Rain: okay. Yes, I should be updating my other fics, but there is something
you people dudes need to understand about me. I write when I get an idea.
Not before. queen isa, you asked for more, well, I got an idea and now I'm
writing it. Standard disclaimers apply.
~Blah~ lyrics
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(TK's pov)
He was alone. Again.
Well, everyone else has something to do.
Kari and Davis were one a date, Ken was spending time with his parents, Cody was visiting his aunt-
And Yolei refuses to call you back. Whispered a voice in the back of his mind.
~I woke up it was seven
Waited 'till eleven
Just to figure out that no one would call
I think I got a lot of friends but I don't hear from them
What's another night all alone?
When you're spending everyday on your own
And here it goes~
He sighed, picked up the phone and dialed Yolei's number. Again.
He had dialed it so many times he had it memorized.
He had recently discovered why Yolei had left their group.
Peer pressure. He felt it, as well.
It wasn't the type parents warned you about.
It was the pressure of being in the 'perfect' group.
And now he wanted out. He wanted real friends.
~I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair
Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is
Having more fun then me~
"Hello?" came Yolei's voice over the phone and he felt his hope surge.
"You have reached Yolei's phone. I'm not home right now, here comes the beep you know what to do."
He put the phone down and sighed.
There was no point in leaving a message.
He stood up and went out calling "I'm going for a walk!"
No answer. Ah, well, he hadn't really expected one.
~And maybe when the night is dead, I'll crawl into my bed
Staring at these four walls again
I'll try to think about the last time, I had a good time
Everyone's got somewhere to go
And there gonna leave me here on my own~
His feat took him to the park, where he found Kari and Davis eating ice cream.
"Hey TK!" called Kari, happily.
He nodded and tried to smile, but it didn't come out quite right.
He was always uneasy around the others, these days.
Like he didn't quite fit.
~I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair
Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is
Having more fun then me~
Come to think of it, when was the last time they had all gone somewhere and he had had a good time?
Before Yolei left. Replied that little voice in the back of his mind.
He sighed, mostly because the voice was right.
Luckily, Kari didn't notice, she just continued to chatter away.
He said "um . . . Look, Kari, I have to go. See you later!"
He barely heard Kari's reply because he was questioning himself.
Why did I lie? Why was I uncomfortable in the first place?
Just then he heard a familiar voice say, "I don't care what you think. You thoughts are your, so leave me alone." Instantly his pulse quickened and followed the voice quickly.
He found Yolei talking angrily with Ken.
For a moment he just stopped and looked at her.
She was wearing black ankle boots, a lilac tank top, and loose black jean shorts. With her hair up in a ponytail, he could not make heads nor tails of what clique she belonged in.
Interesting.
"Look, Ichijogi, I like the way I live now. I have no intention of joining you, or your stupid little friends, ever again."
Ken looked as if he had just been slapped.
Then, his look changed to that of anger as he turned and stalked away.
~What the heck is wrong with me
Don't fit in with anybody
How did this happen to me?
Wide awake I'm bored and I can't fall asleep
Cause every night is the worst night ever~
"Yolei?" he called, wishing he had half her courage.
She spun around and stared.
Kari and Davis had been to wrapped up in each other to notice, and Ken had been in too much of a huff, but he should have known she'd notice.
He was currently wearing black pants and a dark blue short-sleeved shirt. Black army boots completed the ensemble.
She looked him over, inch by inch, taking in the fact that he wasn't wearing a hat and the fact that green was no where to be seen.
She lifted an eyebrow. "What happened to you?" she questioned.
"I'm not entirely sure." He responded, surprised he wasn't more nervous.
"Tell me." She ordered, gesturing to a near by park bench.
They sat down, and he did.
He told about the fact that he couldn't seem to have fun, the fact that he wasn't comfortable around his friends, even about the way he had lied to Kari earlier.
When he told her about the latter, she snorted and muttered something about a cheerleader.
"What?" he asked curiously.
"I said she is a frilly cheerleader." She replied.
He didn't know why, but it seemed incredibly funny to him all of a sudden.
He couldn't help himself, he started laughing.
When he calmed down, he expected her to be looking angry. Instead she looked amused.
"You know, you're not so bad." She said with a smile.
"Thanks." He replied, surprised.
Suddenly, she stood up. "Come on. I want to show you something."
He shrugged and followed her.
~I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid~
She led him to a club called wild night (couldn't resist) and walked inside.
He hesitated for a fraction of a second before following.
She led him up to the bar and said "Hey, Anya."
"'Lei, who's your friend?" asked the woman behind the bar.
"This is 'Keru. He's new." She replied.
Sometime when he hadn't been paying attention she had shortened his name. He didn't mind.
"Nice to meet you, 'Keru. What would you two like to drink?"
"Root beer." Responded Yolei.
"Coke." He said.
She nodded and went to get their orders.
Without thinking about it, he tuned into the music blaring from the speakers.
"I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair
Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is
Having more fun then me
I'm all alone tonight
Nobody cares tonight
Cause I'm just a kid tonight."
