Da Capo (From the Beginning)
by Meeko Melodie
Author's note: I didn't add this on the first chapter but JP fans, beware: there'll be no JP in this fiction. Sorry!
Chapter 2: The Dreadful News
In the dark, a few street lights were standing alone on the deserted road, enlightening a few late night people, including a hungry Izumi. She was not walking straight and she kept bumping into things. Tears stored behind her eyes blurred her sight as she could not see clearly but as she walked closer to her house, she could hear sirens. She quickened her pace to see what was happening and hoped her family was not in trouble.
Police cars were parked outside the Orimoto's residence as Izumi arrived. Red and blue lights were flashing on the top of the cars, blinding Izumi.
"Excuse me," Izumi asked a man in uniform, brushing her tears away quickly," but what is happening here? Why are all these police cars parking in front of my house?"
The officer ignored her question and instead, he asked, "Do you live in this house?" He was pointing to the Orimoto Residence. Izumi nodded quietly.
"What's your name?" the officer asked.
"Izumi Orimoto," Izumi answered, and asked again, "why are police cars parked right in front of my house?"
Again, the police didn't answer her question and asked, "Do you know Konoyami and Hikaru Orimoto miss?" (Meeko: I don't know Izumi's parents' names, sorry!)
"They're my parents," Izumi answered, somewhat, her face is turning paler.
"I'm sorry to say this," the officer said kindly," but your parents are hurt badly in a car crash. They're at St. Anne's Hospital right now."
"Hurt, badly," Izumi repeated blankly. Her mind was traveling faster than it should and she suddenly felt very dizzy.
"Miss," the officer said quickly, "are you feeling alright?"
"I," Izumi said, her eyes not very focusing, "I think I'm okay. Can I see them?"
"Of course," the officer said, offering her a hand into the vehicle, "jump in and we'll drive you to the hospital."
"Thank you," Izumi said gratefully as she hastily stepped in the car.
During the car ride, Izumi asked the officer, "How did the car crash happen?"
"Some witnesses saw that two cars are street racing and your parents' car is some what in the middle lane of the road, "the officer explained," then one of the racing cars decided to go faster so he cut right in front of your parents' car. Your parents' car cannot stop in time so they collided." Izumi didn't say anything. Inside herself, she was praying for her parents' safety.
When they reached St Anne's Hospital, Izumi hopped down from the car. The huge white building looked scary in the night, with only a few lights coming from the upper windows where the patients stayed and the lights from the emergency building.
"Your parents are probably in the emergency room," the officer pointed out to Izumi, pointing to the building next to the hospital.
"Please, mom, dad, don't leave me," Izumi prayed as she sprinted up the steps into the emergency building. It was pretty busy even in the middle of the night as people were rushing and doctors were hastening to the next patients. Izumi ran to the registration desk and asked for her parents.
"Excuse me," Izumi panted as she said. The nurse was answering the phone.
"Can you wait just a sec," the nurse said to the phone. "How may I help you, miss?" the nurse turned to Izumi and asked.
"I'm looking for my parents, Konoyami and Hikaru Orimoto," Izumi said hurriedly. The nurse checked through some sheets and finally answered," they're still in the emergency room number 3 but you'll have to wait in a chair while the doctors are still trying to cure them." Izumi thanked to the nurse and sit on one of the chairs.
She thought about her parents being lifeless, lying on the white bed covered by white stiff sheets. She just couldn't bear the thought and she shivered slightly as she thought about it.
Half an hour had passed; no one came out from room number three. Then an hour, still nothing. After an hour and forty minutes, a young man wearing a white doctor's robe came out from the room. There were blood stains on his white shirt. Izumi rushed to him and asked about her parents.
"How's my mom and dad, are they okay?" Izumi asked quickly. The doctor shook his head and walked away, leaving Izumi stood frozen at the spot.
"How could that be?" Izumi asked herself, sitting slowly on a chair.
After sometime, she made herself stood up and walked out the door. She swaggered through the streets unsteadily, her eyes unfocused. She didn't know how long but when she reached home, she just went straight on the couch and sat there before she fell into an uneasy sleep.
The next day
Loud knocks outside Izumi's house made the first noise of the day. Izumi woke up groggily, trying to remember yesterday's events. Then the knock outside the door woke her up completely. She opened the door.
A middle-aged woman with dark brown curly hair, thin figure, with heavy eye make-up and overly dressed in a red gown stood in front of the door, tapping her high heel shoes impatiently. Behind her were two police officers and one of them was the one that offered Izumi a ride to the hospital.
"What are you waiting for, girl?" the woman barked, "let us in already." Izumi was unsure of who this woman was so she asked, "who are you?"
"Did you forget already?" the woman said in a loud voice again, "You stupid girl, I'm your aunt Gayomi."
"Aunt Gayomi?" Izumi frowned, trying to remember. At that moment, the women just pushed past Izumi and made her way to the sofa. The two officers just stood politely at the sides.
"What's happening here?" Izumi asked the officers.
"She's your aunt, isn't she?" one of them asked.
"I guess so," Izumi answered unsurely.
"Well, since your parents had passed, she's your only relative and she's suppose to take care of you," the other officer explained.
"I don't even want to take care of this stupid kid," Aunt Gayomi said, eyeing Izumi with disgust.
"I'm not a kid," Izumi shouted. She was starting to get angry.
"Yes you are," her aunt said, "and a stupid one too!"
"Shut up!" Izumi yelled. Suddenly came a dangerous silence.
"What did you say?" Aunt Gayomi asked hazardously.
"I told you to shut up!" Izumi shouted hotly.
"Maybe we should leave you two alone to talk about this," the officer said.
"Yes, maybe you should," Aunt Gayomi turned to the officer. As they both started out the door, the one that helped Izumi turned to Izumi and gave her an encouraging and a sorry kind of smile. Then Aunt Gayomi slammed the door shut.
Aunt Gayomi then walked back to the sofa and sat on it pleasantly as Izumi eyed at her.
"And what are you staring at?" Aunt Gayomi shouted.
"Nothing," Izumi murmured.
"What are you staring at?" she asked again.
"I said nothing!" Izumi shouted.
"Don't you get smart with me, girl," Aunt Gayomi said dangerously.
Izumi didn't answer. Then she saw her aunt's mouth curled into a wicked smile.
"But since I don't have to deal with you much longer, "she said.
"What do you mean?" Izumi asked quickly.
"I mean," Gayomi said, her mouth still smiling but her eyes were cold, "you're not going to be here much longer. You're going to Vancouver, my dear." Then she let out kind of a horrible laugh. The laugh echoed through the empty house.
"Vancouver?" Izumi said, she couldn't believe her ears.
"Yes, are you deaf?" her aunt said, "You're going to a boarding school in Vancouver and your flight is tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Izumi repeated.
"Jesus!" her aunt said desperately, "are you seriously deaf or what?"
"You go pack your things right now," Aunt Gayomi said. Izumi didn't say anything and went up to her room. She lye down on her bed and cried. She felt so empty in her heart. First Kouji had broken his promise, then her parents had passed away and now she had to go to a boarding school in Vancouver.
Can anything be worst?
Meeko: Phew! Finally done! I know there's no Kouzumi now but I promise you, there'll be some in the next chapter or chapter four. I'm not even sure yet. Ha-ha!
