Here is my first Wallflower fanfiction. I hope you like this one.
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Into the Light
By StrikeBack
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A Sunako/Kyohei (Wallflower) fanfic
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Chapter One:
Kyohei no Baka
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All she wanted was to live in the darkness. To live with her friends in silent reverie, without ever thinking about what to wear or how one should look. Was it really just so much to ask?
Sunako Nakahara sighed as she polished John's cranium with a rag. Why must I still live with those Creatures of Light? Especially that particular Creature, she thought, pursing her lips. Her hands tensed for a moment as his face flashed in her mind.
Damn that Brilliant Being.
"Why does he have to make things so difficult for me?" she asked herself, looking around her room for a moment. The silence of her room, once comforting to her fragile senses, was now so deafening to her ears. And it was all his fault.
"Oi, Nakahara! Where's dinner?" he called, obviously annoyed that the young lady hadn't prepared their dinner yet.
"I'm coming, baka!" she found herself screaming despite herself.
"Don't call me an idiot if you're not going to move, baka!" he replied with as much intensity as she had and her blood boiled at the realization. Unconsciously, she threw a jar against the wall. Her breath coming in ragged and slow.
She sighed and closed her eyes for a moment. "Why, why must he be so infuriating?" Sunako screamed into her pillow.
"Mou… Sunako-chan?" a voice called, almost fearful of the reply he might get.
"What is it?" came Sunako's muffled reply. Yuki took in a sigh of relief and slowly went into her dark room. Her room still gave him the creeps but he fought the fear in hi mind for a while; he needed to talk to Sunako-chan now.
He walked over to her bed and sat next to her lying form.
"Uhm, Sunako-chan? If you're not feeling well, we can just buy bento outside…" he whispered, almost wishing that she didn't hear him.
"No, don't bother, Yuki-kun. I'll cook… I just need to clear my head right now."
"Mou, Kyohei's just hungry. You know how he is… don't get angry at him. He's been like that even before you came here."
Sunako raised her head about an inch and look over to him. She always had a soft spot for the blond haired boy. Yuki always felt like a little brother she never had… Sunako smiled and put her hand over his.
"I know, Yuki-kun. And really, I'm fine." She let out a small sigh and lifted herself off the bed. "Come on, I'll make you some maki. Would you like that?"
Yuki grinned. "Yes please."
She patted him on the head.
"Really, Kyohei, you should hold your temper when talking to Sunako-chan," Takenaga said, lifting his glass up to his lips for a sip. Kyohei merely rolled his eyes at what he said and focused on his food.
"Oi, Kyohei, listen to Takenaga." Ranmaru said, running his hand through his hair. Kyohei grumbled in response and Yuki sighed.
"Mou, Kyohei, Sunako-chan works really hard in cooking and cleaning for us – we should all work together by being nice to her and not give her a hard time."
"Yeah, whatever." Kyohei replied, chewing slower this time. He looked contemplative for a moment, as if thinking about what his three friends had said when Sunako came in and his face's expression changed.
Sunako's expression was no different.
"Here are your fried shrimp." She said, almost tossing the plateful of food at Kyohei's direction.
"Gee, thanks." He replied, wiping off some oil that splattered on his face. Sunako rolled her eyes at him.
"If you need anything, write it down and put it on the fridge. I'm going out to buy groceries."
And with that, she stalked off the room.
"How can be nice to her if she treats me like that?" Kyohei argued, slamming his fist on the table. Yuki held up his hands at him to calm him down as both Takenaga and Ranmaru shook their heads in dismay.
"Maa, maa… forget it. You two will never get along with each other so why bother." Ranmaru said, leaning back against his chair.
Takenaga chuckled. "Do you really believe that Ranmaru?"
"Of course not, but at the moment – it seems to be true."
Both boys nodded and looked back at Kyohei still screaming bloody murder at Sunako's direction.
"That son of a – he's such an arrogant asshole. I hate him. I hate him. I HATE HIM!" Sunako whispered to herself as she walked briskly down the market.
"Why hello, Scary Girl!" The market vendors greeted Sunako as they went their way. She tried to give weak smiles towards the nice market vendors who greeted her but it only came out scaring them away.
