The Clock Actually Ticks
Summary: Since a year and a half ago my parents started fighting, and I somewhat moved into the cellar, I knew not to do anything drastic to myself knowing that he'd be angry. Getting through the morning to go to school can be a job on its own.
-A/n: You big wusses, don't even know who the "familiar face" is, jeez! I guess I'm doing this because of popular demand for a sequel (and I could be bothered doing one) And because so many people were having trouble figuring out who the person was Chihiro bumped into and who Rillian, her father and I think I should mention Beano (Bon as Littlies have duped him) but I thought it was oblivious, oh wells, guess it wasn't. So here it is-
-A/n2: oh one last thing; theirs way lot more talking in this one then the first one… ;; I don't know why… but it does… It took three pages before she spoke… now it's not even a page…;;-
Chapter 2 – Because of You
Rillian dragged me somewhere with a rag over my head/eyes and refused to tell me where she was taking me. When she took the rag off it took me a moment to get used to the light, looking around for Rillian I couldn't see her. I started to walk while looking the other way, I bumped into someone and when I looked up, what I looked up to was a familiar smiling face.
I guess I was afraid of clocks that tick; that was the only thing that told me to move on, to stop waiting for him. And which is why I hated ticking clocks, I blocked them from my mind, well actually my parents blocked it for me. Time is used for passage of time, and to remind us of memories and promises that have faded.
I guess it can't helped… after bumping into him, I stared at him for awhile, blinked several times… maybe I screamed, maybe I fainted, I can't even remember a simple thing. But I think I just stared at him and blinked, maybe screamed and hugged him... naaah, not that far… Okay, maybe I did…. And maybe I did faint, because I remember a lot of darkness, and him looking worried… I never knew how much I missed his face! (Well excuse me, for not remembering).
After staring at him for awhile. I did say his name, he smiled at me and hugged me, he chuckled as I started to cry
'Don't cry, Chihiro.'
Yep, I cried even more. Call me an idiot, I don't care. I haven't cried since… um… umm… well it's been a long time…. It was a long time since I stared at him. Okay you can laugh now, no seriously you can.
'Chihiro?'
He said my
name.
Blinking I
looked up at him with a little question mark hanging over my head
'What's this?' he asked then placed his hand at my neck. I cringed… that spot hurt… he saw it… my life is officially over. I wasn't thinking as I buried my head into his chest. He was surprised but didn't try to move me away
'The first… time my father thought it would be fun… to play with knifes…'
I'm not good at sensing things or anything but I could sense he got mad
'I was asleep at the time… wasn't my fault…'
His grip on me tightened a little
'Why?' he asked
'Why I dunno, they like fighting?' I asked to myself more to him. He grew silent again
'Please don't hate me…' I whispered voicing the little fear I had. He pulled away a little roughly
'What?'
How desperately I wanted to hid myself in his shirt again
He placed his thumb under my chin and I met his eyes which were swimming with concern
'Why would I hate you?'
I shrugged I really couldn't remember why I thought he'd be hating me. He quickly pulled me into another hug as I blinked several times
'Uh... not to top the question off or anything but how… did you get here?'
'She let go.'
'Oh yah how did that go?'
'Well considering it's been this long, bad.'
I laughed a little. But then realized it was cold. As well as that Rillian who that was lead me here. I pulled out of his embrace. Blinking several times I looked around
'Who are you looking for?'
'The person who lead me here, I'm gonna hug her to hell when I find her.'
He chuckled a little
'But we better get you home.'
I looked at him
'Haku, where exactly is here?'
He chuckled again. Then held out his hand
'Come on, we're leaving.'
I stared at his hand
'Do you even know where you're going?' I asked him, one eye brow raised itself. He nodded. I trusted him for no apparent reason and took his hand.
-
And I was totally running down a different ally. I forgot he could do that. When I was ten I was too mucked up to realize, it came crashing down to me when I was in bed, trying to sleep, and then BOOM there he is again. I got a headache from that. And yet I still trust him. I need therapy or something, trusting a guy I hardly know and has saved me too many times and visa versa.
Then, we
stopped running
My mouth
dropped to the floor
I was in
front of Rillian's house
I blinked
then looked at him
'Have you been tracking me or something?'
He frowned, probably from not understanding a word I just said
'…No… your aura leads back here.'
Great! Now I'm dizzy
'Right!' I yelped out, as that he chuckled
'You better go before your friend thinks something of you.'
I yelped I was about to turn around then realized something
'Will I see you again?'
