PLP: I've decided to re-write the first chapter of this story
QJP: Good for you, this has to deal with me, how?
PLP: Because in our other story, Barn Love, you have captured the Inu Gang. I know one of our reviewers released Sango, but I think Sango wants to go back. Anyways, I thought it has been so long since I posted something...so I re-did the entire chapter!
On My Way
The final bell at Rakatu High sounded and the students poured into the hallway. One of the students, Atari, hadn't left her classroom yet. She was finishing a test.
"Miss. Rakito, the bell has rung. You need to turn in your test," the teacher spoke softly.
Atari handed him the blank test, he shook his head. "I'm very disappointed in you Atari. You were my best student before you met your new boyfriend."
"Mr. Meoga, he isn't my boyfriend." She walked out of the classroom and to her locker to meet 'her new boyfriend'. As soon as she got to her locker, the boy hugged her.
"Kohaku, don't." Atari whined, pushing him away.
"Alright, I'm sorry," Kohaku, said. "Do you still want me to take you home?"
"Yes."
Kohaku and Atari walked in silence. He drove her home. "See you tomorrow?"
"I'm not sure Kohaku. The time just isn't right."
"Alright. I hope we can still be friends though."
He drove home thinking about what to do. He took a shower as soon as he got home.
"Kohaku?" Mrs. Tatiana yelled up the stairs.
"Hai?" Kohaku yelled.
"Will you come down here?"
"What is it mom?" He asked as he came down the stairs in a suit.
"What are you dressed up for?"
"I'm going to get Atari some flowers and show up at her door step. We kind of got in a fight today."
"Oh. Can you take me to the doctors office on your way?"
"Why can't dad do it, and why are you going?"
"Your father is watching a game."
"Okay, that still doesn't answer why you are going."
"Well I think I'm pregnant, and I want to know for sure if I am."
"Did you tell Sango about this?"
"Not yet, I haven't talked to her today. I will call her when we get back home."
"Honey?" Mr. Tatiana called.
"Yes, dear?" She called back, walking to the living room.
"Will you leave money for dinner? I'd like to get some pizza."
"Sure. Get a small for Kohaku, you know he'll eat it all."
"Okay."
"I got to go now, I love you."
Mr. Tatiana waved her away. She walked back to Kohaku, "Ready?" He nodded and grabbed his car keys. He took her to the doctors' office, and then went to Kay Jewelers to get Atari a necklace. He had some money saved up, and wanted to get her something for their Anniversary of being friends. For being friends for ten years, and he thought it might turn into something more. They had gone to a party together once, a year ago. He remembered very little of that night. The only thing he remembered is Atari kissed him. She was drunk, so she doesn't remember anything. He didn't try to ask her, but she didn't act like anything happened; yet she didn't try to act as if something happened but she was hiding it. He shrugged it off but his feelings for her became visible. He couldn't just shrug his feelings off.
After purchasing the necklace, he drove to Kroger to get lavender colored roses. He knew Atari really didn't like flowers, but always seemed to be awed by roses. He gathered up the presents and drove to her house. He knocked on the door to find Sesshomaru, Atari's ex boyfriend. Sesshomaru pushed him out of the doorway.
"Listen, I wouldn't come around anymore if I was you. Atari is going to get back together with me." He looked at the roses Kohaku held. Thankfully, the 1,000-dollar necklace was safe inside his coat pocket. "I'll take the roses." Sesshomaru then slammed the door in his face.
"Who was that?" Atari asked from the kitchen.
"Flower delivery guy." Sesshomaru exclaimed, quickly ripping a card off the flowers. "I got them for you."
"I don't like flowers, Sesshomaru," Atari stated, walking into the living room where Sesshomaru was. She looked at the flowers, knowing that there was only one person who knew she would take roses but no other flower. She grabbed the flowers from Sesshomaru and threw them out the window. "That wasn't nice," Sesshomaru yelled.
"You didn't buy them, so shut up. I didn't even ask you here. Tell me what you want and get out. I'm trying to prepare my Anniversary dinner for Kohaku."
"You guys aren't even dating. What's the big deal?"
"I'm going to mention the party to him and tell him I acted like I was drunk so I could kiss him but pretend like it didn't happen. I didn't want to ruin the friendship we have."
"So complicated."
"What do you want?"
"I want you, Atari. I got Kohaku's sister out of the way, don't make me get Kohaku out of the way to."\
"You did what?"
"I knew you and Sango were good friends, but when you girls started dating, I couldn't have that."
