Okay, everyone, this chapter's a bit angsty, so beware. Also it's a little
shorter than I thought it was, but oh well, the next few chapters are
longer. Oops, I shouldn't have said that. =^^= Thankies to reviewers and
enjoy.
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When Kurry got home, her parents were already eating. Kurry plopped down in her seat, apologising, 'Sorry, sorry, lost track of the time.'
Her father asked, 'Where have you been disappearing to every afternoon?'
'I've been hanging out with my friends at their houses,' Kurry reassured him. 'There's so many of us we all take turns.'
'You mean there's MORE than who was here the other day?' Kurry's mom exclaimed. Kurry nodded. 'Yep, there's also Yugi and Seto and Joey and Mai,' she said, counting off on her fingers. 'Oh, and Kitty now.'
'Who's Kitty?'
'Oh she's my friend from...' Kurry began, then broke off suddenly. Her parents waited expectantly. They didn't expect what she said next.
'You're not my real parents are you?'
They gaped at her, shocked, then sent significant glances across the table at one another.
'Oh, it's alright. I'm not upset or anything. And I know who I am now, so don't worry,' Kurry hastened to reassure them.
'Then...then you know that you were given to us 13 years ago by the hospital?' asked her father.
'Uh...well, no, I don't know details. I just know you can't be my real parents.'
Mrs. Kurishi sighed and sat back from her meal. 'I suppose if she knows, David, we might as well fill her in.' Her husband nodded and Mrs. Kurishi turned to Kurry.
'Now, before I say anything, we are your real parents, in that we love you and would do what's best for you, alright?' Kurry nodded. Her mom continued. 'We were given you by the hospital 13 years ago. You were already about a year old. The nurse said you were found in a dumpster, wrapped in a blanket. The name on the corner of the blanket said, "Kurry." So that's what we named you. Beyond that, I'm afraid we have no idea who your real parents are. I'm sorry.'
Kurry nodded absently, but she was thinking hard. 'They must be angels,' she muttered to herself.
Her father overheard. 'That's...entirely a possibility, my dear.'
Kurry blinked. 'Oh, no, I don't mean that they're dead. I mean, they must be angels. Up in Kiramina,' she explained.
Her parents looked confused. 'You've been taking your Religion classes too seriously again, haven't you?' her father reprimanded sternly.
'No, no, I mean, I'm an angel too. See?' And Kurry got up from the table and released her wings.
Their reactions were not what she expected. 'Oh my God!' cried her mother as both leaped up and backed away.
'Ma? Don't be afraid. This is who I really am,' Kurry smiled. But her parents wouldn't hear it. Her father shielded her mother from view. 'Back off you. Back off!!' he shouted, as though Kurry was advancing on them.
'What? But you just said...?'
'Get out of my house.'
Kurry was aghast. 'But...why?'
'Just get out!'
Kurry folded her wings. 'Fine!' she shouted, anger beginning to rise. 'I can see what great people you are!' With that, she bolted up to her room.
Grabbing a duffel bag, she threw all her favourite things into it and zipped it up. Snatching her warmest coat from her closet and gathering her money, purse, backpack with her school stuff in it and the duffel bag, Kurry took one last glance around her room before scooping up all her now- worldly possessions and shutting the door carefully behind her. Her parents had locked themselves in the bathroom. Kurry left her key on the mantle and went out, slamming the front door on the way. At the end of her former driveway, she turned and looked back at the house. Her inner strength, fired by her anger and hurt, caused her to become strong and she stalked off without a second glance.
Darkness had fallen. Kurry wandered around for a bit, trying to figure out where she could go. She was nervous about going back to Seto's; he'd already taken Kitty in for her. But she really didn't see any other options. Steeling herself, she headed off in that direction.
Fortunately, the others were still there. Malik opened the door to see a forlorn looking Kurry standing on the doorstep.
'Holy Ra Kurry! What happened?' he asked, flabbergasted. Kurry looked past him into the warmth. 'Can I come in?'
'Of course! Are you alright?' he exclaimed, helping her in. She was tight-lipped, however, until they got into the room where everyone else was. Then she broke down.
'It was h-horrible!' Kurry sobbed. 'I sh-showed them my wings and they freaked! Right after they said they were still my parents!'
Kitty hugged Kurry. 'Shhhh, it's okay. You can stay with us now. It's better this way.'
'B-but Seto was already nice enough to take you in for me....I c- can't ask him to...'
