Chapter 9- Time Off
As I walked towards the principal's office I heard a lot of yelling. I was surprised to hear the principal's voice since school hours were done. When I opened the door to her office I noticed that she was just yelling at the guys who were throwing rocks at the cat. Akaito and Kaito were standing next to Mr. Yamada next to her desk waiting. When they noticed me they ushered me towards them. I walked up to Akaito and stood next to him while listening to what the principal was saying.
"You three have done nothing but cause problems since you started going here" she yelled with a lot of anger in her eyes.
"Today was the final straw, no more suspension this time you three are getting expelled from this school" she said with a tone that struck fear in the guys and even me for a second.
The guys looked scared but not of her but probably their parents reaction. With a few last word she ushered the guys towards the door then they went to their lockers and gathered their stuff and left. Once they were gone she turned her attention towards Akaito, Kaito, and I.
"I'm glad you three are okay" she said sighing.
"The dumbasses didn't even get a hit in" Akaito and Kaito laughed.
She let out a little laugh then focused just on me.
"Did they hurt you" she asked hoping they didn't.
"I'm okay they just cut up one of my shirts" I answered while unzipping Len's jacket to show her then zipped it back up when she saw.
"I'm terribly sorry about that, I'll have the school reimburse you for it next week" she said while smiling.
I gave her a confused look.
"Why next week" I asked questioningly
She looked at me then went over behind her desk. She opened her desk drawer and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. The paper was a discipline form and I knew that too well.
"Starting tomorrow Akaito, Kaito, and you will be taking the next two days off, and since there's the weekend you'll be basically getting a four day weekend" she answered while filling out the form.
I got a good look at the form and it wasn't a discipline form, it was a leave of absence form.
"Are we suspended" I asked.
"Oh heavens no, this will just go on your record as a school provided vacation" she answered while putting her pen down.
She handed me the pen then had me write my name in the right spots. Akaito and Kaito did the same after I finished writing my name.
"Okay now your leave of absence is official" she said while getting up and putting the form in a folder on her desk.
With that she escorted us out of the school and into the courtyard. When we got there the rest of the club was waiting there for us. Hatsune still had the shaken up little cat in her hands, the cat saw me and started to purr. Hatsune handed me the cat and it started to purr even more. After we talked for a little bit everyone headed home. We first went to my house because everyone was worried about me. I said my goodbyes then Akaito and Hatsune went into my house. Before anyone left I gave Len back his jacket then ran Into my house so no one would see my bare skin. My mom was talking to Hatsune and Akaito who were explaining what happened today. When I came in the room she noticed my shirt then the cat in my arms. She walked up to me and gave me a hug.
"Sweetie you're alright, right" she asked giving me a quick once over to see if I was injured.
I let out a little laugh then handed my mom the cat.
"I'm alright" I answered with a smile.
My mom let out a sigh of relief then looked at the cat in her arms. It was purring and starting to fall asleep.
"I'm guessing this little fella is why this happened" she asked while scratching the cats head.
"Yeah, can we keep him" I answered with a question with pleading eyes.
"Sure sweetie we can get supplies for him later once you get changed" she answered with a smile.
With that said I went upstairs and changed into a tank top. The memories of today replayed in my head. Seeing Akaito and Kaito fighting with those guys made me see how close they were and how much that Akaito cared for me. Watching him punch those two guys without thinking about his own safety made me blush.
I walked back downstairs and the first thing I saw was Akaito laying on the floor with the cat on his chest.
"Little Kuro you're so cute" he said while petting his head.
It took a few minutes for Akaito to notice that I had come downstairs and that I was watching him. He saw that I was smiling at him then he got up off the floor with the cat "Kuro" in his arms. With a slight blush he handed me the cat. My mom noticed that I came downstairs then grabbed her car keys and wallet.
"Well everyone who's going get in the car" she said then headed towards the door.
Akaito, Hatsune, and I followed behind me then got in the car. We went to the pet store and got all the stuff we needed a cat bed, food, cat litter, and some treats and toys. My mom payed for everything then we headed home. When we got home Akaito and I put together the cats bed next to the TV while Hatsune was holding the cat. We both looked back at Hatsune and smiled. The cat had passed out in Hatsune's arms and was purring in its sleep. Once the bed was together Hatsune placed the sleeping cat in the bed.
"What are you going to call him" Hatsune asked.
I hadn't put that much thought into that. I thought back to when Akaito was playing with the cat when I came down. The name he was calling the cat echoed in my mind "Kuro."
