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KS:
Kaye looked disgusted, exactly as Kyo was at the time. Yuki looked like he would kill the next person who smiled at him, and Arisa was just plain fuming. Hana, however, was examining the situation and taking caution to his rebellious waves.
Tohru was oblivious to the angered friends behind her, and continued talking to Axle. Kaye continued glaring long after the invite, and followed Tohru closer than ever. Tohru noticed of course, but let it happen for she figured that Kaye, like Kyo, was just jealous because they wanted to be friends with Axle too.
He was in all their classes. Kyo's anger was rising every time Axle even looked at Tohru, almost to the point of a little cat fiesta in the classroom. Yuki and Kyo weren't arguing for once, though, it was quickly realized that they shared anger towards the new kid.
Kaye, however, was facing her own kind of nightmare. Exactly what she hated; a Soc. The new kid for her grade entered the door, strutting around like only she was worth a million bucks.
"Class?" the teacher clapped her hands, trying to stay in control, "Class, this is the new student. Please treat her as you would any other child in this school." Kaye found the sentence funny until she saw the new student. She had been drawing and messing around with Haru before she looked up. She lightly tapped Haru's shoulder, not looking where she punched and losing momentum, The sight she saw just plain bugged her.
Her experience with rich people had never been good- and to add with that, she only knew a few. Of course, Kaye wouldn't count the band as rich- they play music and earn money. Lots of money. That is a mere coincidence of sorts. They had a talent and were getting paid to spread it wherever. Kaye's definition of a rich person however is much different. Someone who was born with the money, and grew up having everything and anything she wanted. Pony? Psh, most little girls can only dream of such things. Rich little girls on the other hand, they already have a stable of their own.
Kaye glared at the girl as the introduction was given. "This is Kira Sullivan." The teacher introduced and the girl took a hearty step forward, and a graceful curtsy. Her long, dirty blonde hair fell over her shoulders, covering her crystalline eyes. Kaye continued to glare, long after she was seated and long after class began.
Just before the bell rang, the teacher gave her students some time to get their homework started. The classroom erupted into a fit of speaking, and Kaye listened curiously to the new kid. "Y'all can call me Damu!" Kaye let out a snort and then broke into uncontrollable fits of laughter. She didn't know if 'Damu' said her name wrong or if Kaye misheard- which she knew she didn't- but in Kaye's language- Damu meant dumb.
She tried to breath and looked at the new girl, "What was your name again?" she asked, her voice towering over all others. Kira looked around for the voice, but answered it all the same, "Damu is my nickname." Kaye again began to laugh, Haru and Momiji joining in.
Finally, the bell rang and Kaye headed for the door. Momiji and Haru ran to their lockers and Kaye walked to her own. She began to spin the lock, hoping she'd got it right by then, and a tap suddenly reached the nerve of her shoulder. She turned, hoping it to be Haru to open her locker once more, but instead what met her was a slap to the face.
Kaye stopped, she froze- glaring at the girl in front of her. "What the fuck is your problem?!" Kaye shouted- not noticing the many people who stopped upon hearing her colorful language. Luckily, Kyo, Tohru and Yuki had just finished class as well and were making their way through the mass of people to see Kaye. However, all Kyo saw was that painful, nasty slap.
He instantly ran over and shouted- "What the hell is your problem?!" He stood protectively next to Kaye, watching as she rubbed her cheek, preparing the next insult. "All right, whatever-the-hell-your-name-is, you are most obviously rich if nothing else." She started, glaring coldly at the girl, "If you were anything other than a snobby little brat… well… to put it in much simpler terms, you're a friggin wuss! That was so weak I could laugh!" Kaye herself could not sort out her comment/insult and wondered if anyone would. Unfortunately, Kira did. She stomped off in a huff, glaring at the four- two of which glared back, one who was laughing her ass off on the floor, and the other staring blankly ahead.
"Kaye- what the hell was that all about?!" Kyo asked as soon as she stalked off behind the corner.
"You kiddin' me? I gots no clue!" Kaye said, poking her red slap mark. She'd learned one thing in this little experience- glare at rich people more, because they don't hurt much. Course, she was only kidding when she voiced this to Kyo and was whapped on the head.
IS:
"Kaye! Kaye, are you okay?" Tohru asked, rushing over. She examined Kaye's cheek and led her to the nearest water fountain, wetting a random cloth she had with her and pressing ever so slightly the cold compress onto her skin.
Kaye sighed in a frustrated fashion, her glare set to where the new girl had disappeared. "I'm fine, Tohru, thanks."
"Who was that girl?" Yuki asked, eyes also on the place where the girl had left the scene.
