Chapter 2
Ivan and Yao sat there, just talking, until the bell rang for lunch.
"So, You feel better-Aru?" Yao asked with a smile.
"I do, Thank you, Da!" Ivan forced a childish smile onto his face as he said it.
A few seconds later, Yao's stomach growled.
"Aiyaaaa! I'm so hungry! Aren't you hungry-Aru?"
"Nyet. I'm quite used to it. Da?"
"How? I couldn't live a day without food-Aru!"
"Ufu~ I feel I am getting too fat, so I choose not to eat lunch often."
"…Well I am hungry, lets go. I want food-Aru!"
As they walked out the toilets when the school councillor, Mr Roderich Edelstein, Spotted them.
"Ivan!" He exclaimed running up to the both of them, "Mr Vargas told me you ran out of class again. Is this true?"
Ivan looked down at his feet.
"D-Da…" His voice almost inaudible.
Yao looked at the Russian. He saw how pained he looked. How lost and lonely. It made him wonder, what actually went on in his mind. What goes on in his family?
It almost made him want to go up and hug the mysterious boy again, but pushed the thoughts away as Mr Edelstein spoke again,
"Kiku!" An Asian boy turned his head at the call of his name, "Will you escort Mr Yao to the cafeteria please? I need to talk with Ivan." The Japanese boy nodded before quickly grabbing the Chinese's hand and leading him to the cafeteria.
Once they were out of sight, Mr Edelstein turned back to Ivan, "We should go to my office to speak about this." He turned around and Ivan followed behind as mr Edelstein unlocked his office door.
Yao sat down next to Kiku and looked shyly at all the people surrounding the table.
"Are you okay Yao-san?"
"Yes, I don't mean to be rude… but who are these people-Aru?"
"Oh, How rude of us!" spoke a rather large eye browed blonde, "I'm Arthur, Arthur Kirkland. You obviously know the git," He said pointing at Alfred, who was waving with a burger hanging from his mouth, "after his little out burst in class." He suddenly turned around and punched a longhaired blonde square in the face. "That's Francis…I'd stay away from him... He'll molest you with every chance he gets."
Soon after, everyone else introduced themselves. There was Antonio, a cheery Spaniard who was trying to calm down an angry Italian, Lovino, who was yelling numerous things at the Germans Gilbert and a very stressed looking Ludwig since there was another Italian hanging off of his shoulder, Feliciano. Oh there was also a very quiet and shy Canadian, Matthew. Yao hadn't even noticed was there.
"So… What's the deal with this Ivan kid-Aru?" Gasps resounded around the table. No one expected him to bring it up… then again… he was new. So why wouldn't he?
"*Sigh* Well… since you are new… I guess I will tell you…" Alfred started, "About three years ago, that commie bastard beat up poor Toris over there! Everyone saw he was going made, and slowly everyone left him alone… then one day, he brought in a lead pipe and totally lost it! Poor Toris was in hospital for a fair few months… broken quite a few bones after the beating. After that no one went near Ivan. He's completely mad! He goes around threatening people, he runs out of class a lot… there are rumours going around that last time he did that he had a gun on him… apparently he tried to kill himself… but they are just rumours…I mean… he's the creepiest kid in the school! He wouldn't do that! Even the slightest touch will make him real back shivering and 'squeaking' it's hard to believe. I mean… how would it set him off?"
Yao was getting suspicious. He'd read about how this can happen if people have had some sort of traumatic experience. 'I'll believe it when I see it.' Then he suddenly shot up and yelled, "I-I'm going!" He paused "Um… where is Mr Edelstein's office?"
"Ve~ I will take you there~" Feliciano offered cheerfully.
"Uhh… I vill come too, I vouldn't trust Feli on his own… no doubt he will get lost" Ludwig said with a sigh.
"Thank you-Aru!" Suddenly he was grabbed by the wrist and dragged through hall after hall.
After about ten minutes, they finally made it to the office. Yao had shooed the two boys away just as he heard something on the other side of the door.
He felt his heart squeeze at what he heard… "Was that crying…?" He could hear the small whimpers and sniffles that sounded like the Russian.
He slowly opened the door of the office a crack and what he saw… made his suspicions grow.
He saw Ivan cowering, with tears streaming down his face, in the corner of the room, a very large man yelling numerous things in Russian at him and mr Edelstein trying to stop the man from doing anything.
"Mr Braginski! Please stop this!" Mr Edelstein yelled at the man. Mr Braginski turned suddenly and yelled with a thick Russian accent,
"You really must be fucking thick! Yu really think I am going to let this bastard off after he tried to kill himself a SECOND time, when he has two sisters who NEED him!" so the rumours were true…
"Father, plea-" The room echoed with the crack as a hand collided with Ivan's right cheek.
"You fucking selfish bast-" the extremely angry man started, but was cut off when Yao burst in the room leaping on him.
"NO-ARU!"
"Yao what are you doing?" Ivan yelled shakily, still holding his cheek.
Mr Braginski threw the Asian off his back and into the wall behind him.
"Yao!" both Ivan and mr Edelstein ran to Yao who was trying to sit up dizzily.
"I will send Katsuyasha to pick you and Natalia up. I'll 'talk' with you when we get home." Ivan grimaced as he said that. He knew what he meant by that.
He turned back to Yao, "Yao! Are you okay?"
"Yes, I am fine-Aru." He said rubbing his head, "…what did he do?"
"w-what do you mean?" Ivan was becoming scared. He didn't want anyone to find out. Especially not Yao.
"You were crying…why? I guess those rumours were true about you…" he suddenly caught a glance of Ivan's expression. Such a dark look… it made Yao almost scream and run away like everyone else. But he didn't. he wasn't going to abandon him.
"that is none of your business, Da?" He stepped forward, eyes cast down, towards Yao. The Asian boy looked scared before he saw the Russians eyes. So purple… He could see new tears about to flow and many emotions…Lonely, Confused, sad, so many…
Suddenly Ivan ran straight out the room. Yao stopped him about halfway down the hall.
"Ivan!" He shouted,
"LET ME GO! I need to get Natalia and go home now."
"But-" before he could even start his sentence, Ivan had already slipped from his grip and shot off towards the classrooms.
"Come now Natalia."
"marry me brother!" she leapt and took his arm in a vice grip.
"A-Ah N-Natalia"
"Let him go sister." A soft voice said from behind them.
"Katty!"
"Da. Lets go home now."
The walk home was silent, as usual. No one saying a word. Ivan was thinking what his father was up to. Whether he was drunk, sober, fucking some girl he picked up off the street…
As they approached the door he sound of glass breaking and a fait "shit" was heard. Definatly drunk.
The Ukrainian girl opened the door, grabbed her little sister's hand and quickly ran up the stairs.
Ivan was left at the door, staring after them both, before shutting the door as quietly as he could. He started making his way up the stairs, when his very drunk father stumbled in.
"Oh Ivan~ come with me please~!" he grabbed a pipe, a knife and some rope and put a crazily insane grin on his face.
Ivan gulped and shivered slightly. Then nodded before he followed his father into their basement.
AUTHORS NOTE~ :3
Yeah... next chapter... again... like 2 in the morning here D;
i have decided.. ima try and get a new chapter up every two weeks... inless i have coursework to do D:
Damn school... i will blow you up one day...
so yeah... REVIEW OR A FAIRY WILL EAT YOUR FACE OFF :3
