Chapter 10-Playing Doctor~
Author Notes: Yay I'm soooo excited!
Kenten: Um...why?
Shishi: It's because she's making me sick this chapter. She has to make me miserable somehow.
Kenten: 0.0' Yikes
Author: Would you rather be nearly killed like in the last story...I can arrange that. But I don't know why, but I always feel that even heroes have their weaknesses and should have at least one bad thing happen to them, and let the minor characters take action soooo sorry ^_^. Now disclaimers!
Shishi/Kenten: Mako/Sheena does not own My Candy Love nor any of the music and anime references.
Day after the school play-Kenten's P.O.V
"Keeeeeeennnnyyyyyyyyy~ Have you seen Sheena?" It's Rosa, with a dress? "No what's up Rosa?" She giggles showing me the dress. I still don't understand. But how weird. I haven't seen Sheena at all this morning. She's usually here first thing so we can meet up and hang out.
She pouts at me, "Cause I had some extra material leftover from the play so I made her a cute dress and i want her to wear it~" I can only shrug. "Like I said she's not here at least not yet." "ROOOOOSAAAAAAA! KEEEENNNNNYYYY! You find Shishi yet?" She shakes her head, "No Alexy, we don't think she's here yet. And you might wanna let go of Armin and Lysander, they don't look too good."
They're released from his grasp. Finally able to breath. Glad it hasn't been me for a while. "NOOOOO! We need her to wear the dress now!" Armin is ignoring his brother, playing pokemon, no Armin you goofball attack with brickbreak not vicegrip!
"Sheena is not here? That's very odd, she is normally very early to school." "I knowwwwww, maybe she found out about Rosa's dress and bolted?" "Maybe…" Personally I wouldn't blame her for wanting to avoid Alexy and Rosa. They're such shopaholics.
I spy a familiar face. "Mr. F do you know where Sheena is?" He drops his books and papers. Apparently not realizing we were behind him. "Wha-What Mr. Jacobs?" "We were wondering if you know where Sheen is." He picks up everything before smiling lightly.
"I'm afraid Sheena has a very bad fever and is staying home today. She wasn't feeling well last night so her aunt and I took her home a little after the play." I think everyone was surprised to hear it. Sheena never misses school.
I think the only time we missed school, as far as i could remember was when she had hypothermia. So for her to not be here. It must be bad. Alexy and Rosa both use their infamous kicked puppy face, "Can we see her after school Pleaaaaaaseeeee?"
3rd P.O.V
He ruffles both of their head amazingly without losing his stuff, "Sure I'll text Mia and let her know that Sheena will have visitors tonight." He honestly liked these kids, they were good friends with Sheena, and they were nice to him his first day of class. When he first got the job he was so nervous(still is but not as much) They showed him all of the rooms and even were willing to help him when all of his stuff fell on the ground(multiple times.)
"MR. FARAIZE! YOU BETTER MAKE IT ON TIME TO YOUR FIRST PERIOD CLASS!" He yelps and sprints down the hall...Hmmm seems Mrs. Jackson is having a bad day...She glares her now angry red eyes at the group of students. "You all are going to catch my beloved Kiki Or I will give you detention!" Yikes…
So...to them classes are dismissed...yay? But oh yeah they have to catch the corgi...um….oh dear. Haha How many people does it take to catch a dog? Apparently a lot since Riley is being forced into to it. "Why meeeeeeeee! Sob." They all split up each take a hallway with its set of classrooms.
Lysander and Kenten on their way through the halls they run into Castiel. Kenten's been at this school for a while now, now back when he was younger, he was always scared of people like Castiel. He remembers the bullying and hits he took, every once in a while he gets a little nervous around the bad boy.
In terms of fighting camo boy can do pretty well, he's got good fighting instincts, but he still doesn't like going toe to toe unless in self defense. "Yo little soldier~ Hey Lys whats hanging?" In a way, it's hard to imagine Lysander and Castiel friends but they are lucky for our favorite cookie monster.
"At the moment we are trying to catch Mrs. Jackson's pet corgi, have you seen him?" His reply is a head shake, a big fat no. "Nahhh sorry man." "That's alright, but you wouldn't happen to have any leftover dog treats would you?"
