~Choices In Life~
By the way, I've changed a bit of the words on chapter 4. It's up to you guys to watch it or not. It's just the Kyouya part. I've realized he's being a bit too OOC. So I might as well changed a bit. Oh, and even chapter 5 too. About Madoka's family problem. I wrote from before that only Yui knew but I've changed it to those who are close to her. Haha, yes. A LOT of mistakes.
Anyway, thank you for being a patient reader and please, enjoy this chapter~! xD
Chapter 8: Ginga's Letter
Madoka let out a relieving sigh. She felt refreshed after taking a hot bath. It certainly hit the spot. After all she did wade through the rain before she was saved by Kyouya and Ryuuga. Not to mention that she blacked out while Kyouya carried her back home too. Her mind suddenly filled with images of Kyouya. He saved her. He's the one that beat the bullies more than Ryuuga did. Before she went to take bath just now, Ryuuga was on time to tell her that Kyouya was pissed when he saw the bullies about to do something. Madoka noticed that her face turns red from blushing. Then she throw herself on her bed so that hopefully her blush would fade away.
"Does he...really felt that way?", Madoka ask herself. Her mind went back to what Kyouya said to her before.
"Took you long enough..."
"Worried about you? Yeah, right."
"To tell you the truth, I wasn't worried at all. The reason why I followed you was because I want answers. Why didn't you go back home?"
"Ah, so at the time like this, talking is wrong while going somewhere else, is okay? Do I looked like I'll just buy that kind of excuse?"
"She won't listen to us. She won't even bother to understand..."
"Madoka!"
"Save your apologies for later."
"Are you just gonna let us stay out here or what?"
All of those words rang through her head. Somehow it proves her that he did worried about her and...it shows how stupid she was for not realizing it. She got up from laying and stare at nothing. She feels guilty for not realizing how worried he was and how ungrateful she was when she said those things at him.
"I hate it! I hate that kind of attitude of yours, Kyouya! That's what makes me hate you!"
Remembering those words makes her want to cry. She was being selfish and too emotional that she didn't even think about others feelings. Hate. She said the same thing like that to Ginga as well. She wanted to apologize but Kyouya might still be angry with her. Even so, she won't run away. She won't hide from him. She will say sorry no matter what.
Madoka got up and went downstairs slowly. Her ankle wasn't fully healed but she manage to walk by herself without any help. While walking down the stairs, her thoughts went back to where Ryuuga told her that Kyouya and himself are staying with her for now own. Of course, Madoka objected the idea but somehow she couldn't. With proof that she couldn't handle things by herself stated by Ryuuga, she had no choice but to accept their idea. Good thing that her family's house was big and had a spare room for guest.
As she reached the last step, she went to Kyouya and Ryuuga's room. When she went inside, she didn't see anyone. No sight of Kyouya nor Ryuuga. When Madoka took one step inside the room, she heard Kyouya's voice,
"You're finally done, Ryuuga. Now would you hel-", his words were cut off when he saw someone he didn't expected to see. Both of them were surprised to see each other. Kyouya was surprised because he thought the one at the door was Ryuuga but it turns out to be Madoka. While Madoka was surprised because of two things. First because she saw Kyouya all of the sudden. The second reason was because she saw him, shirtless.
"K-K-K-K-Kyouya! ?", Madoka stutter. She just had to stutter. She turn around while placing both her palm to her cheek. Just to hide the blush. She wasn't supposed to feel like these since she had once saw him shirtless and even applied bandages on him while he was unconcious. (A/N: You know, the first season after he was beaten by Doji). Now that she remembered, that time she was still a kid. Of course she doesn't feel embarrassed. They're adults now and of course the reaction changed as well.
"What do you want?", he ask with his arms crossed. Madoka turn around to face him and took a deep breath. She needs to stay calm. When she look at him in the eyes, her face turns red again. She can't do it. Not when he's currently shirtless. It's embarrassing.
"B-Before that, can you please wear something first?", she told him.