"I think I'll call him Kuro since his fur is black" I answered then noticed Akaito was blushing at hearing the name.
For the remainder of the night we talked until Akaito and Hatsune had to go home. Once they were gone I said goodnight to my mom then took a shower and afterwards headed upstairs to bed. I layed in bed staring at the ceiling hoping it would bore me to sleep. After an hour I finally had fallen asleep and had dreams of Akaito and I walking on the beach while holding hands.
The next morning I woke to the sound of my mom laughing. I was curious why she was laughing so I went downstairs. The first thing I saw was my mom playing with Kuro with one of his toys. Kuro was on his back swatting at a toy fish on a string that my mom was waving in front of him. She finally noticed me after a few minutes then smiled at me.
"Good morning sweetie" she said then put the toy down in Kuro's bed.
"Morning mom" I said then yawned.
I looked around the house and was surprised to see that Akaito and Hatsune weren't there.
"Where's Akaito and Hatsune" I asked my mom.
"They came over earlier but left after I told them that we were going to have a mother daughter day" she answered with a smile.
"They said they would be back for dinner" she continued.
"Well what are we going to do today" I asked while going to sit on the couch.
"First off you should go get dressed so we can go out to get some breakfast" she answered then ushered me upstairs.
I got dressed in my usual clothes then went back downstairs. When I got downstairs I fed Kuro the scratched his head. My mom grabbed her wallet and car keys then we headed out. We went to our favorite diner that had really good food. When we got there we were immediately seated in a booth next to the window where we usual sat. We laughed and talked until the waitress came to take our orders, I got an omelet and my mom got pancakes. Once the waitress left to give our order to the cook we started to talk again. We talked about the performance yesterday since that my mom missed since she had some errands to do. She laughed when she heard that I froze up on the stage and Akaito had to save me but she thought it was sweet that we sang the song we first sang together. It took awhile for the waitress our food but when she did we dug in. There was a bit of silence while we ate since we were enjoying the food. When we finished the food my mom payed then we left.
Our next place we went to was the video store to grab a few movies to watch for the rest of the day. After we grabbed a few movies we headed home and I changed into a pair of my pajamas which was a pair of shorts and a tanktop then sat down on the couch with Kuro in my lap. My mom put one off the movies on then made us some popcorn. After twenty minutes into the movie my mom brought in the popcorn and sat next to me. We watched a few movies then I passed out on the couch while holding Kuro. While I was asleep my mom threw a blanket on me and Kuro then kissed my forehead.
A few hours later Akaito and Hatsune came over to help with dinner and talk with me. They arrived to see me asleep on the couch so they let me sleep and Akaito got to work on dinner with my mom. After a half hour I woke up to the smell of something delicious coming from the kitchen. I got up and went into the kitchen to see Akaito in a blue apron, seeing him in that apron reminded me of my father. That Apron was my fathers and he used to wear it when he made dinner with mom when he had the day off from work. Akaito noticed me then turned around to look at me.
"Hello sleepy, did you enjoy your nap" he asked me while wiping off his hands on the apron.
"Yeah" I answered then let out a little yawn.
"So where is Miku" I asked since I couldn't see her anywhere around.
"She is upstairs in your room" My mom answered.
Without a second thought I ran up to my room to see what Hatsune was doing. As I opened the door I noticed Hatsune laying on my bed fast asleep with Kuro laying next to her stomach purring. A smile crept on my face seeing her sleeping, I walked over to my bed and sat down next to her head. While smiling at her I put my hand on her head and started to play with her hair. A few minutes went by then I saw a flash of light go off by my door. I looked up to see my mom taking a picture of us with her phone.
"Mom" I yelled a little embarrassed.
My mom laughed then went back downstairs to finish dinner.
From next to me I heard a long yawn then I looked over to see Hatsune sitting up and rubbing her eyes. She looked me in the eyes then hugged me with a big smile.
"Good to see you" Hatsune said while hugging me tighter.
"Good to see you too" I said while I hugged her back.
We stayed like that then I heard Akaito calling us for dinner so we separated and headed downstairs with Kuro following behind us.
Dinner went by and we were sitting in the living room laughing and telling jokes. After a while Akaito and Hatsune left for home and left my mom and I to talk. We mostly talked about yesterday to make sure I was okay. After a while I got tired so I scratched Kuro's head who was in his bed then went upstairs to my room and flopped on my bed. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep and start to dream of all the things in my life that made me happy.
