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Chapter XI: Misunderstanding
Mizrahi Residence
It was Monday morning around 7:00 a.m. Momo stayed up all night talking with Sakura on the U.M.N until the nurse told her to quit. Now she was fast asleep weary from little rest. As Juli passed Momo's room, she noticed she was still sleeping. If she slept any longer she would be late for school.
"Momo, dear, wake up you're getting late." She said tapping her shoulder.
She groaned a bit and her eyes fluttered. "Mommy? Why are you still here? What time is it?" Momo looked at the clock. "7:05! I'm going to be late!"
"I can drive you to school if you like. It's in the direction of my shuttle flight." Juli said and she nodded before getting ready.
After breakfast Momo checked the time again. "7:20...school's going to start in ten minutes." She said urgently. "We have to go quickly. I don't want to ruin my perfect school attendance." Suddenly the door bell rung.
"Who could that be?" Juli wondered checking the door.
It was none other than the Yuriev siblings.
"Huh? Why are you guys still here? Shouldn't you be at school?" Momo asked.
"Well, yeah…but we decided to wait for you. I mean to make sure you're not sick." Jr. replied. Gaigun and Albedo nodded in agreement.
Momo looked at them strangely for a moment then she noticed a girl beside them. "Who's that?"
"Oh she's Citrine, our younger sister. She insisted she walk to school with us."
"I am not!" She protested. "Just by a month or two. Or else I would be in the same grade as you."
"So she's in sixth grade isn't she?" Momo said.
"Yeah Miltian elementary is right across from Miltian Secondary."
"Oh I see. Well we should get going." She looked over to her mother pleadingly. Juli sighed. She had been overprotective of her two daughters ever since Sakura's accident.
"Alright then promise me you'll stay away from the roads and look both ways before crossing." She said sternly.
"I will mom. See you later." Momo called.
xXx
Miltian Secondary
Since Monday was an odd block day. Momo only had half the classes for a longer period of time: Art, History, Lunch, PE, and Japanese. In consequential order. First up was Art with Shelley and Gaigun. She and Gaigun decided to walk together to class. When something unexpected happened.
"Hey isn't she the girl who pushed Sakura into the road?" Someone said.
"Really but isn't she her sister?" Another whispered.
"Who knows? Besides she's a realian."
"What a brat to do that to her own sister."
"I know right. We should teach her a thing or two."
A group of kids cornered Momo. "What you did was low, realian." One boy growled.
"What are you talking about?" Momo asked surprised.
"You know what I'm talking about, realian. Don't try to hide it. We saw the accident." A girl snapped.
"W-what?" She stuttered. Do they mean when Sakura got hit by that car?
Suddenly buckets full of rocks and mud were dumped on her head. "Aaahh!" She yelled as her uniform was soiled. The sharp edges bruised her sensitive skin.
"Momo!" Gaigun shouted. Then turned to the others with rage in his usually calm eyes. "Why the heck did you do that? She didn't do anything to you!"
They began to move in on them. "Maybe not to us. But what she did to Sakura was unforgivable."
"Momo did nothing wrong—" Gaigun was cut off as he was punched in the face. He fell to the group and his lower lip began to bleed.
"Oh no Gaigun!" She bent down to his level to aid him.
"Really Gaigun? I thought you knew better than to hang out with this selfish realian." The boy scoffed.
Abruptly two very pissed-off U.R.T.V's emerged from the gathering crowd. "Stop it you jerks!" They shouted.
"Jr., Albedo." Momo said.
"Momo, Nigredo are you okay?" Albedo asked. He noticed the injuries on them.
"Don't worry I'll teach them not to mess with my friends." Jr. growled cracking his knuckles.
The boys began to back off a bit from Jr. "Hey it isn't our fault, Jr. That evil witch tried to kill your girlfriend." One bravely said although he didn't say 'witch.'
Jr. had enough of this. He lifted him up by the collar and looked him square in the eyes. "What the crap are you talking about? Momo would never do that."
"Stop it!" Momo cried.
The variants looked up to see Momo. Her eyes nearly overflowing in tears. But she furiously blinked them back. I'm going to let anyone get hurt anymore.
"I'm sorry for what happened to Sakura but fighting is not going to make anything better." Momo paused making sure they were listening.
"When I pushed her I was trying to get her to safety. But I failed." Regret overcame her.
"I still feel guilt over what happened that night but at least she's alright. They're no use harming each other over what can't be undone." She took a breath. "You can hate me all you want just don't hurt my friends!"
The others looked at her in awe and shame. Jr. released his grip on the offender.
Awkwardness filled the air until the late school bell broke the silence. The students scurried off towards their classes except for the U.R.T.V's and Momo.
"I didn't mean to start a scene. I apologize." She finished sadly. The tears threatening to fall let loose. Momo noticed this and she spun on her heel toward the restrooms.
"Momo wait up." They called in chorus but to no avail.
"I'll go after her." Albedo said. The others looked like they wanted to protest but the determination in his eyes quieted them.
"Tell her I'll see in her in art, okay?" Gaigun requested before heading to class.
"Maybe sure she's fine, Albedo." Jr. said.
Albedo nodded to both of them before following Momo.
A/N: I know this is a bit short. The next chapter will be longer.
Review Replies:
Devilman666: Good point. I'm not sure they can read other peoples minds either. I didn't really think much of that. But this is an AU fic after all. I can make them do whatever I want. ;)
Kos-mosMomo: Haha mind reading variants. Though technically they can only talk telepathically with each other. Ithink I got the ideafrom a fic where Gaignun wasprobing Shions's mind. oo; Your dedication will be in the next chappie.
