Chapter 12 – The Life of Ikumi Morino
"S-Sexually assaulted? You mean you were raped?"
"I-I wouldn't put the word "raped" so boldly…but yes. That is the case." Morino-san answered Yoshikawa-san's question while still feeling a bit of self-hatred for herself.
"W-Woah…M-Morino-san…"
"You never went through that shit, right?" Yoshikawa-san asked me.
"N-No. A-And thank God. B-But that isn't something I should be really saying right now."
The two of us turned to Ohmuro-san, who was dead silent with her fists clenching hard on the small table. And from the looks of it, she was trying to hold in her tears. Of anger and sadness.
"M-Morino-san…h-how long was this going on?" I asked.
"To be honest, Kyouko-chan…ever since before we found out about your abuse. In fact, the difference in time wasn't that long."
"I-I see…"
"It was back in 3rd grade. Shortly after Sakurako-chan and I first met you. I had came home from school one day to see that my father's half-brother, who I call Uncle Shoji, had came by to visit. The two of them were very close. Despite having different mothers.
I didn't know my Uncle Shoji well. In fact, I wasn't really close with him as much as he was with my father. So, being around him made me…s-somewhat uncomfortable. But he was a nice uncle and a nice person overall.
…
Or…s-so I thought."
"S-So you thought?" I asked.
"One day after school, I came home to see that my parents had gone out for the day. Leaving Uncle Shoji to look after me. I figured that since it was the two of us, I could at least try to get a little closer with him.
…
B-But as you know…it went…i-it went…w-way…t-to close…" Morino-san then began to tear up a little.
"M-Morino-san…" I said silently.
"It was absolutely horrible. I sat there in his lap…confused, scared, and extremely uncomfortable. I truly felt my innocence being destroyed as he felt up my tiny 9-year-old body with his big, sweaty, and oftentimes dry hands. H-He even…H-He even broke my hymen. Do you know how painful that is for a 9-year-old? I couldn't move for hours after that."
"Damn…" Yoshikawa-san silently said.
"And the worst part of it all…it went on for three years. Three painful and innocence-shattering years of being molested by a family member. A person that I was supposed to trust no matter what. It was truly the worst moments of my life."
It was then that Morino-san's tears became heavier than before. Each making their way down her face at such a rapid speed. It was clear to me that telling such a story was an extremely difficult thing for her.
No wonder she never told Ohmuro-san…
" S-So, that's why, Kyouko-chan…I was crying when I found out that you were being abused as well. It hurt me so much…knowing that even my friends were experiencing similar torment. Their trust and innocence forever destroyed by a person closest to you. The feeling of betrayal forever cluttering your soul…no matter how much you want to get rid of it."
"M-Morino-san…" I said. Near the brink of tears myself.
"Damn…for someone to go through all of that shit…" Yoshikawa-san added.
We looked at Ohmuro-san again. She was still silent and in the same position as before.
"Hey. Say something, damnit. She's your best friend, ain't she?"
"What can I say? You expect me to be all calm about this shit and comfort her? I'm so filled with rage right now."
"And what? You're gonna take it out on Morino? Cause if you do that, then you're just as shitty as that perverted uncle of hers."
"You're comparing ME to a fucking child molester?! You've got some fucking nerve, Yoshikawa!"
"G-Guys…" I said nervously.
"I got some fucking nerve?! You're the one blaming her for not telling you! Only a dense retard would think that bullshit! "Best friend" my ass! You've should've noticed it your damn self, you blind bitch!"
"G-Guys…" I nervously spoke again.
"Hmph! As if YOU know anything about best friends! Everyone in the whole damn school hates your stupid ass! You're a fucking loner all the way through!"
"Oh, that is IT! You wanna go, bitch?! I'll put you in the same fucking bed Morino's in right now!"
"Bring it! I've been wanting to kick your ass since you interrupted my masturbation yesterday! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR NOT LETTING ME CUM!"
"Why you goddamn little…"
"G-Guys. I-I really think we should…"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
With that sudden outburst, the four of us looked behind us and saw two girls standing by the door. One with short dark rose hair and one with long thin grey hair.
W-Wait…a-aren't these two…"
"M-Mayu-senpai? E-Eri-senpai?"
Wh-Why are they here?
"You BOTH got some nerve." Kinohata-senpai said. "Yelling and screaming and threatening to kick each other's asses while in front of Ikumi. Neither one of you have any sense of morality whatsoever."
"Tch. Sense of morality? This is coming from the girl who fucks in public every day." Ohmuro-san said. "I'm not gonna respect the two girls who turned my best friend into a freaking nympho."
"Really now? Even if I say that her being a nympho was making her forget what she went through?"
"H-Huh?"
"How does being a nympho make one forget that they were raped for three years straight?" Yoshikawa-san asked.
"I really wish they would stop saying nympho so casually…" Morino-san whispered with a sweatdrop.
"Y-Yeah…m-me too." I replied with an equally-sized sweatdrop.
"I'm sure Ikumi already told you all, but she wasn't always so perverted. She was nothing more than a shy depressed girl when we met her six months ago."
