Zuna
Cross
Moon
Swril
MILD CUSSING IN THIS STORY. Yes I did finish it ^-^
"I remember the first day I saw her. We were little pups playing in the woods, me and my best friend Moon where playing army when we heard someone singing and leaves rustling.
"Ok general lets hide." Moon said to me as we slid under a bush and peeked out.
Then I saw her, even then she was pretty with long flowing golden hair and a cream colored dress on. My heart skipped a beat, she was so damn pretty. Moon nudged my elbow and grabbed his nerf gun and pointed at the girl, I wanted to shake my head but I grabbed mine. Moon burst out of the bush and shot a volley of fake bullets at the girl, she screamed and started to climb a tree Moon pointed his gun up at the girl at shoot. The fake bullet hid her hand she started to fall.
"Got her!" Moon howled.
I looked over at Moon horrified and ran to catch the girl, she looked up at me scared.
"Don't hurt me." she whispered.
"I won't," I said setting her down then turned on Moon.
"You could of really hurt her!" I yelled
"So?" Moon said picking up his bullets.
I growled and threw myself at Moon we started to fight until Moon's mother came into the woods and found us fighting, she broke us apart and I told her what Moon did.
"MOON! Your grounded and you can't have your nerf gun anymore." she yelled hauling him back home.
"Are you hurt too bad?" I asked the girl
"No I'm alright, I'm Willow."
"That’s a pretty name, I'm Zuna." I gazed into the girls light purple eyes I felt like they knew things about me I didn't even know.
"Thanks." Willow said blushing.
I gulped I remember how the older kids at my school talked about love, I then knew what the mean, "Maybe I should walk you home?" I asked seeing the sky start to darken.
"Ok." Willow said, damn I loved her voice it had a pretty tone, like small silver bells ringing.
Willow showed me to her house and I dropped her off, her mom thanked me and I started to walk home the image of her face burned into my mind. By the times I got home both my mom and dad where pissed.
"Where were you! You drove me and your mother sick!" my dad yelled at me.
"Moon shot a girl climbing a tree with a nerf gun and I walked her home." I said calmly, normally my dad scared me but now he didn't.
"Oh honey, that’s so nice. But next time tell us ok?” my mother said setting my little sister, Swril on the couch.
"Ok, her name is Willow." I said, I didn't know why I told them her name but I did.
Suddenly my mothers eyes looked sad and she looked at my dad fearful, "What was her last name Zun?" Zun the nickname my mother gave me, I hated it.
"Birch." I said giggling a bit Willow Birch.
"Time for bed," my dad called the walked me too bed, while my mother took Swril to bed.
I changed into my P.J.'s and waiting until the light in my sisters room went out and my mother was in her room, then I snuck out of bed and crept along the wall to my parents bedroom door. I leaned close and pressed a brown furry ear to the door and listened.
"-Willows father was drug dealer." I heard the ruff voice of my father say.
"Yes, but Zun's never had much interest in girls, do we want to take that away?" my mother's soft voice was barely audible in the dark house.
"Do we want to take the chance that Willow will follow in her dad's paw steps?"
Their room grew so quiet for so long that I also went back to bed, but then I heard my mother's voice.
"I think we should take the chance, if Zun or Willow start acting weird then we can take action." my mother said then she said good-night to my dad.
I waiting there for a few more minutes but sleepiness dragged me back to my warm bed. My dreams where filled with images of Willow. The next mourning I woke and got dressed in a red plaid shirt and jeans, I went into the bathroom and brushed my shoulder length black hair then brushed my teeth. I ran down stairs and my dad looked distrustfully at me from over his news paper, I pretended to not of heard anything last night while my mother handed me a plate on pancakes.
"Thanks mom!" I said digging into the pancakes
"Welcome Zun." my mom said and started to feed Swril her baby food.
