I know it's been a while again. I haven't been updating anything recently,
but I'm updating now. Hope you like it. I've given up on the poem thing.
Just read the chapter, okay?
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
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Meiyuu, Rick, and Mattei were sitting on a bench near a bus stop. They weren't waiting for a bus, but simply talking.
"Hey Meiyuu? Can I ask you something?" asked Rick.
"Sure," she responded.
"I was wondering why you weren't there that day...the day I left. You said you'd come to see me off, but you never showed up. Why?"
"I'm sorry Rick. I wanted to, but I couldn't. After I went home on that day at the lake, there was a phone call. My dad had ended up in a car accident. Mom and I rushed to the hospital right after the call. The doctors did all they could, but it was all for nothing. He died the next morning. Me and mom spent the day crying and arranging the funeral."
"I'm sorry Meiyuu. I didn't mean to bring back bad memories."
"It's alright, really." It was quiet for a while, until a voice broke through the silence.
"Meiyuu!" it called out. They all turned to see a man come running towards them. He seemed to be about 17 or so. He had dark brown hair and brown eyes. He was taller than Rick was and seemed to be muscular as well. Meiyuu smiled to the newcomer.
"Hi Toru," she said sweetly. He stopped near her and seemed out of breath. She stood up and moved towards him.
"What happened to you? I lost you in that huge crowd and then I went looking for you. Where have you been?" he asked. He then shifted his attention to Rick and Mattei.
"Who are they?" he asked.
"Oh, this is Rick Star and his brother Mattei. Rick is an old friend of mine."
"Nice to meet you," said Toru.
"Same here," said Rick. "But exactly who are you?"
"Sorry Rick, I forgot to mention him before. This is Toru Karren, my boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?"
"Yeah."
"Oh..." Rick seemed to be thinking. "Okay." Toru looked to Meiyuu.
"I got that room at the hotel for tonight. Should we head over now?" he asked.
"Sure."
"What hotel?" asked Mattei.
"The Suite Inn."
"That's the one we were going to stay at."
"Cool," said Meiyuu. "Then you two can come with us."
"Alright. Hey Rick, come on."
"What?" Rick had still been in his trance.
"We're going to the hotel. Come on," repeated Mattei.
"Alright," he said as he stood up. The four of them began to make their way to the hotel.
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Meiyuu, Toru, Rick, and Mattei were walking up the green-carpeted stairs of the Suite Inn.
"I can't believe they let us in on such short notice," said Mattei.
"I know, but I guess it's because they know us here," said Rick.
"They know you?" asked Meiyuu.
"Yeah. We usually stay here when we're not working for someone."
"Oh." They walked down the hall a little ways and then found their rooms. 205 and 204 were the room numbers.
"It's great that the rooms are right across the hall. This'll make things much easier," said Rick.
"Hey Rick," said Meiyuu. He looked to her and she tossed him a keycard.
"What's this for?"
"I thought it'd be a good idea if we had each other's keycards. It'd make visiting a lot easier."
"Yeah, okay. Here's one of mine." He handed her one of his keycards. They were given two keycards per room at the desk. They went to their rooms to put the bags they carried down. Rick walked over to one of the beds and fell onto it, face first.
"I'm tired," he complained.
"Then go to sleep," said Mattei.
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because I've got too much on my mind."
"Like what?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"Try me."
"..."
"Rick?" He took a closer look at Rick and found that he was asleep. Mattei sighed.
"Sometimes I wonder who the real older brother is," said Meiyuu from the doorway. "He's like an ignorant little kid sometimes."
"I know what you mean. I'm usually the one who takes care of him. He usually wants to blow the money we make on food."
"That sounds like him."
"Yeah," yawned Mattei.
"Looks like you're tired too."
"I kind of am. Maybe I'll go to sleep too." He walked over to the other bed and jumped on it, rolled over to his back, closed his eyes, and fell asleep. Meiyuu just smiled.
"They're just so much alike," she said to herself. She closed the door and returned to her own room. When she got there, Toru was gone. Meiyuu frowned and then walked over to one of the beds. "Please Toru. Don't be doing what I think you're doing."
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A few hours passed and Meiyuu was watching television. The door to the room suddenly opened and Toru walked in. Meiyuu turned off the TV and got up to meet him. He looked awful. He was wobbly and his hair was messed up. He smelt of smoke and alcohol. Meiyuu tried to pretend not to notice it.
"Welcome back Toru. Where have you been?"
"You know. By the bar and stuff," he answered simply. He just looked at her. He began to stagger towards her. "You know what?"
"What?" asked Meiyuu.
"You're really beautiful."
"Thank you." He reached out and put his arm around her waist, pulling her towards him. He then did the same with the other arm. He then bent down slightly and kissed her, and she reluctantly kissed him back. He then moved from her mouth to her neck.
"Please Toru, that's enough," she said. He didn't stop kissing her. "Toru, please." She pushed him slightly. He stepped back.
"What's wrong Meiyuu?" he asked.
"It's just that..."
"It's that you don't like me any more, right?" he asked. His voice was rising along with his anger.
