heyo people~ littlehan-solo here and ready to write! since i still don't know whether i should continue or not i'll write this chpt and see how it goes…oh yah i got a really cool idea fora sequel story: so moro and aiko get along just fine but then he gets kidnapped and becomes a cold-blooded killer! won't that be fun kids? but yah, send me a review on whether i should make this happen or take a hike… oh yah one more thing: i need story ideas! ok back to the chpt
Chapter 7
It's been a few days since the beach trip, but these days I feel extremely pissed. Oh, wait. You guys will probably want to know the reason for my bad mood.
It's because that Brazilian exchange student… oh, what was her name? Oh yeah, Mai. Anyway, she hangs out with Mori so much that he doesn't even look at me. I sigh, look up and… wait. Where am I? I take a quick glance around and realize that I'm at the fountain. I take a deep breath and put my head in my hands. I'm exhausted.
"Hey, Aiko, you alright?"
With a jump, I turn my head slowly and see Kyoya sitting next to me, typing away on his laptop. When he looks at me, the sunlight reflects off his glasses, so I can't see his eyes. I'm kinda glad I don't have to see his eyes; I'm scared of what I might see.
"Yeah yeah," I reply, yawning loudly, "I'm just tired a bit."
He nods, but he continues staring at me. I turn to him, and he leans his head forward, so close until our head are just barely touching. I can feel his breath on my face. He reaches out and his fingers graze my scar, sending the same slight warmth I felt back at the beach coursing through me. But unless I've gone crazy or something, it got warmer.
"Um…" I murmur, leaning away, and covering my face, hoping a blush doesn't appear on me.
"Sorry," he says quietly, resuming his typing. "Just wanted to see how the scar was coming up."
"Well, it's coming up just fine, thank you very much. I don't need a mother in my life," I chortle, looking out at the doves flocking at the top of the rooftops. The scar hasn't gone away, no matter how much medication I put on it.
A dove flutters up to my hand and lightly pecks it. I smile a little and lift my hand. Immediately, the dove flutters to my outstretched finger and pecks at the breadcrumbs I haven't realized were there. I laugh slightly and pet the dove's feathers. I show it to Kyoya, and he simply smiles.
"Come on," he says, shutting his laptop, standing up, and offering me his hand, just like when we were at the beach. "Might as well get back. Tamaki gets worried easily."
I sigh, nod, and grab his hand. And as we walk back, all I can think about is how warm his hand is now.
[Back at the Room…]
"Kyo-chan! Ai-chan! Want some cake?" Honey pounces on me, nearly pulling me to the floor.
"um… maybe later." I manage to pull Honey off of me and I sit on the window sill.
Haruhi comes up and sits across from me. "Aiko-senpai. You okay?"
I nod.
"Want some tea?"
I shake my head.
Honey pops up next to me. "Want some cake?"
I shake my head again.
The door creaks open, and I turn to see the girl standing there. Oh wait. I should probably describe her to you.
She's tall, a few inches taller than me, has skin the color of honey, long caramel-colored hair and startling brown eyes. She's wearing jeans and a tank top with a white shirt underneath, with a crystal pendant dangling on a silver chain.
She dashes into the room and grabs Mori's hand. "Come on! There's something I need to show you! It's really cool!" Then they both dash out into the corridor and beyond. Frustrated, I grab my textbook and violently rip through it, desperate to study for the exams.
"Oy, Aiko-senpai," Haruhi lifts her hands in an attempt to pacify me. "Don't need to study like that. You'll rip the pages and the debt'll go higher."
That's enough to make me stop rifling through the pages in a frenzy. I look up and sigh angrily, then dash out of the room. Haruhi calls for me to come back, Honey starts crying a little, and I hear someone chasing me. By the time I reach the fountain, someone grabs my shoulder and yanks me backwards. I scream and my hand goes wild, slapping someone.
"Hey! That's me you're hitting! Calm down!" Kyoya. I force breaths in and out, in and out, until I start to see regularly again. I don't realize it until now, while Kyoya's wiping my eyes with a handkerchief, that I was crying.
"Hey, don't be like that. Come on, sit here." He leads me to the bench and has me sit down while he wipes the rest of the tears.
Finally he's done, and he sighs. "Jeez, you didn't have to run away like that. You left everyone worried, even the twins. Oh, here comes Haruhi."
Just like he said, she's running toward us, panting and huffing all the way.
"Aiko-senpai!" She comes up in front of us and collapses on the ground, panting. Her brown hair's dripping with sweat.
"You didn't need to run off! Anyways, you okay?"
I nod and wipe off my hands, even though they're not sweaty. I offer her my hand and hoist her up.
"Well, I'm going back. Haruhi, you go on up, and for goodness' sake, get changed. You'll smell like sweat, and believe me, you already smell like it."
"Alright," she says and walks back. When she's gone, Kyoya turns to me.
"Sorry about Mori-senpai. I can't offer much consolation… except this. And don't kill me." He leans down and kisses the top of my head. Then he walks back to the stairs. I watch him for a while, finger the dog tag, and follow.
[The Next Day]
I haven't realized it until now but it's December, and it's living it's title as the evil month. Why? Because it snowed so much that school was canceled. In a way, I'm kinda glad it snowed so much, because I don't have to deal with all the heartbreak I suffered yesterday.
Riiiing… riiiing… I stumble out from my comfortable bed, waddle down the stairs, and snatch up the phone.
"Ummm… ugh… hello?" I mutter.
"Aiko-chan? You feelin' all right?" Oh. Just my neighbor.
"Yeeess.." I groan. "What is it?"
"Listen, Ai-chan, I'm sorry for bothering you, but I need a job done. Believe me, I would do this myself, but all this snow is blocking my doorway, and your door seems perfectly fine, so I need you to do this, alright?"
"Ugh… fine." I slam the phone down out of sleep loss and annoyance and grab a coat on. House keys jingling on my finger, I leave the house, lock the door, and walk over to the neighbor's.
She hands me a package and gives me an address to deliver it to. Oh yeah, and she gives me a thermos of hot chocolate. One thing I should mention to you about her: she makes a mean hot chocolate.
But as I drop the package in the house, I see someone walking in my direction. Looking closer, I realize it's Mori. Oh, crap. I turn my back, hoping he doesn't see me. Totally backfires.
"Aiko? Aiko, is that you? Hey, where are you going?"
Sipping my hot cocoa, I walk down an empty alley, but hearing Mori following me, I walk faster. I don't see where I'm going until I bump into someone. Well, two someones. I drop the thermos.
"Hey, watch where you're- Hey, you're not that bad. Where ya goin', girlie? Need some 'directions'?" Hearing his tone, I know immediately that if I ask, I'm not gonna get directions.
Instead of responding, I shake my head and attempt to sidestep them, bet they step in the way I'm trying to go. This goes on several times until I scream, "Leave me alone! Get out of here!"
The boys look at each other and guffaw loudly, holding their stomachs. All of a sudden, in a different yet close alley, I hear another girl screaming. I recognize by the tone it's Mai. Looking behind me, I see Mori looking at each alley, choosing who to save. I can't depend on him all the time. So I turn back toward the boys and attempt to fight them off, but they push me back.
I scream and run, but I don't go far. The boys quickly catch up and push me to the ground. I scream, and they pick me up and sling me over their shoulders. In a panic, I smack them in the face. A boy shrieks and drops me, headfirst, to the cold, snowy, and ice-caked ground. My head crashes to a tree trunk, and in a daze, I look up, and see snow collapsing. Before I can run, it falls on me.
And once again, I black out.