'Nonsense,' Seto cut her off. 'Of course you can stay. And we're still having that sleepover tomorrow,' he added. The others nodded. Kurry hiccupped, then smiled a little. 'Thanks you guys. Y'all are great friends, you know that?' Everyone smiled back at her.
'Maybe we should go,' Malik sighed. Most of everybody got up and stretched.
'Thanks for dinner Seto.'
'Hope you feel better after a good night's sleep, Kurry.'
'See you at school tomorrow.'
The others filed out, pulling on coats as they went. Malik was the last one. He looked undecided for a sec, then turned and caught Kurry in a hug. They stood like that for a minute, then broke off.
'I'm sorry,' said Malik quietly, staring at his feet.
Kurry smiled weakly. 'Thanks mate. I needed that.' Malik went like this: ^___^ and then his sister honked outside. O___O!! 'Wait for me!' he hollered and dashed out the door, waving over his shoulder as he went. Kurry giggled and shut the door behind him.
Later on, Kurry and Kitty crawled into bed in the room that Seto had given them. It had two twin beds and two dressers and a closet, plus two bedstands and a table. (The bathroom was just around the corner.) Kurry snuggled up under the duvet, and sighed deeply. She was exhausted.
Kitty crawled in too. 'Ooo, ahh, yeowch,' she winced with each movement. Kurry raised her head. 'You alright?'
'Yeah, I've had worse. Your rosebushes hurt though,' Kitty grimaced with her eyes closed. Kurry giggled a little. 'Sorries.'
The two girls faced each other, talking across the gap between their beds.
'I can't believe it though. My own parents! But I suppose I can't really blame them. I was wigged out too,' Kurry said dejectedly.
'No!' Kitty sat up fiercely. 'No, do NOT think like that! You're an angel from Kiramina! You're cool, man! Not weird! So don't say that again!' She glared at Kurry, who winced. 'Okay, sorry.'
Kitty lay back down. After a moment of silence, she added, 'Sides, if anyone's weird it's me.'
Kurry blinked sleepily. 'Naw, mate, you're cool too. And,' she yawned, 'I think Ryou likes cool cat demons.'
Kitty blushed. 'Yeah? Er, I mean, no.'
Kurry was almost asleep. 'Yeah, he does. You can totally tell.'
'Well, Malik likes you, I'll tell you that much.'
When she got no response, Kitty glanced over at Kurry. She was dead to the world. Kitty grinned a bit, rolled over and went to sleep.
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When Kurry got home, her parents were already eating. Kurry plopped down in her seat, apologising, 'Sorry, sorry, lost track of the time.'
Her father asked, 'Where have you been disappearing to every afternoon?'
'I've been hanging out with my friends at their houses,' Kurry reassured him. 'There's so many of us we all take turns.'
'You mean there's MORE than who was here the other day?' Kurry's mom exclaimed. Kurry nodded. 'Yep, there's also Yugi and Seto and Joey and Mai,' she said, counting off on her fingers. 'Oh, and Kitty now.'
'Who's Kitty?'
'Oh she's my friend from...' Kurry began, then broke off suddenly. Her parents waited expectantly. They didn't expect what she said next.
'You're not my real parents are you?'
They gaped at her, shocked, then sent significant glances across the table at one another.
'Oh, it's alright. I'm not upset or anything. And I know who I am now, so don't worry,' Kurry hastened to reassure them.
'Then...then you know that you were given to us 13 years ago by the hospital?' asked her father.
'Uh...well, no, I don't know details. I just know you can't be my real parents.'
Mrs. Kurishi sighed and sat back from her meal. 'I suppose if she knows, David, we might as well fill her in.' Her husband nodded and Mrs. Kurishi turned to Kurry.
'Now, before I say anything, we are your real parents, in that we love you and would do what's best for you, alright?' Kurry nodded. Her mom continued. 'We were given you by the hospital 13 years ago. You were already about a year old. The nurse said you were found in a dumpster, wrapped in a blanket. The name on the corner of the blanket said, "Kurry." So that's what we named you. Beyond that, I'm afraid we have no idea who your real parents are. I'm sorry.'
Kurry nodded absently, but she was thinking hard. 'They must be angels,' she muttered to herself.
Her father overheard. 'That's...entirely a possibility, my dear.'
Kurry blinked. 'Oh, no, I don't mean that they're dead. I mean, they must be angels. Up in Kiramina,' she explained.
Her parents looked confused. 'You've been taking your Religion classes too seriously again, haven't you?' her father reprimanded sternly.
'No, no, I mean, I'm an angel too. See?' And Kurry got up from the table and released her wings.
