Life's Sometimes Funny that Way
A/n: I guess some of you guys like coffee almost as much as I do, now that's scary. Oh and yes I have to say '8 Mile' was a good movie, yes anyways. Sorry for the long wait, lack of inspiration you know. Jenrya and Ruki are finally going to talk, and it should be interesting to see what they have in store to say to one another, ne? I'm hoping for that anyways. Also sorry about the last chapter, I didn't realize it was so confusing, I'll try to stick to one POV.
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Ruki walked into the café with Jenrya, and reluctantly sat down at the back table he led her to. Sighing she did everything to avoid his curious gaze, and tapped her fingers on the table impatiently.
Jenrya tugging of his winter jacket, inquired to the amber haired girl, "So, what would you like?"
Ruki was a little surprised that he was even thinking about that, shouldn't he want ask what he wanted to know and then leave? Wasn't the whole coffee idea just to get her in here? Apparently not, Jenrya was currently searching the café for a waitress and not concerned with getting away from the stubborn girl as fast as he could, there must'ev been something wrong.
"So." Jenrya's voice broke into her thoughts.
Ruki glanced up, shaking her head at the sudden interruption. Jenrya decided not to persue in asking about her thoughts, besides he had to think of what exactly he wanted to ask, or at least find a way to formulate it into words that wouldn't totally freak her out. It seemed she'd been freaked out enough seeing as she was on crutches. 'Poor girl,' he thought, wondering how someone as pretty as her could have gotten hurt. And then he questioned his own sanity, why should he care? And since when did he have a crush on this girl he didn't even know? Perhaps it had something to do with his amnesia?
A moment later there was a gentle tap on his shoulder, he looked up to see a petite, blonde waitress with a note pad and pen.
"Can I get you something?" she asked, batting her eyelashes as she did so.
Ruki glared at the girl, ground her teeth and clenched her hands into tight fists, descretly mind you. Jenrya took slight notice and grinned inwardly, 'Is she jealous?'
Momentarily Jenrya responded absently, "Yeah, two coffees please."
The girl stood stunned, and managed, "Sure." Then turned and walked briskily away.
Ruki felt a smile creep onto her vacant expression, but hid it quickly.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Ruki asked confidently.
"Well.I just." Jenrya stuttered along.
Ruki was surprised, Jenrya was usually so calm and confident, and always knew what to say. What was wrong with him? Was he unsure of what he wanted to ask?
Ruki sat patiently and waited for his answer with curiousity. Jenrya noticed her stare and glanced away wondering why his face seemed to have heated up in only a few minutes.
Ruki cleared her throat and began, "I was told you're an amnesia victim."
Jenrya looked startled at this, and nodded shyly. This time though he looked right at her, taking in her fair features and wondering what that nagging feeling of familiarity was at the back of his mind. Perhaps they knew one another at one time.
"Yes, I remember very little of my past, but when I do feel something or someone seems familiar, my instincts are usually right," Jenrya said confidently.
Ruki somewhat taken aback, why was he pushing the conversation into this direction? Then she questioned with equal confidence to try and out confidence him, "So, do you recognize anything? Or anyone I should say?"
Jenrya responded attempting to quench his inquiring thoughts, "I.think I.recognize," he glanced around and gulped back his nervousness, "you. I think I recognize you from somewhere. And there has been no stronger recognition than this I recognize from you."
Ruki almost fell out of her chair. She stood up quickly and excused herself. She scurried towards the ladies room, attempting to evade Jenrya's inquiries.
Sitting there slightly stunned, Jenrya thought over the present situation and resolved to wait for her to step out of the ladies room. She wasn't going to get away this easily, especially now that he was on the brim of a possible breakthrough.
Moments later, the blonde waitress came with his and Ruki's drinks and placed them down delicately. She then sat down in Ruki's seat and gazed at Jenrya. Jenrya finally noticed her a few minutes later and was shaken out of his thoughts when he realized.
Clearing his throat he started, "Excuse me, um can I help you?"
The girl pouted slightly and batted her eyelashes at him.
Jenrya winced and started to get up to leave.
"Wait!" she cried out pathetically.
"What? What's wrong?"
