Who is He?
Disclaimer: No I don't own Digimon. I'd like to think that but I don't! ¤____~
Warning: There is lots of Junpei bashing in my story so don't come complaining to me that Junpei is cool and I shouldn't treat him like that. I've gotten a few e-mails DEMANDING that I change the way Junpei acts in my story! But what's there to change? I mean the guy's a complete moron and I'm just using his true character. =P Yes all you Junpei fans might say I'm mean but I really don't care. I'm writing this story for kouji+izumi fans and junpei haters. To put it simple, don't read this fic if you have a problem with junpei bashing!!! Thank you! =)
Chapter 5 Summary:
Izumi has a new friend named Rei. Rei likes Kouji. Kouji doesn't. Izumi finds cuts on Kouji's leg and becomes worried and suspicious. Izumi of Kouji follows him to his house. What she sees disturbs her. Story continues from there.
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Izumi climbed over the fence that lead to the backyard (she stumbled a few times and cut herself.) and then scanned the house from the backyard. She then noticed two figures through a dark see-through curtain in a window. She watched them. One of them was Kouji but she couldn't make out the other one, though she did recognize the second figure to be that of a man. Kouji and the man were standing still and just looking at each other.
"They're probably talking…I wish I knew what they were saying though…" Izumi said straining to see better. She scrambled up a tree that was in front of the window and watched, camouflaged. Kouji then pulled his backpack off and took what looked like to be a piece of paper. He then handed it to the man and the man took it from him aggressively.
"Hmmmm…" Izumi said. "Maybe that's Koujis dad." The man stared at the paper for a long time and then pointed at something on the paper. Kouji looked at what the man was pointing at and then suddenly the man made a grab for Kouji but Kouji jumped back. The man strided toward Kouji and grabbed him by the ear.
Izumi gasped, shocked.
"Kouji was holding onto the man's arm with both hands trying to make the man let go. Then suddenly the man punched Kouji in the stomach and Izumi could actually hear Kouji yell a bit before dropping to the ground. Izumi couldn't see Kouji anymore since he was on the ground but she could see the man kicking at something, which was probably Kouji.
"What in the hell is going on!" Izumi yelled. She wanted to shout for the man to stop and leave Kouji alone. She pulled a small branch off the tree she was on and threw it at the window. It hit hard against the window and Izumi then suddenly realized that she might get caught for trespassing. The man stopped kicking Kouji and then walked towards the window.
She was so startled of being caught that she fell off the tree but she pulled herself up and sneaked away to the other side of the house.
Izumi caught the next bus home. She had a lot to think about. "Poor Kouji…" she said quietly to herself. "Oh shit."
"If that was Kouji's dad…then he's being abused at home.." Izumi said to herself. "I have to tell the police! But…why hasn't Kouji told anyone about this? Maybe this is why he's so cold."
Izumi came to her stop and got off the bus. She was pondering about Kouji's situation when she heard something behind her. She turned around to see Amari.
Izumi stared hard at Amari. "I don't have time for this Amari." Izumi said.
"Humph!" Amari said before walking off. Amari looked a little scared to see Izumi and was walking away fast.
"She must be afraid to face me now since her body guards aren't around." Izumi thought smiling to herself. "She's really weak without them…"
Izumi went inside her house to find her mother sitting crossed legged on the living room floor, meditating. "Hey mom." Izumi said as she walked into the living room.
"Izumi, my child…..take off the weights which are tied to you feet and free your soul and mind…hmm…" her mother chorused.
"Umm?…oh you mean the shoes? Okay." She took off her shoes and sat down beside her mother on the ground. "Mom…"
"My ears shut out everything you will say unless you assume the position…hm…" her mother interrupted.
Izumi crossed her legs the way her mother did and then closed her eyes.
"Now you may speak..hm..." Her mother said.
"Mom…there's this…guy…on TV. and he has a problem…and this other person knows about it…what should this other person do?"
"Be more clear my child..hmm…"
"Well…I can't get any clearer than that."
"How serious is this problem?…hmm"
"VERY serious… but I don't think I shou- I mean..the other person get involved.."