Their reactions were not what she expected. 'Oh my God!' cried her mother as both leaped up and backed away.
'Ma? Don't be afraid. This is who I really am,' Kurry smiled. But her parents wouldn't hear it. Her father shielded her mother from view. 'Back off you. Back off!!' he shouted, as though Kurry was advancing on them.
'What? But you just said...?'
'Get out of my house.'
Kurry was aghast. 'But...why?'
'Just get out!'
Kurry folded her wings. 'Fine!' she shouted, anger beginning to rise. 'I can see what great people you are!' With that, she bolted up to her room.
Grabbing a duffel bag, she threw all her favourite things into it and zipped it up. Snatching her warmest coat from her closet and gathering her money, purse, backpack with her school stuff in it and the duffel bag, Kurry took one last glance around her room before scooping up all her now- worldly possessions and shutting the door carefully behind her. Her parents had locked themselves in the bathroom. Kurry left her key on the mantle and went out, slamming the front door on the way. At the end of her former driveway, she turned and looked back at the house. Her inner strength, fired by her anger and hurt, caused her to become strong and she stalked off without a second glance.
Darkness had fallen. Kurry wandered around for a bit, trying to figure out where she could go. She was nervous about going back to Seto's; he'd already taken Kitty in for her. But she really didn't see any other options. Steeling herself, she headed off in that direction.
Fortunately, the others were still there. Malik opened the door to see a forlorn looking Kurry standing on the doorstep.
'Holy Ra Kurry! What happened?' he asked, flabbergasted. Kurry looked past him into the warmth. 'Can I come in?'
'Of course! Are you alright?' he exclaimed, helping her in. She was tight-lipped, however, until they got into the room where everyone else was. Then she broke down.
'It was h-horrible!' Kurry sobbed. 'I sh-showed them my wings and they freaked! Right after they said they were still my parents!'
Kitty hugged Kurry. 'Shhhh, it's okay. You can stay with us now. It's better this way.'
'B-but Seto was already nice enough to take you in for me....I c- can't ask him to...'
'Nonsense,' Seto cut her off. 'Of course you can stay. And we're still having that sleepover tomorrow,' he added. The others nodded. Kurry hiccupped, then smiled a little. 'Thanks you guys. Y'all are great friends, you know that?' Everyone smiled back at her.
'Maybe we should go,' Malik sighed. Most of everybody got up and stretched.
'Thanks for dinner Seto.'
'Hope you feel better after a good night's sleep, Kurry.'
'See you at school tomorrow.'
The others filed out, pulling on coats as they went. Malik was the last one. He looked undecided for a sec, then turned and caught Kurry in a hug. They stood like that for a minute, then broke off.
'I'm sorry,' said Malik quietly, staring at his feet.
Kurry smiled weakly. 'Thanks mate. I needed that.' Malik went like this: ^___^ and then his sister honked outside. O___O!! 'Wait for me!' he hollered and dashed out the door, waving over his shoulder as he went. Kurry giggled and shut the door behind him.
Later on, Kurry and Kitty crawled into bed in the room that Seto had given them. It had two twin beds and two dressers and a closet, plus two bedstands and a table. (The bathroom was just around the corner.) Kurry snuggled up under the duvet, and sighed deeply. She was exhausted.
Kitty crawled in too. 'Ooo, ahh, yeowch,' she winced with each movement. Kurry raised her head. 'You alright?'
'Yeah, I've had worse. Your rosebushes hurt though,' Kitty grimaced with her eyes closed. Kurry giggled a little. 'Sorries.'
The two girls faced each other, talking across the gap between their beds.
'I can't believe it though. My own parents! But I suppose I can't really blame them. I was wigged out too,' Kurry said dejectedly.
'No!' Kitty sat up fiercely. 'No, do NOT think like that! You're an angel from Kiramina! You're cool, man! Not weird! So don't say that again!' She glared at Kurry, who winced. 'Okay, sorry.'
Kitty lay back down. After a moment of silence, she added, 'Sides, if anyone's weird it's me.'
Kurry blinked sleepily. 'Naw, mate, you're cool too. And,' she yawned, 'I think Ryou likes cool cat demons.'
Kitty blushed. 'Yeah? Er, I mean, no.'
Kurry was almost asleep. 'Yeah, he does. You can totally tell.'
'Well, Malik likes you, I'll tell you that much.'
When she got no response, Kitty glanced over at Kurry. She was dead to the world. Kitty grinned a bit, rolled over and went to sleep.