N.V.S.
All she wanted was love. All he wanted was her. All she wanted was attention. All he wanted was revenge.
She woke up. Her mouth was open. Ready to let out a scream. But all that came out, was a small raspy gasp. Aiko sat up, rubbing her groggy eyes, the blur slowly clearing away. She was getting them again. The nightmares.
She clutched the front of her worn out pajamas, trying to calm herself, from the echoes of shrieks that invaded her mind. She looked over at the girls she was forced to room with. Gina and Amaya.
Not the most likable people, if you know what I mean.
Aiko sighed, a deep aching in her chest. She hated it here. More than she hated her room mates. More then she hated her parents for leaving her here. More than anything you could possibly imagine.
She laid back down, covering her head with her blanket, and holding her teddy bear close to her.
"Help me find a way out..." she quietly said to herself, "Help me find my happy ending...Help me.... Find something other than this." she closed her eyes, and prepared herself for another restless night.
"Hey! Usagi! Get your ass outta bed!" a shrill voice commanded, Fuck.
"H-hai, Gina-san?" she flipped her covers over and swung her legs over the side of the bed, looking up at Gina.
"Get us some breakfast, we're not prepared to go out yet."
"...Hai. I'll go now."
"Ok, get going. We're hungry." Amaya's voice chirped, wickedly. Aiko looked down, and glided out the door, feeling the girls glares on her back. She didn't know why they hated her. But to think of it, it wouldn't really matter if she knew anyway. It wouldn't make them like her, or anything. But she wondered...Was she too ugly? Was she too quiet? Was she just not likable?
"Ah, hello Aiko-chan. How are you?" Divany the lunch girl greeted her, possibly the only person who didn't hate her,
"Good morning, Divany! I've been good thanks, how about you?"
"Oh, I've been well. But it doesn't look like your telling me the truth." she gestured towards Aiko's arms and legs, covered with purply-blue bruises, and small nail prints,
"N-no...I'm fine really."
"Mm...Alright. What will you have today?"
"Nothing for me thanks. I-I'm just here to pick up something for---"
"Say nothing more." Divany handed her two trays, both containing a half bruised apple, a bowl of what looked like tomato bisk soup, two cups or milk and orange juice, and a shit-colored coffee, "I spat in the soup." she winked at Aiko, patting her head twice,
"D-Divany!"
"I'm kidding, but if I were you, I'd piss in it."
"Hah, I wish."
"Don't we all?" Aiko mustered her strength to give her a small smile, and walked back to her-excuse me- Gina and Amaya's room.
"Ew! What is this!? Diarrhea in a cup!?" Gina screeched, throwing the cup of coffee at Aiko, whom dodged it, barely.
"I-I'm sorry..." she didn't dare add in that it was Divany who prepared the 'meal',
"Sorry isn't good enough you little bitch! What? Do you wanna give us food poisoning or something?"
Theres a lot I wanna give you...
"N-no! Th-there wasn't anything good left..." she excused,
"Well, then. Get up earlier next time."
"...Hai..." Aiko mumbled, averting her eyes to the floor, wishing they would just leave already.
"Now. We're off to spread beauty to this faggy place. Tata! Oh! Almost forgot. Our room better be spotless by the time we get back." Amaya cackled, wiggling her fingers behind her as some sort of goodbye. Gina strutted after her, giving Aiko one last dirty look before slamming the door behind her.
Aiko sighed heavily, allowing herself to feel at least a little comfort, now that they were gone.
"Thank GOD."
After much work and labor, Aiko actually finished cleaning. It was around 6 pm now, so she went to the cafateria in hopes of something that didn't absolutely tasted like something a cow would throw up.
"Hi Divany." she saw the familiar blond hair, and waved,
"Hey cupcake!"
"Anything good?"
"Naw. Never is. But I saved you a loaf of bread, that isn't very stale." she smiled at her, offering a brown loaf of-at some point- toasted bread.
"Thank you..."
"Don't worry sweetie. There will come a time when you'll find your happy ending." she seemed to read her mind. Divany offered her a sympathetic smile,
"...Thanks for the thought."
"Trust me. This may feel like hell now, but at least you got a roof over your head, and somewhat edible food!" Divany chuckled, her dimples showing,
"...If I were...To ever leave...Would that be okay with you?"
"...Nothing would be the same without you, but as long as your happy, I'm fine. I'll always be here waiting for you to take me to my happy ending."
"Yes...Of course."
"Why?" she whispered, "Are you planning something?"
"N-no! Of course not!"
"I won't tell."
"I-I'm...I don't have anything planned."
