Unmei no Kodomo
Destiny's Child
By Nami
Opening notes:
Bet you thought I was dead, didn't you? I'm not! I've just been a little distracted... (Zoom in to the computer screen. Instead of UnK, web forums are open all over the screen.) Ack! Don't look at that!!
So! Here it is at last! Unmei no Kodomo Chapter 2!! Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last prologue and first chapter. I appreciate any suggestions. Such as the one that Ken use everyone's Gumi names once. I'm thinking of working that in once I have all the characters worked in, and it's all thanks to you! Please continue to read and offer your suggestions.
:::Chapter 2:::
Ken was up and dressed and fixing breakfast for himself and Tsukiko when he heard his hostess drag herself into the bathroom. About an hour later, she joined him, hairbrush and navy hair tie in hand. She had donned the navy blue sailor uniform with two stripes on the left arm that marked her as a sophomore and her hair was hanging straight around her face.
"Good morning." Ken greeted cheerily, handing Tsukiko a cup of coffee.
"Morning." Tsukiko plopped down in a chair at the table and sipped her coffee.
"Breakfast is almost ready." Ken smiled over his shoulder.
"Mm... Smells good..." Tsukiko sighed as she laid her head on the table. "What is it?"
"Eggs, pancakes, and bacon."
"You found all that in my fridge?" Tsukiko raised her head at that, confusion in her eyes. Ken laughed.
"No. You're supplies are... limited, to say the least. I stole your house key and went to the store this morning. Here you go." He turned and held her key out to her.
"Eh, keep it. I have an extra set." Ken looked at her, surprised. "What?"
"You're giving a virtual stranger keys to your apartment?" he asked incredulously.
"Yeah, why not?" Ken simply blinked. "Look, you're a friend, right?"
"But you just met me yesterday. How do you know you can trust me?"
"I'm a good judge of character." Tsukiko shrugged and Ken set her breakfast in front of her.
"Well, I'll leave it up to you. If you want them back, I'll give them to you. I probably won't use them much." Tsukiko shrugged again.
"It's up to you." She glanced at the clock. "Gyah! We'll be late!"
And any further conversation was cut off as Tsukiko shoveled her food into her mouth.
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They arrived at the school with fifteen minutes to spare.
"You see?" Tsukiko said as they rushed into their classroom. "I had plenty of time." She pulled her hair into a high ponytail with the navy blue hair tie she had grabbed before breakfast.
"You're the one who rushed through her breakfast so we wouldn't be late." Ken pointed out, setting his bag on his desk.
"I'm going to have to make you fix me breakfast more often." Tsukiko switched subjects before Ken turned his attention back to her. "I usually have a burnt pop tart and a can of tea."
They chatted together until the bell rang, ushering in the start of the school day, and they were forced to take their seats as the teacher entered the room.
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"Hey." The boy behind Ken poked him in the shoulder with his pencil. "Hey, Midorikawa."
"Shh." Ken hissed over his shoulder.
"Look, is what I hear about you an' Hinata true?" Ken didn't answer. " `Cause I hear that you two are doin' it." Ken frowned, but didn't turn around. "Hey, I'm talkin' to you. Is she any good? Hey." Ken turned then, snatching the boy's pencil away from him and snapping it in half. "Hey!"
"Midorikawa-kun," the teacher's voice was sharp, "go stand in the hall."
"Yes, sensei." Ken rose and, with a glare to the boy behind him, walked into the hallway, missing Tukiko's questioning gaze.
After class ended, Tsukiko was the first one out the door. She carried their bentos, which Ken had packed for them that morning.
"What was that all about?" she asked as they made their way outside.
"What?"
"All that in class with Hikou-kun. What happened?"
"Um," Ken began nervously, "Hikou-kun was saying some things. He made me mad, is all. I'm over it now." Not really over it... Ken squelched that little voice in the back of his mind.
"Are you sure? You looked really pissed off."
