Hey! Back with chapter 2. Well I suck at updating on time, don't I? Well, I'll try to update Broken Smile today as well. If not it'll probably be updated tomorrow… Worst. Planned. Plot. Ever! I just thought of how to finish this story, like 5 seconds ago. And right after I posted the first chapter I thought 'Wait, what's gonna happen in chapter 2 o.o?!'. I got that figured out now though. Now all I have to do is figure out what to do in chapter three._. Thanks for reviewing Star Amulet, jadasweet 2232, deviant97 and Lullu
Recap
This feeling was strange. I didn't feel out of place with this guy, I seemed to fit in and could actually hold a conversation and sincerely laugh and smile. I felt something I haven't felt in a long time, like I had someone to talk to.
But more importantly I felt I had someone to care about.
End of Recap
I jumped through the window of my bedroom.
"I'm home," I muttered, taking off my shoes.
While glancing at my bureau I noticed that the usual plate of food that Ami always prepared for me wasn't there. Out of curiosity I went to her room to check if she was alright.
Much to my surprise, she wasn't there. Was she downstairs? I shrugged and ran down the small staircase.
My father was on the couch, as always, watching the soccer game with a can of beer, a few empty cans were scattered over the floor. My nose wrinkled in disgust at the smell of alcohol.
"Where's Ami?" I asked walking up to him.
"Shut up, I'm watching the game" He hissed back at me.
My eyebrows furrowed in frustration. Doesn't he love Ami enough to wonder where she is?
"I will once you tell me where she is," I spat back.
"Like I care! That ungrateful child can rot in hell. Talking to me the way she did last night…" He scoffed.
I sighed and went back upstairs, as I suspected that useless old man wouldn't care to begin with.
But why should I care? Then again she is my little sister and since that pathetic excuse for a father isn't going to anything I suppose it's my responsibility. I took out my phone and texted one of her friends, Rikka.
Have you seen Ami?
I stared at the phone screen until after a while she finally replied.
yea shes here at lulus swimsuitpary
*party
I sighed. Who throws a freaking swimsuit party at 7 PM? I never understood parties, probably because I've never attended to one. I've been invited to ones before but I always declined. Too many people to my taste. I'm not really a peoples person…
I arrived and Lulu's house and heard some pop song blasting from inside. I rolled my eyes and walked through the open door. Very safe Lulu, very safe.
Walking through the dirty house that had the lingering smell of alcohol and drunk teenagers scattered all over it, I looked for Ami while trying to avoid boys attempting to grind against me. In the middle of the huge living room, however, I saw a drunk Lulu atop of the table with a bottle of vodka her hand, dirty dancing with a boy.
I pulled her off the table causing her to pout. "Aw, why ruin the fun Amuuu~?" She whined.
"You can continue your fun later, however have you seen Ami?" I tried to keep her attention with me but she kept getting distracted.
"Huh? Oh, Ami! She went upstairs with this guy!" She suggestively winked at me.
I sighed and ran up the stairs, opening the doors of multiple rooms. Some with teenagers making out and others with ones who had passed out. Soon enough I opened a door to see Ami pinned to the bed with tears in her eyes, her hands were tied up with a belt and the hand of a drunken boy was put over Ami's mouth.
Her gaze quickly shifted to me once she noticed the door open. First her eyes widened in surprise then they pleaded for help.
My eyebrows slanted downwards as I felt anger spark up inside of me "Excuse me, what are you doing?"
The boy turned to me, his cobalt brown eyes widening in fear and surprise. Ami took this chance to kick the him in a place where men shouldn't be kicked. The boy winced in pain and fell beside her on the bed.
I jogged over to her and untied her hands. The boy regained his posture, but before he could do anything I punched him on the nose and quickly left with Ami before he could progress what had happened.
I quickly ran out of Lulu's house, dragging Ami with me.
"What the happened Ami?" I calmly asked. She quietly followed me without uttering a word. I raised an eyebrow at her lack of reaction only to find a pair of arms wrapped around my waist from behind.
"I'm sorry," My eyebrows furrowed in confusion at the apology"I'm really sorry, big sis."
I finally got it, she must have thought I found it troublesome that I had to save her. I reassuringly patted her head "It's okay, let's just go home." She nodded and wiped her eyes with her sleeve.
I walked in front of her and felt her hold my hand stepping closer to me. I squeezed her hand in reassurance. She was safe and had someone to protect. Though once we got home I'd make sure to question her properly.
