This I Promise You
Full Summary: She lived in a big city, but had no future to look to. Himeno Awayuki was not living her life the way she planned it from the beginning. She was kicked out from her apartment and fired from her third job, her life only ended up in crisis... With no meaning to his name, Hayate Atsuko Kokoro took another path from an event that happened two years before and still haunts him everyday. It drove him away from his family and may have damaged his pride forever. When these two meet, things start to change gradually and hopefully for the best.
Chapter 1: Complicated
Her eyes fluttered open to the shining sun rays peeking through the window. She sat up and gazed at the unknown room she was in.
Trying to get up, her legs burned and stung all over, then she flipped the covers over to find her thighs and lower legs wrapped in bandages. "Where am I?" She could only remember that she was in a dark alley, cold, hungry, and depressed, but that was all of the night before.
"It's about time you have woken up." A man with dark blue hair and eyes stood at the doorway.
'He's really handsome,' the girl thought to herself. 'Wait, that's irrelevant right now!'
"Um, where am I exactly and who are you?"
He walked over to the window and opened the blinds. "Funny you should ask. I saved you last night from bleeding to death and I brought you in from the hospital."
"Oh, uhh, thank you... you paid my hospital bill and even took me in to your custody." She tried to get up again but only to meet pain again. "Be careful stupid, the nurse I hired just changed your bandages and the stitches would reopen." He carefully pushed her back on the bed. 'Jerk, he didn't have to call me stupid.'
"Anyways, you haven't answered my other question."
"Oh, it's Hayate Atsuko Kokoro. I'm not really the type to go well with girls."
She blinked, 'Is that so?'
"What's your name," Hayate asked bluntly.
"It's Himeno, Himeno Awayuki. And why did you save me?"
Hayate turned to look the other way. "You just reminded me of someone I knew." He got up and walked back to the door.
'Maybe I shouldn't have asked him that.'
"Himeno, what's your address and number. I'll get you home after you heal up."
'Wait...'
"I...I don't have a home, I was kicked out of my apartment." Himeno looked down at her legs with her calm expression totally being shot down.
Hayate took a deep breath and said,"Look, I am not at all nice in the real world. I will be hostile towards you in the future. You'll have to be prepared for what I tell you or risk getting an earfull."
The pinkette stared at him with confusion. "Why are you telling me this?"
Hayate took the door knob in hand getting ready to exit the room. "I'll let you stay as long as you do what I say and abide by my rules. In the end, you'll have to find work and a place of you own by the end of this month."
"Why are you letting a stranger stay in your home?"
He glared at her, "You want to go living on the streets again?"
Himeno was shook up and shook her head no. "Hmph.." Then he closed the door behind him.
'Well isn't he nice with a hard head?'
Dream ooooooooo
"Wait, please don't fire me! I won't do it again, honest!"
"That's what you said last time! Now get out before I get security to throw you out," my former boss yelled.
I hung my head as I walked out of the door. Working sucks, this was my third job I got fired from... 'I guess working as a stylist's secretary wasn't for me. It was way too much to do and I always kept making mistakes. Plus wearing a long skirt is totally not me!'
So I ripped the bottom part of my skirt and yelled out, "You know what? Fire me, see if I care!"
I marched on my way to my apartment throwing my heels into the dumpster. 'Can this day get any worse?'
Seeing my apartment door open, I rushed and saw that everything that I owned was gone. The land lord of the complex came up to my from the doorway. "Your payment was due two months ago Ms. Awayuki. You didn't pay rent, water bill, and electric. I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but you need to pack up your belongings and move out."
"What!"
"I sent you a notice a week ago that if you didn't pay the bill by the end of this week, we'll have to remove you."
"Wa-wait, just give me more time! I'll need to find another job and I can pay them off!"
The land lord shook his head, "I'm sorry." Then he walked away.
'No...' I fell to my knees, 'This can't be happening!'
