Chapter 1: Christmas Present.
December 23rd, 2014...
You think that many people would be happy on this time of the year, right? Will, not all people are... See, there are some people who would just try to be happy on this day of Merry, but it ain't easy. A perfect example is this guy... Wait, where is he?
"And stay out!" That's the voice... What're you're seeing now is a man throwing some other guy out in the cold snow. "I don't accept drunk idiotic bastards in my Bar!"
"FUCK YOU!" The drunk man said as he threw a bottle at him, completely missing him as it broke on the wall. "You haven't seen the last of me!" The drunk man started running away, with the owner sighing.
"Even on Christmas I have to deal with these types of guys..." This guy, is our main guy. He wore a black shirt with a white long sleeve underneath. The pants he are worn out jeans and some white sneakers on his feet. His hair was grey in a straight like style that covered his right eye. The only eye we could see was just one single brown eye. "Everyone cool?" He asked the people in the bar as they nodded with chatter. "Alright, sorry about that." The man walked over to closet grabbing a mop and bucket. "Dammit, more blood on the floor is just the least of my worries..." Was all he could say before he sighed.
After everything, people began leaving the Bar. "Thanks for the booze! Merry Christmas!" People said leaving big tips for him. Now, you're probably wondering, who the hell is narrating this story? I am... Yep, the man you're seeing, is me. My name is Itsuki, Itsuki Mori. My age is 18 so I pretty much am almost out of high school.
Let's change the subject though, shall we? This bar I have, isn't really my own but my brothers' bar. Those two own this and keep it at tip top shape... My siblings are 2 brothers and 1 sister. My sister is married to some guy near town, but I hardly visit. She keeps sending me text or letters on how I'm doing and money for spending just in case. The one thing I need though is another mug... Bastards keep breaking them...
Since there's no one in the bar, I locked the door with a sign out front. My coat covered my body to keep me warm - can't afford to have a cold. If I did, one of my brothers would have a fit for God knows what. There's no way I want that...
"AHH!" That voice came from the sky, and what I saw was just nothing but purple. What landed on the ground into the pile of snow, was the start of my story, and the beginning of my life. "Dammit! Can't believe I slid on some freaking ice!" The woman I saw, was someone I thought came out of some manga or anime... Or a video game. She had purple straight hair and a dark purple bandana. She wore an outfit I have never seen before. It was purple and black uniform that some ninja would wear, with a coat over it to keep warm. But the most out standing thing about her, were those red piercing eyes and that cute face she has.
"Uh...? You alright?" I asked.
The girl looked at me, with an angry look on her face. "What? What do you want?" Little did I know that she would have a temper like a wild boar and an angry goat mixed. You know how I said this was the beginning of my life? This is also where Hell developed everywhere around me thanks to her. "If you don't have anything to say," She stood up to leave. "Then piss o-AH!" Her ankle was sprained from that fall, and I don't blame it. Most people would die from that height. "Dammit!" She tried to stand up but failed.
Thanks to me being a guy that hates seeing people like this, I helped her out. I threw her arm over my shoulder and my other on her waist. "Here we go." I announced to her.
"Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
"Helping you! There's no way you could walk on that ankle!"
"Bastard!" She struggled off and tried to punch me. This woman was also the biggest idiot possible... Why? She tried to punch me with a messed up ankle, that's why. As soon as she did, I caught her. "Crap..."
"Let's go. I'll get you patched up." I carried her back. The whole walk was nothing but silence between us, and people talking in the background while getting some looks here and there. Questions swirled in my mind on how she could survive, but I knew the answer now, but not back then.
"Christ this sucks..."
"Suck it up." Was my reply and she got angry. "We're here." Before she could punch me, she looked at my place who examined it. I started to unlock the door and entered then closed the door behind me.
