Six's eyes slowly made their way open from a deep sleep, sighing. She placed her hands on the rough ground, sitting up against the wall.
She looked down as a piece of fabric fell from her shoulders to her lap as she did so. Mono's jacket? Mono? Where is Mono?
Six shot her head over to where Mono had been, and still was. He was still sitting beside her, now as close as ever. He had his bag on still too, Six wasn't sure if he slept with it on or put it on when he woke up, but she didn't really care.
"Hey, you're awake," Mono smiled. Six couldn't see it, but she could tell by the soft tone in his voice. She nodded.
She turned her gaze back down to the brown coat that laid on her lap.
Mono noticed this. "It started getting a little windier and you seemed cold."
She grasped onto the jacket, pulling it back up to her chest. She gripped onto to tightly, as if it was a stuffed animal, as she now started to feel the harsher winds he had pointed out. Mono giggled a little, smiling under his mask as he watched the little girl clutch his jacket.
Six turned her gaze back up to him, he felt another small wave of heat go up to his face, but not as extreme as last night.
"Are you well rested now?" He asked, breaking any tension between the two. She nodded again. "That's good, we should probably head out now," he exclaimed. "The sooner we found our way out, the better."
Six agreed, nodding her head as she always did. She extended her arms outward towards Mono, handing him back his jacket.
"You sure? You might get cold." Mono asked. He knew that he would get cold too, but his under shirt was enough to keep him warm, along with his thick brown jeans.
"Ye..yes," Six mumbled. Mono was a bit taken back, not expecting to hear her talk, only nod. "Th.. thank y..you."
Mono smiled again, glad to hear her talk. Her voice was still quite raspy and weak, but he could tell she was trying her hardest.
"You're welcome," he laughed as he took the coat from her hands, his slightly hands accidentally grazing over hers. There it was again, that stupid rush of heat. Oh my God, stop it. What is wrong with me today?
He looked down at the coat, slipping it back on around his body, fixing the collar and buttoning only the first button.
Mono made his way out of the crack first, slowly, since he was the closest to the opening, Six followed behind.
"I found a path yesterday when I was out, I'm not sure where it leads but it might be promising." Mono said, leaning his back against the wall as Six made her out into the outside. "It's the best plan I've got so far, anyway."
Six agreed, following behind as Mono made his way back to the path he had been exploring just that night.
The sky was still dark, but not as bad as it had been. There was a thick light blue fog that covered the city, the sky started to grow grayer and windier by the second.
Mono and Six blindly made their way around the city, Mono doing his best to remember the path he had taken. Straight through here, left before the next building.. um.
Mono stopped, confused. He brought his hand up and under his mask to his mouth, thinking. He didn't know where to go from here.
They had stopped in a small ally, some walls, apartments, and trash divided, creating a path for the two. The concrete flooring felt wet and cold on their feet. The wind now picking up, the two began to feel small water droplets drop from the sky. Rain.
Mono held out his hand in front of him, letting the droplets crash against his hand. Mono let his mind relax, focusing on the rain. However, his trance was broken when he felt a pair of small hands wrap around his waist.
Mono tenses as he looked down to his side, watching as Six dug her way under his coat, attempting to shield herself from the rain.
Mono relaxed now a bit, but still felt a bit nervous. "Cold?" He asked, giggling a bit again. Six just shrugged, feeling warmed a bit by Mono's natural hear, as she buried her way into his coat a bit more. Mono grabbed part of his coat, holding it over her head, guarding her from the cold rain. The blush in his cheeks came back now as Six held on tighter, he tried to focus on the rain to distract himself but he couldn't.
Mono, as much as he may have wanted to, knew they couldn't stay like that for long. Definitely not out in the open, at risk of anything (or anyone) that could be out.
"Here," Mono said. Six let go of him and took a couple steps back, now vulnerable to the rain. She kept her head down, but her eyes up, watching Mono has he slipped of his coat and handed it out to her.
"Take it," he demanded. Six when to shake her head no, but Mono cut her off before she could. "I'm not asking.. Seriously, take it." He smiled.
Mono was a little scared that his previous statement had come off a little harsh, and maybe it did because Six didn't take the coat from his hands. She just starred.
