Hello! This is my first fanfic and I hope you readers very much enjoy it. There may be some slight OOCness but I will try to keep the characters as true to form as my story will allow. If you would like to tell me all the wonderful things I'm doing correctly or, more importantly, all the horrible things I'm doing wrong, please review! On with the story…
Chapter 1
Beep. Beep. Beep. The annoying, repetitive noise of my alarm clock finally reached my conscious mind. My hand felt like lead but eventually it reached my nightstand and knocked my alarm clock to the ground, effectively turning it off in the process. I tried to lift my head but gave up in seconds when a searing pain shot through it. Too much to drink last night.. I went to snuggle back under my covers and sleep the remainder of the day when I heard someone open my bedroom door.
"Kaoru, I need to talk to you. Meet me in the kitchen in a few minutes." My dad walked away, leaving my door open to the noises around the house. My brother, Yahiko, was already making a lot of noise. Heaven forbid I should get some peace to sleep in once in a while. I got up slowly, knowing my head was going to feel like it was being pounded by a hammer. I walked past the kitchen to reach the medicine cabinet for some pain killers for my headache when I heard Yahiko yelling for me.
"Hey Ugly! Are you up yet? I can't handle your snoring any longer!"
"Shut up Yahiko! I don't snore!" I started rubbing my temples. This headache was just getting worse from his stupid yelling. Why can't he talk like a normal person? And what's with the Ugly name? I'm sure I don't look the best right now with my hangover but I'd like to think I'm attractive. Okita sure thinks so. We've been going out almost a year but I'm not sure what will happen with us after this summer when we go off to separate universities. I guess we just have to enjoy our time together like last night. His lips were so soft and velvety as his hands roamed my body––
"Were you looking for these?" I turned around and I found my dad standing in the doorway of the bathroom holding the painkillers in his hand. I went to grab them but my dad held them out of my reach. "We need to talk about your partying habits."
"Not now, Dad. My head is killing me and I just want to sleep for a week. Then we'll talk about this"
"As soon as you wake up, you'll start drinking again and we'll be in the same position. This isn't healthy for you and I will not allow you to waste your last summer before you enter the real world like this. I've talked to your cousins and they've agreed to let you stay with them for the rest of the summer. Maybe some country living will do you good, since it's clear the city life is corrupting you."
"But what about Okita? These are our last months together before we go to university, I can't just leave now!" I felt tears begin to prick at my eyes. I heard my dad sigh and he put his hand on my shoulder.
"I understand that you'll miss him but I believe this is what's best for you. Take this as an opportunity to reconnect with Misao. You two used to be so close."
"I know but I want to be with Oki––"
"Your train leaves in two days. I hope you take this opportunity to mature and grow before you leave me for university." I ran to my room and slammed my door, headache forgotten about. I grabbed my phone and called Okita telling him we needed to meet. He had to help me out of this situation. Maybe we could run away together…
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