Izumi's mother opened her eyes and stretched out her legs. "Izumi if this person you're talking about can get seriously injured with this…PrObLeM then you..I mean the other guy should tell someone."
"…Mom?" Izumi began.
"Yes Izumi I've figured that you're not talking about a TV show. Now I want you to sit here and meditate on the PrObLeM…and remember…you can always tell me if you're having any PrObLeMs…I'm your mother but most importantly I used to be a girl too..so I know what you're going through." Her mom said.
"No..I don't think you've ever gone through something like this…"
"Izumi…us girls have and will all go through this PrObLeM that you're facing…" her mom said.
"Mom…what are you saying? Are we talking about the same thing here?"
"Why don't you tell me…"her mom said mysteriously as she walked off. "Meditate Izumi!"
Izumi closed her eyes.
Okay…first of all this is a serious problem…but maybe I was just seeing things since the curtains were in my way sorta…umm…and maybe that cut Kouji had was like from a bike riding accident or something! Oh shit! What am I supposed to do? Kouji's smart! If that were happening to him then he'd tell the police…right? This is really complicating…maybe I should tell mom…no…she's kinda out of it right now…maybe…I should talk to Kouji..NO! that's stupid!…but it's worth a try right?
Izumi opened her eyes.
"I guess I should just talk to him…"
~~**~~
The next day at school!
Izumi walked into the schoolyard. She was looking for someone.
This was important.
She saw Kouji walking into the yard. He was walking in her direction.
It was time!
He was getting closer.
This was the day that she'd confront Kouji!
Kouji was right in front of her now.
She wasn't gonna let anything stop her! She was not going to back down!
Kouji was now right behind her heading for the school.
"Ohh…Izumi! You were supposed to talk to him! You're such a chicken!" She bowed her head in humiliation.
"Izzuuumiiii!" Rei said as she hugged her.
"Ah! Oh umm hey Rei!" Izumi said kinda startled.
"Huh? You don't seem too happy to see me!! Oh…Izumi you hate me don't you!!??!! I knew it!"
"Rei!…" Izumi began.
"Oh I knew this day would come!"
"Rei..!"
"Oh Izumi I thought we were friends! But you hate me! And I know why! It's because I'm a horrible person!"
"Rei!"
"Ohh….I'm such a horrible person!!" Rei wailed
"Rei! Calm down! I was just startled that's all!" Izumi said.
"Oh! Okay then!" Rei said happily.
**RING, RING, RING!**
Izumi and Rei went into the classroom. They were surprised to see their principal there instead of Ms. Akito.
"I wonder where Ms. Akito is." Izumi said as she took her seat.
"Haven't you heard?" Kazu asked from behind her.
"What?" Izumi asked curious.
"Ms. Akito got into a fist fight with Mrs. Milady and broke Mrs. Milady's arm!" Kazu said
"What!??! Why? Isn't Mrs. Milady the school secretary?"
"Yea. They got into a fight over coffee. Ms. Akito bumped into Mrs. Milady and then Mrs. Milady who was holding a cup of coffee in her hands spilt it all over Ms. Akito's shirt and then Ms. Akito got angry. Mrs. Milady apologized but Ms. Akito said a few rude things to her and then Mrs. Milady said that she didn't have to listen to Ms. Akito and was leaving when Ms. Akito grabbed her and then punched her. And then they fought. So now Mr. Jujo (the principal) told them to take a few days off to cool themselves down." Kazu said and then took a breath.
"Wow…Ms. Akito is violent." Izumi said.
"So is Mr. Jujo gonna be our new teacher until Ms. Akito comes back?" Junpei said.
"No. They'll probably get a replacement teacher but it won't be Mr. Jujo." Kazu said.
"Why not?" Junpei asked.
"Because Mr. Jujo is always busy at the golf course in Cappuccino Park." Kouji told him.
"Honestly Junpei! Don't you know that principals are never at school? They only show up if thing like this happen! Otherwise they'll be at the golf course in Cappuccino Park." Izumi said.
"Oh." Junpei said.
"Junpei you need to keep up!" Kazu said.
"Oh sorry." Junpei said. "I'll try to keep up next time."
Junpei then started laughing.
"Class!" Me. Jujo said.