I finished my pancakes and downed a glass of milk before grabbing my backpack and running to the bus stop, mush to my disappointment Willow wasn't there. But Moon was, if looks could kill I'd be dead too right now. I wanted to say something too him but nothing came too mind so I just stood there untill the bus came. I got on the bus and sat in one of the front seats, I didn't want Moon to catch me alone. We rode to school and I got out and ran to my class, I kept looking at the clock waiting for free time. Where all the classes go out side and play on the play ground. The time came soon enough and I found Willow hanging by her legs from the monkey bars,
"You gotta try this!" she called down to me.
"Ok, I'll try." I laughed and tried to copy Willow, the first few times I fell but I finally got it.
"Great job." Willow said letting go and falling on the rubber chips used on the play ground, a few minuts later I was joining her on the ground.
"My dad is pretty scary, how is yours?" I asked randomly
"My father was put into jain before I was born, I haven't seen him since." Willow srugged.
"Oh."I said looking around.
And thats how much of grade school was, playing with Willow and getting mean look and fights with Moon.
Middle school is when things changed.
In Middle school everyone was spossed to have dated someone, and well there came the problem. I only had eyes for one girl, and I was too scared that if I asked her out it would ruin our friendship. On a better note I got another new friend who is also friends with Willow, his name is Cross.
I sat in science class bordly doodling on my paper.
"What is the answer Zuna?" Mr.Chess asked
"What was the question again?" I asked ingoring the giggling behind me.
"I asked, if you mix H2O and N2O will it be safe to breath?"
"Umm... yes?" I guessed
"Oh Zuna. No the answer is no."
I snorted and went back to drawing, then the bell rang I grabbed my stuff and meet Willow and Cross in the hall. I was a bit annoyed I wanted to speak to Willow in private, but ohwell.
"Willow I wanted to ask you if you-" I was cut of by Cross
"Come to my epic party this friday!"
I looked over annoyed at Cross but he had a goofy grin on his face so I couldn't be angry for long.
"Sure that sounds fun." Willow said laughing at Cross' face.
"I'll be sure to invite your best friend, Moon!" laughed Cross, me and Willow laughed too. He had said this a lot just to make us laugh.
"Invite me to what?" Moon said pushing Cross up to a wall, let me get this strait Moon was ripped and Cross... well Cross isn't the strongest person.
"Invite you to a party in your huge-" I was cut off again as a teacher came and took Moon away, "Are you ok Cross?"
"Yea, fine." Cross said to Mr.Chess
I rolled my eyes, Moon was so over-reactive now. It was really annoying, I looked at Cross he was rubbing his shoulder.
"You really ok?"
"Yea." Cross smilied
"So Friday? What time?" Willow asked
"Yeah, umm it starts at 8." Cross replied
"Deal, now we better get to the buses before they leave." I said
Me,Cross, and Willow started to walk to our buses. Pity we didn't have the same bus, but no I had to have the bus with Moon. I got on the bus and sat in my normal seat by the bus drivers seat, if Moon bothered me at least I was close to help. I got out my notebook and turned to a page I only drew on when I was alone, a picture of Willow when I first saw her. Her eyes where closed and she had a faint smile on her face, I was pretty good at art and it was really good. Next thing I know a long pen mark is across the page, I look up fury plain on my face and saw Moon.
"Whoops." he said
"I'll whoops you!" I yelled standing up.
"Boys! No fighting on the bus." the bus driver yelled at us.
I felt tears prick my eyes and I sat down and turned around, I wouldn't let Moon see me cry. I tried to clam myself down with the mental image of Willow dancing, it worked. When the bus stopped at my stop I got off and ran home, I quicklu did my homework and ate a sandwhich from much of my mother's pestering. Then I ran out into the woods and meet Willow there, this was normal. We would come too the woods play and teach each other things. Today I taught Willow where the best spots to find arrow heads and pools of fish where and Willow taught me to walk on my hands and basket weaving.
"So are you going to the school dance next Friday?" I asked
"I don't really know, should I?"
"Of course! Your the best dancer I know!" I said playfully throwing a rock at her.
"Fine fine! But you have to dance with me."
"But I'll just slow you down, plus I can't dance."