"She's been in a mental institution for 11 years because of you?"
"No, because of my father, Naraku."
"What?" Atari picked up a knife. "I want you out Sesshomaru, I want you out, now!"
Meanwhile Kohaku, after the door got slammed in his face, sat outside in his car. He looked up at the apartment Atari lived at. He was waiting for Sesshomaru to leave. Sesshomaru never stayed for long. Soon, he saw Sesshomaru walking calmly down the steps with Atari chasing him. He had a gash on his cheek. Kohaku ran over to Atari as she sat on one of the steps, crying. She dropped the knife that was in her hand. Kohaku bent down and hugged her, holding her close as she wept. She didn't know who held her, and didn't care. She was sad, angry and frustrated all in one. When it started raining, he wrapped her up in his leather jacket and took her back to her place. He sat her down on the couch. She sat quietly, shivering. He got some blankets and wrapped her in them. He huddled near her.
"It's okay, Atari." He stroked her hair, "it's alright."
"Kohaku?" She sniffled. She looked up at him, tears running down her face. He wiped the tears off. "Yes?"
"Sesshomaru said he got Sango in the mental institution. I knew Sango never killed anyone. She got framed by your father and I know it."
Kohaku wasn't really sure what Atari was rambling about. "I know our Anniversy isn't until tomorrow, but I got you a gift." He pulled out the long box that had 'Kay' written on it. She opened it up to find a 20-carrot necklace with a small diamond and a bigger diamond going off it. "The small diamond represents our friendship and how it was so small. And like a diamond, over time it became bigger. It grew into something so together and beautiful."
Atari smiled as Kohaku put it on for her. "It's so beautiful. Thank you." She sighed. "Kohaku, I feel so wrong. Our friendship is the best ever. I don't want to spoil our friendship or make it complicated. I don't want things to become weird because we try to have a relationship and it fails, and then it's to acquire to be friends. We might find flaws we don't like and it annoys us so we don't become friends after our relationship."
"Atari. Like that diamond, all things start out small and grow. We have had feelings for each other for a while. I notice one year when you couldn't look at me and not blush. Then we had a time when we couldn't touch each other and not look away. But our friendship was still good. I've had a crush on your for at least 8 years. Our friendship has not changed, if anything it's been slowly shifting to a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. It just seems so acquired because we've been putting it in our heads that we are 'just friends'. That way we can keep the boyfriend/girlfriend we've had and not feel guilty about it."
Atari kissed Kohaku just then. 'Thank you, I needed to hear that. But...I wanted to tell you. Do you remember Jaken's party?"
"Vaguely. But yeah, why? What's the matter?"
"Well I know your were buzzed but you remember how I kissed you? Well I wasn't-" She got cut off by Kohaku's lips. He had water in his eyes.
"I didn't think you remembered. I felt so weird not confronting you that you did it but Sherari told me not to tell you because you would get mad that I 'took advantage of you.'"
"Yeah. Well I told Sherari to say that. But um, not only do I remember it... but I did it on purpose. I wanted to see what it was like. It was damn good. It was hard for me too! To act as if nothing went on and like I couldn't remember what happened. Sherari is the only one that knew I wasn't drunk."
"It's sweet that you went through all that trouble."
"Well at the time I thought I loved you and I didn't know if you loved me. When I found out you did, you were dating Sherari."
"Yeah. Sherari and me broke up though, about three months ago. I told her I couldn't handle her. She wanted to party every night and do drugs. I'm not into that. I'm only into you."
"That's sweet, Kohaku."
Kohaku's phone rang. He answered it and talked for a few minutes. "Be there in a few, alright. Love you too, bye." He hung up, "that was my mom. I have to go pick her up." They hugged tight. He walked to the door. She followed him, spun him around and gave him a good-bye kiss.
"So, are we officially dating?" She asked, smiling.
Kohaku smiled back, kissed her, and nodded. "Good bye." He went to go pick up his mom in a much better mood.
"How did your little date go?" Mrs. Tatiana
"It wasn't a date. But Atari and me are together. What were the results?"
"Positive, I'm so excitited!"
"That's good. You know what puzzled me though."
"What?"
"She said something about Sesshomaru being involved in Sango being framed."
PLP: So, What did you think?
BC: Wow, when you said you were going to re-due the chapter, I didn't know you meant the WHOLE thing!
QJP: Yeah, it's much better. Better written. Good job. Applause to you.
PLP: Thank you! I will update chapter 2 later! Tchao for now!