The wannabe rockstar grins, "Matter a fact I do, here." It's a really good thing Lys was here...Castiel would've charged money for those...apparently there aren't too many dog owners in this school. Doggy snacks were handed to our modern day victorian. The red head whistles a tune as he walks away.
Ok time skip because we all know it takes forever to find that demon dog when he's loose! Let's just say he was eventually caught and Mrs. Jackson didn't give our group of heroes detention or anything(except Rosa who already had detention for the play costume fiasc...aha you think that scary principal forgot didn't you~
At the Rose Family house~ Kenten's P.O.V
I ring the doorbell to the house. I have to say...it's very pink...well her aunt always was a little crazy. She opens the door smiling at us. "Hi guys come on in. Sheena should be in her room." We walk in. It feels like a mansion in here and I spot a familiar face. "Leo? What are you doing here?" He grins closing the book he was reading, 'Missions of Love?'
"Me and the guys Riley and Tristan were adopted by a nice couple when we were kids, and go figure they're teachers so they homeschool us. We found out Sheena was sick so we came to check up on her...well actually..." I hear crashing and thumping upstairs, I can only sweatdrop. He wouldn't…
"GET THE HECK OUT OF MY ROOM!" He did...Riley falls down the stairs in front of us. Lysander frowns, "What were you doing up there?" He winces rubbing his now bloody nose. "I thought I'd surprise Sheena with a get well plushy so I climbed up to her window and I sorta…" He blushes, and looks away, grumbling.
Alexy snorts in laughter. "Don't tell me you ended up seeing her while she was changing?" We all stare at Alexy…"How the heck did you guess?" "Bahahahahaha, based on your reaction it was pretty easy!" Now Armins laughing...now I'm kinda scared to go see Sheena...Sheena is terrifying when she's pissed.
Tristan comes out of the kitchen with drinks, shaking his head at Riley's appearance of bruises. "I warned you it wasn't a good idea. But no you had to over complicate things and now you got her in a worse mood then before. Actually based on her temperature, I'm amazed she was able to beat you as good as she did."
"He's lucky I didn't throw him out the window he came in from." God she looks miserable. Her eyes are red and rimmed with tears. Her nose is rosy and raw from constantly blowing tissues. "SHEENY EVEN SICK YOU LOOK SO CUTE!" He goes to hug her and Lys pulls him back. She takes a relieved sigh…
"Thanks Lys. No offense smurfy, but last thing I need is a bone breaking hug and then you getting sick." The coughing fit begins, she covers her mouth with her arm and points away from us. Our pink eyed twin can only pout at her. "But Sheena you look soooo kawaiii!"
Her aunt comes in her hair pulled up and hands Sheena her cup. "Isn't she just!" "Thanks auntie." I look at her, a long sleeved purple nightgown lands to her feet. She wiggles her toes in her bunny slippers. Mia gives us permission to go with her into her room, minus Riley. "I was only trying to make her feel better dammit!"
In Sheena's Room
We follow her into her bedroom where she sits down on her mattress. "Make yourselves at home, but Alexy touch my closet and drawers and die." He snaps his fingers...caught. "Meanie~" "Yep." I take her rolly chair, Lys Armin and Alexy take the couch. Looking at her room I notice a lot of changes from when we were kids.
I first notice there's a lot of weapons in here. Guns, katana swords, throwing stars...I also see the walls adorned with fans, silk streamers gliding across the ceiling and even dream catchers, each one unique and well crafted.
I hear her sigh and i notice she decided to lay down on her bed...in her arms her plushy. "Good Sheena good girl lay down now." I notice a tick mark growing. "Tristan unless you want to resemble Riley I suggest you drop it." He raises his hand in surrender. "Fine fine. Now I want you to behave and -"
Thunk thunk thunk! ninja stars are thrown at Tristan who shuts the door. Had he not shut that door, he would've gotten three huge huts to the head. "I swear Leo is the only sane one out of those three." I hear someone gasp..it's Armin and whoa look at all those games. "Sheeenaaaa can I live here? PLEASE!"
Ack Crap Alexy is in her closet throwing out clothes . "OHHHHHH HOOOWWWW CUTE! CAN YOU TRY IT ON PLEAAAAASSEEEEE?" Both are not noticing how mad she's getting…"NOOOOO! OUT OF MY STUFF!" They cower...even with her sore throat. Lysander grabs both of their ears. "I'll leave the hw from our class on the table downstairs Sheena when you get better. Good evening." He drags both of them out of here.
