CHAPTER 2
Hinata: huzzah! Newly, fixed chapter now uploaded!
Kurapika: she owns no one except Haruhi and sakura.
Kurapika's pov:
I slipped into the dorm room sighing with the relief that I didn't have to be social anymore…
When I opened my eyes I saw something that made my eyes widen.
''O-oh…I….'' I stuttered my feet still where they had been a second ago.
Leorio groaned. ''Listen…I don't have to be nice to you here alright? Just…throw your stuff down over there…'' he jabbed a thumb at the corner.
''We are going to get them to get you a cot or something…your not sharing my bed'' he informed me.
''Alright…''I said timidly…all I wanted to do was call home…tell them I was alright, and go to bed…
I put my bag in the corner neatly. '' I'm going to get a shower…'' I mumbled waiting for him to protest to that too…''why should I care?'' Leorio asked snapping his head towards me.
I jumped and scurried into the bathroom…. I looked around at the mess that was the restroom…it was disgusting…there was tissues everywhere and barren toilet paper rolls strewn across the floor. The sink was the worst…
I don't even want to talk about it…
I slipped into the shower the hot water making me arch my back from it for a second. I slowly slid under the water sucking stuffy air through my teeth.
Once I was not…sweaty from gym any more I slipped back out dried off got into something that I could sleep in and grabbed the towel whipping it across my hair as I walked out…Leorio was already stretched out on his bed…no covers no nothing…and was shivering slightly…he would think me a freak if he caught me fixing his blankets…but…I couldn't leave him like that…I maneuvered his legs slightly so that I could slip the covers out from under him, and pulled it up to his chest sighing as I turned towards the door…now to get my bed…
I walked down the hall and reached the office they had in the dorms.
''Oh! Yes sweetheart?'' a receptionist lady asked.
''Well…I'm new and my room only has one bed…so I was wondering…do you guys have a cot or something?'' I asked surprised how comfortable I felt around her.
''No sweetie…we haven't ever carried cots…uhm…maybe you could share a bed?'' she asked I think she knew the answer was contrary to what I said.
''That'd be fine!'' I reassured, starting to walk away.
When I got back to the dorm room I closed the door almost silently.
I tiptoed over to my bag grabbing out my long jacket and lied on the floor sing my luggage for a pillow I drifted off to sleep without much difficulty.
Leorio's pov:
I awoke in the morning with a start…forgetting it was Saturday, I looked at the clock and thinking I was late jumped out of bed and started running towards the bathroom.
I was stopped by something soft.
It looked like a big jacket and I would have dismissed it if the blob of cloth hadn't yelped when I had jammed my foot into it.
A small blonde head poked out of the cover-coat-thing and sleepily squinted at me.
''How…did you sleep?'' Kurapika asked yawning.
''Why do you care?'' I asked getting up and brushing the crumbs from my sandwich off my pants….I had fallen asleep in my clothes again…
''I was just asking….'' He snapped a little…he was less shy in the morning…
''Whatever...''I made a trip to the bathroom and when I walked out Kurapika was changing his shirt…I just stood there for a second staring…his back was a maze of scars, cuts, and bruises…my eyes got wider and wider the more I looked at it…
Then he pulled the fabric carefully over his skin, as to not hit the still healing flesh sucking air through his clenched teeth.
He turned around and instantly his eyes went wide, a blush spreading across his cheeks.
''Uh…I…'' I stuttered as he walked passed me hurriedly.
He turned around quickly as he reached the door.
''Please…don't tell anyone….'' He pleaded quietly.
I nodded and he was out the door.
Kurapika's pov:
I walked down the hallway as fast as I could to get to the vending machines down the hall.
Once I reached them I jammed a dollar in the money-taker-thing…and put in the number for a coke…
I needed caffeine or something…what if Leorio…what if he told a teacher? Then rumors would go around and they….oh….why was it taking so long to come out? I clenched my teeth and turned around running into someone.
''Ugh….watch were your going next time idiot!'' I deep female voice shouted.
I looked up to see a girl in band T-shirt rubbing her head. She looked about my age…
''…I – I'm so sorry...'' I mumbled and her head shot up, a wide grin plastered on her bruised face.
