Saving Myself from the Darkness
Rated: PG - 13 for child abuse, violence, and language
Chapter Created on: March 5, 2005
Finished Chapter on: March 9, 2005
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh if I did I'd be a very rich middle school teen living in a beautiful mansion swimming in lots of cash and be Queen of Games.
A/N: Whee! I'm back after eleven days! Thank god for the trip to my cousin's house last weekend! I got a lot of the chapter done on binder paper and I still got it to 10 pages in twelve font! Whoo! Well hope this chapter is angsty/dramaty for you guys! Oh yeah here's the most adorable saying in Azumanga Daioh that I just feel like typing...
"Cooking is so fun! Cooking is so fun! Now it's time to take a break and see what we have done! Yay! It's ready!"
Happy reading!
P.S - This was supposed to be uploaded yesterday, but wasn't working for me at that time. Oh yeah..beware of the language!
'thoughts'
"Speaking"
- Scene change or Flashbacks -
Full Summery: Abuse and pain was always in the life of two particular teens, one escaped but is still being haunted by the memories and one is still living it. Now this teen is almost enveloped by the darkness that has haunted him everyday of his life, who would save him? No it's not Yuugi nor one of his friends, but a certain brunet with Cerulean eyes. What happens if that teen should be fully enveloped by the darkness? Would he kill himself to take away this pain or experience love in the process of it and be forever with his love? -takes place after Battle City- (YAOI/SHONEN-AI pairings: Seto/Jou and Yami/Yuugi.)
YAOI/SHONEN-AI: Boy/Boy or Male/Male relationships(don't like I suggest you run away and find a straight pairing fic!)
Chapter 11: Another Rescue With A Dire Consequence
Damn. How many times had I been knocked out during these happenings? I'm ready to just get up and punch whoever the hell's responsible. Though I got a bad feeling, it's not only my dad that wants to get me, but someone else. I open my eyes. I felt so lightheaded, it must be the side affects of that thing dad shot at me. "Man..I feel like I've been fucked up." I say to myself as I glanced about to my surroundings.
This place felt very familiar, but I'm not sure how. "Geez, I can't even remember a simple location." I felt like an absolute idiot. I know it was very important sometime ago, but I just couldn't point it out right now. "Damn it." My sight adjusted to the darkness, it couldn't be more than just a warehouse. "That's it. This is the location where that bastard, son of a bitch brainwashed me into dueling Yuugi. Why couldn't I point it out sooner." I sigh, of all the rotten places, I had to be in this place again.
I strolled about backwards, trying to look at my surroundings in more detail. A surge of pain caused myself to stop as I turned around and noticed a blade on the ground. "What the hell?" I ask myself before glancing downwardly at my ragged pants. "Hell no." A crimson trail of blood flowed from my right thigh; a medium sized cut distinguished in the open. "But how did that-the blade-and-" I made all these wild gesticulations, confused by the fact that something on the ground could cut me.
"Unless.. He's here."
To confirm my suspicious, I glanced about the room cautiously. Never making a sound. Those years with a gang can be useful at times like this. A silence droned on, though birds could be overheard outside. 'Where is he?'
"Surprise." A voice whispered in the darkness as I felt the coldness of a blade right on my neck.
It was him. The man I had slaved over since I can remember. I wish I could kick his ass like any other person I've fought, but he was my father. 'Damn it.' I curse in my head. He was swifter than the others I've clashed with. I couldn't even sense where he was practically "Why the fuck are you doing this?" I questioned.
"You know why, Katsuya." He whispered in my ear as it sent chills down my spine. "You're the reason she left me, am I right?" The other asked me, as I growled. It was this question again. Ever since mom left us, I've been told to respond an inarguable answer to this disturbing question.
I couldn't run, I couldn't move, how the hell was I supposed to get away from him. "No it wasn't and you know that. It was yourself." Swiftly as I completed that sentence, the blade was lifted from my neck, though it left a minor cut on me. I thought it was over until he snatched a bunch of my hair roughly, making me wince in pain. "You drove her away because you drank all the time after that day you lost your job." I continued, though grunting painfully in the process.