LAME-O I
totally suck – I fail in morbid.
He nodded.
He didn't think I was lame! Yay
'I'll be around… you'll see me a lot more.'
The way he said that last part worried me. He turned me around and gentle pushed me in the direction of the door. I got the drift of what he was saying, so not wanting to be pushed a long the path. I walked myself as I got the door and turned the knob to go inside I heard a faint whisper of;
'I promise.'
-
For some reason I stood there, I didn't want to go in. closing the door slightly, I crept back down the path, and turned around. Haku wasn't there, I wasn't expecting him to be
'Forgive me.' I muttered to the sky then took of for the woods.
I sat there looking at the water, for untold minutes, I sat there then I wondered if Rillian was worried, she and her father would probably worry… not to mention Haku if he found out, I cringed at that thought. I got up but met the ground again.
I'm an
idiot alright? I don't know long I was asleep but when I woke up. I
wished I was still sleeping… Haku found me
As I
looked up at him I realized my life was officially over. I don't
care what everyone says. The fact that he found my scar was enough,
but this… I don't know if it's worse, but it's bad… he'll
think I'm a runner or something!
He grasped my hand and before anything he pulled me up. And my head was leaning on his chest again. Jeez, I fit him or something…- stay away from that thought!
'Chihiro…'
I sniffled
'I don't wanna face them.'
I got him confused
'What?'
'Dunno.'
'Chihiro.' He said with a sigh
I looked up at him, worry and concern (A/n: are those two the same?) were in his eyes again.
'If you don't go inside, where will you sleep?'
'…In a tree.' I said almost sarcastically
He blinked at me
'Hey, I've slept in weirder placed then that, a tree just happens to be the most comfortable.' I exclaimed. Seeing his eyes change, I think I said the wrong thing.
'You shouldn't need to sleep in a tree.'
Someone
actually voiced it….
The tears
I didn't know I had started to flow again. Grasping him I cried
into his arm. Yea… I cried into his arm, he has a wet sleeve now.
-
Gathering myself I moved away from him, turning my back on his I wiped the tears that were still on my face onto my sleeve. Then chuckled a little
'To think I've kept up with my parents all this time and never once cried…. And now…'
I squatted down to my knees glaring at the grass. Then clenched my eyes shut and screamed
'I'm such an idiot!!'
I banged
my head once or twice with my fists, until Haku grasped them, I
stared up at him. He looked kinda mad…
Guess he
has every reason to be.
-
He pinned me up again, grasping my hand he ran only stopping at Rillian's house
'Now this time, go in.'
'But-'
'No buts.'
'Demo, demo, demo, demo!' I yelped in Japanese
He looked at me as I stuck out my tongue. He let me go
'Okay, okay I'll go.' I sighed then walked up the path into the house.
I put my
fingers into my ears for the blast of words
…that
never came.
I blinked
'Okay… that's weird.'
'You're weird.'
. Rillian.
I looked over to her with my hand behind my neck with a sweat drop forming
'Yah, well you know me!'
'Actually there's a time I wish I didn't.'
I blinked several times and my mouth dropped
'I jest!' she said then ran away. I growled then gave to chase.
Monday
School
Yay
No sign of
Haku
My day -
not fun
Rillian
fell into a fit of giggles when another kid jested in Math
We found
out he was scared of flying books, fire rings, and Elmo
Don't
ask how the kid was afraid of Elmo
…Too
many "Elmo knows where you live" stories.
We had
Math twice on Monday now, since first period assembly.
Some new
kids came to the class on second time round.
A girl
thought she'd txt her boyfriend half way through
We found
out she hated dogs and hair ties.
Math
turned fun.
Two days had passed. Rillian kept falling into fits of laughter when she came into my room and saw the picture of a Dragon on the wall. She got several big lumps on her head, but she still had a laugh.
When I woke that morning I didn't feel right. That was all it was too it. Although I didn't tell Rillian, nor her dad. I tried to get through the day without passing out. But by lunch time I couldn't see, could hardly hear…. I fainted, right there on the spot. But I swear I saw the colour emerald.
-
'-In stop it, you're going to wake her up if you keep doing that.' A voice said hazily. As I came to, blinking my eyes I realized I was on a futon staring at a ceiling, not clouds or stars. I groaned a little as I tried to move my hand because I realized my head was hurting
'Chihiro?'
I knew
that voice
I looked
to the side of me-
There he
was standing there, next to Rillian and her father was on a chair a
little far of. Rillian came over to me and placed her hand on my
forehead
'She has a slight fever, if it counts to anything.'