Without thinking, Mono grabbed the coat by the collar, wrapping it around Six's back as if it was a blanket.
Six starred for a little while longer, now shifting her gaze from the boy to his coat, which was now wrapped around her shoulders. She grabbed the top, covering it over her head to shield herself from the rain.
"Th.. thank y..you," she mumbled out, her eyes still facing the wet ground, watching the rain bang against the cold, solid, concrete.
Mono smiled, his cheeks burnt up and reddened, again. He looked down to the little Six who was stand just in front of him, he tried to ignore the intense heat in his face, but he couldn't. STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT.
Mono stuck his hands up his mask, wanting so bad to take if off. He wiped some water from his face, dripping down his forehead. He wasn't sure if it was rain that had seeped from his paper bag mask or maybe? Sweat?
Why would I be sweating? It's cold and rainy. Why do I feel so warm? Ugh my stomache hurts.
"We.. um," Mono stumbled. "We should, um, get going. Hopefully we can find you a coat or something too. Like your, like, um.. like your own coat." He laughed, extremely nervously.
Six peered up to him, now so confused. Why is he being so weird today? Did something happen last night? She nodded.
They made their way further down the ally. The two reached the end after a while of walking in the rain, only to get dumped in another part of the city.
"Let's go this way," Mono whispered, taking a right turn down the city. The long, tall apartments leaning downward.
Six clutched the coat tighter around her body, the top still covering the top of her head. The rain had died down a bit, but not disappeared completely. Not yet.
Mono turned his back, watching Six as her little legs struggled a bit to keep with his his long strides.
"Want me to slow down a bit?" He whispered. Six just shook her head as she held onto the coat even tighter, making sure the wind wouldn't take it, and paced her way up next to him.
Mono chuckled. "Well if you want me t-" his sentence was cut off by the sound of something. Footsteps.
Shit. Um. Mono looked around, searching for a place to hide and take shelter. He panicked, not being able to find anything.
Mono grabbed Six's wrist, quickly, slipping his hand down a bit to now hold hers. And without thinking, he began to run. Not sure where, but anywhere would be better than out in the open.
He ran towards what looked like an old shed, slipping through the crack in the busted, old, wooden door.
Mono and Six peaked out of the crack, waiting and watching. They heard the footsteps grow louder, the puddles from the rain making it a splashing noise.
They waited for a little while longer, waiting just a little longer for a safe time to escape again.
Six had walked off, taking a look around the small shed as Mono still watched the outside, now finally seeing something walk off, in the opposite direction that they had came from. A viewer.
The Viewer dragged his big feet against the puddles, walking as if he was a zombie, and I guess technically he was.
Mono watched as the Viewer walked off into the distance, the thick blue fog almost seemed as if it had swallowed him whole.
"Okay, Six. Lets-" he turned around to look at Six, but stopped his sentence. He just starred at Six, she was crouched down at her knees, her back turned to him, and she seemed to be messing with something.
"Whatcha got there?" Mono asked, now curiously making his way over to her, to see what she had found.
Mono got out his flashlight, aiming it at the thing Six was messing with. It was fabric. A yellow shiny fabric.
Six lifted it up, both of them curious. It was a raincoat.
Six removed Mono's coat from around her shoulders, handing it back to him as she slide the newly found raincoat over her slim body.
She patted the sides a bit, straighting it out. It was a little big on her, not going too far past her off-white shorts. She looked up at Mono, throwing the yellow hood over her head, hiding her face in a deep dark shadow.
"Looks good," Mono smiled. He slipped his coat back around him, only buttoning the first button, as he always did. "The Viewer seems to be gone and I don't see anyone else coming, we should get going again."
Six agreed, still messing a little around with the raincoat.
They crouched down, sliding back out of the run-down shed back into the cold, dark, foggy, open.
"We have to keep going."
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Authors note:
Sorry I didn't post anything on Saturday, I was still writing this chapter haha. My Spring Break is now over so I should, hopefully, get back onto my old posting schedule but NO PROMISES.
Also, this is what I pictured when Six hid under his coat. I added that part in there because I thought it would be cool to have some of my drawings and the story kinda match up a bit. Thought that would be cute.
(My art account is @ hann.art_ on instagram!!)
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