I Can't Share My Pain With You
Third part in OPOPOF.
SM doesn't belong to me, blah blah blah...
She was completely sore. Her head throbbed. Her swollen bruises and red cuts were stabbing at her
painfully. She needed some Aspirin. She peeked out the window, relieved to see that both her parents
were gone. She kept a bottle of it in her room for this purpose. A girl of 4 years shouldn't have to
learn to medicate herself.
"Okay. 1 tablespoon." She gulped it down and took a drink of water from the bathroom. The pain
lessened a little. 'I'll ask Momma if we can go ice skating later.' She thought before drifting into
sleep.
"We're home! Little Rabbit!" Kaeri called.
"Momma?" She rubbed her eyes.
"Can we go to the skating rink?" Usagi asked.
"Sure, let me get my pair out of the closet. Get your pair"
"Okay!" She went to the front closet and picked her white leather figure skates out of the mess of
coats and gloves. She felt something towering over her. He smacked at her, throwing her against
the wall. He reached for her throat, grasping the small circle in his hand, squeezing slightly at first...
She cried out. The moon from before shone on her forehead, throwing her bangs out of its way,
so that her father could see.
"Ridiculous!" His grip grew tighter. Her face no longer showed any fear.
"Let go." He flew towards the wall as her eyes returned to their normal state.
"I'm sorry, daddy." No tears fell. She looked straight at him, her gaze warming his wounds with
a healing coolness. They closed up, the wall was repaired, and he was reading the paper on the
couch.
She saw her mother come down the stairs. Usagi took this moment to examine her arm where the
black and blue mark would have been, only to find that it was normal. She was glad. She didn't
want her Mother hurt.
They pulled up at the rink. Usagi slipped her skates on and put on her skirt and sweater. She ran
out to the rink. She glided gracefully. 'Triple axle, butterfly, point spin, crane...' She repeated in her
head. All the other children were watching. Her strokes were perfect and her hair flew out to both
sides, being in pigtail braids. She finished with a sort of pirouette and landed.
"Sugoi! Usagi-chan that was amazing!" She turned around to see Kaji.
"Kaji-kun, you skate too?" She was fascinated with the idea that there was anyone she knew that
skated.
"'Course! Wanna partner skate?" She threw him a confused look.
"Oh yeah...you might not know how. It's okay, I know you can. It's in your blood." He took her
small hand in his and started off gliding.
"Now triple axle in the air while I hold you!" He whispered out of the corner of his mouth. Usagi
jumped, aided by Kaji's grip around her ankles, and spun. He ended up spinning, too, and brought her
down. They did it waltz style for a while, then partner crane glide. She pirouetted at the end and he
caught her. He brought her to her feet.
"That was fun! Kaji-kun, I wanna see you again sometime, but I have to go." She glided backwards
and stopped at the edge of the ice to walk off. She walked to the changing room. Images of her father
hitting her somehow made their way into her mind, causing her to wince. She saw a figure up ahead.
She hoped it hadn't seen her wince.
"Usagi-chan. What's wrong? Can't you tell me?" Kaji looked at her worriedly.
"No no, it's nothing."
"Come on. Tell me, I won't tell anybody. I'll be here for you. I promise." She gazed into his deep
green eyes and sighed.
"Don't do anything about this, but...My daddy hits me. He says incomprehensible things like 'You
shoulda been the one to die.'" She burst into tears. For Kaji's moment of understanding, he held
her into his arms.
"I really am sorry, I just can't share this pain with you. I don't want you to worry. Memoria karumyer!" She had erased his memory
of their conversation. She put her wand away into her space pocket.
Her mother took her hand and walked away to the car.
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Too much. I'm not that pleased with this chapter either.
PK
Third part in OPOPOF.
SM doesn't belong to me, blah blah blah...
She was completely sore. Her head throbbed. Her swollen bruises and red cuts were stabbing at her
painfully. She needed some Aspirin. She peeked out the window, relieved to see that both her parents
were gone. She kept a bottle of it in her room for this purpose. A girl of 4 years shouldn't have to
learn to medicate herself.
"Okay. 1 tablespoon." She gulped it down and took a drink of water from the bathroom. The pain
lessened a little. 'I'll ask Momma if we can go ice skating later.' She thought before drifting into
sleep.
"We're home! Little Rabbit!" Kaeri called.
"Momma?" She rubbed her eyes.
"Can we go to the skating rink?" Usagi asked.
"Sure, let me get my pair out of the closet. Get your pair"
"Okay!" She went to the front closet and picked her white leather figure skates out of the mess of
coats and gloves. She felt something towering over her. He smacked at her, throwing her against
the wall. He reached for her throat, grasping the small circle in his hand, squeezing slightly at first...
She cried out. The moon from before shone on her forehead, throwing her bangs out of its way,
so that her father could see.
"Ridiculous!" His grip grew tighter. Her face no longer showed any fear.
"Let go." He flew towards the wall as her eyes returned to their normal state.
"I'm sorry, daddy." No tears fell. She looked straight at him, her gaze warming his wounds with
a healing coolness. They closed up, the wall was repaired, and he was reading the paper on the
couch.
She saw her mother come down the stairs. Usagi took this moment to examine her arm where the
black and blue mark would have been, only to find that it was normal. She was glad. She didn't
want her Mother hurt.
They pulled up at the rink. Usagi slipped her skates on and put on her skirt and sweater. She ran
out to the rink. She glided gracefully. 'Triple axle, butterfly, point spin, crane...' She repeated in her
head. All the other children were watching. Her strokes were perfect and her hair flew out to both
sides, being in pigtail braids. She finished with a sort of pirouette and landed.
"Sugoi! Usagi-chan that was amazing!" She turned around to see Kaji.
"Kaji-kun, you skate too?" She was fascinated with the idea that there was anyone she knew that
skated.
"'Course! Wanna partner skate?" She threw him a confused look.
"Oh yeah...you might not know how. It's okay, I know you can. It's in your blood." He took her
small hand in his and started off gliding.
"Now triple axle in the air while I hold you!" He whispered out of the corner of his mouth. Usagi
jumped, aided by Kaji's grip around her ankles, and spun. He ended up spinning, too, and brought her
down. They did it waltz style for a while, then partner crane glide. She pirouetted at the end and he
caught her. He brought her to her feet.
"That was fun! Kaji-kun, I wanna see you again sometime, but I have to go." She glided backwards
and stopped at the edge of the ice to walk off. She walked to the changing room. Images of her father
hitting her somehow made their way into her mind, causing her to wince. She saw a figure up ahead.
She hoped it hadn't seen her wince.
"Usagi-chan. What's wrong? Can't you tell me?" Kaji looked at her worriedly.
"No no, it's nothing."
"Come on. Tell me, I won't tell anybody. I'll be here for you. I promise." She gazed into his deep
green eyes and sighed.
"Don't do anything about this, but...My daddy hits me. He says incomprehensible things like 'You
shoulda been the one to die.'" She burst into tears. For Kaji's moment of understanding, he held
her into his arms.
"I really am sorry, I just can't share this pain with you. I don't want you to worry. Memoria karumyer!" She had erased his memory
of their conversation. She put her wand away into her space pocket.
Her mother took her hand and walked away to the car.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Too much. I'm not that pleased with this chapter either.
PK