"You bitch!" He yelled out at me angrily and threw me to the ground. "Don't talk back to me!" Father cried out as a slap came my way. "You're nothing Katsuya! Nothing but a piece of shit!" I expected that. Where's Seto and Yuugi when you need them?
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Chuckling in the distance the two mysterious figures watched the two duelists from afar. "I'm bored." The shorter one spoke, a sigh escaping from mystifying lips.
"I know you are and I am also, but wait," The taller one trailed off. "how about we make things interesting and let them crash?"
The other grinned at the idea. "Perfect, then little Katsuya will be as vulnerable as a mouse. I like the way you think."
"Ready?" The taller one asked as the other nodded in response. "Good. Three. Two. One. Sayonara Yuugi Mutou and Seto Kaiba." The two raised up something mystical as it glowed brightly in the sky.
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Kaiba glanced at Yuugi, the other looked very worried. 'He must be worried about Katsuya-wait did I just say "Katsuya", since when do I call him that?' The youth mentally asked himself.
'THAT'S BECAUSE YOU FUCKING LOVE HIM!" The voice shouted in his ear. 'Man you say you're smart, but boy you're dumb. Damn.' Boy was Kaiba in for another argument and he wasn't quite happy with that fact. 'Can't you see that you love him? Doesn't your heart pound violently when you're around him? Answer me! God Damn it!'
Kaiba was speechless, all of what the voice told him, was true. His heart pounded violently when they fought at school and when Jou fell atop of him. For once, Seto Kaiba didn't know what to say to his Mokuba conscious voice. If Jounouchi heard this conversation, he would surely laugh at him for being an idiot who doesn't know how to talk back to a childish voice. 'Damn. What would Jou think of me?'
'Man you are dense. JOU LOVES YOU! Damn it!' Mokuba's childish voice shouted in a very colorful mood. 'He blushes every time he's near you, that's why he didn't want Yuugi to do anything to match make you and him.'
The CEO blinked. 'No way. You're lying.' A bad move by Seto Kaiba.
If the voice had a real body, it would have glared daggers at the said teen. 'You're ticking me of Seto. Do I have to give you an example on the tv monitor? I can if I resort to that.' Kaiba had a tendency to make everyone including some voice in his head, aggravated. That's a fact.
'Do your worst.' Kaiba answered back with a smirk.
A giggle sounded, though a vengeful giggle. 'As you wish, but don't say I didn't warn you.'
Static sounded from the tv monitor as Kaiba and Yuugi looked up to the screen. "Kaiba-kun? What's going on?" Young Yuugi asked as the tv monitor started to show a clip of some kind.
"I honestly don't know." He responded without knowing it would be "secret's out" for him.
The tv flickered as it showed full view of Mokuba and Kaiba. "Shit." Was all Kaiba could say at the moment as Yuugi blinked in confusion to what was going on.
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"Seto? What do you think of Katsuya Jounouchi?" The younger Kaiba asked with a smirk plastered on his face.
The brown haired CEO snapped his head to glance at his brother in bewilderment. "Mokuba, you know we don't get along."
"But you writttttteeeeee about him..." He trailed off grinning in triumph for blackmailing his brother for once in his life.
Kaiba sighed. "Mokuba. You know I would never do such a thing."
"Oh..." Mokuba trailed off grinning mischievously. "His eyes are a deep shade of light brown like sweet honey, the hair he leaves uncut looks like a bunch of sunflower petals put together, and his smile, how could I forget about his smile? His smile brings happiness to everyone whose blue, including me when I remember his jokes at work. He seems like a puppy mostly, but he's cute that way. I wonder if this is what the call love, if it is I'm glad it's to that puppy."
The teen "pfft" and walked away from the other. "Nonsense."
"Well that's all for tonight, this is Seto Kaiba signing off to bed." Mokuba concluded as the other continued to walk away without a word. "Oooh nii-sama's in looooove." He chuckled lightly and grinned.
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A silence came upon the young CEO, though it didn't last long. The helicopter took a nosedive, which surprised hell out of the pilot Isono. "Fuck! We're losing control!" The said person cried out, pushing all the buttons he could find to stop this catastrophe. "I can't stop it we need to evacuate immediately.
