Ch. 2
Flint stared at the wall, trying to ignore Tasuki, who was presently mumbling and
tossing in his sleep. She furrowed her brow, and leaned her head into her hands. Living
in this school was going to be tougher than she thought. She snapped out of her
depressing thoughts, and just reminded herself that Tasuki and Chichiri were always
going to be there.
She jumped up, and cautiously tiptoed over to Tasuki. Leaning down next to his
bed, she could hear his steady breathing, and could just make out his heart beat. Flint
inwardly smiled. Tasuki was a really cute guy. Ever since the first day when she saw
him, she had a little crush on him. She didn't act on it or anything, because she was
pretending to be a boy, and it would look rather odd for a guy to be hitting on him.
Her thoughts were silenced, as two arms shot out from the confines of the sheets,
and encircled her in a loving embrace. "T-t-t-t… Tasuki?" She whispered. Tasuki was
still asleep! He was sleep hugging her! Tasuki mumbled some words that she strained to
make out. "hmm…. Flint… I love…" Flint's eyes grew round with shock. She wiggled
out of Tasuki's arms, and went to go sit back on her own bed.
'What just happened?' she questioned herself, playing the events over and over in
her mind. She sat there for a while, just staring at him and thinking. Chichiri came back
to the room, and smiled at her. He stayed quiet so that Tasuki wouldn't wake up. He
shuffled through on eof his drawers and pulled out a comb. He started brushing his hair.
Flint wordlessly motioned that she was going to go walk around, and that she would meet
them at breakfast.
As Flint walked down the hall, her head was spinning. Her thoughts were so
jumbled, that she didn't noticed the boy walking in the opposite direction until it was too
late. *BAM* She ran right into his chest. Since he was obviously taller and stronger
than the girl was, Flint went tumbling backwards, and hit the floor. She stared up at him.
Her eyes filled with fear when he smirked at her in a provocative way. The boy reached
down and grabbed her by the back of her T-shirt and pulled her up to face him. With on
fluid motion, the boy captured Flint's wrists in one hand while his other went up to cradle
her chin. "You're a pretty boy, aren't you." The boy said. His voice was deep, and there
was something very intimidating about it. Flint grimaced, and tried to turn her head away
as the boy started to stroke her cheek, but he held her firmly. A sound of distress escaped
her lips, and the boy took this opportunity to capture her lips in a bruising, forceful kiss.
Flint's eyes snapped open so wide, that they felt like they were going to fall out of their
sockets. She quickly twisted her wrists out of his grip, and fell backwards, eyes still wide
with shock. The boy just stared back at her with that smirk of his. "My name is Jenkin.
This can be done two ways. Either you can come with me willingly, or you can resist and
be unnecessarily harmed. Either way, you will be mine." The tone of his voice made
Flint wince. 'This guy thinks I'm a guy, and he still wants me? Eww! No way, in the
seven hells, am I gonna let him touch me again.' Flint got up off the floor slowly, and
broke into a dead run towards the dorm area, where she knew Tasuki and Chichiri would
be. Jenkin shouted after her, "You can't go far! You can't hide from me in this school!"
She didn't look back. She just kept running.
She turned a sharp corner, and *BAM* she ran into a hard muscled chest.
"Flint?" Tasuki stared down at the girl, now lying flat on her back.
Flint opened her eyes slowly to look at whom she had just run into. "Tasuki!!!"
She jumped up and flung herself into his arms. She silently cried against him. His arms
slowly wrapped around her. "Flint? Are you okay?" he said softly. She made no move
to answer him. Tasuki stared down, but only saw the top of her head. He held her out in
front of him so that they could talk face to face. He gasped. "You're crying?! What
happened to you? What's wrong?" "I… I…." Flint just collapsed back against him.
She fainted. Tasuki held the limp girl in his arms. He caught her before she slumped
down towards the floor. Something was not right about this. Tasuki mused to himself, as
he carried Flint back to their room. He gently placed her down on her bed, and pulled the
covers up over her shoulders. He glanced down at the placid and relaxed expression
across her face. He then got up and went to go find the nurse in the infirmary.
He went and explained to the nurse that Flint had suddenly come down with a
fever, and that he was unconscious at the moment. The nurse gave Tasuki a bucket of
cold water and a washcloth, and informed him that Flint would be excused from his
classes to recover, and that Tasuki would also be excused to take care of him.
