Chapter XIII: Sorrows of the Past

While she was driving their way to the hospital, he acts very strange. He looks at his cellular phone every minute and his hands, they are tightly closed, as if he wants to punch someone in the face. She knew there was a problem from the moment they got out of the mansion.


"Hey, is there anything you want to tell me?" Nix asked her best friend but no answer was heard. "Onmaen!" she shouted. "Yeah, what?" he is definitely irritated. "I said, is there anything you want to tell me?"

"Nothing, nothing." it's obvious that he's hiding something, though. "Oh really? That's not you Onmaen. You always talk to me about things, very talkative, i could say. I know if you have any problems because we've been friends for a long time. So now, please tell me, what's the problem?" she is very worried for her friend.

He looks at her eyes and says, "I'm sorry. It's just that I don't know if I should tell you this." Nix wanted to know something. "We've been friends for what? A lifetime? C'mon, don't you trust me anymore?" tears started to form on her brown eyes. He wiped her tears away and replied. "Of course not. I'll tell you what happened so please stop crying now. I saw your brother, Nathan, a while ago while waiting for you, kissing Lexi."

"What? But I didn't know that he had a girlfriend. He tells me everything. Oh well, I'll ask him later. Please don't be mad at him. I know that you have a big crush on Lexi." she showed her 'puppy dog eyes'. "Okay, okay. Besides, I couldn't blame him." And at last, No name smiled again. Upon this, they reached the hospital. The two went up to room 327 where Zilch and Trent are staying.

Joy can be easily seen in the eyes of the two friends who undeniably miss each other. "At last, you came." Zilch said. "I'm sorry. Something happened--" Nix tried to explain. "No worries. Onmaen told me some details on what had happened. Tell me the whole story now, okay?" she is definitely a good friend to her. She seemed like her sister because of that. When Nix is ready to speak, someone knocked at the door.

"Hi. I'm Dr. Puy. Dr. Dean is not here today so he sent me a message that you two can go home now. Be safe." the doctor said with a weird voice. "He sure freaked me out." Trent said as the doctor closed the door. "You!" Nix said. "I told you to take care of my best friend, right? What happened to that?" It's obvious that she's just kidding, though. "Uhm. Well, sorry." All laughed at that. The three knew that Nix was just joking upon saying those words. "Trent, I'll go get some clothes for you so that you can go home now and Zilch, do you mind if I borrow your key to get some of yours, too?" Onmaen said.

"Here's the key. Thanks No name." she beamed a smile. "Zilch, I'll leave you here with Trent for a while, okay? I didn't have my breakfast and I'm really starving." Nix pleaded. "Okay, okay. Bon apetit!" Nix hurried to the canteen and bought foods for her and the other three. She is walking back to the room when someone just bumped her. The soda that she is drinking made her shirt wet. "Miss, are you alright? I'm so sorry, i didn't see you." Nix got the bag and threw the can on the nearby trash can. The boy offered his hanky to her but she refused. So he decided to offer her a hand, instead. She was surprised to see three things very common on the boy's hand and his hand. The tattoo, the watch and the ring. She started to cry. The boy wiped her tears away and cupped her cheeks so that he can see who she was. "What's the--"

'No. It...it can't be. Why now? Shit!' they both thought. "Not now, Yxir. Not--" and she collapsed. He didn't know what to do. Will he help her? or leave her alone? He onced left her but she helped him. But there is something inside him forcing him to leave her alone. Yxir decided to help Nix and as he held her up, two men rushed towards them.

The one to Nix.

The other to, obviously, punch Yxir.

Chapter XII: Lost and Broken

He now stands before the Schneere mansion. Yesterday was tiring. He was exhausted. He collapsed on the bed without saying a word what so ever.

"Hello? May I come in now please? This is No Name, Nix's friend." his voice still with worry.

"Sure." the guard's voice was heard and the gates of the mansion opens slowly.

He swiftly passes the verdant facade of the mansion and knocks at the main door. The butler opens the doors and points him to the door of the music room. Music of Nix's cello can be heard as he approaches it, each note filled with melancholy.

He sighs slowly and knocks at the door. Thoughts filled his mind. He was nervous.

The music stopped and light footsteps could be heard. The doorknob twisted and the door slowly creaked. The door opened and stood Nix.

"Nix!" Onmaen said with surprise. "No Name!" Nix replied. "What happened to you? Zilch and I have been worrying about you!" he silently laughed at himself. He was starting to sound like his mother.

"Well, I've been through a lot lately. But enough about me. I heard that you rushed Zilch and Trent to the hospital!" worry present in her voice. "What happened to them?"

"Well, I'm not sure myself. I just saw them sitting in the park, in the middle of rainstorm." No Name rolled his eyes. Nix sighed. "I hope that they'll be okay." "Want to check on them? I'm sure Zilch would like to see you." Onmaen reassured.

"Sure! Why not! I'll just get changed. Wait a minute, alright?" Nix asked. "Sure."

Nix proceeded to the bathroom and No Name peered at the window. It was a nice day, today. The bright sunlight sparkled along the windowsill. He viewed the garden of the mansion.

At this moment, his heart shattered to a million pieces.

