Chapter 10, The Beat up and He Came Back


In only a few more days after things to get back to normal and after that things seemed to get much worse. I couldn't seem to get my mind off Hanabusa Aido leaving and it still really hurt, more then anything else ever would. I was so upset I guess you could say it seemed to put me in a depressed state. I seemed to not have much of an appetite so I ate very little, I ignored my parents, and anyone else, when they asked if I was OK. I was also paying less and less attention in school, not giving a damn about my grades anymore. My parents weren't happy about me failing every class, so when my mother threatened to take the internet in my room away, I just told her I didn't care. THAT was what told them I wasn't OK; that I was depressed.

"Maybe we should put her on Antidepressants." I heard my dad say in the living room while I was in my room. "No, I don't think taking a drug is the way to go. Besides, the doctor will want to know what she's depressed about and Ashley wont tell us." I then heard my mom reply. "What's the big deal? Ashley has always been depressed." I then heard my sister said and I glared to myself. She cared for no one but herself and her friends. Actually, I don't think she even care for her friend since she bad talks them behinds their backs.

"Maybe we can just take her to a doctor." My dad then said, completely ignoring my sister but if I knew my mom, she would have glared at Nykki. "No, Jamse, you know how Ashley is with doctors. Anyways, if she wont tell us why do you think she'll tell some doctor." My mom argued with my dad. She was right; there was no way I would tell some stranger doctor why I was depressed. He'd think I was going crazy and if I told him a lie, he'd probably be able to tell. "While I'm out of ideas." My dad then said, sounding a little pissed.

I stopped listening at the time as I got off my bed, which I was laying on and got on my leg. It was something that I'd never do, but I wanted to go to the park. When I walked into the living room my parents stopped talking as I gave them a 'I heard you look.' They just seemed to ignore me as they stared at me in amazement. "Ashley, you have your leg on?" My mom asked in a teasing voice. "I'm going outside." I said as I reached for my can, which I was now good enough at walking to use. I then left before anyone could respond to me.

I then made my way down to the park, which was only down the room and across a field. When I got there I sat on the nearest swing, putting my can against the pole beside the swing I was on. I then started to lightly swing back and forth, pushing myself by pushing of the sand with my good leg. As I did that I frowned, looking down at the sand as I tried to control my crying.

"Hay, you. What do you think you're doing in our park?" A female's voice said and I looked up to see three girls that looked my age or even a year older. One girl was a red head, short hair, while the other two were blonds. Although the one blond on the right had longer hair then the other. Also, the red head was the tallest will the blonds look a little shorter then me and the same size. "What are you talking about? This is a public park. Anyone can use it." I said and continued to swing myself. "Yeah, where in the rules does it say that?" One of the other girls asked me.

I didn't feel like answering them and when they saw I was ignoring them, the short blond haired girl roughly pushed me off of the swing. Answer us you bit**." The blond that pushed my said. I just grunted in slight pain as I carefully took my fake leg of the swing, which was hanging on the swing, and then reached for my cane. Although the red head grabbed it before me and through it as far as she could. It ended at the other side of the park.

"What the hell?!" I snapped, mad as I took a hold of the swing set pole to help pole myself up. Although the red head then kicked me in my side and I let go of the poll, falling down as I held my side. "Hay, answer us when we talk to you." The red head demanded as her friends laughed. "Go to hell! I don't need to answer to anyone." I snapped, holding my side and glaring at the girls. "Tough girl, huh? Looks like we have to teach you a lesson." The red head then said and her friends grinned evil like. It was obvious that this red her was the leader.

Not more then a second later, all three girls were kicking me. It really hurt and I couldn't stop myself from crying in the pain. I then curled myself into a ball and covered my face with my arms. "Are you really that much of a wimp that you wont even fight back." I heard one of the girls demand, it sounding like one of the blonds. I couldn't think of anything to say and I had no idea why I didn't know why I didn't start calling out for help.

"Hay, what the hell?!" One of the girls yelled and the kicking suddenly stopped. I uncurled myself but stopped half way because of the pain and just uncovered my arms. Once my head was uncovered I saw one of the girls struggling against something that I couldn't see. The blond girl was then taking a few steps back, but it looked forced. "What the hell is going on?" I heard the other blond ask as the blond that was backing up fell backwards. "You bit**. What did you do to her?" The short haired blond asked as she gave my bruising up side another kick.

As soon as she did that, she also started to act weird. "What the hell is this!?" She asked and then started to struggle as if she were trying to escape something. The girl then screamed as the others, and even me, went wide eyed as the girl flew in the air a little like she was being thrown. The red head started to whimper a little, backing away slowly as if she was scared of something. "Let's get out of here and let that 'thing' deal with the girl." The red head then yelled, running off as the other two got up and ran after their friend.

"A thing? I'm not a thing. Well, maybe I am." A male's voice out of no where said and I felt my heart beat hard in my chest. I knew that voice all too well and after I blinked a few times, I finally saw him. Just this time he looked a little more manga then anime. Aido then turned to look at me, smiling lightly. "Hay, Ashley. Did you miss me?" He asked and all I could do was stare at him.