When Tasuki had returned to their room, Flint was not in her bed. He scanned the
room, and found her huddled in the corner on his bed. He slowly walked over to where
she was crouched, and sat down on the bed next to her. He tried to lighten the mood,
"Hey guess what! We get out of classes today. The nurse said not to worry about classes
today, and since it's Friday, we can just catch up on Monday." "Tasuki…." "Yeah?
What is it Flint?" "I'm scared….." Flint turned around to face him. Tears were
streaming down her face. "What?! Please tell me what happened that has you so
freaked." He put his hand on her shoulder reassuringly. "I ran into this guy this morning,
and he threatened me. He doesn't know that I'm a girl, but he was…. he…. he kissed me
and told me that I was going to be his…." Flint stared down, not meeting Tasuki's eyes.
"Who did this!" Tasuki was mad. There was a distinct anger in his voice. "Jenkin…."
Flint was a little startled by Tasuki's tone. 'Do you really care that much about me….?'
Flint mused to herself. "Damn it! That guy is at it again." Tasuki flared. "Huh?" Flint
questioned. "That guy Jenkin… he's always after the new guys. He has no sexual
preference, and he goes after whoever he pleases. All the other guys are scared of him,
because he is so forceful and strong. He likes to go after the new guys, so I guess he has
his eyes on you now….. But don't worry! I'll look after you. I'll never let him touch
you!" There was determination in Tasuki's eyes. "Oh Tasuki!" Flint hugged him,
"Thank you so much."
The two of them spent the rest of the day talking about school, life, and the whole
situation that they just came into terms with. The door to the room opened, and Chichiri
walked in. "Hey guy, where have you been all day no da?" "Ummm… Flint had a little
encounter with Jenkin, and then I had the nurse excuse us from classes today." Chichiri
stared wide eyed at Flint, "You ran into Jenkin no da?! Did he….?" "NO!" Flint cut
him off, "No, he didn't do anything to me, but he said he would." She eyes lowered.
Chichiri just stood there with his jaw open wide. Tasuki explained the whole situation to
Chichiri, and they both agreed that they would watch out for Flint's safety.
Flint stared at the wall, trying to ignore Tasuki, who was presently mumbling and
tossing in his sleep. She furrowed her brow, and leaned her head into her hands. Living
in this school was going to be tougher than she thought. She snapped out of her
depressing thoughts, and just reminded herself that Tasuki and Chichiri were always
going to be there.
She jumped up, and cautiously tiptoed over to Tasuki. Leaning down next to his
bed, she could hear his steady breathing, and could just make out his heart beat. Flint
inwardly smiled. Tasuki was a really cute guy. Ever since the first day when she saw
him, she had a little crush on him. She didn't act on it or anything, because she was
pretending to be a boy, and it would look rather odd for a guy to be hitting on him.
Her thoughts were silenced, as two arms shot out from the confines of the sheets,
and encircled her in a loving embrace. "T-t-t-t… Tasuki?" She whispered. Tasuki was
still asleep! He was sleep hugging her! Tasuki mumbled some words that she strained to
make out. "hmm…. Flint… I love…" Flint's eyes grew round with shock. She wiggled
out of Tasuki's arms, and went to go sit back on her own bed.
'What just happened?' she questioned herself, playing the events over and over in
her mind. She sat there for a while, just staring at him and thinking. Chichiri came back
to the room, and smiled at her. He stayed quiet so that Tasuki wouldn't wake up. He
shuffled through on eof his drawers and pulled out a comb. He started brushing his hair.
Flint wordlessly motioned that she was going to go walk around, and that she would meet
them at breakfast.
As Flint walked down the hall, her head was spinning. Her thoughts were so
jumbled, that she didn't noticed the boy walking in the opposite direction until it was too
late. *BAM* She ran right into his chest. Since he was obviously taller and stronger
than the girl was, Flint went tumbling backwards, and hit the floor. She stared up at him.
Her eyes filled with fear when he smirked at her in a provocative way. The boy reached
down and grabbed her by the back of her T-shirt and pulled her up to face him. With on
fluid motion, the boy captured Flint's wrists in one hand while his other went up to cradle
her chin. "You're a pretty boy, aren't you." The boy said. His voice was deep, and there
was something very intimidating about it. Flint grimaced, and tried to turn her head away
as the boy started to stroke her cheek, but he held her firmly. A sound of distress escaped
her lips, and the boy took this opportunity to capture her lips in a bruising, forceful kiss.
