Chapter 7
It had been days since I've received that weird text from Kumo-chan, and the same
amount of days, I haven't seen her at all. Tadase and Alphonse have been really worried as well. Tadase told me that she hasn't been home at all, and Alphonse tried calling her, but she never responded. And I noticed that Aruto has been away just a long as Kumo-chan. My theory of him kidnapping her might be a possibility... And I haven't been able to talk to Ikuto either. He seemed very tense the day after Kumo-chan went missing. Like he saw a ghost or something...
The only thing that bothers me most is that Tadase has been acting strange since I called him on the same day when Kumo-chan disappeared. Like he might know something about where Kumo-chan could be...I wanted to ask him so many times this week, but I rather not get into a conversation with him after what he said to me... I could never forgive him for wanting me to stay away from Ikuto.
Speaking of Ikuto, we haven't been able to talk, or hang out at school at all since we became...I guess closer on the same day when Kumo-chan disappeared. I tried to talk to him, asking him if he wanted to eat lunch with me, or something like that, but he would give me the cold shoulder. I finally decided to give up since it seemed like he wasn't interested in me anymore (though that's what I believed).
It was about half into English, 3rd period, right before lunch. My stomach was starting to gurgle a bit out of hunger. I tried to contain the noise, but it was difficult since we were all reading, and the room was completely silent.
Suddenly, the class door from the front opened up forcefully. It was loud enough that everyone jumped so suddenly, and some girls squeaked a bit from the surprise, except Ikuto. It seemed like he expected it. The person who opened the door walked in briskly and shut the door quite hard.
It was Kumo-chan...
Everyone gasped when then realized too that it was her. She seemed...different...She was wearing her uniform, but she had black and white strip stockings, the kind that are like pants, dark tinted sunglasses, her skin seemed much paler than usual, and her hair was all messed up like she shook it around like she just came back from a rock concert. Her attitude seemed cold when she walked in.
She immediately sat at her desk without saying a word except a loud and frustrated sigh. Our teacher was surprised as well as everyone, enough that he went right up to her and asked if he could talk to her outside of class. But he suddenly just went white with terror. It might have been the glare she possibly gave him.
Alphonse, who was sitting next to her, gave her a note, since you couldn't speak during class. She took it and threw it across the room, not even curious enough to read it. I could see Ikuto tensing up even more now. But I had to wait until I was able to talk to Kumo-chan, to get some answers.
The bell finally rang for lunch. I dashed towards Kumo-chan who was already leaving the room. I grabbed her arm and tugged her in my direction.
"Kumo-chan!" I yelled.
"I thought I told you to stop talking to me. Now let me go!" she responded.
"No! I need to know why we shouldn't be friends anymore and why you went missing and never told anyone where you have been?" my grip tightened.
She let out a frustrated sigh again. "Look Amu...I just can't be your friend anymore. You are too annoying to be around with and you seemed pretty occupied with your new boyfriend. So leave me alone. I don't need your bullshit anymore."
My grip loosened after hearing that and she took the opportunity to tug away from my hand, and briskly walked away.
I felt a tear run down my face...I didn't want anyone to see me, so a ran to the roof of the school, where I usually have lunch, since there was no one else who goes up there. When I came to the roof, I checked if I was alone for sure, and then I let out loud sobs.
I fell to my knees and sobbed. My face felt warm and wet. I could feel my nose started to get stuffed up with mucus. It was one of those moments that I wished I remembered to bring my handkerchief...
"Amu...?" a voice spoke behind me.
I jumped from the surprise and wiped off as much tears I could with my hands, and turned to where the voice came from. I couldn't see that much behind me because the sun was beaming in my face. I placed my hand on top of my eyes, right on my forehead to block the sun to see who was there.
The person was sitting on top of the platform that was over the staircase from where I came from. It's a wonder why I couldn't think to look there before, since...you know, there's no way of getting up there, especially with no ladder.
The person jumped down swiftly and gracefully and walked briskly towards me. I still wasn't sure who it was yet, so I turned away and hid my awful red face.
