N/A: Hello! Sorry for the wait! This is the third chapter in Second Chance. It was only 12 or 15 pages on Microsoft word, so sorry if its not as long. Anyway, I want to give thanks to all of those who reviewed! It makes me really happy! So thank you very much *BOWS* Please enjoy the chapter!
Warnings: Attempted suicide, depressing thoughts...I believe that's it.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except my OCs, my ideas for them, and any scene that wasn't originally in the Manga/Anime
Chapter 3
Thanks to Giotto, I was able to complete my homework super quick when I got up; which soothed my soon-to-be panic attack. Getting dressed without any interruptions, thank goodness, I grabbed my bag and headed downstairs. "Good morning, Ama-chan." Dad greeted me with a smile as I grabbed my bento from the fridge. "Good morning, Otou-san." I said in response, packing my lunch.
"Ama-chan...about what happened last night..." I cut him off, "Don't worry. I'll apologize to Takeshi when I see him. I shouldn't had lost my temper." I didn't want to apologize, as Takeshi was being a downright idiot, but I couldn't blame him. I did the same thing in both worlds. Not tell anyone that was bullied, when it was actually happening.
"That's not what I wanted to say…" I blinked in surprise. "What I wanted to say is thank you for telling me about the situation with Takeshi. I also wanted to….tell you that I'm sorry that I never noticed how much pain you were feeling." He wrapped his arms around me. No offense….but it felt pretty awkward, not how Giotto hugs me. "A-Anh! No problem, Otou-san!" I weakly returned the hug before looking at the clock. "Ah! I have to get going! Bye Otou-san!" I shouted out a believable excuse and rushed out the door.
I sighed, actually feeling a little guilty that I was happy getting out of that hug. I honestly don't know what's happening nowadays. Especially with that girl in the mirror. Asking Giotto would be a bad idea, as the last time I asked he looked so heartbroken. Like the question itself was a stab to his person.
Looking up at the sky, I saw the distant clouds, reminding me of a certain someone. That's right, I forgot to make Kyo-kun's lunch. That's just fantastic. Well, I hope he doesn't mind sharing. "Something on your mind?" Giotto's comforting presence appeared on my right. "A lot of things have been on my mind lately. Especially with everything that's been going on recently." Rubbing my head, I could feel a distant headache approaching.
"I'm sorry, piccolo principessa. I haven't been exactly helpful…have I?" I stared at Giotto with a 'really?' look. "Of course you've been helpful!" This surprised him a bit. "You've been with me since the very beginning. Always helping and guiding me through the many life decisions I've faced. You've always been comforting me, and helping me think clearly on situations." I explained.
"Even if you don't know it…..I think that you're the most important person in my life…..it's strange…..I don't think anyone's as close to me as you are. Not even in the other world." It…..was kind of sad to think that. Nobody could really understand me…..until Giotto came along. It was actually kind of terrifying on how well he knows me and how I think about different things all at once.
"Ama-chan….." I glanced over at Giotto, only to be pulled into a massive hug. "G-Giotto…." My eyes furrowed in concern as I felt his body shaking.
'Don't worry. I'm right here…..'
My breath hitched as my vision became blurry. W-What's…..happening?
"Don't worry. I'll be fine." My eyes widened as I stood in front of Giotto, whom was sitting behind a fancy wooden desk. Papers were stacked on both sides, the one of the left being higher than the on the right. "I know, but I can't help but worry. This mission is pretty dangerous, and nobody wants to see you get hurt, especially me." Giotto stated with a sigh.
W-What the heck?! Looking around, we seemed to be in an office. A rather large one at that. However, everything had a….old yet familiar feel to it. Almost like…..I've been here before.
"Haha!" My body said on its own. "You and the others worry too much! Have faith in me, after all, I'm going to become either the Second or Third Boss of the Family." Family? The Vongola?
"Alright. Just be careful alright? Be sure to take Romano with you!" My body turned and began walking out of the office, although, when we passed the mirror, my eyes widened. Instead of seeing my raven hair and mix-matched eyes, I saw golden-blonde hair with orange colored eyes.
I gasped, waking up from….whatever that was. My breath came out in harsh pants.
W-W-What just happened? What was that?! Why was everything so different looking? Why did it seem so familiar? However, the biggest question of them all was…..who was that girl? Besides the different hair color and eyes, we looked exactly the same.
Same face. Same voice. Same body structure. Just what was happening? I put my head into my heads. I'm so confused.