"I've never met anyone like you. How about we go head over to my apartment in about ten minutes? I'm going to be off work then," she whispered in a low voice.
Jenrya looked at her and shuddered, "Uh.thanks but no thanks. Bye." With that he got up and trudged out of the café.
Five minutes later he realized he'd forgotten about Ruki. He cursed and headed back towards the café quickly. A few minutes later he reached the entrance and saw the blonde waitress that served him earlier back against the wall, with some guy kissing desperately. He shuddered again and swung open the door of the café.
Ruki was sitting at their table and didn't appear to have a very happy look on her features. And when he sat down she did nothing to acknowledge his presence. Instead she picked up her coffee and went to leave the café, 'accidently' knocking over the small carton of cream over and sloshing it all over the table.
Jenrya cursed as she retreated in a hurry from the café and jumped up to chase after her. He wasn't going to let her run away again, after he'd gotten this far. He jogged out of the restaurant and caught up with her a few moments later.
She did nothing to acknowlege his prescence, even though deep down she knew she was being unfair and ridiculas. Sighing she turned around and looked him in the eye.
"What is it?" she said with venom in her tongue.
"Well I-" he started.
Ruki looked at him hard and stated, "No, I don't want stuttering and confusion and you being unsure of what to say okay? I know you, you aren't like that and I don't want you to start being like that, it's unbecoming. Now get to the point and tell me what it is you want from me."
Jenrya looked at her and nodded, "You know something about me. I know you do. Please tell me. For some reason or another I have this feeling that I know you or at least I did, perhaps even before the accident. So I want you to tell me who you are and why I get this familiar feeling when you're around. I know you know."
With a sigh and a nod, Ruki began, "Yes you are correct there. I did know you before the accident, many years infact before the accident and a couple years before I left. We-" she took a breath in, "we were good friends. We were in fact Tamers, all of us together, you, me, Juri, Takato, Ryo, Shaochung, Kazu, Kenta."
Jenrya nodded, "Shaochung told me that, and she said that you, Ruki, left when you were eighteen. She said we couldn't find you and that something happened to me. Why did you leave?"
"I left because I am a murderer," Ruki stated finally.
Jenrya's eyes widdened.
"Jen I am a murderer," she repeated as though he hadn't heard correctly before.
"What? No! How?" Jenrya stumbled.
Ruki's vision began to waver and she slipped back into her bitter memories. She could hear far off screams, calling her name and in such a high pitch she could never forget. One night, Ruki, her mother and her grandmother had gone to a concert. When they were returning home and Ruki, being the driver, took a shorter less busy route home. She took a wrong turn and sped right into a transport truck instantly killing her mother and grandmother.
"Mom! Grandma! No!" she screamed tears leaking out of her terror filled eyes, devastating screams filled the air as ambulances began to arrive minutes later. All went black and she woke up in a hospital days later. She suffered few injuries, but at the cost of her family members' lives. Apparently the truck driver was driving on the wrong side of the road because of the state of drunkeness he was in at that time.
Tears trickled down her cheeks as she thought back to that and the depression hit her full force. Jenrya studied her, and memories from a long ago relationship began to trickle back into his mind. Ruki was, he realized, more than a friend to him, he'd fallen for her and then fell into a depression when she'd left. He knew, he realized why she'd left, he thought to himself, 'she won't have to relive her bitter memories now for me, I know.'
Ruki began to topple over, she sank to her knees and began to sob, desparately trying to brush away the unstoppable tears, but they wouldn't. Jenrya pulled her to her feet, nodded and brought her back to the hospital, leading her up to her room.
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A/n: Okay! I know what you're all thinking, you probably hate me for not putting this up sooner and I apologize for it being so late. Especially if you didn't think this chapter was very good, it was really difficult to write 'cause I wasn't exactly sure what to write. Anyways, if you have the heart to, please review this poorly written fic heh.. Oh and thanks again for all the support and reviews you've been sending, they've been great! One last thing, Happy Christmas to everyone! And I hope you all have a Happy New Year!! Joy, come to think of it, I'll be working New Years, uhhh.. Hope yours is better than mine. p.s. 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' and 'Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' were both excellent films, you have got to see them!!! Though 'Two Towers' was by far the best!! Ja for now!
keisan
A/n: I guess some of you guys like coffee almost as much as I do, now that's scary. Oh and yes I have to say '8 Mile' was a good movie, yes anyways. Sorry for the long wait, lack of inspiration you know. Jenrya and Ruki are finally going to talk, and it should be interesting to see what they have in store to say to one another, ne? I'm hoping for that anyways. Also sorry about the last chapter, I didn't realize it was so confusing, I'll try to stick to one POV.