"She didn't want anything to do with anyone on the team." Inose-senpai said. "She was always sitting on the far end of the bleachers, oftentimes with a hoodie over her head, and pretend that none of us were there. It was rather odd…to the point where some even questioned why she even joined the team in the first place. It was all they would talk about."
"That is until one day the two of us decided what was up with her. I'll admit, we had to push her buttons a little. But after that…she told us what happened."
"At the time…I really wanted to be alone." Morino-san said."I hated everyone and everything. I was even thinking of suicide on most days. What I went through truly destroyed any happiness I had within me during my childhood days. I didn't want my life to continue. I wanted to die. And on the day Mayu-senpai and Eri-senpai talked to me, I was actually going to do it.
…
But…for some reason, I didn't do such a thing. I don't know how, but…I felt a little…happy…because of talking to them. As if it was something that I was supposed to do or something. It stopped me from killing myself that day. So, I guess it was good."
"It took a while for you to fully open up to us, Ikumi. Even with us talking with you every day."
"Even the simplest things like finding out what your hobbies were was a bit of a challenge. It was like talking to a brick wall at times." Inose-senpai said.
"So, then what made Morino act like a pervert up until now?" Yoshikawa-san asked.
"O-Oh, that…Mayu dropped a yuri porno magazine one day and as Ikumi picked it up, she took a peek at it. And that's what changed her."
"Seriously? Over a porno mag?"
"I-I was just curious on what it was!" Morino-san tried to defend herself."I-I did not know it was a yuri porn magazine! I-I am not even a lesbian! H-Honest!"
"Th-Then why were you having sex in the shower with Kinohata-senpai and Inose-senpai?" I asked.
"B-Because…w-well…I-I was faking it. In fact, me acting in such a distasteful way was all an act. Just to hide the fact that I was still depressed about my past. The more I acted like that, the more I realized that can never escape it. No matter how hard I tried. I am sure…you feel the same way. Right, Kyouko-chan?"
That's when everyone looked at me with intense silence. Waiting for my input on all of this. After all…Morino-san and I are childhood friends that both went through such horrible torment as children.
And even though, I don't really remember her that much, I can at least help her out in a sense.
"W-Well…t-to be honest…y-yes. I-I do. M-Memories of being physically and mentally abused never leaves your mind. Y-You often wake up screaming and crying at the nightmare that forever haunts your mind. I-It's truly something you can never escape."
"Damn…"
"You really have it rough do you, Kyouko?" Yoshikawa-san and Ohmura-san said in shock by what they heard.
"Y-Yeah. I-I do.
…
B-But that doesn't mean that you can't try."
"Huh?" Everyone asked.
"M-Morino-san…N-Not that long ago, I was a lot like you. I-I didn't want to leave my room and forever wanted to be alone. My now traumatized mind is mostly filled with sadness, self-hatred, and suicidal thoughts. A-And they rarely go away, too.
B-But once Rukia finally got me to start attending school again…i-introducing me to Azuma-sensei and how she'll help me through all this. A-And then meeting Yoshikawa-san, Sugiura-san, Ohmuro-san, and even you…e-even if I don't remember being friends with you back then, the memories I'm getting now are more than enough for me to try to erase the trauma from my mind.
K-Kinohata-senpai and Inose-senpai did the same for you. E-Even though I still think the ways they did so are really questionable."
"Hey, you can't dis out a good pussy fingering in the shower."
"Mayu!" Inose-senpai scolded her.
"I-It'll take some time. A-A lot of time, actually. B-But I'm sure you can gain enough good memories to erase the trauma away. A-And, uh…I-I can…h-help you out. I-If you want."
"R-Really?!" Morino-san asked as she started tearing up a little. "O-Oh…w-wow. Kyouko-chan…hearing that made me remember how kind you were back then. I'm really glad that I get to be with you again. Let's both work together to gain good memories, shall we?"
"S-Sure thing…M-Morino-san." I said with a small smile.
*SOUND OF A DING FROM AN INTERCOM*
*Attention everyone. Visiting hours are now over for the day. All visitors please make your way to the exit. Thank you and have a nice day.*
"Geez, were we here all day? It feels like we just got here." Ohmuro-san said.
"Eh, who cares?" Yoshikawa-san said. "I got to skip school because of this. Thanks for making your horrid past nice and long, Morino."
"Uh…y-you're welcome, Yoshikawa-san." Morino-san gained a sweatdrop.
"Well, we better get going." Kinohata-senpai said. "Earlier on the way here, we saw this cute girl, and Eri and I are gonna have a threesome with her."
Wh-What?!
"Oh, right. Her body was so damn hot." Inose-senpai said. "I can only imagine what her pussy's gonna be like."
"Right? I've pretty much soaked my panties thinking about it."
"The hell is wrong with you two?" Yoshikawa-san asked with a disgusted look.
"Hey don't look at us like that. Sex is an important part of your life and thus, you need as much experience as possible. Ain't that right, Eri?"
"Indeed." Inose-senpai said. "Hooking up with every cute girl you see will definitely help you greatly in the adult world."
