A/N: Tadaima, minna san! Rereading this, I remember mentioning Scinean High was half English and Japanese. Anyway.*deep breath* w00 P TOWN! *listening to z100's jeni from the block*





I am not Iseult!



Twelfth Chapter: Skate Bomb







A week had passed. Aidana was dancing with Hitomi down the hallways after school. She had finally broken down Hitomi's abstinence of mainstream music. Mainly because she told her that Dilandau was dying to dance with her to a new song by J Lo.

Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got

I'm still, I'm still Jeni from the block

Used to have a little, now I have a lot

No matter where I go

I know where I came from

Dilandau's eyes widened, unsure if what he saw was real. Hitomi dancing her ass off to Jeni from the block. Even better than the way he imagined.

Grinning, he caught her up in his arms.

She pushed him away, which hurt, until he realized it was so she could twirl into his arms. "Used to have a little, now I have a lot," she whispered, smiling coyly. Dilandau kissed her until he heard Sakura giggling in the rafters. Hitomi allowed herself a smile before pushing him a bit away, much gentler this time. "She's imitating me with Syaoran."

Dilandau frowned. "Is she even nine yet?"

Hitomi laughed at that. "She's my baby sis. If she was 14 and wanted Dallet, I'd still be worried and stamping my foot."

Dilandau smirked. "Protective older sister. Another quality I gotta love about you."

Hitomi blushed. "You kind of have to, it's not going to change."

Dilandau kissed her again, and pointedly let Sakura laugh before letting her go.

The countdown reached three, and the new hit by Madonna came on. Hitomi squealed, and leaped to her climbing spot, grabbed Sakura, and the two started dancing techno style. (I can't describe it, but I do it. Come to P Town and see it if you're brave.) Dilandau watched for a minute before figuring it out, and joining them.

(lyrics)

Syaoran, hesitantly climbed down as Dilandau and Hitomi starting doing a techno tango, and the two laughed, the two boys dancing as close to their girl counterparts as possible, but still eliciting giggles from them.

As the 'crew' appeared, Sk8r Boi came on. Everybody came together, grabbing a partner and the guys helped their girl sing the lead.

Dilandau lifted Hitomi by the waist, and took her outside, where the crew had prepared a skate track. The song restarted, and he did killer moves until it ended, some without names that he'd made up.

He's just a boy

And I'm just a girl Can I make it anymore obvious? We are in love Haven't you heard How we rock each other's world?

I'm with the skater boy

I said see you later boy

I'll be backstage after the show

I'll be at a studio

Singing the song we wrote

About a girl you used to know



But then, the impossible happened. Dilandau crashed.

Hitomi screamed.

look, if you had, one shot, or one opportunity to seize anything you ever wanted, in one moment would you capture, or just let it slip, yo

Aidana screamed, "Somebody call the fucking ambulance!" she screamed, beating Dillan repeatedly, tears streaming down her face. Dillan grabbed her arms, and just hugged her as Miguel called 911 and told them calmly what had happened, crying himself.

his palms are sweaty knees weak arms are heavy there's vomit on his sweater already mom's spaghetti he's nervous but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs but he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down the whole crowd grows so loud that he opened his mouth but the words won't come out he's chokin' how everybody's jokin' now the clocks run out times up, over, plow!

Van watched from the roof, seeing the ambulance approaching. I won't let you die. Crumpled hundred dollar bills were clenched in his fist. My friend. It was no longer about Hitomi. Aidana had helped him with that. This was a friendship that had developed dealing with Allen. Besides, Dilandau had hated Van for ticking Folken off, and it was Dilandau's aggression that pricked Van's fuse. That was past.

Thanks to Hitomi's coming.

snap back to reality, op' there goes gravity, op' there goes gravity, choke he's so mad but he, won't give up that easy, nope he won't have it he, knows he's whole back city's, ropes it don't matter he's, dope he knows that but he's, broke he so sad that he, knows when he goes back to this mobile home that's when, it's back to the lab again, yo this whole raps city better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him (you betta)

As the ambulance pulled up, the EMT looked at Dilandau with disdain. "If you morons would only wear helmets-" he noticed the bodily injuries. "-and pads, you wouldn't crash so hard! But no, your generation has to take things too far."

A slam to his face woke the man up. "How DARE you insult him? He was at least fourteen feet in the air. Even if he had a helmet, if he landed on his head, his neck would have snapped! He landed as he trained himself to, on bones that can be set. Now stop insulting my boyfriend before I have to rearrange your face again!"

lose yourself in the music the moment, you own it, you better never let it go you only get one shot do not miss your chance to blow cuz this opportunity comes once in a life-time, yo (you betta)



Another EMT, this one a woman, came out, glaring at her associate. "You can criticize him when he's paying bills. Now get him onto the stretcher!" she snapped.