"I can't.", he bluntly said it which made her sweatdrop. O...kay. He can't put his cloths on? If he doesn't have hands, she might be able to accept that kind of excuse but he had hands and he can just put it on with no problem at all.
"I know your cloth and Ryuuga's cloth are washed right now but I'm pretty sure my father's clothes are fit for you guys. So just put it on!", Madoka sternly order him. She didn't even realized that all her nervous feeling are gone just like that.
"And I'm telling you I can't. Not until I've done applying those bandages!", Kyouya said roughly, losing his temper. Bandages? That really piqued her interest. She looked over his bed and saw some bandages scattered on it. Kyouya blush when Madoka look over to his bed and looked away. Madoka noticed that he couldn't do it himself.
"Want me to help?", she asked.
"Why do you want to help?"
"Because you looked like you're having a problem with those bandages...", she said. Kyouya just snort, looking away.
"Do I looked like I need your help?", he ask, looking back at her. There was a short silence filling the whole room when Madoka decided to break it by saying,
"Yes.", after that, she drag Kyouya towards his bed and took the bandages. Kyouya on the other hand, struggle of course but somehow he fails. Only God knows why. Then she pushed him on the bed in a sitting position so that she can apply the bandages on him easily.
"Now stay still. I'm going to help you whether you like it or not and don't even think of running away. Got that?", Madoka told him while measuring the bandage. Good thing it's enough for her. Usually people just put it on themselves without checking it properly. When Madoka starts putting those bandages on his left arm, Kyouya pull away to his right. Madoka glare at him before trying it again. And again, he pull it to another way. That really ticks her off. Even so, she tried one more time but the same thing happen again. This whole thing last for a while until Madoka felt like she's going to burst.
"Will you stop pulling away your arm! ? I'm trying to put these bandages on you! So stay still!", Madoka said in a rough tone. When she tried to put it again, Kyouya continue moving his arm from it.
"I said, stay still!", Madoka exclaim.
"And I said, I don't need your help!", Kyouya reply back. Madoka was furious. She couldn't believe that Kyouya could be THIS stubborn. Madoka took a deep breath before trying it once more. She won't give up. She WILL put those bandages on him without any trouble. But again, Kyouya continue to avoid it. He was enjoying it. He's trying to tick her off. That was her last straw of course. Madoka suddenly tackled him until he completely lay on his bed with Madoka above him.
"Seriously Kyouya! I'm trying to help but why are you being so stubborn! ?", Madoka said, frustrated with his games. Kyouya looked uncomfortable but at the same time, he had that usual annoyed expression. Just when Madoka was about to lecture him more, Kyouya saw an opening before he smoothly switchs place with Madoka. Now she's below him while he was above her. Madoka tried to get up but Kyouya's strong arms, pushing both her shoulders against the bed, were quite strong and hard to move.
"How do you feel now huh?", Kyouya ask, his cold expression plastered on his face. Madoka squirm beneath him. She has no time for all of this. No matter how much she tried to free herself from him, Kyouya's strong arms prevented her from getting away.
"Frustrated? Or maybe angry? Then let me tell you something.", Kyouya said. As he lean his face closer to her ear, Madoka close her eyes. She couldn't predict what'll happen next. What's he going to do? When he was close enough to her, she could feel his breath against her ear. She's certain that her ear is turning red.
"Those feelings you feel right now...it's the exact same feeling I felt when I knew you didn't went straight home.", he told her. With that, Madoka stopped squirming. Did she just heard it right? Kyouya pull his face away and their eyes locked with each other. Was he telling her the truth? If he was, then...
"Does that mean...you...were worried about me?", Madoka ask softly. However, Kyouya remain silent but that just proves Madoka right. He was telling the truth. His eyes didn't show any sign of lies at all. None of them knew how long have they've been in the same position. Somehow Madoka couldn't take her eyes away from his own. His beautiful blue eyes were so captivating. Then they heard a cough coming from the door. Both of them look at the door to see Ryuuga leaning at the door frame.
