Once I saw Akari fall my heart dropped.
"Akari?? Akari!?!? Are you alright!?!? "
Akari opened her eyes looking straight (I mean gay) at me.
"Akari?"
She got up and looked at me. "I-I'm fine."
"I didn't ask, plus you just fainted because you were crying. For real tell me the truth."
"Why should I tell you? I barely met you, I don't know what you could do to me."
"I live in the forest, I can't speak to others, I don't have a human friend, who can I tell?"
"Well in the future you never know! "
"But I'm not a betrayer like Savannah!"
"Wait.... how do you know!?!?"
"Know what?"
"About Savannah."
"Savannah? I don't know any Savannah."
"You just said, "But I'm not a betrayer like Savannah! so you know what happened! Were you stalking me, you weirdo!!"
"Stalking you? Nope, but savannah just came out of my mouth I don't get any of this sh*t."
"But you said Savannah so how did you know?"
"Magic?"
"Yeah, yeah."
"Can you still tell me what happened, without the fainting and crying stuff?"
"No, until I trust you."
"So, when is that? "
"Idk."
"Dammit then." I pick Akari up, I hope she didn't see me red because this is my first time in a long time touching a human.
"Hey Akari, do you believe in witches?"
"Idk never thought of it, but sure I guess. "
"I love them! the sound of it witches so hmmm what's the word? "
"Intense? "
"Yes! that word! Now, do you want to meet my friends?"
"I thought you said you had no human friends."
"I don't! They're animals!"
"Okay..?"
I grab Akari by the hand and take her with me. I was holding her hand while we walked she looked scared, so I grabbed her hand tighter. She smiled, once I found Hinata Akari was terrified.
"Why hello Kyoko, and who is this?"
"I-I'm Akari."
"Wait you can understand her!?!"
"What? I can?"
"wait, move away."
"Okay...?"
Akari moves 20 feet away from me.
"Now Hinata talk."
"Uhh hello Akari?"
"What? What did she say?"
"Wait now you can't understand her?"
"But how can you understand her????"
"A gift I guess??"
"That's weird you're human, do you remember anything from your parents?"
"My mom is Japanese?"
"How about your dad?"
"Hmmm, I guess that he is really tall, and he had dyed his hair bc he was blonde."
"Do you remember having siblings?"
"Uhhhh I remember my brother, but I think I have a sister too."
"Details?"
"He was older than me by 4 years so the last time I saw him I was five."
"You've been here for 10 years!?"
"Yup and managed to stay healthy!"
"I get sick very fast-"
Hinata was glancing at one another, trying to understand what we were saying. Hinata didn't know much about human language so I talked to her in animal language. I don't know how that is possible but it just is.
"Hey Akari, why can't I just try to pass you on my gift?"
"That's impossible are you sure you can? Wait about the witch thing you asked me, could you possibly be a witch?"
"I dunno I've never thought of that, I love witches but I never thought of actually being one."
"What if your beliefs made you one?"
"I dunno."
"Did you ever go to school?!?"
"Only one grade, I think it's called kindergarten?"
"Uhhhh, so where did you learn to speak!"
"Magic?"
"Oh my lord."
"Ehhh?"
"God did your parents even tell you anything!!"
"M-my parents? Oh no, they never loved me."
"What?"
"Ahhh, I don't want to talk about it."
"Oh well, I'll tell you bout savannah if you tell me about your parents."
"Uhh, okay? But ill make it quick. you first."
Akari's face darkened. I didn't feel right, I'm guessing this hurt her a lot.
"So, um, it started when I went to school. I was a new student because I had to move. my parents were always on business trips so I was left with a babysitter. The babysitter barely cared for me so I did everything myself. Which was hard I was just 6. Since my parents went on business trips I went to a private school. Everyone just gave me glances but never really bothered me. At one point one of the mean girls called me out saying "Oh look, she's ugly and emo. who would even like her!" everybody laughed, which bothered me. All but one, savannah. She was my best friend for years since my parent were gone and my babysitter didn't care bout me I live with savannah. At one point I met this guy, Luka. He was a nice guy and I hung out with him often. Which got savannah mad. She kicked me out of her house, so I had to go back to my own. At one point savannah went up to Luka and tried to kiss him! I wasn't mad at all but like wth. And of course, I went to defend him. She gave me a cold stare, and the next day she spread lies about me. Luka believed them all, and so did the others. I was bullied so I ran here and met you."
My cheeks turned red, at least I thought they did. But so did her's. I took a deep breath, "My parents, ah so I was really young about 3 yeah 3. I went outside and saw my father with another lady, they were putting their mouths together as if it were a hydraulic press. My mother caught them and slapped my father. They divorced and I went with my father and his new wife. It was all too fast. My stepmother gave me cold stares, I ignored them. At one point she pretended that I was an evil child, which boiled my father's blood. He started to hit me, he left me bruises every day. My mother would just laugh. I would cry, but that didn't help that gave my father more eagerness to hit me. Then he started hitting me with bottles, glass ones. They left marks on me, so permanent. I had enough with him so I ran away at age 5."
"So uh you didn't talk about your school."
My face started tearing up, "U-um s-so I started to go to school, a-and it was very nice and all, but the kids so-called my friends picked on me once in a while. It got serious and they told me to jump over the roof. and so I did. i-i survived I don't know how, something hit my chest and gave me this mark."
I pull my shirt a little down and a moon mark showed. Akari's eyes widen.
"Akari?"
"Y-you have t-the witch m-mark."
I didn't know what that was but tears rolled down my eyes. I covered my face, trying not to look sad. But then I started panicking, I felt an attack and I couldn't breathe, I fell unconscious.
"Kyoko? Kyoko!"
I wake up seeing Akari holding me, I blush but then I remember what happened.
"Can you explain?"
"S-sure. Um whenever I hear "the witch mark" I cry, it's always been like that. I've been always been able to talk to animals, control fire, or control others."
"C-control?"
"As bad as it sounds yes."
"You're not bad are you?"
"No, although I've killed a few people."
"W-What?!?"
"Oh on accident."
Akari looked relieved, but still not fully comfortable.
"Why don't I just show you my home?"
"Uhh, look at me, they're going to stare at me."
"Come on I'm Akari, the invisible girl no one pays attention to anybody."
"Fine."