"No, that's not it."
"Then what? I'll bet it's that friend of yours, Rick. I bet you like him more than me."
"Please Toru, that's not true. Rick is just my friend."
"You're lying!" He grabbed her shoulders and she closed her eyes.
"Please let go Toru; you're hurting me," said Meiyuu.
"I want the truth!"
"It is the truth."
"You're still lying!" He pulled one of his arms back and hit her in the side of the face. She fell back to the floor and held her now hurting cheek.
"Get up!" She didn't move. "I said get up!" She still didn't move; she only averted her gaze. He walked over, grabbed her shirt collar and pulled her up himself. "I said get up!" She still wouldn't face him. "Look at me when I'm talking to you!" He struck her again.
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Rick opened his door and walked out into the hallway. He stretched his arms over his head.
"That felt great!" he said with a smile. He walked over to Meiyuu and Toru's room and was about to knock on the door, when he heard shouting. He pressed his ear to the door and listened, but wasn't able to make out much of it. He pulled away and knocked on the door.
"Meiyuu?" he asked. He didn't get a response. He tried again. "Meiyuu?" His response was the sound of someone being slammed into the wall. "Meiyuu, this isn't funny," said Rick. "Open the door." The sound came again.
"Please stop," said Meiyuu, her voice barely audible through the door.
"Meiyuu!" yelled Rick, trying to get her attention. The thud came again. "Darn it!" yelled Rick. He ran back to his room, opened the door, and grabbed Meiyuu's keycard off of the table. He ran back and slipped it into the reader on the door. He opened it and stood in shock at what he saw. Meiyuu was pressed to the floor with Toru over her. He had a firm grasp on her throat and seemed to be strangling her. She was trying to push him away, but it wasn't working. She had a painful look on her face. Rick tightened his fists and ran towards them.
"Let her go!" he yelled. Toru turned in time to have a punch delivered directly to his face. He let go and fell to the ground a foot away. Meiyuu sat up and caught her breath. Rick grabbed her wrist and pulled her the rest of the way up.
"Come on," he said. He began to run out of the room. Mattei had just walked out of his room and was just in time to be grabbed by the wrist by Rick. The three of them ran down the stairs and towards the front desk. The receptionist watched them as they ran by.
"Wait. I need the money for the rooms," she said.
"Just charge it to Toru. He's the guy in room 205. Bye!" answered Rick. They ran out the door and disappeared down the street.
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Well now, wasn't that fun? Actually, it was kinda depressing, so I guess it wasn't that fun. There's only one chapter left. I said this would be short, didn't I? It's either one or two, depending on what I feel like doing. Audi^.^
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
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Meiyuu, Rick, and Mattei were sitting on a bench near a bus stop. They weren't waiting for a bus, but simply talking.
"Hey Meiyuu? Can I ask you something?" asked Rick.
"Sure," she responded.
"I was wondering why you weren't there that day...the day I left. You said you'd come to see me off, but you never showed up. Why?"
"I'm sorry Rick. I wanted to, but I couldn't. After I went home on that day at the lake, there was a phone call. My dad had ended up in a car accident. Mom and I rushed to the hospital right after the call. The doctors did all they could, but it was all for nothing. He died the next morning. Me and mom spent the day crying and arranging the funeral."
"I'm sorry Meiyuu. I didn't mean to bring back bad memories."
"It's alright, really." It was quiet for a while, until a voice broke through the silence.
"Meiyuu!" it called out. They all turned to see a man come running towards them. He seemed to be about 17 or so. He had dark brown hair and brown eyes. He was taller than Rick was and seemed to be muscular as well. Meiyuu smiled to the newcomer.
"Hi Toru," she said sweetly. He stopped near her and seemed out of breath. She stood up and moved towards him.
"What happened to you? I lost you in that huge crowd and then I went looking for you. Where have you been?" he asked. He then shifted his attention to Rick and Mattei.
"Who are they?" he asked.
"Oh, this is Rick Star and his brother Mattei. Rick is an old friend of mine."
"Nice to meet you," said Toru.
"Same here," said Rick. "But exactly who are you?"
"Sorry Rick, I forgot to mention him before. This is Toru Karren, my boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?"
"Yeah."
"Oh..." Rick seemed to be thinking. "Okay." Toru looked to Meiyuu.
"I got that room at the hotel for tonight. Should we head over now?" he asked.
"Sure."
"What hotel?" asked Mattei.
"The Suite Inn."
"That's the one we were going to stay at."
"Cool," said Meiyuu. "Then you two can come with us."
"Alright. Hey Rick, come on."
"What?" Rick had still been in his trance.
"We're going to the hotel. Come on," repeated Mattei.
"Alright," he said as he stood up. The four of them began to make their way to the hotel.
******
Meiyuu, Toru, Rick, and Mattei were walking up the green-carpeted stairs of the Suite Inn.
"I can't believe they let us in on such short notice," said Mattei.
"I know, but I guess it's because they know us here," said Rick.
"They know you?" asked Meiyuu.
"Yeah. We usually stay here when we're not working for someone."
