The Song in my Soul

Chap 2: Run!

My mind spun, trying to figure out, comprehend what mom had said. I couldn't figure it out. It was too confusing. My mind jumped to the closest possibility,mom was joking. Because, dad couldn't possibly be de- .

An hour later I found myself on the couch with a cloth on my forehead. "Hon, are you okay? You fainted sweetie," someone was speaking to me. I vaguelremembered them. Who was this person? Forget that, too confusing. Nothing madesense. Then everything made sense at once and my head hurt. And a small voicewhispered quietly in my ear. 'dads dead'. Ignoring it I asked mom what happened.'dads dead'. "Well, the police came to the door and at first I thought it was
because- you know- well, um, anyways 'dads dead' they looked very serious so Iasked what was wrong and they told me there had been an accident. 'dads dead!'They asked me if- if I knew Nakago. I asked why, and it turns out, a car had zoomed around the corner and had hit his head on. He never had a chance.

'DADS DEAD!' "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! BE QUIET! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" the little voicehad finally overwhelmed me and I jumped up as I knew I had to realize the truth.Dad was dead, and he couldn't come back. Ever. I let out a strangled sob and ranto mom, the only comforter I had left. She hugged me and patted me on the back,but I realized I wanted to be alone. I pulled away and was about to run upstairswhen mother said the worst thing she could've said to comfort me.

"Hon, I have good news. I met someone." uh-oh. "I know what you're thinkingbut he's different from the rest of them. He's kind and gentle and so sweet and-I want to start over now. Be one big, happy family. Doesn't that sound wonderful? You'll get a new dad and a friend!"

"I don't have a dad! He's DEAD mom! This isn't wonderful, it's evil! How could you! You promised you wouldn'thave anymore boyfriends!" I yelled at her, angry and hurt. She looked surprised and then angry too. "Well, how am I supposed to feel? I like having boyfriends. You're pretty selfish, you want your dreams to come true, but not mine? Besides, he, like I said is different. He's moving in missy and there isn't anything you can do about it. I expect you to obey him and treat him like family. Yes, youdad is dead, but there's nothing you can do so get over it!" It looked like she
had been drunk, but I was still angry. l hated her at that moment and swore never to forgive her. How could she? I ran upstairs and slammed the door, and landed on my bed sobbing.

A few minutes later I heard voices downstairs. I peeked out and saw mo getting out a bottle of champagne. She was smiling and I could see he was too. He looked like all the other boyfriends, and sure enough, he pulled out a small packet. Mom looked around and looked guilty for about two seconds, and then took it, giggling. She ran to the kitchen and brought back some beer and with a smirk the guy took one.

Too disgusted to see anymore I closed the door quietly andfell back onto the bed. She had lied. Again. I wanted to scream in frustration and hit someone. Instead I wrote in my journal shakily what had happened and then went out the window and carefully climbed down. I then did the only thing that made sense. I ran. I ran as fast as I could. All I could hear was the blood pumping in my ears as I ran faster than I probably had ever run in my life. Finally collapsing I lay sobbing.

Instead of raining as it usually does in the movies, a fierce wind began, almost blowing me away. I wished it would. I don't know how long I laid there, but a bit of my common sense kicked in and I decided I needed to go home. Then I looked at a nearby street name. Never heard of it. Uh-oh. I was lost and my dad was dead. No matter how corny that sounded to me it was also the saddest. I burst into tears yet again and wished for a miracle.

It came in the form of a bus. Turns out I had been laying beside a bus stop.

The bus slowed to a stop and I climbed in gratefully when I realized I didn't have any money. "Oh man, quick, find a seat sugar, before you get blown into one", the bus-driver said smiling. "That wind's a nasty one ain't it?" "I-I don't really have any money. I'm lost and-" I tried not to cry, but those flippin' tears have a mind of their own. I felt them slide down my face and tried to wipe them away, but the driver saw anyways. He looked at me kindly and said easily, "That's ok, a girl like you shouldn't be out so late and nobody for that matter should be out in this weather. Besides, rule is anyone on the bus past 10:00 rides free". I looked at him and then said, "Oh no, I couldn't just ride for free, besides, I probably live far away from here. Where ever 'here' is" I said in dismay. "Well then, tell me where you live and the next time I see you, you can pay me back, or let me buy you a coffee, whichever sounds good to you" he gave me a cheesy grin and gestured to a seat close to him. I noticed then that the bus was
empty. I finally gave in and gave him a grateful smile. I slid into a front window seat as he introduced himself. "Hiram's the name. l'll bet yours is a bit more elegant though." "I'm Rin" l said shyly. "Beautiful name!" Hiram declaredand started to move the bus. "Now Rin, where exactly do ya live?" I told him quietly and he looked shocked. "That's 35 km from here!" seeing my look of sorrow and embarrassment he quickly added, "Good thing that's where I'm headed"
he said cheerfully, turned up the heat, and started in the right direction.

