Chapter 9

How can I possibly live without that energy?!

Having that thought gives me more reason to hate him. He device it. I can feel it! How can this happening to me?!

"Remember," a voice at the back of my head, "your command to their wish is the only thing left to you. Make use of it wisely, Arsy."

It didn't help that my mind thought of him now and then, strange that he didn't even folow me. Just like earlier!

"Is he that busy for something?" I can't help burst into flame. He really knows how to place himself in my heart, and now with a specially place in my mind, huh?

"Whatever!" I dismiss the thought and let go the urge to come back. "If he don't want to, then don't."

The sun is place directly in my head when I reach home. It's not good that my heart is heavy to the thought of Pyro. It's burning me to the deepest.

"Arsy!" 

I almost forgot about Gab. He run to me with his worried face. I feel the warmth of his embrace that ease the burning of my heart.

"Where have you been?" his eyes red from tears.

"Sorry," my voice crack to the realization I'm again makes him worried this way. 

"It's fine. You're fine, right?" he expected a nod from me.

I only smile weakly. "I'm fine. No need to worry, Gab."

I know he didn't buy that but I'm glad he didn't ask anything more than how I feel. I didn't answer his question of where I've been but he only sigh and his expression soften.

"You're tired so please rest," he guide me to my room. 

His expectants of an eyes watch me slowly nodded my head and didn't complain a bit. Not even trying to 

"Alright! I'll go find the others," he said vaguelyand shut the door up.

Left alone in the room I sigh, try hard not to open the door and comeback to that man. He choose not to follow so what's wrong with me? 

The sight of bed makes me feel sleepy. I yawn and clear my mind to feel the comfort of the bed. Gab's right. I have to rest. That's what I need, right?

Yet it's Pyro I'll see everytime I try to dip into darkness. His eyes begging me to comeback and that he needs me to be his path. He's lost and his trying to reach me.

"What the hell, Arsy?!" Anger with myself I scowl. I widely open my eyes and breath heavily. 

The open window gives me sight of the forest. It's far yet it's seems close. It's scream of home!

"I wish home..." Pyro's saddened voice came to ears. "I wish...you. My home."

My heart tumble and I found myself leaving my room. I ignore all the eyes that meticulously eyed me as I ran through the forest. Hopefully Gab is nowhere and will understand if ever he knows I'm gone away.

"Pyro..." I whisper, my eyes watered for the thought of him alone in that forest. I'm so heartless to this to him!

"Arsy?" someone call my name and before I knew it, he grab with curiousity in eyes. "Where are you going?"

"Let me go," I almost pleading and he's taken aback by that. His hold to my arms loosen that I stop to look at his unfamiliar face yet familiar presence.

Is he someone I know?

"Haru!" someone call him and that's my cue to leave him.

The name's gives me a glimpse of something, yet my heart tremble crazily that I don't focus of it enough. That man though...scream curse over his soul.

Haru? Haru...

"What a peaceful day without that witch!" a defeaning silent all over the town resurface. He only shook his head, smirk to all the people eyed him with malice.

"What?" he growl innocently. "Isn't it peaceful? Is it, right?" he glance at me.

I glare behind my close eyes. "Can you be more considerate, Haru?" my one and only way to stop his inconsiderate.

It takes energy to conceal whatever the truthfulness that is a sin, anger for his words. I turn my back from him, only to hear after the horrible.

He died. 

Every single day.

I gasp to have a better view of the Haru of this day. He didn't wait for the person who call him and follow me with his horrible presence.

"Are you okay?" he ask, curious to my sudden halt.

"You..."

"Where are you going?" his curiousity deepened to realize we only have the forest as destination. 

I shook my head to clear my mind. Horrible scene didn't leave my mind. And here Haru who thought died. I laugh to that thought before, and now that I remember it, it's not a good memory somehow between us.

I let him following me, with his friend kowtowed in the distance. For some reasons they are eyeing me as if I bewitch their friends. And that's too much thought!

"Can you leave me alone?" I try to negotiate but he only shrug. 

"Why? You have someone to meet there?" he turn to the forest, his voice curious for something.

"Yes!" I glare at him. "So can you leave me alone now?"

"Sorry to disappoint you, but I won't," he smirk annoyingly.

The chattering of his friends is one thing, they are judging me with they hawklike eye. It's only adds to the frustration I felt toward this horrible man. 

I gulp. I want to look away but his eyes pleading, trying to say something through his dark eyes. I heave a deep breath, trying to calm myself from the scene that become crystal clear as the moment pass.

"You know, I was horrible back then," he chuckled.

I slowly lifted my head and gasp. He look coldly the forest this time, gone the smirk and replace by something bizzare. I am speechles to say what's in my mind, my heart tumble, this time a sweat rolling in my forehead trace the tremble of my lips.

"And I always am..." the trace of pain he hide perfectly broke by the uncertainty of his voice. His eyes tells me he really was, and is. "I'm horribe...curse by the witch."