"Oh." They walked down the hall a little ways and then found their rooms. 205 and 204 were the room numbers.
"It's great that the rooms are right across the hall. This'll make things much easier," said Rick.
"Hey Rick," said Meiyuu. He looked to her and she tossed him a keycard.
"What's this for?"
"I thought it'd be a good idea if we had each other's keycards. It'd make visiting a lot easier."
"Yeah, okay. Here's one of mine." He handed her one of his keycards. They were given two keycards per room at the desk. They went to their rooms to put the bags they carried down. Rick walked over to one of the beds and fell onto it, face first.
"I'm tired," he complained.
"Then go to sleep," said Mattei.
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because I've got too much on my mind."
"Like what?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"Try me."
"..."
"Rick?" He took a closer look at Rick and found that he was asleep. Mattei sighed.
"Sometimes I wonder who the real older brother is," said Meiyuu from the doorway. "He's like an ignorant little kid sometimes."
"I know what you mean. I'm usually the one who takes care of him. He usually wants to blow the money we make on food."
"That sounds like him."
"Yeah," yawned Mattei.
"Looks like you're tired too."
"I kind of am. Maybe I'll go to sleep too." He walked over to the other bed and jumped on it, rolled over to his back, closed his eyes, and fell asleep. Meiyuu just smiled.
"They're just so much alike," she said to herself. She closed the door and returned to her own room. When she got there, Toru was gone. Meiyuu frowned and then walked over to one of the beds. "Please Toru. Don't be doing what I think you're doing."
******
A few hours passed and Meiyuu was watching television. The door to the room suddenly opened and Toru walked in. Meiyuu turned off the TV and got up to meet him. He looked awful. He was wobbly and his hair was messed up. He smelt of smoke and alcohol. Meiyuu tried to pretend not to notice it.
"Welcome back Toru. Where have you been?"
"You know. By the bar and stuff," he answered simply. He just looked at her. He began to stagger towards her. "You know what?"
"What?" asked Meiyuu.
"You're really beautiful."
"Thank you." He reached out and put his arm around her waist, pulling her towards him. He then did the same with the other arm. He then bent down slightly and kissed her, and she reluctantly kissed him back. He then moved from her mouth to her neck.
"Please Toru, that's enough," she said. He didn't stop kissing her. "Toru, please." She pushed him slightly. He stepped back.
"What's wrong Meiyuu?" he asked.
"It's just that..."
"It's that you don't like me any more, right?" he asked. His voice was rising along with his anger.
"No, that's not it."
"Then what? I'll bet it's that friend of yours, Rick. I bet you like him more than me."
"Please Toru, that's not true. Rick is just my friend."
"You're lying!" He grabbed her shoulders and she closed her eyes.
"Please let go Toru; you're hurting me," said Meiyuu.
"I want the truth!"
"It is the truth."
"You're still lying!" He pulled one of his arms back and hit her in the side of the face. She fell back to the floor and held her now hurting cheek.
"Get up!" She didn't move. "I said get up!" She still didn't move; she only averted her gaze. He walked over, grabbed her shirt collar and pulled her up himself. "I said get up!" She still wouldn't face him. "Look at me when I'm talking to you!" He struck her again.
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Rick opened his door and walked out into the hallway. He stretched his arms over his head.
"That felt great!" he said with a smile. He walked over to Meiyuu and Toru's room and was about to knock on the door, when he heard shouting. He pressed his ear to the door and listened, but wasn't able to make out much of it. He pulled away and knocked on the door.
"Meiyuu?" he asked. He didn't get a response. He tried again. "Meiyuu?" His response was the sound of someone being slammed into the wall. "Meiyuu, this isn't funny," said Rick. "Open the door." The sound came again.
"Please stop," said Meiyuu, her voice barely audible through the door.
"Meiyuu!" yelled Rick, trying to get her attention. The thud came again. "Darn it!" yelled Rick. He ran back to his room, opened the door, and grabbed Meiyuu's keycard off of the table. He ran back and slipped it into the reader on the door. He opened it and stood in shock at what he saw. Meiyuu was pressed to the floor with Toru over her. He had a firm grasp on her throat and seemed to be strangling her. She was trying to push him away, but it wasn't working. She had a painful look on her face. Rick tightened his fists and ran towards them.
"Let her go!" he yelled. Toru turned in time to have a punch delivered directly to his face. He let go and fell to the ground a foot away. Meiyuu sat up and caught her breath. Rick grabbed her wrist and pulled her the rest of the way up.
"Come on," he said. He began to run out of the room. Mattei had just walked out of his room and was just in time to be grabbed by the wrist by Rick. The three of them ran down the stairs and towards the front desk. The receptionist watched them as they ran by.
"Wait. I need the money for the rooms," she said.
"Just charge it to Toru. He's the guy in room 205. Bye!" answered Rick. They ran out the door and disappeared down the street.
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Well now, wasn't that fun? Actually, it was kinda depressing, so I guess it wasn't that fun. There's only one chapter left. I said this would be short, didn't I? It's either one or two, depending on what I feel like doing. Audi^.^