"Then I'll teach you. Follow my steps." she stood up and took my paws in hers she started with a simple dance and as the hours passed we worked on more harder ones.
Time passed fast- too fast. Sadly dusk came and we both walked home, I walked Willow home keeping an eye out of Moon. When I got Willow to her house I waved to her mother and jogged home, I got home and was met by Swril taunting me.
"Zuna likes Willow, Zuna likes Willow!" she called at me
"No I don't you little brat." I said playfuly and grabbed her legs and hauling her over my shoulder, I ran inside and threw her on the couch. I turned to my parents and said is a very old-type voice.
"Mr and Miss I found this little girl taunting my cows!"
Swril salked up behind me and grabbed my tail and pulled me onto the couch, I started to tickle her and she soon yelled.
"Ok sir! I won't harm your cows again!"
"Or my sheep?"
"No sir."
"Good," I said ruffleing her blue-grey hair. I got up and walked to the dinner table and started to eat the ham and eggs my mom made.
"Can I go to Cross' party this friday?" I asked my mouth full
"Zun don't talk with your mouth full." My father scoled, I took a drink of coke to wash down the food.
"Can I go to Cross' party this Friday?" I asked again.
"If your grades are good." my mother said.
Oh crap, I forgot midterms where comming out this Friday and it was Thrusday. I quicky finished dinner and ran to my room, I started to tear everything up trying to find my phone. I returned to my bed holding my phone and texting Cross.
'Dude I don't think I can make it.'
'Why man! You can't bail on me now.'
'I have to have god grades, and I have a D in science.'
'Man that biittteeess.'
'Yeah...'
I sent the last text and then went over to my computer, I got on Woof Book. I checked all my friends profiles then ment to Moon's I gasped at what I saw. I sighed out and went to another website,
"I'm just seeing things." I sighed and rubbed my face.
The rest of the evening was the same, I worked on the drawing of Willow and tried to get the pen mark out.
The rest of the week was uneventfull, and on Friday I got my grade card and groaned. I had a D in science, "Well Cross I can't make it." I said shoving the pale tan paper in his face.
"Dude, it dosen't matter I got in trouble and can't have the party." he rolled his eyes.
I nodded, this sucked.
So the party was off, and when I went to Willow's house. I found out she was at a therapist, when I asked why Willow's mother said it was a personal reason. I nodded and sadly went back home, I played tag with Swril for awhile but then I went to bed early.
School was boreing and lame until the dance, that night I called Willow and we agreed on a dance. I got dressed in dressed in nice jeans, a white under [censored] with a red plaid button up over it, and I brushed my hair one last time.
I walked to Willow's house and we walked to the school, she was so pretty. Willow was wearing a dark red dress that swriled around her knees, the dress's sleves broke off at the shoulder and two thin lines of fabric held on to a circle of dark red around her elbow.
"You'll be the prettist girl there."
"I don't think so, this dress is too dark-"
"I wasn't talking about your clothes." I cut in.
We got there and it was a slow song, my heart fluttered and I looked at Willow.
"May I have this dance miss?" I said bowing.
"Of course," she took my paw in hers and began to dance like everyone else there, while working our way to the middle.
I thought I would have a heart attack, she was so pretty my heart thumped so loud in my chest I thought Willow would of heard it.
The D.J. changed the song to a faster one and Willow leaned close and whispered it was time. We backed away from each other a bit and the dance started off as up both bowing to each other, then Willow extended a arm and I crossed mine across hers. I can't tell exactly how the dance went but I did know soon we had a crowd around us.
After that Middle School was great, we didn't see much of Moon and me and Willow won the tallent show with that dance. And even Cross got a girl friend.
High School was fun, but I won't bore you with another long school story. But I will recap what happened.
Well me Willow, and Cross all the drivers test on the same day. Cross failed it, many times. I still tease him about it even though he can drive now. There were parties, a lot of parties. I almost got aressted for being at a party with drugs, we did many plays. And most of all, we had fun. Once me and Cross hid in the libary instead of going to class. But I will finish my story at graduation.
