Oceans
Couple: Len x Kahoko
Time Starting: January 4th, 2008, 2:07 PM
A:N: Hey, guys! Its me! I would like to thank the people who graciously reviewed! If you are one of the lazy people who didn't review, thanks for at least reading. Yeah, I'm a little irritated about the whole not reviewing thing, but what can I do about it? I can't make you review. Its your choice. It just irritates the fuckin crap out of your authoress :D
Annnyway, rant aside, I present to you, the 4rth chapter of Oceans! Oh, one more thing! I changed my pen name back to my old one, just because I was sick of my previous one. (anyone who has read anything by me for a while, Painted Angel Wings was my pen name for two years)
FOR REAL, IM DOONE .
Disclaimer (I just realized that I never put one) :
No, I don't own La Corda nor will I ever. However, I do own Ree, my character, and Sammi. Quite literally :D
Song playing: The Curse of Curves by: Cute is What we Aim For
As Kahoko prepared for tonight's dinner in her room, Len silently sat on the couch of the living room in their cabin, completely listless. He was already prepared for tonight; his sleek and black tuxedo look strikingly handsome against his pale skin, bringing out the depth of his eyes.
But tonight, those eyes were dead, with no sign of life. But he had no concern of his own appearance; far from it. All he cared about at the moment was the state of his cousin, who was probably still shaken and hurt by his previous outburst.
As he scanned the room to pass the time, his eyes fell to Sammi who was sniffing and snorting around the couch. The pug abruptly looked up, staring back at Len with big brown eyes.
Len sighed and reached out to the pug, who flinched slightly at his unexpected movement. Unexpectedly, Len started to stroke Sammi lightly, chin resting in the palm of his hand.
"I wonder if she hates me now," Len murmured to Sammi, who continued to stare at his master's cousin, listening intently. "I didn't mean to hurt her in any way. But…I…did. And the damage is already done." He sighed once more, taking his hand away from Sammi's ivory fur.
Sammi whined empathetically and rested his head on Len's shoes, which caused a small chuckle to arise from Len's throat.
"Even if you are a mutant, you know how to listen. That's rare for any sort of creature, human or animal," Len said gazing down at Sammi with a slight smile. Sammi grinned back, tongue flopping to the side, apparently appreciating the compliment.
The doors leading into the bed quarters opened, interrupting the bonding moment between the two. Kahoko stood ajar in the doorway, her expression dead, neutral, and cold. Her fiery red hair was swept away to the base of her neck, which was kept back by a massive butterfly clip, diamonds fluttering on the edges of its wings.
Her dress was a deep shade of emerald, which looked wonderful against her ivory skin, and the silk material grazed the floor.
To Len, at that moment, she was the most striking human being alive.
As he opened his mouth to finally speak, Kahoko silently walked past him, ignoring his presence completely.
"We better hurry to dinner," She said softly, giving him a small smile as she opened the door. It was in that one smile that Len could see everything he did today; all the pain he put her through, all the confusion he caused. He couldn't take it anymore, it felt like his soul was going to burst if he dind't do something.
Len tried his best to follow through his urges to apologize, but he couldn't make any of his muscles move; all of his body felt paralyzed. All he wanted to do was just to touch her skin, which seemed incredibly soft. And Len was pretty sure she smelled wonderful…holding her would maybe nice too.
"Len…?"
Kahoko seemed concerned once again, but was trying unsuccessfully to hide it.
Len closed his eyes and leaned back against the couch, feeling the cool leather against his neck.
"Kahoko…I'm sorry," Len murmured, cracking an eyelid open to spot her reaction. "All those things I said out on the dock…I dind't mean ANY of them. Not one."
It was Kahoko's turn to be surprised. Her amber eyes widened a bit as she closed the door, placing herself next to Len. Her hands trembled slightly, as if she was fighting something within herself, possibly an urge.
"Len…I was the one who should be sorry," Kahoko replied gently, her eyes gleaming with honesty. "I have nothing but a burden in your life. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have to be here…" she paused to chuckle. "And Sammi would have never peed on you so much…"
"Please stop. You are not a burden to me," Len sat up to look into Kahoko's eyes. "Far from it. Don't ever forget that."
Kahoko, pleasantly surprised by his pleasant response, just nodded.
Len looked away, staring blankly at a painting from Kahoko's art collection.
"I have…trouble… with people. Talking with them, relating to them… and controlling feelings. I'm just not a very social person, but I'm sure you could tell that already."
Len's last statement made Kahoko giggle.
"….I just want you to know…if I ever hurt you in the future…its not intentional. I never want to hurt you ever again. I may sound like I'm excuses, and I probably am. I just want you to know…that I will be more conscious about what I say to you."
For a moment, the room was completely silent, even Sammi seemed to stop his snorting and breathing.
Finally, Kahoko reached for Len's right hand and squeezed it gently. A real, happy smile finally was present on her face.
"Shall we go to dinner then?" She asked, her smile growing as Len tore his stare away from the painting.
Len, feeling redeemed at last, squeezed back, and led her out of the room with an equally happy smile. No more words were needed; Kahoko listened and forgave him, and Len never knew what it was like to be redeemed until that moment.
. MEANWHILE AT DINNER .
