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CHAPTER EIGHT: SLEEPING IN HIS ARMS

Ayuma's POV

"Jun, I'm not going..." I told Jun.

"Why?" She asked.

"I don't have any money..." I blushed.

"So, I'll buy you some clothes." She said as she pushed me towards the door.

"I don't want you to spend your money on me..." I struggled.

"Well, I do. It's no problem. You can't always where the same tacky clothes you have over and over." Jun stated finally succeeded in pushing me out the door. I blushed.

"I still don't want to..."

"I told you not to worry about it. It's like you're one of the family now. Like a little sister that I always wanted, but never got." She pushed me into her car and climbed in.

"Thanks..." I mumbled thinking to myself.

Jun's POV

"Now that I have her, I will make her a stud magnet." I thought to myself and looked at her then the road. "It won't be hard, she just needs a haircut, and some...lots more clothes."

About 30 minutes later, I pulled into a parking space of a mall.

"Let's go." I said getting out, opening her door, and pulling her out.

"There are so many people here..." She sounded scared staying close to me. I smiled.

"It's not so bad. In fact, I think you will learn to like it a lot."

"She really is like a little sister..." I thought walking into the mall holding her hand so that she wouldn't get lost.

Ayuma's POV

"Jun...where are we going?" I asked as she led me into a place that had tons of clothes hanging everywhere.

"This is a clothes shop. We're going to....Ohhhhh!" She shouted letting my hand go and running to a mini-skirt that was white. "This will look so cute on you."

She ran all over the store grabbing clothes everywhere and then paid for them. When we left out of the store, we had three bags.

"Isn't this a little much...?" I asked. Jun shook her head and pulled me to another store.

"Let's get you some shoes. What size do you wear?"

"Six and a half, why?" She then left me alone again and grabbed many shoes. When we left out of that store, we now had six bags. She then pulled me to a dressing room and made me put on some of the clothes she bought. When I came out, I had on a black mini-skirt with a baby blue shirt with black high heels and a black thin silk scarf on.

Jun's POV

"She looks great. Now for the hair cut..." I thought grabbing her hand and the bags. I pulled her into a salon.

"What are we doing here?" She asked while they were sitting her down and putting a bib around her neck.

"Getting you a hair cut." I told her. She raised a hand to her hair and frowned.

"What's wrong with it?"

"I think that you'll look cuter with short hair." I stated. Her eyes widened and she nodded her head.

"I wonder what she is thinking." I thought to myself as I waited for her to be done.

Ayuma's POV

"You look great!" Jun exclaimed when I was done. I blushed and looked into the body mirror. I did look great. I smiled at my new hairdo. My hair was cut in half and hung to my shoulders. Instead of it being plain black, it now had brown highlights and was loose.

"Thanks." I told Jun then thought to myself. "I wonder if Len will like it..."

"Come on, let's head home." She grabbed my hand and led me out of the mall.

FAST FORWARD

"I wonder....." I thought, but shook my head as me and Jun walked in the house. I was carrying all of the bags, so it covered up my view of where I was heading.

"Jun, why did you make Ayuma carry all of those bags you bought?" I heard Len ask.

"They're hers, Len. I think I'm going to take a nap." She said as she walked away. Len sighed and lifted up some of the bags off me.

"Thanks..." I mumbled raising my eye when Len had his mouth open and drool was coming out. "Len...."

I tilted my head and he dropped the bags on my foot.

Len's POV

"Great, you crushed her foot." I thought to myself and picked up the bags.

"Are you ok?" I asked looking at her trying not to drool at how beautiful she looks. She nodded her head blushing. "Good, I kind of blinked out....sorry..."

"It's ok. Could you help me carry these into my room...If it's not too much trouble...?" She asked shifted to one foot and rubbing her left arm with her right hand blushing.

"Sure." I lifted up all of the bags and carried them into her room. She sat on the bed and had a frown. She seemed to be thinking.

"What's wrong?" I asked sitting beside her. She sighed sadly.