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Ruki walked into the café with Jenrya, and reluctantly sat down at the back table he led her to. Sighing she did everything to avoid his curious gaze, and tapped her fingers on the table impatiently.
Jenrya tugging of his winter jacket, inquired to the amber haired girl, "So, what would you like?"
Ruki was a little surprised that he was even thinking about that, shouldn't he want ask what he wanted to know and then leave? Wasn't the whole coffee idea just to get her in here? Apparently not, Jenrya was currently searching the café for a waitress and not concerned with getting away from the stubborn girl as fast as he could, there must'ev been something wrong.
"So." Jenrya's voice broke into her thoughts.
Ruki glanced up, shaking her head at the sudden interruption. Jenrya decided not to persue in asking about her thoughts, besides he had to think of what exactly he wanted to ask, or at least find a way to formulate it into words that wouldn't totally freak her out. It seemed she'd been freaked out enough seeing as she was on crutches. 'Poor girl,' he thought, wondering how someone as pretty as her could have gotten hurt. And then he questioned his own sanity, why should he care? And since when did he have a crush on this girl he didn't even know? Perhaps it had something to do with his amnesia?
A moment later there was a gentle tap on his shoulder, he looked up to see a petite, blonde waitress with a note pad and pen.
"Can I get you something?" she asked, batting her eyelashes as she did so.
Ruki glared at the girl, ground her teeth and clenched her hands into tight fists, descretly mind you. Jenrya took slight notice and grinned inwardly, 'Is she jealous?'
Momentarily Jenrya responded absently, "Yeah, two coffees please."
The girl stood stunned, and managed, "Sure." Then turned and walked briskily away.
Ruki felt a smile creep onto her vacant expression, but hid it quickly.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Ruki asked confidently.
"Well.I just." Jenrya stuttered along.
Ruki was surprised, Jenrya was usually so calm and confident, and always knew what to say. What was wrong with him? Was he unsure of what he wanted to ask?
Ruki sat patiently and waited for his answer with curiousity. Jenrya noticed her stare and glanced away wondering why his face seemed to have heated up in only a few minutes.
Ruki cleared her throat and began, "I was told you're an amnesia victim."
Jenrya looked startled at this, and nodded shyly. This time though he looked right at her, taking in her fair features and wondering what that nagging feeling of familiarity was at the back of his mind. Perhaps they knew one another at one time.
"Yes, I remember very little of my past, but when I do feel something or someone seems familiar, my instincts are usually right," Jenrya said confidently.
Ruki somewhat taken aback, why was he pushing the conversation into this direction? Then she questioned with equal confidence to try and out confidence him, "So, do you recognize anything? Or anyone I should say?"
Jenrya responded attempting to quench his inquiring thoughts, "I.think I.recognize," he glanced around and gulped back his nervousness, "you. I think I recognize you from somewhere. And there has been no stronger recognition than this I recognize from you."
Ruki almost fell out of her chair. She stood up quickly and excused herself. She scurried towards the ladies room, attempting to evade Jenrya's inquiries.
Sitting there slightly stunned, Jenrya thought over the present situation and resolved to wait for her to step out of the ladies room. She wasn't going to get away this easily, especially now that he was on the brim of a possible breakthrough.
Moments later, the blonde waitress came with his and Ruki's drinks and placed them down delicately. She then sat down in Ruki's seat and gazed at Jenrya. Jenrya finally noticed her a few minutes later and was shaken out of his thoughts when he realized.
Clearing his throat he started, "Excuse me, um can I help you?"
The girl pouted slightly and batted her eyelashes at him.
Jenrya winced and started to get up to leave.
"Wait!" she cried out pathetically.
"What? What's wrong?"