Ree tapped her fingers impatiently on top of the glass table, her intense amber eyes scanning the dining room for that certain person; it was so hard to tell if he was here through all of the sea of faces. It was starting to aggravate her. He was so self-absorbed, he probably wasn't even aware he was half an hour late for their "date".
She snorted and fished through her purse for a cigarette and her holder (a:n: Just in case anyone dind't know, when women smoked in the early 1900's, they used a fancy cigarette holder to hold it. It made it look really long. Sorry if no one knows what I'm talking about).
When she finally dug it out, Ree groaned in annoyance; she forgot to pull out her lighter. Just as she was about to go back into her purse to search yet again, a silky voice interrupted her.
"Looking for a light?" A lighter was held about three inches from her pretty face, causing her to jump in alarm.
"Azuma, are you even aware you're late?" Ree snapped, placing the cigarette at the corner of her mouth, her teeth bared. It was her signature seduction move and she knew NO man could resist it. Well, perhaps gay ones, but she preferred to not think about that.
"Mmm, possibly. I apologize, but its not my fault that I'm worshipped with every step I take," Azuma replied egotistically, lighting Ree's lonely cigarette. "I could barely make it through the hallways alive."
"I'm so sure," Ree replied sarcastically, taking a long drag and exhaling slowly. "Poor little thing."
Azuma laughed coldly as he sat himself down, ignoring the whispers and giggles of the teenage girls behind him.
"Why did you want to meet me anyway? It seems all you want to do tonight is patronize me."
Ree took another drag, leaning a little bit closer to Azuma.
"I saw you talking to a girl named Kahoko Tsukimori today on the deck. You seemed to be quite the charmer towards her. Its almost as if you were a perfect gentlemen."
Azuma laughed coldly once again.
"Oh, her. She's okay, but I only want to see how fast she could fall for me."
"Basically, you just want to fuck her."
"Mm, basically. She seems easy," Azuma chuckled darkly and leaned in as well. "You know me so well, Ree-san." The formality was obviously sarcastic, which caused Ree to giggle.
"Why do you want to know anyway? I didn't know you were into women, Ree. I don't mind, but as long as you send an artist to the bedroom if you ladies fuck, I certainly don't mind…"
Ree kicked him hard under the table, which actually inflicted some damage; Azuma grunted in pain.
"Shut up, baka. I'm only interested because I want her cousin," she explained, a coy smile spreading across her unusual, but amazing features. "ALL to myself. I can't stand the thought of them together."
Azuma raised an eyebrow, but smiled in amusement.
"I thought they were cousins. Wouldn't be that incest?"
Ree laughed rather loudly, causing people to stare in disapproval.
"Of course it would! But I noticed how he stared at her. He loves her, or is at least attracted to her. Its pitiful to watch, she's not even all that special."
Azuma shrugged indifferently.
"Besides," she giggled darkly. "We certainly have no right to talk do we?"
Azuma smirked, reaching his hand under the table, hand grazing the skin of Ree's petite leg.
"But we aren't blood related…STEP SISTER."
Ree smirked back at her step brother and partner in crime.
"So what do you want me to do about it? If they want to have an incestuous relationship and ruin themselves, they can knock themselves out."
Ree locked her eyes into Azuma's violet ones.
"Azuma, I want you to get rid of that girl. Break her, destroy her in any way possible. I don't any killing involved, just do anything you can to break that girl's spirit, heart, and soul."
The same coy smile that was on Ree's face, was now mirrored on Azuma's.
"Hmm, I'll see what I can do."
Suddenly, Azuma's eyes gleamed as he craned his neck towards the entrance.
"Ahh, speak of the devil. There are our targets…my, my, my, don't they look happy."
Ree snapped her head towards the entrance, jealously already wild in her eyes; they were fixated on the cousins, who were talking comfortably. Kahoko was giggling at something Len said, while Len watched warmly.
Azuma placed a hand under his chin, a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Aww, isn't that adorable, Ree? They look adorable together, don't you think?"
Ree's eye twitched in irritation and snapped. In her irritation she threw her entire used ashtray on Azuma's crisp white shirt, and harshly rubbed in the smelly ash with her petite hands.
"Careful now, Ree," Azuma pulled the angry Ree close to him by grabbing her thin arms and pulling her close to him. He pressed his lips on her ear and cooed, "You know how cute you are when your pissed."
Ree slapped him across the face and stormed from the dining hall, ignoring the whispers and horrified remarks from the other passengers; her behavior was unheard of.
Azuma chuckled, completely amused by her anger and actions.
"Whatever you want, step sister, whatever you want… its yours."
His eyes drifted to the table where the Tsukimori twins sat and locked them onto Kahoko who was listening to Len with shining eyes and a cheerful smile.
"And if you want me to break this girl body and girl… so be it."
He chuckled to himself as he massaged the spot where Ree slapped him.
"It'll be fun anyways… might as well go for it."
A:N: ALRIGHT EVERYONE! HERE IS THE FOURTH CHAPTER COMPLETED!!! YAY!Ahhh, I had no idea it would play out this way! This is why I love writing D Errrgh, I have to go back to school on Tuesday… NOT COOL. D:
Anyway, PLEASE leave a review, guys! My account accepts anonymous reviews! I hope you guys liked it!
Song playing: F8SCENE by: Medic Droid
Time done: January 7, 2008, 2:36 AM