I Ain' t Missing You At All...
Chapter 16
There was already too much rage in the two men's eyes , so it didn't quite mattered what happened , what pushed theme back , they rose in the same time , clutching their fists approaching each other .
Brad was the first that punched. He hit Ken on the left side of his face, causing a small drip of blood and Ken loosing balance for a second. Just a second, until he gained back and tried to hit Brad but he missed.
Red stains covered Brad's white clothing , while his left hand was slightly covered in Ken's blood. He smirked as he tried to hit Ken again , but right then snow started rising from the ground and he felt like he was spinning, finally found himself on the ground again . Ken was somewhere in front of him , at a considerable distance , looking as confused as he was.
Angie was standing in the middle again , with the snow falling back to her place on the ground. She breathed heavily , she felt dizzy , but she had to do it.
" Stop it .now.." She tried to regain her breath . " I swear..I will hurt.hurt..both of you ..if..you don't..stop.."
She lost balance for a second. Just for a second. He world went spinning , but she got her out of it . It was enough that she used her powers even if she didn't slept, witch made her tired very easy. But she couldn't get theme both hurt, either way , Ken couldn't face Brad all by himself , she knew that.
" You..." Brad wanted to say , but Angie warned him with a look.
Out of nowhere , another 3 men appeared . Omi was running the first and when he got to Ken he helped him rise. " Ken-kun , are you okay ? "
" I'm just fine.." He replied trying to cover the drip of blood near his mouth and the bruise that was forming on his right part of the face.
Aya headed towards Angie who looked exhausted and he grabbed her hand , pushing her behind him , looking at Brad who rose from the snow.
" What's going on here ? "
" Your Kitten was asking for trouble ." Brad smirked while taking his trench coat out of the snow , not mining the fact that he was full of dry mud on his hands and his white shirt was stained with blood. "Next time Kitty , next time."
And he left as fast as he came , not running. That wasn't like Brad , to run , he stepped out of the Park with dignity , ready to attack of one of the WeiB would come behind him , but no one moved an inch .
" What was the meaning of this ? " Aya asked as soon as Brad vanished off his sight , looking suspiciously at Angie and Ken.
" I..." Angie didn't quite knew what to say . How could you explain to the people that took care of you when you were supposed to die by their weapons , and they cared for you , tell theme that you wanted to kill yourself ?
" It's my fault . " She finally said.
" Why ? " Aya asked , crossing his hands on his chest.
She dared to look at him , and what she saw made her scared . The cold glare in Aya's eyes , the way he stood , with his arms crossed , it reminded her father .
// No...//
She started breathing heavily . She didn't ate in almost two days , and her head was dizzy because of the way she used her powers.
-Flash-
The image of her father screaming at her.
//Please.//
-Flash-
The image of him forcing his way into her room screaming at her about how useless she was.
Aya kept looking at her , his eyes slowly becoming worried.
-Flash-
The bruises she saw on her mother's arms one day.
Aya frowned a bit.
-Flash-
Her father's hands.
Ken heading towards her.
" Angie ? "
She stared in shock for a couple of seconds, not hearing a sound, inhaling the cold wind. Then , desperately trying to get these images out of her head she covered her face with her hands.
-Flash- She , standing on the edge of her window looking at the city. Her father teased her about everything she was , about how she looked and talked.
Shame shame shame shame shame shame " Angie ? What's wrong ? "
He heard a silent sob.
" Angie , talk to me ! Please !"
" Ken..."
He removed the hands off her face just to see her face looking ghostly-like again , and a small tear forming in the corner of her eye. Before she could say anything else , he removed the knife off her hand and brushed away the hair off her face.
" I'm fine..I'm just . tired , I used my maximum powers and...I'm just so tired.."
" Okay." He said , covering her shoulders with his arm . " I'm gonna get you home now , okay ? "
" Okay ."
Aya wanted to demand an explication for all this , but his conscience told him it's better to shut up . He's going to find out what was all this sooner or later anyway .
* * * * *
They barely talked all day . Even Aya was quieter than he usually was.
Everywhere in the house floated and hard-to breathe air and a tense atmosphere. Angie was in her room , sleeping . Aya was cleaning his katana , only the metallic sounds of her movements in his hands were heard for a while. Silence. Omi was in his room , maybe working on his computer , from his room only some slow movements of the chair were heard. Youji was somewhere in the house , no one knew where . And Ken was sitting in the hallway , on the carpet with his back against the harsh wall, in his hands laying a foot ball witch he kept on rotating on and on , with his eyes in an imaginary point witch only he knew.