"Ah! You're awake!" My head snapped up, seeing the school nurse walk in with a smile. "One of the students found you collapsed by the school and carried you in." She explained. One of the students? Collapsed by the school? From what I remembered, I wasn't anywhere near the school.
"Are you okay, Yamamoto-san?" She tilted her head with concerned eyes. "Y-Yeah….I'm fine." I forced out a smile. "Well, if you so sure, then would you like to go to class?" Her voice was soft. "Y-Yeah…I think that should be fine." I removed the covers and slowly stood up, only to sway a little when the room spun. "Yamamoto-san!" The nurse steadied me.
"Are you sure you want to go back to class? You're more than welcome to stay here a little longer." I shook my head at the offer. "I'm fine….honestly." I convinced. The nurse just sighed. "Alright, but if you start feeling even the slightest bit dizzy, you come here right away." She demanded.
"Y-Yes Ma'am." Carefully and slowly, I began walking to my classroom. Taking a deep breath every other minute. Once I reached the classroom, I took a deep breath and opened the door. "Ah! Yamamoto-san! Are you feeling better?" The teacher asked me as I stepped inside. "Ah! Yes. I'm feeling better. Thank you for your concern." I reassured and walked towards my seat, feeling my friends' and Takeshi's stares on my person.
Thankfully I lasted through lunch, and was heading to the Discipline Committee room, after I had told Tsu-kun that I wouldn't be able to eat lunch with him today. Although he seemed kind of bummed, he accepted with a small smile.
Knocking on the door, I heard a quiet 'Hn.' Sighing, I smiled and opened the door. "Hello! Kyo-kun!" I walked over to him. "Gomen ne~ but I forgot to make your lunch for today. So I thought that we could share!" I held up my own sunset colored box. Feeling his stare, I brought a chair up and opened the box, though not before grabbing all of the paperwork and setting it on the ground.
"Don't worry! I'll make sure to make double for your lunch tomorrow!" I reassured, breaking my dragon designs chopsticks. Kyo-kun just stared at me, before reaching up and brushing his hand across my forehead.
Almost instantly, I felt heat form into my cheeks. I'm pretty sure Kyo-kun noticed as he did his usual smirk, which made me unconsciously puff out my cheeks. "I heard from the nurse that you collapsed." His tone immediately went to questioning and I avoided his piercing steel eyes.
"Y-Yeah. I-I honestly don't know what happened." It was the truth. Everything that has been happening is confusing, especially the vision…..or…maybe it was flashback?
Sighing, I picked up one of the mango topped sushi and plopped it in my mouth. However, the door slammed open, causing me to swallow the sushi too soon. "It's Yamamoto-kun! H-He's planning on jumping off the roof!" Those words caused my world to standstill.
Takeshi…..killing himself…..why? Sure I knew that this was coming, but were my efforts not good enough? Sure we had that one fight…..but…..to go that far…..was I that bad of a sister?
Forgetting everything else, I sprinted towards the roof. "Takeshi!" I slammed the door open, only to see him and Tsu-kun beginning to fall. "NO!"
The girl rushed towards the two boys, grabbing Tsunayoshi's hand, keeping them from falling. "Ama-chan?!" However their eyes widened when they saw a girl with the same face as their Ama-chan but had golden blonde hair and orange shaded eyes.
"W-Who're…you?" It was weird, seeing a girl who looked exactly like their friend and sister. The girl didn't answer, just narrowed her eyes before griping Tsunayoshi's hand with both hands and threw them up. "AH!" The boys shouted. Unfortunately, due to the unexpected weight, the girl lost balanced.
"Ama-chan!" It was natural instinct for the boys to scream the familiar name as they saw the girl fall. Their hearts stopped at the thought of her dying from something like this.
The girl blinked as the ground got closer and closer. There wasn't a shed of panic in her eyes as she flipped her body over and landed feet-first, and instantly rolling to deduce the damage of impact. She stood up without a scratch on her person and stared up at the roof with anger at the black haired boy. Sighing, she muttered, "That boy lucky that he's my compagno's brother. Though…..that other one reminds me….so much of him, just with different colored features."
Blinking, I looked around, confused on how I got on the ground. The last thing I remember is seeing Tsu-kun and Takeshi…..falling…..falling….THEY FELL!
I began to panic. While I was in my panic attack, I didn't notice the two boys running towards me. "AMA-CHAN!" Being tackled was probably not the best thing right now. My face was smashed into the dirt, and my back felt like it was breaking from the weight of the two boys that were on it.