Everyone stopped what he or she was doing to listen to Mr. Jujo.
"I'm sure that most of you have already heard that Ms. Akito is…taking a little break because of…" Mr. Jujo began.
"Because she broke Mrs. Milady's arm right sir?" Kazu said.
"Correct…young man…" Mr. Jujo said.
"Kazu sir." Kazu said.
"Yes well that's nice. Anyways she won't be back until she agrees that she was very rude to Mrs. Milady. So while she's not here I have found a teacher to replace her. Come in Mr. Tetsuya." Mr. Jujo said.
A young man walked into class. He was tall, had short dark brown hair and was very handsome. He smiled at the class.
Izumi and every other girl's jaw in the class dropped open. Izumi could hear some girls giggling and remarking that he was very cute!
"Wow he's cute." Junpei remarked to Kouji, who just looked at Junpei in a disgusted sort of way.
"I'll leave Mr. Tetsuya with you now. Treat him with respect." Mr. Jujo said to the class. "And Mr. Tetsuya I hope you have a great time here. I'm sorry that I can't be here today…but I have a very urgent meeting with some…"
"I understand Mr. Jujo." Said Mr. Tetsuya. "Thank you."
Mr. Jujo left.
"Well I guess he's off to the golf course, eh class?" Mr. Tetsuya said smiling.
The whole class just stared at Mr. Tetsuya.
Mr. Tetsuya walked to his new desk and then wrote his name on the board. "My name is Mr. Tetsuya. It's pronounced tet-sue-yah."
He turned around and faced the class. "Any questions?"
Rei raised her hand up.
"Yes…uhh?" Mr. Tetsuya said.
"Rei. Kenryoki Rei." She said.
"Thank you." He said and then beamed her a smile, which made her blush deeply. "What was it you wanted to ask?"
"Uhh…ask?…who…where am I?" Rei said dreamily.
Izumi cleared her throat and Rei came back into reality.
The whole class laughed. Mr. Tetsuya laughed too.
"Oh! Umm I wanted to ask you…if you were married…" she said.
Some boys started laughing but all the girls silenced them with angry looks. It seemed that they wanted to know the answer to that question too.
Mr. Tetsuya laughed. "No. I'm not. I haven't met that special person yet."
The girls were suddenly smiling as if they were little children who had been promised candy everyday.
"Well Ms. Akito hasn't left any lesson plans…so I guess we'll just have to make our own plans." Mr. Tetsuya said. "What do you say we start off we geography?"
"Awww…" the class moaned.
"Oh come on. It'll be fun just wait and see." Mr. Tetsuya said. "We'll go outside today and experience geography for ourselves. Why don't we go to Cappuccino Park."
"YES!" all the girls shouted. Everyone knew that Cappuccino Park was usually where all the couples met.
"Alright…then…" Mr. Tetsuya said. "Oh and before I forget! I'd like you all to call me by my first name Tasuki. I hate being called Mr. Tetsuya…it makes me seem old…"
****~~~***
Izumi and Rei walked to Cappuccino Park together.
"OH IZUMI! Isn't he great! He's so kind and handsome. And wonderful, and has great eyes and handsome and smart and funny and handsome." Rei said.
"Oh and you can't forget handsome!" Izumi put in.
"You girls disgust me!" Kazu said.
"Why is it because you're jealous that Tasuki is getting all the attention?" Rei asked.
"Tasuki? You're actually calling him by his first name?" Kazu said.
"Well why not? Since I will be marrying him soon." Rei said dreamily. "Oh Izumi! You have to be my bridesmaid!"
"I can't take this anymore! Where's Kouji? I need to be around someone silent who won't be talking about Mr. Tetsuya all the time!"
Kazu looked around for Kouji then gasped and moaned to see Kouji walking right beside Mr. Tetsuya.
"Kouji how could you??!!! You're sucking up to him!!" Kazu cried as he raced to Kouji.
"Kouji!" Kazu yelled.
Mr. Tetsuya and Kouji both stopped and turned around and watched Kazu running up to them.
"Kouji…! My best friend in the whole world!" Kazu said innocently. "I wanted to talk to you."
"Not now." Kouji said.
