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A/N- OK I have redone chapter one and finished it so here it is i made some changes and I might make more just depends it will take a little time before I add chapter 2 because well i still need to write it out. I hope that the changes that were made will have helped to make the story more interesting or better I also have redone the summary. have a good read! ^.^
I am sitting on my bed it's 6:32 in the morning. I am tired but I wanted to get up and head to work early today, I work at a flower that I started a year ago. Owning the shop is how I get the money I need to pay for tuition at the college I am currently attending. I did not want my parents to pay for me they were helping my brother right now. I'm pretty sure that my brother can pay for his own college but since I don't see him often I would not know. My brother tends to act all high and mighty mainly because he runs one of the most notorious gangs right now; they call themselves the 'demon dogs'.
Stepping out of the shower and looking in the mirror I notice that the bruises that I gotten yesterday from Sesshōmaru's mother were still ever present even with my fast healing abilities wounds inflicted by other demons still last a while. Sesshomaru's mother doesn't like me very much for the fact that I'm the product of father's love of humans and both Sesshomaru and his mother hate humans. That is the reason she hates me and makes sure I know it though. Oh well nothing I can do about it.
Looking at the clock realized that I had no time to sit here at think about useless things and get ready to go to work. Getting dressed I grabbed my backpack and headed for the door making sure to lock it on my way out. It was a little cold this morning but I did not bring my jacket for it was in that the wash at the moment. Walking through the still dark streets I looked up at the stars smiling to myself a bit, I have always wanted to be a star twinkling in the sky looking down on every one without a care in the world, but that's just a dream.
I came to the flower shop early this morning because today I was off from school and I had a large amount of orders to fulfill today and I wanted to get a head start on them. I stopped in front of the shop looking up at the simple sign above the door 'The shopping flower' its and odd name not very original but it was the best I could come up with at the moment in time. The shop itself is not that big but also not small either it was a good size to hold lots of nice flowers and maybe even some exotic ones.
I unlocked the door stepping into the slightly warm shop I did not want the flowers to get cold over night so before I left yesterday I turned the heat up a bit. The shop consists of 4 rooms the main room which is the biggest for showing the flowers, Then there is the backroom its decent sized I use it to hold records of customers and make coffee, We also have a nursery for the flowers that are not quite ready to be sold yet. And last but not least there is the storage closet that holds cleaning and watering supplies for the flowers.
I flicked on the lights and turned the heater up a little before heading to the backroom to get ready for the day. I had just opened the door to the back room when I felt a hand go around my throat squeezing enough to cut off my air supply. I did not notice any smell when I walked in how could I have not known…?
The hand on my throat had blocked off all my air supply" my, my I never expected to see you here." The voice belonged to none other than Naraku a gang leader from the city my family moved from a year ago. I was hoping I would never have to hear that voice again. "I have been looking for you. You left so soon and I could not find you." He whispered in my ear his breath ghosting over it making it twitch on my head. I was starting to get light headed from the lack of oxygen and there were black dots in my vision when I heard him laughing. Then suddenly the hand on my neck let go before I could fall though Naraku had me in his grasp I was gasping for breath. I felt his hand on my head stroking it "now that I have found you I won't let you disappears again" his voice was low and held a sickly happy ring to it making me want to run but I was trapped in his arms.
Naraku departed not long after he had spoken those words I was still shaken with what he had said. I hated that bastard for what he did to me and I would make him pay one day I finally decided to that I needed to get started with work. Hoping that working would take my mind off the fact that the person I hate the most now lives here in Tokyo. Work had the desired effect I soon forgot about my worries and was soon making beautiful bouquets of flowers for the costumers that request them. I had a few customers throughout the day that bought small flowers or one rose for a loved one but otherwise the day was calm. I have regular costumers that usually order flowers to be delivered and I have some that pick them up, for the ones that I deliver that means I have to leave the shop so I usually get the owner of a small café across the street to look after my shop. She helps me look after the shop when I'm away if I'm gone long I will give her some money for her help. She has part time workers at her café so she's free when I need her assistance.
When the day started to near its end I was finally back from my last delivery I walked into the quiet flower shop. I loved this place and I wanted to hold onto it for as long as I could, when I was little I had all but dreamed about owning one of my own I loved flowers they were beautiful and smelled nice and the meanings they held within their fragile petals always made me wonder how they managed to survive in this cruel world. Flowers have been a part of me for as long as I can remember when I was in high school I would take care of the school gardens and make sure they looked nice. The school still lets me work with the garden there and take care of it they often call me to do such things on weekdays when I'm off of school and not many customers. Though I never ask they pay me for the work I do at tending to their gardens though I always to tell them I did not need it.
