Rhyth knew she had been sitting here all day.She was lazily sitting beside
the ramp where Yoyo had found Boogie in one of the chairs. She was hungry,
but her anger had lasted the day before she knew she had to give in. She
knew she looked silly, still in boxers and the old T-shirt.The shirt hung
loosely on her thin figure and left one shoulder partially bare.Her knees
and down were openly seen like before but the dark colours made her look
sickly and paler than usual.She knew she had to return.She hadn't wanted to
face that fact all day.But now...now she was hungry.She left her clothes
too.
Rhyth stood. The final reason...god she was lonely.She didn't care if she spent the evening yelling and arguing with Corn, it had made her feel alive again.She may have been filled with rage but it reminded her that she was still alive.She took a slow pace as she descended the stairs and grinded over to the entrance to the sewer. Her eyes avoided the entrance to the underground sewers, as she exited the facility and headed into Rokkaku- Dai heights. She tread lightly, knowing anyone who was still left at the Garage would be sleeping or too drowsy to notice her. She saw from the corner of her eye two figures and knew them on sight. Yoyo and Gum. The sight angered her. Gum was pathetic. She played on any guy who would allow it.Rhyth smiled in sardonic delight at the thought of the look on Gum's face when she learned the truth about Yoyo's loyalties. They were with no one.Especially not women, he had told her. She made it half drowsily to the apartment and walked in.She was cold, the night air had been unkind to her delicate flesh. Corn sat eating a sandwich with a second one set out next to it for her. She undid her roller blades, and they ate the meal in silence.
Rhyth noted that Corn finished his sandwich and moved towards his bed.She felt an inner revolt as she wished for at least an argument to satiate the thirst for social interaction. She wouldn't sleep well unless he was angry with her, and she was angry with him. She would have somewhere else to focus her mind.
Without warning, Corn picked up his blanket and wrapped it around her. She wasn't sure why she didn't struggle, why she didn't punch him. She let him wrap it ever so gently around her without a glare or a word. It didn't seem great but the feeling was interesting to Rhyth.She imagined that's what it felt like to be cared for.Corn sat down beside her again and folded up his table.
"Two days." he said. She didn't want to talk about it. "You owe me at least a bit more if you've been thinking all day".
"I don't remember." Rhyth replied shortly. "Speaking of two days, it's been two since Gum has been with Yoyo.Ofcourse, you wouldn't know when your girlfriend is cheating on you because you're too busy dwelling on my past,". Rhyth couldn't help it, it boosted the energy inside her. When Corn stood up, and looked at her with a true angry look she was pleased.Very, very pleased. She was surprised greatly with his strength when he pulled her up roughly and held her shoulders tightly.
"How would you know?!" he said angrily.
"Simple.I was skating by the garage this evening when they decided to share passions," Rhyth teased.
"Answer the questions, Rhyth!Just tell me what you're so afraid of in your past!" He yelled.She sensed frustration in his voice. She lightly laughed.
"It's hard to believe anyone would just go this far for the GGs , what's your main reason for wanting to know about my past?"she said, slight irritation and slight curiousity showing on her face.
"Because , Rhyth," he said, his grip on her shoulders loosened. "I care about whether you survive your past or not." Rhyth tensed, and he could feel it beneath his fingers. She pushed him away with an angered look on her face.
"Who are you to lie and say you care Corn?! Don't you know anything?!"she yelled. Her muscles were tense, her eyes determined.
"And who do you think you are Rhyth, QUEEN OF THE SEWERS?!Get a reality check!Yoyo is never going to go back to you he planned it all from the start!"Corn yelled in an unexpected outburst.
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Rhyth blinked. The warmth... how did she get here? She couldn't quite remember everything that happened. She remembered up to the outburst and that's when things got confusing. She remembered lunging at Corn out of the anger she no longer felt.She remembered she had tackled him and they were fighting, rolling , punching... But how did that lead here? She wasn't sure. Then everything had been a daze. She remembered clothes, frantic anger, strange acts. Then there was here. Rhyth knew her clothes lay somewhere near, but she didn't care much for them right now.She didn't need them.She was warm. She felt comfort. She felt no anger, pain...only a daze still. A daze where she seemed to feel fuzzy and warm.
Rhyth really didn't want to face reality yet.She was...too happy and relieved to care just yet.She closed her eyes then and nuzzled Corn's shoulder affectionately before falling back asleep.
'How amazing someone can seem so cold and be so warm...' she thought , before drifting off.
Corn wasn't quite sure what to think. At first, he commanded himself to let go, to leave , to do SOMETHING. But nothing responded.His arms were still wrapped around her. They were still lying there peacefully. He had felt it when she had awoken, he had thought she would do something. But she didn't. She seemed to affectionately nuzzle his shoulder before falling back asleep. How did he let this happen? He wasn't sure. His father once told him that things between a man andwoman were never clear, hating and loving were so closely intwined it was easy to step over the line. He had never believed it. He thought hating and loving were opposites , there was no connection.
He mentally commented she seemed frail when she was asleep.But he had learned that appearances are deceiving when she tackled him and they fought before.... before what? He wasn't sure. All he knew was that she was stronger than she looked.
Corn looked down with a questionable gaze as Rhyth began to shiver and make the signs that she was having a nightmare. He gently held her closer, in some attempt to comfort her although he doubted he could comfort anyone who had to confront their past.In their dreams they were alone. However, he had a feeling this was it. Now she would remember everything, whether she would admit to it later or not.
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Mai: YAY ! HAMBURGERS! JUICY! Well, as you can see I just couldn't wait to take a bite. Now we get to see the after effects!