"Later Lys...sigh, finally peace." She thumps onto her pillow. She looks so tired, I get out of my chair to check her temperature. It's scorching! "Holy crap Sheena. How were you up and about with such a fever?" She ends up coughing instead of replying. I rush to her bathroom. Looking for a washcloth. I run it under cold water, squeezing it before returning to place it on her forehead.
"Thank you...Kenten?" I look at her, you wouldn't have thought she was walking around before. I wish there was more i could do. "Yeah?" She bites her lip. "Could you- I mean...do you mind being here...till I fall asleep?"
I blink, before laughing. We always used to do that to one another when we were kids, most of the times it was her watching over me after my constant beatings. I would sleep and she'd watch over me...Now I can do that for her. Give her that peace that someone's there for her.
"Sure, get some rest k?" She nods and closes her eyes. After a while I hear her breathing even out, she's in the midst of dreams now. I stand up and as I do I notice something on her bed...it's the bear.
Flashback 6 years ago 3rd P.O.V
"Wahhhhhh!" Two little children are hugging each other, both are crying rivers. They never thought this would happen. How could they be separated like this. It wasn't fair. Kenten's father was packing away their things for the summer. "Promise you'll call and send me letters." Cookie monster sniffles at his best friend, his bag on the ground behind him. Sheena still only a blond haired girl then rubs her eyes.
"Uh huh, but you gotta come back to me. You have to promise me Kenten Jacobs that no matter what we'll always be friends." Despite it all he smiles, and grabs his present for her out of his bag. "Definitely. I have something for you, so you don't get too lonely while I'm away."
A soft brown teddy bear. It's holding up a big red heart to it's chest. On it 'Friends Forever' is elegantly etched onto it. A soft plush rose in the bears ear. Gingerly she takes it, before hugging it to her chest, a honk from the car snaps them out of their moment of silence.
He hugs her one last time before joining his dad in the car. They drive off...Sheena runs to the road and Kenten can see through the side mirror as she falls. Clutching the bear, she cries, and he silently does too, hoping she'll be waiting for him.
End of Flashback-Kenten's P.O.V
I hear the door creak open, and my eyes widen, I sit up not knowing where I was. Then it hit me...I was watching Sheena and I dozed off. I check out the clock. It's 8 at night...I turn to the sound of what woke me up in the first place.
It's Sheena's aunt Mia. "Sorry if I woke you, but I just wanted to let you know I talked to your mom and she said that she can either pick you up or you can stay the night." I think for a moment, I don't wanna leave her, but I wouldn't be much help. "I'll text her to pick me up."
She nods as if she knew I was gonna say that. "Ok afterwards meet me downstairs I need to talk to you." I do as she asks and find her in the kitchen. She hands me a cup of hot chocolate. A smile spreads to her cheeks. "You've certainly grown in the last 6 years. I'm surprised that the young man standing before me was the same kid who would watch soap operas with me and the girls."
I blush at her words. Back as a kid my hair was more or so a grayish brown bowl cut, I had spiral glasses and I was pretty short. Military school was Hell, but I got a lot out of it. "Thank you." She's silent for a few minutes, biting her lip much like Sheena does.
"How much do you know about Sheena living here." I can only shrug. "I only know that she's living with you. She hasn't told me anything else." She can only sigh at that...She runs her hand through her hair shaking it out.
"A lot of things happened while you were gone Ken-Kun...I think you're the only thing from her past that she has left." I scrunch up at that comment...what does she mean by that? Wait a minute...
the fact that she hasn't said a word of her family, that sad smile when they're brought up. And all of the photographs here in this house of them, and yet all but 3 rooms are empty...could it be? My eyes widen at the realization, I look at her and she nods, confirming my suspicions. "Sheena's family died...last year. And she has been living with me ever since."
To Be Continued
Author Notes: DUN DUN DUNNNNNN! Now things are getting down and out. Mia's ready to fess up what happened while Kenten was away. What happened last year. And why is Mia telling and not Sheena...How will Sheena react when she's told Kenten's in the loop? Ugh I ask so many questions but stay tuned~