He placed his hand on my shoulder. He squeezed it tightly, like he was concerned. I peeked over to see who was touching me. This time I was able to get a good look it him...
"I...Ikuto...?" I sniffed and blushed.
I flinched out of instinct and moved away from his grip. At that moment, I felt even more embarrassed than ever. No one in this school ever seen me like this before. But with Ikuto...I never wanted him to see me like this...
"Amu...? Why are you...?" he spoke again.
I had to think fast. But I didn't think clearly enough.
"What? Never seen someone...lose their contacts before? Hmph, guess you should add that to 'Boys Guide to Women'." It was hard to hide. Not after my loud sobbing before hand.
"Well excuse me princess. I guess you seem fine without me. I don't need this...See ya." he responded coldly.
I didn't want to hear something like that out of him. But it was my fault for talking to him in a cold shoulder attitude...Without thinking, I reached over for his shirt, so he wouldn't leave. I could hear a tiny chuckle escape his mouth, like he knew I would want him to stay.
My head was down, and I continued to cry some more. I could feel his arms wrap around me. He brought my head closer to his chest so that I could cry and sob as much as I want on him. I felt safe. Like I could trust him.
I haven't seen Kumo-chan for the rest of the day. I tried finding her after school but I had no luck. Before I left the school, I realized that today was the day that I had to visit my late mother. Today was the day she passed. It was also my birthday...Not the greatest day...huh?
So I ended up taking a bus to the cemetery that was across town. It was about an hour ride down there and it drops me off at the terminus nearby the cemetery. Luckily I had some music to pass the time while getting there.
The sun was setting by the time I got there and it was getting unusually chilly. I just wanted to make a quick visit, leave a gift, and be on my way back home. I took me a while to find her grave again. It's difficult because everything looks the same...
After about 10mins of searching, I found it.
Midori Hinamori
1972-1994
Of course there wasn't much to say about her. I wished I knew more about her...But there's no point in trying to talk to my dad about it. Like I said, I made this quick. I just left some flowers, and left a little prayer. But for some reason, I started getting a strange headache, like the one that made me almost pass out and few days ago.
"Well, well, well...Isn't this a surprise?"
I gasped and turned.
"Aruto? What are you doing here?"
"How rude. I live near here if you must know. So I should be asking you that..." he hissed.
He lives nearby? Then why does he go to my school? It's so far! I thought.
I gulped and tried thinking a way to leave without him getting to me. But I wasn't fast enough, he already had himself on top of me, pinning me down with his hand on my arms. My headache got worse, I didn't have much feeling in my legs. I could smell his scent. It was similar to Ikuto's but with a foul odour, like he had something gross to eat. His grip on me was tight. It felt like I was being buried in rocks.
"...Let...go...!" I tried yelling out.
He snickered, "Now where's the fun in that? I haven't even gotten to the good part...Besides, it'll be over before you know it..."
He brought his head closer to mine. He kissed and licked the exposed part of my chest (which was my collarbone) and trailed onto my neck. I couldn't help but let out a small moan. It was hard to keep it in, but my stupid hormones had to give up before I wanted to. He seemed to of enjoyed it even more, like his senses were wilder than ever.
"...Please...Stop..." I cried out again.
But he wouldn't stop. It seemed like he was in a trance that he couldn't wake from. I tried to break free, but his grip just tighten even more, and at that point, I was in a lot of pain.
"AMU!" a voice yelled out.
That was the last thing I remembered. After that, I found myself in a car. A nice car. I think it might of been a black Camaro. We were going pretty fast too.
"You're awake...Good." the driver said.
I looked over to the driver. It was Ikuto again...I tried to speak, but I guess my headache made me speechless.
"Don't force yourself. I don't want you to lose your voice. I'm taking you home now, so don't worry."
I sighed in relief. But I couldn't help but wonder what might of happened to Aruto. But I didn't want to think about him for a while...I just wanted to rest. I could feel Ikuto's arm being placed over my shoulder and then pulling me closer him.
"Just rest. You deserved it."
I blushed a little, but I took his word and rested. Right before I passed out, I could hear a faint sound that Ikuto said.
"...Happy Birthday...Amu..."