"Yuugi. Here."
The young duelist glanced at Kaiba as he caught the parachute thrown at him. "Kaiba-kun?" He asked bewildered at the gear.
"Never parachuted before huh? Well I'll help you." The young teen said strapping his on first and Yuugi's after. He turned to the helicopter door and slid it ajar. "Now on the count of three we'll jump. Ok Yuugi." He instructed as the other nodded in confirmation. "Isono. Make sure you make it out here alive." Kaiba concluded as the said person nodded like Yuugi in verification. "ONE! TWO! THREE! JUMP!" He yelled out as the two jumped from the nosediving helicopter. "Now Yuugi! Release the parachute with the lever near you!"
Yuugi nodded and released the parachute, hoping to god that he would make this out alive and well. 'I'm too young to die!' He cried out mentally in fright.
#Don't worry Yuugi. I won't let you die.# The rich voice of his lover soothe him and rid him of his fright of making this out in pieces.
The two landed safely; Kaiba with experience and Yuugi with his lover's shadow powers. "Where are we Kaiba-kun." The young teen asked in bewilderment of the situation.
"If my calculations are correct, we're in the middle of downtown Domino." The other replied glancing at their surroundings.
Yuugi gulped. "That's where all the killers are."
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BAM!
"Had enough boy!" Father shouted at me as I spat out some blood after colliding with the warehouse wall. "You better surrender before your boyfriend gets here you fag!"
I growled. How the hell did he call himself my father at one time? "I don't have a boyfriend!" I shout back in anger. 'I have a crush, but not a boyfriend.' I thought before coughing out some more blood. Damn. Never knew he could be so swift. "I will never surrender to you tou-san." I cry out with the last part expressed in detest.
"Oh really? Well this will change your mind." He spoke grabbing the unstained knife on the ground and charged directly at me. I dodged, but it was then I heard a pistol go off.
Another surge of pain struck me, harder than all the rest. 'Shit. I've been hit.' I thought dreading the fact that I might not live to see another day. "Damn it!" I curse while clutching my right side as I shakily stood up in pain. 'I think he got me in the ribs. FUCK! Where are you Seto.'
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The two strolled down the streets of downtown Domino. No one, but gangsters, killers, and pick pocket people hid out here. Whoever strolled in this area without being what they are were never heard from again. It gave shivers to every person who dared to come upon this area. For Yuugi and Kaiba, that's another story.
A person jumped out at them with a knife grinning madly. "Give me your money and I'll promise to let you go safely."
#Yuugi. May I take care of this parasite?#
/Sure Yami. Do whatever you want./
A glow came from the puzzle as the former pharaoh stood there in place of Yuugi once again. This time, he meant business. "You don't have the courage to make a threat to us." Yami spoke chuckling with a sadistic laugh. "We're on a mission and you can't interfere even if you tried." He continued as the other just stood there and watched the yami's rampage.
"Oh..well don't say I didn't warn you." A whistle sounded as maybe ten or twenty teens arrived at the spot. This made the yami's grin widen, his eyes turning into those of purple and pink with almost no pupil in them(1).
Yami chuckled maniacally and raised his hand to the twenty people. "Sayonara. MIND CRUSH!" The teen yelled as the shadow powers deep within him were summoned to this field to annulate everyone except for the two. "Have a nice trip in hell!"
A scream sounded as the twenty people fell to the ground in ten seconds flat. The teen strolled over to the teens and chuckled. "They never stood a chance against me. Now this makes up for oversleeping that moment." Yami spoke as his eyes went back to its normal shade of crimson.
"I'm not even going to ask." Kaiba said after not saying a word the whole time they've encountered the people.
Yami chuckled; his normal laugh. "It's better that you not. Now let's save Jounouchi." He said as the other nodded, their mission still continuing.
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"Damn it!" I yelled as I dodged barely from the attack my dad threw at me. I groan in pain, my hand already in the color of crimson. If no one stopped this soon, I'm going to die! 'How long can I keep this up?' I questioned myself groaning in absolute pain.