"I'm sorry…" she whispered more to herself than to the vendors and made her way through the busy street. She spotted the kind vegetable vendor over at the corner and decided to stop by and see what was there. That is… until a tall stranger blocked her path.
She really did not need this today.
"Excuse me," she growled, her eyes flashing dangerously. "You're in my way."
The stranger turned and Sunako gasped in surprise and shielded her eyes by the wave of bright light coming from the man in front of her.
"Too bright!" she exclaimed, failing to realize that a cart was moving fast towards her. The stranger, surprised by her reaction to him, grabbed her hand and pulled her to safety before the renegade cart crashed into her.
"Are you alright, miss?" he asked, looking down at her. Sunako looked up tentatively at her savior and squeaked when the brightness came down on her again.
She pulled back from him and covered herself, shuddering. The man looked at her strangely.
"Why are you so scared of me? I'm not a rapist you know," he said, smiling slightly. Sunako nodded but refused to look at him.
"Sorry, I just don't do well with Creature of Light."
"Creatures of… wait, what? Light?"
"Yes. Creatures of Light. Attractive people. Whenever I'm around them, I feel like melting and I nosebleed a lot."
"Oh. I see."
Sunako nodded once more.
"But I'm not that good looking. It must just be the sun in your eyes," he reasoned. Sunako could see him shrugging… and tentatively she raised her eyes to look at him more clearly.
It must have been true what he said about the sun because now, looking at him dead-on, he was no longer shining like before. The stranger was a least a foot taller than her and had amber colored eyes (1). He had a very kind face, very odd for someone with his stature and his black hair blowing against the wind.
Something caught her eye as he tilted his head on one side. A skull-shaped earring dangling on his right ear.
"I like your earring," she said softly, leaning forward to look at it some more.
He laughed and touched it. "Yeah, I like it too. Most girls hate it though."
"Well, I'm not really much of a lady." Sunako whispered to herself but apparently the boy heard her.
He grinned at her and held out his hand for a handshake. She took it with great hesitation.
"I'm Reiji Yukishiro, by the way. And you are?"
"Sunako Nakahara. Nice to meet you." She said timidly.
"You look like a girl to me," he said, still grinning. Sunako smiled slightly.
"Um, thank you, I think. But really, I've abandoned all femininity so please don't say those things," she told him, glancing over at his shoulder to see if the vegetable vendor was still there. Reiji noticed and stepped aside.
"Were you going to buy some vegetables? Sorry if I was blocking your way."
"No… it's alright. I'm just going to buy some carrots… wait, forget that. Lots and lots of carrots."
"Why? Do you love carrots?" he asked, eyeing her while she picked up some and examine them.
"They are alright but someone living with me hates them so I thought I'd bring lots home just to annoy him," she said, her voice lowering when she said the last part. Reiji understood what she said and laughed slightly.
"You're husband, you mean?"
Sunako inwardly groaned at the skittering feeling she had in her stomach at the thought of Kyohei Takano being her husband. But she pushed that thought aside and frowned. "No. he's a tenant living in my aunt's house, where I'm also living. He just annoys me all the time… so I thought I'd pay him back."
"It would be easier to pay him back if you killed him instead." Reiji said so simply that Sunako couldn't help but smile.
"I've tried that numerous times, but he always seems to escape."
"Well, maybe you need an ally to help you."
Sunako nodded thoughtfully. After a while, she paid the vendor and turned to her new friend. "It was nice talking to you, Reiji-san. Anyway, see you around." And with that she turned, only to get stopped by a light tap on her shoulder.
"Sunako-san, perhaps we can get together some time? I would really like to be your friend. I have a strange feeling that we have quite a lot in common."
Sunako thought for a moment. She wasn't one to be friendly with new people, but Reiji did look like a nice person. Sort of like Takenaga-san and Yuki-kun molded together. Besides, she thought, I could use a little distraction from what's-his-face.
"Alright. But only if you buy me earrings like that you're wearing."
Reiji grinned. "No problem, Sunako-san."
Sunako laughed and turned away from him to walk back to the manor. A smile lingering on her lips.
(1) – I was watching Rurouni Kenshin while I was typing this. I was thinking of Battousai and his mesmerizing eyes… Mmm. Sorry. Had to put that in there.
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