I went to my closet and packed all my cloths in to my small yellow suit case. I took the picture of my dead mother and placed it in my pocket, 'Don't worry mom, I'll find a place for us to stay.'
Walking away from the complex, it started to pour down rain. 'Great, just great.' Then I started to run and I felt my feet blistering up after wearing those stupid high heels. Whoever made those things was stupid..
I found an alley with an over head where it wasn't raining. 'Let's stay here til the rain stops.'
From all the exhaustion I felt myself getting tired and I slumped to the ground really hard. Then before I knew it, I was asleep.
Gradually waking from slumber, there was an excruciating pain in my legs and it was too hard to stand. In the corner of my eye, I caught something shining and when I looked that way... it was a knife! A knife covered in deep red blood..
Looking around my surroundings, a pool of blood was seeping from my legs. 'Oh, no! Who did this?'
Hearing a ruffled sound, I saw a person going through my stuff and he caught me gazing at him with fear.
"Oh, so you're awake? I was hoping that little cut down would keep you like that until I was finished," he laughed evilly with a wicked smile.
"No... why are you doing this?"
He picked up the knife and pointed it to my face. "Don't make a sound." He covered my mouth with his filthy hands. Pointing the knife down on my blouse, he tried cutting it open with his dull knife.
I shook my head too throw his hand off,"Aaaaahh-mmmph!"
"Shut up you brat! You wanna get me in trouble?"
All I did was nod like a pathetic idiot with no life. "Why you- Gaah!"
"Hey, leave the girl alone," an unknown man kicked the pervert away. "Dang it all you punk!" The man lunged forward and the other man dodged his attack and knocked him out with a punch.
Taking out his cell phone he dialed authorities, "Yes, I got a mugger here in the alley of Akane Lane. He attacked a girl and she's loosing blood."
I couldn't make out what the woman said on the phone, but I dropped to the side and everything went black. The last words I heard was, "Hey, hey! Don't quit on me you hear?"
End of dream oooooooo
"Gah!" Himeno sat up quickly in my bed breathing heavily, she looked around vigorously and found herself back in the room in Hayate's place.
She put her hand to her head, "Thank God, it was just a dream.."
"What's wrong!" Hayate rushed in finding Himeno in cold sweat. "It's okay," she took a deep breath, "It was just a dream about yesterday."
"Oh.. I just rushed in when I heard you scream."
"I'm fine... thanks anyway."
"You need something to drink?"
"Water's fine.."
He left for a few minutes coming back in with a cold glass of water. She took a sip as he watched..
"Hey, why are you being so nice to me if you don't really get along with girls?"
"Like I said, you remind me of someone..." He stayed silent for a few minutes
'I shouldn't have asked him that...' Then he broke the silence, "And I never thought of it as being nice to you. I felt sorry for you."
That really ticked her off, "I never needed you to feel sorry for me," she shot back.
"Then I guess it would have been better to leave you dying in that alley!"
A timer just went off in her head, making every vein pop up in her neck.
"It would have been better if I died! I lost my home, my job, and I don't have a family to be with, I have nothing to live for!"
Hayate calmed down and turned his back towards her. 'What am I doing?' Hayate thought to himself.
"You don't have a family," he spoke softly.
"N-no, they treated me like dirt. So I ran away and never looked back," her tears spilled down her face like rivers.
She took her sleeve and wiped her tears, "Why am I telling you this anyway? I just met you and I'm already spilling everything out."
"No." Hayate turned back at her and sat on the bed.
"What do you mean by no?"
"We haven't just met," he came on out, "You and I have met before."
In wide eyes surprise all she could bring out was an answer filled with so much confusion.
"HUH?"
Hey guys... I know what you're thinking.. another Pretear story made by me. I was going to focus on my main two stories, "I Want You" and "Emotions" and PLUS I just came out with another story about Pretear and Facebook. But... I've had this one idea stuck on my mind for a long time and I just wanted to come on out and share it to the world. I hope you guys don't mind. Even if it will take up more time, I don't really care. I love Pretear, so I will write as much as I please.
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