A Day in the life of...Li

They all stood around the shallow plot of earth. About six feet deep it was, three feet long, and three feet wide. The reverend had finished speaking long ago. The flowers had been thrown in and the dirt piled on. Everyone else had left but, why hadn't they. Were they just taking longer to say their goodbyes or was it guilt of knowing had they listened they'd have been able to save her...

Earlier ..................

Dust had covered the road, and them for the most part as they walked, their vehicle having broken down. Trudging along the youngest one tripped over something in the road. Fire red hair flying up as he fell. " AHH!" He Rubbed the dust out of his eyes pretty green eyes and dirt from his mouth. " Peh Peh Peh! Groossssee! Dirt tastes nasty..." He frowned slightly and then went to get up when his hands sunk into something making a sickening cracking sound. " WHAT THE ..!??" The Others, Who'd been waiting for him to get up and continue, rushed to him. " Are you alright? Jin?" The young boy blinked and looked up nodding and moving away from the prone stiff form on the ground shakilly. " I- I t-tripped over... and I diddn't know..." He was scared witless of what had been under him just a second ago.

Ryan looked and inspected closer what Jin had tripped upon. It looked almost human. Or at the very least had the hands and feet and lithe frame of a human. The lithe frame of a female to be precise. Young about in her childhood to early teens. She had soft raven hair, it appeared, and next to her was a bear. Her clothes, a small white top and matching skirt, were ragged and torn. She was barefoot he noted. He adjusted his glasses over his icey blue eyes and nodded. He could tell lightly she was still breathing. Just how long had she been out here? His hands went to pull his black hair tail tighter. From his guess she wouldn't live much longer and they would be better off just leaving her as she was. He turned and started walking on, leaving the other three. They'd get behind him in a hurry if they diddn't want to end up outside tonite.

The other two, Twins, .... Beltran and Rowan looked at the girl then to Jin and then to Ryan's retreating form then to each other. Confusion written in on each medium brown face and in both's starry night colored eyes. Shrugging quietly they moved towards the two. Beltran picking up the girl and Rowan moving to scoop up Jin. Luckilly the two youngsters were extremely light. They started to march onward after Ryan into the unkown of the next town.

It had been hours, infact well into the evening, before they'd actually arrived. Beltran and Rowan giving furtive wide mouthed yawns as Ryan held the door open. The girl'd yet to move and Jin had fallen fast asleep in Rowen's arms. Wordlessly they walked in and waited at the front desk the woman behind it looking at them confusedly when they diddn't answer her about how she could help them. Ryan walked up to the woman and told her they needed four rooms for the night. Then he saw the girl and sighed and was about to say five but closed his mouth again knowing Jin despite being asleep would probably just 'Sleep walk' his way into Brunette's room anyway.

" I'm sorry..." The blonde woman behind the desk smiled. " We only have three...." Ryan sighed defeatedly and was about to say something but then he caught the looks on the twins faces. They looked down at the girl, then Jin, then to each other and nodded and then to Ryan and nodded again. " It's fine..." He told the woman, who breathed a small sigh of relief. He paid for the rooms and held his hand out to recieve the keys. Once he had them he led the way to their rooms. This was the first the woman had actually got to see of the girl in Beltran's arms. Even though, earlier she'd had a good full view as the twins were standing there facing her silently. The fact must of been she either hadn't noticed her or simply wasn't paying attention. She let out a gasp nearly falling backwards causing the silent one to turn around and look at her quizzically. She seemd to be in pure shock or fear... Beltran merely shook it off and headed up the stairs. The minute he was out of sight she rushed to the phone and began dialing a number.

Rowen lay Jin in Ryan's room figuring like the other had that he'd just end up in there, anyway he always did, and ruffled the boy's long fire colored locks Then he removed the young one's shoes. Once Jin was tucked in he left Ryan to get dressed for bed and went to his own room. Beltran had decided to stay in the girls room and keep an eye on her, greatful at least, there were two beds. Throwing off his clothes up to his underwear he plopped onto the bed with a yawn and snuggled beneath the covers the white cotton a deep contrast to his smooth medium brown skin. Indeed if one were in the room they'd have to take note of it and how blissfull he looked asleep arms wrapped tightly around his pillow stomach on the sheets back partially exposed and starry night eyes closed leaving only his dark hair splayed like a halo about him the shorter portion of it falling just above his closed eyes.

If I smile
You'll think I'm happy
Then everything will be ok..
And If everythings ok
You'll Never See
Through to my pain
If I smile...
You'll think I'm happy
Then everything will be ok...
You'll never see
The water fall
As I call
Your name into the night
Just wishing I could hold you tight..
And you'll Never see
This side of me
as I build up my wall
Because Then I can just smile
And you'll believe I'm happy
And Then everything wil be ok...

The ghost of her

Still haunts me

No matter what I say

Her memory

Still binds me

In every single way..

Her voice it

Fills my memory

Every single day

And tears apart

My heart strings

Each and every way

The ghost of her

Still haunts me

No matter what I do

The ghost o her still haunts me

Because I can see her

Inside of you...

My throat tightens
As I try to speak
And you look at me
As though I might break
The question I ask
Cracks with my voice
As tears fill my eyes
Not ones to rejoice
I wish you would answer
And fill up this silence
My heart can't take much more
It's completely dishonest...
My Hands grip my face
As I fall to the floor..
I just wanted an answer
Nothing more....
A Broken little doll
Just like before.....

I want you to love me,

I want you to need me,

Baby..Oh baby..

I just want you to see me..

My hand reaches out

As I call through the dark

Hoping you'll hear me

And respond to my heart..

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Your arms always held me

Keeping me safe and warm

And all of those times I felt

I could brave any storm.

My hand is still there

Reaching for yours....

My voice is now lost though..

In this emotional storm.

I don't want to give up

But what hope is there

When you lose your voice

 Calling on thin air......