AAAAAH I can't believe I've been away for so long! I'm so sorry for this but I actually have a plausible reason this time, first I wasn't allowed on the computer cause i got in trouble. This went on for about three weeks. then I moved country -_- Yes, believe it or not I did and it took a while for me to get internet too. Coupled with the fact that my new school gives me too much homework. tripled with the fact that I barely had any of the chapter done and had to think of what would happen (since I never make any story plans). So please forgive me for my delay, I really do apologize.
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Chapter: 14
To The Therapist You Go
"Bon a rien, ennuyeux, mauvais, inutile, petit fils de un-" her rant in French came to an abrupt stop as she took in a deep breath and let go of the objects she used to assault a certain animal. (1)
'It's about time you stopped.'
'The stupid fluff ball scared me.'
'It's just a damn squirrel for goodness sake!'
'Well please forgive my fear of those creepy thingamajigs."
'I will not forgive your ridiculous fear!'
'Then stop talking to me.'
'Listen, I will NOT be the Inner Noah of someone who's afraid of tiny furry creatures, so suck it up! Furthermore, everyone's staring so you'd better come up with something convincing.'
She didn't waste any time, a few moments later, almost everyone was crowding around the brunette who had abruptly burst into tears and dropped to her knees.
"It's happening again! Make it stop!"
"Kim? Kim what's wrong?" Sonrisareina knelt beside the crying sixteen-year-old.
"It's happening again, I can't believe it's happening again," the water droplets rolled down her cheeks and made the act all the more believable, "the hallucinations have started again." The Noah ended on a quieter note and rubbed her forehead as if she felt a fever coming on.
Mr. Morioko wasn't convinced. Hallucinations? Of what? She had fired countless rocks at the squirrel (with very accurate precision - mind you) so it was obvious that nothing had influenced her vision, however, when his eyes met her deceptive golden ones, he couldn't help but trust her words and believe the show she was putting on.
The female Diaz rubbed her friend's back soothingly and frowned as she saw the chocolate-haired-girl's orbs glaze over, "hey, are you okay?"
"I think I'm gonna pass out."
Dodge-ball. Music to his evil, reckless, sadistic ears. Debitto was practically filled with glee as he heard the coach tell them that, that sport was what they were going to play for the whole month, and Jasdero had conveniently showed up in time before the teams were picked.
"So how was the infirmary?"
A wrinkle of the nose, "too sterile, not even a hint of blood in there - but it was worth it when I got to skip out on algebra too, hee-hee."
"And I believe you got in good graces with a certain someone."
A shrug, "Dero doesn't know what you're talking about," and an ever-so sly smile overtook his face.
"Jasdero and Debitto-"
"-Jasdebi! Hee-hee-"
Clearly disturbed by the outburst, the built instructor gave the blonde twin a nasty glare and continued, "-as I was saying, Debitto and Jasdero will be on different teams this time."
A murmur of surprise swept throughout the entire gym as the news spread, those two had never been split up before, and thus, always won everything. The twins, on the other hand, didn't seem too happy about it but grudgingly agreed - each went to the opposite side of the room, put one hand on the wall, and waited for everyone else to pick whose side they'd be on.
Once both groups were equal in numbers, the teacher moved to the door, blew his whistle and watched everyone run towards one of the six balls in the middle. With an almost sadistic fascination, he watched a student crumple to the ground after he had been hit by a ball from the blonde Noah - dodge-ball is such a wonderful sport.
She had never intended for this to happen - not at all - but if she went against it, then her whole "hallucinations" act would go down the drain and she would be found out.
'How do I get myself into these situations?'
'By being afraid of fluffy animals, now hush up - I don't want to talk to you.'
'Stop bitching about my phobia!'
'Do you want me to take control and send you on a killing rampage, 'cause if I hadn't helped you after your fight with that exorcist girl, you would have burned down your safe-house and I'd be in control all the time.'
'Why didn't you let it burn?'
