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P/S: There are some violent scenes + foul language in this chapter! PLEASE BE AWARE!
My Unforgettable Vacation
Chapter 11
Rye's POV
"I see… So that's how you guys met her?" I asked, unwrapping my ice cream.
"Yup! Briefly, that's how we met!" Gojyo replied, taking a huge bite out of his ice cream.
"Anno, gome ne, Rye-san…demo, how did you know Yue?" Hakkai approached us, with his ice cream in hand.
"Hmm…that's another long story…" I leaned myself towards the railing, recalling everything.
All of us decided to go to the park since Sanzo caught us earlier. And here we are, eating ice cream, talking…
Goku was chasing some kids, having a great time…besides, he finished his ice cream AGES ago… That kid can surely eat… I chuckled to myself, watching them before I continued…
"It all happened two months back…I was on a night shift, so I thought of getting myself some packed dinner before heading to the hospital…I entered a fast food restaurant and made my order…That's when I noticed her… I was on my way out, and I saw her gazing far away from where she sat, her eyes were empty… her arms were full of untidy bandages; her face was pale and bruised… her food untouched… I couldn't help but sit down in front of her and I began to talk to her… After getting to know her for awhile, I decided to bring her to the hospital, to have the doctor check on her… at first, she refused, I kept urging her to come with me… After the doctor checked on her, she was placed under my care…and from there, both of us got to know each other better… She told me of her family, and her worries… She told me not to worry so much about her…because she feared something will happen to me if her family found out…"
The two listened quietly, absorbing every word I said.
"Well…I guess, that's how it goes…I think you guys got a better picture now…" I smiled at them. "Still…I'm glad you guys got to know her…" I stood up and looked at them again.
"Eh?" Both looked back at me in confusion.
"At least, she knows she's not lonely anymore…" I winked.
They smiled at my explanation.
"Besides, I know you'll protect her…won't you?" I returned their smiles.
"Of course…" Hakkai answered.
"Making pretty girls cry is unforgivable…" Gojyo agreed.
"I'm glad to hear it…" I told them.
Just then, Goku ran up to us. The kids have gone back.
"Hey! What are you guys talking about?" He asked.
"Just 'adult-talk', you saru! Nothing that concerns you…" Gojyo shrugged.
"Saru tei yunna!" Goku grumbled, and turned to face me, who was chuckling away watching them. "Ne, ne! Thanks for the ice –cream, Rye-chan!"
"No problem!" I ruffled his hair.
"Demo…is it alright for you to sneak out of the hospital?" Hakkai asked worriedly.
"Sneak out? Who said I 'sneaked out'?" I laughed. "My shift was over hours ago! I just came to pay a visit to Yue before I left!"
They looked at me, dumbstruck… Making me laugh even harder. I guess, I could understand why Yue like them so much…
Yue's POV
I looked around the room, feeling slightly uncomfortable. The vase was cleared, and Gojyo's bouquet was placed in it's place.
Sanzo was still sitting there, in the chair on my right… Reading the papers. I didn't know what to do. I felt so…awkward… I felt like saying something, but I didn't know how to start… I wasn't certain of how he was feeling… Was he in a good mood? I doubt it…
Suddenly, he let out a loud sigh and folded the paper. Looks like he was bored as well…
"Anno…It's okay if you want to leave…" I began.
He slowly looked at me, making my heart skip a beat. He's just so…unpredictable…
Sanzo's POV
I was trying to read the papers, but couldn't. Frustrated, I folded it away. And now, she said I could leave if I wanted to… Doesn't she get it? If I leave, the others will start annoying me again! But still…
I was still thinking…deciding…Those annoying people are gone now…for awhile…isn't this what I wanted?
Yue's POV
I noticed he was deep in thought. I didn't want to disturb him, so I decided to lie down again, and try to get a bit of rest…There was nothing else or me to do anyway…
After failing to drift to sleep, my sight began to venture from the blankets, to my arms. The marks from the rope were still there…the cigarette marking as well… Without me realizing it, I went through a flashback…
"Haven't we warned you before? You weren't suppose to leave the house, bitch!"
I felt my arms and legs being tied up tightly…very tightly, that it hurts… I began to struggle, and was given a hard slap for it… Before I could react, I felt my skin burning… Dad sank his cigarette buds onto my arms. I screamed in pain and was whipped with a belt continuously by my brother…
"Shut up, bitch!" He snarled.
