The Figure
It was time to get going. Yumi had wandered all over campus, talked to as many people as she had been able to, and there was nothing left to do now.
She had to go home and face her family for the first time since that morning. She had avoided it last night…had stayed with Aelita...and if she didn't come home that night they would probably come up to the school looking for her and Yumi wouldn't be able to stand that again.
"Better to get it over with now. They bought the excuse, I have Aelita to back me up, Jérémie and I agreed to stay quiet…" She was hardly aware that she was talking under her breath as she exited the cafeteria where she had been hunting down William, who owed her ten bucks because she'd agreed to drink; but the sneaky little bastard was no where to be seen.
She'd seen him during the day so he was probably out skateboarding; maybe she'd run into him on the streets on her walk home.
The day had gone from relatively sunny to extremely cloudy in the past two or four hours. The distant rumble of thunder filled the sky as the clouds got grayer and grayer as they filled with rain.
Praying it wouldn't start before she got in the door, Yumi hop-skipped down the steps and made her way to the gate. The first few drops were beginning to fall and a fat one landed on the bridge of her nose. Glancing up the rain began falling faster and faster.
Just great.
She hunched her shoulders and picked up the pace heading for the Kadic Academy gates. She had to walk a whole seven fucking blocks in this downpour...
The Japanese girl paused when she heard her name and turned around to see Aelita making her way through the rain in her direction. She lifted a hand to wave but hesitated at the look on the pink haired girl's face. Was that hatred or anger she saw burning in those eyes?
"Aelita, why are you–Ow! What the fuck was that for?" Aelita had slapped her.
Despite the rain Yumi could tell Aelita was crying. Not the sob-choke kind of way, only silent tears.
"What the fuck is up with you sleeping with Jérémie?!" Aelita screamed as a loud crack of thunder filled the air. Both girls jumped back at the sound but quickly regained themselves.
"What?" Yumi screamed back in surprise. "Why the HELL did he tell her?" She thought angrily. We agreed we wouldn't say anything! It was just between us!
"You heard me! Why did you sleep with Jérémie? You knew I liked him!" The rain fell harder as if fueled by the girl's anger.
"I didn't–" Yumi began but was cut off by another slap and her cheek was really stinging now.
"Let me finish, bitch!" Without thinking the soaked, Yumi Ishiyama, lunged at her friend, pushing her backwards. The smaller and less heavy girl stumbled back several steps her arms flailing on both sides until she managed to keep her balance.
"BITCH?" Aelita screamed and Yumi was surprised that nobody heard them. "I'M A BITCH, AND YOU'RE A FUCKING WHORE! You knew I liked Jérémie! And you slept with him anyway!"
Aelita pushed back and forced Yumi to the ground, sitting on top and clawing at her friend's face with her nails. Yumi writhed beneath her trying to grab the other girl's hands every time they came close to raking their nails across Yumi's face.
Beneath Aelita's small frame was a lot of strength as Yumi was discovering as the pink haired warrior straddled her waist and began pummeling Yumi's stomach with punches. Crying out in pain and half blinded by the rain Yumi fought back by wriggling her hips and loosening Aelita's leg grip around her own.
"Get the fuc–" Yumi had to stop as one of Aelita's punches knocked the breath out of her lungs.
There was a flurry of motion as Yumi jerked in response toppling Aelita over. Yumi rolled over and on top of Aelita who was now kicking madly forcing Yumi to keep rolling. Wet and now muddy the Japan girl scrambled up and pinned the other girl's hands down by her head.
Yumi glared at Aelita from her position on her knees above Aelita.
A boot connected with the side of her head and sent her falling down on top of her. They both twisted and after they had rolled, fighting for dominance, Yumi emerged the victor and was the one straddling Aelita who was kicking and screaming.
Yumi slapped her across the face and Aelita lurched upwards. There was another brief battle of dominance and then both girls were on their feet pushing and clawing and kicking and all that other kinds of stuff. As the storm of the fighting increased, so did the rain storm.
"Aelita! STOP!"
But screaming was useless, that girl had a lot of pent-up rage and she bowled Yumi over and began clawing and hitting again. Too fast to identify now they continued tussling, Yumi more about defending herself, trapped beneath the technically older girl rapidly punching her in the stomach, face, and chest.
An unexpected roar of thunder and a flash of lightning brought the two girls into a started state of frozen shock. Yumi had Aelita's wrists in her hands and the pink haired one was still struggling to free her hands nails digging into her palms. Just as suddenly as the lightning Aelita slumped forward and laid on top of the Japanese girl.
"Why?" And she was sobbing now. "Why, Yumi? You're my best friend...you were my... and you...I couldn't even.." she trailed away in a bout of fresh sobs.
Yumi was beyond exhausted. She didn't even try to answer as Aelita sobbed into the little space above Yumi's breast and shoulder. The rain continued drenching the already thoroughly soaked teenagers.
"Yumi–" and the teen from Japan recognized this tone a few seconds before Aelita lifted her head and mashed her lips against Yumi's.
-- William glared at the figure, hands in his pockets, shoulders slumped. "How was I supposed to know she'd run into him!? And better yet, how was I supposed to know they'd FUCK? I thought Jérémie was gay!" The figure rolled his eyes but let go of his hair and sighed in exasperation. "Man, the next thing we know Yumi's going to be pregnant." William flinched a little and glared at the floor while gritting his teeth. "They said they used a condom," he muttered under his breath but the figure heard and snorted mockingly. "So? Condoms don't always work you know, and for all we know Jérémie could just be saying that to keep her calm." The boy with black hair turned on his heel and stalked away, "I know."
"You didn't take her home!?" He raged, clutching the hair on top of his head. "You made a mess of EVERYTHING!"
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Their tongues danced, each fighting for control, both shivering and pressing against each other for warmth–and desire?
"Aelita!" Yumi gasped as finally the pink haired girl let her breathe. But Aelita was gone and as Yumi sat up she dumbly watched Aelita's back as she ran away.
"Oh no you don't, bitch!" Yumi muttered as she forced herself to chase.
"Aelita! Aelita, get back here!"
She was heading towards the woods. The rain was coming down harder and faster pelting the two as they ran. The flashes of lightning were the only light, illuminating the world in an eerie glow and by this light they ran, ducking beneath low branches and swerving to avoid colliding with a tree. The thunder roared ominously; their boots made wet thwacking sounds as they hit the wet grass.
"AELITA HOPPER!" Yumi screamed just as lightning struck a tree not even tenyards away.
The sound of splintering wood was like a gunshot. The huge tree crashed to the ground and Yumi was blinded by rain and memories of (trapped) the past (everything's frozen) coming at her, sweeping through her mind like (a huge weight crashing down onto her) a broom on fire (trapped under a frozen tree) catching all her thoughts on fire and burning them.