"Hello, my name is Willow. Many of you know me, this is the speech I've prepared to say for this moment." she took a drink of water then started, "Many of you may of been hopeing- or dreading a long speech. Well I'll tell you this isn't long at all, over the years we've made good choices and bad ones. It matters little if you made more bad or good, true friends won't gudge each other. Now most have no idea what we will do with ourselves now that were older. Me? I have no idea also, but now is not the time for important choices.It's almost halloween, kick back and have fun." Willow blushed and stepped off the stool and walked beside me in line.
The crowd started to clap, "You did great." I murrmered.
"Thanks." she whispered back.
When the whole thing was over, my parents drove me to the same restront Willow was going to.
"I'm surprised their not dating." my mother whispered to my dad when I hugged Willow friendly.
Our familes sat toghter at a big table, so me and Willow could chat. The dinner went by very fast and soon I was home playing with Swril again.
Today is Halloween, was the only thought in my head when I woke up. I knew my parents where taking Swril and Swrils best friend out, I was going to ask them if Willow could come over and help me hand out candy. Well I more wanted to see Willow again.I came down stairs and Swril didn't stop chattering about her which costume, I smilied and then asked my parents if Willow could come over.
They said yes, so I went to the phone and invited Willow over she could come. That was the most stupidest mistake I've ever made.
Before long my parents where gone and Swril was out trick and treating. Me and Willow where watching a movie and giving out candy, the night passed too fast. And when Swril and mom and dad came home Willow said she wanted to walk home alone, though I didn't want her to she insisted.
"Good-night Willow."
"G'night Zuna."
I then sat on the couch and Swril told me about her night, a few hours passed then I got a phone call Willows mother was on the other end sounding like she'd be crying.
"PLEASE TELL ME WILLOW'S WITH YOU!"
"No, she left to go home awhile ago."
"She hasn't got home."
I didn't need anymore I rushed out of the house with a flash-light and was met by Moon.
"It seems the willow tree has been cut down." he laughed shoveing a bloodly knife in my face.
My mouth dropped and I ran into the woods by our favorite tree, laying betwean the roots like a queen returned to her subjects was Willow. Her chest was stabbed many times and blood coated her dress, I tore huge clumps of hair out of my hair and dropped to my knees beside her. I ripped my shirt off and tied it none too soft around her chest, moonlight outlined every feature on her face.
"I'm so sorry! I should of walked you home." I cried
"Shh- little time is left tell me what you want me to hear."
"Willow I love you!" I cried pressing my lips to her fast cooling ones.
"I love you too." Willow said her voice fading.
"No no no!" I screamed and called 911, the cops and abulance came and took us away. But it was too late, she was gone before they reached the hospital.
"It's all my fault!" I cried when we got to the hospital and the doctors told me she was gone.
"I should of kept her safe." I cried
A short but pretty dcotor hugged me, "Shh, shh. It's alright, the best thing you can do is tell the cops who stabbed her."
I turned and told the cops the whole story, yes the same one I'm telling now." I whiped my eyes with a tissue and blew my nose.
"Here I am 3 weeks later, at Willows funeral. I hope I have touched your hearts with our story." I looked around too see most everyone crying. "My only regreat besides not keeping her safe, is telling her I loved her on the last night of her life I should of told her much sooner." I said
"Miss Brich, I'm so sorry your daughter was killed it's all my fault."
"No, it's Moon's." she cried.
I walked back to my seat and Willow's coffin was carried out to her burial place, I broke down then. Right beside her grave I broke out in wailing, Swril came over and hugged me. When the finished burring her, with the help of Miss Brich we planted a willow tree my her tomb stone. Before I left I placed a note and a rose on her grave.
5 years later~
Zuna is part of the fbi the finds out why ciminals do certain things, thus helping the cops catch them. He is also known as a profiler, every day he visits Willow's grave.
Miss Brich killed herself after a week without her daughter.
Moon was sentanced to death by the judge.
