Silenced

Chapter 2

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"Why do we have to go Hilary?!" Tyson whined as they walked down the street. "Because Tyson. They invited us!" Hilary hissed. "Come on! You know even Kai would agree with me on this!" Tyson said hopefully looking at Kai.

Kai said nothing still deep in thought his bangs shadowed his eyes. "Kai?" Tyson asked. Kai said nothing. "Hello?" Tyson said. "What?!" Kai snapped. Stupid Tyson! "Do you agree?" Tyson asked. "On what?" Kai snapped irritably. Everyone looked at each other in shock. "Dude, were you even listening?" Tyson asked in awe.

"No." Kai said smirking as he walked ahead. Everyone stared again. "God! Who is she? Where have I seen her before?" Kai resumed towards his thoughts. "Oh well Tyson I guess you have no choice!" Hilary said happily.

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Hilary rang the doorbell. The door swung open and they came face to face with Julia. "Hey guys! Come on in!" she said happily. Everyone walked in and took in the surroundings. The house gave off a warm aura. "Come on let's go to my room!" Julia said. But then everyone's gaze fell on to a certain blue haired girl sitting at the dinning table with a small container filled with rice she was eating silently with a book in her hand.

"Why is she eating at…" Max said looking at his watch, "5 in the afternoon." "Oh…Zakuro never eats lunch at school. She hates eating in front of tons of people. In fact she hates food altogether she thinks it's a waste of time but her mom forces her to eat. So she does." Julia said simply though her cheery expression lowered.

Everyone looked at her girl at the table. She was lonely except for her book which she was deeply immersed in. They did not think she acknowledged their presence. Suddenly Zakuro stood up and threw away the container and turned to look at them. She gave Julia a very irritated expression that clearly said 'that was not necessary'.

She looked at them, all their eyes directly on her. "Stop staring." she mouthed and walked up the stairs. Hilary looked at Julia who nodded slightly her eyes twinkled in amusement. "She's the same old Zakuro alright." Hilary said weakly. Tyson, Max, and Kenny were looking at each other in curiosity. Ray had an amused expression, while Kai was struck with a new wave of thoughts.

"Ugh guys can we just go?" Julia asked hopefully. "Sure." they said. They walked upstairs to her room which was surprisingly large. All the girls were there. Bridget was busy arguing with Ayu about the cd Ayu was holding. Zakuro was settled in a chair comfortably with her book she had peered over to look at her friends arguing. Her eyes were hiding a certain amusement. There was another girl sitting on the sofa one that they hadn't met. "Oh guys this is Loretta, my sister." Julia said sticking her tongue out.

The red head on the bed smirked. "Hello." she said. "You look the same." Tyson said stupidly. "Obviously since we are twins." Loretta said annoyed, "You really are as dense as you look." Hilary, Max, Kenny, and Ray laughed. Kai smirked. Tyson looked furious. "What's that supposed to mean?!" he demanded.

"Any slower and you'll be going backwards, Tyson." Kai said his smirk grew. Everyone except Tyson and Zakuro laughed. Zakuro had a small smirk on her face. Kai looked at her and caught her eye. "So familiar…and innocent." Kai thought.

Zakuro gave a slight nod in his direction before going back to her book. "He looks so much like...it's not possible…" "So guys what do you want to do?" Julia asked plopping down next to her sister.

"You invited them and you have no idea what to do?" Loretta said annoyed rolling her eyes. "Well I thought…we would just make it up along the way." Julia said sheepishly grinning. "How about we play truth or dare!" Bridget suggested evilly. "No!" Hilary said desperately.

"Chicken?" Tyson asked. "No…it's just…" Hilary stuttered. "Truth or Dare it is!" Julia said. Kai rolled his eyes. "I'm not playing some childish game." he said irritably. "Aww…is whittle Mr. Sourpuss scared?" Loretta teased. Kai sat down crossly.

Loretta grinned. "Okay let's do consequences first…who ever doesn't do the dare or spills the truth then…" Julia said. "They have to run down the block naked!" Bridget said. "You're disgusting." Ayu said shaking her head. "No! That's good! That way people will go along!" Julia said.