"You can't be serious…"
"Hey, can I come and join, too?"
"S-Sakurako-chan!" Morino-san (barely) yelled.
"You seriously believe in that bullshit?" Yoshikawa-san asked her.
"No, of course not. I just want to lick some pussy."
"Wh-Why?" I asked.
"Because I'm horny. Duh."
"Well, sure. You can tag along." Kinohata-senpai said. "But we're not meeting the girl until an hour from now. So, it's just gonna be the three of us for now."
"Sweet! I get to lick a senpai's pussy! I'll see ya at school 'kay, Ikumi?"
"S-Sure…S-Sakurako-chan." Was all Morino-san was able to say as the trio went off to no doubt have sex with each other. Leaving the three of us with…like I said, not much to say.
Though, I'm not sure how one can even RESPOND to such a thing.
"You sure it was a magazine that made you pretend to be a pervert?" Yoshikawa-san asked Morino-san.
"Thinking about it, I am pretty sure Mayu-senpai and Eri senpai had some involvement with it, as well."
"Huh."
"W-Well, Ohmuro-san seems…o-okay with it." I said. "W-Was she always so…p-perverted?"
"I am not really sure. But I do know that she was always into girls."
"I-I see…"
Now I'm having a hard time believing that the three of us were friends in elementary school.
"So, when do you get out of this dump of a hospital?" Yoshikawa-san asked.
"Oh, uh…I should be getting out on Wednesday. The incisions from the surgery should be healed by then."
"That soon, huh? Fair enough."
"Why do you ask?"
"Well…tell her, Kyouko."
"Wh-Why me?" I jumped as I was suddenly brought into this conversation.
"She's your childhood friend, right? You should be the one to tell her."
You're just too lazy to do it yourself…
"*sigh* F-Fine. W-Well, you see…Y-Yoshikawa-san and I are starting a club and it's just the two of us right now. W-We were wondering if…y-you would…w-want to…j-j-join us."
"Join your…club?" Morino-san went silent for a bit. "Sure. I would love to join your club, Kyouko-chan."
"R-Really? Y-You would? W-Well…th-thanks, Morino-san."
"Anything for a friend. Which reminds me…you can just call me Ikumi."
"I-I can?"
"You did so when we were in grade school. It would only make sense if we did now…Kyouko-chan."
Kyouko-chan…thinking about it more, I think I remember that name a little…
"W-Well…o-okay then. I-If that's fine with you…I…I-Ikumi-san."
"Tch. Look at you both. Going first-name base with each other. You two must be really close, huh?" Yoshikawa-san said to us both while looking away with her arms crossed.
"Wh-What? W-Well, I mean we are…k-kinda…y-you know…"
"*giggle* Do not worry, Kyouko-chan. Yoshikawa-san is just jealous."
"J-Jealous?! Jealous of what?! I-I'm not jealous!"
"You wish to be called by your first name as well, do you not?"
"I-I…" Yoshikawa-san went dead silent as a huge red blush came on her face. She didn't really move or say anything for a while and neither one of us knew what to do.
Until finally…
"*sigh* Ch…Chinatsu."
"H-Huh?" I asked.
"Chinatsu. That's my first name. I told you that on your first day, remember?"
"O-Oh, yeah. I-I remember. W-Well…l-let's continue to be great friends…Ch-Chinatsu-san."
"Ch-Chinatsu-san?!"
"And I hope we can become great friends as well…Chinatsu-chan." Ikumi-san added.
"Ch-Chinatsu-chan?!"
"Y-You know…y-you name sounds rather cute. D-Despite your tough girl personality."
"D-Don't call me cute, damnit!"
"B-But you kinda are, Chinatsu-san."
"But you kinda are, Chinatsu-chan."
"I-I'm about to hit you both if you don't shut the hell up!"
"B-But you're blushing."
"But you are blushing."
"GAH! OH MY GOD!"
*KNOCK* KNOCK* KNOCK*
"Excuse me. But visiting hours are over now. You both have to leave now." A nurse said as she walked into the room.
"R-Right. S-Sorry. C-Come on, Chinatsu-san."
"I'm not cute, damnit." Chinatsu-san pouted while I held her by the arm as we made our way to the exit.
"Goodbye, you two." Ikumi-san said to us. "I cannot wait to make good memories with you both."
And with a small simple smile on my face, I turned to Ikumi-san, my (apparent) childhood friend that I've reunited with after nearly 10 years of being apart due to horrible events that plagued us both, and said:
"I-I can't wait, either…Ikumi-san."
And so begins a new chapter for the trio of us best friends.
Author's Note: HOLY MOTHER OF CRAP! I am SO sorry that this chapter took so long to come! It's just that I've been busy with other stories and dealing with allergies a couple of times…plus other real-life issues. I completely lost track of time for this. Hopefully, it won't ever be this long again. Hopefully.
So, I'm not entirely sure how long this story is going to be. But this is definitely some kind of "ark" or "act" or whatever you want to call it. the next one will have a new focus and possibly more characters. Not all of it has been thought of at this point.
Thanks for reading. Later.