Chapter Three: Horrible Things
I pressed my back against the corner as Yuki and Kyo were shouting.
So, Kyo wants to be accepted. I smirked. We have the same thing in common, Kyo.
"No, wait! Don't fight!" Tohru said, hugging Kyo by accident.
I let out a muffled snicker as I saw Kyo's freaked out cat face. Kyo snapped as Tohru babbled. She walked away, clearly devastated.
"You truly are an idiot." Yuki said.
"So what? Ya gonna hit me now?"
"And wouldn't it hurt more if I didn't?" Yuki then walked away, leaving Kyo to his thoughts. I stared wide eyed.
Poor Kyo I wish there was something I could do but what would I do?
I let out a sigh and turned my head. I stared up at the clouds as I heard Kyo change back. I looked up and saw an open window on the second floor. That was a supply closet. I scanned the area around me then backed up. I was about to make a running start but then... "Cady, what are you doing?" Kyo said.
I glared at him. "Getting back into school. You?"
"I"m going home."
"Okay. Have fun!" I said, winking at him.
I then charged the building. As soon as my foot came in contact with the wall, I used the rain gutter to help me up. I had scaled the wall so easily. I reached the window and pulled myself up.
I sat in the window sill then looked down at a very shocked Kyo.
"WHAT THE- HOW"D YOU-"
"SSSHHH!" I hissed at him. "You're gonna get me in trouble." I smiled softly at him. He stared at me. "I'll see ya at home, okay?" I said warmly.
He blushed then stormed off. I just smirked and jumped down. I couldn't see. It was pitch black in the room. My foot hit a box and I fell on the floor.
"AH!" I shouted as loud as I could while I was dropping.
I laid on the ground, buried under boxes as I quivered in pain. It was my arm and something had cut my leg.
It was dark. I realized I couldn't get out.
Faint voices sounded down the hall.
I was scared. I didn t like being alone in dark, closed off areas. It scared me. I was no longer in pain but was now shaking in fear.
They came closer. The voices. No just one a soft, gentle voice that practically seemed to struggle to shout.
I'm scared...
I'm scared...
Someone slammed the door open.
"MISS RHINESTONE!" Yuki shouted as he ran to me.
He moved some boxes out of the way and tried to help me stand. I just sat up and held my leg at the cut. It was bleeding but it wasn t terrible.
"Miss Rhinestone, what happened?"
"I-I don't know who but someone pushed me in here. I tried to open the door but I just couldn't. So, I tried stacking the boxes up and climb out the window. I managed to get the window open but I slipped." Yuki stared at me. I had come up with that story in about two seconds.
"Come on. Let's get your cut looked-"
"It's all right. This pain is nothing in comparison to what I've felt before." I said coldly and standing up.
Yuki stared at me. I walked out.
"But, Miss Rhinestone! I thought I heard you scream."
"It was just the shock. I didn't think I'd lose my balance. It scared me a little. That's all."
"Fear." He said plainly as he stood up. Y"ou say it like it's nothing. You have fear as per normal."
I let out a sigh. "Fear is a human emotion. It's all right to be afraid...in lots of situations. I just I try to be strong."
"Why? Why would you hide your fears and sadness?"
"I have to be strong for Tohru." I said. Yuki stared at me. "The day our mothers were killed, Tohru was strong for me. I cried for so long. I couldn"t stop. Tohru... she promised that we'd always be together. She had strength when I had none. Tohru... she... she pulled me from my darkness. I'll always be there for her because she was there for me when I had thought such horrible things." My fist was shaking now. I leaned against the doorway and stared out the window in the hallway.
"What kinds of horrible things?"
"Stuff like quitting school at first... then they got worse. I tried to kill myself. I thought that if I had died the emotional pain of losing my mother would go away."
Yuki stared at me. "Why would you think that?" I looked at him then at the ground.
"The night before my mother died..." My voice was rough and low. "I had yelled at her. I broke her heart."
"How?"
"I'd gotten into a fight with some thugs." Yuki was silent. "There was a girl they were trying to rape so I saved her. I had a lot of bruises and cuts all over me. My mother was so scared, she was angry with me. She told me I was stupid for doing something like that. I got so angry when she kept yelling at me then I exploded."
