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Chapter 3
Tezuka
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"Sakuno" Tezuka came out of the shadows and knelt down beside her.
"Bu-bucho!" she cried, tears streaming down her cheeks.
He couldn't ask if she was okay, because it was clear that she wasn't. She was crying, she was bruised and parts of her uniform were ripped. He didn't know what to do, and she was crying. He didn't know what to do when girls cried…..he was never around girls!
Finally he just embraced her and held her close to his chest as she sobbed. Suddenly she just went quiet and Tezuka eased her out to look at her. She had passed out.
'What do I do now? I don't know where she lives.' After minutes of pondering he just placed her on his back and took her back to his house. It was unfortunate that his parents and grandfather and left for Okinawa just this morning to attend some family gathering. His mother could have helped him, but he was alone and everything he had to do required so much thought. If it was one of his teammates he could probably throw them on the couch, but this was a girl.
Finally he just tucked her into his bed and covered her with his blanket. He didn't want to leave her side just in case she woke up, so he sat with her until he realised he should notify Ryuzaki sensei.
He called up Echizen.
T: Echizen
E: Buchoo
T: Do you know where Ryuzaki sensei lives
E: Why would I know something like THAT
T: Fine. Do you know where Ryuzaki Sakuno lives
E: They live at the same place buchoo.
T: Fine her number then?
E: What makes you think I know something as trivial as that.
T: You're her classmate
E: No I don't know. Why.
T: Something's happened to Sakuno and she's over at my place now.
E: What?! (silence)…So ask her then
T: She's unconscious. (sighs) Bye.
E: Oi! (gets hung up)
'What should I do' he thought. He looked over his shoulder at the unconscious Sakuno on his bed. There was one other person. Inui. If he and his data didn't have it, no one else would. He dialled Inui's number.
I: Yes
T: Inui.
I: Tezuka.
T: Do you have Ryuzaki sensei's address and phone number
I: I do. Why
T: Just give it. It's an emergency.
I: Interesting I should note this down.
T: Inui!!
I: Hai hai. (He gave over the information)
"Te-..Tezuka senpai" a voice said.
T: Eh Inui I have to go. (He hangs up)
Inui glances at his mobile. That was a girls voice. Tezuka has a girl over there?
He hops on the net and begins his gossip network amongst the team members.
"Ryuzaki." He went and sat by the bed on his desk chair. She had sat up and looked at him for brief moment before lowering her eyes to his patterned quilt.
She was dirty but he didn't care, he only noticed that the tears washed out lines of dirt covering her face, and her hair was dishevelled. He could almost feel her crumbling and screaming inside. He remained silent, which he suspected wasn't that odd to Sakuno, but he couldn't find anything good to say. What could he possibly say to make her feel better? She was almost deeply violated, but she had been so close to it, it would have terrified her as much, maybe even more than if it HAD happened, considering how fragile she usually was.
She bit her lower lip and clenched the quilt tightly in her fists. She opened her mouth to say something, but then closed it and looked away.
'She's embarrassed.' He thought dumbly. 'Of course she would be. She doesn't really know me, and yet I've seen her in such a state.' He scratched his head, then stole a quick glance at her. She was looking down at his quilt, or so he thought she was, but her face was looking down. Her lashes were long and fluttered on her cheeks when she closed them at times. He was mentally cursing himself for his usual quiet and mean demeanour.
'But that's the way I am' he thought at last. Finally he just shifted himself on to his bed so that he faced her. He didn't want to make her feel anymore afraid than she already was, but he couldn't muster any words that could comfort her, and he felt that comfort was what she needed most at the moment. He simply pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her. She remained quiet, kept her head bowed down but buried her face in his chest. He listened as her breathing became fast and soon he realised she was crying again. But it was silent crying, if the atmosphere wasn't so quiet he wouldn't have heard her. He tightened his embrace and moments later her sobs faded into silence, but then she allowed her arms to fall limply around his waist.
They remained that way for a long time, until Tezuka's mobile rang and snapped them out of their reverie.
He eased her out of his arms and quickly retrieved the phone.
"Hai." He answered all the while putting his weight on his arm that was placed on the wall.
"Neh neh Tezuka! Inui said that you have a gi-" Kikumaru's voice rang out loudly from the other end of the line. He simply hung up when people called for unnecessary reasons. He sighed and flipped his phone shut. He turned around and saw how she watched him silently. He saw that her skirt was ripped and torn which exposed her legs almost to the very top, as was her shirt. He turned around quickly and cleared his throat.
"(uh) How about you go take a warm shower, then we'll call your grandmother." He said.
"Eh I…" he walked quickly to his wardrobe and ruffled through his clothes. He found his old Seigaku uniform, the one he wore when he was in 2nd year junior high.. It was smaller than his highschool uniform, but it still would be big for her, but that's the smallest he had.
"This way." He stood at his door and looked at her, she got up and followed him down the hallway, where he showed her the bathroom and gave her a clean towel. After she went in, he walked back to his bedroom and dropped on his bed, with hands curled behind his head.
A million thoughts ran through his head.