'The Earl would probably strap you-me-us down so that no one from the Order takes advantage of the rampant state and kill you/me/us and how would I have any fun then?'
'You seem pretty controlled for an Inner Noah.'
'Just wait until you see me in action.'
Kim shivered the tiniest bit after that conversation; sometimes it was as if her and her Inner Noah were two different beings entirely. So as she sat and relaxed on the infirmary bed, she thought about how being what she is had affected her life, career, dreams and whatnot - however - before she could ponder over them too much, the school nurse walked in with the guidance counselor at her side.
"Mr. Dechi, this is Kimiaru," and in a hushed tone (that the brunette was able to hear perfectly fine - the nurse, however, had no idea), she continued, "the one with the...problem."
Nodding once, the male dismissed the loud lady in white and turned to the teenager, "hello, my name is-"
"-Mr. Dechi."
He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and smiled comfortingly, "you may just call me Kashi, I'll be your therapist and every other day - starting today - you'll see me after school for a month."
"But-"
"It's for your own good; I can help you get rid of your hallucinations. Now tell me, what do you see?"
Sighing, she made herself comfy on the hard bed and started her acting all over again, "when something remotely furry or hairy touches me, all I can envision is a huge hoard of grizzly bears."
"Grizzly bears? And where - if you have any idea - did that fear stem from?"
"When I was little...
The coach noticed, the students noticed, but no one said a word because - what could they say? 'Pick up a ball and throw it!' - tempting - but the last time someone had said that, then on the other side did and threw it right at the speaker. He was out of commission at the moment.
Honestly, all they did was dodge the incoming projectiles. Jasdero and Debitto simply moved around, gracefully avoiding each bouncy sphere - but they always had their eyes on each other. Suddenly, Debitto smiled. It wasn't a warm welcoming gesture, it was an evil grin that sent shivers throughout your body and soul - so when everyone heard the scream that sounded just like the one in the morning, they all knew that Jasdebi's new target was going to suffer greatly.
What they didn't expect, however, was the excruciating pain they received when they were promptly pelted by various dodge-balls. It seemed that after their dodging spree, the twins had gone back to their strategy of throwing agonizing spherical objects at their classmates.
It was unclear whether he imagined it or not since he was on the brink of fainting, but one of the boys who had just been hit by a round item thrown by Debi was almost sure that he saw the coach grin as the sound of a pained shout resounded off the walls of the gym. But he was probably imagining it anyway. Right?
And so the torturous game continued for the rest of the period, countless yelps were heard but no one paid any heed, they just fended for themselves and took cover whenever a ball would get into one of the brothers' hands.
"I see, I see," Kashi quickly jotted down a few things on his clipboard and stood up, "don't worry Kimiaru-san, I will help you with these hallucinations. I will see you the day after tomorrow. Goodbye."
Smiling and waving, Kim let out a frustrated huff as soon as he left the room. What a waste of time! She checked the time and saw that it was just a quarter to two.
'I can't believe I missed forty-five minutes of one of the only subjects I enjoy.'
The nurse walked in shortly afterwards, handed her a pass to get into class without the teacher having a fit, and dismissed her. As soon as the brunette was outside, however, she stopped dead in her tracks and gazed at the critter sitting before her, for some strange reason it had golden eyes, and with a sudden poof of smoke, it turned into a slip of paper. Narrowing her eyes suspiciously, she walked forward and picked up the flimsy material.
The words were bold and all too clear: HOPE YOU LIKED THE DISPLAY OF OUR MATERIALIZATION - LOVE DEBITTO AND JASDERO. P.S. DERO DIDN'T KNOW KIMI-CHAN LIKED FURRY ANIMALS, KIMI-CHAN SHOULD TELL DERO STUFF LIKE THAT OKAY? HEE-HEE.
For a moment Kimiaru just stared at the word "Love Debitto" and her mind went haywire.
The only thing that snapped her out of her trance was the rest of the note. Innocent little Jasdero had been duped by his brother into thinking that the sixteen-year-old liked fluffy little rodents, when in fact, the darker-haired twin knew fully well she was terrified of them.