"But it's very important." Kazu said. He kept motioning to Tasuki as he spoke with his eyes.
"About what?" Kouji asked.
"About something very…important!" He looked up at Tasuki. "Mr. Tetsuya you wouldn't mind if I took Kouji away for a while would you?"
Tasuki winced a bit when he heard Kazu refer to him as Mr. Tetsuya. "Sure no problem. And Kazu you don't have to call me Mr. Tetsuya. Just call me Tasuki like everyone else."
"Oh sure whatever you say Mr. Tetsuya." Kazu said as he dragged Kouji away.
"Kouji!" Kazu began. "Are you crazy? I thought you at least wouldn't be acting as if Mr. Tetsuya is the greatest person in the world!!"
Kouji just stared at him.
"What happened to that I'm so cool I don't need anyone attitude?!! Your crazy!" Kazu said.
Kouji just stared at Kazu and then said, "You think I like him?"
"Well don't you?" Kazu asked confused.
"No. I was just asking him what the point of us going outside for a lesson was." Kouji replied.
"Oh…oh..okay then." Kazu said.
"HEY GUYS!" Junpei said out of nowhere. "Isn't Mr. Tetsuya coool??? I think he's the coolest guy in the world! All the girls seem to like him a lot…wait a minute…if all the girls like him then maybe Izumi likes him too…maybe she's fallen in love with him!"
Junpei ran off to Izumi and Rei.
Izumi was about to fall asleep because all Rei was talking about was the way Tasuki smiled.
"…You know Izumi? Don't you think so too? I mean he just has this great smile!" Rei said.
"Umm…yea...okay…" Izumi said yawning. Please…please! Stop talking! Izumi thought to herself.
"IZUMI!" Junpei cried.
"Junpei can't you see that Izumi and I are discussing very important matters??" Rei said angrily.
"Junpei!" Izumi said almost happily.
"Izumi I need to talk to you!" he said.
"No! Izumi and I are-" Rei began.
"SURE! Sure Junpei! Let's talk!" Izumi interrupted. She grabbed Junpei and they hurried away from Rei.
"Iz…Iz..IZUMI!!!!!" Rei yelled. "Hmph! Fine I'll just go talk to myself about him."
~~**~~
"Thanks Junpei!" Izumi said.
"Oh Izumi." Junpei cried as he hugged her.
"Err?" Was Izumi's reply.
"I'm so happy that you didn't fall for him like the other girls!" Junpei said crying.
"Yea…umm sure. Ewww! Getta way from me!" Izumi said and then shuddered.
"Okay Junpei said.
"Oh um Junpei where's Kouji?" she asked him.
"He's with Kazu."
"Typical…"
"Why?"
"Oh I just need to talk to him…"
"IZUMI! Please tell me that you haven't fallen in love with Kouji!!!" Junpei said outraged.
"What?" Izumi coughed. "That's…that's ridiculous!!"
"Oh Izumi!" Junpei cried. "How could you? I'm gonna kill Kouji!"
Junpei then ran off heading towards Kouji.
"Junpeiiiii!" Izumi said turning red then chasing after him.
"Junpei ran to Kouji and Kazu.
"Kouji!" Junpei said.
"What?" Kouji said annoyed.
"How dare you—" he said but wasn't able to finish because Izumi had jumped him and his head was now under Izumi's shoe.
"Ohhhh! Junpei! I was looking everywhere for you!" Izumi said laughing. "Oh silly Junpei."
Kouji and Kazu watched Izumi and then walked away.
"That was close…" Izumi said. "JuNpEi! You moron!"
"No Izumi I won't take this any longer. I'm gonna kill him." Junpei said.
"Junpei just get a life!"
Junpei stared at her and then ran off crying.
"Oh hell…" Izumi said shaking her head.
Izumi watched Kazu and Kouji. She wanted to talk to Kouji without Kazu. She decided to follow them around and talk to Kouji when Kazu left him.
"So as I was saying Kouji…I think that Wing Zero is so much cooler than Sandrock…" Kazu said.
"Hurry up and leave him!" Izumi said glaring at Kazu.
~~~***~~~
15 minutes later.
