I'm back~~~! Next chapter... finally uploaded...
Just like to say ahead of time- Len... I'm sorry! and I love you!
and...
IM STILL NOT OWNING VOCALOID!
...surprised?
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CHAPTER THREE
"You're late."
"I know." Len whispered, his head lowered. "Clean-up ran later than I had expected."
His mother glowered at Len, then straightened herself and put her hands on her hips. Len stood, completely still, in the front hall; his school bag clutched in his hand and his bass still strapped to his back. His mother towered above Len, a look of disgust on her face.
"I told you to be back at 5:30. You're 12 minutes late," she raised her arm and Len flinched.
The slap resounded across the hallway. Len stood his ground, his head turned to one side and a red mark on his cheek.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU COME HOME!" She screamed, grabbing a flower vase on a shelf beside her.
She threw in at Len, who had now backed up against the door, fear in his eyes. The vase crashed into the front door, sending shards across the tile.
"YOU ALWAYS DO WHAT I SAY!" She yelled, this time grabbing a rock shpaed like a heart the size of a fist with 'Love' engraved on it and threw it.
The rock made contact with Len's chest, making him cry out and slide to the floor.
"DON'T YOU EVER DISOBEY ME! EVER!" She went on, still chucking random objects at him.
Another vase, a picture frame, candles, sculptures, CDs, DVD cases, and shoes rained down to the floor.
Len covered his face with his arms as more glass assaulted his uniform, shredding the cloth and staining it red. By now, his mother had calmed down a little, and the strength behind the attacks were lessening.
"Promise me..." She panted while slowly grabbing hold of a long metal candle holder. "That you won't defy me, right?"
Len raised his head and looked up at her with an unreadable expression from the floor.
"Promise me." She ordered firmly, her grip on the metal tightening. "Now."
"I..." Len whispered, his voice soft. "I...promise."
"You must always love me above everything." She continued, raising the candle holder. "You will answer to me first."
Len nodded, his head dropping again and hiding his eyes. She grinned and brought down the metal hard on Len's head. He gasped and fell to the floor, the glass shimmering all around him.
"I love you, Len," she crooned, smiling obsessively at her unconscious son. "So much that I want to break you."
Len wearily blinked open his eyes an hour and a half later. The glass had been cleaned up and he had been somehow shoved into the hallway from the foyer. He hazily shook his head, trying to get a hold of himself. Len managed to stand up by using the wall, and started to limp down the hallway to his room. On the way there, he passed the kitchen where his mother, Saya, was humming and cooking dinner on the stove.
'Great, she's back in a good mood,' Len thought with a sigh as he fell into his room.
It was painted yellow, with photographs of his friends and family tacked up on every wall. His computer sat in the back corner by the window with a music note screen saver, the sun's rays shadowing the monitor as it bled through the yellow curtains. Sitting on his bed was a tall boy with blue hair, waiting patiently for Len.
"Kaito!" Len exclaimed, quickly shutting the door behind him. "What are you doing here?"
"I came in through your window about five minutes ago. I was going to visit you because I heard screaming," the boy said, standing up and crossing the floor to look Len over. "Did Saya have a fit again?"
Len nodded unhappily and looked up into Kaito's deep blue eyes.
"Thanks for caring." Len smiled reluctantly, reaching up to hug Kaito tightly.
With a tight squeeze, Kaito lifted up Len and set him on the bed.
"I'll help with the bandages, 'kay?" Kaito said, pulling a first-aid box from Len's bookcase.
"Thanks." Len said with a laugh, easing up at Kaito's presence. "I wanted to see you anyway, so it's good that you came, really."
Kaito's eyes widened and he turned his head to look at Len. "Really?"
Len blushed and looked away. "Maybe..."
"Hmm...?" Kaito grinned, sat down next to Len, and gently kissed the top of his head. "Yay!"
They both laughed and set to work patching up all the wounds on Len's arms, face and chest.
Introducing Kaito... at last! :3 Please review! (and in case you didn't know... NO FLAMES! ALL THEY DO IS HEAT UP MY INSANELY COLD ROOM!... it's all my garage's fault... TTwTT)
See you next time...