The man paled. "Yes, Sandy."

lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow cuz this opportunity comes once in a life-time, yo (you betta)

The two quickly but carefully strapped Dilandau to a body board, and carefully arranged bones they could tell were broken. Once that was done, they put him in the back of the ambulance. As the EMTs' stepped in, Dillan yelled for the others to get a ride to the hospital, and grabbed Hitomi, and slammed the doors behind them.

the souls escaping, through this hole that is gaping this world is mine for the taking, make me king as we move toward'a, new world ord'a, a normal life is boring but superstardoms, close to post mortar it only grows harder, homie grows hotter he blows us all over, these hoes is all on him coast to coast shows he's known as the globe trotter lonely roads god only knows, he knows he grown farther from home he's no father, he goes home and barely knows his own daughter but hold your nose cuz here goes the cold water these hoes don't want him no mo' he's cold product they moved on to the next smo' who flows he nose dove, ain't sold notta so the soap opera's told and unfolds i suppose it's old partner but the beat goes on da da dum da da dum, notta notta (you betta)

Sandy smiled as it moved. "I was worried about your crowd."

Dillan looked at her seriously. "If I didn't do that, you would have 20 people in this van, here to support their leader."

The man snorted, still believing that it was entirely Dilandau's fault for being born in his generation.

Sandy kicked him. "We'll need some identification, and money for hospital fees."

Hitomi and Dillan exchanged worried glances, but nodded. "Between us all, we'll pay for it."

Sandy looked suspicious. "What about identification?"

Hitomi was tracing the contours of Dilandau's face. "He's a runaway. He's been living with friends for years, to avoid foster care."

Sandy looked closer. "Hitomi, right?"

Hitomi jerked upright. "How'd you know?"

Sandy smiled sadly. "I work with your father. You ran away, like he did, to a friend's house, didn't you?"

Hitomi instantly shut her mouth, and avoided looking at Sandy.

"I'm not going to tell him."

Hitomi looked up curiously.

"Just tell me Sakura's ok, and I'll tell him that."

Hitomi beamed. "Of course we're ok! And we're staying in a very safe place, unlike what the rumor is."

Sandy cocked her head. "What is the rumor?"

Dillan glared. "That rumor stopped. You know it did."

Hitomi laughed once, at the irony. "Too bad I heard it before the 'Slayers' killed it. Dilandau didn't want me hearing what Allen had to say about where I was living."

Sandy leaned forward. "Your dad's worried this Allen will give you more trouble now that you're not protected."

Both youth laughed at that.

lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow cuz this opportunity comes once in a life-time, yo (you betta)

"Allen has hurt Sakura, invaded my house, stalked me, and generally just given me harassment he would make sexual if I wasn't surrounded as I am."

Dillan nodded. "The only place she's safe is where he can't find her. And that's under his own nose."

lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow cuz this opportunity comes once in a life-time, yo (you betta)

Sandy squinted. "What do you mean by that?"

Hitomi sighed. "Right now, I'm hiding to avoid moving, yes. But mainly, Allen has caught me too many times for me or my friends to feel I'm safe at home. So I've made a new home, and taken the only thing that matters to me away from Schezar so he can't hurt it or me."

"Sakura."

~*~

Aidana looked at the skateboard. Underneath was a black electronic device. Blonde hair was tossed, and disappeared around a corner.

That mother fucker dared to do THIS? I'ma kill him! Aidana thought as she raced after him.

no more games, I'ma change what you call rage tear this mother fuckin roof off like 2 dogs caged i was playin in the beginning, the mood all changed i been chewed up, and spit out and booed off stage but I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next sypher best believe somebody's payin the pied piper all the pain inside amplified by the, fact that i can't get by with my nine to five and I can't provide the right type'a life for my family cuz man, these goddam food stamps don't buy diapers and it's no movie, there's no Meki Phifer this is my life and these times are so hard and it's getting even harder tryin to feed one of my seed, plus see dishonor caught up between a father and a prima donna baby mama drama's screamin on and too much for me to wanna stay in one spot, another jam or not has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail i've got to formulate a plot 'fore I end up in jail or shot success is my only mother fuckin option, failure's not mom, i love you, but this trail has got to go i cannot grow old in Salem's lot, so here i go is my shot feet fail me not cuz maybe the only opportunity that i got (you betta)

Dilandau opened his eyes and found himself in the hospital. He immediately worried about getting out without foster care falling on him.

Hitomi sat next to him, her head bent over, her light breathing was intoxicating to him, and he couldn't resist cradling her to his chest.

lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow cuz this opportunity comes once in a life-time, yo (you betta)

Hitomi's eyes opened a little. "You're...awake. Everyone's-worried."

Dilandau stroked his hair. "I'll never leave you. Never."

Hitomi yawned. "I know, and the same applies to you."

Dilandau smiled softly at her. There was no audience, he could be as gentle as he wanted.

As his eyes closed, and Hitomi curled up beside him on the hospital bed, he whispered, "Allen thought he could get me. It didn't work." He wrapped his arms around her, holding her.

Aidana's radio gave her away, playing Christina's Dirty. Hitomi smiled, thinking about the lyrics, contemplated as she fell asleep, content.

lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow cuz this opportunity comes once in a life-time, yo (you betta)

Allen looked over the school stage. He would take Hitomi one way or another the night of the production.



you can do anything you set your mind to man

Dilandau dreamed of the night of the play, with a dagger under his shirt. "He will not have you, princess." Was the last conscious thing he said before he was pumped full of drugs again.



A/N: Yeah, since I last posted, I've opened my mind like I should have done a year ago. Aren't I evil with cliff-hangers? I thought it a nice way to make my comeback, even if I hurt dilly sama ;_;