The Forotten Wolf, Chapter 2: Aniu's charity
#2 of TFW
Aniu gently moved throughout the villa letting her hands run over furniture, sweeping the dust off of the old wood and linens. Her gold eyes shimmered as she thought of Kunari, a smile appearing over her features. There was always something about that boy that had drawn her to him, and now here he was. Another sleepless night in this house kept her on her toes, but tonight she felt electricity in the air. Eventually, after wandering the endless halls, the first light of dawn echoed from the windows into her eyes. Disappearing and reappearing in the kitchen she began to make some ham, bacon, and eggs. Hopefully the well wanted guest would feel an appetite so early in the morn.
Kunari woke up a little later. Still confused about the previous night, he thought to himself /I just don't get it... what was the reason for me to come here?/ He walked to the kitchen to see her cooking. "Ah. Ham, my favorite. So.. did you sleep well?"
She couldn't stand to lie to him but why would she want him to worry, she was more concerned about his better welldoing instead of hers. Quietly she set out the plates with the steaming breakfast on them. "These walls are always a comfort for me" was the only reply she gave to the friendly question, and of course she gave him her most welcoming smile. "How was your sleep? I'm sure you were not expecting such strange occurances to well... occur." She asked him as she sat down infront of her breakfast, hers was clearly smaller than his, only enough for a toddler to eat, and she closed her eyes shortly. After a bit of silence she dug in. "Oh I'm sorry the bacon may be a bit too crunchy..." Kunari ate without question, nor did he ask about her small portion. He replied to her. "I slept... well enough, considering that nightmare. So... if.... you know who I am, then, who am I?" he gave her a look that said he no longer knew. Aniu stopped eating and looked at him. Smiling gently she closed her eyes, the memories flashed quickly through her mind, when she opened her eyes there was an older look to them. "Well, You have to find it yourself. I cannot just easily tell you who you are. I can tell you of your parents, I can tell you of your innocence. But nothing more." Her voice went from confidence to a whisper. She closed her eyes again sighing. /oh Diana.../
"Then... can you take me to that place? The one in the memory you showed me?" he said weakly, with a glazed look in his eye. He thought that if he was in the place that he remembered, he might have a flashback.
Aniu stood up and put her dish in the sink. Walking over she gently ran in fingers through his hair and then went to walk out the door. Freezing on the step she looked back and smirked. "I hope you enjoy your stay, I have been called so I must be gone for a bit." She bowed her head and went to walk away when a childish voice came from the hallway beyond. Aniu's eyes went wide and she gulped.
Kunari threw a hand forward "Wait! Let me go with you." He noticed her reaction to the other voice. "is... something wrong, Aniu?" he thought to himself /why is she giving me that look?/
Suddenly from the darkness beyond Aniu a young girl in a white dress and long brown hair tackled Aniu, throwing her to the ground. "GAH! Uhm... heh..." The young girl looked up and blinked seeing Kunari. "Who?" She asked in a high, adoringly cute voice. Kunari couldn't help himself. He laughed and curtly introduced himself. "My name is Kunari. And who might you be, little one?" a smile played across his face. The little girl jumped on him and poked his head. "The name's Charity little..." before she could continue Aniu stood up and took her off of Kunari. "Run along run along!" She chuckled nervously trying to rush the over excited Charity out the door. When Charity was off him, he asked "So, does she do that all the time?" still laughing. He felt very good, for an odd reason. He thought nothing of it, though. "Twenty four seven, three sixty five" Aniu said chuckling. Charity growled and ran back to Kunari. "I wanna stay with little brother!" Silence followed Charitys demand. Aniu sighed. "WHAT?!" Kunari couldn't believe what he just heard. "You... called me brother... and little at that. why?" Charity smiled at him. "You feel that warmth in your stomach that never is there? Well... that's your blood calling to mine. We're brother and sister! I died many years before you though... but yeah! We have the same parents and everything! Wait till you meet Dian-"
"Stop right there." Aniu growled and picked up Charity who has begun to struggle. "To the room... okay?" Charity looked at Aniu's face and froze. "I'm sorry... I hurt you again Aniu-chan..." She waved at Kunari. "Bye Kunikun!"
"No, don't go!... Aniu, can't you explain what's going on? You can't really expect me to just sit, while she says such things." Kunari was becoming more tense.
Aniu turned to Kunari and sighed then glared at Charity. Charity smiled meekly and then twirled back to Kunari's side. "Well it's the truth ya'know! Diana was our mother, we're of the same blood! Not of the same father though... hehehe!" She giggled and hugged Kunari's arm. Aniu closed her eyes and then looked at Kunari. "What is it you want to know?" She asked, her face very serious, with pain glinting in her dark gold eyes.
Kunari had a hard tone, but still wasn't angry "Everything! Who is Diana? What happened to her? And why don't I remember anything?"
Aniu looked at Charity and closed her eyes. Charity nodded and skipped out of the room, quickly waving goodbye to Kunari. "Diana... is your mother, and a goddess. Your father..." She spat at the word father "was jealous of you... and he decided to take it out on your own mother for creating a being stronger than him, therefore he attacked her and then took all of your powers away. Diana died... and there you were, laying there completely helpless." She sighed and sat down in a chair and ran a finger through her long brown hair.
"I found you after I felt Diana's power seep away, she told me to find you and so I did. You were so young, your eyes had not even opened." She looked at him and smiled lovingly. "You seemed hungry though so I went to get food, but when I returned you were... gone..."