"No you're not! You're just being nice to me. Hiram, you'll lose your job! I can't let you do that!" I protested. "Nonsense, my shift is over. Now, do you want to listen to the radio, or perhaps a CD?" Seeing that he wasn't going to budge in
his decision I let out an exasperated sigh and picked a CD. He slipped it in and as the familiar words started, they not only comforted me, I began to sing along.

"Holy smokes!You're fabulous! Ever thought of trying out to be a professional?" Hiram exlaimed as I paused for breath. I blushed. "Yeah, sort of. I've applied to go to the Shikon University of Music. To improve and learm more about singing and music." I said shyly again. "Hope you make it." Hiram said simply. Not one warning of how expensive it was or not to get my hopes up. I was grateful.

"Ok your turn!" I said finally. "Hmm?" The driver asked absently. "Your turn. YOU sing a song", I ordered boldly. He laughed. "Me? Sing? Ha! Hon, you don't want to hear me sing". "Yes I do", I said stubbornly. "Okay, you asked for it" Hiram said grinning. He picked a song and sounded like- Okay, time to use your imaginations. A cat who's tail had been stepped on, ran into a car, it's alarm went off, and a stray dog started singing with it, and an ambulance just passed by with it's sirens on full blast. Yeah. Not nice. I started giggling and then joined in singing all the way to my house.

By the time we arrived (A ways back so I wouldn't wake mum; it was really late) when I said goodbye, I sounded like a frog. Hiram laughed and said goodbye sounding like a toad. "See ya later Rin, if you ever need a ride and you're in the neighbourhood, remember bus 87, and even if you aren't, here's my card, call me sometime. As friends of course, I'm probably twice you age." "I will, arigato Hiram!" I said taking the card and giving him a huge smile.When the bus had pulled away I quietly climbed into my room through the window and crawled into the covers. Tommorrow, I would make amends with mother. Or so I thought.

The next morning I peeked down the stairs and saw mum and the dude talking. I was going to go downstairs, honest. But when I heard what they were saying, I wanted to do anything but. "Lei, her dad died, that's understanding that she was sad, but to yell at you like that isn't, now, I suggest boarding school". "But Jason, I don't thinki she'll agree- "it doesn't matter if she agrees or not. We're the parents"I closed my door quietly before I could here anymore and locked it."No you're not" I whispered angrily.

I was, out of habit, going out the window, but right when I got down, I realized that's not what I wanted to do. I was about to go back up when a flash of white caught my eye. I picked it up. It was a letter. Opening it up I found the answer to all my problems. It read: To Ms. Rin Kashino, we are happy to announce that you are accepted to The Shikon University of Music, please arrive no later than August the 25 for more information you need to know. Please come with your entrance money ready. Thank you, Headmistress of S.U.M. (A/N that waas weird how that turned out, ne?)

Tears of happiness filled in my eyes and I knew what I needed to do."That's it. That's the last straw." I whispered to myself. "No more broken promises, abusive boyfriends. I can't stay in this house any longer. Too many; painful memories." I quickly went back through my windoe and ran around my room grabbing things I'd need. Clothes, books, my music, my journal, my photos. I gently put dads photo in my bag and then grabbed my money. The last thing I did was use my phone. "Hello? Hiram? It's Rin. I'm calling for a solid I-O-U. Can you pick me up at the Coffee Boutique? Why? Because. It's time for me to finally get out. I'm leaving.

Sooooo sorry it took me so long, I've been so busy it's not even funny. Anyways, next chap is called Sesshoumaru, which will answer some of my reviewers questions. Thanx for staying with me! Hope you enjoyed this chap!

Hugs-Foxy