"I'm just going to take something here and I'll be off.", he said, bluntly along with his expressionless face. As soon as he got the thing he wanted to take, he went out from the room. Not before he said,
"Don't mind me. Do carry on.", and just like that, he left the room leaving both Madoka and Kyouya stunned and speechless on the bed. Madoka slowly turn her face towards's Kyouya's face. He had an irritate expression. Before Madoka could say anything
"RYUUGA! !", Kyouya's voice echoes throughout the whole house.
Madoka woke up by the sound of her alarm clock. She slowly got up from her bed and blink her eyes. Her eyes were heavy and if she could, she wanted to resume her sleep and forget about work. She felt like she wanted to skip work today but she ignored the thought. Yui might be waiting for her right now.
"No choice huh...?", after that Madoka slowly went to the bathroom and she immediately realized that her ankle no longer hurts. She smile to herself and went to the bathroom. After a long bath, she wore her usual oufit. When she went downstairs, her mind suddenly remembered her two friends who stayed at her home.
"Might as well checked on them first.", Madoka said as she change her path towards their room. When she arrived in front of the room, she slowly turn the doorknob hoping that they aren't awake by the sound it made. She peak her head inside the room and scan the dark room. The curtains part away slightly, giving entrance for the sunshine rays in the room. She saw Kyouya and Ryuuga still asleep on their own beds. Ryuuga slept with his left side on the bed, facing the wardrobe. Kyouya slept with his back on the bed. The sunshine lit up a bit at Kyouya's place which made Madoka blush as soon as she gaze on his sleeping face.
She closed back the door and went to the kitchen to cook some breakfast. She decided to bake some pancakes more than usual. Well, it's for the other two after all. She's pretty sure that they would go to Benkei's place to eat if she didn't prepare any breakfast for them. When she's done, she place it on the table before taking a plate and placed one of the pancake and covered it with honey.
"Itadakimasu.", sha said before eating it. It didn't take her a while to finish her pancake. When she's done, she bring her her dish to the sink and washed it. She look at the clock on the wall. It's 7.10 am. Still early. Usually she opened her shop at 8.00 am but she always went to the shop early since Yui arrived at 7.30 am. Don't want to keep her waiting.
"Wait, where's the key? Oh right, it's in my room.", she went to her room and took the keys in a small shelf on her table. When she was about to go to her work, she looked at the room where Kyouya and Ryuuga are staying. She remembered back where she didn't have the chance to apologize to him last night. Maybe she could right now. She went to their room and slowly went towards Kyouya's bed and kneel down. His sleeping face looks so peaceful and Madoka couldn't help but smile to herself. Before she wanted to apologize, she took a deep breath first.
"I know that you can't hear me now and that I'm late at telling you this but at least I tried right? So, I wanted to say sorry...", Madoka whisper as softly as she can so that she didn't wake them up.
"I'm sorry...for worrying you and...for troubling you and Ryuuga. Mostly you of course.", she continued. When she looked up to see his sleeping face, he made no reaction which tells her that he's not going to wake up at any time sooner. He's asleep right now, what do you expect to see idiot?, Madoka thought to herself before leaving the room and head to work. After a couple of seconds passed, Kyouya slowly open his eyes and eyed the door where she just closed it.
"Idiot..."
Madoka walk down the street towards her shop, hoping that Yui's there already. She can't stand being alone when she open up the shop. Speaking of alone, she just realized that she didn't feel any bad things when she's at her home just now. She didn't encounter nor felt the depressed aura when she woke up nor unmotivate feeling when she cooked.
She stopped her tracks and looked back behind her, where she took her path to work. Wonder why? Why didn't she felt it like she usually did from before? Maybe, just maybe...because there was Kyouya and Ryuuga?, she thought as she continue walking down the street. Then she spot Yui leaning beside her shop's entrance.
"Yui! Good morning!", Madoka greet from afar as she fasten her pace. Yui who was drinking her soda, looked up and waved her hand in reply. Soon, Madoka was in front of her, gasping a bit for running towards her.
