Chapter 14- The Past of Yokoshiba
Klein immediately tried to fix his slip up but soon gave up and let the girl cry herself to sleep.
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Yuki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
April 27th, 2016
Yoko groaned, she didn't feel good. Her senses slowly returning to her. The sound of a faint beeping, breathing, people talking greeted her ears. Yoko opened her eyes, she was in a hospital room. She attempted to get out of bed, but something wasn't right...she couldn't feel her legs. The young girl started to panic while trying desperately to move her lower body. Yoko soon gave up and started to cry.
A doctor ran into the room after hearing the crying girl. " What's wrong! Are you alright." He ask while frantically checking the equipment near her.
"I-I can't feel my legs!" Yoko was all she was able to cry out. The doctor stopped what he was doing and looked at her. "You do remember what happened, right?" He asked nervously. The girl shook her head no. The man knelt next to Yoko's bed and looked her straight in the eyes. He let's out a sigh and told the albino girl "You got into a car accident that damaged your spine, you can no longer feel or move your lower body." He pulled himself up and prepared to leave the room.
"Wait...where are my parents." Yoko asked impatiently. The doctor replied "In critical condition." He exited the room.
Yoko sat there in complete silence, then she broke. The young girl cupped her face in her hands and cried for about an hour before her body ran out of tears and stopped. She laid down once she felt she had finished crying and closed her eyes, hoping her parents were okay.
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Yuki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
May 13th, 2016
Everyone stood there, wearing dark dresses and suits while solemn expressions were fixed on their faces. Yoko sat there, in her new wheelchair, listening to the man talking about her parents. Yoko's dad had requested they hold a Western style funeral since he was born and raised in England.
"Edward-san and Haruka-san were both great people, they would help anyone in need while providing for themselves as well. The 2 parents, while sad to say died at 35, had raised 1 daughter, Yokoshiba. I grieve for the lost of her parents and the torture she will have to endure." The man finished his short speech and stepped away has a couple of men started to close her parents final resting place.
Yoko started to silently cry, she didn't know if things would ever get better for her. She felt a hand grab her shoulder, Yoko looked up to see an old woman staring down at her. It was her grandmother, Sobo.
"Hello, my little cherry blossom." The old woman stated while wearing a sad smile on her face. Yoko's leaned forward and hugged her grandma's legs and weeped.
"It's okay, cherry blossom, you'll come and live with me and Sofu and we'll keep you safe." Sobo calmly stated while patting the crying girls head.
Yoko wheeled out of the building, following her grandmother. At this moment, Yoko's decided that she would no longer cry, she would no longer want to feel emotion, and she decided to break herself off from this existance.
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Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
November 14th, 2018
Yoko sat at her desk, her face completely void of any emotion though inside, she was extremely nervous. This was going to be her first day at a new school. Her desk had been ordered by the school to fit her wheelchair and some other accommodations were made by the school to make it easier for her move around and feel normal.
Has students started to pile into the room, they immediately took notice to the white haired girl. It didn't take long for whispers to go around, which were obviously about her. Her grandmother's words still echoed in her head
"Now remember, middle school is going to be tough, but you have to stay strong, for me."
So Yoko did just that and looked straight forward, hiding all emotion deep inside of her. The teacher soon walked in and got the class's attention.
"Hello class, I would like to introduce a new student who will be joining us today. You can come up." Yoko gulped and wheeled herself out of her desk and pushed herself to the front of the class. Once she reached the front, she turned around and bowed. "I am Kazumi-san, what's your name?" The teacher asked.
"Yoko." The albino girl whispered out. "Louder please." The teacher asked.
Yoko raised her chin slightly stated much louder "Yoko!"
"And what do you like, Yoko-san?" Kazumi-sensei asked. Yoko replied "To read."
Sensei was going to continue but quickly caught on that she didn't like to talk. "You can sit down, Yoko-san."
Yoko nodded and wheeled back over to her desk.
"Now, open your English books-" The teacher droned on before Yoko entered her own world in her head.
Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
November 14th, 2018, Lunch
Yoko sat at the corner of the room, eating the lunch her grandmother had prepared for her. She didn't really think about it much, but was she going to make any friends soon. Isolation isn't always very good for you. She sat there for a couple of minutes, until she got a strange feeling from below, she had pee. Yoko quickly wheeled herself out of the room and looked for the handicapped bathrooms.
After she relieved herself, she left the bathroom hurriedly in hopes of not being late.
"Where do you think your going." A male voice said. Yoko ignored it and kept going. "Don't ignore me!" A hand grabbed the back of Yoko's wheelchair and stopped her from going forward.
Yoko turned her wheelchair around looked at her enemy, no, enemies. He had long brown hair and brown eyes. The boy had 3 other people with him. "So you're the new kid. Nice ride you have there, mind if I give it a whirl?" He asked. Yoko shook her head no.
"I don't take no for an answer." He stated a scowl forming on his face. His goons walked around Yoko preparing to surround her.
"Hey! Tsubaki! Leave the girl alone!" Another voice yelled from behind Yoko. The boy, Tsubaki, looked up and yelled angrily "Shut up, Haruto! This is between me and her! Leave or you're next!"
"If you want her, you have to go through me." Haruto called back, Yoko had yet to see her saviour, but hoped he could get away before he got hurt. "Fine by me." Tsubaki stated, a smirk on his face.
Tsubaki's goons turned Yoko around to watch the fight. Tsubaki walked up to Haruto, who was about a half a head shorter than him. A crowd formed, preparing to watch the soon to come battle.
The fight broke out, Haruto being the weaker of the 2, took more hits than Tsubaki but he wasn't going down anytime soon. The 2 exchanged blows until Haruto ended it by upper cutted Tsubaki who staggered back from the hit. Haruto took this chance to jump onto the stunned bully and sent a flurry of punches to his face.
"HARUTO! TSUBAKI! What do you think you're doing!" It was Kazumi-sensei. Before the 2 boys could respond, she grabbed them by their wrist and led them away. The crowd soon dispatched after that and headed back to their classes, Yoko soon followed.
Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
November 14th, 2018, After School
Yoko wheeled herself towards the school's main exit. The rest of the day went on without much incident. She sighed, it was only the first day and she almost got hurt. Was that a bad omen?
"Hey!" Yoko turned around, wondering if someone had called her. The boy from before, Haruto, was jogging towards her, a bandage on his cheek and a suitcase in tow. Yoko stopped moving and waited for the boy to catch up.
Once he had reached Yoko, he bent over and started to catch his breath. "I...didn't...catch...your...name."
"Yoko." Yoko answered neutrally. Haruto straightened his back and bowed "It's nice to meet you, Yoko-chan, I'm Haruto."
Yoko bowed slightly. "So, Yoko-chan, wanna be friends?" Haruto asked chipper like. Yoko nodded and Haruto grinned even wider. "Mind if I walk you home, friend?" Haruto asked. Yoko shook her head no. She honestly didn't mind, she was happy to have made a new friend. Haruto started to walk forward and signaled Yoko to follow. Yoko went home that day, with a new friend.
A/N And that ends this chapter of Shield and Sword. We delve a little into the past of Yoko. Haruto will be next. If you think about it, Yoko is surprisingly strong if she was able to stay strong at the age of 9 after what happened. Please Favorite, Follow, and Review you thoughtful readers. Shönen Tag!