Swril helps out at a mental hospital on the weekends.
Zuna's parents are still living in the same house raising Swril.
Cross is happily married with a pup on the way.
"Ok general lets hide." Moon said to me as we slid under a bush and peeked out.
Then I saw her, even then she was pretty with long flowing golden hair and a cream colored dress on. My heart skipped a beat, she was so damn pretty. Moon nudged my elbow and grabbed his nerf gun and pointed at the girl, I wanted to shake my head but I grabbed mine. Moon burst out of the bush and shot a volley of fake bullets at the girl, she screamed and started to climb a tree Moon pointed his gun up at the girl at shoot. The fake bullet hid her hand she started to fall.
"Got her!" Moon howled.
I looked over at Moon horrified and ran to catch the girl, she looked up at me scared.
"Don't hurt me." she whispered.
"I won't," I said setting her down then turned on Moon.
"You could of really hurt her!" I yelled
"So?" Moon said picking up his bullets.
I growled and threw myself at Moon we started to fight until Moon's mother came into the woods and found us fighting, she broke us apart and I told her what Moon did.
"MOON! Your grounded and you can't have your nerf gun anymore." she yelled hauling him back home.
"Are you hurt too bad?" I asked the girl
"No I'm alright, I'm Willow."
"That’s a pretty name, I'm Zuna." I gazed into the girls light purple eyes I felt like they knew things about me I didn't even know.
"Thanks." Willow said blushing.
I gulped I remember how the older kids at my school talked about love, I then knew what the mean, "Maybe I should walk you home?" I asked seeing the sky start to darken.
"Ok." Willow said, damn I loved her voice it had a pretty tone, like small silver bells ringing.
Willow showed me to her house and I dropped her off, her mom thanked me and I started to walk home the image of her face burned into my mind. By the times I got home both my mom and dad where pissed.
"Where were you! You drove me and your mother sick!" my dad yelled at me.
"Moon shot a girl climbing a tree with a nerf gun and I walked her home." I said calmly, normally my dad scared me but now he didn't.
"Oh honey, that’s so nice. But next time tell us ok?” my mother said setting my little sister, Swril on the couch.
"Ok, her name is Willow." I said, I didn't know why I told them her name but I did.
Suddenly my mothers eyes looked sad and she looked at my dad fearful, "What was her last name Zun?" Zun the nickname my mother gave me, I hated it.
"Birch." I said giggling a bit Willow Birch.
"Time for bed," my dad called the walked me too bed, while my mother took Swril to bed.
I changed into my P.J.'s and waiting until the light in my sisters room went out and my mother was in her room, then I snuck out of bed and crept along the wall to my parents bedroom door. I leaned close and pressed a brown furry ear to the door and listened.
"-Willows father was drug dealer." I heard the ruff voice of my father say.
"Yes, but Zun's never had much interest in girls, do we want to take that away?" my mother's soft voice was barely audible in the dark house.
"Do we want to take the chance that Willow will follow in her dad's paw steps?"
Their room grew so quiet for so long that I also went back to bed, but then I heard my mother's voice.
"I think we should take the chance, if Zun or Willow start acting weird then we can take action." my mother said then she said good-night to my dad.
I waiting there for a few more minutes but sleepiness dragged me back to my warm bed. My dreams where filled with images of Willow. The next mourning I woke and got dressed in a red plaid shirt and jeans, I went into the bathroom and brushed my shoulder length black hair then brushed my teeth. I ran down stairs and my dad looked distrustfully at me from over his news paper, I pretended to not of heard anything last night while my mother handed me a plate on pancakes.
"Thanks mom!" I said digging into the pancakes
"Welcome Zun." my mom said and started to feed Swril her baby food.
I finished my pancakes and downed a glass of milk before grabbing my backpack and running to the bus stop, mush to my disappointment Willow wasn't there. But Moon was, if looks could kill I'd be dead too right now. I wanted to say something too him but nothing came too mind so I just stood there untill the bus came. I got on the bus and sat in one of the front seats, I didn't want Moon to catch me alone. We rode to school and I got out and ran to my class, I kept looking at the clock waiting for free time. Where all the classes go out side and play on the play ground. The time came soon enough and I found Willow hanging by her legs from the monkey bars,
"You gotta try this!" she called down to me.