"Geez, you didn't have to run. It's not like I'm going to leave you or something.", Yui said before she gulp down the last drop of her soda. Madoka just laugh nervously as she opens the B-Pit's door. When they were inside the shop, Madoka flick the lights switch and the whole room lit up. Yui was checking the shelves while Madoka turn on another switch in another room. After that, Madoka went back to the counter and saw Yui rearrage the beyblade's wheel in the shelves.
'Wonder should I tell her...?', Madoka thought. Would it be a good idea to told Yui that both Kyouya and Ryuuga stayed in her house? Bet she would burst up...but it's not like she could hide it from her forever. Might as well be honest.
"Uh, Yui?"
"Hm?", she respond casually while Madoka stood in front the counter, facing Yui's back.
"I wanted to tell you something but...promise not to be mad?", Madoka ask, nervously.
"Hm." Madoka sweatdrop at her response. Okay what does that mean? Yes or no? Well, whatever. She just want to get this over so she wouldn't have to face this kind of talk in the future.
"Uh, you see...it's that...both Kyouya and Ryuuga...they..", her words slowly die down as she tried searching for the right words to speak.
"What about them?", Yui ask without looking at her.
"They...", she could feel her heart beating slowly now. It really creates a suspense feeling inside her. She shouldn't be feeling like that at all. She took a deep breath before she continue,
"Actually, I decided to let those two stayed at my house."
Silence. It feels like no sound exist anymore between them. Yui look at Madoka with her bored expression while Madoka tried her best to put on her brave expression though in the inside, she was scared as hell. What she didn't expect was that Yui was smiling at her. Wait? Why was smiling at her? Does that mean she's fine with it? No, it couldn't be. Yui put the last three wheels before facing Madoka back, still with that smile.
'Seriously...?', Madoka was scared now. This is not the Yui she knew would react...or maybe she's playing along?
"Madoka...", Yui call for her as she place her hands on both Madoka's shoulder. Something's not right...
"Would you care to repeat that~?", Yui ask in a creepy way, still with that smile of her along with a dangerous aura coming out of her.
'I KNEW IT! !', Madoka thought.
Kyouya sat on 'his' bed. His mind was full with things that happened before. Like when he came back to Metal City. Everything changes. People change, even him. He let out a sigh as he lay back to his bed. It was weird when he suddenly had this feeling of coming back here. He could have been training right now, somewhere out there...and all of the sudden, he came here.
'Damn it. I'm thinking too much...', he thought as he shift his position to another comfortable position to lie down. Just as he was about to get a rest, his mind wandered back about things around him. Especially this house which he and Ryuuga are currently staying. The story that Madoka told him before came back to his mind. It must have been hard for her to live in this huge house all alone. Suddenly, a random pillow was thrown at him and hit at his face.
"What the-? !", before he could even finished his sentence, he saw Ryuuga with a pancake hanging in his mouth.
"Get your lazy butt up. Madoka makes some breakfast for us.", and just like that, he left the room while nibbling the pancake in his mouth. Kyouya was annoyed by that action Ryuuga did. He threw the pillow just to tell him that? Kyouya swore he's going to pay for that. Even so, he got up and went towards the kitchen. He saw Ryuuga drinking some tea. When Ryuuga saw him, he point at another pancake on the table, motioning that's for him.
"She really didn't have too...", Kyouya mutter as he sat down and start eating the pancake. Ryuuga just sip his tea, completely ignoring Kyouya. Kyouya just sat at his chair and eat the served pancake. It was good but he didn't want to admit it especially when he's in front of Ryuuga right now. Kyouya looked at the wall clock as he munched the pancake. It's 9.00 am already.
"Hey," Kyouya call Ryuuga and he opens one of his eyes at him.
"What?"
"When will Madoka come back?", he ask indifferently. He didn't want Ryuuga to suspect or even THINK that he's worried about her.
"How the hell should I know? I was sleeping at that time when she got out. Besides, do I even LOOKED like I care?", he ask.
"...good point..."
"Hmph. Why do you ask?".
"It's nothing. I wanted to go out until, whenever I feel like I want to come back. I just want her to know that so she doesn't panic about my whereabouts when she got back.", Kyouya told him.