"Ama-chan! You're okay?! You looked different when you saved us! You fell! How are you not hurt?!" Tsu-kun babbled on with questions, freaking out much more than I was. "I'm okay~ See, no harm done!" Both boys looked over and there was nothing except dirt.
"Ama-chan…" I looked over at Takeshi, only to see him looking at the ground with his eyes shadowed. I gave Tsu-kun a smile, which he returned before returning back to the classroom. Looking back at Takeshi, I chuckled a bit. His head snapped up with confusion, but I met him with a soft smile.
"Don't worry, Takeshi. I know how it feels. To believe you've been completely abandoned. To believe that nobody understands you. How nobody knows the real you. I know how it feels to be trapped in the darkness, and even though it may seem impossible to escape it, you can still be brought back. You have Tsu-kun, Kyoko-chan, Hana-san, Isamu-kun, which will know what happened by the way, me and Otou-san to help guide you back. So don't give up." Tears were welling up in his honey brown eyes.
I gave him a soft and reassuring smile and he kneeled down to my height and brought me into a hug. "I'm so sorry, Ama-chan! I'm so sorry! I didn't even once think of how you and Otou-san would feel!" He sniffled. "All is forgiven. Although Otou-san will throw a fit…..like he did when you came home with a broken arm." Yep. Otou-san was not only worried, but he was pissed at what happened.
Takeshi chuckled, "I guess I'll deserve whatever happens." All I did was grin, and was happy when I got one in return. "Now then, since lunch is almost over, why don't we head back to class?" I offered. "Haha! That's a good idea." With that, we began heading back to our classroom.
"Ne, Ama-chan?" Takeshi broke the silence.
"Hmm?" I glanced over at him.
"When you saved us…..you looked really different." I blinked at the statement. "Different how?" He looked at me, "You had blonde hair and orange eyes…..but had the same face." The description made my blood run cold.
Shivers ran through my body. Blonde hair? Orange eyes? Had the same face? Was it that girl, the one from the….eh? My body stopped. "Ama-chan…..is something wrong?" My vision began fading in and out. When I looked at Takeshi, I instead saw one of the men that had met me in the white room when I had died. The one that wore a blue and white outfit and a large cone hat.
"Ariana…are you okay?" Dark eyes looked over at me. W-Who? Ariana?
'HAHAHAHA! You're just as naïve as you were before, Ariana.' That's right, Daemon had said the same name when I had that dream. Who is she? Why and how are we connected?
"Ama-chan!" My vision snapped back to normal to see Takeshi staring at me with worried eyes. "You okay, Ama-chan? You spaced out." Giving him a reassuring smile, I nodded. "Yeah! I'm fine, just lost in thoughts." He sighed, but then grinned. "Alright! Though if its possible, can I tell Otou-san this time?" He asked sheepishly. "Of course you can, and if you need support then I'll be right beside you. Besides, what kind of little sister would I be if I wasn't there to support and humiliate their older brother?" I joked.
Needless to say, once we got home, Otou-san began to fret over Takeshi while I watched in slight amusement. Seeing them interact made me sigh. Why can't I just get over my other world? Sure I love them with all my heart, but….this is my new family now, and I have to do what I can to protect them. That doesn't mean giving up or forgetting, no, I don't think I'll ever be able to forget anything from the old world, but if I do remember, it won't make me sad.
I'll remember all the good times that we all shared, and cherish them for as long as I live. Now, though, I have to gang up on Takeshi with Otou-san!
The man watched as the girl embraced her new family with a large smile. Them welcoming her with open arms and loud laughs. It made him happy…..but deep down…..he was sad. All because of a stupid mistake, on his part, he lost the one person he loved the most. 'Ariana…..please forgive me.'
Almost as if hearing the man's thoughts, the girl turned, and the man was shocked when he saw a blonde girl with orange shaded eyes overshadow the black haired girl. The blonde just smiled, and turned back to the younger girl; wrapping her arms around her and fading into her. The man stared, but then smiled. 'That's right. You live on in Ama-chan. I'm happy….that I can at least look after the both of you again.' Giotto gave a grin, and faded away from the happy scene.
N/A: That's the end of Chapter 3! I hope you guys liked it! I know that some of the events around with Takeshi didn't happen, but I was going off on what I've heard. So sorry if it's not totally accurate. I hope this kind of explains some things...possibly, but how did you guys like the glimpse of Ariana? I know she's only appeared a couple of times, but after these events, she'll possibly be appearing more and more. Anyway, I'll start working on the next chapter, and it may be a little longer or around the same amount. So I'll see you guys in the next chapter of Second Chance!