"Ok, I'll try." I laughed and tried to copy Willow, the first few times I fell but I finally got it.
"Great job." Willow said letting go and falling on the rubber chips used on the play ground, a few minuts later I was joining her on the ground.
"My dad is pretty scary, how is yours?" I asked randomly
"My father was put into jain before I was born, I haven't seen him since." Willow srugged.
"Oh."I said looking around.
And thats how much of grade school was, playing with Willow and getting mean look and fights with Moon.
Middle school is when things changed.
In Middle school everyone was spossed to have dated someone, and well there came the problem. I only had eyes for one girl, and I was too scared that if I asked her out it would ruin our friendship. On a better note I got another new friend who is also friends with Willow, his name is Cross.
I sat in science class bordly doodling on my paper.
"What is the answer Zuna?" Mr.Chess asked
"What was the question again?" I asked ingoring the giggling behind me.
"I asked, if you mix H2O and N2O will it be safe to breath?"
"Umm... yes?" I guessed
"Oh Zuna. No the answer is no."
I snorted and went back to drawing, then the bell rang I grabbed my stuff and meet Willow and Cross in the hall. I was a bit annoyed I wanted to speak to Willow in private, but ohwell.
"Willow I wanted to ask you if you-" I was cut of by Cross
"Come to my epic party this friday!"
I looked over annoyed at Cross but he had a goofy grin on his face so I couldn't be angry for long.
"Sure that sounds fun." Willow said laughing at Cross' face.
"I'll be sure to invite your best friend, Moon!" laughed Cross, me and Willow laughed too. He had said this a lot just to make us laugh.
"Invite me to what?" Moon said pushing Cross up to a wall, let me get this strait Moon was ripped and Cross... well Cross isn't the strongest person.
"Invite you to a party in your huge-" I was cut off again as a teacher came and took Moon away, "Are you ok Cross?"
"Yea, fine." Cross said to Mr.Chess
I rolled my eyes, Moon was so over-reactive now. It was really annoying, I looked at Cross he was rubbing his shoulder.
"You really ok?"
"Yea." Cross smilied
"So Friday? What time?" Willow asked
"Yeah, umm it starts at 8." Cross replied
"Deal, now we better get to the buses before they leave." I said
Me,Cross, and Willow started to walk to our buses. Pity we didn't have the same bus, but no I had to have the bus with Moon. I got on the bus and sat in my normal seat by the bus drivers seat, if Moon bothered me at least I was close to help. I got out my notebook and turned to a page I only drew on when I was alone, a picture of Willow when I first saw her. Her eyes where closed and she had a faint smile on her face, I was pretty good at art and it was really good. Next thing I know a long pen mark is across the page, I look up fury plain on my face and saw Moon.
"Whoops." he said
"I'll whoops you!" I yelled standing up.
"Boys! No fighting on the bus." the bus driver yelled at us.
I felt tears prick my eyes and I sat down and turned around, I wouldn't let Moon see me cry. I tried to clam myself down with the mental image of Willow dancing, it worked. When the bus stopped at my stop I got off and ran home, I quicklu did my homework and ate a sandwhich from much of my mother's pestering. Then I ran out into the woods and meet Willow there, this was normal. We would come too the woods play and teach each other things. Today I taught Willow where the best spots to find arrow heads and pools of fish where and Willow taught me to walk on my hands and basket weaving.
"So are you going to the school dance next Friday?" I asked
"I don't really know, should I?"
"Of course! Your the best dancer I know!" I said playfully throwing a rock at her.
"Fine fine! But you have to dance with me."
"But I'll just slow you down, plus I can't dance."
"Then I'll teach you. Follow my steps." she stood up and took my paws in hers she started with a simple dance and as the hours passed we worked on more harder ones.