"Why not go and meet her at the B-Pit? You can just tell her and at the same time, you can just roam around wherever you like.", Ryuuga told him. Kyouya thought about it and agrees. He got up and was getting ready to go out. When he got out, he couldn't help but feel as if there's something bound to happen at the B-Pit but he just shake that feeling away.
Kyouya saw Madoka and Yui at the counter. Something looks wrong, he thought as he went closer and closer to the B-Pit. When he enters the shop, he could see that Madoka tense up.
"K-Kyouya!? W-W-What are you doing here!?", she exclaim. Kyouya just shrug and went nearer to them.
"Is it wrong for me to be here?", as he ask that, he could see that Madoka avert her eyes from him to Yui and again and again. What's wrong with her? When he turn his gaze at Yui, he understood. Somethings not right. He couldn't see her face since her back was facing him.
"Hey, sarcastic lady. What's wrong with you?", Kyouya ask, nonchantly. Madoka looked at him as if she's trying to tell him 'take-it-back!' but like he care. Suddenly he felt a gruesome aura around him. When Yui turn her face around, Kyouya almost took a step back.
"Kyou...ya...!", Yui spoke his name in a creepy way and Kyouya didn't like that.
"Huh?"
"YOU'RE DEAD!", she exclaim and jump to tackle him.
"WHAT THE!?"
During their fighting, Madoka desperately tries to break their fight but in the end she couldn't. She was too afraid to interfere so she just stay behind the counter.
-After 1 hour had pass-
The two pant for air after their fight. Yui still had that pissed expression while Kyouya just glare at her. Their aura made passersby outside the shop quicken their pace and ignore them. Madoka on the other hand was scared and angry. Why? Because those two have made a mess at her shop and no kids even dare stepping inside the shop.
"W-What the h...hell...is wrong with you?", Kyouya said while panting. Yui just glare at him and looked away. Kyouya was pissed. How could she ignored him? After attacking him all of the sudden, she gives him the cold shoulder now. Madoka let out a sigh and went to Yui.
"Hey Yui, why don't you go and take a rest first. I'll take care of this mess..."
Yui looked at Madoka from the corner of her eyes before walking down to the basement, that is before she looked at Kyouya.
"Make sure YOU helped Madoka in cleaning this mess. I'm pretty sure you don't mind helping her if you're in that 'oh-so-over-protective' mode until you even stay at her house.". Kyouya looked at Yui's figurine before he looked at Madoka next.
"You told her?", he ask and Madoka nod slowly. He let out a sigh and began picking up a couple of packet box that were scattered on the ground.
"Are you...mad at me?", Madoka ask. Kyouya looked at her and saw that she was looking down on the floor.
"Not really. It's not like I'm bothered by that.", he told her while bringing the things that were scattered on the ground to the counter. He understood why would Madoka do that. She was nervous. Who would not feel that way when someone suddenly decided to stay at their home without a notice.
Madoka then went to the counter and took the packet boxes to put them back in the shelves. Minutes passed by and they did not talk to each other. It was weird and awkward but somehow Kyouya was comfortable with it. Though he did not like the thoughts that Madoka might still be angry with him. She did say sorry to him before she went to work just now...but that was indirect.
"U-Um, Kyouya. About last night...I,"
"...", he knew what she was trying to say.
"It's that...I, still haven't say...you know. I just wanted to say-"
"Your welcome.", that took Madoka by surprised from the look on her face. Kyouya put the last items on the counter before looking at Madoka.
"I've heard you said thank you before at our rooms when I was sleeping, or so you thought I was...". Madoka blushed when Kyouya said the last one.
"Y-Y-You heard that?", she stutter, embarrassed. Kyouya chuckled and cross his arms on the counter with a smirk. Madoka's face was getting brighter and had to look away from him.
"S-So, you...forgive me...?", she ask, still looking somewhere could see how bright her face is now.
"Not entirely...I'm still mad you know...", Madoka looked guilty when he said that,
"...but I guess what's past should stay as past. No need to look back again. Hope you're happy, shorty."
