Chapter Two
Chihiro sat in the car as she watched her friends wave goodbye to her. Kyomi had a red puffy face. Chihiro just knew she had been crying all night, and once she got the news, Kyomi called her right away and talked to her till midnight.
Kuro on the other hand at the calm look on his face as he reassured Kyomi that she would see Chihiro in two weeks once she got settled in. They would all go and see her for her birthday which was that same weekend and have a great time.
Lei... good old Lei. Even though he tried to keep a smile, his eyes were hurt. It was like losing your beloved little sister to him. All four of them were close, so close they could of lived with each other forever and be happy. And now... it was like the beloved group was breaking apart.
Chihiro really didn't like saying goodbye, but she would see them on her birthday. But now however... she had to deal with a five hour long drive to a suburb city in who knows where, leaving everything she ever loved behind her.
Chihiro watched the scenery as the car drove on. She sat in the back enjoying the soft bumps and soothing sound of the road. She was only 15, and still didn't have her lisence at the moment, but when Highschool began, she would be able too, her mother even said so.
'Wow...' Chihiro thought. 'I have my mind on something other then that stupid engagement and leaving my friends. Dammit!' she was reminded again and cursed herself in thought. Just when she was beginng to forget about it all too...
"Chihiro, were almost there. Look... this is your new town. It may not be as clean and friendly as you thought it would be, but the house is great. And I'll have a better job." Yuuko reassured, not taking her eyes off the road. Chihiro looked out the window with concern. The suburbs seem worse then Yashimi, and Yashimi was a bad city.
"Oh..." Chihiro looked down one of the dark streets, and noticed that this city seemed to have gangsters and prostitutes every where. How could her mother bring her here? And to live here... Chihiro didn't want to think about it. If the house was nice, she would stay inside it for as long as she could.
"What if I dont make friends. It doesn't seem to be a friendly town." Chihiro mumbled. Yuuko just stayed silent for a moment as if she was in thought.
"Well... maybe you and Kohaku could be friends, or at least get along. But it'll be alright. School starts next week, and im sure you'll have some friends by the end of the month..." Chihiro wasn't beleiving a word her mother was saying. At least Kuro and the others would be coming soon...
"Here we are Chihiro!" Yuuko honked and got out of the car and began to unload. Soon Akio came out, but this Kohaku guy was nowhere in sight. Chihiro didn't mind, that just meant she didn't have to meet him. She had already met Akio once. Her mother had been dating for a year, and he came to Yashimi instead of making Chihiro's mom come out here to Uramouto. Maybe Akio wasn't such a bad guy... at least he didn't want her to call him dad.
"Hello Akio." Chihiro waved, trying to seem friendly. The house was really big! Maybe living here wouldent be so bad afterall. At least she had a better home then the last. She would just have to make sure she didn't go into Town. It seemed as if Akio's house was far away from the others on top of a huge hill that overlooked the town.
"I dont even think I would want to walk all the way down there..." Chihiro thought. "Its so far away from the school... I dont think I even want to go to the park." Chihiro's mother had cruised around the town to show Chihiro where the places she could go were. The School was in the center of the city, and the park was beside it. But walking there meant she would have to go through that hell of a city.
"Here Chihiro. Im sure you want to get settled into your room right away, so I'll show you where it is." Akio offered, taking a few bag of Chihiro's. He leaded her up a flight of stairs to a room on the right and opened up the door, showing a huge room. The walls were a briallant red, and the wood floor was so clean you could see yourself in it! It was amazing! There was a huge kind sized bed near the window, and a walk in closet! No wonder why her mom wanted to move here. Her home was nothing compared to this!
"The walls were really white, but I got some painters to paint it red, since your mother told me it was your favorite color." Akio explained. Chihiro was so happy by this she hugged him tightly as she thanked him. Even though Akio was surprised by this, he excused it.
"The bathroom is across the hall, and dinner will be done around 6 pm. I imagine Kohaku will be home by then and you'll meet him. Anyhow, enjoy your new room." Akio left, leaving Chihiro to unpack her things. She didn't have much, but at least when her friends came to visit, they could all sleep in her room.
"Wow! This looks great!" Chihiro gasped when she went downstairs to eat. Miso soup, Tempura, and Maki Sushi! Chihiro couldent wait to dig in. Everyone was half way through the meal when they heard the sound of a Shoji opening and closing. 'It must be Kohaku...' Chihiro thought. Akio stood up and left the room. Chihiro was near the door and could hear what was being said.
"Kohaku! Your late again! Why?" Chihiro heard Akio say in a harsh tone, but soft. He must not want herself or her mother to hear.
