Author's Note: I wasn't planning on making this story, I was working on my oneshot story and The Doll Tied With Red String, but I really wanted to make a GumiXRin story so here I go. Please enjoy~
Chapter 1
It was a dimly lit morning. The sky was a light gray with the moon still showing its face in the sky. Snow seldom clung to the ground, giving the cool October morning a winter like feeling.
A sigh escaped the girl's lips as she watched the scenery from her bedroom window.
She was tired; it was evident from the look in her emerald eyes. Her green hair lay down to her shoulders and resting upon her head were a pair of red goggles which she had received from her mother when she was only five.
Still in nightgown, the girl grabbed a candle from the top of a shelf. She fumbled through her drawers for a bit, searching for something to bring her candle to life, but after five minutes passed she quickly gave up and exited her room in the dark.
She waited a few moments for her eyes to adjust, which didn't take long since her house was always dark and dimly lit.
She lived in quite an old house, old and poorly built. It was entirely made from wood, the floorboards would creak with every step, threatening to break under the smallest of weight and it was tiny, only containing two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a couple other small, clattered rooms.
All of this was just evidence that the girl was living in poverty.
The girl had been living like this with her mother every since she was seven, when her dad had left them, taking all the money they had.
Her mom had lost her will to do anything after that event. She'd spend her days just lying in bed, dully staring into nothingness. No life would shine in her mother's once bright and caring hazel eyes.
The girl took it to herself to get a job when she turned 18, (which she turned a month ago) It wasn't the best job she could have, working at a small DVD rental store in a small mall, but at least she was making enough to feed both herself and her mother.
She made her way to the bathroom, brushing her teeth before getting changed into a pair of jeans a small blue T-shirt, and a little black sweater. After doing so she exited the bathroom and made her way downstairs, ignoring the creaks they made with each step.
She was pleasantly surprised to see her mother sitting at the small kitchen table, actually eating something.
"Good morning mother" The girl politely greeted, sitting besides the said woman.
"…..morning Gumi" The woman replied, popping a blueberry into her mouth.
"How are you today?" The girl, Gumi asked.
"I'm fine" The mother replied, but the older teen could easily tell that the adult was lying. "That's good" She nodded, "It's good to see that you're eating"
Glancing at her daughter, the woman replied, "You barely eat yourself, Gumi"
She was met with silence.
"I have no time to eat" she replied after a while. "I'm too busy"
"Food is a necessity" her mom stated matter o factly, "just look at how skinny you are"
Gumi sighed. "I know I'm skinny, Mom, but that's what happens when you live in poverty"
The woman hesitated, before replying, "I know that I haven't been doing much to help you, and that I've been such a waste of space, and I'm sincerely sorry" She let out a heavy sigh before continuing, "please always remember that mommy will always love and care about you"
Smiling softly, Gumi murmured, "Thanks mom, I love you too" Glancing at the clock, she added, "It's getting late, I better get going"
"Alright Honey, take care" Her mother replied.
Quickly getting on her white boots, Gumi made her way outside. She made her way through the street that'd take her to the mall in which the store she worked for was located. The walk took about twenty minutes and Gumi was always exhausted by the time she would arrive to work. She really didn't know how much longer she could put up with this, especially since winter was approaching and she'd have to walk in the cold, stinging air.
As she pondered on the thought a small coughing sound caught her attention.
"Who could that be?" she mused, looking around only to see nothing. Normally she didn't care about what kind of creatures were in her surroundings, but people usually never walked though this area, so she had to double check just to be sure nobody was stalking her.
"Who's there?" She asked
Silence was her only answer.
Shaking her head slightly, Gumi mentally scolded herself. She was wasting her time; she was going to be late if she kept dawdling around.
However, she hadn't even taken a single step before a sound similar to a whimper interfered. She decided to ignore the noise and walked ahead, but was stopped by a small tug at her shirt.
Whipping around, she growled, "What?" but went silent by the sight of a small teenage girl staring up at her, blue eyes wide and blond hair all messy, sticking out in all directions.
"Oh…." Gumi started, a bit surprised, "Hello there"
She certainly didn't expect to find a teenager out here. The kid was probably just lost, however the thought left her mind as she stared at the girl. Her clothes were torn, tattered like rags and she was thin, way thinner than Gumi was bone thin for a lack of a better word. She was also very pale as if she had never seen sunlight before. The girl was most likely a street kid.
"H….hello" The girl murmured with a soft, innocent voice. "I….I'm sorry to bother you, but…..do you happen to have any food?" Desperation filled the teen's eyes as she stared up at the older girl.