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! I DON T GIVE A DAMN! I COULDN T JUST STAND BY AND LET THOSE BASTARDS HURT HER! SHE WOULD VE BEEN KILLED! YOU DON T GET IT! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!"
My eyes watered a little after I repeated what I'd said to my mother to Yuki.
"Miss Rhinestone..."
"I was awful." Tears ran down my cheeks. "I said such awful things to her. I didn"t even say "Hey, Mom! Did you sleep well?" or "Bye, Mom. I'll see ya after school." I just got ready for school and ran out the door without so much as a glance at my own mother. When I found out what happened I-I felt horrible. I couldn't believe it."
I was shaking all over. I tried to wipe my eyes but the tears wouldn't stop flooding. I tightened my jaw.
"Dammit." I muttered under my breath. "Dammit. Why is it now?"
"Miss Rhinestone?" I slammed my fist against the wall next to me. Yuki gasped at the loud bang of the contact.
"Why is it now when I talk to someone about it they just won't stop! It won't stop! Why?" I slid down and put my hands to my face to try and hide it. I didn't like people seeing me like this. I felt hands on my shoulders then Yuki putting his face into my hair.
That's right. He doesn't know. "Miss Rhinestone, it isn't your fault." I gasped a little. "You had no idea that she'd die. You had no clue. You were only angry but you did something good. Your mother was just worried about you, that's why she d gotten angry. You only had gotten angry because you'd misunderstood what was happening at the time. It's okay. It's not your fault." I began to shake. I then wrapped my arms around Yuki.
He wrapped his arms tight around me. He expected the full extent of the curse to take effect so he tried to make it last as long as he could.
He hugged me tighter as I sobbed into his chest.
I finally stopped.
He pulled away. He was confused but glad that I was okay.
"I don't know, either." I said, rubbing my eyes. I sat back on my butt. "I am somehow able to hug Zodiacs. Kyo and I found that out by accident."
"How'd that happen?" Yuki had suspicion in his voice.
I laughed a little and shook my head. "I tripped and grabbed his hand, hoping he'd be able to catch me. Inadvertently, I dragged him with me." I looked up to see Yuki smiling. "What? Do I have a scratch on my face on something?"
"Yes." I then put my left fingertips to my right cheek then to my left. I was searching for it when Yuki grabbed my hand. "I'll see if I can heal it." he said, leaning forward.
What the? What is he? He s kissing me? But why!
Yuki had his lips gently on mine. I put my hand on his chest and pushed him away.
I had my fingertips on his lips. He was confused. I knew exactly what to say.
"I don't like it when boys do that. I'd like it better if you'd asked my permission. Sorry."
Yuki just smirked. "I understand. I'm sorry." He stood up, helping me stand along the way. "How is your cut?"
"It's fine." While he'd been hugging me, I had focused my energy so that I could heal it.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. Come on. This is a school. We've gotta get to class before we get in trouble."
After school, I was running around the house, making sure I had everything and cooking dinner.
"Cady, what's wrong?" Shigure said coming in.
"Huh? What d'ya mean?" I said rapidly.
"Well, you're running around. Plus, you have the top of your uniform and some jeans." I looked down. Sure enough, my uniform shirt was misbuttoned and tucked into my black jeans with holes that had plaid cloth sewn into them as patches.
"AH CRAP!" I ran up stairs and slipped on my tee shirt that had the Golden Ankh on it. I then ran back into the kitchen and finished cooking.
"Are you nervous?" Shigure asked.
I let out a sigh. "Y-Y-Yeah. I am. This is my first show in all reality."
"Really? Yeah. You see, I worked backstage for a really long time. I had sung a song by accident and Aido heard me. Oh, he's the guitarist. He heard me and said that I should join their band. They worked for the club. I usually stayed overtime just to hear their songs. I really like them and I can relate to some of them. Now-I'm-gonna-be-singing-for-them-and-I've-never-really-sung-in-front-of-people-so-I-guess-I'm-really-nervous-now-and-talking-about-it-is-probably-not-really-helping-"
"CADY!" Kyo shouted as he walked in, causing me to jump and spill a little soup on my jeans.