"A bar?!" She questioned as I kept walking. When we were able to get up the stairs, I opened the next door to show the place me and my brothers lived. The living room was like it was, a flat screen with game consoles, games and movies by it. A couch that could also form a bed, the coffee table where you see a bag of chips and a drink. Also there were decorations and posters on the wall too. The kitchen was small to medium size for people, but still usable. The bathroom door was seen at the corner of the room, with 2 doors at one wall. One room was mine, the other belonged to my brothers since they shared a room. Bunk-beds for some reason was like a gift from God to them.
I placed the girl right on the couch as she got a good look on the place. "So, this is your place?" She asked me.
"Yep. Get comfy." Was all I could say to her while getting the first aid kit. "I'm not gonna ask how you survived." I told her to see she was taking off her coat and boots.
"Good. You shouldn't." This girl seriously has issues... I wouldn't be surprise if she had daddy issues too. I can tell she was an outcast of society like me, not caring about others personal lives. I went up to her and placed the kit on the table, then lifting up her leg and set on there with it. "So, do you live here by yourself?"
"No," I answered simply by opening the box. "My brothers live with me." We kept talking as I treated her leg, and man, were they soft to the touch. I can tell she loves to take care of her body a lot just from contact.
"OW!" She yelped when I accidentally hurt her. "Watch it!"
"Don't be a wimp." Was my reply when I started wrapping a bandage around it. "There, you're all good," I closed the kit. "Just rest and don't try to kill yourself."
"Screw that!" She was seriously stupid. The purpled hair girl that I met stood up place... "AH!" She screamed in pain then fell. Me? I had my hands behind my head and just watched at the stupidity in front of me happened. "D-Dammit!"
"Told you so..." Was my response to her pain. "Doctor's orders. Rest for a while, okay?"I saw that she was now crawling to the window now... "Are you joking?" I grabbed her again and set her back on the couch. "Take it easy will ya?" I started scolding her. "Stressing out can give you grey hair."
"Is that why your hair is like that?"
"Exactly..." Too straight-forward, or not enough? "Just sit there and wait for a minute." My legs guided me to the kitchen where I got an ice pack and some tea. My ears heard the sound of something, then took a peek to see she was taking off her coat. I headed back to where she was while I set the tea on the table with a pillow. She knew the rest - placing her foot down while also placing an ice pack over it.
"Thanks... I guess..." She looked the other way.
"No problem." I took a hold of her coat then hanged it up on a coat rack by the door. When my body turned around to see she was just taking sips of her tea, I could tell it was awkward for the both of us. It was best to just introduce ourselves at the moment. "Itsuki." She looked at me like she was confused. "I'm Itsuki."
"..." She didn't say anything... "Ayane..." There it is! "I'm Ayane."
"Nice to meet you." Was all I could say. When we met, it was the start of a new life.
"So um, when are your brothers coming home?"
"Not until tomorrow morning..." I sighed. "Anyway, feel free to stay the night, or at least a couple of days."
December 24, 2014
The morning was all is could be, nothing special. However, there are moments of my life where I'm starting to doubt that. When I got out of my room, I went to see if Ayane was there... Nope. "What a pain..." Was all I said seeing the sheets a mess. Are women that lazy?
"Hey... Itsuki!" Oh, they're back? In bed apparently. "Go out and get us something, please?!"
"Sure!"
"Money is on the table!" Right. I grabbed the money while getting my coat. The cold air still froze the place, snow covering the streets and side walks. Winter is actually my favorite season really. Everything is white, not a lot of people go out... I call it peaceful.
How could things go wrong? "Hey!" Of course... "You're the punk that runs the bar!" I turned around to see the guy I threw out yesterday.
"You started the fight, got drunk, and beat up someone for your own pleasure."
"I'm a paying customer dammit!"
"Not anymore..." I saw the rage in his eyes, when the guy brought out a knife... You've got to be kidding me. He ran at me, but I didn't do anything. Will he really stab me, or no? The answer was neither, cause the next thing you know he was on the ground with someone right on top of him.
I saw who my savior was. "Jesus! Are you serious?!" Yep... "You didn't even bother to dodge!" My savior was the purple hair diva, Ayane. And the bandages on her foot were gone completely. "Are you listening to me?!