"..." There was a long silence, and then the sound of footsteps going up the stairs.
"Kohaku come back down here and eat with your new family!" Akio yelled. It seemed as if he didn't care anymore if Chihiro or Yuuko heard. Soon a few minutes later, Akio came back in and they finished their dinner in silence. No one asked anything, or talked, they just ate.
When Chihiro finished, she excused herself and walked up the stairs to her room. It was a long day, and she still needed to pack some more things, but she would wait until tomorrow for that... until then she would just sleep.
Chihiro yawned as she walked out of the bathroom from taking a bath. She took it a little late, around 10:30, but she had wanted to unpack all her clothes before she went to bed. The rest of the things like pictures, yearbooks, and her growing amount of stuff animals could wait till tomorrow.
"What a nice bath." She whispered to herself, holding some hair between her fingers, lifting it to her nose. She took a deep breath through her nose, inhaling the sweet scent of papaiya, mandarin, and starfruit all in one. It made a heavenly smell when the three were mixed together.
She walked back to her room, ready to jump back in her bed to a good night sleep. But first! She needed to braid her hair! How she always loved to wake up with wavy hair in the morning. "My Hairbrush..." She thought aloud. She walked back to the bathroom but noticed it was locked.
"Darn..." She whispered, ready to turn around. That was when she heard a loud coughing. 'Who could that be? Someone must have a cold!' She thought, giggling a bit inside her head.
Inside the bathroom though, Haku was having a little trouble breathing.He knew it was the drugs, the Urokai. But even knowing it was bad for him, how it made him drift off to sleep when he could not, how it always gave him this light feeling. He knew he sounded like a idoit, but he couldn't get enough of it. He had to get some more.
"What are you doing up?" He opened up the door to see Chihiro. 'This must be that girl Chihiro my dad was talking about.' He thought. She wasn't at all bad looking, which was not a good thing in this city. Good looking people got in bad situations when it came to the perverts. Wait? Why did he care, he shouldent! This girl and her mother would only mess up his life some more. It only meant two more people who would pretend to care about him.
"I left my hairbrush in the bathroom." Chihiro replied. Haku was a few inches taller then her. Not at all bad looking. But he did give her a hateful glare. And his clothes were similer to the gang members she saw when she drove into this towm. 'Great... im living with a Criminal.' she thought.
"Feh im done, you can get it." He told her, heading for his room, before he heard the girl's voice again, but this time a little concerned.
"Are you sick? Do you have a cold? I could hear you coughing, and it didn't sound good..." She asked. But Haku could tell that she was trying to be nice. They were supposed to be step siblings soon.
"Dont pretend you care. The last thing a need is another person pretending as if they care. I dont like you, or your mother. Neither do I want you to live here." He replied in a harsh tone, walking away.
"Ni Ni. Dont be such a stone." She walked into the bathroom, grabbing her hairbrush and headed back into her room.
'That guy is not on my Holiday list...' she thought, running the brush through her hair.
'I never knew such a bastard...' She started to braid her hair, thrand by thrand.
'Dont pretend you care... Well I shouldent! I dont like him either!' She stopped mid thought when she heard the closing of a big door. It was the front door! A robber? A theif? A muderer who came to hack her family in her sleep? No footsteps... She was getting worried. What was going on?
Outside she heard voices. Her bedside lamp was on, so she had no worries. She skipped to her window, and peeked through the blinds. It was Haku! And... some other guy?
She couldent hear what they were saying too clearly, but could see what was going on. She saw the othe man, who was older, and looked much like he belonged to a gang give Haku a bag filled with white powder. What was it? Suger? Salt? Why... Ni... She didn't know. Maybe she should just go to bed. Yeah... thats it.
Hey! How did you like the chapter? Little short... but its out. I was intending for my beta reader to spell check it, but sadly... I think she is either too busy, or she accidently delated it. Either way, I check over the spelling, and I hope it was decent. Once again, Urokai is a made up drug, and Yashimi a made up city. So tired! So weak.... *faints*
Also, if you like my writing, would you please check out my original story titled Shadowed Tears under the pen name M.M.Moon on fictionpress. Its about a Ninja named Kwon who is out to be the strongest in the world. One day she is invited to go to a Ninja school in India, only to find out that someone is plotting its demise! She, and her crush Lei (who doesn't like her in that way...), decides to hunt down the one plotting the schools destruction. But soon, after a whole big mess they find themselves looking for Ken Ken Hirasaki. Whether human or power, it is definaty the ultimate power which seemed to of killed a catch of the villege's strongest ninjas.
