Hiya, people of the internet! :D This is my first story! Well, on here, anyway. I don't know how long it will be, but I'm aiming for at least 10 chapters. They should all be about this length, however much it is. XD This is a romance story between Demyx and my own character called Kura. Sorry about the dramatic beginning, I do that on almost every story. ^^; I want COMMENTS, please, not just nameless reviewers. I need input on this writing style, since it's a new one I'm just trying out. Also, there will be a lot of random japanese words, but I'll have the definitions on the bottom of the chapters in case anyone doesn't know what they mean. ….Wow, I talk a lot. ^^; Erm, anyways, I hope you enjoy this first chapter! :D
The sidewalk was blurred in front of me. Through my tears, I could barely see anything. I knew I should concentrate on where I was going, but the tears wouldn't stop. Suddenly, I rammed into something. As I began to fall backwards, two strong but gentle hands grabbed my shoulders. " Whoa! Hey, there. You okay, miss?" A slightly concerned voice asked me. I wiped away my tears to find a slightly tall man with strange blond hair and vivid aqua-green eyes looking me over anxiously. " You should be more careful, miss. You could run right in front of a car like that." he scolded me gently, letting go of my shoulders. For just a fraction of a second, I thought I saw a flicker of sadness cross his unusually-colored eyes. But it was gone so fast I wondered if I'd imagined it. I grimaced and rubbed my eyes forcefully. What's wrong with me??? I bowed to the kind man hastily. " I'm sorry! " I apologized rapidly, then continued running, paying attention now.
Once I reached my destination, the Princesses of Heart Hospital (who would call a hospital that???), I doubled over, panting. Once I'd caught my breath, I went inside. Immediately, the awful smell of 'hospital' and sick people assaulted my nose. I hated the smell of hospitals. I hated hospitals, period. I wouldn't have been caught dead here, if only Zero hadn't.... I sighed, and approached the reception desk. A nurse greeted me with a smile sugary enough to make me want to vomit, but I forced myself to smile and speak politely. " Excuse me, madam, but could you please tell me which room Mr. Zero Kanomi is in?" I said through my forced smile. The nurse cheerfully checked her clipboard. " Mr. Kanomi is in room 1-57 B. He's been asking for a Miss Kura. Would that be you, young lady?" she queried. I nodded, bowed and then raced off, calling out a hurried " Thank you! " to the over-sugary nurse. " You're welcome. Watch where you're going!" she reminded me. I slowed down obediently. I reached the right room, paused for a moment to compose myself, and then walked inside. The first bed was occupied by a dangerously thin redheaded man with spiky hair, but the stranger was uninteresting to me. I only had eyes for the very fragile-looking silver-haired boy in the second bed.
There he was. My quiet, sweet little 7-year-old brother, Zero Kanomi, hospitalized by a fall down some stairs. My tears welled up again, but I fought them down as I went to the bedside and kneeled down next to him. Biting my lip to keep it from trembling, I placed my hand on top of his burning one comfortingly. After a moment, Zero's eyes fluttered open and he turned his usually bright blue gaze first to my hand on his, and then to my face. My favorite smile appeared on his lips, strained but grateful. " Onee-chan. *1* You came." he said weakly, looking relieved. I squeezed his hand gently and held back my tears. " Of course I did, Zero-kun. *2* Why wouldn't I?" I told him. " You're such a baka, *3* Zero! Why did you run off on your own like that?" I demanded, unable to hold my tears any longer. His smile disappeared, to be replaced by a guilty frown. " I'm really, really sorry, Onee-chan! I didn't think-"
" No, you're right, you didn't think, Zero!" I interrupted angrily, letting go of his hand. " You weren't thinking at all!" Zero stayed silent. His lower lip was trembling. He was dangerously close to crying. After a moment, I sighed and ruffled his hair. " All right, all right, Zero-kun. You're okay this time, right? Just don't do it again, okay?" I relented. He smiled again. " Yes, Onee-chan!"
