Sorry it took so long for me to get chapter 3 up! But it's up now, and I'm getting started on chapter 4, I promise! School's finally out for me! Yay! That means more time for story writing!
I'm also going to start to work on a new original fiction, so keep an eye on my profile on fictionpress.com. My username is the same there, so you'll know how to find me.
Jade watched over the top of one of Jackie's books as Uncle taught Toru yet another of his secrets. The boredom continued to gnaw at Jade's mind and soul until she simply couldn't bare it any longer. Slamming her book down irately, Jade left the storefront. Uncle and Toru watched her as she left, but said not a word.
Jade threw herself on her bed and growled angrily into her pillow. If she didn't get out of this place for five minutes, she was going to explode; she could feel it in the pit of her stomach. Turning over, Jade glared at her ceiling until a knock on her door pulled her attention away.
"Yeah? What do you want?" She demanded, and Toru entered solemnly.
"Jade? Are you all right?" He asked in a concerned tone. She rolled her eyes. What kind of question was that?
"I'm loosing my mind cooped up here, Toru." Jade huffed.
"It's only been two days." Toru reminded, as if it were supposed to be some sort of comfort.
"Well, the past two days have been an eternity." Jade retorted. Toru looked as though he wasn't entirely sure how to respond. Fortunately, Viper came to his rescue.
"May I speak with the prisoner?" She requested calmly, and Toru let her into Jade's room. Viper sat on the end of Jade's bed, and Jade refused to look at her for a few moments.
"This has got to be the worst week of my life!" Jade finally snorted. "I'm finally big enough to do grown-up things, and I get grounded."
"Is that what you're so upset about?" Viper inquired.
"All my life, I've been told I was too young!" Jade fumed, "And now, when I'm finally capable to be of any use to anyone, I get stuck here with nothing to do!" Viper nodded understandingly.
"There's more to grown-up life than clubs and kicking around bad guys, Jade." Viper advised.
"Like what?" Jade asked sarcastically. Viper didn't answer her question right away. The obvious answers were probably all she would get, responsibility, work, and so forth. Jade knew this, and yet it seemed a worthwhile sacrifice for the pleasures of adulthood.
"That's the kind of thing...you have to discover for yourself." Viper answered mysteriously. Jade stared at her in bewilderment. What the hell was that supposed to mean. "I could teach you, but I doubt your uncles would appreciate it."
"Teach me what?" Jade wanted to know. Viper shook her head, but Jade persisted. "What? What could you teach me?"
"That's something you'll have to wait for until you're older." Viper responded, and left an irate Jade to her bedroom.
Jade roamed about the shop angrily. No one, not even Jackie could get her to disclose the source of her irritation. Jade herself wasn't to entirely sure what was making her so mad. Viper certainly had to have her reasons for keeping quiet. The adults, as much as Jade hated to admit it, usually knew what was best. Not always, but usually.
Then why did Viper even mention it? Perhaps she wanted Jade to know that there was more to life than clubs and fighting, or and even responsibilities. But that wasn't what was eating away at Jade.
What was eating away at her? Jade couldn't place it. It seemed as though she wanted to keep Viper there for a little while longer. Jade hadn't so much cared what the older woman was talking about so much as she had cared that Viper was actually talking to her. Jade had always looked up to Viper, and now she felt as though maybe Viper would respect have to her.
So much for that. Viper still treated Jade like a little girl, and Jade hated it. Jade was a woman, even if it were only in body. She deserved something for that, didn't she? And Viper, who understood Jade's wants and needs better than anyone else, would not give it to her.
Climbing up on the roof, Jade looked up and stared at the night sky. This was the only place that Jade could sort out her thoughts sometimes.
Unfortunately, this was the wrong night to do such a thing. Jackie and Valmont often spent time together up on the roof after their honeymoon. This was one of their nights. Sometimes they would merely talk, and as long as Jade was quiet, she could hear things that she had never learned otherwise.
Tonight was not one of those nights.
For a moment, Jade thought she was alone. Then the silence was broken by a muffled groan. The sound of struggle shortly died, and gave way to more passionate noises of lovemaking. Jade climbed down again, and hid in her room.
Oddly enough, Jade wasn't thinking of how embarrassing it was that her newlywed uncles were going at it on the roof. Her thoughts instead were on Viper. Even more peculiar was the fact that Jade wished desperately, even for a fleeting second, that she could be on the roof with Viper.
Jade quickly tried to erase the thought from her mind. What on earth was she thinking? Jade wasn't that way, and Viper certainly not. And yet the harder she tried, the more vivid the picture in Jade's mind became, until she could nearly feel Viper's lips on her own.
A thud on the roof broke Jade's tormented reflections. She could hear Uncle downstairs yelling that they were going to break through the ceiling, and it would be very bad for business if people saw them up there. Jade grabbed her CD player, and shoved the headphones onto her ears. Anything that could possibly drown out the craziness of her current situation would be welcome relief.