I didn't say anything. "You forgot..."
"Forgot WHAT?"
"You left your mess yesterday, so I cleaned it up for you." I turned back to the way I was walking. "You're welcome." I continued to get food for us, but she showed up again in front of me like she teleported.
"That's it?!"
"Huh?"
"You're not completely amazed or gonna ask on how I jumped from that height or how my leg is healed?!"
"I choose not to." She looked at me in a confusing gaze with her head cocked to the side. "I have a feeling that if I did... Things would just go into more trouble for me."
"Man you're weird!"
"That's calling the kettle black." I remarked. I knew she had lost her patience, and tried to punch me. I felt the wind hit my hair as it blew - turning around to see her fist almost reach me. The way she looks right now was either anger of confusion. "Later..." I continued my walk to get food, but she teleported in front of me again...
"Who the hell are you? Seriously..." Just to mess with her, I bowed to her like I was meeting Ayane for the first time ever.
"I'm Itsuki Mori. It's nice to meet you." I rose up to see that Ayane was baffled by that.
"You really are weird..." I only walked passed her to continue my walk... However, I heard the sounds of foot steps coming. This girl was now walking with me through the gentle snow of Tokyo. "Don't get the wrong idea! I came because I was worried!"
"That's sweet of you."
Teasing her has now become my newest hobby. "S-Shut up! Not like that you idiot!"
"Your face says it all."
"SHUT UP!" Ayane looked to her left, not even looking at me. "A-anyway... Where are you going?"
"Food."
"What kind?"
"The dead kind." My eyes can tell she was losing patience again. Telling her all these simple answers to simple questions are just fun for me. But I wanted to see how she'll react to this... "After that, I'm going to a strip club."
I saw the wipe blush and disgust on her face. "You, you pervert!" She told me. "Were you just wanting to say that out in the open?!"
"No..." I flicked her forward. "I wanted a reaction from you. It's fun."
"Jeez... You're such a pain." She sighed. "And I only know you for a day!" Time for the comeback smartass remark...
"Than you shouldn't have met me." I countered, as she had the face of wanting to punch me right in my face. "What do you want?" I asked to a confused diva. "You're hungry right? Let's get something."
"H-Huh?!" The way she looked was priceless... "Hold on! You want me to eat with you and your brothers?!"
"Yeah. That's not much trouble, right?" I asked her as she nodded her head. "Alright. Let's go." The both of us walked through the streets of Tokyo to finally reach the burger joint. I ordered three normal hamburgers, but my new friend decided to get a cup of hot chocolate instead. One of these things is not like the other...
Our feet were walking through the snow again, this time with moe people around. "Mori-san!" Shit... I know that voice anywhere... I turned around to see someone I thought I would never until school would start again. The guy I see right now, is said to be a 'Playboy' with all the girls in my school. "Mori-san! Hello!"
This is Mino Katsuragi... A guy who is in the same grade as me. His blonde hair was still kept as ever, those blues eyes reeked of someone that was two or three or fucking 6 timing. The coat he wore was open to show a blue sweater underneath. "Hey."
"Who's this guy?" Ayane asked.
"May I ask who you are, My Lady?" He bowed in something a so-called 'gentleman' would do. Next thing you know, he grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it. I saw the disgust in her eyes as she pulled her hand back.
"None of your business!" She answered wiping her hand hard with her other.
"Oh... Such a shame..." He said to her as he whipped his hair back. "I am Mino Katsuragi. Are you transferring into Ryomasho High?"
"No!" Without any hesitation... Nice. "Let's get out of here!" She walked faster down the side walk, having me follow her. "Jeez! I hate guys like that!" Ayane complained, but I don't blame her at all. "Thinking they're all hot shit-"
"Just because they're rich-"
"They think they can any girl possible!" Her vision looked into my eyes. "You know how much it aggravates me?!"
"Very?"
"Exactly!" She answered with a sigh. "Why do we live in a world like this...?"