My father laughed cruelly, I bet he loved seeing his only son in pain right now. "Had enough, Katsuya? Do you surrender or do you want to die now?" He asked as I didn't know what to do at that moment. "Aw..I wonder how long little Katsuya can last. I hope he dies soon."
"How dare you, you-!" I yelled as I was cut off by the blood that filled in my mouth. I cough violently. What's going to happen to me? I hope someone comes to help me soon. "I will not..surrender to you." I manage to muster up before having another coughing fit.
He strolled towards me as I fell to the ground, with only one knee supporting my balance. "You really want to die eh?" He asked me as he grabbed my chin to glance up at him. "That's really too bad. I would have had a lot of fun, fucking you to hell." The man that called himself my "father" laughed like it was a joke.
"Fuck you!" I spat at him, getting blood all over his face as I glared fiercely at him.
Another slap. That's what happens when I feel like crap. "We could do this all day. I mean whoops, for another hour until you die. No one will even miss you once I'll get done with your fag boyfriend of yours. You wouldn't even be remembered as a Jounouchi. You will never be able to stand up for the family. I will make sure of that."
"I couldn't care less if I was a Jounouchi, I will always be Katsuya. You were never my father! My father was a brilliant man who cared for his kids. Unlike you! You treat them like shit, you know that! I will never let you hurt any of my friends or Mom and Shizuka, I would surely die if you died along with me!" I cried out in defiance as with a muster of little strength I had, I kicked him in the groin.
I grinned, but then returned to my coughing fit of blood. "Shit. I need to get out of here." I say to myself as I started to limp over to the warehouse exit. "Almost there."
"Not so fast Katsuya!" A voice cried out from afar as another surge of pain struck me like a blade. The worst part was, it was literally a blade. My eyes grew ten times larger, as did the pain that came along with it. "You think you'd escape me huh?" He questioned as I fell, my left arm burning with hell. The blade just atop of my arm, with all it's proud and glory.
I shakily, and I mean shakily grabbed the helm of the blade and tried to pull it out. The more I pulled, the more I screamed, it was the worse pain than ever before. I managed to take out the blade, but a burning sensation took the wound by force. Was there any hope for me? My options were limited, though I couldn't give up. I couldn't give up and die here and now. Yuugi would surely scold me knowing him, and I needed to tell Seto how I felt. I needed help and badly, there's only enough time that would surely be used against me.
Where was my knight and shining armor? I could hear my father's laughter from afar, he knew he'd won, but I knew he didn't. The sound of his footsteps grew louder and louder, until I was sure he was right behind me. I could hear himself breathing, he would surely be tired by now. Or that's what I thought at the moment.
This was a life or death situation and my last idea would surely give me the trip to death, but I'd risk it, even if it means my life. 'Please help Seto and Yuugi through this.' I prayed as I gathered all my strength into my right fist. "THIS IS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE YOU'VE HURT!" I yell atop my lungs as I turned and released all I had in this final punch.
It was right on target. A vital spot in the human body: The solar plexus(2). My father fell to the ground at the impact as I stood up shakily, hearing the door open with a loud creak. That attack drained me of my strength, though I had enough strength to glance at who opened the door. It was Yuugi and Seto. 'Thank goodness.' I thought to myself as I coughed roughly, the amount of blood that flowed from my mouth was unbearable.
I think I lost half of my own blood during the fight. "Yuugi. Kaiba-" I say quietly as my eyes went wide for a moment before I lost my balance. I was sure that death was on its way to get me.
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The two teens gasped, bewildered at the sight of their companion. His Domino City Uniform was all in rags, the cuts and bruises, all being infected, and the amount of blood on him and around the said teen was a tremendous amount. It was a wonder how he survived this whole thing. "Jounouchi." Yami spoke, gaping at the appearance of his friend.
"Yuugi."
Yami glanced toward the other, he could have sworn his hands were shaking violently. "Yes Kaiba?"
"Go and take Jounouchi out of here. Take this," The other gave the yami a card. "show it to the nearest hospital you can find and show them this to show it is important."
The teen blinked, wondering about something. 'He called him Jounouchi. That clip must be true then.' He thought as he accepted the card. "What about transportation?" Yami asked the other. He had a way of transportation, but he was making sure that Kaiba didn't send anything to escort him.
