"You're so cruel, Petal," Leaf mumbled crossly. "Oh, shut up, Leaf!" Petal snapped. "It's your fault! You're the one who doesn't care about Berry!" Before Petal could blink, Leaf's small fist had smashed into her face. "Take that back! Right now, Petal!" Petal didn't cry, just put her hand to her nose. When she pulled her hand back and looked at it, it was stained with blood. Petal's jaw tightened. "I won't take it back. Not until you prove that you care about her." Leaf glared at Petal, clenching her fists. Petal's eyes widened when she saw blood dripping from Leaf's hands. "Leaf, stop that!" "Why? No one cares if I do." Leaf spread out her fingers and looked at her bleeding palm. The blood was also on her nails. She had been digging them into her hand. Her grass-green eyes flashed as she looked up at Petal. "Unless.... you...." Petal looked disgusted. "I could care LESS what you do! Hurt yourself all you want, I don't CARE!" She turned and ran as fast as she could away from Leaf. Leaf watched silently, using a tissue to clean up her bloodied hand. "She didn't see you, you know. You can come on out." There was a chuckle from behind her. "So I saw..." A tall woman stepped out from behind little Leaf. "Good job hiding me. How's the plan?" "Look, Root, I just want to find Berry, all right? You promised you'd hep me find her." Leaf looked around. Root laughed. "I will help you, it's all right. And no one is here but me. Go ahead. I can tell you've been holding back the temptation." Leaf held up her hand and licked some of the blood from it with an expression of relief.
FN Pixie · Sat Mar 07, 2009 @ 01:53pm · 0 Comments |