Dancing

Chapter 2

One. Two. Three. Four.

"No wait! I'm not ready!"

"Oh, okay then. Let's start over"

"Okay!"

One, two, three, four...

"There you're doing it!"

"Really? Am I mommy?"

"Yes!"

…

Do I make you proud?

"Yeah, I don't really remember much about my mom either," I responded as I played with this small teddy bear I had received from Lilynette the day before. She had come after school and stayed a while with me and Stark. I was really lucky to have such good friends like them. Of course, while I had an excuse to refrain from school she did not and today she was still in school.

I looked up at Stark with a sorrowful look, we had spent the whole morning sharing our memories, and well I couldn't help but get a bit emotional as I recalled my mother. "I really miss her, though," I confessed as I stared into his deep gray eyes. In return he offered a soft smile before speaking.

"You mention her a lot in your sleep," he admitted softly as he sat at the edge of his chair, his hands clasped before him tightly. I looked down at the small stuffed animal and gave a weak smile. After so long I still couldn't forget her, I still remembered her, I still missed her.

"She died a long time ago," I informed as I recalled the day, its events so clearly embedded in my mind.

"Mommy?"

no answer.

I rushed outside the door to see her car on,

she did not bother to look at me,

I don't think she even saw me.

She just drove off our driveway and into the empty street.

"Mommy?"

Why did you leave me?

I wanted to chase after her,

I think I did,

but I lost track of her and remained soaking wet,

just standing there in the empty street.

The way home was silent and cold,

I was so scared.

You never came back.

The next day I waited and waited,

but you never walked through that door.

Then the phone rang loudly,

thinking it was you I ran to it,

it was a voice and message I wish to forget,

one that I wish I never had received.

You died.

No, but I don't want to remember what truly happened.

Silence filled the cold hospital room, neither one of us said another word. Although I was glad for the momentary silence it terrified me all at once. It felt as if all those memories I thought and so desperately wished to erase slowly came back crawling up towards the surface. "Its alright, I mean, I'm sure she is in a better place now," he replied hoping it would ease my pain.

I looked back up at him, unaware that I had drifted up into a nostalgic wave, and smiled softly at him. "Yeah, in a better place," I repeated as I shifted into a sitting position in the somewhat stiff hospital bed. "Hey, do you think I'll be able to walk any time soon?" I asked curiously as we both looked at my injured leg.

"Yeah, but it won't be easy," he warned as he observed the injury. It wasn't too serious, but it would be hard to get back on my feet again. I frowned a bit as I saw the serious expression on Stark's face as his eyes did not move from my injured leg.

"Will I be able to dance again?" I asked a bit scared of what the answer was. Stark's gaze shifted from my leg to me and gave me a comforting smile before speaking.

"Yeah, but I think you should be a more careful next time," he suggested with a worried tone, but nevertheless he smiled sweetly at me. I happily smiled back, although I felt a bit embarrassed at the same time at the reason of why I had ended in this decrepit state.

Before either of us could say another word the door of my room opened and my small happy friend came running in. "Anima!" she shouted in pure joy. I smiled happily as she came rushing towards me. How time flew, she had already gotten out of school and to me it felt like it had only been a little while ago since she left and now she was back.

"Lilynette, can't you see you;re hurting her?" Stark scolded his younger sister as she briskly hugged me. I just giggled as she began telling me about her day and began asking of how my day had gone, completely ignoring what her brother had just told her. Stark's response was just a tired sigh, but he let the subject go.

"So do you like Mr. Cuddles?" she asked as she took the small bear she had given me before and swayed it in front of me.

"Yeah, thank you." I responded sincerely as her eyes lit up in happiness. She was about to say something when Stark commented on her last phrase.

"Mr. Cuddles? You named it already?" he asked as he looked at the bear before chuckling at her childish behavior. Lilynette seemed to get offended at his rude comment and harshly threw the bear at him furiously.

"Well forgive me for not being dull and boring like you!" she shot back in anger as her brother got a hold of the bear she had just thrown at her and rubbed his head, where she had just hit him.

"Hey! You just threw my bear!" I replied before they could continue arguing. Lilynette embarrassed at her rash action turned back and apologized.

"Sorry, I forgot," she apologized as she retrieved the bear from Stark. Before Stark could deny her the permission to take the bear back Lilynette briskly snatched it out of his hand and walked over to me.

"Why do you have to be so dumb?" he asked a bit annoyed. This only added to her anger and before you knew it they were back to arguing with each other about trivial things.

"Mommy?"

Why did you leave me?

One, Two, Three

and you were gone,

with the blink of an eye.

Why?

One, Two, Three

I want to forget too,

I want to forget the way you did,

so quickly and so easily.

Do you see me now?

I am not alone,

not anymore.

I wish you could see me,

I wish you were here.

I miss you,

but I won't cry for you,

no,

not anymore,

you are not the only one,

I have others now.

Others, who won't leave me,

like you did.

I know I haven't updated all my other stories, but I just have so much things to do, but I did promise to have this chapter up soon... Sorry, ^^; I know it is a bit late, but here it is! :D Hope you all enjoy it, I personally found it fun to write. This chapter was basically to introduce her mother and well sort of the mystery that her past is ^^ Next chapter should have a lot of Stark and Anima moments! :)

Special thanks to rainy-lullaby and ViolentxLove!! You're reviews made my day and helped this story continue! :D

BTW I chose to name my OC Anima, because it means soul, and well she seems to struggle with her past, so I decided to name her that!

:P Anyways, please review! :D