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Response to Reviews:
First of all I'd like to thank all my reviewers for all the great reviews. One hundred wOOt!
Kitsunia- Hey thanks for the review. Yay, I'm glad you liked the last chapter ::stamps the last chapter "Kitsunia Proofed":: I'm glad that it had enough fluff. I was worried that the readers would have been disappointed. I thought that the second was pretty cool also. I think it's the most creative thing I've come up with so far. I'm having a little trouble staring out... ::pouts:: Oh well, I'll come up with something soon enough.
Verauko- You will get your lemon, I promise. I just have to wait for the perfect moment. You must not rush the *artist* j/k. You like the first idea more hmmm... Since I like both ideas and so do the readers I think I'll start both. I'm hoping to update this fic and to put up the preludes to both chapters... If I'm lucky.
Kasia- I agree a love triangle with Rei would be fun, because we all know that he's not used to having to fight for the girl he likes and we all know that Tatsuya doesn't get enough love.
animefan rikku- Thankies! I'll see you in the next chapter.
External Twin/ Alison- Yay, it's nice to see the face of a new reviewer! I hope that you become a regular. I know, I know, but the thing is that I've got a lot going on with school and the family etc so I don't get to update as soon as possible. I try to update each week or every two weeks. I'm glad you like fic idea #2.
Dragonzkitty- Wowness and fluffynissified, I like. I dunno... maybe Kira and Rei will go out again and will run into her dad. Thanks for reviewing!
LaLagirl- I'm glad that you're back. Thanks for the great review, I hope to have the next chapter up (and story 1) up soon.
Lil Chi- Thanks for the review!
Shaeya Sedjet- ::Sops up the blood from my wounded ego:: Ouchies! I liked your review, you've given me something to work on. I know that I didn't mention what happened between Kira and her step-dad, but I'm sure that the visiting room scene made it obvious (I prefer to show things instead of saying things outright). I'm sorry about the jumping part... I'll try and smooth things out more. Thanks again for the helpful review. I hope that you decide to come back for the upcoming chapters.
Legacee- ::Huggles:: I loved your review, it's a huge ego booster. Don't worry Kira's dad will be coming into the story more later, and especially at the end of the story. Thanks again for the lovely review!
The Story-
Months later:
"Kira Aso, please come to the visiting room. Your father is here to see you," said a loud, dull, droning voice over the loud speaker.
Kira jumped out of bed and scrambled for something appropriate to wear. She completely forgot about her father visiting her today.
She finally settled on faded denim jeans and a white t-shirt. Kira used a comb to pull her long hair into a low ponytail and walked to the visiting room. Her heart didn't ache as much as it usually did whenever she saw her stepfather. Perhaps it was all Rei's doing.
"Good morning Kira. What kept you so long? Didn't the nurse tell you I'd be here at twelve sharp?" her step father said from the couch. He was wearing slacks and a green sweater, his weekend wear.
Kira didn't reply, keeping up her mute facade.
"Oh please, do sit," he said politely, patting the seat next to him.
She did as ordered and sat down as far away as possible without offending her stepfather.
"You didn't answer my question Kira. Why are you late?" he repeated.
Kira shrugged her shoulders and looked down at her lap, keeping her legs close together.
He grabbed her upper arm in a vice grip and shook her violently. "Answer me dammit!!! Why are you late?"
A yelp crept up in her throat and she looked into her father's fiery eyes in terror. He rarely got this violent with her, let alone in a public place like this. What was he expecting from her?
"How stupid do you think I am?" he seethed, his hot breath assaulting Kira's nose. "Don't look at me like you don't know what I'm talking about!" he snapped, slapping her hard against her right cheek. The metallic taste of blood filled her mouth.
Tears were streaming down Kira's face as she silently prayed that he wasn't talking about what she thought he was talking about. She hoped that he didn't know about her pretending to be mute.
"You've been faking all along! They got footage on their security cameras of you talking to somebody. They call me up at my work place asking me to come down for a meeting. I missed a day of work to attend that shit! They wanted to keep you a while longer, sort through your so called problem," he said, calming down just a bit.
Kira's eyes grew wide. Not only did this mean that she'd be going home with him, but he'd treat her ten times worse than usual.