"Alright it's settled." Loretta said, "Let's start!" Zakuro had sat down with them. "Okay…let's start with Tyson!" Max said. "Okay…Tyson, Truth or Dare?" Julia said. "Truth!" Tyson said defensively. "Alright! What color is you're boxers or do they have anything on them?" Julia said evilly.

Tyson turned red. "They're blue…" he said turning red by the second. "Are you sure? Would you like someone to check?" Julia said grinning. "No! Okay they have smiley faces on them!" Tyson said turning furiously red. Everyone except Kai and Zakuro laughed. "Okay my turn…um…Ray!" Tyson said. "Dare." Ray said confidently.

"I dare you to call Mariah and tell her you hate her!" Tyson said. Ray looked horrified. "No Way!" he said. "Or would you consider running down the block naked?" Tyson said, "I'm sure the ladies would like that."

The girls blushed except Zakuro who had not done anything. "Fine." Ray said, "Where is the phone?" "Here you are!" Julia said grinning. Ray dialed. "Uh…Hello? Is Mariah there?" he asked stuttering. "Hey Ray!" The phone was on speaker. "Uh Mariah…I hate you!" Ray said. Before Mariah screamed Ray slammed the phone shut and made a mental note to explain what happened to her later.

"I will kill you!" Ray hissed at Tyson, "Okay…Ayu…Truth or Dare." "Dare." Ayu said. "I dare you to kiss someone it can be anywhere." Ray said. "Alright no problem." Ayu said she bent down and kissed Ray's cheek. Ray turned red. "Mariah is so gonna kill me." he said.

Zakuro shook her head this was a complete waste of time. "Zakuro!" Ayu said. Zakuro thought for a moment. "Truth," she mouthed. "Did you ever like anyone and do you still like them?" Ayu asked. Zakuro lowered her head and nodded sadness pricked in her eyes but was not visible. "Who?" Ayu asked. Zakuro took a paper and pen and scribbled something and threw it at Ayu.

"That wasn't the question." Ayu read aloud. Kai looked at Zakuro. A firm smirk was on her face except her eyes clearly showed him hurt. He noticed that the dark blue flecks had become the dominant color in her eyes. That was strange. Ayu sighed. "Fine!" she said huffly. Zakuro looked at everyone her eyes rested on Kai. She nodded in his direction. "Dare." Kai said firmly. Zakuro wrote on a paper. "Tell me your secret." Kai murmured quietly.

Suddenly Zakuro's watch went off. She switched it off and stood. She wrote something and gave it to Kai. "Never mind. I have to go. The question was to tell it to me." Kai read. "Bye Zakuro." Julia said. Zakuro waved without enthusiasm and left. "Where is she going?" Tyson asked. "Work." Julia said. "Work? She works?" Ray said. "Yeah, she has a job." Ayu said. "When did she get a job?" Hilary asked.

"Awhile ago." Julia said, "She wrote she wants to earn money on her own." Kai suddenly was hit with more questions. "What if she doesn't have a mom? What if she lied? Is that the reason she doesn't eat a lot? Is that the reason she works? Why? Where have I seen her before?" Kai thought.

He stood up suddenly. "I have to be somewhere." he said and left. "I wonder where he's going." Hilary said thoughtfully.

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Zakuro walked down the street enjoying the delicate breeze gently picking her luscious blue hair up with it. She started pondering the same haunting question over again and what it would be like. "I wonder what it's like…to speak…let your emotion flow through your voice. Announcing what you are feeling to the world. Let them know whether you're hurt, happy, angry…How?" she thought.

Kai swiftly darted behind a building when Zakuro turned. "I thought I heard something…what if he's following me? Who is he? He looks so much like my…phoenix…" She thought sighing mentally as her expression darkened at her thoughts over a certain person.

Kai wondered what she was doing why was she wasting her time? Why didn't she hurry off to her job?

Zakuro stood still and took a deep breath before opening the door to a store. "Hey Zakuro!" a girl called from the counter. "Hello." Zakuro mouthed to the girl who nodded. "Go ahead and clean up the tables. I hope we get some business today, it's been kind of slow." the girl said.