"YOW!" I shouted. It burned. I turned and glared at Kyo. "Dammit, Kyo! What the hell did ya do that for?"
"You need to breath." He said simply.
I stared at him. I took a deep breath. "Yeah. You're right. Sorry."
"Geez, you damn dog. You're not very helpful, are you?" Kyo asked, going to the fridge. Shigure just smiled and slinked out of the kitchen.
Kyo poured himself a glass of milk. I turned back to the food I was making. Suddenly, a glass of milk was in front of my face.
"Drink up." Kyo said. "It'll calm you down." I stared at him then smiled. I took the glass and drank it. I loved milk. The freshness of it did calm me down. I gave him the glass back.
"Thanks, Kyo. Ya mind grabbed the bowls."
"Sure." He put the glass in the sink.
We all ate dinner.
I stood backstage. Shigure, Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru were out in the club, waiting patiently (Well, at least, Yuki, Shigure, and Tohru were. I knew that Kyo was probably getting pissed off.) for the show to begin.
My entire body was shaking.
"Cady." I jumped and turned to see Aido. He put his hand on my shoulder. He forced my mouth open then put something in it. I realized that it was a Shocker, one of the sour candies that I loved. It was a green one. There was a tingle on my tongue as I sucked on the sour piece of candy.
I had a sweet tooth for them so I didn't taste sour.
"Calm down." Aido said. "You've got this. You're a great singer. I know you'll do great." I smiled at him. He was like an elder brother to me. He d always taken care of me. He actually helped me get my job when I was working as a backstage technical assistant. Aido was always there.
"Thanks, Big Brother." I said.
Aido smiled then hugged me. "Anytime, Little Sister."
"Show time in thirty seconds!" My assistant told me.
The band walked out on stage. The lights in the club dimmed down. I was handed my microphone.
My breath was even and calm now.
The band played the intro to the song.
On my cue, I began the song.
I walked out on stage and sung with my heart.
I ended by point.
I looked out into the crowd. We had a huge audience that night. I scanned the crowd quickly. I suddenly saw an orange top.
Kyo was staring at me in amazement. Yuki, Shigure, and Tohru were cheering and applauding.
I smiled big. My signature smile.
"How are ya'll doing tonight!" I called out into my microphone. The cheers got louder. "You want more?" More cheering.
I turned to the band and nodded.
We played ten songs. One of which consisted that I played the keyboard for a song that was slow and gave the band a chance to relax. It was a duet that I'd do with Mai.
Then, I saw the manager make a motion.
I turned to Kain. I made the same motion.
He played us out with a good beat for the drums.
"Thank you! Goodnight!" I said into the microphone to the crowd.
I sat in the dressing room. I was chugging down the water as I fanned myself. Mai and I had just changed. Kain and Aido came out of the bathroom, dressed casually.
We rested. Our manager came in.
"Miss Rhinestone, your friends are waiting out front."
"Okay." I stood up as I said it. "I'll see ya guys on Thursday."
"See ya, Cady!" Everyone said.
I ran outside and nearly collided with Kyo.
"That was amazing, Cady!" Tohru said, glomping me.
"Yes, Miss Rhinestone. You have a remarkable voice."
"Yes. Our dear Cady is quite the siren, isn't she?" Shigure said dramatically. He took my small hand into his. "I'm afraid that I'm under her spell." An anime vein slapped onto my forehead. I growled a little and glared at him.
He immediately hid behind Tohru.
I let out a yawn by accident.
"C'mon." Kyo said. "Let's get home."
"All right." Shigure said.
I followed Kyo. We all walked home. It was nice to be with everyone like this.
A/N: And done with Chapter 3. Not bad huh? We actually get a feel of Cady's singing later in the story (Closer to the end though) but don't worry. This isn't the last to you hear...well...i mean...read her singing. Until then...R&R!
Cady: *Glaring at Kyo*
Kyo: WHAT?
Cady: You better not appear in my bed again.
Kyo: But everyone (Meaning me) loved that.
Cady: You love getting your ass whooped by a girl?
*Engage growling contest...GO!*
*GRRRRRR* X3