''You're the new kid huh?'' she reached out her hand almost smacking me in my face while doing it. It smelled like cigarettes…
''I'm Haruhi, Haruhi Kashio!'' she took my hand and shook it violently smiling like a lunatic.
''I-I'm Kurapika….Kurapika yutsuri…'' I said shyly, she laughed heartedly.
''I know who you are! You're the only one in this school my age! Ha! You skipped a couple grades too huh?'' she asked loudly.
I blinked…how did she know me?
''Ha! Don't worry kid! I know a lot around here! I have my sources…'' she winked and I blushed.
I jumped when the soda clunked into the drop off thing.
''Ha! That thing is really slow by the way...''
Leorio's pov:
After the squirt left, I just sat on my bed in shock…where had those scars come from? And all those cuts and bruises…it looked as if he…was in a war or something…ugh I couldn't figure it out…why had he been so in a hurry to leave after I saw that?
Oh well…I guess it was stupid of me to ask that…
But…I couldn't hate him now…
But as I thought of him and Sakura my blood began to boil again.
And just when I felt it was about to blow Kurapika came into the room…I glared at him and laid on my bed, my fingers laced behind my head.
I heard him shuffling through a bag and listened as I heard buttons being pushed…a cell phone?
My thoughts were confirmed when I heard him utter a ''Hello?'' and footsteps retreating to the door as the other person talked loudly into the other line ''I know, I know…I'm sorry for not calling last night…'' he apologized into the phone before closing the door.
Kurapika's pov:
''Kurapika! Why the hell didn't you call? Hm? I told you before you got on that train to call me right after school!''
''Yes…I know mother bu—'' I started trying to defend myself.
''But nothin'! Do you know how worried I was?'' she screamed.
Worried? About me? Naaahhh… I thought sarcastically. Of course she worried about me…my father? Not so much…he didn't even know I had transferred schools…not that it was his fault…he was on a very long business trip…
But the person I know wouldn't worry about me was my uncle…
''Cerrine! Give me that phone! Who are you talking to?'' I heard said person shout on the other line.
''Keaton…Don't hang up tha-'' she whispered just before I heard a click.
Great…so my father wasn't back yet…ugh….
I walked back to my dorm room but stopped at the door when I heard Leorio talking.
''Stupid! Just stupid! Why do I have to share a room with him? Ugh…he's probably from some trashy family and that's why he's got all those scars! He's just…I wish he'd never come to this school! He's ruining it for me!'' he shouted…how could I be ruining it for him? I had only been here for a day!
I was about to open the door when he started talking again.
''And…I wonder who he was talking to? Probably his mom or whatever!'' I heard a crash as something hit the door making m jump.
''And who the hell is that shy? What a freak!'' he shouted…
I closed my eyes against a memory threatening to pull me into it.
When I opened them again Leorio was standing over me with a scowl on his face.
''Why are you standing in front of this door?'' he asked suspiciously.
'' I-I uh…'' I hunched my shoulders ad started to back away.
''Were you listening to me?'' he asked the anger building up so much that he curled his lips baring his teeth.
''I…'' why couldn't I talk? Why did shyness curse me so?
''ANSWER ME!'' he shouted pushing my shoulder so I stumbled back a few steps.
''Uhm…I-I…I was…going to c-come in when I-I-I-I heard you shouting….I didn't w-want to come in because I didn't want to d-disturb you….b-b- but I don't know where anything is around here…s-s-s-so I-I-I would have gotten lost if I had gone away….'' I explained.
''Sounds good to me…'' he growled grabbing my shoulder and shoving me so hard I toppled to the ground. I looked up at him fearing he would kick me in the face.
Stupid tears…why did they have to stand in my eyes right now?
''Get lost Kurapika…get lost and don't come back…'' with that he turned and slammed the door locking it. I realized he had picked up the door key I dropped when he had shoved me…were was I going to sleep tonight?
TBC…
Hinata: poor Kura!
Kurapika: Leorio! Why do you hate me so?
Leorio: zzzzz…
Everyone: he's sleeping…
Gon: please review and not flames! Flames hurt!
I own no one except my oc's!