Author: Kisakino Ookami
Title: To Be Loved
Chapter Three: Run Away
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything in VPM.
Summary: A girl runs away from home, wishing only to be truly happy. To be loved. But sometimes, happiness cannot be found in this world . . . Only in the fantasy one . . .
Other: Read and review! And no flames, please!
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*~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diary Entry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Dear Diary,
I'm so cold. How stupid of me to run away during the autumn months . . .
I'm tired. So tired . . .
I'll freeze to death if I have to keep living like this.
What does it matter, anyway? I would have died even sooner if I had stayed.
Mom.
Why did you have to leave me?
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flashback ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Her dad was sitting on the couch watching the television, lazily flipping through the channels.
" - The weather today will be in the high 40's - "
" - have been spreading throughout Kyoto's - "
" - Hello. This is Kaori Ayumi, reporting to you live from - "
" - Hahahahahaha - "
He finally turned off the television with a purposeful "click" from the remote in his hand. An empty beer bottle lay in his other one.
To Hikari, it was one of his good days.
"Father?"
"What is it, Hikari?" her dad said in a strangely sober voice.
That was a good sign. He remembered her name. "Where . . . Where's mom?"
Her father sighed. "Hikari . . . We have to talk."
That did not sound good at all. "Yes?"
"Come sit down."
"All right." She sat on the edge of the couch, sitting as far away from him as possible without offending him.
"Your mother . . ." He settled himself more comfortably on the sofa. "Your mother . . . She's . . . gone . . ."
"'Gone'? What do you mean 'gone'?"
"She won't be coming back. She's . . . She went to live with your grandparents."
That didn't make any sense. Grandpa and Grandma were dead. So, a bit desperately, she inquired, "So you mean she ran away?"
Her father sighed a bit irritably. Then, just to humor her, he added, "Yes, Hikari, she ran away. And she's not coming back."
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diary Entry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
I cried so much that night. When I woke up the next morning, my pillow was damp.
I miss you so much, Mom.
I know Dad wanted me to forget you. I think that's because he wanted to forget, too. That's probably why he's been dating all these women since you left us. But none of then can compare to you. Not even close.
I think Dad knows that, too.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flashback ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
"Hikari, I'm going out tonight!"
"Okay!"
"Come down! I want you to meet her!"
Hikari took her time walking down the stairs. When she got to the living room, she stopped, staring.
This woman was actually pretty. No wonder her father wanted her. But then -
"Hello, Hiko." Her voice sounded sickeningly sweet, like those candies that are so sugar-packed, they make you want to throw up.
"It's Hikari."
"Yes, of course, Hikari. My name is Momoe. It's so nice to meet you!" She clutched Hikari to herself tightly and gave the girl a hug. Momoe smelled like cigarette smoke and dead roses and rotten eggs. It was all Hikari could do to keep from gagging.
When she finally pulled away, she glanced at her father, then back to Momoe. Father. Momoe. Father. Momoe.
She was tired of this. All the women that her father dated, they were all boring and uninteresting. She hated this. She hated, hated, hated it. How dare her father use her like this, to win over the females with his phony "family man" attitude! So she decided to get revenge. She knew she would pay sooner or later, but she didn't care at all. Not one stinking cigarette- dead-rose-rotten-eggs bit.
Hikari took a deep breath and answered, "So are you my dad's forty-seventh or seventy-fourth?"
Her father and his latest date just stared, unbelieving.
There. She had them. So Hikari decided to use one of the words her father had used against her in one of his drunken beatings. "Oh, sorry, I mean which _whore_ are you? It's gets really confusing after the first thirty or so."
*~~~~~~~~~~~ End of Flashback ~~~~~~~~~~~*
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So what do you think of Hikari? What about her father and Momoe?
Read and review! And no flames, please!
Quote of the Day: No matter what you do, where you go, or how many times you change your name . . . Your parents will always find you. Then, they'll make you clean your room.
