CHAPTER#6 : AT HOSPITAL -6:02 PM;

Catriel opened her tired eyes and close them almost immediately due to bright light shinning in her eyes. After few minutes, she slowly opened them again and after adjusting them to the light, she looks around and comes in a conclusion that she's in the HOSPITAL.

Catriel tried to think of the events of how did she end up here and then her eyes opened wide as she remembered about the girl and the men in black attics. Just then, she heard the pitter patter of rain drops. She looks at the open widow from where little drops of rain were coming inside, towards her.

She looks at the door when the door open and the same girl appears.

She smile at catriel, "Oh! you're awake. Good! Aish... the rain..,sorry i forgot to close it. By the way, my name is Iris" Catriel watches as the unknown girl now known as iris, walks to the window and was about to close the window when catriel stops her immediately.

"Wait!!" Maybe a little louder, taking the other off-guard as the other (iris) flinches lightly and looks back at catriel with her delicate hands on window frame to close it and eyebrows raised.

"Is everything okay..?" catriel only nods her head slowly, returning her eyes to the rain. Her face had a peaceful expression.

Iris sigh and takes a step back but looks at a now closed eyes catriel who started.

"I love rain." Iris frowned her perfect made eyebrows as she looks at catriel.

"Most people do." She shrug it.

A small smile appears on catriel face as she opened her eyes and replied, "Yeah.. that's why, when the rain pours.. they all hide inside?" Catriel looks at the frowny iris. The small smile never leaving her face.

"What do you mean?" Iris ask her. Catriel smiles bitterly and scoffs before turning to look outside again. But this time, with no smile.

"Everyone is fake. They say something and show something entirely different through their actions." Catriel shrugs not looking at iris who sits on a chair placed near catriel, not looking away from catriel.

"Girl.. what exactly do you mean?" Iris ask again softly.

In respond, catriel points towards the window and said, "Rain."

"Rain?" Iris ask again, clearly not getting what catriel is trying to say. Iris also points at the window, "What are you trying to say?" A little irritation can been heard in the iris voice at the lack of response and riddles.

"People says they love rain but when rain pours.. they hide away." she (catriel) repeats but this time in a little voice and eyes looking in distance not outside.

"Then, what's the difference between you and the other people, loving rain?" Iris ask curiously.

"They hide while i show."

"I...still don't get it."

"You won't. No one will, except...people like me,maybe?." catriel shrug looking at distance in way of window.

"What's so special about you and people like you?"

"For people like me? We, the rain. Is like a best friend of us."

"Why?"

"Cause it helps in hiding your true emotions."

"Oh." was the only word, iris could muttered out. Catriel continues but this time looking outside the window at the rain.

But.. this time with a small smile.

"For people like me.. rain is the only thing to understand how one's feel. It helps in hiding your tears, even if they are of happiness or either sadness. Rain.. Hide them all." Catriel close her eyes letting the little drops of rain which hit the window frame and then comes inside, fall on her face.

She continues, "People judge people like me, for crying. But rain don't." The smile wider on catriel's face and iris just felt the deepness of the words leaving the younger's mouth. Not being able to take her eyes off the younger, who continues.

"The difference between me and other people is... They hide when rain pours while i..." Catriel opened her eyes still looking outside. Smile disappearing from her mouth as a few minutes silence fell on both of them.

Which was broken by the knock on the door which brings both attention to the door.

The door opened and mrs.lila enters with an angry and annoyed look. She didn't notice iris sitting there as she was sitting in the corner.

Mrs.lila starts yelling at catriel who looks down and sigh.

"Idiot! can't even do anything by yourself! God.. now i know why your parents left you outside the orphanage because how much of a usele-" before mrs.lila completes her sentence, iris comes forward cutting her in between.

"Excuse me, but who are you?" mrs.lila gasp as she looks at iris and fakes like she cares about catriel who roll her eyes and looks outside of window again and this definetly didn't go un- notice by iris who watched catriel actions with side eyes before turning back to mrs.lila with her ethereal stern expression.

"I am the head of the orphan she lives in. Sorry for disturbing you." Mrs.lila said sweetly and bow before sending catriel a death glare and said with hidden hatred which iris somehow notice.

"Come on now, get up and bow a sorry to this young kind lady for taking care of a 'kid' like you." iris tried to protest but catriel bowed and mrs.lila grab her right wrist tightly and after a sorry again, she drag the poor catriel outside with her leaving a confused iris looking behind them.

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Brix was dragging poor scarlet through many halls and stairs. While elen was following them behind and when scarlet looks back at him for help, elen just shrug and points at brix with eeys as his hands were both in his jeans pocket while smiling apologetic.

Scarlet groan and finally give in and let brix drag him towards the big black colour double door. He raised an eyebrow when brix finally release his left wrist and knocks on the door.

Elen walks next to him and place a hand on scarlet shoulder making scarlet looks back at elen.

"Don't worry, I am here." scarlet nods and after a few minutes,. the door opened catching scarlet attention as brix grab his left wrist again and drag him inside.

Inside was definitely what scarlet didn't imagine was.

There was a big luxury and modern chandelier hanging from the black ceiling in the middle of the room. The walls were of black and gray lines wallpaper with golden and dark chocolate brown furniture. A desk in the middle with one black fluffy office chair on one side while on other hand were two similar chairs, their back was at the three. The floor was of a black glass.

And two black big couches lining their way to the desk with large glass windows on left side through which whole new york could be seen as they were at the top floor of the mansion.

"Ma'am.. The recruit we talk about to you, 'is' here." Brix says softly, focusing on 'is' as a hum could be heard through out the room.

Scarlet frowned his eyebrows and looks around trying to find from where the voice had just come.

Suddenly he felt his neck hairs standing as a breath fell on them.

"He's quite an eye catching one." A lady voice was heard from behind as scarlet looks back but found none but then his face was turned to front by a hand and suddenly a 'woman appears in his view with red lipsticks, yellow frok with white flowers. For easy understanding, It was the same woman from the alley after scarlet left.

"Hello, dear. My name is bella but you can call me miss.swift." The woman known as bella said as she walks back to her desk. She placed her right hand on the black glass of table similar to floor beneath them and without looking back at scarlet, she asked.

"What's your name, honey~?"

"Scarlet."

"Last name?"

"Don't have one." bella hums and turns to scarlet while linking her hands together in front of her and smile sweetly.

"In that case, Welcome to WARRIORS' DEN, Mister. scar."

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Chapter. No. 6. (COMPLETED)

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