Flint's eyes snapped open so wide, that they felt like they were going to fall out of their
sockets. She quickly twisted her wrists out of his grip, and fell backwards, eyes still wide
with shock. The boy just stared back at her with that smirk of his. "My name is Jenkin.
This can be done two ways. Either you can come with me willingly, or you can resist and
be unnecessarily harmed. Either way, you will be mine." The tone of his voice made
Flint wince. 'This guy thinks I'm a guy, and he still wants me? Eww! No way, in the
seven hells, am I gonna let him touch me again.' Flint got up off the floor slowly, and
broke into a dead run towards the dorm area, where she knew Tasuki and Chichiri would
be. Jenkin shouted after her, "You can't go far! You can't hide from me in this school!"
She didn't look back. She just kept running.
She turned a sharp corner, and *BAM* she ran into a hard muscled chest.
"Flint?" Tasuki stared down at the girl, now lying flat on her back.
Flint opened her eyes slowly to look at whom she had just run into. "Tasuki!!!"
She jumped up and flung herself into his arms. She silently cried against him. His arms
slowly wrapped around her. "Flint? Are you okay?" he said softly. She made no move
to answer him. Tasuki stared down, but only saw the top of her head. He held her out in
front of him so that they could talk face to face. He gasped. "You're crying?! What
happened to you? What's wrong?" "I… I…." Flint just collapsed back against him.
She fainted. Tasuki held the limp girl in his arms. He caught her before she slumped
down towards the floor. Something was not right about this. Tasuki mused to himself, as
he carried Flint back to their room. He gently placed her down on her bed, and pulled the
covers up over her shoulders. He glanced down at the placid and relaxed expression
across her face. He then got up and went to go find the nurse in the infirmary.
He went and explained to the nurse that Flint had suddenly come down with a
fever, and that he was unconscious at the moment. The nurse gave Tasuki a bucket of
cold water and a washcloth, and informed him that Flint would be excused from his
classes to recover, and that Tasuki would also be excused to take care of him.
When Tasuki had returned to their room, Flint was not in her bed. He scanned the
room, and found her huddled in the corner on his bed. He slowly walked over to where
she was crouched, and sat down on the bed next to her. He tried to lighten the mood,
"Hey guess what! We get out of classes today. The nurse said not to worry about classes
today, and since it's Friday, we can just catch up on Monday." "Tasuki…." "Yeah?
What is it Flint?" "I'm scared….." Flint turned around to face him. Tears were
streaming down her face. "What?! Please tell me what happened that has you so
freaked." He put his hand on her shoulder reassuringly. "I ran into this guy this morning,
and he threatened me. He doesn't know that I'm a girl, but he was…. he…. he kissed me
and told me that I was going to be his…." Flint stared down, not meeting Tasuki's eyes.
"Who did this!" Tasuki was mad. There was a distinct anger in his voice. "Jenkin…."
Flint was a little startled by Tasuki's tone. 'Do you really care that much about me….?'
Flint mused to herself. "Damn it! That guy is at it again." Tasuki flared. "Huh?" Flint
questioned. "That guy Jenkin… he's always after the new guys. He has no sexual
preference, and he goes after whoever he pleases. All the other guys are scared of him,
because he is so forceful and strong. He likes to go after the new guys, so I guess he has
his eyes on you now….. But don't worry! I'll look after you. I'll never let him touch
you!" There was determination in Tasuki's eyes. "Oh Tasuki!" Flint hugged him,
"Thank you so much."
The two of them spent the rest of the day talking about school, life, and the whole
situation that they just came into terms with. The door to the room opened, and Chichiri
walked in. "Hey guy, where have you been all day no da?" "Ummm… Flint had a little
encounter with Jenkin, and then I had the nurse excuse us from classes today." Chichiri
stared wide eyed at Flint, "You ran into Jenkin no da?! Did he….?" "NO!" Flint cut
him off, "No, he didn't do anything to me, but he said he would." She eyes lowered.
Chichiri just stood there with his jaw open wide. Tasuki explained the whole situation to
Chichiri, and they both agreed that they would watch out for Flint's safety.