"I've never met anyone like you. How about we go head over to my apartment in about ten minutes? I'm going to be off work then," she whispered in a low voice.
Jenrya looked at her and shuddered, "Uh.thanks but no thanks. Bye." With that he got up and trudged out of the café.
Five minutes later he realized he'd forgotten about Ruki. He cursed and headed back towards the café quickly. A few minutes later he reached the entrance and saw the blonde waitress that served him earlier back against the wall, with some guy kissing desperately. He shuddered again and swung open the door of the café.
Ruki was sitting at their table and didn't appear to have a very happy look on her features. And when he sat down she did nothing to acknowledge his presence. Instead she picked up her coffee and went to leave the café, 'accidently' knocking over the small carton of cream over and sloshing it all over the table.
Jenrya cursed as she retreated in a hurry from the café and jumped up to chase after her. He wasn't going to let her run away again, after he'd gotten this far. He jogged out of the restaurant and caught up with her a few moments later.
She did nothing to acknowlege his prescence, even though deep down she knew she was being unfair and ridiculas. Sighing she turned around and looked him in the eye.
"What is it?" she said with venom in her tongue.
"Well I-" he started.
Ruki looked at him hard and stated, "No, I don't want stuttering and confusion and you being unsure of what to say okay? I know you, you aren't like that and I don't want you to start being like that, it's unbecoming. Now get to the point and tell me what it is you want from me."
Jenrya looked at her and nodded, "You know something about me. I know you do. Please tell me. For some reason or another I have this feeling that I know you or at least I did, perhaps even before the accident. So I want you to tell me who you are and why I get this familiar feeling when you're around. I know you know."
With a sigh and a nod, Ruki began, "Yes you are correct there. I did know you before the accident, many years infact before the accident and a couple years before I left. We-" she took a breath in, "we were good friends. We were in fact Tamers, all of us together, you, me, Juri, Takato, Ryo, Shaochung, Kazu, Kenta."
Jenrya nodded, "Shaochung told me that, and she said that you, Ruki, left when you were eighteen. She said we couldn't find you and that something happened to me. Why did you leave?"
"I left because I am a murderer," Ruki stated finally.
Jenrya's eyes widdened.
"Jen I am a murderer," she repeated as though he hadn't heard correctly before.
"What? No! How?" Jenrya stumbled.
Ruki's vision began to waver and she slipped back into her bitter memories. She could hear far off screams, calling her name and in such a high pitch she could never forget. One night, Ruki, her mother and her grandmother had gone to a concert. When they were returning home and Ruki, being the driver, took a shorter less busy route home. She took a wrong turn and sped right into a transport truck instantly killing her mother and grandmother.
"Mom! Grandma! No!" she screamed tears leaking out of her terror filled eyes, devastating screams filled the air as ambulances began to arrive minutes later. All went black and she woke up in a hospital days later. She suffered few injuries, but at the cost of her family members' lives. Apparently the truck driver was driving on the wrong side of the road because of the state of drunkeness he was in at that time.
Tears trickled down her cheeks as she thought back to that and the depression hit her full force. Jenrya studied her, and memories from a long ago relationship began to trickle back into his mind. Ruki was, he realized, more than a friend to him, he'd fallen for her and then fell into a depression when she'd left. He knew, he realized why she'd left, he thought to himself, 'she won't have to relive her bitter memories now for me, I know.'
Ruki began to topple over, she sank to her knees and began to sob, desparately trying to brush away the unstoppable tears, but they wouldn't. Jenrya pulled her to her feet, nodded and brought her back to the hospital, leading her up to her room.
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A/n: Okay! I know what you're all thinking, you probably hate me for not putting this up sooner and I apologize for it being so late. Especially if you didn't think this chapter was very good, it was really difficult to write 'cause I wasn't exactly sure what to write. Anyways, if you have the heart to, please review this poorly written fic heh.. Oh and thanks again for all the support and reviews you've been sending, they've been great! One last thing, Happy Christmas to everyone! And I hope you all have a Happy New Year!! Joy, come to think of it, I'll be working New Years, uhhh.. Hope yours is better than mine. p.s. 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' and 'Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' were both excellent films, you have got to see them!!! Though 'Two Towers' was by far the best!! Ja for now!
keisan