Disclaimer: Blood is crimson, spirit gun is azure, I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, that's for sure! (haha really I don't own anything except for that rhyming disclaimer ^^; hey I was bored!)
*Hey everyone! Thanks for reviews; they mean a lot to me! This chapter is based on a request and one of my ideas. There's not much info about Shizuru's past in the YYH anime either so this is mostly fictatious. Please enjoy and review!
**Silverchild of the winds - I hope you like this chapter! ^_^ If not, then leave some ideas for a new plot and I will rewrite this!
*******Chapter 5 - Shizuru: Betrayed Emotions*******
"Now Shizuru, be good. I will be back before you know it. And Eiji, please take care of her, she's only seven." The woman patted crying Shizuru then kissed her on the top of her head. In the next room, a blaring noise from the T.V. could be heard.
"M-Mommy, do you have to go?" Shizuru cried, tears streaming down her face.
"Mommy has to finish this job deal and then I'll be right back home, ok sweetheart?" Michika straightened up and adjusted her bag resting on her shoulder. "Bye Shizuru. Eiji, watch her!" A faint sound like "Ok!" came from the next room over. The woman opened the front door and was gone.
Shizuru went to go find her dad. Or rather, her step-dad. The young girl remembered her real father had died several years ago when he was shot during a burglary at where he worked. 'He was in that white place, all in white...Daddy had a red hole in his stomach...'
"Mommy, why is Daddy's stomach covered in f-fruit punch?" She had asked. 'A lot of water fell from Mommy's eyes and she covered mine.'
Shizuru walked up to her stepfather. "D-Daddy? Watcha doing?"
"Nothing, just watching T.V. Go play with your dolls or something." came the gruff reply.
"D-Daddy? Where's K-Kazuma?" Shizuru looked expectantly at her stepfather.
"He's with your aunt, that bitch." Eiji cursed.
"Dad? What's a bitch?" The girl asked innocently.
"Nothing! You're annoying me; go get me a beer." Shizuru obediently compiled then went to her room.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*Older Shizuru's thoughts*~*~*~*~*~*~*
'That's right, Mother was almost never home. After her second marriage to Eiji when I was 7, Kazuma was always left at my aunt's and I was left at home with him....I hated it.'
'My father loved his beer; he always got drunk when Mom wasn't home. In Mother's eyes, Eiji was a respectful, kind businessman. In mine, my stepfather was a monster...'
*~*~*~*~*~*~*At 9 years old*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Dad! I'm home!" Shizuru called through the house. "Dad?" A short grunt came from the living room. The girl sighed then walked into the kitchen to fix herself a snack. 'I wonder how Kazuma's doing? He's at Aunt Sayaku's so often, it's almost like he lives there."
As Shizuru thought to herself and ate, Eiji came stumbling into the kitchen. He wrenched open the fridge door and pulled out a bottle of beer. 'He's already so drunk...' The young girl thought concernedly.
"Daddy? I don't think you should drink anymore. It's not good for you..." Shizuru timidly spoke up. Eiji's dull eyes focused on the quiet girl as he threw the glass bottle at his stepdaughter. She let out a surprised cry and dodged the flying beer.
"I can do whatever I damn please!" He suddenly yelled at her.
"Yes, but I-I was just worried..." Shizuru replied, scared out of her wits.
"I don't need your concern...!" The stepfather suddenly launched himself at the young girl. He held her down while repeatedly beating Shizuru with his fist. Tears fell from the girl's eyes as she desperately tried to block his attacks. She finally kicked him in the shin; his eyes widened as Eiji fell back in pain and realization.
"Oh my god...!" He whispered in horror, seeing his stepdaughter sitting on the floor, bruises forming on her face, arms and neck. "Oh my god! Sh-Shizuru..." The man reached out towards the young girl; she winced then quickly backed away. "W-What have I done?!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*At 11 years old*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"This is the last time! The last time, ok, Shizu? Then I get promoted and I can stay at home with you and Daddy." Michika kneeled in front of her daughter and pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm always thinking of you, even on my business trips, honey. Kazuma's already at Aunt Sayaku's so don't worry about him, ok? Good-bye, sweetheart. See you in a week."
"Bye Mom." Shizuru whispered, biting her lip to will herself not to cry. 'How come whenever Mom goes on a trip, it feels like I'll never see her again?'
"Bye Michika. Have a safe trip." Eiji smiled at his wife. She waved then left. The stepfather automatically went to his room with an explanation of "Shizu, I have lots of paperwork to do so I'll be working in my bedroom. Please don't disturb me, ok?" The girl nodded then flipped the T.V. on to catch her favorite show. After 20 minutes, Shizuru caught sight of a familiar briefcase.
'All his work stuff is in there...should I bring it to him? But he said not to disturb him.' She hesitated. 'I'll bring it to him after this show's over...there's only 10 minutes left anyway.'
