Chapter Five
-11:39 a.m.-
"This is Professor K, the one and only representin' Jet Set Radio, baby! Splendid but freaky night for all of you kats to be out there yesterday. Yeah, it was kind of freaky for the GG's leader and noob to be shot at by that dumbass, Hayashi. They made it out of their heat cooly...with many bruises. Haha! But it's all good. Now continuing the non-stop hip-hop marathon!"
I hear the gang cheer behind me as I just stand here and I'm drinking my soda and staring out the window. What the hell am I still staring out this window? I have something better to do..Duh! Well, Corn and I made it out alright yesterday. That Hayashi dude shot my leg a couple of times but not harsh as the ones on my back. I heard Corn got shot more than I did but he feels okay. What a strong dude, man.
"Hey, Rain!" Rhyth joyfully squeals, takes my arm and drags me.
"Huh? Where you're taking me?" I choke out.
Rhyth turns back to me, "Our room."
"Why?" I ask as I brake loose from her grasp.
"Ahhm. You'll understand and you'll thank us later." She smiles innocently as we enter our room.
O...kay. All the other girls were in there, surrounding my clothes shelf, and lerking into my clothes....My stuff!
"Wha-? What are you doing to my stuff?!" I freak out, fake-like.
They turn around and giggle.
"I don't wanna know no more! I'm out." I yell and leave.
Who do they think they are anyway? Going into my fuckin' stuff and shit? Ugh! I'm tired of this. I go in the main room and head upstairs to chill on the speakers.
"Where do you think you're going?" Corn...Oi.
"Just trying to be alone." I cross my arms.
"Don't you want to be with the other chicks?" He sits next to me.
"I dunno. They're too busy looking in my stuff."
He smirks. "Probably trying to do one of them 'make-overs' to you."
"What?!" I stand up.
"No use." He cooly says. "They did that to Boogie and look at her now. They do a pretty good job, by the way."
I roll my eyes and sit back down. We both hear rumbling thunder above us. Rain in the morning. My kind of weather, baby.
Corn gets up and skates away. "Let's get in."
I nod and skated in, nudging Corn playfully. "Race me."
"It's not worth it, noob." Corn says sternly.
I twitch at that word, noob.
"Why is it? Probably I'll beat you or vice versa, eh? Or just scared-"
"I'm not scared, Rain!"
I snap at him. "Then race me, Corn! God, you just make things so complicated."
I seem irritated.
He snaps back. "You just can't take no for an answer, can't you?"
He seem irritated.
We're arguing.
"Oh, this is so gonna be good." I hear Beat mutter to the other dudes.
"Shut up!" We both yell at him.
After that we both narrow our eyes each other.
I feel me cheeks burning. To cover that, I leave for the training grounds.
-11:45 a.m.-
I feel the sparks on my legs from grinding this high pipe. I jump off and land on the ground, kneeling.
"Hey, little lady," Clutch calls from the benches. "Come here. We need to chat."
What do we need to chat about?
I skate over there and sit next to him.
"We all know you like Corn." He says cooly.
And I blush.
"Yeah. He has his own hardships and now you know, he doesn't like to do what he used to do. But to us, it's weird as hell and we assume he needs some lovin'."
"Your point?" I turn to him.
He stays quiet.
I stand up. "Oh no, Clutch. Tell Gum or Boogie that, dude. I'm not-"
"But it's the only-"
"No! I'm already mad at him. Leave me alone!" I booster dashed and grinded up the pipe that lead outside. I skate towards the Skyscraper District. Dodging incoming cars, I think to myself...
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Rain, what's wrong with you?
Nothing.
You know you like him.
Yeah, right.
You can love him someday.
Keep dreaming.
Don't take everything on him and his gang, Rain.
I didn't do anything to them. I think.
Put your mom and the Rokkaku group behind you. It's your past. You don't need them betraying assholes.
Then why am I doing here?
Weren't you mad?
No...
Aren't you?
Stop talking to me!
Rain, you need to let it out.
What?
Read that letter.
Leave me alone!
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I skate faster and faster. Passing business people and others staring at me. Little kids laughing at me...Immature beasts. I glance at the newspaper. July 30, 2024. Hm, I didn't even notice.
I look at the mirror-like building to take a look for myself. Orange eyeshadow and lipstick, which Rhyth put on me. The red tank top with a yellow one under it with my black bra strap under that. Khaki pants with a silver belt...with the GG's sign engraved on the buckle. The GG's bought me all this. I should thank them...Not yell. I take out a grey spraycan. I start to spray but-
"You bloody delinquent! Get off our building!" A woman's scolding voice came straight at me.
I look at that direction.
"Yeah you! Get out of here!" She yells again. But she gasps.
Hey, she looks familiar. But I look away and start skating.