"You'll find away. Now scram. I got business to attend to."
Yami nodded, running over to Jou and draped the other's arm on his own shoulder. "Alright Jou, time to get you to a doctor." He spoke quietly as he walked and closed the warehouse door. "Hope Kaiba has a plan to stop that psycho. If he dies, I'll take him with my powers, no one can stop me, but Yuugi."
"I call upon the powers of the heavens, grant my wish to teleport the pharaoh and his friend to the nearest hospital." The yami called out as the clouds darkened to that of pitch black. "Arigatou." He said, smiling as he felt himself being lifted off the ground. "Good luck Kaiba-kun."
That was when, the traces of the ex-pharaoh and Jounouchi were gone like the wind.
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"Get up! I know, you're not dead." The brown haired teen demanded, hearing a chuckle in response. "You've caused a lot of hell for all of us, especially the pup. I will make sure personally, that you won't bother him." He continued, placing his briefcase down and taking off his heavy white trench coat.
The older blonde chuckled and stood up; licking the blood off his mouth with his tongue. "You really love to protect that little faggot don't you?" Jim questioned the other getting in his fighting stance.
"Have you ever heard of protecting the weak? I'm just helping that mutt because he's my responsibility." Kaiba answered.
A laugh responded to the other. "Your responsibility? He's my responsibility, since I am his father after all." Jim laughed at the idea of a sixteen year old teen taking responsibility of Katsuya. "You're no fit to discipline him."
"You should see how we are at school," A smirk appeared on his face as continued. "I beat him at every argument and when we duel in Magic and Wizards." He concluded as he still had that smirk plastered on his face. "I teach him not to be a bad dog."
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The teen sprinted, well tried to at least. The weight of Jounouchi was really heavy for him even though he weighed less then him and Yuugi put together. "Man. I need to workout more." Was the response he had at that moment, as he and the other reached the hospital. "Excuse me?" He asked the woman at the front desk.
"We're busy, please take a number and have a seat. We will be with you shortly."
Yami sighed and then showed the KC logo card. "Please. I need this boy put into extreme care." He said to the woman behind the newspaper.
"Excuse me but we- " She trailed off as she saw the card. "Heh. I'm sorry, we will get to you now." The woman said nervously at the situation.
Yami nodded as the stretcher people bursted in and took Jounouchi out of his hands. "Holy shit. Look at him." One of the nurses responded with one glance at the said teen. "We better get him to surgery stat."
"Excuse me? Do I have to wait here?" The ex-pharaoh asked as the nurses glanced at him.
A hand was placed on his shoulder. "Yes. I'm afraid so, we'll operate on your brother immediately." Was the last thing said before the nurses carried off the blonde to the emergency clinic.
"Brother?" Yami blinked at the response he was given. "I don't even look like him."
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The CEO grinned. "So... Do you want to give up and leave Jou alone?"
"Tch. Why would I want to give up and leave that poor excuse for a son alone. He's all I have that reminds me of that bitch." Jim responded as he smirked. "I'll have someone to take my anger out on, and that son of mine is perfect for the job, do you?"
Kaiba growled. "You know. I hate people like you. Always selfish and drunk, never thinking about anyone else. Jou is different than you, that's for sure. Why didn't you just get another job, instead of just getting all depressed and drunk? That's what I call pathetic."
"Pathetic? What about sitting around and playing around with your computer? That's what I call pathetic. Who in the hell would ever use those all day?" The adult questioned in disgust. "I would never use that in a million years or further."
The teen glanced at the adult, a plan trying to decipher in his mind. "Come on Seto! Aim for his head! Show him that no one diss' the Kaiba family and gets away from it. Get him! Wham! Bam! Do it!" The voice returned, this time actually giving advice to the other. "Hurry up, before it's too late for your puppy. Katsuya will never make it if you're not there."
"You call that pathetic? Now that's sad. I bet that in a million years or further, you would be obsessed with computers. Your life is but a waste of time. There's no future for you." Kaiba responded as he ignored the voice as it pouted.
Jim growled, clenching his hands in his fists. "I'll show you what's sad! Your life and your brother."