"Debitto!"
"Bye!"
"Bye!" Road waved to Fudari and jogged over to the Porsche where her uncle was relaxing.
The Portuguese man turned to the eldest that had seated herself in the passenger seat and smiled, "so how was your first day back at school?"
"It was so much fun! Although, Kiki broke her ankle after she fell down the stairs."
"Really?"
"Yup, it was right after we finished playing tether-ball during recess."
"Who won?"
"She did, but everyone thinks she cheated because the fall might have been," Road's eyes glinted deviously, "karma."
"And do you think it's karma?"
"Who knows?"
Shaking his head, Tyki let a smirk overtake his face as he got the full meaning of what his niece was trying to say - oh what an evil little child she was.
There was a loud thump as something hard made contact with his priceless car. Now, Tyki Mikk wasn't one who treated his car as if it were his own child, but the thing was mega-expensive and some bratty kid was NOT going to put a dent in the smooth vehicle. He was out in a flash and apprehended his daughter as she flailed and thrashed her hands about, trying to reach for Debitto who was currently pressed against the Porsche.
"Let go! I'm gonna kill this son of a-"
"Now, now Kimiaru, within the duration that I am your father, you will not speak those crude words in public. Have you understood?"
A huff, a scowl, a sigh, and finally, "yes I understand otou-san."
"Good. Into the car you go." He opened the door for the backseat and let her get inside, then signaled for one of the twins to get in. Jasdero did the honor of sitting in the middle, and after everyone was settled in, they drove off.
"How was school today?" (Tyki)
"Fine." (Jasdebi)
"Kim?"
"...Eventful."
The moment Debi let a snicker out of his mouth, a hand (belonging to a certain brunette) swiftly latched onto his neck and squeezed until it was wrenched off by the blonde Noah.
"Kimi-chan, please don't kill my brother, hee-hee."
Another set of huffs, scowls and sighs rebounded off the walls of the automobile.
"Debi, what did you do to Kimiaru?" (Road)
"Nothing!"
"Bullshi-"
"Kimiaru." (Tyki)
"Sorry, I meant that, that's not true."
"When it was time for grammar," the female Kamelot started, "I heard her scream your name. And it happened again before the last period."
Debi brought out a moist towelette from a compartment in the car and started wiping the make-up around his eye while a grin split his face, "you know, there are a lot of ways to make someone scream, and all I have to ask you is - how sure are you the scream wasn't out of pleasure?"
Right after that sentence was out, he was hit square in the head with a giant algebra book, "YOU FOUL MOUTHED PERV - I'LL KILL YOU!" The car swerved into a random parking lot and Kim was quickly and efficiently, grabbed - from the outside - by her dad and had her arms and legs phased into a tree to keep her from maiming certain someone. The injured seventeen-year-old, on the other hand, was groaning and moaning because of the pain he'd received from the impact of the throw.
Road walked up to her cousin and put her hands on her hips, but when she spoke, all the childishness in her voice was gone. "Kim, I love you and all, but you really have to learn to control yourself. I want to go home so that I can see daddy and relax, I don't need the car stopping every time Debi makes a stupid remark, which, let's face it, is ALL the time, but I'm getting really tired of this. Once in a while is fine, but it's getting much too much so keep your temper in check for a while - understand?"
A nod.
"Good. Tyki! Come get her out of the tree!" The playfulness was back and the iciness was gone, but the youngest still felt chills run up her spine. She hadn't been with the Noahs for more than a few weeks and Jasdebi had been with them for years, so even though it was never mentioned, she knew that they cared more about them than her because they'd lived with the others for more time - the fact that her process of becoming a full Noah wasn't complete yet added to the gap of her relationships between them all. She only had five stigmata across her fore-head, not the usual seven, the Earl told her they would form in time and that she just had to wait - her lack of hatred towards exorcists was another thing that singled her out, sure she had wanted to rip Lenalee's throat off, but that was just because of her hair, and nothing more.
