Furious didn't come close. Enraged wasn't even a contender. Kendra was quite sure that nothing, certainly not some pitiful word, could describe what she felt in that moment. Blinding, seething utter hatred. She paced, in the late hours of the night, over and over again, muttering, stopping every few minutes to punch something. Felix watched in concern. She'd been holding back tears all night from pain, and from hurt. The host club... the were here friends. How could they have done something like this.
The logical part of here said that Kyoya was an uncaring as, the twins were cruel, and the other four could just be playing nice. Laughing at the expense of the stupid commoner. Even Haruhi. But here heart... Felix sighed. Stupid heart. Stupid feelings.
Meanwhile, back in Kendra's mind, things were still in turmoil. For a second, looking at a particularly bad cut on her sister's cheek, Kendra saw red. Pure, blood red. Loathing clamped around her throat so tightly, she fought to breathe through the hate that had consumed here. Then it all stopped. For a second, she felt numb. Then something even worse than hate and rage took over. Betrayal. Sadness. No. She shook her head vigorously, kicking the carpet with vehemence. This was why she didn't trust people. Why she only got close to know one but her sister and parents.
It was her fault, she decided. She'd forgotten the number one rule. You can't lose if you never love. Ever since the death of her brother she'd lived by that principle. Never care, or you get hurt. She'd forgotten, the only person she could trust was here family. Feeling particularly mushy, and also like she might explode from the confinement, she kissed Felix on the head, and left the room.
She didn't know which moved first, her tears, or her feet, but soon enough, as she sprinted away from the house and into the dark, the both flew. Kendra hating crying. She'd much rather had willingly pitched herself of a cliff, then cried in front of other people. So running, alone in the dark, she let it out. The pain, the horror, the anger. She ran until the sun was peeking over the horizon, and her legs gave out. She curled up under the sheltering embrace of a weeping willow, numb from exhaustion and crying. Mindlessly she sent a text to her sister, telling her she'd be back later, then drifted into sleep.
This must be what her sister felt like after a workout. Every bone, muscle, and joint was aching. She decided she was staying home from school today, she yelled down the stairs to Risty that she and Kendra were both feeling sick. Risty offered to come upstairs, and because Kendra wasn't there, and she herself had bruises all over her body , that would be a bad idea.
"No thanks Aunt Risty! I'm pretty sure its contagious. Well just stay home today, you go to work okay!" Reluctantly Risty agreed. She was really trying to be a good guardian, and Felix felt bad for lying.
Getting beat up takes a lot out of a person, so she just collapsed back in bed, and fell asleep again. She woke up 3 hours later at 9:30. Dragging herself from bed, she trudged downstairs. Here phone buzzed. Kendra saying she was fine, and would be home later. How long, her sister didn't say. She ran a bath, and eased in. At first it stung, but then the warm water sunk into her bones, and she relaxed. When the water turned cold, she quickly washed her hair, and wrapped herself in a fluffy towel.
After a breakfast of cereal and some kind of sugary fruit bar, she curled up on the couch to watch a Harry Potter marathon. She was almost concerned when she looked at the clock. 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Where was Kendra? Then again, the older girl could handle herself.
Said girl, was at current point, waking up from her nap by gentle prodding. "Up and Adam, sleeping beauty. Don't want to get kidnapped do you?" Kendra swatted the hand away and looked up at the boy it was attached too.
"Ajji? What the hell?" He grinned and pulled her to here feet. He looked different in the bright light. Taller, handsome even.
"I was out for a walk, and I saw you asleep over here . Figured I'd wake you, how long have you been out here?" Kendra ignored his question, and began walking away. "Wait! Kendra here , please let me take you out for ice cream!"
Kendra turned around, and stared at him. "Why are you even talking to me? You saw me in the cafeteria! Why don't you hate me?" Ajji looked so serious, Kendra took a step back.
"Because I understand! The host club, there bad people! Especially that boy Tamaki! He killed my sister!" Ajji said, anger, not at here, but Tamaki, filling his eyes. Kendra blinked in surprise.
"That's right. A while back, he dated my sister, told her he loved her. He was lying. My sister thought they were soul mates She finally slept with him. He dumped here the next morning, called her a whore, said he hated here!" That didn't sound like Ajji, but the look in his eyes was real. Pain, and hatred. "She killed herself." Kendra gasped.
Ajji took her hand. "Please Kendra. I understand what their really like. Just give me a chance?" He looked so honest. Kendra tried to imagine Felix killing herself, and felt sick.
"Okay." She said finally. "But I have to be back by four o'clock" He smiled, and grabbed her hand.