Chihiro sat in the car as she watched her friends wave goodbye to her. Kyomi had a red puffy face. Chihiro just knew she had been crying all night, and once she got the news, Kyomi called her right away and talked to her till midnight.
Kuro on the other hand at the calm look on his face as he reassured Kyomi that she would see Chihiro in two weeks once she got settled in. They would all go and see her for her birthday which was that same weekend and have a great time.
Lei... good old Lei. Even though he tried to keep a smile, his eyes were hurt. It was like losing your beloved little sister to him. All four of them were close, so close they could of lived with each other forever and be happy. And now... it was like the beloved group was breaking apart.
Chihiro really didn't like saying goodbye, but she would see them on her birthday. But now however... she had to deal with a five hour long drive to a suburb city in who knows where, leaving everything she ever loved behind her.
Chihiro watched the scenery as the car drove on. She sat in the back enjoying the soft bumps and soothing sound of the road. She was only 15, and still didn't have her lisence at the moment, but when Highschool began, she would be able too, her mother even said so.
'Wow...' Chihiro thought. 'I have my mind on something other then that stupid engagement and leaving my friends. Dammit!' she was reminded again and cursed herself in thought. Just when she was beginng to forget about it all too...
"Chihiro, were almost there. Look... this is your new town. It may not be as clean and friendly as you thought it would be, but the house is great. And I'll have a better job." Yuuko reassured, not taking her eyes off the road. Chihiro looked out the window with concern. The suburbs seem worse then Yashimi, and Yashimi was a bad city.
"Oh..." Chihiro looked down one of the dark streets, and noticed that this city seemed to have gangsters and prostitutes every where. How could her mother bring her here? And to live here... Chihiro didn't want to think about it. If the house was nice, she would stay inside it for as long as she could.
"What if I dont make friends. It doesn't seem to be a friendly town." Chihiro mumbled. Yuuko just stayed silent for a moment as if she was in thought.
"Well... maybe you and Kohaku could be friends, or at least get along. But it'll be alright. School starts next week, and im sure you'll have some friends by the end of the month..." Chihiro wasn't beleiving a word her mother was saying. At least Kuro and the others would be coming soon...
"Here we are Chihiro!" Yuuko honked and got out of the car and began to unload. Soon Akio came out, but this Kohaku guy was nowhere in sight. Chihiro didn't mind, that just meant she didn't have to meet him. She had already met Akio once. Her mother had been dating for a year, and he came to Yashimi instead of making Chihiro's mom come out here to Uramouto. Maybe Akio wasn't such a bad guy... at least he didn't want her to call him dad.
"Hello Akio." Chihiro waved, trying to seem friendly. The house was really big! Maybe living here wouldent be so bad afterall. At least she had a better home then the last. She would just have to make sure she didn't go into Town. It seemed as if Akio's house was far away from the others on top of a huge hill that overlooked the town.
"I dont even think I would want to walk all the way down there..." Chihiro thought. "Its so far away from the school... I dont think I even want to go to the park." Chihiro's mother had cruised around the town to show Chihiro where the places she could go were. The School was in the center of the city, and the park was beside it. But walking there meant she would have to go through that hell of a city.
"Here Chihiro. Im sure you want to get settled into your room right away, so I'll show you where it is." Akio offered, taking a few bag of Chihiro's. He leaded her up a flight of stairs to a room on the right and opened up the door, showing a huge room. The walls were a briallant red, and the wood floor was so clean you could see yourself in it! It was amazing! There was a huge kind sized bed near the window, and a walk in closet! No wonder why her mom wanted to move here. Her home was nothing compared to this!
"The walls were really white, but I got some painters to paint it red, since your mother told me it was your favorite color." Akio explained. Chihiro was so happy by this she hugged him tightly as she thanked him. Even though Akio was surprised by this, he excused it.
"The bathroom is across the hall, and dinner will be done around 6 pm. I imagine Kohaku will be home by then and you'll meet him. Anyhow, enjoy your new room." Akio left, leaving Chihiro to unpack her things. She didn't have much, but at least when her friends came to visit, they could all sleep in her room.
"Wow! This looks great!" Chihiro gasped when she went downstairs to eat. Miso soup, Tempura, and Maki Sushi! Chihiro couldent wait to dig in. Everyone was half way through the meal when they heard the sound of a Shoji opening and closing. 'It must be Kohaku...' Chihiro thought. Akio stood up and left the room. Chihiro was near the door and could hear what was being said.
"Kohaku! Your late again! Why?" Chihiro heard Akio say in a harsh tone, but soft. He must not want herself or her mother to hear.