"So everyone knows that Wing Zero looks way cooler than Sandrock." Kazu said.
Izumi couldn't believe this! They were talking about the same thing for 15 minutes!
"Errr! I got an idea!" She said to herself.
She ran off to find Junpei, who was being attacked by an angry duck. She pulled the duck off Junpei and then told him what to do.
"So don't you think that Wing Zero is capable of so much more than Sandrock?" Kazu was saying
"Kazu! Kazu!" Junpei cried. "You mom was just in a car accident and Tasuki wants you to come to him right away."
"WHAT?" Kazu said worried. He then darted off to find Tasuki.
Junpei skipped off.
Izumi who was sitting on a branch of a tree frowned. "I told Junpei to say that his mother was here early to pick him up…stupid idiot! Now Kazu's all worried…well at least now I can talk to him…Okay so what am I going to say to him?"
Izumi checked to see if Kouji was still there and he was.
"Okay how about…hey Kouji I found out that your dad abuses you…no no…maybe…hi Kouji…isn't it such a nice day? Hey guess what? I found out about what your dad does to you…no no…how am I gonna talk to him?" Izumi leaned against the tree thinking to herself.
Suddenly the branch broke and she fell from the tree.
"Owwwwwww!!!" she said outloud and then covered her mouth with her hands. "Shit! One if Kouji heard?"
"Orimoto…" Kouji said angrily.
"Ahh!" Izumi said and then jumped up. "Heh heh…hi Kouji!"
"Why are you always spying on me?"
"WHAT? How dare you accuse me of something that low!"
"You've been spying on me for the last 15 minutes."
"Huh? How did you—I mean…what are you talking about????"
"You really need to work on your spying skills…" Kouji said amused. "What? Is Junpei not good enough for you anymore? Or maybe you're trying to set me up with that friend of yours…what's her name? Jenny or something?"
"Err! I am not trying to set you up with Je-Jenny I mean REI!!" Izumi said turning deep red with embarrassment and anger. "And I'm not interested in YOU! I just wanted to let you know that I know about that man who abuses you!!"
Izumi turned an even deeper shade of red.
"What?" Kouji asked quietly. He looked shocked.
Izumi looked down as she spoke. "Err…well you see I decided to spy on you and find out where you live and…umm you have a very nice house…anyways I saw a man through you're window umm…beating you…" she said. She looked up to see Kouji watching her angrily.
"Why are you always spying on me?!!!??! It's against the law the stalk someone and you had no right to trespass on other people's property!" Kouji yelled.
"Yea I know!! Gomen Kouji!! But…you have to tell someone about what's happening to you!" Izumi said still red in the face.
"No! Don't tell anyone about this!" Kouji warned.
"But-but…" Izumi began.
Kouji gripped Izumi's shoulders hard and stared at her straight in the face. "This doesn't concern you. Stay out of it."
Izumi winced and Kouji let go.
"Kouji you should tell the police…or maybe you're mother. Doesn't she know about this?" Izumi asked.
"I can't tell the police!" he said angrily but then softened and said, "My mother is dead."
"Oh…I'm sorry…" Izumi said turning red again.
"Kouji, Izumi! Come on! I have to start my geography lesson!" Tasuki said.
Kouji looked at Izumi and then walked towards the others.
"Ohh…What am I going to do!" Izumi said.
When Tasuki finished his lesson on geography they all went back to the school for math.
"Okay what page shall we do?" Tasuki said as he skimmed through the math textbook. "How about page 56 numbers 1 to 10. It's review so I think you can handle it. If you need help come ask me."
The class stared at him in awe.
Tasuki looked at their expressions. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No Tasuki! It's just that Ms. Akito used to give us hundreds of questions for homework and you're, you're only giving us 10!" said a boy named Bob.
"Are you an angel?" A girl named Sally asked.
Some of the people in the class started crying and the other were all talking about how cool Tasuki was.
"Oh stop crying…it's okay!" Tasuki said turning red and laughing at the same time.
"Wow that Ms. Akito was a horrible teacher…" Tasuki muttered to himself. "Poor kids."
Izumi stared up at Kouji who was just staring at his hands.