"I of course said that it was probably some form of teen rebellion and convinced them to release you. I'll be back tomorrow evening to pick you up and bring you home," he explained as he got to his feet and rearranged his clothes so that he'd no longer look like a raging mad man. "You look frightened Kira... Not frightened enough though..." he added with a smirk, turning around and leaving Kira alone on the couch.
She was so scared that she couldn't even cry anymore. Kira simply got up and went to her room. There was nothing she could do to fight it anymore.
Kira's heart didn't even respond when she opened the door to find Rei sitting on her bed.
"Hey sweets..." he began, but stopped short when he saw Kira. He got up and rushed over to her. "Oh my god, who did this to you?" he asked, referring to the large black and blue bruise on her face and the blood running from the corner of her mouth.
She put her frail arms around his neck and allowed him to carry her to the bed.
"What the hell happened?" he asked furiously, a vein popping out of his forehead. This only happened when he was really mad or frustrated.
"He knows Rei... He knows I've been faking it. I'm going back tomorrow," she said in a flat monotone, as though there were nothing she could do to stop it from happening.
Rei shook his head slowly out of disbelief. "No," he said strongly. "You can't go back to that bastard. I'd die before I let you become some old guy's sex slave," he said as his face reddened out of anger.
She smiled up at him sweetly, it made her happy that somebody loved her that much. "No Rei, there's nothing you can do about it. Thank you though. What we had, it was nice. I didn't know that it was possible to feel that way about somebody. Thanks for loving me, and allowing me to love you."
"What the hell are you saying!? Can you hear the words coming out of your mouth? You can't go back to him. Look, I've got a plan," he said, his face brightening.
Kira looked up at him half heatedly.
"My friend got this apartment for me and I'm moving there today, half my stuff is there already. Late at night I'll come for you and we'll live there together. You're step-dad will never find us. I'll get a job and save enough money to move someplace far away from here. It'll be perfect, just you and me. Like we talked about, remember?" Rei asked, his eyes looking hopeful.
Kira's eyes welled up with tears immediately. The one thing she wanted more than anything else was to be able to live with Rei forever, in a place where neither his father or her step father could upset their happiness.
"Okay," she whispered.
"Good," he replied, kissing her on her forehead, giving her that boyish grin that made her fall in love with him in the first place. "Pack light and be ready for me at midnight," he added.
"I will," Kira answered. It was all a bit unreal for her. She harbored deep and dark worries in the pit of her stomach, but tried to forget about it.
"Okay, I've got to go. I'll see you tonight," he said, caressing her cheek before leaving.
She took a nap and woke up hours later. It was already eleven o'clock, Rei would be there in an hour. She turned on the lights and began to rummage through her things. Kira pulled her knapsack onto her lap and stuffed some underwear, t-shirts, sweaters, jeans and her miscellaneous items. Although she was nervous she was also excited. Living with Rei would almost be like being married. She'd always dreamed of being somebody's wife when she was little.
Kira sat on her bed and tapped her fingers on her bed. Her stomach felt horrible, like someone was tying her intestines into knots. She was so nervous. An eighteen year old guy and a seventeen year old girl, both without high school diploma's living together in an apartment, all on their own... What would become of them? The last thing she wanted was for him to begin resenting her.
Two knocks on the front door pierced through her thoughts. She got up and opened the door with caution.
There was Rei, clad in all black, looking like some kind of robber. It was pretty cute.
"Are you ready?" he whispered.
She nodded and grabbed her bag, which Rei later took and held for her. She closed the door behind her gently and followed Rei to the back door. Kira wondered if she'd miss this place, if she'd miss the food, the nurses who tried so hard to make you think that they really really cared. It didn't matter, everything would be fine, as long as she was with Rei.
He held the door open for her and she followed him unto the sidewalk. She was free at last.
"Thank you!" she said, taking his hand in hers.
The sky was black and the stars looked like someone scattered diamonds unto a midnight blue blanket. It was beautiful. The air was cool and crisp around them.
"What are you thinking?" Rei asked her softly, squeezing her hand. She'd been rather quiet since they left.
