Cloud Covered Thoughts ((OPEN))

[Haku]

((A/N: Sorry in advance for the length... But Haku likes to talk in single sentence paragraphs so it only seems longer than it is ^^'))

My back to the cement and eyes to the cloud covered sun.

I would of shifted back to my natural form...

If I wouldn't of been in the open...

Instead I lay where the winds can drift over me.

And I can stare up at the sky, waiting and wanting.

What is my purpose of being here.

I must have one, yes.

But this...

Guidance of mine is so vague.

It barely had awoken me when it vanished.

But this morning as I woke up, I heard it once more.

And...

It scared me more than comforted.

I couldn't make out more than my name.

Or I should say my given name.

I've long lost my full title.

I shake my head to rid it of useless thoughts.

Then, sitting up, I slide over to the side of the building.

Looking over I can see down and into what is called "The Labyrinth".

A frown forms and I look away.

What is this place?

Urbadelphia?

A place for humans then.

Not a place for...

I draw a blank at what I'm looking for and growl to myself.

The sound of my natural growl, an angry dragon's.

This is beyond frustrating.

I've been playing this game with myself for a few days now.

And I always end up hitting a dead end.

I know enough to survive, but not enough to be contented.

Constantly wandering around and coming to any cry of distress.

I think at one time I was different.

But I can't be sure.

What was I?

A demon?

Not from the way I'm acting.

I sigh, "Shut up thoughts."

What an awful habit I've picked up as well.

Although it helps me differentiate from unreal and real...

Other than that its uses are to get you shunned.

All well.

"If only... I had someone to talk to..."

A companion.

A friend, even.

But I am up here alone at the moment.

And even if someone were here...

Would I be able to open up to them?

...I don't know...

[Joshua Kiryu]

"Perhaps I could be of assistance?"

It was no stranger to Joshua, that lonely feeling that choked the young man's voice. All too often these days, the weight of his responsibilities and the very fact that 'friends' and 'companions' had become no more than a liability had been... well, weighing on him.

"I've been standing a while, and I understand your need for a companion... a friendly face."

He was standing, feeling the clear air and letting the wind tease at his hair and clothing.

[Haku]

A voice sounds.

My head turns towards it.

After a moment of listening I nod.

"If you wish to."

But add no further.

Unsure as what to say back.

[Joshua Kiryu]

He sat down next to Haku. It had been a strange couple of days - meeting new people, perhaps even making a friend.

"Why the long face?" he asked his companion.

[Haku]

That is a trying question.

How does one respond?

Do I just spill out everything?

No, that would be improper, this much I can recall.

But then again, staying silent won't help either of us.

"I've yet to find a purpose."

Ah, what an opening line.

Surely I'll be deducted in aged in his head now.

Not that I know my age.

I barely recall who I am...

What I am...

[Joshua Kiryu]

That, he understood all too well. Many would not realize it about him, but he'd had his own share of searching for his purpose in life in the past.

He nodded.

"It's a difficult search," he responded. "Occasionally, it takes someone else to set you on the right path..."

[Haku]

I nod at that.

"True... Or sometimes you're just looking too hard."

Inside I frown.

Now where did that come from?

Some inner wisdom I can't normally tap into to?

Maybe.

"So what about you?"

I question.

"Why are you up here?"

[Joshua Kiryu]

He smiled sardonically.

"To clear my head. Heights and I have a long friendship..." He chuckled. "Sometimes, thinking too much is a curse."

[Haku]

I could agree with him on that statement.

Especially if you look back on my previous thoughts.

"True, sometimes there are too many thoughts."

But even so, thinking is what separates good from bad.

Those whom can think about others wants before theirs, are good.

While the bad are muddled with dark clouds and negativity.

I shake my head to clear it.

A new thought comes in the wake of the fleeting ones.

"should we introduce ourselves?"

[Joshua Kiryu]

He laughed softly. "Call me Joshua," he replied; his full name didn't really matter to him here.

[Haku]

I nod and reply.

"Haku."

[Joshua Kiryu]

"Succinct," he replied, smirking. He looked upward at the sky. "Who would've thought that I, of all people, would be opening up so much to others this week?" he wondered aloud.

[Haku]

I study the other a moment.

Then smile as I stand now and walk over to him.

I place a hand on his shoulder as I continue to smile.

"Is that really so bad?"

[Joshua Kiryu]

He looked into Haku's unflinching gaze, and he smiled a bit, before pushing the other's hand from his shoulder. "Maybe not," was his reply. "I'm starting to realize that."

[Haku]

Smiling inside my head at him, I nod and look skywards.

"Ever flown before?"