Time passed fast- too fast. Sadly dusk came and we both walked home, I walked Willow home keeping an eye out of Moon. When I got Willow to her house I waved to her mother and jogged home, I got home and was met by Swril taunting me.
"Zuna likes Willow, Zuna likes Willow!" she called at me
"No I don't you little brat." I said playfuly and grabbed her legs and hauling her over my shoulder, I ran inside and threw her on the couch. I turned to my parents and said is a very old-type voice.
"Mr and Miss I found this little girl taunting my cows!"
Swril salked up behind me and grabbed my tail and pulled me onto the couch, I started to tickle her and she soon yelled.
"Ok sir! I won't harm your cows again!"
"Or my sheep?"
"No sir."
"Good," I said ruffleing her blue-grey hair. I got up and walked to the dinner table and started to eat the ham and eggs my mom made.
"Can I go to Cross' party this friday?" I asked my mouth full
"Zun don't talk with your mouth full." My father scoled, I took a drink of coke to wash down the food.
"Can I go to Cross' party this Friday?" I asked again.
"If your grades are good." my mother said.
Oh crap, I forgot midterms where comming out this Friday and it was Thrusday. I quicky finished dinner and ran to my room, I started to tear everything up trying to find my phone. I returned to my bed holding my phone and texting Cross.
'Dude I don't think I can make it.'
'Why man! You can't bail on me now.'
'I have to have god grades, and I have a D in science.'
'Man that biittteeess.'
'Yeah...'
I sent the last text and then went over to my computer, I got on Woof Book. I checked all my friends profiles then ment to Moon's I gasped at what I saw. I sighed out and went to another website,
"I'm just seeing things." I sighed and rubbed my face.
The rest of the evening was the same, I worked on the drawing of Willow and tried to get the pen mark out.
The rest of the week was uneventfull, and on Friday I got my grade card and groaned. I had a D in science, "Well Cross I can't make it." I said shoving the pale tan paper in his face.
"Dude, it dosen't matter I got in trouble and can't have the party." he rolled his eyes.
I nodded, this sucked.
So the party was off, and when I went to Willow's house. I found out she was at a therapist, when I asked why Willow's mother said it was a personal reason. I nodded and sadly went back home, I played tag with Swril for awhile but then I went to bed early.
School was boreing and lame until the dance, that night I called Willow and we agreed on a dance. I got dressed in dressed in nice jeans, a white under [censored] with a red plaid button up over it, and I brushed my hair one last time.
I walked to Willow's house and we walked to the school, she was so pretty. Willow was wearing a dark red dress that swriled around her knees, the dress's sleves broke off at the shoulder and two thin lines of fabric held on to a circle of dark red around her elbow.
"You'll be the prettist girl there."
"I don't think so, this dress is too dark-"
"I wasn't talking about your clothes." I cut in.
We got there and it was a slow song, my heart fluttered and I looked at Willow.
"May I have this dance miss?" I said bowing.
"Of course," she took my paw in hers and began to dance like everyone else there, while working our way to the middle.
I thought I would have a heart attack, she was so pretty my heart thumped so loud in my chest I thought Willow would of heard it.
The D.J. changed the song to a faster one and Willow leaned close and whispered it was time. We backed away from each other a bit and the dance started off as up both bowing to each other, then Willow extended a arm and I crossed mine across hers. I can't tell exactly how the dance went but I did know soon we had a crowd around us.
After that Middle School was great, we didn't see much of Moon and me and Willow won the tallent show with that dance. And even Cross got a girl friend.
High School was fun, but I won't bore you with another long school story. But I will recap what happened.
Well me Willow, and Cross all the drivers test on the same day. Cross failed it, many times. I still tease him about it even though he can drive now. There were parties, a lot of parties. I almost got aressted for being at a party with drugs, we did many plays. And most of all, we had fun. Once me and Cross hid in the libary instead of going to class. But I will finish my story at graduation.
