Yo, peoples! DarkNeko77 here. What's up? This is my first fanfiction, so... please be as harsh as possible when giving feedback. Okay? Yes, I didn't say to be nice because it's my first one, I know. Amazing, huh? I'm weird like that. -waves- Enjoy!
"Where are you going? Get back here now young lady! We are not through here!" an angry mother yelled as her daughter stomped up the stairs to her room. As far as she were concerned, the discussion was over. "MIZUKI!" the mother screamed her daughter's name in frustration, but to no avail.
Mizuki slammed her door and locked it behind herself. Sighing in anger, she crossed the room to her bathroom. She splashed some water on her face and looked in the mirror, taking in her reflection. Her emerald green eyes glowered darkly, anger toward her mother streaming out of them. She was a young girl at eighteen about 5'7" and had raven black hair and slightly tanned skin. She could see a red mark on your cheek already turning slightly black with a hint of blue where her mother had hit her.
"Never again." She said to herself.
She opened the cabinet and grabbed a few things, then went to her bed and set them down on it. Then she turned to her dresser. Grabbing as much clothes as she could, she set it in a heap on the bed with the other items.
"Enough is enough." Mizuki told herself. "No more."
Tears sprang to her eyes as she opened the closet and grabbed a bag to pack her stuff in. She brought it back to the bed and shoved her clothes in it angrily. She finished packing and dropped it on the floor as she sat on your bed, head in her hands. She felt her heart jumped into her throat as she tried to keep the tears from falling. Half an hour passed and she had lain down to rest….
Dream sequenceMizuki looked around and saw nothing but trees. They all seemed so big, but it was really because she was small. She was about six years old and she was running for some unknown reason.
The reason didn't remain unknown for long as the girl heard and saw someone calling to her. "Come on, Mizuki! Gah, you're so slow!" a young boy with long silver hair said as he laughed.
She noticed he wasn't exactly normal. Apart from his silver hair, he had kitsune ears and a tail.
"Yoko," she felt herself say, "that's not fair! You're faster than I am! Slow down!"
The boy she called "Yoko" chuckled as he listened to her yelling at/scolding him as she ran to catch up with him. He stopped and smiled at you, his golden eyes seeming to sparkle in the sunset. "We're gonna miss it at this rate, slow poke! Here, climb on my back." He offered, bending down slightly. She did as he said and he took off through the woods.
In no time, the two had reached the edge of the forest where a small field stretched out before giving way to the sparkling lake. The sunset made the water reflect shades of red and orange, making it seem even more brilliant.
Yoko set Mizuki down and sat in the grass. "Looks like we made it." He said.
"Why are we here, Yoko?" she asked him. "You never did tell me."
"You'll see." he smiled as she sat next to him.
The girl sighed as she looked at the grass. "I can't believe I have to move…."
"Yeah... that's the other part of the surprise." Yoko smirked and gave you the thumbs up sign.
"Surprise? We're here for a surprise?" she asked, a grin spreading across her features.
"Yup! Oh, look, it's starting!" he exclaimed happily.
Hundreds of fireflies began rising from the grass around the two as the sun set behind the mountains in the distance. The night sky was now a brilliant blue as the stars and the fireflies light up the sky together.
"It's beautiful!" Mizuki said happily as she hugged him. "How did you find out about this place!"
"My mother told me about it. Oh! I almost forgot the other part of the surprise." She let go of him as he grinned at her.
"Yes?" she asked.
"I'm moving too! To the same town you're going to! Dad got transferred!" he exclaimed.
Mizuki was stunned beyond belief and the boy cocked his head. Finally she snapped out of it and grinned back. "That's awesome!"
"I know!" the two settled back down into the grass and watched the night sky as the fireflies continued to dance around them. "Hey, Mizuki? Promise me something?"
"Yeah, Yoko?" said girl replied, curious as to what he wanted her to promise him.
"We'll be best friends... always." He smiled his goofy smile and she couldn't help but laugh.
"Of course, fox-boy!" she said mockingly as she tugged one of his ears shortly before getting up and running around. He got up with a smirk began to chase his friend.
End dream sequenceMizuki woke up around 1 a.m. and stretched on her bed. She yawned, sitting up, and went to her desk.
When she signed on, there was only one person online. (Mizuki Fallen)
Fallen: Hey fox boy.
Kitsune: Wow, you're up early.
Fallen: I had that dream again... the one where you had silver hair, fox ears, and a tail.
Kitsune: Oh, really? Was I still six?
Fallen: Yeah.
Kitsune: Dang it. j/k
Fallen: lol.
Kitsune: I don't know why you keep having that dream. I haven't lived outside this town... and it's not like I have ears and a tail like that. Although, I'd have to admit, silver hair sound cool.
Fallen: lol. I don't know either.
Kitsune: So what's up?
Fallen: Nothing much.
Kitsune: .…
Kitsune: What did she do this time?
Fallen: ... why do you always assume something's wrong if I say that nothing's wrong?
Kitsune: Um... because that's always how it is.
Fallen: I'm fine. Don't worry 'bout it.
Kitsune: Like hell I won't. What happened this time?
Fallen: We had another argument. No big deal.
Kitsune: Did she hit you again?
-Pause-
Fallen: no.
Kitsune: I'm coming to get you.
Fallen: Don't. Really, it's okay.
Kitsune: This has gone on long enough. I'm tired of you covering for her. Why don't you just stay over here for a while?
Fallen: Yoko, you don't have to worry about me any more. It's okay.
Kitsune: ...
Fallen: What?
Kitsune: You're running away. Aren't you.
Fallen: What would make you say that?
Kitsune: well it's either that or you've killed her, and I don't think you would kill her... although I don't know how you haven't already.