"Yeah, I'm fine." He smiled at her and she dropped it. They sat together under one of the trees and ate their lunches without further mention of the incident, much to Ken's relief.
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The peace of the day was shattered, however, during the kendo club's practice that afternoon. Hikou, as a member of the archery team, was at the school, using the same yard as the kendo team. This time, his taunts were compounded by those of his teammates.
"Hey, Midorikawa!" Ken turned, glaring. The boys waved for him to join them and he walked over grudgingly. "Is Hinata that violent in the bedroom?" Ken tightened his grip on his shinai and resisted the urge to brain his classmates.
"Ken-san!" Tsukiko's voice rang out clear and sharp across the yard. "What are you doing?" Ken didn't turn to respond, trying to focus and control his anger. "Midorikawa-kun!" Ken heard Tsukiko's approaching steps. "Ken!" she was standing directly behind him now.
"Tsukiko-san, I need a moment, please." Ken ground out. "I will return to practice soon."
"You will return to practice now, Ken-san." The boys sniggered and nudge each other. Ken felt his temper rising as they turned their attention to Tsukiko.
"Hinata-kun," one of them, an upperclassman, spoke up, "maybe you can answer our questions."
"Yeah, your boyfriend doesn't seem quite... forthcoming."
"Don't you dare." Ken said, his voice low. "Tsukiko-san, please. I will return in a moment." Tsukiko's brow furrowed and she turned back to the rest of the club.
"Okay everyone, back to work. We have competition in two weeks, remember!" Ken continued to glare at his tormentors.
"I refuse to answer these questions. And if you approach either Tsukiko-san or myself with these ideas again, I will make you sorry. Understood?" the boys laughed and didn't respond as Ken returned to his practice.
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Nami's Notes:
Aaaaaah!!! I don't know what to do next! I'm more than open to suggestions... I have no idea what is going to happen next. I want to introduce Sano and Megumi soon, but I don't know how I'll do that, either. Well, this is the first have of chapter 2. Plz don't hurt me for not finishing it!
Destiny's Child
By Nami
Opening notes:
Bet you thought I was dead, didn't you? I'm not! I've just been a little distracted... (Zoom in to the computer screen. Instead of UnK, web forums are open all over the screen.) Ack! Don't look at that!!
So! Here it is at last! Unmei no Kodomo Chapter 2!! Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last prologue and first chapter. I appreciate any suggestions. Such as the one that Ken use everyone's Gumi names once. I'm thinking of working that in once I have all the characters worked in, and it's all thanks to you! Please continue to read and offer your suggestions.
:::Chapter 2:::
Ken was up and dressed and fixing breakfast for himself and Tsukiko when he heard his hostess drag herself into the bathroom. About an hour later, she joined him, hairbrush and navy hair tie in hand. She had donned the navy blue sailor uniform with two stripes on the left arm that marked her as a sophomore and her hair was hanging straight around her face.
"Good morning." Ken greeted cheerily, handing Tsukiko a cup of coffee.
"Morning." Tsukiko plopped down in a chair at the table and sipped her coffee.
"Breakfast is almost ready." Ken smiled over his shoulder.
"Mm... Smells good..." Tsukiko sighed as she laid her head on the table. "What is it?"
"Eggs, pancakes, and bacon."
"You found all that in my fridge?" Tsukiko raised her head at that, confusion in her eyes. Ken laughed.
"No. You're supplies are... limited, to say the least. I stole your house key and went to the store this morning. Here you go." He turned and held her key out to her.
"Eh, keep it. I have an extra set." Ken looked at her, surprised. "What?"
"You're giving a virtual stranger keys to your apartment?" he asked incredulously.
"Yeah, why not?" Ken simply blinked. "Look, you're a friend, right?"
"But you just met me yesterday. How do you know you can trust me?"
"I'm a good judge of character." Tsukiko shrugged and Ken set her breakfast in front of her.
"Well, I'll leave it up to you. If you want them back, I'll give them to you. I probably won't use them much." Tsukiko shrugged again.