She wondered what she should do. Kouji would kill her if she told the police but there was no other way…if she didn't tell then Kouji would just keep it to himself. He'd never tell anyone about it. He didn't trust anyone. Even if she did tell the police Kouji would deny it and she'd be in trouble with the police for make false accusations.
**Ring, Ring**
"School's over already! Wow that was a fast day!" Tasuki said. "Alright class dismissed!"
Everyone packed their stuff and ran out of the classroom
Izumi watched Kouji walk out of the class alone.
"Hmm…Poor guy…" Izumi said.
"Poor who?" Rei asked.
"Oh Rei! I didn't see you there!" Izumi said.
"Hehe yea I crept up behind you!" Rei said smiling.
"Oh. Well I gotta get home. Bye." Izumi said.
"Okay! Bye!" Rei said.
~~* At Izumi's house*~~
"Izumi welcome home!" Izumi's mother said panting from the living room.
"Mom? What're you doing?" Izumi asked.
"Aerobics!" her mother said.
"Oh…but I don't think you're doing it right!"
"Why of course I am! Come on give it a try!"
"No haha that's okay." Izumi said running up the stairs.
"Oh come on! Pah! Kids these days!" Izumi's mother said before she went back to her…err…own way of doing aerobics.
~~**That night**~~
Izumi couldn't sleep at all. She kept tossing and turning. She looked at her clock. 10:45 p.m.
She had the strange urge to go for a walk that night. So she crept down the stairs and grabbed her coat.
Suddenly the lights turned on.
"Izumi where do you think you're going?" her mother asked sternly.
"For a walk…" Izumi said.
"Oh. Okay then. Well bundle up." Izumi's mother said before walking back up the stairs.
Izumi stared off at her mother. Other mothers would kill their children but her mother was different. Maybe that was a good thing right now.
Izumi left her house and walked to Cappuccino Park.
She sat down on one of the benches and stared at the stars. Suddenly someone sat beside her. It was Kouji.
"Kouji!" Izumi said surprised.
"I'm surprised to see you here." Kouji said.
"Same to you."
"But I come here every night." Kouji said.
"Oh." Izumi replied. This was strange. Kouji was just sitting there talking to her like a normal person.
"Soo…how was you're day?" Izumi said nervously.
"Orimoto don't try to make light conversation. You're very bad at it." Kouji said staring straight ahead.
"Oh sorry." Izumi said.
There was a long pause and then…
"Izumi is your mother good to you?" Kouji asked quietly not looking at her.
"Well yes!" said Izumi who was kinda surprised with the question.
Kouji looked down.
"My mother died when I was 6." Kouji said.
"I'm…I'm sorry." Izumi said.
"Don't be. She wasn't such a great mother. She left me when I needed her the most." Kouji said bitterly.
"But Kouji you can't blame your mother for dying. I'm sure she would have tried all she could to be there for you if she could have."
"How could that be possible when she killed herself!!" Kouji said angrily still looking down.
Izumi didn't know what to say at this.
"It's all his fault! My stupid father! She killed herself because of him!" Kouji said. "My father was an alcoholic and he was abusive to my mother. He used to go on business trips a lot and those were the days I liked the most…because he wasn't home. My mother and I used to be together all the time and I was always happy around her. But when he came back everything went wrong."
***Flashback***
Me: Okay this is what Kouji is remembering. He's telling Izumi the same thing but I wanted to go into detail for you guys. So this is Kouji when he was six. Okay? Okay!
Kouji woke up and stretched. He rubbed his eyes and got up out of bed. Like the good little boy he was, he brushed his teeth, took a bath and changed his clothes.
Kouji's mother Isao called from downstairs to him while he was changing, "Kouji are you ready yet?"
"Yes mama. Almost." He said slipping his shirt on.
(Awww cute little six-year-old Kouji! Isn't he adorable! ^^ Okay back to the story!)
Kouji ran downstairs and ran up to his mother who was making scrambled eggs and toast for him. He hugged her and she smiled down at him.
"Mama are we still going to go to the park today? You promised we'd go today remember?" Kouji said smiling up at her.
"Of course I remember." Isao said.