That was me, a few hours ago. He realized.
He couldn't help but feel that things were going to go uphill from here.
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Rain: well? Review please!
~Blah~ lyrics
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(TK's pov)
He was alone. Again.
Well, everyone else has something to do.
Kari and Davis were one a date, Ken was spending time with his parents, Cody was visiting his aunt-
And Yolei refuses to call you back. Whispered a voice in the back of his mind.
~I woke up it was seven
Waited 'till eleven
Just to figure out that no one would call
I think I got a lot of friends but I don't hear from them
What's another night all alone?
When you're spending everyday on your own
And here it goes~
He sighed, picked up the phone and dialed Yolei's number. Again.
He had dialed it so many times he had it memorized.
He had recently discovered why Yolei had left their group.
Peer pressure. He felt it, as well.
It wasn't the type parents warned you about.
It was the pressure of being in the 'perfect' group.
And now he wanted out. He wanted real friends.
~I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair
Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is
Having more fun then me~
"Hello?" came Yolei's voice over the phone and he felt his hope surge.
"You have reached Yolei's phone. I'm not home right now, here comes the beep you know what to do."
He put the phone down and sighed.
There was no point in leaving a message.
He stood up and went out calling "I'm going for a walk!"
No answer. Ah, well, he hadn't really expected one.
~And maybe when the night is dead, I'll crawl into my bed
Staring at these four walls again
I'll try to think about the last time, I had a good time
Everyone's got somewhere to go
And there gonna leave me here on my own~
His feat took him to the park, where he found Kari and Davis eating ice cream.
"Hey TK!" called Kari, happily.
He nodded and tried to smile, but it didn't come out quite right.
He was always uneasy around the others, these days.
Like he didn't quite fit.
~I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair
Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is
Having more fun then me~
Come to think of it, when was the last time they had all gone somewhere and he had had a good time?
Before Yolei left. Replied that little voice in the back of his mind.
He sighed, mostly because the voice was right.
Luckily, Kari didn't notice, she just continued to chatter away.
He said "um . . . Look, Kari, I have to go. See you later!"
He barely heard Kari's reply because he was questioning himself.
Why did I lie? Why was I uncomfortable in the first place?
Just then he heard a familiar voice say, "I don't care what you think. You thoughts are your, so leave me alone." Instantly his pulse quickened and followed the voice quickly.
He found Yolei talking angrily with Ken.
For a moment he just stopped and looked at her.
She was wearing black ankle boots, a lilac tank top, and loose black jean shorts. With her hair up in a ponytail, he could not make heads nor tails of what clique she belonged in.
Interesting.
"Look, Ichijogi, I like the way I live now. I have no intention of joining you, or your stupid little friends, ever again."
Ken looked as if he had just been slapped.
Then, his look changed to that of anger as he turned and stalked away.
~What the heck is wrong with me
Don't fit in with anybody
How did this happen to me?
Wide awake I'm bored and I can't fall asleep
Cause every night is the worst night ever~
"Yolei?" he called, wishing he had half her courage.
She spun around and stared.
Kari and Davis had been to wrapped up in each other to notice, and Ken had been in too much of a huff, but he should have known she'd notice.
He was currently wearing black pants and a dark blue short-sleeved shirt. Black army boots completed the ensemble.
She looked him over, inch by inch, taking in the fact that he wasn't wearing a hat and the fact that green was no where to be seen.
She lifted an eyebrow. "What happened to you?" she questioned.
"I'm not entirely sure." He responded, surprised he wasn't more nervous.
"Tell me." She ordered, gesturing to a near by park bench.
They sat down, and he did.
He told about the fact that he couldn't seem to have fun, the fact that he wasn't comfortable around his friends, even about the way he had lied to Kari earlier.
When he told her about the latter, she snorted and muttered something about a cheerleader.
"What?" he asked curiously.
"I said she is a frilly cheerleader." She replied.
He didn't know why, but it seemed incredibly funny to him all of a sudden.
He couldn't help himself, he started laughing.
When he calmed down, he expected her to be looking angry. Instead she looked amused.
"You know, you're not so bad." She said with a smile.
"Thanks." He replied, surprised.
Suddenly, she stood up. "Come on. I want to show you something."
He shrugged and followed her.
~I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid~
She led him to a club called wild night (couldn't resist) and walked inside.
He hesitated for a fraction of a second before following.
She led him up to the bar and said "Hey, Anya."
"'Lei, who's your friend?" asked the woman behind the bar.
"This is 'Keru. He's new." She replied.
Sometime when he hadn't been paying attention she had shortened his name. He didn't mind.
"Nice to meet you, 'Keru. What would you two like to drink?"
"Root beer." Responded Yolei.
"Coke." He said.
She nodded and went to get their orders.
Without thinking about it, he tuned into the music blaring from the speakers.
"I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair
Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is
Having more fun then me
I'm all alone tonight
Nobody cares tonight
Cause I'm just a kid tonight."
That was me, a few hours ago. He realized.
He couldn't help but feel that things were going to go uphill from here.
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