I was thinking of a smart ass answer to say, but I dropped it. "Let's just forget about it and eat." I said holding up the bag as we came back to the house/bar. When we came back, I saw my two brothers sitting on the couch watching TV. That's when they looked at us for a second... Like everything was awkward. "I got the foo-"
"IZUMI!" My older brother, Josuke, dropped kicked me right in the face... Believe when I say it hurted.
"WHAT HAVE WE TOLD YOU?!" Next came Mina, the eldest who grabbed me by the shirt of my collar... Next thing he did was drag me across the room to only slam me on the coffee table to have it split in half. "Dammit! We know you're better than this!"
"We thought you were a straight edge!"
"I am! NOW GET OFF ME!" I struggled, but only to see Josuke getting on top of the TV... It's impressive how he's able to have great balance.
"This is gonna hurt me more than you!" He jumped off it to try and deliver an elbow drop! One thing though, I lifted up my knees so that it hits him in the ribs.
"You're right! It did hurt you more!"
"BASTARD!"
I saw the strange looks Ayane was giving us from the complete utter shock from what the hell is happening right in her face. Her hand dropped the drink to have it spilled on the floor, but her hand still like she had the drink in her hands... Don't blame her.
We all stopped to see her, then huddled together... Well I was forced to... "Itsuki, who is this girl?!"
"She doesn't look like someone you would meet regularly..." Josuke said me. "Which is why I think he's from the street, since our little Itsuki can never find a girl..."
"I hate you so much..."
"Um, excuse me?" We looked at her. "Just to inform you, I stayed here last night because he took care of an injury I had."
"Oh?" Mina put me in a head lock. "That's our little Itsuki! Why don't you enroll into a medical college?! Like me?!"
"Then end up like a failure like you? No thanks..." That's when he started strangling me!
I saw the rage he had from the insult. "BASTARD! I WORKED HARD FOR THAT!" He told shouted. "LIKE AN OUTCAST CAN DO ANY BETTER!"
"SHUT UP!" The argument continued... After some time, we both left. "JEEZ!" Was all I said as we both went out of the house again. "Seriously... I can't catch a break."
But before anything, I started to hear giggling. What I saw was Ayane holding back a laugh. "Sorry... But I don't think I've seen a family like yours before." Something about that smile she had felt very heart warming.
I looked away to face straight ahead. "We're dysfunctional family..." I told her. "Our parents were always gone on trips to work, so we had to take care of ourselves." Jesus... Giving her my past felt like I was in theropy. "They took care of me and I appreciate it."
"Where are your parents now?"
"Don't know... Last time I heard of my old man, he was in England and my mom died 8 years ago to cancer..." I continued, yet I did not know why... "My dad got remarried not too long, and this one is nice and all, but you can't beat the original."
"Oh..." She looked as if she had offended me. "I'm-"
"Don't mention it." Then the big question came in. "What about you?" What I heard the sound of two pair of footsteps suddenly became my own.
My body turned around to see Ayane staring at her feet. "My dad ... I hated him... Never really thought of him as my father." She started talking. "But then, I was adopted by someone else... I loved him so much... But he betrayed us," When she said 'us' I assumed her clan or village whatever. "So I was tasked to kill him... And I did." My body was unfazed by all of this. "My mother though... Even when people hated me back then, she always loved me."
"That's what mothers do." I told. "You're lucky... Since, I can hardly remember what my mom used to look like."
"WHAT?!" Ayane ran passed me to look me straight in the eye. "You can't remember your own mother's face?!"
"No... But I remember her smile..." The image was in my head, seeing only her body and the lower part of her face. "I guess that is what keeps me going in life."
"Itsuki I-" Before she could say anything, I placed my finger on her forehead.
My eyes looking deep into hers. "Don't worry about it." Was all I before walking...
Time had passed for us now. We did everything together all over Tokyo, especially waste time at the Arcade. I won her a plush kitten that had a matching headband like hers. The way she smiled was so amazing... I loved seeing it.