Tallulah: ...YAY! ....*cough* anyway, thanks to you and Mai I have written this chapter late at night and still have to do my Math Homework. You better like this chapter! (By the way, I really need to update the rating on this. But who knew THIS would happen? Huh? I did? Sorry, but I just write.I never know what plot twists happen at random so I really can't say I saw this coming at all. Man...this is one wierd pairing.Anyways, thanks for your support!
Rhyth stood. The final reason...god she was lonely.She didn't care if she spent the evening yelling and arguing with Corn, it had made her feel alive again.She may have been filled with rage but it reminded her that she was still alive.She took a slow pace as she descended the stairs and grinded over to the entrance to the sewer. Her eyes avoided the entrance to the underground sewers, as she exited the facility and headed into Rokkaku- Dai heights. She tread lightly, knowing anyone who was still left at the Garage would be sleeping or too drowsy to notice her. She saw from the corner of her eye two figures and knew them on sight. Yoyo and Gum. The sight angered her. Gum was pathetic. She played on any guy who would allow it.Rhyth smiled in sardonic delight at the thought of the look on Gum's face when she learned the truth about Yoyo's loyalties. They were with no one.Especially not women, he had told her. She made it half drowsily to the apartment and walked in.She was cold, the night air had been unkind to her delicate flesh. Corn sat eating a sandwich with a second one set out next to it for her. She undid her roller blades, and they ate the meal in silence.
Rhyth noted that Corn finished his sandwich and moved towards his bed.She felt an inner revolt as she wished for at least an argument to satiate the thirst for social interaction. She wouldn't sleep well unless he was angry with her, and she was angry with him. She would have somewhere else to focus her mind.
Without warning, Corn picked up his blanket and wrapped it around her. She wasn't sure why she didn't struggle, why she didn't punch him. She let him wrap it ever so gently around her without a glare or a word. It didn't seem great but the feeling was interesting to Rhyth.She imagined that's what it felt like to be cared for.Corn sat down beside her again and folded up his table.
"Two days." he said. She didn't want to talk about it. "You owe me at least a bit more if you've been thinking all day".
"I don't remember." Rhyth replied shortly. "Speaking of two days, it's been two since Gum has been with Yoyo.Ofcourse, you wouldn't know when your girlfriend is cheating on you because you're too busy dwelling on my past,". Rhyth couldn't help it, it boosted the energy inside her. When Corn stood up, and looked at her with a true angry look she was pleased.Very, very pleased. She was surprised greatly with his strength when he pulled her up roughly and held her shoulders tightly.
"How would you know?!" he said angrily.
"Simple.I was skating by the garage this evening when they decided to share passions," Rhyth teased.
"Answer the questions, Rhyth!Just tell me what you're so afraid of in your past!" He yelled.She sensed frustration in his voice. She lightly laughed.
"It's hard to believe anyone would just go this far for the GGs , what's your main reason for wanting to know about my past?"she said, slight irritation and slight curiousity showing on her face.
"Because , Rhyth," he said, his grip on her shoulders loosened. "I care about whether you survive your past or not." Rhyth tensed, and he could feel it beneath his fingers. She pushed him away with an angered look on her face.
"Who are you to lie and say you care Corn?! Don't you know anything?!"she yelled. Her muscles were tense, her eyes determined.
"And who do you think you are Rhyth, QUEEN OF THE SEWERS?!Get a reality check!Yoyo is never going to go back to you he planned it all from the start!"Corn yelled in an unexpected outburst.
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Rhyth blinked. The warmth... how did she get here? She couldn't quite remember everything that happened. She remembered up to the outburst and that's when things got confusing. She remembered lunging at Corn out of the anger she no longer felt.She remembered she had tackled him and they were fighting, rolling , punching... But how did that lead here? She wasn't sure. Then everything had been a daze. She remembered clothes, frantic anger, strange acts. Then there was here. Rhyth knew her clothes lay somewhere near, but she didn't care much for them right now.She didn't need them.She was warm. She felt comfort. She felt no anger, pain...only a daze still. A daze where she seemed to feel fuzzy and warm.
Rhyth really didn't want to face reality yet.She was...too happy and relieved to care just yet.She closed her eyes then and nuzzled Corn's shoulder affectionately before falling back asleep.
'How amazing someone can seem so cold and be so warm...' she thought , before drifting off.
Corn wasn't quite sure what to think. At first, he commanded himself to let go, to leave , to do SOMETHING. But nothing responded.His arms were still wrapped around her. They were still lying there peacefully. He had felt it when she had awoken, he had thought she would do something. But she didn't. She seemed to affectionately nuzzle his shoulder before falling back asleep. How did he let this happen? He wasn't sure. His father once told him that things between a man andwoman were never clear, hating and loving were so closely intwined it was easy to step over the line. He had never believed it. He thought hating and loving were opposites , there was no connection.
He mentally commented she seemed frail when she was asleep.But he had learned that appearances are deceiving when she tackled him and they fought before.... before what? He wasn't sure. All he knew was that she was stronger than she looked.
Corn looked down with a questionable gaze as Rhyth began to shiver and make the signs that she was having a nightmare. He gently held her closer, in some attempt to comfort her although he doubted he could comfort anyone who had to confront their past.In their dreams they were alone. However, he had a feeling this was it. Now she would remember everything, whether she would admit to it later or not.
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Mai: YAY ! HAMBURGERS! JUICY! Well, as you can see I just couldn't wait to take a bite. Now we get to see the after effects!
Tallulah: ...YAY! ....*cough* anyway, thanks to you and Mai I have written this chapter late at night and still have to do my Math Homework. You better like this chapter! (By the way, I really need to update the rating on this. But who knew THIS would happen? Huh? I did? Sorry, but I just write.I never know what plot twists happen at random so I really can't say I saw this coming at all. Man...this is one wierd pairing.Anyways, thanks for your support!