"Are we there yet?" she joked, her feet were getting tired.
He chuckled. "Yeah, a few more blocks," Rei replied. "I'm sorry, I know the area's not that great," he said looking down at the cracked concrete. He felt bad that he wasn't able to give her the huge mansion equipped with a pool and hot tub that she deserved.
Kira let go of his hand and snaked it around his waist to assure him that she was okay. "I'd be happy to call anyplace where you are home."
Rei smiled and led her up the back staircase of a building that looked abandoned.
They climbed up to the third story and Rei stopped at the door. He pulled a key out of his pant pocket and and shoved the door open.
"Well, this is it," he announced as he flipped on the light.
Kira stepped past him and stood in the middle of the apartment... or room. All there was was a room, a bed on the far corner a kitchen area and a tiny bathroom.
"I told you it wasn't much," Rei said softly, as he stood behind her, shuffling his feet from side to side.
Kira whirled around to face him and threw her arms around him.
"I love it, and I love you too! Thank you Rei," Kira said, truly grateful.
Rei let out a huge sigh of relief. He was worried that she'd be horrified and walk out on him or something.
"I've got to leave early tomorrow morning, so I'll get to bed," Rei said, being alone with her like this was a bit awkward. He didn't know how to act and didn't want to overstep his boundaries or something.
Kira nodded and went around examining her new home as Rei changed for bed.
He was very surprised when he felt Kira creep into bed and slip her arms around him from behind.
"Kira? Are you sure you're okay with this? I can sleep on the floor if you'd feel more comfortable that way," he offered, not sure he'd be able to keep his cool in this situation.
"Yeah, I feel comfortable like this," Kira said as she nuzzled her head into his back.
Rei didn't respond and tried his hardest to put his dirty thoughts away and fall asleep.
Author's Notes: Yay! They're living together now. I must admit, I was smiling as I wrote this chapter. It was just so sweet. Or at least I thought so. Kira's dad might have been a little OOC, I know that in the manga he didn't seem all that violent... but yeah. A little short I know, but I just really wanted to get another chapter up this week. I hope that you liked the chapter, please review!
Response to Reviews:
First of all I'd like to thank all my reviewers for all the great reviews. One hundred wOOt!
Kitsunia- Hey thanks for the review. Yay, I'm glad you liked the last chapter ::stamps the last chapter "Kitsunia Proofed":: I'm glad that it had enough fluff. I was worried that the readers would have been disappointed. I thought that the second was pretty cool also. I think it's the most creative thing I've come up with so far. I'm having a little trouble staring out... ::pouts:: Oh well, I'll come up with something soon enough.
Verauko- You will get your lemon, I promise. I just have to wait for the perfect moment. You must not rush the *artist* j/k. You like the first idea more hmmm... Since I like both ideas and so do the readers I think I'll start both. I'm hoping to update this fic and to put up the preludes to both chapters... If I'm lucky.
Kasia- I agree a love triangle with Rei would be fun, because we all know that he's not used to having to fight for the girl he likes and we all know that Tatsuya doesn't get enough love.
animefan rikku- Thankies! I'll see you in the next chapter.
External Twin/ Alison- Yay, it's nice to see the face of a new reviewer! I hope that you become a regular. I know, I know, but the thing is that I've got a lot going on with school and the family etc so I don't get to update as soon as possible. I try to update each week or every two weeks. I'm glad you like fic idea #2.
Dragonzkitty- Wowness and fluffynissified, I like. I dunno... maybe Kira and Rei will go out again and will run into her dad. Thanks for reviewing!
LaLagirl- I'm glad that you're back. Thanks for the great review, I hope to have the next chapter up (and story 1) up soon.
Lil Chi- Thanks for the review!
Shaeya Sedjet- ::Sops up the blood from my wounded ego:: Ouchies! I liked your review, you've given me something to work on. I know that I didn't mention what happened between Kira and her step-dad, but I'm sure that the visiting room scene made it obvious (I prefer to show things instead of saying things outright). I'm sorry about the jumping part... I'll try and smooth things out more. Thanks again for the helpful review. I hope that you decide to come back for the upcoming chapters.
