing in the rain. She was going to take her clothes off and wash in rain.
This was like being homeless. Christian locked her out of the apartments. She didn't even know the full reason. He asked her to get an abortion after they had sex like three times. It wasn't even that good, she was thinking about Waka Flocka Flame the entire time.
"So, what kind of music you listen to?" interrogated Cenisa. "I don't." he groaned. "I don't like you no more…" she pouted. "We had fun once."
"Nothing, I just wanna go to Janluut." he said harshly. "Where I come from, we have Disney world."
"What's Disney world?"
"It's like a large park. A festival."
"Ok…"
"So, I went with my brother, I have a brother named Keshaun. So Keshaun, my brother, had kids but he don't know one of the kids is adopted."
"Wow…"
"So, Trinity had a miscarriage like two years before she adopted little Devin." the cart stopped. He turned over his shoulder. "Exactly, like how you not gon tell him you had a miscarriage at work. So, I found out that she had miscarriage because of a STD. Long story short, my brother single. HOWEVER!" she pointed a finger up. "They don't know where the STD started so my brother got gonorrhea."
"Is he ok?"
"I haven't spoke to him in a long--"
"You should."
"I know but like, I feel, as if, he depressed. He got custody of all his kids and she moved to New York." she told. He wanted to ask about 'New York' but this conversation should have been over. "He has two kids?"
"Yeah, Devin adopted and Josiah his." she explained. "You got stories?" she smiled leaning into her palm. "I went fishing once."
"What happened?"
"My mother punished me for making a fish shallow a rock."
"Like a whooping?" she straightened. "Why you do that?"
"I asked myself, do fish sink. So, I was holding a fish under water and it was still swimming but I wanted it to stay still. So I put a rock in its tummy."
"Oh my god…"
"I don't know what happened to it." he picked up the cart and continued. "It probably died."
"Oh well…"
"What we finna do about food?"
"Get a bread."
"Jing, you used to be so sweet. Like, I don't know you anymore--"
"I KILLED PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE NISA." Jingyu yelled. "No you didn't--"
"Yes! I did!" he dropped the cart again and grabbed Cenisa off the wagon. While holding her up, he sneered. "I killed the village headman's son. I lived in a cave and I waited for him to die before I ever came out again. I started the fucking vampires."
She didn't like this new personality. Why did she even open her mouth. "He died from grief. I'm a demon, like I should be. I was born like this. My mother beat me for killing small animals. It didn't make sense."
"So what, you wanted me to die?"
"I wanted to fuck!" he threw her down. "Since you know so fucking much."
"Are you serious?"
"Yep!" he pulled the cart. "Jing!" she scurried to stand and ran after him even though she didn't have to.
"Jing!" she stopped in front of the cart. "I'll beat yo ass."
"For what!" he raised a brow. "And who can you beat?"
"You! Just cause you got a demon in you don't mean shit!"
"You got a lot of heat." he blew smoke. "Move Nisa!"
"You so goddamn tough." she waved her hands in front of her. "Ooo, don't hit me Jing!"
His thumb flicked his index nail. "Try me."
"Nah-Nah," she stuck out her tongue. "Bet you can't make it to Janluut by yourself."
"What can you possibly do!" he trudged to her, his eyes locked on her. Cenisa stood with her arms folded. "You are fucking annoying!" his fist rose and struck her in the face. He stood over her as she held her nose.
She didn't wanna see it in herself. Jingyu made her tremble. Her hand shook as she scooted away from him. He caughte her leg and dragged her back to him. "Jing!" Jingyu started to question it. Why was he putting hands on Cenisa like this?
She wanted to cry. "You keep talking! You never shut the fuck up!" he grabbed her throat. "Jing!"
The balls of light came out. They formed into a large orb and flashed Jingyu in the eyes. He dropped Cenisa. Jingyu's eyes fluttered. "Nisa?"
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" she crawled hopelessly away from him. "Nisa?"
"You said you could control it and hit me!"
"Nisa--" he tried to pick her up, but she fought him. Slapping him and yelling. "You're a bastard!" She's never used that word before. "Nisa just calm down!"
"Get away from me!"
In the background by a tree. Something was following them and couldn't sense. Hualing watched them bicker. She twiddle her fingers. "Just… like… us."
"Stop fucking touching me!" Cenisa ordered. Jingyu put her on his shoulder, while she scratched and beat his back. "Because I don't understand it…"
"I can't fucking take it anymore!" he screamed. Jingyu struck her ass, "shut up for a mintue!"
"No!"
"Pay attention." It was usual. He liked Cenisa, why was this happening. "I'm sorry, ok? I shouldn't have done what I did."
She took a moment to breathe. "Why did you?"
"Because I--something is with us." he heaved. "The Huishou is speaking to you…"
This wasn't the time to be ghetto but she wanted so desperately to retort, trees can't talk. But she knew they did. "What you mean?"
"The lights… talk to it!"
"I guess." she clapped her hands. "What is it? Huishou? I'll call you…Fly."
"Fly…?"
The light made it's way to Cenisa. "What's happening?"
"Ikiryo…" said the Huishou. "Hualing is following…"
"Hualing?" repeated Jingyu. "Why is she following us?"
"Cenisa… she killed her."
Jingyu's eyes spread. "Where?"
"Back at the village in the woods."
"Well how do we get rid of her?" Cenisa blurted. "You're a tree like doesn't that take care of the dead?"
"I do not know…"
"That's ok, you a tree."
"She died in Meishi Woods, did the tree eat her spirit or something?"
"I'm a connection," said the Huishou. "I stand between life and death. She just wants Cenisa."
"What do we have to do?" she asked. "You have to split. Cenisa takes the river to the west and you travel ahead."
"I can't leave her…" she was still on his shoulder. "Your telling us to split up."
"She wants Cenisa."
"Fuck it!" she yelled. "Take me then, I can fight on my own!" she shook her legs. "Jingyu! Put me down!"
Jingyu put her on the dirt. "I'll be fine…"