She was pulled out of her thoughts when she saw a pair of ebony eyes staring at her. Turning her head, she was met with the sight of a curious - normal - squirrel.
"Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! Help me! GET ME OUT PLEASE!" She was yanked out and stumbled a few steps back, away from the chinchilla-like animal. Kim was led into the car by her father, all the while keeping her gaze trained on the creature so as to make sure it didn't follow them. Once she was back inside, she let out a relieved breath and started rubbing the back of her aching neck - however, a strong feeling of misplacement washed over her and she couldn't help but to feel a little...apprehensive around her new "family".
Debi wasn't sure if the others noticed but he did, all throughout the ride back home the brunette sat huddled against the door of the Porsche while staring at her feet. Even during dinner time she kept quiet, normally she was one of the most animated talkers, and the fact that she was consistently bored should have had her pestering someone for something to do.
The fact of the matter was that ever since Tyki rescued her from the nut-eating mammal, she seemed to be very uncomfortable around them - she was uneasy all throughout supper and hadn't eaten much, whereas she would usually have gone through the appetizer, main meal, and dessert whole-heartedly. As soon as the plates were all cleared up, she declared that she was going straight to bed and had left hurriedly, only he and Tyki had realized it and the twenty-six-year-old had asked if she was okay - of course the response was "yes" but suspicion clouded over the Portuguese man's eyes.
Nevertheless, he had left it at that but it was clear that he didn't believe that vague answer.
The dark-haired twin didn't like not knowing things, and in order to know what was wrong with the girl who'd just left, he decided interrogation was best - so he thought confronting her would be the least complicated thing to do.
After twenty minutes of boredom, he left the dining table and headed up the spiral staircase. It would be annoying if she really was asleep because he'd have to wait to question her, but he wasn't the type to just rudely wake a person up so he carefully and quietly opened the door.
Kim had her back facing the door, a light pair of boy shorts were on but she was still pulling on a lose shirt - unfortunately for her, it had been high enough for Debitto to see her tattoo. Instead of the kanji symbol of happiness, the kanji symbol of fear was displayed neatly across her skin.
He stepped inside and slammed the door shut.
The brunette spun around to see him staring at her, eyes questioning and demanding an answer.
(1) Bon a rien, ennuyeux, mauvais, inutile, petit fils de un- = Good for nothing, annoying, bad, useless, small son of a-
rainbowdragongirl101: Thank you for the review! Huh, about the Allen thing, I might have to pull Jasdero, Debitto, Road and Kim out of school for that to happen, but that won't be too much of a problem, though you might have to wait a few chapters.
Camp-crystal-lake: My updating will be fluctuating from average to slow cause of school :( I'm so happy this story made you laugh, and thank you :D
Soulless Ghosty: Yup, squirrels are another pet peeve of hers. I'm now wondering if i should add bunnies to the picture :D I'm glad you like this whole school thing.
xXfluffyXx013: I've been there before, being sick sucks :P I'm happy you think this story's funny, I hope you continue to read!
CrimsonLightOfDeath: Amazing idea! I'm definitely going to do that, just be ready to face charges when the city of Tokyo tells you that you are being sent to jail for being the indirect cause of a scream that made everyone deaf.
SaMileLii: Debi's awesome, no one can not love him. I'm glad you like the story, thank you!
PuppetMaster17: Lol, the scone and the squirrel should have been the name of the chapter. Who knew Jasdero could be such a womanizer...
xXxNeonSoundxXx: Thank you so much! All I read was one wonderful thing after another in you comment :D I've been through the whole 'there are no more good stories about this person' thing before, I'm happy you like this one.
Wolfy0122: You got more! :D
My dear reviewers, favouriters and alerters, I love every single one of you (maybe the reviewers a little bit more xD) so please keep reading and review, review, review :D The next chapter won't really have humour in it, a little bit of drama sets in but it's nothing compared to what will happen in chapters to come.