"Your leaving...Tonight aren't you?" at this, Divany's eyes were watering up,
"...No."
"Okay." she gave Aiko a hug. The movement made her stiffen a bit, but Aiko hugged back, "Love you."
"I...I'm not going anywhere." Divany shed one tear, patting her best-friends back three times, and Aiko ran back to her room. Will she hate me if I'm still here tomorrow? Unbeknown to her, she was bluffing the whole time. What the hell am I thinking!?
When she arrived at her room, the door immediately slammed behind her.
"You fuck!" Aiko whipped her head around, and saw Gina and Amaya giving her death glares,
"Wh-what?"
"You went through our stuff!"
"You told me to clean the room!"
"Don't make up excuses, what did you take!?" Gina screamed, shoving Aiko into the wall behind her,
"I-I didn't take anything!" she responded as loud as she could, wincing in pain as the hard concrete wall collided with her back.
"You fucking bitch! Don't lie!"
"I-I'm not!"
Her eyes widened. And her hand automatically reached for her cheek. But only a stinging sensation was felt,
"I'm going to beat the shit outta you until you give back what you took, bloody fuck!"
"B-But I didn't take anything!" she attempted to defend herself, but before she could say anything else, a flurry of red interrupted her sight and speech. And pain surged through her body.
Paroxysms(hee hee hee) wracked Aiko's body, but you couldn't hear anything cause her face was turned down into the floor. She could barely see anything, everything was a red blur.
She guessed the time was around 2 am, feeling the moon's rays on her back, the perfect position for 2 am. Realizing she could feel the moon, she then noticed she wasn't inside, as a cold wind brushed past her stained body.
They probably let me out here cause they didn't want my blood on the floor.
She peeked through one eye, in which she could barely get open, and as she suspected: she was alone.
Aiko tried to feel her body, but all she could feel was a deep ache in all her bones. But she did know she had to get out, and quick.
She rolled onto her back, instantly feeling worse.
"Aiko...If you don't get out, heaven won't wait for you." a little voice whispered,
"...?" she couldn't find her voice, the words seeming to be stuck in her throat.
"Aiko...Be strong...Find your happy ending...Find your paradise."
She felt a bit better, some energy returning to her arms and legs, but other than that, she felt nothing.
"Get up...Your time is now."
Aiko felt her body being pulled upward, as if someone was helping her stand, giving her strength. And she knew the voice was right. This was her only chance. She wasn't gonna let it go.
She had always knew this was gonna happen. But she never thought it would so soon. But she was ready...She had already given Divany a note, addressed to her, telling her to only open it when she was gone. She re-closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
More pain.
But it didn't much matter. This was a live or die moment. But the only difference is...She could die in the orphanage, or in the cold outside world. Either way the odds suck.
"GO! Now!"
She gripped the dirt floor, digging her knees into the ground, and pushing herself forward, inches at a time. But Aiko was too weak. She wasn't mentally or physically prepared to do anything. But she kept on pushing, until she was under the protection of a tree.
I'll wait for tomorrow...I'm too far out anyway... She seemed to somehow know, that Gina and Amaya took her really far out into the woods, and would come back to report her for attempting to escape later, being the skank's they were.
"...Go!" the voice kept on calling, fading deeper and deeper away into the corners of her mind. She was too tired to worry about this. She was too tired to care.
Don't let me die... were her last thoughts, before she slipped into the world of unconsciousness.
Dear Divany,
I told you not to open this letter, until I were gone. But knowing you, you probably already did.
I want to tell you that your the most wonderful friend anyone could ever have.
I want you to know that without you, I would be in the bridge of insanity.
You were there even before I knew you, and I know that you'll always be with me, no matter what.
If I die before I come back to you, please forgive me.
You have the heart of an angel, and I'm so glad to have been friends with you.
I won't break my promise. I'll come back and help you find your joy, even if it kills me.
I hope you know that your like a sister to me, and I miss you even when writing this.
Forgive me for leaving you behind.
Forgive me for being such a bother.
Forgive me for ever single wrong I've done.
You'll be forever with me, in my heart, and I will remember you until the end of my life, and even after that.
Thank you for being there.
And I'll come back for you soon.
I promise.
Forever shall I be grateful,
Aiko
Ah...The feeling of a new and crisp FF. x3
I hope you'll like this one, and if you don't get the title, try saying the letters really quickly, and separately. :D Thanks to Edward Elric Is A Cutie-pie, for her help, and my friend Clyde(and If your reading this, don't laugh at my poor writing skills.).
I'll try to update quicker, and sooner.
With love.
~Cassie