"..." There was a long silence, and then the sound of footsteps going up the stairs.
"Kohaku come back down here and eat with your new family!" Akio yelled. It seemed as if he didn't care anymore if Chihiro or Yuuko heard. Soon a few minutes later, Akio came back in and they finished their dinner in silence. No one asked anything, or talked, they just ate.
When Chihiro finished, she excused herself and walked up the stairs to her room. It was a long day, and she still needed to pack some more things, but she would wait until tomorrow for that... until then she would just sleep.
Chihiro yawned as she walked out of the bathroom from taking a bath. She took it a little late, around 10:30, but she had wanted to unpack all her clothes before she went to bed. The rest of the things like pictures, yearbooks, and her growing amount of stuff animals could wait till tomorrow.
"What a nice bath." She whispered to herself, holding some hair between her fingers, lifting it to her nose. She took a deep breath through her nose, inhaling the sweet scent of papaiya, mandarin, and starfruit all in one. It made a heavenly smell when the three were mixed together.
She walked back to her room, ready to jump back in her bed to a good night sleep. But first! She needed to braid her hair! How she always loved to wake up with wavy hair in the morning. "My Hairbrush..." She thought aloud. She walked back to the bathroom but noticed it was locked.
"Darn..." She whispered, ready to turn around. That was when she heard a loud coughing. 'Who could that be? Someone must have a cold!' She thought, giggling a bit inside her head.
Inside the bathroom though, Haku was having a little trouble breathing.He knew it was the drugs, the Urokai. But even knowing it was bad for him, how it made him drift off to sleep when he could not, how it always gave him this light feeling. He knew he sounded like a idoit, but he couldn't get enough of it. He had to get some more.
"What are you doing up?" He opened up the door to see Chihiro. 'This must be that girl Chihiro my dad was talking about.' He thought. She wasn't at all bad looking, which was not a good thing in this city. Good looking people got in bad situations when it came to the perverts. Wait? Why did he care, he shouldent! This girl and her mother would only mess up his life some more. It only meant two more people who would pretend to care about him.
"I left my hairbrush in the bathroom." Chihiro replied. Haku was a few inches taller then her. Not at all bad looking. But he did give her a hateful glare. And his clothes were similer to the gang members she saw when she drove into this towm. 'Great... im living with a Criminal.' she thought.
"Feh im done, you can get it." He told her, heading for his room, before he heard the girl's voice again, but this time a little concerned.
"Are you sick? Do you have a cold? I could hear you coughing, and it didn't sound good..." She asked. But Haku could tell that she was trying to be nice. They were supposed to be step siblings soon.
"Dont pretend you care. The last thing a need is another person pretending as if they care. I dont like you, or your mother. Neither do I want you to live here." He replied in a harsh tone, walking away.
"Ni Ni. Dont be such a stone." She walked into the bathroom, grabbing her hairbrush and headed back into her room.
'That guy is not on my Holiday list...' she thought, running the brush through her hair.
'I never knew such a bastard...' She started to braid her hair, thrand by thrand.
'Dont pretend you care... Well I shouldent! I dont like him either!' She stopped mid thought when she heard the closing of a big door. It was the front door! A robber? A theif? A muderer who came to hack her family in her sleep? No footsteps... She was getting worried. What was going on?
Outside she heard voices. Her bedside lamp was on, so she had no worries. She skipped to her window, and peeked through the blinds. It was Haku! And... some other guy?
She couldent hear what they were saying too clearly, but could see what was going on. She saw the othe man, who was older, and looked much like he belonged to a gang give Haku a bag filled with white powder. What was it? Suger? Salt? Why... Ni... She didn't know. Maybe she should just go to bed. Yeah... thats it.
Hey! How did you like the chapter? Little short... but its out. I was intending for my beta reader to spell check it, but sadly... I think she is either too busy, or she accidently delated it. Either way, I check over the spelling, and I hope it was decent. Once again, Urokai is a made up drug, and Yashimi a made up city. So tired! So weak.... *faints*
Also, if you like my writing, would you please check out my original story titled Shadowed Tears under the pen name M.M.Moon on fictionpress. Its about a Ninja named Kwon who is out to be the strongest in the world. One day she is invited to go to a Ninja school in India, only to find out that someone is plotting its demise! She, and her crush Lei (who doesn't like her in that way...), decides to hunt down the one plotting the schools destruction. But soon, after a whole big mess they find themselves looking for Ken Ken Hirasaki. Whether human or power, it is definaty the ultimate power which seemed to of killed a catch of the villege's strongest ninjas.