Zakuro nodded walking in to the employee's only door. She grabbed a wet cloth and started wiping the tables. "Megan is so nice, she doesn't make me do much around here." Zakuro thought.

"Meagan!" someone shouted from the door outside. "Oh hey Toji!" Megan called from behind the counter. A tall brown haired guy walked in holding a box. "You're late." Zakuro mouthed in his direction. Toji smirked at this. "I got you some stuff from the bakery and can you let it go this time?" he whined.

Zakuro's face cracked in to a small smile. Toji always made her smile. He was funny, cute, and smart. The restraunt they were running was owned by Meagan's father who let the teens run it all by themselves on weekdays.

"Hey Zaky! I got your fav!" Toji said bouncing up to her calling her by her nickname. Zakuro's smile grew as she reached for a cookie. "Thanks." she mouthed. Toji was a nice person. He accepted her not talking, like Meagan, except he seemed to understand her more then anyone he didn't mind her silence he would sometimes sit with her and pass a paper back and forth in silent conversation.

"Did you tell her yet?" Meagan whispered nudging Toji in the ribs. Toji turned red. "I'll take that as no. Tell her now!" Meagan said.

"What?" Zakuro mouthed. Her voiceless was an advantage to hearing. "Uh...Zaky? Would…you…g..go out with me Friday?" Toji stuttered. Zakuro gave him a pure smile and nodded shutting her eyes waiting for him to whoop in joy.

"YES!" Toji shouted jumping up and down. He threw his arms around Zakuro's neck in a hug. "Thank you thank you thank you!" Toji said happily. Zakuro's smile turned in to a grin.

Kai watched from a window as Toji hugged Zakuro. He couldn't help but feel a pang of jealously. "Who is he?" Kai thought.

"Calm down Toji!" Meagan said with a smirk. "Ahem, sorry." Toji said grinning sheepishly. Zakuro had been wiping a dish. She leaned up and pecked his cheek. The kiss had given Toji another boost of energy. "WHOO HOO!" He squealed.

"Why do you encourage him?" Meagan asked jerking a thumb in his direction. Zakuro smiled again resuming wiping dishes.

Kai sighed. "Who is this guy? When is Zakuro's job going to finish?" Kai thought irritably.

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Kai waited an hour. His body completely stiff from sitting against the wall. Zakuro walked out a smile was on her face she was holding a cookie. Kai stood up and hid himself. Zakuro's smile suddenly disappeared. Kai noticed that the light blue color had become dominant but the dark blue flecks seemed to have grown shadowing the dominant color.

Zakuro walked down the street to a dark alley. She looked behind and ran down the alley and turned once more. Kai followed silently as if he were the shadow itself. Suddenly he felt a sharp prod in his back. "Caught you." Zakuro mouthed.

Kai turned so sharply he nearly lost his balance. "Come with me." Zakuro mouthed waving her hand. Kai followed. As they walked down the street Zakuro held something out to him. It was a half of the cookie she had. Kai looked at her. She looked back at him her full concentration on him her eyes twinkling merrily.

"Take it." she mouthed. Kai's face cracked in to a very small smile he accepted the cookie. Zakuro smiled back. "Thanks." Kai whispered. Zakuro nodded cheerfully she slipped her slim fingers into his hand and pulled him.

They walked to the park silently. Kai seemed to understand her no words were needed what so ever. He appreciated silence, bliss in his terms. Suddenly he felt heat creep up his chest. He stopped and reached in to his shirt pocket and pulled out Dranzer who was glowing brightly.

Zakuro suddenly pulled her arm away and put her hand in her pocket she softened stroking her blade in her pocket trying to calm her bit beast.

"You have a blade?" Kai asked. Zakuro nodded. "Can I see it?" Kai asked. Suddenly the dark blue in her eyes took over. "No." she mouthed with a smile.

"HEY! Kai! Zakuro! What are you guys doing out here?" Julia yelled.

-tbc…

Sorry I cut it short! I have homework. I will try to hurry okay? Thank you reviewers! Please review and recommend!

See ya! - Nami