( Ken's POV )
Something is wrong with you . I know it . But you're just to damn stubborn to admit it ! I knew . I always knew there is something you're not telling me. Okay , maybe it was me and my obsession over Yuriko, but now I'm starting to realize that she's not going to come back . And honestly , I do miss her , but in a weird way I miss you too.
You're acting so strange . Something went wrong somewhere . Something that eats you on the inside and you don't have the courage to say it . Something so painful that no one knows.
You trusted me ever since you laid your eyes on me at the hospital , I know it . Even if we don't know each other for just about 9 or 10 months I know I'm the one you trusted. You're just like us Angie . Like me , like Omi ... you suffer on the inside and you can't tell anyone because you're afraid it will make you weaker.
Everything is so confuse since you came here . Before it was routine. But now.now you turned our world upside down , but it feels so good hanging like that .
Maybe it was in the way you acted , like a caring sister , a bit childish sometimes , but always with her head on her shoulders and down to earth. I've seen you at night when you couldn't sleep on the balcony , you used to watch the city's lights and once I even saw you crying. Why do you cry so much ?
I know you used to be Brad's girl . But are you sad because of that ? Because of him ? Do you miss him ? It's funny you know ... I feel kinda' jealous I think .
But it's not just Brad isn't it ? It's something else running trough that mind of yours isn't it ?
(End Ken's POV)
The door slowly opened. She looked like she was afraid to come out, slowly watched the hallway to spot someone. And she saw ken . She had the urge to close the door , but she knew he saw her.
He waved her.
" Hey there."
She smiled confused.
" Hey.."
Ken stood there , not moving, so did she. He finally gathered all the courage he had in that moment and rose and walked to her .
" What's wrong ? '
She faked a smile. He KNEW she faked it.
" What could be wrong ? "
" You're lying . "
She frowned.
" No I'm not !"
He noticed the way she was moving her hand on the waist , desperately trying to do something useful with it. She was such a bad liar. He gently took her shaking hand and put it into his.
" You know you can tell me. Why don't you trust me anymore ? '
" I... I do.."
" Then why don't you talk to me ? Don't be so damn stubborn and spit it all out !"
She closed her eyes for a couple of seconds.
" It's hard Ken .. It's shameful.you don't know ! "
" I do damn it !"
She rose her head and looked into his eyes . Were his eyes watery or it was just her imagination ?
" Please , trust me ." He whispered still holding her hand in his.
She looked around , trying to spot anyone else, but there was no one there except for the two of theme.
" Come in . "
She said opening the door widely .
Chapter 16
There was already too much rage in the two men's eyes , so it didn't quite mattered what happened , what pushed theme back , they rose in the same time , clutching their fists approaching each other .
Brad was the first that punched. He hit Ken on the left side of his face, causing a small drip of blood and Ken loosing balance for a second. Just a second, until he gained back and tried to hit Brad but he missed.
Red stains covered Brad's white clothing , while his left hand was slightly covered in Ken's blood. He smirked as he tried to hit Ken again , but right then snow started rising from the ground and he felt like he was spinning, finally found himself on the ground again . Ken was somewhere in front of him , at a considerable distance , looking as confused as he was.
Angie was standing in the middle again , with the snow falling back to her place on the ground. She breathed heavily , she felt dizzy , but she had to do it.
" Stop it .now.." She tried to regain her breath . " I swear..I will hurt.hurt..both of you ..if..you don't..stop.."
She lost balance for a second. Just for a second. He world went spinning , but she got her out of it . It was enough that she used her powers even if she didn't slept, witch made her tired very easy. But she couldn't get theme both hurt, either way , Ken couldn't face Brad all by himself , she knew that.
" You..." Brad wanted to say , but Angie warned him with a look.
Out of nowhere , another 3 men appeared . Omi was running the first and when he got to Ken he helped him rise. " Ken-kun , are you okay ? "
" I'm just fine.." He replied trying to cover the drip of blood near his mouth and the bruise that was forming on his right part of the face.
Aya headed towards Angie who looked exhausted and he grabbed her hand , pushing her behind him , looking at Brad who rose from the snow.
" What's going on here ? "
" Your Kitten was asking for trouble ." Brad smirked while taking his trench coat out of the snow , not mining the fact that he was full of dry mud on his hands and his white shirt was stained with blood. "Next time Kitty , next time."
And he left as fast as he came , not running. That wasn't like Brad , to run , he stepped out of the Park with dignity , ready to attack of one of the WeiB would come behind him , but no one moved an inch .
" What was the meaning of this ? " Aya asked as soon as Brad vanished off his sight , looking suspiciously at Angie and Ken.
" I..." Angie didn't quite knew what to say . How could you explain to the people that took care of you when you were supposed to die by their weapons , and they cared for you , tell theme that you wanted to kill yourself ?
" It's my fault . " She finally said.