"Don't you dare call my brother pathetic, you son of a bitch!"
The adult chuckled. "Call me all you want, I'm not taking it back."
"Oh really. We'll see." The teen said before charging over to the blonde. "This will be for all the people you've caused pain for." Kaiba spoke as he charged fiercely.
Jim grinned. "If it's a fight you want it's a fight you'll get." The adult said, charging at the other as well. This was going to be big fight, though it didn't last as long as the battle with the two ships.(3) "Get ready to die!" Jim cried out as he charged, but then slowed down as he clutched his heart.
"What are you doing?" Kaiba asked the other as he stopped as well.
The old man laughed. "As you can see, I'm also dying. Though it's not like Katsuya's. It's more of a heart attack."
"Why are you telling me this?"
Jim just glanced at the others eyes. "Maybe because. I don't have regrets. See you in hell." That was when he collapsed to the ground, his heartbeat, had long stopped.
"Damn." Was Kaiba's response before he left the warehouse, to that hospital he told Yami to give care for Jou. "Please be ok Jou." The teen said worriedly before running leftward toward the hospital. "I just hope I'm not too late."
End of Chapter 11
Next chapter:The Funeral and A Confession Between Bitter Rivals
A/N: Poor Jouno-chan! Let's hope he doesn't die, if he does...don't blame it on me! Blame it on my typing hands! braces selfWell..hope you enjoyed this chapter. Here are some notes and review replies!
NOTE FOR CHAPTER 11
1)You're probably wondering: "What the hell? Pink and Purple eyes?" Believe it or not, in the first series, particularly the first episode, Yami had those eyes. When I first saw the episodeI was like: "Whoa! Yami's a maniac." Thank goodness it was only in that episode, I don't think I could take another scare like that again.
2)If you don't know what this is...look at Episode 2 of Azumanga Daioh! I just learned about this vital point in that episode.It's amazing how hiccups(The part and the actual thing)can be used for learning.
3) I don't know why I thought of this..it just suddenly popped into my mind when I was saying this part. The two ships were the Chesapeake and Leopard. We were just studying these two in History, their battle lasted an hour, but Kaiba's and Jim's fight lasted for a few itty bitty minutes.
REVIEW REPLIES FOR CHAPTER 11
Anime-Blade
Yeah! Go! Go! Yuugi-chan! I'm very proud of him! I know pooor Jou-chan! At least they got him back in one piece. Phew! Gives you vol. 1 of Azumanga Daioh
xamosy
That's ok, just glad to see you're still reading this story. I agree they are cute and you can easily imagine them blushing together. Aw..poor Jou-Jou-chan. I just have the craziest nicknames for him don't I? At least they found him! gives you the volleyball of which Chiyo-chan was hit by in Ep. 2
Flame Swordswoman
Yeah poor jou-koinu! Another crazy nickname! I think you just got your wish granted, but I'm not that great at blood and everything. Glad ya like! gives you Chiyo-chan
Chiyo - Nooooo! I don't wanna leave Azumanga Daioh!
It's only for now, you'll get to bake cake.
Chiyo - Oooh cooking! Can I sing!
Later..
Chiyo - Aw...
Kumori Sakusha formerly Saelbu
I'm glad I updated too, didn't want my reviewers to wait after the "TO BE CONTINUED" stuff. I owe it all to my cousin and her birthday party! Go cousin! I hope we talk soon! gives you the song "Raspberry Heaven" from Azumanga Daioh; the closing theme
Pup Jou and Kitty Seto
Yup I updated! Let's celebrate! dances and cheers Oooh cookies, pixie sticks, chocolate! Me like! munches on them Arigatou-gozaimasu! gives you Azumanga Daioh the Manga version vol. 1
mandapandabug
That sucks...now I'm really dreading high school. I know..I tempted to write that, though this was more...what would happen if Yami overslept. You're close to the revenge watchers, though you just have to find out in late chapters. Here ya go! The "update soon" wish has been granted! chuckles and gives you the song "Soramimi Cake" from Azumanga Daioh; the opening theme
Well thanks for reading Chapter 11 minna! Ja ne! And thank you readers who have yet to review my story. runs to do chapter 12