I like to save my money and spend it on things I need but sometimes I indulge myself and buy something for my collection of exotic flowers. It was not big keeping such flowers requires diverse atmospheres but I love the challenge to keep them alive I also love how strange or beautiful they are. Well closing up I decided that maybe I could once again indulge my love of exotic flowers and add a new one to my collection. I got on the computer that's sitting next to the cash register that I used to order flowers for costumers that I did not have in the shop. I looked at many different flowers and lost track of time that was not good because mom was making a special dinner tonight because dad was finally back from his week long business trip. Dad does not go out of town to often but when he does that means that there is no one there to stop the beatings. No one in that house knows she never beats me in front of dad and Sesshōmaru and she always makes sure that when she dose hit me it's easy covered by cloths.
Sesshōmaru is usually at a friend's house during those times and never pays me much mind to notice if anything is off. I rush to the back room when I notice that if I don't leave now I will be late for mother's dinner and that will not go over well when we are alone. On some days that she beats me I wish I could be someplace else I have given up that my father will notice or that my brother might one day care that his mother is beating me but I think if he found out he would be happy. Sesshōmaru has hated me since birth and I would not be surprised if he thought it was a good thing that his mother was beating me. At times though I think she is right that I should never have been born if I had not I would not have to deal with her abuse but it was my fault I was born and that is why I am hated by the both of them. The only person in my family that likes me is dad but he is not around enough to protect me and I don't want to worry him needlessly. I want to move out of the house but even though to humans I'm in college to demons I'm just a pup and I have to stay by mother and dads side till I'm an adult.
I'm almost home and on time to I should not have stayed out so late I don't want them to suddenly wonder why I come home so late. Walking into the door I did not see anyone but I did hear them mother's in the kitchen making dinner I could hear her rummaging through the kitchen draws. Sesshomaru must not be home yet for I hear no other sound from mother making dinner that I was thankful because at the moment I did not want to see my brother he tends to unnerve me and talk down to me if I do the slightest thing wrong then mother joins in only verbally though.
I was on my way down the stairs when I heard my brother's voice coming from the kitchen he was talking to mother but I could not make out what they were saying. I decided that I would not bother them and headed into the living room sitting on the couch and flipping on the TV to the nature channel watching the animals and plants that showed on the screen and waited for dad to be home and dinner to be served. In all honesty I could not wait for dad to come home I had missed him these last few days. So when the door opened and I heard the all too familiar 'I'M HOME' as dad walked through the door I could not contain my excitement as a huge smile lit my face and I shot up to go greet him.
Running to the door before Sesshomaru and mother could leave the kitchen I had dad in a tight hug which he returned full force. "That's one enthusiastic welcome my son." Fathers' deep happy voice floated to my ears making them swivel. I chuckled at his statement because I was honestly glade to see him I had missed him the last week mother had been more violent than usual and when she looked at me she always had that I know something you don't smile on her face and that scared me. Sesshomaru and his mother finally made it into the hall after I let dad go and he went to greet Sesshōmaru with a small hug and mother with a kiss. After that we all walked to the kitchen I was walking slightly behind them trying not to grab mothers or Sesshomaru's attention. Tonight we were having steak with mashed potatoes and green beans one of dads' favorite meals. There was a lot of conversation tonight and I sat at the table eating quietly has mother and dad conversed about what happened while he was away.
Once I finished eating I excused myself I want to stay down here and talk with dad more but in all honesty I did not feel like I was wanted or needed right now I felt like a stranger has I watched them converse. Mother was sitting next to dad talking nicely about what she had done and Sesshōmaru sitting there and answering questions that were thrown his way when needed. I know that dad thinks I'm apart of this family and he makes sure I'm included on everything but sometimes I think he made a mistake on bringing me here. Heading up to my room I laid down on my bed luckily mother and Sesshomaru had left me alone and not bothered me tonight I had enough on my mind without having to deal with them right now. I flicked the lights of and pulled the covers around my shoulders not bothering to take my clothes off for night cloths and fell into a restless sleep.
TBC!
I hope you liked it! like i said chapter 2 will be up in a bit and ill add some of the other characters to it im still trying to work out some kinks in it but i will update soon.! if you find any problems in the story that you do not like any mistakes plz feel free to tell me thank you!