After the sitcom ended, the girl clutched the heavy briefcase and brought it to Eiji and Michika's room. "Daddy? You left your case out..." Shizuru's mouth dropped open in shock. Eiji looked like a deer caught in headlights; he was perched on the bed without a shirt, a mystery woman beside him. Shizuru had never seen the lady before; she shrieked while covered up her topless half. 'Daddy... Daddy's cheating on Mommy...he's fooling around with another woman.' Those words exploded in the girl's head as she threw the case on the floor and rushed out.
"Shizuru!" She heard Eiji call after her; she ignored him and ran into her room, shutting and locking the door.
'Oh Mom...' Almost as if on cue, Shizuru heard Michika's trilling voice ring through the house.
"Oh honey! I forgot my purse!" Suddenly, a knock sounded on the outside of Shizu's room door. "Shizu, dear? Are you in there?"
"Mommy!" The door flew open as the girl threw herself into her mother's comforting embrace.
"Hey sweetie pie. Can you believe Mommy? I was halfway to the airport when I realized I had left my...what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Michika brushed Shizuru's brown hair from her face as she wiped away her daughter's tears.
"Oh, huh? I didn't even know I was crying." The girl sniffled. "I was watching a very sad movie." Michika crossed her arms.
"Ok, Shizuru, what really is the matter? I'm your mother, I know you wouldn't cry at things like that." Suddenly, the tears bursted out again.
Oh Mommy!" Shizuru cried while hugging her mother again. "Daddy was....Daddy was getting naked with another lady. Wahhhhh!" There, it was said; the girl looked to see her mother's reaction to the news.
"That bastard!" Michika stormed down the hall to her room and flung the door open. "Ok, Eiji, where's the goddamn bimbo?" Shizuru knowingly covered her ears.
"I-I don't know what you're talking about, Michika." Eiji stuttered. He sat at his desk, paperwork in front of him. "Why are you back so early, dear?"
"Cut the crap." She growled, shaking her fist. "Where is she?" Shizuru pulled on her mother's arm and pointed at the closet. Michika smiled. "Thanks sweetheart." Closet door open, the same lady fell out. "Shizu, get your stuff. We're leaving."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Michika decided to rent an apartment far away from Eiji's house and live there with her two children. On their way to Sayaku's house to pick up Kazume, Shizuru turned to say something to her mother and was surprised to find her crying. "Mommy?"
"Sorry, dear, I was just thinking about my love life. Seems like I have such bad luck, huh?"
"Mommy..." Shizuru wasn't sure what to say. "Don't worry, Mommy. I love you."
Michika smiled then dried her tears. "Thank you, Shizuru. I love you too....I guess that's all I need..."
*Gomen, it was kinda short but I wrote this before having to help prepare holiday food! Yum, it's kinda late but Happy Holidays!
*Hey everyone! Thanks for reviews; they mean a lot to me! This chapter is based on a request and one of my ideas. There's not much info about Shizuru's past in the YYH anime either so this is mostly fictatious. Please enjoy and review!
**Silverchild of the winds - I hope you like this chapter! ^_^ If not, then leave some ideas for a new plot and I will rewrite this!
*******Chapter 5 - Shizuru: Betrayed Emotions*******
"Now Shizuru, be good. I will be back before you know it. And Eiji, please take care of her, she's only seven." The woman patted crying Shizuru then kissed her on the top of her head. In the next room, a blaring noise from the T.V. could be heard.
"M-Mommy, do you have to go?" Shizuru cried, tears streaming down her face.
"Mommy has to finish this job deal and then I'll be right back home, ok sweetheart?" Michika straightened up and adjusted her bag resting on her shoulder. "Bye Shizuru. Eiji, watch her!" A faint sound like "Ok!" came from the next room over. The woman opened the front door and was gone.
Shizuru went to go find her dad. Or rather, her step-dad. The young girl remembered her real father had died several years ago when he was shot during a burglary at where he worked. 'He was in that white place, all in white...Daddy had a red hole in his stomach...'
"Mommy, why is Daddy's stomach covered in f-fruit punch?" She had asked. 'A lot of water fell from Mommy's eyes and she covered mine.'
Shizuru walked up to her stepfather. "D-Daddy? Watcha doing?"
"Nothing, just watching T.V. Go play with your dolls or something." came the gruff reply.
"D-Daddy? Where's K-Kazuma?" Shizuru looked expectantly at her stepfather.
"He's with your aunt, that bitch." Eiji cursed.
"Dad? What's a bitch?" The girl asked innocently.
"Nothing! You're annoying me; go get me a beer." Shizuru obediently compiled then went to her room.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*Older Shizuru's thoughts*~*~*~*~*~*~*
'That's right, Mother was almost never home. After her second marriage to Eiji when I was 7, Kazuma was always left at my aunt's and I was left at home with him....I hated it.'
'My father loved his beer; he always got drunk when Mom wasn't home. In Mother's eyes, Eiji was a respectful, kind businessman. In mine, my stepfather was a monster...'
*~*~*~*~*~*~*At 9 years old*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Dad! I'm home!" Shizuru called through the house. "Dad?" A short grunt came from the living room. The girl sighed then walked into the kitchen to fix herself a snack. 'I wonder how Kazuma's doing? He's at Aunt Sayaku's so often, it's almost like he lives there."