"Hello, my name is Willow. Many of you know me, this is the speech I've prepared to say for this moment." she took a drink of water then started, "Many of you may of been hopeing- or dreading a long speech. Well I'll tell you this isn't long at all, over the years we've made good choices and bad ones. It matters little if you made more bad or good, true friends won't gudge each other. Now most have no idea what we will do with ourselves now that were older. Me? I have no idea also, but now is not the time for important choices.It's almost halloween, kick back and have fun." Willow blushed and stepped off the stool and walked beside me in line.
The crowd started to clap, "You did great." I murrmered.
"Thanks." she whispered back.
When the whole thing was over, my parents drove me to the same restront Willow was going to.
"I'm surprised their not dating." my mother whispered to my dad when I hugged Willow friendly.
Our familes sat toghter at a big table, so me and Willow could chat. The dinner went by very fast and soon I was home playing with Swril again.
Today is Halloween, was the only thought in my head when I woke up. I knew my parents where taking Swril and Swrils best friend out, I was going to ask them if Willow could come over and help me hand out candy. Well I more wanted to see Willow again.I came down stairs and Swril didn't stop chattering about her which costume, I smilied and then asked my parents if Willow could come over.
They said yes, so I went to the phone and invited Willow over she could come. That was the most stupidest mistake I've ever made.
Before long my parents where gone and Swril was out trick and treating. Me and Willow where watching a movie and giving out candy, the night passed too fast. And when Swril and mom and dad came home Willow said she wanted to walk home alone, though I didn't want her to she insisted.
"Good-night Willow."
"G'night Zuna."
I then sat on the couch and Swril told me about her night, a few hours passed then I got a phone call Willows mother was on the other end sounding like she'd be crying.
"PLEASE TELL ME WILLOW'S WITH YOU!"
"No, she left to go home awhile ago."
"She hasn't got home."
I didn't need anymore I rushed out of the house with a flash-light and was met by Moon.
"It seems the willow tree has been cut down." he laughed shoveing a bloodly knife in my face.
My mouth dropped and I ran into the woods by our favorite tree, laying betwean the roots like a queen returned to her subjects was Willow. Her chest was stabbed many times and blood coated her dress, I tore huge clumps of hair out of my hair and dropped to my knees beside her. I ripped my shirt off and tied it none too soft around her chest, moonlight outlined every feature on her face.
"I'm so sorry! I should of walked you home." I cried
"Shh- little time is left tell me what you want me to hear."
"Willow I love you!" I cried pressing my lips to her fast cooling ones.
"I love you too." Willow said her voice fading.
"No no no!" I screamed and called 911, the cops and abulance came and took us away. But it was too late, she was gone before they reached the hospital.
"It's all my fault!" I cried when we got to the hospital and the doctors told me she was gone.
"I should of kept her safe." I cried
A short but pretty dcotor hugged me, "Shh, shh. It's alright, the best thing you can do is tell the cops who stabbed her."
I turned and told the cops the whole story, yes the same one I'm telling now." I whiped my eyes with a tissue and blew my nose.
"Here I am 3 weeks later, at Willows funeral. I hope I have touched your hearts with our story." I looked around too see most everyone crying. "My only regreat besides not keeping her safe, is telling her I loved her on the last night of her life I should of told her much sooner." I said
"Miss Brich, I'm so sorry your daughter was killed it's all my fault."
"No, it's Moon's." she cried.
I walked back to my seat and Willow's coffin was carried out to her burial place, I broke down then. Right beside her grave I broke out in wailing, Swril came over and hugged me. When the finished burring her, with the help of Miss Brich we planted a willow tree my her tomb stone. Before I left I placed a note and a rose on her grave.
5 years later~
Zuna is part of the fbi the finds out why ciminals do certain things, thus helping the cops catch them. He is also known as a profiler, every day he visits Willow's grave.
Miss Brich killed herself after a week without her daughter.
Moon was sentanced to death by the judge.
Swril helps out at a mental hospital on the weekends.
Zuna's parents are still living in the same house raising Swril.
Cross is happily married with a pup on the way.