Legacee- ::Huggles:: I loved your review, it's a huge ego booster. Don't worry Kira's dad will be coming into the story more later, and especially at the end of the story. Thanks again for the lovely review!
The Story-
Months later:
"Kira Aso, please come to the visiting room. Your father is here to see you," said a loud, dull, droning voice over the loud speaker.
Kira jumped out of bed and scrambled for something appropriate to wear. She completely forgot about her father visiting her today.
She finally settled on faded denim jeans and a white t-shirt. Kira used a comb to pull her long hair into a low ponytail and walked to the visiting room. Her heart didn't ache as much as it usually did whenever she saw her stepfather. Perhaps it was all Rei's doing.
"Good morning Kira. What kept you so long? Didn't the nurse tell you I'd be here at twelve sharp?" her step father said from the couch. He was wearing slacks and a green sweater, his weekend wear.
Kira didn't reply, keeping up her mute facade.
"Oh please, do sit," he said politely, patting the seat next to him.
She did as ordered and sat down as far away as possible without offending her stepfather.
"You didn't answer my question Kira. Why are you late?" he repeated.
Kira shrugged her shoulders and looked down at her lap, keeping her legs close together.
He grabbed her upper arm in a vice grip and shook her violently. "Answer me dammit!!! Why are you late?"
A yelp crept up in her throat and she looked into her father's fiery eyes in terror. He rarely got this violent with her, let alone in a public place like this. What was he expecting from her?
"How stupid do you think I am?" he seethed, his hot breath assaulting Kira's nose. "Don't look at me like you don't know what I'm talking about!" he snapped, slapping her hard against her right cheek. The metallic taste of blood filled her mouth.
Tears were streaming down Kira's face as she silently prayed that he wasn't talking about what she thought he was talking about. She hoped that he didn't know about her pretending to be mute.
"You've been faking all along! They got footage on their security cameras of you talking to somebody. They call me up at my work place asking me to come down for a meeting. I missed a day of work to attend that shit! They wanted to keep you a while longer, sort through your so called problem," he said, calming down just a bit.
Kira's eyes grew wide. Not only did this mean that she'd be going home with him, but he'd treat her ten times worse than usual.
"I of course said that it was probably some form of teen rebellion and convinced them to release you. I'll be back tomorrow evening to pick you up and bring you home," he explained as he got to his feet and rearranged his clothes so that he'd no longer look like a raging mad man. "You look frightened Kira... Not frightened enough though..." he added with a smirk, turning around and leaving Kira alone on the couch.
She was so scared that she couldn't even cry anymore. Kira simply got up and went to her room. There was nothing she could do to fight it anymore.
Kira's heart didn't even respond when she opened the door to find Rei sitting on her bed.
"Hey sweets..." he began, but stopped short when he saw Kira. He got up and rushed over to her. "Oh my god, who did this to you?" he asked, referring to the large black and blue bruise on her face and the blood running from the corner of her mouth.
She put her frail arms around his neck and allowed him to carry her to the bed.
"What the hell happened?" he asked furiously, a vein popping out of his forehead. This only happened when he was really mad or frustrated.
"He knows Rei... He knows I've been faking it. I'm going back tomorrow," she said in a flat monotone, as though there were nothing she could do to stop it from happening.
Rei shook his head slowly out of disbelief. "No," he said strongly. "You can't go back to that bastard. I'd die before I let you become some old guy's sex slave," he said as his face reddened out of anger.
She smiled up at him sweetly, it made her happy that somebody loved her that much. "No Rei, there's nothing you can do about it. Thank you though. What we had, it was nice. I didn't know that it was possible to feel that way about somebody. Thanks for loving me, and allowing me to love you."
"What the hell are you saying!? Can you hear the words coming out of your mouth? You can't go back to him. Look, I've got a plan," he said, his face brightening.
Kira looked up at him half heatedly.
"My friend got this apartment for me and I'm moving there today, half my stuff is there already. Late at night I'll come for you and we'll live there together. You're step-dad will never find us. I'll get a job and save enough money to move someplace far away from here. It'll be perfect, just you and me. Like we talked about, remember?" Rei asked, his eyes looking hopeful.