I tried to get up. But Rillian forced me down
'Sorry need you to sleep a little more.'
-
Isn't she nice? I don't know how much I slept
'-oy how'd you get here?'
'Was about to ask you two the same question.'
Okay, that
confused me… a lot.
But before
I could ask I fell asleep again.
I woke up again, the ceiling was the same, but it was darkened, as if it was night. I sat up slowly and looked around – I saw no one. I sighed as I lay back down and stared up at the ceiling. I sighed then looked for a window or a clock… seeing a clock but realized that it had stopped working the previous day I didn't trust it to tell the actual time, outside was too dark to see, so I'm guessing its night.
'Isn't it normal for people to sleep at night?' a voice asked. I jumped too much I hiccupped while turning around to see Haku standing there where he wasn't standing a second ago
'Where in flaming hell did you come from?' I asked him. He frowned then pointed to the door that was behind him
'Right…' I said quietly as I looked away.
-
When I woke up there was a quiet commotion going on. Rillian and Haku were glaring at each other, while Rillian's father was silently by himself with laughter un-heard of. I stared at them going back between the two like a tennis match. But I don't know if anyone noticed me looking between the two trying to figure what the heck they were staring at each other as if they hated each other for.
The next day, I actually stood up! Yeah stop laughing at me, but I wish I was still lying down, because he frightened me to near death…. And I don't mean Haku when I say "he"
'CCHHIIRROO-CCHHAANN!'
'Oh Crud!!'
Rillian looked at me in mock confusion
'He's after my lucky cha-a-a-r-m-s!!' I said then ran off as Rillian laughed.
-
The guy
couldn't take a hint. He was after me ever since I first came to
the joint we all call "school" since long ago it was my hide away
from parents…. That reminds me – I haven't seen said mother in
awhile. Meh. Can't worry about it now, gotta hide from
said-pain-in-the-back-side-boy-who-I-don't-even-know-of-said-name!
Skidding
to a halt I saw a little ridge between the doors and the wall –
perfect! I clambered into perfect-hiding-place.
And
waited…
Waited
some more
There he
is
Son of a
female dog
Feeling
around in my pant pocket I found a small note book. Took it out then
flung it at
said-pain-in-the-back-side-boy-who-I-don't-even-know-of-said-name.
I
concealed a snort of laughter as the
said-pain-in-the-back-side-boy-who-I-don't-even-know-of-said-name
ran away, leaving the note book on the floor screaming something
about ghosts. I got up snickering then went over to the note book,
picked it up then placed it back into my pocket. I turned around and…
yeah, I yelped and fell backwards.
Haku
Was
standing there
Crap
'Where in flaming hell did you come from?' I yelped. Da ja vu here. He frowned and pointed to the open glass door. Sighing as I got up
'You really gotta stop doing that.' I said to him he chuckled then shrugged
'He-e-e-y!'
Rillian
I turned
around
What the
heck? I came from the other direction….
'Did he get your "lucky charms"?' she asked
'Nup threw a book at him instead.' I said. Rillian laughed
'Good one, although you might wanna wash the book now.'
My face fell a mile
'I put it back in my pocke- e-w-w-w.' I slaughtered out. Then dug my hand back into said pocket and grasped the book and threw it at the wall
'Ya know that's called littering.'
I groaned
'Oh forgive me oh mighty smitten. Smite my Ol' smity smitter!' I said woefully then picked went over to the note book I picked it up my two fingers, then turned back to see Haku and Rillian looking at me questionably
'…What?'
'What the heck did you just say?'
I shrugged
'Dunno,' I said then looked around
'Know where the nearest Ri- no wait-… drink-… (Bad word), same thing… fine, trash can, for Kami sake!' I looked around then stormed up the hall way to the nearest bin.
-
As I found a bin, which was turned over, I glared at it
'Great, getting my hands more fricking dirty… leats is better then mud-grim…' I groaned then heard feet running towards me; ignoring it I glared at the bin then up turned it with the hand that wasn't holding said note-book-with-pain-in-the-back-side-boy-who-I-don't-even-know-of-said-name, grim all over it. I then threw note book intro the bin then ran to the drink fountain and washed my hands.
As I turned around they were both there again with a clear question mark over their heads
'Okay, I understand his reason for not understanding a word I say, demo, what the heck is your reason?'
