The sun was setting,casting a glow over the city streets. I didn't notice this,nor did I care about it as I stood on the street corner with a can of soda.
I looked over at the sunset. I closed my eyes and breathed deeply,drinking it all in. I had felt happier than I ever did for the first time since arriving in Osaka with Ami and Kaz.
It was short lived,however. I glanced over at the tree-lined road that was quite a distance away from where I was standing. I flinched. Just one look,one look,was enough to ruin everything.
I looked up at the sky. The sun was gone,and the stars were beginning to appear. The cool breeze blowing should have made everything peacful once more,but nothing could shake the overwhelming anger and misery.
I was completely restless. There was nary a sound in the house;Buyo was not awake and hyper in the middle of the night like he tended to be,and there were hardly any sounds of police car sirens or anything like that outside. Why couldn't I sleep?
I got out of bed and quietly opened the door to my parent's room.
''Mother,'' I whispered.
''What...what do you want,Yumi-chan?'' She asked.
''I can't sleep.'' I said,a little bit louder.
But I suppose it was too loud...
''What in Buddah's name?'' Father said angrily. He got up out of bed and noticed I was standing there. He gave me that horrible look I knew so well. Just one look at him and I could tell that there would be no end to the beating.
''WHAT ARE YOU DOING AWAKE?'' He shouted,grabbing me by my pajamas and carried me over to the staircase. Then he threw me down the stairs,like a human Slinky.
Dazed,I looked up and saw him coming down the stairs with a medicine bottle in his hand. Before I could come to my senses he was forcing the horrible stuff down my throat. The next thing I knew I felt awful and threw up.
Then he threw the bottle on the floor and it broke into several shards of glass. He picked up one of the biggest shards,raised up my pajama sleeve,and stabbed me in the arm with it as hard as he could. I gritted my teeth as hard as I could,then I threw up again,this time it was bloody. He let go of the shard.
''Boshi!'' Someone shouted. I looked and saw Mother coming down the stairs. She saw me on the floor,hyperventilating and coughing up blood.
She glared at Father and slapped him hard,then pointed to the stairs. He groaned and went back to bed.
Mother picked me up and carried me back to my room. She put me in bed and put a bandage on my bleeding arm.
There was rain falling down on my window. I imagined that the rain was washing away all the horrible things that had happened. I stared at the window for a long time,then the next thing I knew I was finally asleep.
But then I looked ahead of me and saw the cemetery. If the rage from seeing that road wasn't enough,looking at the cemetery drove me to the point of madness. I took off like a wild animal,running as fast as I could back to the bus.
I got there and burst through the door,then,panting heavily,I stopped.
''What happened?'' Ami asked.
''I...was...in a...hurry.'' I said,panting.
''I don't see why you'd be in a hurry,'' Ami said, ''but never mind.'' She picked up Sakura and left.
The next morning,Buyo returned. I asked him how everything went.
''Well...'' He said, ''she...''
''What?'' I asked. ''Speak up.''
''She told me she's been waiting for you to come. I told her that you would sometime after you were done practicing for that huge gig of yours. Speaking of which,are you done?''
I thought for a moment. ''Umm...yes...yes, I am...'' I said,somewhat nervously.
''So...you'll go see her?'' Buyo asked.
I didn't want to say anything. I kept silent.
Buyo looked at me. A sly,almost hateful grin crossed his face. ''Oh,you will...'' He laughed a bit, ''if you don't want any more trouble...''
''Buyo,'' I asked, ''what are you talking about?''
He grinned that way once again. ''I'd hate for you to have to feel totally responsilble for another d--''
I knew what was coming. I snapped. I got up and glared at him. ''Buyo!''
He stopped.
''Buyo...I've heard enough.'' I calmed down a bit. ''Now,go and...do...whatever.'' I walked away.
That Buyo! I thought,Does he really think he can talk to me like that? Can't he tell I've got enough to worry about already? No...no wait...I haven't told him...GAH! What can I do? What can I do if he doesn't know?
I walked into my room and laid back on the bed,filled with bitterness.
A/N: Getting a little intresting now,huh? You'll find out why seeing the cemetery freaked Yumi out later. I also plan on having some more songs in the story...can't give away too much,though!
Also,if you like these kinds of stories that are about a character's past,you might want to check out this other Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi fic I've done called And So To Live. It has a lot in common with this fic except it's about Kaz.
I haven't gotten very many reviews for it,and reviews encourage me to write more,so...REVIEW! REVIEW,I SAY! (evil laugh)...Okay okay I'll stop.
Well,reviews,ideas (especially ideas) and constructive criticism are a'ight with me;flames...ehh,not so much.
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