"It's up to you." She glanced at the clock. "Gyah! We'll be late!"
And any further conversation was cut off as Tsukiko shoveled her food into her mouth.
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They arrived at the school with fifteen minutes to spare.
"You see?" Tsukiko said as they rushed into their classroom. "I had plenty of time." She pulled her hair into a high ponytail with the navy blue hair tie she had grabbed before breakfast.
"You're the one who rushed through her breakfast so we wouldn't be late." Ken pointed out, setting his bag on his desk.
"I'm going to have to make you fix me breakfast more often." Tsukiko switched subjects before Ken turned his attention back to her. "I usually have a burnt pop tart and a can of tea."
They chatted together until the bell rang, ushering in the start of the school day, and they were forced to take their seats as the teacher entered the room.
::::
"Hey." The boy behind Ken poked him in the shoulder with his pencil. "Hey, Midorikawa."
"Shh." Ken hissed over his shoulder.
"Look, is what I hear about you an' Hinata true?" Ken didn't answer. " `Cause I hear that you two are doin' it." Ken frowned, but didn't turn around. "Hey, I'm talkin' to you. Is she any good? Hey." Ken turned then, snatching the boy's pencil away from him and snapping it in half. "Hey!"
"Midorikawa-kun," the teacher's voice was sharp, "go stand in the hall."
"Yes, sensei." Ken rose and, with a glare to the boy behind him, walked into the hallway, missing Tukiko's questioning gaze.
After class ended, Tsukiko was the first one out the door. She carried their bentos, which Ken had packed for them that morning.
"What was that all about?" she asked as they made their way outside.
"What?"
"All that in class with Hikou-kun. What happened?"
"Um," Ken began nervously, "Hikou-kun was saying some things. He made me mad, is all. I'm over it now." Not really over it... Ken squelched that little voice in the back of his mind.
"Are you sure? You looked really pissed off."
"Yeah, I'm fine." He smiled at her and she dropped it. They sat together under one of the trees and ate their lunches without further mention of the incident, much to Ken's relief.
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The peace of the day was shattered, however, during the kendo club's practice that afternoon. Hikou, as a member of the archery team, was at the school, using the same yard as the kendo team. This time, his taunts were compounded by those of his teammates.
"Hey, Midorikawa!" Ken turned, glaring. The boys waved for him to join them and he walked over grudgingly. "Is Hinata that violent in the bedroom?" Ken tightened his grip on his shinai and resisted the urge to brain his classmates.
"Ken-san!" Tsukiko's voice rang out clear and sharp across the yard. "What are you doing?" Ken didn't turn to respond, trying to focus and control his anger. "Midorikawa-kun!" Ken heard Tsukiko's approaching steps. "Ken!" she was standing directly behind him now.
"Tsukiko-san, I need a moment, please." Ken ground out. "I will return to practice soon."
"You will return to practice now, Ken-san." The boys sniggered and nudge each other. Ken felt his temper rising as they turned their attention to Tsukiko.
"Hinata-kun," one of them, an upperclassman, spoke up, "maybe you can answer our questions."
"Yeah, your boyfriend doesn't seem quite... forthcoming."
"Don't you dare." Ken said, his voice low. "Tsukiko-san, please. I will return in a moment." Tsukiko's brow furrowed and she turned back to the rest of the club.
"Okay everyone, back to work. We have competition in two weeks, remember!" Ken continued to glare at his tormentors.
"I refuse to answer these questions. And if you approach either Tsukiko-san or myself with these ideas again, I will make you sorry. Understood?" the boys laughed and didn't respond as Ken returned to his practice.
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Nami's Notes:
Aaaaaah!!! I don't know what to do next! I'm more than open to suggestions... I have no idea what is going to happen next. I want to introduce Sano and Megumi soon, but I don't know how I'll do that, either. Well, this is the first have of chapter 2. Plz don't hurt me for not finishing it!
