The Five Talons of Abberation, Chapter Four...

Kiri and Syaoran sat on the crates, talking for a while. "So..." Kiri said. "Does this make us friends?" Syaoran put his head on his hand. "I guess." He said. Kiri sighed. "That's what everyone I ever tried to make friends with said..." She sighed. "I guess I'm just too weird." She stood up. "I'll just leave." She said, beginning to walk away. But Syaoran grabbed her arm. "Don't go." He said. "I don't have any friends either... and it seems like we have a lot in common." She nodded. "I guess." She said. He sighed. "People think I'm weird too." He said. "We're just different." She sighed. "Alright then." She muttered. "I.. have a performance tonight though." He nodded. "I'll come with you." He said. She nodded. "Alright." She snickered. "Are you going to dance?" Syaoran huffed. "Obviously not." He said. Kiri snickered. "You totally are." She said, running off. He followed her, jumping over the crates and into the streets. They were no longer the bustling, busy streets from earlier, but a calm, quiet town road with only the few sounds of the few creatures and people left in the roads. Kiri stepped behind the small stage in the middle of town, Mitsuto sitting on the stage. Kiri took a guitar out of its case from behind the stage, putting the straps over her shoulder. "What are you playing?" Syaoran asked. Kiri shook her head. "You'll see." She said. "It's a rather sad song... I don't often feel happy enough to play nice songs. You caught me on a nice occasion." Syaoran sighed. "I feel happy a normal amount... but I also feel sad a lot." He said. "I guess we are pretty similar." Kiri nodded. I guess. She thought. She stepped up onto the cage, fixing the microphone. Very few people stood below the stage, staring up at her. She tapped the microphone and cleared her throat, before she began strumming the guitar. She strummed for a while, before beginning to sing.

Is this as bad as it gets, or is it gonna get better?

Is this some kind of test, or will it be like this forever?

'Cause I ain't ever see a cloud this dark

And I ain't ever been down this far

Is this as bad as it gets, or is it gonna get better?

I know ain't gonna be no easy ride

And what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

But I'm running out of places I can hide

And everyday it's like the nights get longer

When I close my eyes, yeah, the waves get high and the flames get hotter

So I'm asking myself, cause I can't tell

If this is hell or just high water

Is the tide gonna turn, or will it keep on rising?

Is it all gonna burn, and it strikes like lightning?

'Cause I'm fighting and I'm just

Hangin' on to any thread of hope

Wonderin' if I should just let go

Cause it's killin' me to just keep on climbin'

Lookin' for a silver lining

I know it ain't gonna be no easy ride

And what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

But I'm running out of places I can hide

And everyday it's like the nights get longer

When I close my eyes, yeah, the waves get high and the flames get hotter

So I'm asking myself cause I can't tell

If this is hell or just high water

Oh, will it ever be over

Oh, am I two-steps back, or one step closer

I know it ain't gonna be no easy ride

And what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

But I'm running out of places I can hide

And everyday it's like the nights get longer

When I close my eyes, yeah, the waves get high and the flames get hotter

But I'm myself

Cause I know dang well

That this ain't hell

It's just high water

High water

It's just high water

Kiri sighed, stepping off the stage as the few people clapped. She set the guitar back in its case, latching it shut and then heading into the city with Syaoran following. Where do we go? She thought. She turned to Syaoran. "Where do you want to go?" She asked. He shrugged. "I'll see you in the morning, though." He said. Kiri nodded. "See you in the morning."

-SangToareGirl (Repost with chapter title)