"My...." She trailed off as a tear slid down her face.

Ayuma's POV

"It's been 2 weeks since I've been here..." I whispered. "Today is the day...my parents died. I forgot about it...."

"You must really miss them?" Len asked. I nodded my head sadly. "I miss my dad, too."

My eyes widen in surprise and I couldn't hide it in my voice.

"You're father's dead..." I asked. He nodded and took a deep breath.

"Do you want to hear about it...?" He asked looking at the floor.

"If you want to tell me...:" I answered cautiously.

Flashback-Len's POV

"Father, wook!" I ran up to my dad and being only four, I couldn't pronounce all of my words right. Anyway, he caught me in his powerful arms and swung me around once; then placed me on the ground.

"What is it little Len?" He asked smiling.

"Stay, wight here, okay dooky." I told him. He nodded. I ran a couple of feet from him, turned around, ran toward him, and flipped. When I was done, I ran to him. "Daddy, did you see that."

"Yeah, I did." He said laughing, picking me up, and walking with me yawning on his shoulder.

"Wasn't it great?" I asked.

"It was the best I've seen so far."

"Anywhere?" I tilted my head up a little.

"Anywhere." He told me smiling. I yawned again.

"Was it good wike the wones you do?"

"Yes, it was."

"Weally?"

"Really." I smiled and yawned again. Sleep was trying to take me, but I fought it.

"Pwetty soon I'll be stwong and powerful wike you." I whispered losing the fight with sleep. My dad chuckled and opened the door to my room.

"Maybe...keep up your positive attitude and you will." He said as he laid and tucked me in.

"Night, son." He kissed my forehead.

"Nighty, dad..." I mumbled before closing my eyes and going to sleep.

I woke up in the middle of the night from a disturbing nightmare and, as usual, I walked to my parents' room. I knocked on their door crying. They didn't answer it, so I knocked again. I cried harder and sat down against their door crying. I heard something like a mumble. The door then opened and I fell backwards onto the floor. I cried even harder.

Dad hurriedly picked me up and carried me inside.

"Len, are you ok?" He asked looking in my hair for bumps. "Does your head hurt?" I nodded my head and cried harder when pain spread through it. He finally found a bump and winced at it.

"You're mom is going to kill me..." He picked me up and sat me on his bed. "Shhhhhhhhh......" He cooed me, but I keep crying. So he pulled me into his lap and sung to me.

(Dad's song...whoops, I mean Len's dad song. Typing in first person can sometimes get to ya! LOL! Broken by Seether. (This one is not featuring Amy Lee, who is the coolest female rock lead singer!))

I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh

I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away

I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well

I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open

And I don't feel like I am strong enough

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome

And I don't feel right when you're gone away

The worst is over now and we can breathe again

I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away

There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight

I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open

And I don't feel like I am strong enough

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome

And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open

And I don't feel like I am strong enough

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome

And I don't feel right when you're gone away

At the end of the song, I was sleeping in his arms.

I BET YOU ALL THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS THE ONE IN LEN'S ARMS, INSTEAD OF BABY LEN IN HIS FATHER'S ARMS. HOW WAS THAT CHAPTER? GOOD I HOPE. NEXT CHAPTER THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ACTION! PLEASE SEND IN MORE REVIEWS ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT THE CHAPTER AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU DO OR DON'T. IN ADDITION, IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN IMPROVE LET ME KNOW. THAT'S IT. WAIT! OH, AND IF YOU KNOW SOME MORE SONGS THAT MIGHT HELP ME. I NEED SOME. I'M RUNNING OUT OF THEM. I DECIDED TO LET THE REST OF THE CHAPTERS HAVE SONGS IN THEM. I AM ALSO NOW GOING TO UPDATE THE SUMMARY AS THE STORY GOES. PLEASE BE SOOOOOOOOO KIND AND WRITE THAT IN YOUR REVIEW. THANKS FOR ALL THE REVIEWS!