I was going to leave shortly after that, but Zero clutched my arm and begged me to stay with him, at least until he fell asleep. I wanted to refuse, but I saw stark terror behind his blue eyes. He must've been so scared.... He was only a little kid, after all. I gave in, and put my hand on his again. I began to hum his favorite lullaby softly, and it wasn't long before his eyes drifted shut and his breathing slowed. Suppressing a sigh, I got up and went quietly to the door. But as I took one step outside, I bumped into something. Two slightly familiar hands steadied me before I could fall back. " Whoa! Geez, miss. I hope this won't become a habit of ours." a voice chuckled softly. It was also a little familiar. I gasped and snapped my head up. Vast aqua-green eyes met my pool-blue ones. At first I didn't recognize him, but then I spotted the strange hairstyle. " Ah! You!" I said in surprise. Then I remembered that Zero was sleeping and lowered my voice. " What are you doing here? Are you following me or something?" I demanded in a whisper. He smiled a very small smile. It was almost a little hesitant, like he wanted to smile and be cheerful, but he didn't really know how. " Following you?" he repeated softly, his very small smile practically a smirk. " No, I'm not following you. You just keep popping up, wherever I go. Why are you here?" he countered. I looked away, but my brother's bed caught my gaze, and a tear rolled down my cheek. " Because my brother Zero is a baka, that's why." My voice cracked halfway through. The man's slight smile disappeared, replaced with a sympathetic look. " I see." he said kindly. " I'm sorry. But I bet he's not as stupid as this baka here." He pointed to the redhead. " Who is that?" I asked curiously. The man sat down with a sigh, and I mirrored his movement, keeping a few inches between us. " That's my friend Axel. He was being stupid the other day, and didn't look where he was going when crossing the street. He got hit by a car." Suddenly, my mind went back to the first time we crossed paths. " You should be more careful, miss. You could run right in front of a car like that." I knew I wasn't imagining that flash of sadness. He'd been warning me against what had happened to his friend. " Oh." The man looked over at Axel, then blinked and returned his gaze to me. " I haven't told you who I am yet, have I?" he remembered. He smiled that very small smile from before. " Sorry. I'm Demyx. Nice to meet you." He introduced, holding out his hand. Demyx, huh? I took his hand hesitantly. " Kura, ditto."
We sat in silence for a few minutes. I watched my little brother anxiously. Demyx saw me. " You're really worried about your little brother, huh, Kura-chan?" he asked softly. I blinked at him. " Of course! He's only 7, but he keeps trying to act like an adult. He's always going off on his own, trying run errands or other things he's too young to do. I have to look after him, or he could hurt himself. Like he did yesterday, while I was at school." I said protectively. He smiled that small smile and laughed a single, small laugh, almost sad. I could see a trace of bitterness in the smile, the only thing that was different. " I wouldn't know." he admitted, looking away towards Zero, still sleeping. " I don't have any siblings. Or a father. It's just me and my mother. It's always been that way, I think. I only have two friends, Axel and my other friend Zexion. I only know those three people. With Zexion busy all the time with studying, and this idiot always doing stupid things like this, I get lonely sometimes." I tilted my head in confusion. " Why don't you just meet other people?" I asked him. He didn't turn to face me as he answered. " Well, I would if I could. But I've never known anyone else, so I don't really know how to meet other people. Axel and Zexion were always there. Our parents are friends, or something like that. I don't know how to act around other people. What to say, or what not to say. So I just keep quiet. I can't make a mistake that way." I followed his gaze to Zero's sleeping form. " I see." I said quietly. After a moment, he laughed again, just once. " I'm sorry. Who am I to tell you all this, when we just met? You just seemed like someone I could tell these things. Maybe because you seemed a little alone yourself, I guess. I don't know." He sighed. He looked a little frustrated now.
I thought for a moment. But before I could think of anything, he spoke up. " I can tell you're very worked up right now though, Kura-chan. These are... unusual circumstances to meet someone in. We could meet another time, somewhere else, and talk some more." he suggested. I blinked, startled. Almost without thinking about, I nodded. He smiled, for real that time. " Ok then." He handed me a piece of paper with a number on it. " Call me when you feel like talking." He smiled one last time, then left without another word. For a second, I just stared at the piece of paper in my hand. I could feel the blood rise to my face. Am I blushing? Why am I blushing? I slipped the piece of paper into my pocket, suddenly grinning a huge smile. I don't have anything to do tomorrow......
*1* -Onee-chan: added to the end of an older sister's name. Onii-chan is for older brother.
*2* -kun: added to the end of a childhood friend's name or a little sibling's name, typically a boy.
*3* baka: stupid, idiot
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