As Shizuru thought to herself and ate, Eiji came stumbling into the kitchen. He wrenched open the fridge door and pulled out a bottle of beer. 'He's already so drunk...' The young girl thought concernedly.
"Daddy? I don't think you should drink anymore. It's not good for you..." Shizuru timidly spoke up. Eiji's dull eyes focused on the quiet girl as he threw the glass bottle at his stepdaughter. She let out a surprised cry and dodged the flying beer.
"I can do whatever I damn please!" He suddenly yelled at her.
"Yes, but I-I was just worried..." Shizuru replied, scared out of her wits.
"I don't need your concern...!" The stepfather suddenly launched himself at the young girl. He held her down while repeatedly beating Shizuru with his fist. Tears fell from the girl's eyes as she desperately tried to block his attacks. She finally kicked him in the shin; his eyes widened as Eiji fell back in pain and realization.
"Oh my god...!" He whispered in horror, seeing his stepdaughter sitting on the floor, bruises forming on her face, arms and neck. "Oh my god! Sh-Shizuru..." The man reached out towards the young girl; she winced then quickly backed away. "W-What have I done?!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*At 11 years old*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"This is the last time! The last time, ok, Shizu? Then I get promoted and I can stay at home with you and Daddy." Michika kneeled in front of her daughter and pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm always thinking of you, even on my business trips, honey. Kazuma's already at Aunt Sayaku's so don't worry about him, ok? Good-bye, sweetheart. See you in a week."
"Bye Mom." Shizuru whispered, biting her lip to will herself not to cry. 'How come whenever Mom goes on a trip, it feels like I'll never see her again?'
"Bye Michika. Have a safe trip." Eiji smiled at his wife. She waved then left. The stepfather automatically went to his room with an explanation of "Shizu, I have lots of paperwork to do so I'll be working in my bedroom. Please don't disturb me, ok?" The girl nodded then flipped the T.V. on to catch her favorite show. After 20 minutes, Shizuru caught sight of a familiar briefcase.
'All his work stuff is in there...should I bring it to him? But he said not to disturb him.' She hesitated. 'I'll bring it to him after this show's over...there's only 10 minutes left anyway.'
After the sitcom ended, the girl clutched the heavy briefcase and brought it to Eiji and Michika's room. "Daddy? You left your case out..." Shizuru's mouth dropped open in shock. Eiji looked like a deer caught in headlights; he was perched on the bed without a shirt, a mystery woman beside him. Shizuru had never seen the lady before; she shrieked while covered up her topless half. 'Daddy... Daddy's cheating on Mommy...he's fooling around with another woman.' Those words exploded in the girl's head as she threw the case on the floor and rushed out.
"Shizuru!" She heard Eiji call after her; she ignored him and ran into her room, shutting and locking the door.
'Oh Mom...' Almost as if on cue, Shizuru heard Michika's trilling voice ring through the house.
"Oh honey! I forgot my purse!" Suddenly, a knock sounded on the outside of Shizu's room door. "Shizu, dear? Are you in there?"
"Mommy!" The door flew open as the girl threw herself into her mother's comforting embrace.
"Hey sweetie pie. Can you believe Mommy? I was halfway to the airport when I realized I had left my...what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Michika brushed Shizuru's brown hair from her face as she wiped away her daughter's tears.
"Oh, huh? I didn't even know I was crying." The girl sniffled. "I was watching a very sad movie." Michika crossed her arms.
"Ok, Shizuru, what really is the matter? I'm your mother, I know you wouldn't cry at things like that." Suddenly, the tears bursted out again.
Oh Mommy!" Shizuru cried while hugging her mother again. "Daddy was....Daddy was getting naked with another lady. Wahhhhh!" There, it was said; the girl looked to see her mother's reaction to the news.
"That bastard!" Michika stormed down the hall to her room and flung the door open. "Ok, Eiji, where's the goddamn bimbo?" Shizuru knowingly covered her ears.
"I-I don't know what you're talking about, Michika." Eiji stuttered. He sat at his desk, paperwork in front of him. "Why are you back so early, dear?"
"Cut the crap." She growled, shaking her fist. "Where is she?" Shizuru pulled on her mother's arm and pointed at the closet. Michika smiled. "Thanks sweetheart." Closet door open, the same lady fell out. "Shizu, get your stuff. We're leaving."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Michika decided to rent an apartment far away from Eiji's house and live there with her two children. On their way to Sayaku's house to pick up Kazume, Shizuru turned to say something to her mother and was surprised to find her crying. "Mommy?"
"Sorry, dear, I was just thinking about my love life. Seems like I have such bad luck, huh?"
"Mommy..." Shizuru wasn't sure what to say. "Don't worry, Mommy. I love you."
Michika smiled then dried her tears. "Thank you, Shizuru. I love you too....I guess that's all I need..."
*Gomen, it was kinda short but I wrote this before having to help prepare holiday food! Yum, it's kinda late but Happy Holidays!