Gumi stared at the girl; the need to help overwhelmed her. "Yeah….." she started before reaching into her jean pocket, "I think I took an apple with me…." She pulled the red fruit out of her pocket, holding it out for the blond to see.
The younger girl's face lit up like a little girl who was just told that Santa was coming to visit. "Oh thank you!" she exclaimed, delicately taking the small fruit form the older girl, as if any rough movements might break the apple.
Gumi couldn't help but smile as she watched the small teen enjoy her apple. It felt good to have done an act of benevolence, and help someone in need. She was then shocked as she felt small arms wrapped around her, hugging her lightly.
"Thank you" the teen whispered.
"No need for thanks" Gumi gently replied, "I'm always happy to help"
The blond gave her a smile. "My name is Rin" she introduced.
"Hello Rin" Gumi returned the girl's smile. "They call me Gumi"
"I won't forget your kindness, Gumi" Rin murmured, bowing slightly in an act of respect.
A look of concern masked over the older girl's face. "Do you have a home? She asked.
Rin hesitated, before replying "Of course…."
Gumi could tell the teen wasn't being honest by the way she was staring down, wearing a sad yet sort of fearful expression on her face.
"You're lying" The green head whispered.
"….It doesn't matter" Rin replied after awhile. "I've lived on my own for many years"
"….but, don't you have a family?" Gumi asked.
A glint of sadness and anger flashed through the blue eyes of the younger girl. "I don't need a family" She faced the opposite direction of the older teen, holding back tears.
The older girl gently rested her hand on the smaller kid's shoulder, but moved aside when Rin pulled away. Without another word the blond ran away, deeper into the cold outside world, leaving Gumi to stare after her with a strange feeling of emptiness.
Glancing at her watch, she was reminded that she was late for work. "Damnit" she cursed as she ran off, rushing through the snow left on the ground, her boots being filled with large icy chunks, but she ignored the numbing feeling as she made her way to the mall.
By the time she had arrived to the store, DVD King it was called, it was already noon and the teen was exhausted.
Mrs. Kakuri, the boss, immediately approached her. "Gumi, you're late"
"I'm sorry, I got side tracked" Gumi murmured.
Sighing lightly, the woman stated, "You look terrible, I think you need to go back home and rest for the day, you already missed to much work anyway"
A small groan escaped from the green head, she didn't want to walk all the way back home through the snow and the cold when she only got here a minute ago. However, she knew arguing with her boss would be pointless. The woman never took no for an answer.
"I guess you're right" was all she replied.
. . .
The trip back home wasn't nearly as bad as the trip to the mall, only because she didn't have to rush there. She wondered if she'd see Rin again but wasn't too surprised to find no sight of the street kid. Still, it disappointed her just a bit, but she tried to ignore the thought.
"I'm home" she announced as she entered her home.
There was no answer.
"….Hello?" She called out. "Mom?"
Still, she was only answered with silence.
Starting to feel worried, Gumi rushed through her house, calling for the mom who never answered. She dashed up the stairs, ignoring how the old things shook with each step.
She dashed into the small room that belonged to her mother only to find the woman asleep in her bed.
Sighing softly in relief, Gumi approached the sleeping form nestled in the bed. "Mom…" she murmured gently, lightly shaking the woman.
Her mother didn't wake up, she only lay still, like stone, and her smooth, pale skin felt as cold as one too.
"Mom?" she asked, gently prodding the older green head.
Still nothing, the woman didn't move, she didn't even look like she was breathing.
"Mom wake up!" Gumi shouted, pulling down the bed's covers only to reveal something she wished she had never seen.
A pool of blood stained the inner bed sheets' surrounding her mother's limp form, a large gash was formed at the woman's chest, still moist from fresh blood. Next to her lay a lone steak knife, glistening in bloody redness.
Gumi could only stare, incredulous at the sight, her mouth agape in total shock.
Her mother had committed suicide.
Author's Note: So here we go, this story is pretty much all in Gumi's point of view since I do way too many stories where Rin is the main character. I pretty much started this story because of the fact that I am so deeply in love with this couple, and want to spread the love to other friendly readers and such XD. Expect a lot of oneshots of these two :3. Well anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed it, I'm not so impressed by it but I was writing this after my midterms from this week. Please notify me if you want me to keep going with this, I have chapter 2 almost done, but I don't want to upload it if nobody really cares to read it =/. Anyways, I haven't updated in awhile, gomen, I'm such a lazy kid. I will be updating my other stories this weekend. Anyways, I should stop typing now because my author's note looks like a paragraph o-o Chao!