Title: To Be Loved
Chapter Three: Run Away
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything in VPM.
Summary: A girl runs away from home, wishing only to be truly happy. To be loved. But sometimes, happiness cannot be found in this world . . . Only in the fantasy one . . .
Other: Read and review! And no flames, please!
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diary Entry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Dear Diary,
I'm so cold. How stupid of me to run away during the autumn months . . .
I'm tired. So tired . . .
I'll freeze to death if I have to keep living like this.
What does it matter, anyway? I would have died even sooner if I had stayed.
Mom.
Why did you have to leave me?
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flashback ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Her dad was sitting on the couch watching the television, lazily flipping through the channels.
" - The weather today will be in the high 40's - "
" - have been spreading throughout Kyoto's - "
" - Hello. This is Kaori Ayumi, reporting to you live from - "
" - Hahahahahaha - "
He finally turned off the television with a purposeful "click" from the remote in his hand. An empty beer bottle lay in his other one.
To Hikari, it was one of his good days.
"Father?"
"What is it, Hikari?" her dad said in a strangely sober voice.
That was a good sign. He remembered her name. "Where . . . Where's mom?"
Her father sighed. "Hikari . . . We have to talk."
That did not sound good at all. "Yes?"
"Come sit down."
"All right." She sat on the edge of the couch, sitting as far away from him as possible without offending him.
"Your mother . . ." He settled himself more comfortably on the sofa. "Your mother . . . She's . . . gone . . ."
"'Gone'? What do you mean 'gone'?"
"She won't be coming back. She's . . . She went to live with your grandparents."
That didn't make any sense. Grandpa and Grandma were dead. So, a bit desperately, she inquired, "So you mean she ran away?"
Her father sighed a bit irritably. Then, just to humor her, he added, "Yes, Hikari, she ran away. And she's not coming back."
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diary Entry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
I cried so much that night. When I woke up the next morning, my pillow was damp.
I miss you so much, Mom.
I know Dad wanted me to forget you. I think that's because he wanted to forget, too. That's probably why he's been dating all these women since you left us. But none of then can compare to you. Not even close.
I think Dad knows that, too.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flashback ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
"Hikari, I'm going out tonight!"
"Okay!"
"Come down! I want you to meet her!"
Hikari took her time walking down the stairs. When she got to the living room, she stopped, staring.
This woman was actually pretty. No wonder her father wanted her. But then -
"Hello, Hiko." Her voice sounded sickeningly sweet, like those candies that are so sugar-packed, they make you want to throw up.
"It's Hikari."
"Yes, of course, Hikari. My name is Momoe. It's so nice to meet you!" She clutched Hikari to herself tightly and gave the girl a hug. Momoe smelled like cigarette smoke and dead roses and rotten eggs. It was all Hikari could do to keep from gagging.
When she finally pulled away, she glanced at her father, then back to Momoe. Father. Momoe. Father. Momoe.
She was tired of this. All the women that her father dated, they were all boring and uninteresting. She hated this. She hated, hated, hated it. How dare her father use her like this, to win over the females with his phony "family man" attitude! So she decided to get revenge. She knew she would pay sooner or later, but she didn't care at all. Not one stinking cigarette- dead-rose-rotten-eggs bit.
Hikari took a deep breath and answered, "So are you my dad's forty-seventh or seventy-fourth?"
Her father and his latest date just stared, unbelieving.
There. She had them. So Hikari decided to use one of the words her father had used against her in one of his drunken beatings. "Oh, sorry, I mean which _whore_ are you? It's gets really confusing after the first thirty or so."
*~~~~~~~~~~~ End of Flashback ~~~~~~~~~~~*
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
So what do you think of Hikari? What about her father and Momoe?
Read and review! And no flames, please!
Quote of the Day: No matter what you do, where you go, or how many times you change your name . . . Your parents will always find you. Then, they'll make you clean your room.