Madoka looked at him with angry eyes. Then it was their turn to fight though it was not as bas as the previous fight. Without their notice, Yui was staring at them. It's been a while since she looked at them and she was surprised that those two have not noticed her...especially Kyouya.
"Well, I guess it's better for her to have those two in her house..."
"So you'll be back late?", Madoka ask her green hair friend. He nod while walking to the entrance.
"When will you come home?"
"Not so sure...but I promise not before midnight.", Kyouya assure her. Madoka smile and nod. She wanted to know where is he going but she was scared that he might get angry with her for prying into his business.
"Where are you going?", Yui ask, who was sitting behind the counter with a cola can in her hand.
"None of your business, sarcastic lady.", Kyouya shot Yui a glare to which she didn't flinch at all.
"Ooh, how scary! Not! It's not like I wanted to know but Madoka is.", Yui told him. This time, it's Madoka who flinch when Kyouya looked at her, still with his glare. Sometimes, Madoka swear that Yui can read people's mind, especially her. Kyouya let out a sigh and left, not before telling her the answer.
"Somewhere peaceful...", and just like that, he left the shop. Now it was Madoka's turn to shot Yui a glare. Yui just raised her eyebrows when Madoka stomp off to the basement, furious.
"Why does everyone gave me a glare? What am I? A glare collector?", Yui ask herself before sipping the last drop of cola.
"Why the sudden hurry Madoka? It's not like those two are going to leave the house.", Yui ask while opening her last cola can. Madoka shut the door to her shop before facing Yui.
"Well, I'm pretty sure they're hungry right now. Especially Ryuuga...", Madoka said. Yui looked at Madoka with a questioning face.
"And what makes you think that?"
"I don't know...maybe because he looked like one?", Madoka said innocently.
"..."
"?"
"I swear Madoka...if you were born without an innocent face that you're wearing on right now, Ryuuga might kill you already..."
After saying goodbyes to each other, Madoka quickly went to her home. When she got there, she went inside only to see Ryuuga taking a nap on a couch.
"I'm back, Ryuuga. Anything happened while I'm gone?", she ask and went towards him.
"Not really. Kyouya left this morning, I took in some letters in your mail box and that's all.", he said indiferently. Before, she went to her room, Ryuuga's hand shot up to her face which caused Madoka to stop.
"A letter for you. Not sure who gave it but it clearly shows that it's for you.", Ryuuga told her and she took it. He was right, she thought. The letter only shows her name and her address.
"Thanks Ryuuga. If you need me, I'll be in my room.", with that she was gone from Ryuuga's sight.
When Madoka arrived to her room, she switched on the light and fan before sitting down at her desk. Wonder who gave it? She quickly open the letter and saw the writer's name. Madoka froze from her seat. It was him.
"Ginga..."
And that's it! I know, I know. It's been a while- wait, scratch that, a LOT of while since I last updated the last chapter. I'm so evil, yes I know. My arm is better already though the doctor said my bone has a crack on it. (Duh, like I care...)
Anyway, I'll be honest. My arm was already better long ago until another thing happened. A FLOOD IN MY HOUSE. Awesome right? It's not really bad. It's just the water came down through the ceiling of my room.(insert cricket sound) And my comp got hit by those water. All the furnitures in my room had to throw away and my comp need to be checked. (T^T) My poor comp. I didn't even bother saving all my fanfic stories in a thumbdrive. Genius...
It sounded like an excuse but seriously no. Other than the flood, I had to take an examination. An IMPORTANT one I tell you. I had to study like freaking hell to not fail in any subjects or not, I might get into any university. (sigh) Life is hard.
Besides, I'm not perfect. I can't do everything as fast as lightning. I'm sucks at writing too and trust me, there might be a lots of grammar mistakes since I typed this chapter as fast as I can that I didn't even bother to check since I'm worried about you guys who read this fanfic from the first chapter until now.
So anyway, that's all I can type here. Kindly leave a review which is just below there! Thank you~!