"But…you're father is coming home today…so we can't go…I'm sorry Kouji." Isao said staring outside the window.
Little Kouji looked up at his mother. He looked at the scar his mother bore on her right cheek. It was the result of his father's fist and belt. He blinked away tears because when he thought about it he wanted to cry.
"It's okay mama!" Kouji said hugging her tighter. His mother knelt down and hugged her son hard.
"Kouji if I could…prevent this…" Isao began.
"It's okay mama." Kouji repeated again.
Suddenly they heard the sound of the garage door opening and they knew that he was here.
"Kouji. Get your bag and eat up your breakfast quickly. I'll take you to school." Isao said trying to hide her nervousness.
"Yes mama!" Kouji said stuffing the eggs and toast in his mouth. He grabbed his school bag and ran out of the kitchen to get his jacket.
The door opened and a tall man walked in. He saw Kouji running past him to get his jacket but grabbed Kouji before he could go anywhere. He picked Kouji up.
"Where are you off to in such a rush? Huh? I've come home and you don't even say hi!" his father said looking at Kouji.
"Hello father." Kouji said nervously. "How was your trip?"
Isao walked towards them.
"Welcome home Takashi." She said wiping her hands on her apron.
Takashi looked at his wife with disgust. "What's that I smell?"
"Uh...while I was making toast for Kouji…I burnt some toast and the smell must not have gone yet." She said looking at the ground.
"Well don't we have air freshening??!! Isn't that what it's for?!!! Why do you always look down when you talk?!! Can't you look at me in the face and speak!!??!" he said angrily dropping Kouji on the ground.
Kouji winched but knew better than to cry.
"I'm…sorry…" Isao said glancing at him and then looking back down.
Takashi suddenly forced her to look up and then stared at the scar that was on her face.
"Why is that scar still there??!!" Takashi asked angrily.
"You must have hit me too hard that time!" Isao said angrily but bit her tongue hard and mentally yelled at herself.
Takashi stared at her. Isao knew at that very moment that he was definitely angry but all she could think of was that she had to get Kouji to school.
"Kouji come. You have to get to school." Isao said grabbing Kouji's arm.
Takashi was taking of his jacket and walked into the living room. Isao knew that when she came home he would hurt her.
Kouji and Isao left the house. Outside Kouji started crying because his back hurt because of his father dropping him on the ground but also because he knew that his mother would get hurt.
"I hate him mama!" Kouji said crying. "I wish he'd go away! Mama don't go home! Stay at school with me!"
"Kouji." Isao said sweetly. "I'll be fine. Just go to school and do really well. Isn't soccer starting? You have a lot of practicing to do but I know you'll make it." Isao tweaked his nose and kissed her son.
"Mama! Stay with me!" Kouji said crying.
Isao didn't say anything else to him until they got to school.
"I'll see you later. Okay?" Isao said buttoning up his jacket. She wiped her eyes quickly. Kouji hugged her tightly and then ran off into the schoolyard crying. When his friends asked him what was wrong he didn't say anything. He just kept crying.
Isao walked back home and when she entered the house he was there ready for her with his belt. He put down the cigarette he was smoking and gulped down the last of his beer.
Isao walked into the living room. She knew that if she screamed he'd hurt her even more so she kept quiet but silently cried while he whipped her.
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Kouji raced home when school finished and noticed his father pulling out of the driveway. Kouji ran inside his house and ran to his parent's bedroom.
He saw his mother lying on the bed staring at the ceiling. She was silent.
He walked up to her and laid down beside her.
He wrapped his arms around his mother. She started crying when she felt Kouji kiss her cheek.
"Shh…Mama. I'm here now. It's okay." Kouji said soothingly.
"Kouji…" Isao said.
"I'll protect you!" Kouji said fiercely. "I'll never let him hurt you ever again! I'll kill him mama!"
Isao jumped up when she heard him say that. "Kouji don't you ever say things like that! Don't you ever try to take him on! I don't want him to hurt you like he hurts me!"
"Yes mama…"Kouji said.
Isao wiped her tears.
"How was soccer?"
"I made the team…" Kouji said.
"I knew you could." Isao said. "Okay. I think it's time you did your homework."