They looked at each other confusedly then looked back to me. I frowned big time. Then they pointed to each other
'Dragon-boy's fault.' 'Rin's fault.'
I blinked big time
'What?'
'Chihiro, your IQ really is a size of turtle.'
'It's only because I'm not a fricken genius.' I said sarcastically
'Chihiro.'
I looked to him and my head titled to one side
'The spell on the Spirit World, as you people call it, broke, so now Spirits can come to this world even if they don't have an identity.'
'Whoa, back up, what?'
'Rillian is really Rin.'
I blinked and looked towards her
'Hi…Sen…' she said while smiling a little embarrassed smile
'Well you've got me confronted.'
They both looked confused and I groaned
'Never mind.'
'Oh and you know my "father"?'
'Let me guess he is a Spirit too?'
'Bingo!'
'He's Kamajii.'
I almost fell over with laughter.
-
'Kind-a disturbing.'
'If you think it that way.'
'Shut up, I will think this way.' I snorted back in response, tired from the cryptic responses I was getting from Haku and Rin.
English
And said
teacher with the look that gave me the impression of
you-can-tell-me-what's-wrong-I-won't-tell-but-I-will-tell, was
back, and Rin was sitting next to me. Haku thought it would be nice
to suddenly disappear like he does.
I was
almost bored to sleep, teacher
you-can-tell-me-what's-wrong-I-won't-tell-but-I-will-tell was
giving a lector on grammar. Frick g-r-a-m-m-a-r. Zone out time!
I looked up to the clock nearing the time of the bell I began to pack up, everyone saw me doing it rushed to do the same, knowing I was the first one to know when the bell was going, the teachers began to ask me if the period was finished. Tell ya what – it is lame.
I freaked
I saw
this… thing… coming towards me
'What the heck is that?'
Rin looked up from whatever she was doing and shrugged I looked at her quizzingly but she poked out her tongue and went back to whatever she was doing
'Chi, Ril!'
Both of us froze then looked to each other then ran.
But he soon caught up to us.
'He-... found-... us...-' I panted out
'You, don't… say?' Rin said sarcastically
'Found ya Chi and Ril.'
'For pity sake,' I grounded out '…Why don't you go find you mother and… stay with her?'
'Chi no like Bo…?'
Crud
'I didn't say that.'
The kid looked like it was going to cry
'Ril like Bo doesn't Ril?'
'…Sure…'
He lit up
'Ril come play with Bo?'
'Maybe later Bo…' Rin said with a clear I-wanna-get-away sign over her head. I then realized who Beano was.
-
'Hey, Rin?'
'Hn?' she asked while she grounded through the fridge
'Is Beano Yu-Baaba's son?'
Rin looked around and smiled
'Guess I didn't need to tell ya that one.'
'Yah, like I really didn't see a resemblance.' I muttered sarcastically. Rin laughed
-
Strange enough, when I saw Kamajii again he hugged me and said hi then walked away confusing the heck out of me; Rin was laughing her ass off on the floor
'Oh shut it.' I growled at her.
But she just laughed more
'Shut it will ya?'
'Nuh-uh.'
'Yes-uh.'
This childish game went on and on for about five minutes…
'What are you two doing?'
'AAH!' Both of us screamed, I landed on the floor hurting my butt and my head at the same time, Rin didn't fall she just looked meagrely scared
'Klutz.' She whispered, I didn't pay attention to her
'What did I tell you about doing that?' I yelped holding my head glaring at him
'Sorry.'
Rin was silently whooping in the background
'Dragon-Boy got told by Sen!' she said in a sing-song voice
'Shut it.' I growled as I got up still massaging my head.
-
I sat down on the grass looking over the water to the sky, sighing I looked at the water bed which was dangerously close to my bare feet, I didn't care or anything. Just felt lonely, I got to used to being around people, scary thought that
'What are you doing?'
I got used
to that too.
Although
he never meant it he always crept up on me
'Hey,' I said not looking at him. I felt him sit down next to me
'What are you doing?'
'Dunno.'
I heard him sigh and I looked towards him
'Chihiro…'
I really think he likes saying me name… wait, maybe I did something? Yikes! Don't say I did something wrong, I did nothing wrong… Denial!! I'm so over this… whatever this is. When I looked to him he wasn't looking at me, but when he did…
The world stopped….
As he lent over
And kissed me
The cow really did jump over the moon.
Because hey, I saw it.
Guess I was wrong… Time only tries to trick you… about the things you have promised and seen. It all comes back to you in the end, if only you believe.