"Mila?" She says softly.
H-how did she-?
I turn around with a questionable face expression.
She smiles, "Mila, is that you?"
"Mum?" I say.
Her eyes seem to water, "Come here."
I skate away. No...I can't do this. I hate her.
"Don't go away!" Her voice echoes.
I go into a street. Ignorantly dodging the cars coming for me.
I hear her yell. "Stop!"
I turn around and-
Small beeping sounds.
Pain, all over.
Aching, I can't feel my legs.
I open my eyes carefully...It hurts.
Blinding light. So I close them again.
Opening again, I look beside me, turning my head, painfully.
A IV carrier with a cord going in my wrist. I turn to my other arm. It has a cast. Wait. A card on the table beside the bed...With signatures? I struggle to get it with my other arm. Ow. I'm almost there. Yes. I drop in on my lap and I flip it to open.
Get well, sweets. Love you! - Rhyth
G'better, kay? We all miss you, ma. - The sexiest, Garam.
Get the hell out of this mental hospital, Rain! It's mad crazy and obviously you'll get the radiation! But we still love you, chick. - Beat
I smirk alittle.
Can't wait 'til you get out, man. - Combo
Yo, get real better, yo. Okay, yo? - Yo-Yo P.S.- I can still beat you in pinball, yo! Rematch, okay, yo?
Rainy lady! Hurry up and come back, yo! This place is freaky! - Clutch
Yo, Rain! Get better, okay? Luffs ya much! - Cube, Boogie, and Jazz
I laugh slightly. But wait. There's a letter.
Hey, Rain. Since your wrist watch and headphones all messed up and smashed from the accident, I left you mine. We hope you feel well. You're my home girl and my bad about what happened before you got hit. Even though you might not remember. We're cuttin' off the matchmaking between you and Corn since you don't like it and stuff and get it off your chest. We, girl, know you can deal it yourself, yeah? Corn is mad worried about you and such. You should've seen his face when he got the news. I mean, it was the palest of the pale. I think the dude's right, we think he totally feel for you. Otherwise, Corn, Rhyth and I be at the waiting room, okay?
-Love ya! Gum ( fillin' up for the GGs. Corn doesn't know about this, what a shame! )
P.S. - We left you that envelope that was on top of your clothes drawer. We read it ( SORRY! ) but we think it would get you internaly better. Dude, Yo-Yo and some others got all emo they read it. Sad, yet funny!
My eyes slowly widens as I take the envelope. I. Can't. Believe. They. Did. This. Before me, that is. Should I? I carefully open it but-
"You're awake, miss." A doctor peeks into the door. "You have visitors out in the waiting room. They've been here in and out for a couple of weeks."
"A c-couple of weeks? What day is today?" My eyes painfully widen.
"August 23rd."
"What h-happened to me?"
"You got hit by a vehicle, miss."
"WHAT?!" I yell and I close my eyes tightly because of the pain in my throat.
"Miss, you need to calm down. You be fine if you do this task."
I-I can't believe this. Why would a car of whatever hit me if the road was clear. Or was it? I breathe rapidly. What am I doing here? I would've made it well without medical help.
The doctor calls calls out to the nurses and comes to me, holding my wrist and taking out the needle "Calm down. You'll be alright."
"W-who brought me here?"
He didn't say thing as he took a needle from the tray that the nurse held.
"What are you doing with that?!" I shout.
"Here's the morphine, doctor." The nurse says.
I jump and shout again, "Get that away from me!"
Ow, ow, ow, it need to remember I can't yell.
Two more nurses came in. But their men. Husky muscular men. They hold me down tightly on the bed.
I shriek and struggle, "Leave me alone!"
I heard peoples voices outside as I struggle, shouting, "Hey! Leave her alone!" and "Get away from her!"
Is that the GG's? Or...or...dude, I'm getting alittle weezy....
-7:42 p.m.-
Waking up, I start snickering with my eyes closed. From that I start laughing.
"Hey, Rain? You awake- I mean, are you okay?"
I continue laughing. Oh, what's wrong with me.
"Who the hell's there?" I mumble, still eyes closed.
"It's Rhyth and Gum, girl. What's up with you?"
"Who?" I whisper, opening my eyes and lift myself, leaning on my elbows. Ow.
"Don't act silly!" Rhyth wines and sits beside me.
I smile, trying not to laugh. I can't. My throat hurts, still.
Gum sighs, smirking. "Don't try it, Rhyth. She's still drugged."
I burst laughing. Ow.
"See?"
"What's..Up?" I say between giggles.
"You got a morphine shot, Rain." Rhyth sadly says, gathering the card and letters.
I cackle. "Ow."
"Don't laugh too much, girl." Gum informs. "That car really tore you up. All over."