I'm also going to start to work on a new original fiction, so keep an eye on my profile on fictionpress.com. My username is the same there, so you'll know how to find me.
Jade watched over the top of one of Jackie's books as Uncle taught Toru yet another of his secrets. The boredom continued to gnaw at Jade's mind and soul until she simply couldn't bare it any longer. Slamming her book down irately, Jade left the storefront. Uncle and Toru watched her as she left, but said not a word.
Jade threw herself on her bed and growled angrily into her pillow. If she didn't get out of this place for five minutes, she was going to explode; she could feel it in the pit of her stomach. Turning over, Jade glared at her ceiling until a knock on her door pulled her attention away.
"Yeah? What do you want?" She demanded, and Toru entered solemnly.
"Jade? Are you all right?" He asked in a concerned tone. She rolled her eyes. What kind of question was that?
"I'm loosing my mind cooped up here, Toru." Jade huffed.
"It's only been two days." Toru reminded, as if it were supposed to be some sort of comfort.
"Well, the past two days have been an eternity." Jade retorted. Toru looked as though he wasn't entirely sure how to respond. Fortunately, Viper came to his rescue.
"May I speak with the prisoner?" She requested calmly, and Toru let her into Jade's room. Viper sat on the end of Jade's bed, and Jade refused to look at her for a few moments.
"This has got to be the worst week of my life!" Jade finally snorted. "I'm finally big enough to do grown-up things, and I get grounded."
"Is that what you're so upset about?" Viper inquired.
"All my life, I've been told I was too young!" Jade fumed, "And now, when I'm finally capable to be of any use to anyone, I get stuck here with nothing to do!" Viper nodded understandingly.
"There's more to grown-up life than clubs and kicking around bad guys, Jade." Viper advised.
"Like what?" Jade asked sarcastically. Viper didn't answer her question right away. The obvious answers were probably all she would get, responsibility, work, and so forth. Jade knew this, and yet it seemed a worthwhile sacrifice for the pleasures of adulthood.
"That's the kind of thing...you have to discover for yourself." Viper answered mysteriously. Jade stared at her in bewilderment. What the hell was that supposed to mean. "I could teach you, but I doubt your uncles would appreciate it."
"Teach me what?" Jade wanted to know. Viper shook her head, but Jade persisted. "What? What could you teach me?"
"That's something you'll have to wait for until you're older." Viper responded, and left an irate Jade to her bedroom.
Jade roamed about the shop angrily. No one, not even Jackie could get her to disclose the source of her irritation. Jade herself wasn't to entirely sure what was making her so mad. Viper certainly had to have her reasons for keeping quiet. The adults, as much as Jade hated to admit it, usually knew what was best. Not always, but usually.
Then why did Viper even mention it? Perhaps she wanted Jade to know that there was more to life than clubs and fighting, or and even responsibilities. But that wasn't what was eating away at Jade.
What was eating away at her? Jade couldn't place it. It seemed as though she wanted to keep Viper there for a little while longer. Jade hadn't so much cared what the older woman was talking about so much as she had cared that Viper was actually talking to her. Jade had always looked up to Viper, and now she felt as though maybe Viper would respect have to her.
So much for that. Viper still treated Jade like a little girl, and Jade hated it. Jade was a woman, even if it were only in body. She deserved something for that, didn't she? And Viper, who understood Jade's wants and needs better than anyone else, would not give it to her.
Climbing up on the roof, Jade looked up and stared at the night sky. This was the only place that Jade could sort out her thoughts sometimes.
Unfortunately, this was the wrong night to do such a thing. Jackie and Valmont often spent time together up on the roof after their honeymoon. This was one of their nights. Sometimes they would merely talk, and as long as Jade was quiet, she could hear things that she had never learned otherwise.
Tonight was not one of those nights.
For a moment, Jade thought she was alone. Then the silence was broken by a muffled groan. The sound of struggle shortly died, and gave way to more passionate noises of lovemaking. Jade climbed down again, and hid in her room.
Oddly enough, Jade wasn't thinking of how embarrassing it was that her newlywed uncles were going at it on the roof. Her thoughts instead were on Viper. Even more peculiar was the fact that Jade wished desperately, even for a fleeting second, that she could be on the roof with Viper.
Jade quickly tried to erase the thought from her mind. What on earth was she thinking? Jade wasn't that way, and Viper certainly not. And yet the harder she tried, the more vivid the picture in Jade's mind became, until she could nearly feel Viper's lips on her own.
A thud on the roof broke Jade's tormented reflections. She could hear Uncle downstairs yelling that they were going to break through the ceiling, and it would be very bad for business if people saw them up there. Jade grabbed her CD player, and shoved the headphones onto her ears. Anything that could possibly drown out the craziness of her current situation would be welcome relief.