Lexi was kissing Nathan.

"You ready to leave?" Nix asked. This made No Name jump.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's go." sadness filled his eyes. He stared down the floor.

He wanted to get away.

Chapter XI: Doubts and Despair

Onmaen wondered why people called this the waiting room. He thought that maybe, this is the place where loved ones await the fate of the people in danger. The stark white walls of the hospital made him want to puke - he wasn't fond of hospitals. Just then, his mobile phone vibrated in his coat pocket. "Hello?" he mumbled as he flipped his phone open.
"Is this Onmaen?" a deep, manly voice said on the other line.
"Yes sir," he answered, this time, his voice a bit louder.
"This is Nathan, Nix's brother. I'm allowing you guys to come here,"
"I'm afraid we can't, sir. My friend and cousin are in the hospital. I think Nix should come here,"
"She will pass by tomorrow. She's still a bit... Hurt, right now," Nathan said with a hint of hesitation and anger in his voice.
"We will be counting on that," Onmaen said and snapped the phone shut.

"Mister, are you of any relation to the two?" a nurse asked him.
"I'm cousins with the guy and friends with the girl,"
"Oh. They're both on stable conditions but are resting. Come back again tomorrow, if you want. It's awfully late, you should be going home," she said with a sweet smile.
"Thank you. Good night," he said and walked down the hallway, his feet making padded sounds in the quiet building.

Onmaen decided to pass by Nix's house, just to see how she's doing.
"You're not allowed to see her yet," one of the guards retorted upon seeing Onmaen.
"Her brother, Nathan, called me today,"
"He said it's okay for friends to see Ms. Nix tomorrow," he said, emphasizing on the last word.
"Fine, fine," Onmaen said and raised his arms in defeat.

"Onmaen!" someone called him from afar.
Onmaen turned his back and saw Lexi speeding, running towards him. "Hey," she panted. "I heard about Zilch. How's she?"
"Well, she's okay now. That girl... Ah, I don't know what's going on in her twisted mind," Onmaen sighed.
"Wow, you must really care for your friends. I also saw you a while ago over at Nix's,"
"What are you, my stalker?" Onmaen poked Lexi's arm.
"No, silly! It just so happens I like to follow you and take things you dipsose of out the bin. Hell, I even have an altar of you in a secret room over at my house," she said sarcastically.
"Wow, someone sure had an overdose of pills," he snorted. "So what brings you here?"
"I went to see an old friend," she said uneasily.
"Friend or flame?"
"Er, why?"
"Who?
Lexi took a deep breath.
"Nathan Schneere," she said with a sigh. "We used to be... Well, we're just friends."

"Just friends..." Onmaen repeated in a whisper. That phrase reiterated in his mind the whole night. After walking Lexi home, after dinner, before sleeping. It was an uneasy night for him, as he tossed and turned, unable to get the sleep he needed.

Chapter X: Your Guardian Angel

Days passed and still, there is no news from Nix. Guards encircle the whole manor. All lights are always turned on she doesn’t want that and her dog is outside the house. “What is happening Nix? Why don’t you call me or Zilch?" Onmaen thought as he silently watched the raindrops fall making him remember her.

She woke up as if it was the first day she saw the world. The lights were so bright above her that she can’t almost see. And there was someone sitting beside her.

“Good morning sis. At last, after 3 long days, you have awaken from your deep slumber. “The boy spoke. “ Nathan! Is that you? Why are you here and why is?" Nix exclaimed. “Yes, it’s me. I wanted to surprise you because I know that you here been alone for some time. But, instead, I was the one who was surprised. I rang the doorbell but there was no answer. Good thing, I had my key. The house was very quiet when I entered so I thought that maybe you are still on bed but there was no you lying in this bed so I went to the music room. And yes, you were there with blood on your clothes and your cello." She was interrupted by her brother, Nathan.

“Oh. Is that so?” Nix was very embarrassed of herself. “Yes. I didn’t send you to the hospital but I called on the family doctor to come over. Much blood was lost but miraculously it didn’t need any replacement. Now, please tell me who did this to you.” He sounded really worried. “No one, “ she answered plainly. “ Maybe its your friends, that is why you won’t tell me, eh?” Nathan’s voice become louder. “NO! No one did this to me! Especially my friends! They would do nothing harm me. “ Nix defended her friends. “Then, who did this to you!?”

“No one, I did this to myself, Nathan, honest.”

“What the!?Then, tell me the reason why.”

“I understand that you are worried but I can’t tell you.”

“Please, Nix, I would be a way useless brother if you won’t tell.” Nathan held the hands of his sister. “Okay. It…It’s…Yxir…Yxir Dance,well,ofcourse you don’t--"

“Yxir? Yxir who?”

“Yxir Dance. Don’t tell me.” Nix gasped. “That bastard! He is a member of the club that I am involved at school. He’ll pay.”

“No, Nathan, Please don’t.”

“Not this time, Nix. Not this time. Don’t dare go anywhere right now. I’ll call your friends to come over. But please don’t go anywhere.”

Your family is the one that you could count on always they are the ones who will never leave you. The ones who will do everything just to protect you.