I nod, yet smiling.
The door opens.
"Is she okay, now?"
"Yeah, Corn." Gum leans back on her chair.
I burst laughing.
Gum rolls her eyes and smiles, "Don't mind her. She's still on it but I think she still got some sense in her, also. It should shut off in a couple of minutes."
He smirks, sits down and nods.
I cover my mouth with my hand, snickering. Oh, man. I feel my face, so numb.
Rhyth rubs my back, "Are you hungry?"
"Um." I gulp and snicker. "Yeah, I guess."
"Pizza, yeah?" Corn suggests, getting up.
"For us." Gum says. "This chick here needs nutrients. Like a light salad, no dressing."
"Alright then. Rhyth, come with me." They leave.
Gum sits on my bed, waving her hand infront of me. "Earth to Rain-chan: Snap the hell out of it."
No use. I just laugh.
She sighs and laughs, "I guess I need to do the same with you now."
Like, thirty minutes later, I finally snapped out of it. Corn and Rhyth came back with food.
"Finally!" Gum jumps up and gets the box of pizza from Corn, who was holding a bottle of soda.
"Here you go, Rain." Rhyth passes me a salad bowl. "It's from the cafeteria on the first floor. So it should be good health-wise."
"Thanks." I take it and slowly open it, getting a fork.
"Wait, are you cool now?" Corn says, pouring soda in a cup.
"Of course she is!" Gum says. "After that laughing session we both had."
I smirk and start eating. Staring at the pizza, I pout as I take a bite of the lettace.
"No. Can't have none." Gum says, teasingly.
I frown. There's nothing in here. Just like a few leaves of lettace and a couple of grape tomatoes. I rapidly eat it and trashed the bowl and fork.
"Already?" Rhyth says finishing her pizza slice.
I nod, "Hey, it's way less than that pizza slice you had."
We laugh slightly.
A cellphone rings.
"Oh, excuse me." Corn says, flipping his cellphone and walking to the window. "Yeah?"
"Oy," Rhyth rolls her eyes. "It was going off all evening."
"And I'm wondering why he didn't come in before." Gum sighs.
I smirk and take a look at Corn, who was talking on his phone. I caught his lerking eyes and he smiles. My. God. I look away as Gum and Rhyth giggles.
"Shut up." I weakly say.
I take a glance at my arm with the cast. It got signed? Before it was straight up nothing. I burst laughing again. But Gum comes towards me, shutting my mouth with her gloved hand.
"Please, no!" She pleads, giggling. "Not now!"
I giggle and muff through it, "Okay, okay."
Corn lowers his phone, "Hey Rain, everyone say's 'what's up'."
I turn to him and smile, "Cool."
He nods and resume his conversation with one of the others.
Gum looks at the clock, 8:23, "We've better get going. Come on, Rhyth. Hey, Corn, you're staying?"
"Yeah, I'm staying. Is that okay, Rain?"
I nod, hiding my blush. "Sure."
Rhyth giggles as the both of them waves and leave.
I sit back on the bed, coughing alittle. "Oh, man. This sucks."
Corn just glares at me, "You got us more worried then we were before, Rain."
"Why would you guys anyway?" I turn to him, narrowing my eyes. "I don't even deserve all the attention."
"To me you do." He says with a straight face..Wait, isn't that his everyday face? "To me, you're an important person in my gang."
My stomach's just went...I don't know, somersaulting, I guess. I just went in total silence with my eyes widening to normal size. My cheeks are burning with the color of freakin' red. I've never had that line used to me before. Not from no one...As in no one, I meant a boy. I'm shivering...No, it's not cold. Rain, stop your sissyness.
Lowering my head, I choke out, "You don't mean it, Corn."
"You're wondering why I was here everyday checking upon you." He says, leaning against the wall and looking out the window.
I stayed quiet. I stare at Corn as if he was joking or just careless like any other day. He's not. I look away and I try to get up. Ow. I walk slowly to the window sill.
"Did-d my m-mom come?" I studder.
"Yeah," Corn tells me. "She freaked out and left. It's real odd that she's a Rokkaku chick and not that tough."
He chuckles. I suddenly slip. Ow but duude. I look shocked.
Corn's eyebrows arches and helps me up.
"Oh my God, I'm sorry. It's just I've never--" I stop and resume my staring outside.
"It's alright. I get that reaction alot." He takes off his jacket and drops it on a chair.
I stare at him and just laugh as he smirks. Ow, my throat...
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Jo: I'm real sorry I needed to just cut it off like that. You gotta understand! whimpers Thanks Tallulah and KoochiZibble ( I gotta tell you, I heart your Food For Thought! XD ) for reviewing!! I'm blank for ideas for chapter six0rs. Got any suggestions? Email me!!