We had a bite to eat at a cafe, shop at different stores and sight see. Tokyo tower was a great place to view the entire city, while a nice calming garden felt peaceful. The both of us ended up in a park... Night was out now - The Moon high in the sky... "It's almost Christmas Eve." I said to myself.
"I've heard of it." Ayane told me. "It's some holiday that brings loved ones together, right?"
"Uh, yeah. But not everyone celebrates it..." I told her. We sat there on that park in total silence at the dead of night... What can I do to make this an awesome day for her? Then I knew... The idea was struck in my mind! "Ayane..." I got her attention. "I want to show you something."
The both of us walked to a different place in the park where it was super dark. I checked my cell phone to see the time... It was almost midnight. "Ayane..."
"What's up?"
"Look." I pointed in front of me where there was nothing but darkness... Then lights came on. Many lights! What was in front of us you ask? Well, a Christmas tree of course! It was decorated beautiful of course! "Whooooaaaa!" She was amazed by the sight. "It's... Pretty." We stood in front of it for a good time, to only have snow start falling. Gently onto us...
I couldn't help but smile. "Now it's really Christmas." I said looking up at the night sky... The stars shined brightly this year, even though this town has a lot of lights of it's own.
Then, I felt something on my left shoulder... I looked to see Ayane smiling with her eyes closed... My instincts took the bait. Wrapping my arm around her to bring her close. She looked so cute right there.
Then the cuteness fated away when she opened her eyes. She pushed me aside with a bright blush on her face. "H-HEY! You big stupid idiot pervert! What's the big idea!?"
"Hey, you were the one putting the moves on me..."
"In your dreams!" She shouted at me.
"Or in Hell..."
"WHAT WAS THAT?!" She tried to punch me in the face, but I dodged it. Then flinged my finger on her forehead. "What the-?!"
"Left yourself open." The purple haired girl blushed in embarrassment and pouted. The next thing I did was walk away. "Come on."
"What? Where are we going?!"
I turned around to face her with a look of "are you serious?" on my face. "We're going home, stupid. Now come on." I started walking. "I bet those two destroyed the kitchen again..."
"Well... Wait up!" We walked through the streets of the lit up city, where many people where there on that night. Then something caught my eye... A mistletoe... I had 2 options.
Option 1: Leave it be.
Option 2: Tease Ayane and possibly die...
You know which one I chose. "Ayane." We stopped walking then looked into each other's eyes. "I need you to close your eyes."
"What for?"
"It's a present." A lie but also a truth.
She didn't do it without a sigh. "Fine..." She closed her eyes with her hands flat out. Instead of handing it to her with hands, I directly gave it to her. I moved her hair from her forehead. "Hey, what are-" Before she could speak another word, I kissed her forehead where I flinged my finger at.
"Sorry about before..." I said then continued my way to my house.
"Y-You pervert!" That's the reaction I was looking for. Next thing you know, I had an angry purpled haired girl insulting me in rage. Damn... "I can't believe you did that! Especially in public!"
I smirked... "You mad?" Was all I said, not even facing her.
"I'm never closing my eyes when you're near!"
"Blinking counts as closing."
"Then I won't blink for the rest of my life! Simple as that!"
"Good luck with that."
"Why I outta...!"
"You blinked."
"SHUT UP, YOU IDIOT!"
The argument continued all the way home. Little did I know, that someone on top of tower was watching us. I didn't know who he was at first, but dammit... Let's just say he is related to Ayane in a way. I could feel him smiling at us... And like I said, this is where the beginning of my Hell started... All on Christmas Day.
End...
Hello everyone out there reading this! I hope everyone is having a delightful and very amazing Christmas! I wrote this because I felt like it would be a good story, and since we all know Ayane can be a tsundere, why not make the main character a guy that teases and is sarcastic to trigger her.
Also, did you know that I made this as from inspiration from an awesome story called "Kunoichi's Like Us" from sick ass epic author Damon Black? You can read and it's an awesome story that anyone can read.
Anyway guys hope you enjoyed this and have a BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! LATERS!