Fallen: lol. Just don't worry 'bout me, okay? I'll be fine. I'll manage.
Kitsune: AHA! I knew it! You ARE running away!
Fallen: ... how can you always tell!
Kitsune: We've known each other how long! Z, I don't know why you didn't tell me.
Fallen: Well people will be looking for me. I didn't want you to worry OR get in trouble because of me. I'll be fine, I promise.
Kitsune: You're not leaving this town without me.
Fallen: Why's that?
Kitsune: You promised.
Fallen: ...
Kitsune: Uh huh. That's right. Now where should I pick you up?
Fallen: How 'bout the park?
Kitsune: It's dangerous there. You know how many demons and muggers will try to get you!
Fallen: It's the park.
Kitsune: Tell that to the creeps living there at night.
Fallen: I won't go in, I'll just stand at the gate.
Kitsune: Someone might attack you on the way there.
Fallen: I'll take the back way through the alley.
Kitsune: So even shadier people can attack you! No way.
Fallen: It's just down the street, Yoko.
Kitsune: Stay there. I'll park in front of your nayber's house and you can come out, k?
Fallen: ... neighbor's.
Kitsune: ... Shut up and wait for me to get there.
Kitsune has logged out
Fallen has logged out
Mizuki smiled to herself as she thought about the expression Yoko probably had during the conversation. He always got so bent out of shape. She grabbed her bag and went to the window. He wouldn't be there for at least twenty minutes, but she still wanted to keep an eye out for him.
The two of them had been friends since she was ten. He had always been there for her, and for some reason always seemed overly protective of her as well. For some reason, she couldn't remember her life before her and her family moved to this town, and Yoko was excepting of it. He even tried to help her get her memory back for a while, until she told him she didn't care about it any more. He could be cold to others, and some thought he was rather rude, and definitely not one to mess with. Mizuki knew otherwise, however.
Yoko is tall at 6' and has black hair and light brown eyes, almost gold. He always wears his long mid-thigh hair in a ponytail near the base of his neck. He always wears somewhat baggy clothes, usually with some chains here and there. (A/N: Hot, huh? XD LONG LIVE HOT TOPIC!)
She sat on her bed and looked to her dresser. On it lay a dagger in its sheath and a jewelry box. She got up and walked over to the jewelry box, opening the lid and removing the shelf. It revealed a special compartment that contained a couple hundred dollars you'd been saving for a few years. Most of it came from her father, who her mother had divorced a few years ago and moved away.
The money he sent Mizuki always came with a letter. He never sent anything to her mother. In the letter, he always said that he loved her (Mizuki) and missed her and that the money enclosed was "just in case".
'Just in case what?' she thought curiously. 'He never leaves me a return address to write back... and I don't even know what town he lives in, so I couldn't exactly use it to find him... what did he want me to use it for?'
She reached out a hand for the money and nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard a small pebble hit the window. She went to it and saw Yoko standing under it looking around to make sure no one was there. "Yoko." she whispered.
"Hey, you all packed?" he whispered back urgently.
"Yeah, just a sec." she said as she went back to the dresser and grabbed both the dagger and the money. She never knew when she'd need to use either one and she liked to be prepared.
The girl put the dagger in a pocket near her knee and stuffed the cash in the bag. She walked back quietly to the window.
"Throw your bag down, then jump." Yoko said, getting ready to catch the bag.
The bag was thrown down as he demanded and he caught it, taking it to the car before coming back for his friend. After hesitating a moment, she jumped out of the window down to Yoko, who caught her with ease.
"Thanks for coming to get me, Yoko." she said as he set her down.
"Oh, you mean you're not mad I forced you to stay here and wait for me to get you, instead of letting you running off on your own?" the nineteen year old boy said sarcastically as he opened the door of the car for her to get in.
"I just didn't want to be a burden to you again." she said quietly, thinking of all the times she had wanted to get away from her mother before. He started up the car and sighed as he drove away from your house.
"You're not a burden, Z, you're my best friend! What kind of friend would I be if I let you go off on your own and risk you getting attacked and-" he started rambling, so she cupped a hand over his mouth.
"You worry too much." she said with a smirk.
There was a warm, wet sensation on her hand and she pulled it back immediately.
"EW! Dude, you LICKED me! That's low!" she said as she tried to get the slobber off of her hand.
"Well, then don't put your hand over my mouth. Now I was thinking... what are we going to do about school tomorrow?" he asked curiously. "If we both don't go, then it will look like we're both ditching."
"Then we'll both go." She said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"You're not going with that on your cheek." He said as he pulled over to check out the bruise on it. "Damn. She got you good this time, that witch."
"Lucky shot. Look, I'll just say I fell down some stairs or something."
"How many times have you used that excuse?"
"Um..."
"Alright, then."
"But if I don't go, and my mom finds out, then she'll know something's up."
"You're running away! Something's already up. Besides, you may go to another school, but I know they put you through hell over there."
"It's not that bad."
Yoko sighed, deep in thought.
"Plus," she added, "It's not like I can stay in your room all day. What if your mom comes in randomly and sees me?"
"You've got a point." He said defeatedly.
"I'll only go tomorrow, okay? We can work something else out later, but right now this is the best shot." she told him.
He nodded. "Alright, but you'd better be at the usual spot when school lets out, got it?"
"Promise." Mizuki smiled and he continued driving. "Wow... your place... You know, even though we've known each other for eight years, I don't think I've ever been to your house."
Yoko went slightly pale and she distinctly heard him mutter "Oh, crap" under his breath.
Muahhahahahaha! Evil cliffhanger, no? Lol. I've left worse cliffhangers on some other stories of mine. Just because this is my first fanfic doesn't mean I haven't written anything before. :3 So did you guys like it? Tell me what you think! Tempting little button down there, isn't it?