I entered my house through the front door, something I hadn't done in a long time. My father was still on the couch drinking bear and watching some dart competition now.
"Ami go upstairs please."
She looked as if she was about to protect "Why do I ha–"
"Just go." I cut her off.
Not wanting to my anger directed at her, she nodded and went to her room. Once I knew she was out of earshot and wasn't eavesdropping I angrily walked up to my father.
"What the hell?!" He exclaimed when I turned off the television. He tried to be intimidating by towering over me but I stood my ground and kept my glare on my face. He doesn't scare me. "What's your problem?!"
"What's my problem?" I scoffed. "What is your problem?!".
He flinched at my sudden outburst. My father and I had a very strained relationship and rarely communicated so he especially didn't expect such an outburst from me.
"Ami almost got raped and all you care about is some stupid dart competition?!"
I saw anger burn in his eyes. "And whose fault is that?! I forbid her from going and she disobeyed me and went anyway! I stopped her and she went anyway, why should I care?!".
"I can't believe you," I scoffed in disbelief. "That's what you call stopping her?! All you did was yell and curse at her! Of course she didn't listen to you! You haven't done anything to show that you love and appreciate her, I wouldn't have listened to you either!"
"Excuse me? Are you now going to rebel against me as well?"
"Rebel?" I humorlessly laughed, "I barely talk to you! As a child I did everything to please you and make you happy after mom died, yet all you did was dismiss me and pretend I didn't exist!" I saw a warning look in his bloodshot eyes, but didn't stop. "You don't even care about me and I never talk to you! How can you rebel against someone you don't know?!"
It seemed that pushed him over the edge because he slapped me. I fell to the floor from the sudden impact and felt my cheek sting.
"Shut up!" He shouted. "You don't know anything, you just don't get it!"
"That's because you never talk to me…" I said, but it seemed he didn't hear me.
I glared at him. A cold, hard, chilling glare filled with absolute hatred. I got back on my feet and walked off. Right before the staircase I stopped and turned around. "You are dead to me. I no longer see you as my father" With that I ran up the stairs.
"Wait!" I heard pain and regret in his voice but I didn't care. I had given up on that man a long time ago already but this time he went too far. To let Ami almost get raped and then hitting me.
I stepped into Ami's room to see her quivering on her bed and holding tightly onto her pillow. Whether it was because she heard to argument downstairs or because of that terrifying experience she went through, I don't know.
She looked over at me and gasped when she saw my cheek. She quickly grabbed a handkerchief of her desk and dabbed into a glass of water next to it. Then she hurried to my side and gently pushed it against my red cheek.
"Are you alright, big sis?" Concern was visible in her eyes. I nodded and sat her back onto the bed despite her protests and her telling me that she needed to treat the spot before it turned into an ugly bruise.
"Ami, what happened back there?" She seemed taken aback despite the question being expectable.
She took a deep yet shaky breath and started explaining.
"It's because I'm an idiot. Dad kept telling me I was just a stupid child that knew nothing about the real world. So I decided that if I went out with a boy he would perhaps see me as an adult.
"He still disapproved so I decided that perhaps by losing my virginity he would see me as an adult, but when the time came that I actually had to 'do it' with the guy I realized I wasn't ready yet and told him. He seemed angered by it and tried to force me into it. When I still refused he tried to rape. That's when you came in and saved me"
"First off, don't try to be a grown up. Growing up sucks," She laughed at that. "Also you don't need that man's approval, you don't need anyone's acceptance except your own".
"What about you, big sis?" I gave her a questioning look. "What happened down there with 'that man'." She put air quotes around that man.
"It's over. He is no longer my father, he went too far this time I don't care about him anymore." She nodded in agreement.
I hugged her, at first she was surprised but then she relaxed and put her arms around me as well. "Let's stick together, okay?".
"Why?" She asked.
"Because we only have each other now."
Done! Quite an alcoholic chapter! So for this chapter I kind of wanted to just take a look into Amu's life. Again the whole chapter in Amu's perspective. I think most of this story is going to be in her POV. I don't think all of it, but most will. So as you can see Amu snapped and she's now done with, Tsumugu, her father. So now all we need to do is get Ikuto into chapter three and then I think things really can get moving. Or in chapter 4? Well the story is really going to get moving in either chapter 3 or 4. Hope you enjoyed, though it was kind of depressing, actually… Review Please!