Kira's eyes welled up with tears immediately. The one thing she wanted more than anything else was to be able to live with Rei forever, in a place where neither his father or her step father could upset their happiness.
"Okay," she whispered.
"Good," he replied, kissing her on her forehead, giving her that boyish grin that made her fall in love with him in the first place. "Pack light and be ready for me at midnight," he added.
"I will," Kira answered. It was all a bit unreal for her. She harbored deep and dark worries in the pit of her stomach, but tried to forget about it.
"Okay, I've got to go. I'll see you tonight," he said, caressing her cheek before leaving.
She took a nap and woke up hours later. It was already eleven o'clock, Rei would be there in an hour. She turned on the lights and began to rummage through her things. Kira pulled her knapsack onto her lap and stuffed some underwear, t-shirts, sweaters, jeans and her miscellaneous items. Although she was nervous she was also excited. Living with Rei would almost be like being married. She'd always dreamed of being somebody's wife when she was little.
Kira sat on her bed and tapped her fingers on her bed. Her stomach felt horrible, like someone was tying her intestines into knots. She was so nervous. An eighteen year old guy and a seventeen year old girl, both without high school diploma's living together in an apartment, all on their own... What would become of them? The last thing she wanted was for him to begin resenting her.
Two knocks on the front door pierced through her thoughts. She got up and opened the door with caution.
There was Rei, clad in all black, looking like some kind of robber. It was pretty cute.
"Are you ready?" he whispered.
She nodded and grabbed her bag, which Rei later took and held for her. She closed the door behind her gently and followed Rei to the back door. Kira wondered if she'd miss this place, if she'd miss the food, the nurses who tried so hard to make you think that they really really cared. It didn't matter, everything would be fine, as long as she was with Rei.
He held the door open for her and she followed him unto the sidewalk. She was free at last.
"Thank you!" she said, taking his hand in hers.
The sky was black and the stars looked like someone scattered diamonds unto a midnight blue blanket. It was beautiful. The air was cool and crisp around them.
"What are you thinking?" Rei asked her softly, squeezing her hand. She'd been rather quiet since they left.
"Are we there yet?" she joked, her feet were getting tired.
He chuckled. "Yeah, a few more blocks," Rei replied. "I'm sorry, I know the area's not that great," he said looking down at the cracked concrete. He felt bad that he wasn't able to give her the huge mansion equipped with a pool and hot tub that she deserved.
Kira let go of his hand and snaked it around his waist to assure him that she was okay. "I'd be happy to call anyplace where you are home."
Rei smiled and led her up the back staircase of a building that looked abandoned.
They climbed up to the third story and Rei stopped at the door. He pulled a key out of his pant pocket and and shoved the door open.
"Well, this is it," he announced as he flipped on the light.
Kira stepped past him and stood in the middle of the apartment... or room. All there was was a room, a bed on the far corner a kitchen area and a tiny bathroom.
"I told you it wasn't much," Rei said softly, as he stood behind her, shuffling his feet from side to side.
Kira whirled around to face him and threw her arms around him.
"I love it, and I love you too! Thank you Rei," Kira said, truly grateful.
Rei let out a huge sigh of relief. He was worried that she'd be horrified and walk out on him or something.
"I've got to leave early tomorrow morning, so I'll get to bed," Rei said, being alone with her like this was a bit awkward. He didn't know how to act and didn't want to overstep his boundaries or something.
Kira nodded and went around examining her new home as Rei changed for bed.
He was very surprised when he felt Kira creep into bed and slip her arms around him from behind.
"Kira? Are you sure you're okay with this? I can sleep on the floor if you'd feel more comfortable that way," he offered, not sure he'd be able to keep his cool in this situation.
"Yeah, I feel comfortable like this," Kira said as she nuzzled her head into his back.
Rei didn't respond and tried his hardest to put his dirty thoughts away and fall asleep.
Author's Notes: Yay! They're living together now. I must admit, I was smiling as I wrote this chapter. It was just so sweet. Or at least I thought so. Kira's dad might have been a little OOC, I know that in the manga he didn't seem all that violent... but yeah. A little short I know, but I just really wanted to get another chapter up this week. I hope that you liked the chapter, please review!