" Why ? " Aya asked , crossing his hands on his chest.
She dared to look at him , and what she saw made her scared . The cold glare in Aya's eyes , the way he stood , with his arms crossed , it reminded her father .
// No...//
She started breathing heavily . She didn't ate in almost two days , and her head was dizzy because of the way she used her powers.
-Flash-
The image of her father screaming at her.
//Please.//
-Flash-
The image of him forcing his way into her room screaming at her about how useless she was.
Aya kept looking at her , his eyes slowly becoming worried.
-Flash-
The bruises she saw on her mother's arms one day.
Aya frowned a bit.
-Flash-
Her father's hands.
Ken heading towards her.
" Angie ? "
She stared in shock for a couple of seconds, not hearing a sound, inhaling the cold wind. Then , desperately trying to get these images out of her head she covered her face with her hands.
-Flash- She , standing on the edge of her window looking at the city. Her father teased her about everything she was , about how she looked and talked.
Shame shame shame shame shame shame " Angie ? What's wrong ? "
He heard a silent sob.
" Angie , talk to me ! Please !"
" Ken..."
He removed the hands off her face just to see her face looking ghostly-like again , and a small tear forming in the corner of her eye. Before she could say anything else , he removed the knife off her hand and brushed away the hair off her face.
" I'm fine..I'm just . tired , I used my maximum powers and...I'm just so tired.."
" Okay." He said , covering her shoulders with his arm . " I'm gonna get you home now , okay ? "
" Okay ."
Aya wanted to demand an explication for all this , but his conscience told him it's better to shut up . He's going to find out what was all this sooner or later anyway .
* * * * *
They barely talked all day . Even Aya was quieter than he usually was.
Everywhere in the house floated and hard-to breathe air and a tense atmosphere. Angie was in her room , sleeping . Aya was cleaning his katana , only the metallic sounds of her movements in his hands were heard for a while. Silence. Omi was in his room , maybe working on his computer , from his room only some slow movements of the chair were heard. Youji was somewhere in the house , no one knew where . And Ken was sitting in the hallway , on the carpet with his back against the harsh wall, in his hands laying a foot ball witch he kept on rotating on and on , with his eyes in an imaginary point witch only he knew.
( Ken's POV )
Something is wrong with you . I know it . But you're just to damn stubborn to admit it ! I knew . I always knew there is something you're not telling me. Okay , maybe it was me and my obsession over Yuriko, but now I'm starting to realize that she's not going to come back . And honestly , I do miss her , but in a weird way I miss you too.
You're acting so strange . Something went wrong somewhere . Something that eats you on the inside and you don't have the courage to say it . Something so painful that no one knows.
You trusted me ever since you laid your eyes on me at the hospital , I know it . Even if we don't know each other for just about 9 or 10 months I know I'm the one you trusted. You're just like us Angie . Like me , like Omi ... you suffer on the inside and you can't tell anyone because you're afraid it will make you weaker.
Everything is so confuse since you came here . Before it was routine. But now.now you turned our world upside down , but it feels so good hanging like that .
Maybe it was in the way you acted , like a caring sister , a bit childish sometimes , but always with her head on her shoulders and down to earth. I've seen you at night when you couldn't sleep on the balcony , you used to watch the city's lights and once I even saw you crying. Why do you cry so much ?
I know you used to be Brad's girl . But are you sad because of that ? Because of him ? Do you miss him ? It's funny you know ... I feel kinda' jealous I think .
But it's not just Brad isn't it ? It's something else running trough that mind of yours isn't it ?
(End Ken's POV)
The door slowly opened. She looked like she was afraid to come out, slowly watched the hallway to spot someone. And she saw ken . She had the urge to close the door , but she knew he saw her.
He waved her.
" Hey there."
She smiled confused.
" Hey.."
Ken stood there , not moving, so did she. He finally gathered all the courage he had in that moment and rose and walked to her .
" What's wrong ? '
She faked a smile. He KNEW she faked it.
" What could be wrong ? "
" You're lying . "
She frowned.
" No I'm not !"
He noticed the way she was moving her hand on the waist , desperately trying to do something useful with it. She was such a bad liar. He gently took her shaking hand and put it into his.
" You know you can tell me. Why don't you trust me anymore ? '
" I... I do.."
" Then why don't you talk to me ? Don't be so damn stubborn and spit it all out !"
She closed her eyes for a couple of seconds.
" It's hard Ken .. It's shameful.you don't know ! "
" I do damn it !"
She rose her head and looked into his eyes . Were his eyes watery or it was just her imagination ?
" Please , trust me ." He whispered still holding her hand in his.
She looked around , trying to spot anyone else, but there was no one there except for the two of theme.
" Come in . "
She said opening the door widely .