It's My Life

Amanda Roswell

Ch. 2

A/N: Thank you to all who've reviewed!!! Okay, so this is chapter two... Please enjoy!


I laid in my bedroom, actually doing some homework I'd gotten in Math. I usually didn't get homework, but he assigned work for us at the last minute, so I had to do it...

I was on question thirty of forty-five.

Then, I heard a knock on my door. Immediately, I knew it was Mother. She was the only person in this house that was patient enough to knock before entering...

I didn't acknowledge that she was at the door, knowing she'd let herself in eventually. As usual, I was right. She entered the room and looked at me with that look that said, "your father's coming home."

"He went to the bar with his whore, didn't he?" I asked, not looking too surprised.

She nodded, not saying a word.

I sighed and stood. "I'll go to the store and get some bandages..."

We usually went through a full first-aid kit in about one to two weeks because of him...

"Do you want Akashi-chan to come with you?" she asked me.

I shrugged, putting my work in my bag.

She left and I heard her knock on Akashi's bedroom door.

I went to our first-aid fund, which we always made sure was hidden from Father, and took out enough money to buy some band-aids, gauze and medical-tape. I took an extra few dollars to get a lighter, mine was almost empty.

Akashi came up to me and handed me his car keys. I gave them back to him and took my own.

"I'm driving." I told him, leaving without another word.

As I drove down the street toward the nearest drugstore, Akashi played with the dial on the radio, trying to find a radio station he wanted to commit to for the five minute drive.

"How're you doing in school?" he asked me.

"Since when did you care?" I inquired, not taking my eyes off the road. "You haven't asked me anything like that since the twins were born..."

He answered, "since I noticed that you were having problems..."

I gave him a quizzical look. "Problems? Problems in what? I'm passing all my classes. I'm not having any problems..."

"That's not what I mean, Itachi." he corrected. "You do know that everybody in this family cares about you, right? If you're having any issues, you can talk to us. You do know that, don't you?"

"So, you think I'm crazy?" I asked.

"I didn't say that." he told me. "I've just seen times where you look really unhappy. I was just getting worried for your health..."

"Nobody can be happy all the time, though... You're probably just imagining things." I knew I was lying, but wasn't about to show that to my brother... Or anybody in my family, for that matter...

I parked in the parking lot and turned off the ignition of the car. I left, slamming the door shut. I grabbed a few packages of everything I needed and a lighter for myself.

I went to the till and paid, letting the cashier keep the change. I was in a hurry.

I went back to the car, threw everything, but the lighter, into my brother's lap and sat down, not bothering to do up my seatbelt.

I could tell he noticed the lighter when he asked, "you've started smoking again?"

"Like I said before, you don't give a shit, so why waste your breath to ask me?"

"If you're going to be an asshole about it..." he let his sentence trail off as I began to drive off.

I glared at the road, wishing I could just total the car.

"Look, Man, you need help." he told me quietly. "You need to open up a bit..."

"No, I don't." I corrected. "I don't need help from you, or anybody... I don't have a problem. Now, get off my back."

He shook his head in exhasperation and dropped the subject. He stared out his window and sulked, knowing I wasn't going to give in so easily... He should know by now how stubborn I can be.

I sped up a bit and skidded into the driveway, smirking. I looked to my brother who looked to be in mid-heart attack. I chuckled and left to go inside.

Father greeted me at the door when I opened it. I brushed past him and went to the kitchen to get a Coke. I popped the tab open and he followed me.

"What?" I asked cooly.

"Where've you been?" he asked me, slurring his words. He was obviously drunk...

"Out." I answered vaguely. "Why?"

He didn't answer. He only let me walk past him.

I walked back to my room with my Coke and shut the door behind me. I put on my headphones and turned it up to max. The parents were going to start fighting soon... Any minute now...

Even with how loud my music was, I could hear them yelling. I heard a loud smack and knew that it was another night where Father was going to go to that hotel with his secretary...

I shook my head and stood. I opened my door and yelled, "will you two shut the hell up!"

Then, I slammed the door shut and pulled out my math homework again. I began to work again.

XOXO

I sat in my Social Studies class and was listening to Kakashi-sensei drawl on about some kind of war between two countries that I really didn't give a shit about when the door opened and closed.

Everybody turned, but me, to see who'd entered the room. Whispers and murmers errupted around the room, but I ignored them all. A few whispered words met my ears, though. They were talking about some new kid...

Hm... I suppose it was easy to assume that he or she was pretty much fresh bait for the pricks and assholes of the school.

I turned to look at the person and saw a girl with a stunning countenance... Her pink hair was down to the middle of her back and had a few light curls. Her jade eyes were gorgeous and only added to her beauty. The principal stood beside her, explaining to Kakashi-sensei the situation she was about to be put in.

Okay... Maybe she wouldn't be the bait... She'd probably turn into those snobby cheerleaders that liked to flirt with anything on two legs with a pulse...

I turned back and started writing notes for the day's lesson, ignoring everybody around me.

"Alright, Class..." started Kakashi-sensei once the principal left. "This is Haruno Sakura-san. She's going to be your new classmate and will be with us for the rest of the year."

She told Sakura to take a seat. She'd pointed to the seat, but since I wasn't paying attention, I didn't see the seat she'd pointed to. Unfortunately, it was the vacant seat that just had to be beside me.

I opted to pay no mind to her and just carry on with the lesson as if she wasn't even there.

That's what I did with everybody. So, I could do that with her... Couldn't I?


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