"Yes mama." Kouji said.
Kouji sat at his little table in the living room doing his homework while his mom was taking a bath.
He had finished all his homework at school and was now just drawing pictures of his family, which was OnLy his mom and him.
He labeled the picture, MY FAMILY in his neat writing.
His mother walked to Kouji who hid the picture from her view. He wanted to give it to her later when he finished colouring it.
"Are you finished your homework already, Kouji?"
"Yes. I finished most of it in class."
His mother laughed. "You're such a smart little guy…and cute too." She sat down beside him and tweaked his nose. She looked over his work and smiled.
"Kouji I'm so proud of you." She said.
"Thank you mama." Kouji said blushing.
"You can watch some TV. now." She said heading into the kitchen.
Kouji turned the television on and watched the 'Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show'.
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8:30 p.m.
"Kouji time to go to sleep." Isao said walking into the living room. She saw Kouji lying on the couch asleep. She picked him up and took him to his room and tucked him into bed. She stared down at her son. He looked so peaceful and happy in his sleep.
"And…it's such a nightmare when you wake up." Isao said. She kept thinking about how she didn't think she could take it anymore. Takashi wasn't always like this. Before she married him he was sweet and gentle but during their honeymoon she found out that he was a horrible person. She couldn't go to the police because he had so many connections and she couldn't run away though she had tried. He had just found her and locked her in the basement for 3 days without food.
She really didn't think she could hold out much longer but she felt so much love for Kouji.
She heard the door open and she knew that he was home. She didn't want him to come upstairs to Kouji's room looking for her so she walked back downstairs.
He was drunk. She could tell by the way he was walking. She tried to help him sit down but he pushed her away hard and she fell on the ground. He kicked her in the ribs a few times and she cried out.
Kouji awoke with a start and could hear his mother and his father. He sat in his bed shaking he was too afraid to move so he laid back down and closed his eyes. He kept muttering that it was just a nightmare to himself.
~~*The next day*~~
Saturday.
Kouji could smell the scrambled eggs his mother was making and got out of bed. He brushed his teeth and changed. He heard his father walking to the bathroom. Kouji stayed in his room until his father left the bathroom to go downstairs.
He heard his father yell, "What are you doing?!!??!"
Kouji slowly walked downstairs.
"What is this huh? What is this?!!" his father was yelling at his mother again.
Kouji heard his mother mutter scrambled eggs.
"Who said I wanted scrambled eggs??!!!!" Takashi said.
"It's…It's Kouji's favorite…" Isao said.
"Do I care?!!! I hate scrambled eggs!!" Takashi said. He saw his father yank his mother's hair and then kick her shin.
"I'm leaving!! I'll find a decent place to eat!!" his father swung his coat on and left the house.
Kouji heard his mother crying again but didn't go to her. He was too shocked.
He heard her hitting herself.
"I should have known he doesn't like eggs!! I'm so stupid!! I'm a horrible mother!! I'm a horrible wife!!" Isao yelled.
She didn't know that Kouji was watching her secretly.
She grabbed the frying pan and tossed the eggs across the kitchen. The frying pan, which was still hot she used to burn herself.
The oil from the frying pan dripped all over her but she didn't care. She was too fed up with her life. She didn't care anymore. She grabbed a match and lit it. Kouji gasped as she let the match burn her. She lit another one and it burnt her too. Soon she was on fire.
Kouji ran into the kitchen and yelled, "MAMA!!! STOP! Mama!! Stop!!"
Isao looked at her son and frowned. She fell to the ground and Kouji screamed and stared crying. He ran out of the house and ran to his neighbor's house. When his neighbor finally got there it was too late. Part of the kitchen was on fire and Isao was already dead.
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Back to the real story
As Kouji told Izumi all this she was crying and he was crying too. Izumi saw Kouji's tears. They just kept coming; they were rolling off his cheeks.
Izumi wiped her eyes and put a hand on Kouji's shoulder. He turned to her and hugged her. Izumi was shocked but she held him.
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Wow I guess we all know why Kouji's like the way he is and why he's so against frying pans. A frying pan was the tool his mother used to kill herself.
What will happen next?? Find out on the next chapter of Who is He?
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