I began to whimper as my oldest brother approached me. With a bottle of beer in his hand, I knew he was totally drunk… He sneered down at me, and kicked me hard on the gut. I slammed against the wall, motionless… I could feel a few of my ribs were broken…He then bashed me with the bottle, shattering it.
"What are we gonna do with her?" I heard one of my brothers asked father.
"We'll continue with her punishment later…" He announced, as they walked out of the room, leaving me in complete darkness…
I knew I had to escape…I had to do something…I let my finger venture around me and soon, I felt something sharp pricking them… a piece of glass…
With all my might I tried to cut the ropes…I could feel the ropes loosening. I felt hope once more… but suddenly, they returned, with sly grins on their faces… My heart began to sank as the approached me.
Luckily, they didn't notice the ropes were loosening. But I had to stop cutting them, in case I was caught…
"We have decided on your punishment…" My oldest brother said.
In a flash, both brothers made a grab for my arms and legs. I felt myself pinned down, helpless… Above me, my father was sneering evilly at me.
"We should have done this a long time ago…" He told me.
I feared for the worst…I could feel him harassing my breast and then, ripping my shirt open. Tears began to fill my eyes. What I've feared for is now happening…
I saw his hands wander pass my bra, towards my jeans. His trembling hands were unsuccessful on opening them, so he tore it open as well. I began to scream and struggle but was punched after several attempts but I never gave up…
"Shut up, bitch! You should at least try and enjoy this…" He yelled.
As his hands began to wander on my bra again, I felt the ropes broke free. Unaware of it, I swung my legs and got him on the face. Before any of my brothers could react, I successfully shoved them away from me and ran towards out of the door with all my strength. I didn't know where I was going but I would rather die somewhere else than being in that hell…
The flashback ended, I was hugging myself tight. I could feel my self shivering… Shivering out of fear…and anger…
Sanzo's POV
I noticed her hugging herself tight, her back facing me. She was shivering…and faint whimpers escaped her mouth… I knew I had to do something…
She was scared, and I know it… Damn! I wish I knew what I was doing… I slowly got up and approached her.
Gently, I placed hand on her shoulder, startling her.
"Sanzo…" She looked at me as tears trickled down her cheeks.
"Oi…don't cry…" I told her briefly. It doesn't suit you…
Without warning, she made a grab of my hand, pulling me towards her. She hugged me tight and began to sob softly.
I felt uncomfortable, but dared not to do anything. I finally just sat there, and subconsciously wrapped my hands on her shoulders…
"I…I feel…so afraid…" her voice was soft.
"…It's okay…it's okay to be scared sometimes…" I heard myself say.
I remembered those words were told to me once, when I was younger…but I never thought that I would say that to someone else…
"…Koumyou-sama…" I whispered.
"Huh?" She slowly looked at me, puzzled.
"He was my master…I was an orphan, he took me in and raised me…I looked up to him like a son would towards his father…"
"He sounds like a great, caring person…" She wiped her wet eyes, listening.
"Aah…he is…" I answered, recalling memories.
"I wish to get to know him…" she told me.
I looked at her and let out a soft sigh…
"He…passed away some time ago…" I told her.
There was a pause between her and I.
As I was about to drift back to the past once more, I felt her arms wrapped slowly around my waist, her head sank onto my chest.
"I'm sorry…I didn't mean to…" She apologized.
"Iya…betsuni…" I told her.
Silence befallen between us once more, then, I made up my mind.
"Yue…"
"Em? Nani?"
"Here…" I placed a small blue box in her hands.
"What's this?" She asked, surprised.
"I just felt like getting you something…since I was able to go to town today…" I replied simply.
She untied the ribbon and opened the lid. I could hear her held her breath as she saw the content. What? Is it THAT terrible?
"If you don't like it, you can just throw it out of the window…" I told her, with a dash of annoyance in my tone.
"W-What are you saying? It's beautiful! Arigato gozaimasu, Sanzo!" she hugged me tight again, giving me another startled feeling.
She carefully took out the silver necklace, with a sapphire flower as a pendant and placed it on the palm of her hands.
"Sanzo? Could you…help me put it on?"
"…Yeah, whatever…" I responded.
As soon as it was hitched around her neck, she felt the pendant again.
"Arigato, Sanzo…You, all of you are so kind to me…" she smiled.
Her smile…
At that moment, I had this feeling that I didn't want that smile to fade away again… Somehow, that smile seemed to wash away the feeling I wanted to get rid of for so long; loneliness…
Senko-san: Whew! That's done! I have to stop once more! Gome nasai! I'll try to update it again by this week, if possible, ne? Jya!