"Some new girl, just imported into our class this morning," Haru explained in a rather bored voice. He looked rather anxious to get out of school, so the group went their separate ways to gather their things and met back up in the front of the school. Kaye and the trio said their goodbyes to Arisa and Hana and Momiji and Haru and headed back home to Shigure's house.
Kaye was stuck in rant mode, something that could easily befall her splintered-into-nothing patience. "I swear to god if that rich-ass snob lays so much as another finger on me not even her sassy-ass daddy will be able to save her."
"I'd like to know what she thought she was doing back there," Kyo muttered, brushing his hair back lazily.
"I know, right?" Kaye said, more of a statement than a question as she let her American slang get the better of her. She was strongly reminded of an 80's flick she'd once seen that the particular line had come from, but she didn't care. Now that the scene was behind her she found herself playing what most people often do; the 'should have' game. She should have made her explain herself if not make her pay. She shouldn't have let that girl get away with that cheap shot she was just lucky enough to get. It's funny what anger can do to a person.
"Kaye, did you do something to her first?" Yuki asked, apparently trying to make more sense out of the slap. Kaye thought back, her face wrinkled slightly in her thoughts. Tohru watched her carefully.
"Well," Kaye began, "I did kind of make fun of her name." She started chuckling. "She asked us to call her 'Damu'." Even Tohru let out a few giggles.
"Yo, Sohma!" shouted a voice from behind them. Kira was running towards them, a frown etched on her face, a boy following close behind her. Kaye crossed her arms over her chest, glaring right back. Kira stopped in front of the four of them, panting slightly, which still didn't seem to phase her angry face. Surprisingly, it was Axle who pursued her. He smirked and gave Tohru a little wave, which she returned.
"Clever of you to figure out my name," Kaye congratulated, a sneer in her voice.
The new girl licked the tip of her finger and brushed a flyaway piece of hair out of her face. "It wasn't hard, there are like forty of you in this school." Kyo and Yuki stiffened slightly, not necessarily offended, but on their guards.
"What do you want?"
"Nothing, I just don't appreciate your rudeness, that's all. How would you like it if I laughed at your name?"
"Uhh, news flash hun," Kaye said coldly, "My name doesn't state my intelligence or, in your case, lack thereof."
"Why you-"
""Kira, back off," Axle muttered, grabbing her arm. Kira looked back him, glaring, and pulled roughly away.
"Don't touch me you white trash!"
"What has dad told you about talking as though you own me, bitch?" Everyone except the bickering two took a double take on that. Axle had a sister? Kira was his sister? Small world. Kaye found herself disliking both of them even more – Axle because he was related to Kira and Kira because she was related to Axle.
"Let's go," Kaye muttered, turning her back to brother and sister and continuing down the path. Yuki gave a curt, almost reluctant, nod to Axle and followed her, but Kyo didn't turn until he'd hissed a threat under his breath at Axle parting words to Tohru, who was the last to follow.
"I'll meet you Thursday, then?" Axle called after her as she ran to catch up to the others.
Tohru looked over her shoulder, smiling, and called back, "Yep, I'll be there!"
When she finally caught up neither Yuki nor Kyo would look directly at her. She bit her lip, the tension threatening to swallow her up, and made a mental note to talk to them individually about it a little later.
Kira turned and glared at her brother with her hands on her hips, watching as he stood with his arm in the air waving after Tohru. "Why are even talking to that skirt?"
Axle looked down at his sister and stuffed his hands in his pockets. "I can't see why not."
"What are you talking about? She's a loner." Kira puffed her asymmetrical bangs out of her eyes and, almost as though it were instinct for them, they landed back down perfect. "Anyone can see that."
"Tohru? A loner?" Axle said, half-laughing in disbelief. He snapped and pulled out a bit of black attitude from somewhere within him. "You betta check y'all's radar there girlfriend, 'cause you be straight trippin' there, mmhmm."
Kira rolled her eyes and shoved him out of her way. Axle grinned and followed her, oblivious to what she was saying in such a way that he didn't give a damn. He was dazed. "All I'm saying is she looks cheap and kind of phony."
"You mean kind of like you?" Axle muttered. Kira narrowed her eyes to the point of near closing. "Listen, if that's what you think of her than you have the wrong idea (queue the ticking off of the fingers.). She's adorable, she's nice to everyone, and people come to her for advice. I don't think I've ever seen her without a smile. And, she accepted me before she even knew me. That must count for something."
Kira puffed out at her bangs one more time and lifted an eyebrow at him. "She's poor." She slanted her sunglasses and snapped. "The chick is not chic."
"You know, you're a shallow bitch."
"Thank you," Kira said with sarcastic delight written all over her face as she reached for her lip gloss, smearing a glob across her lips and smacking them loudly. "Trust me, when I design a clique of my own here at 'Kaibara High' (queue the finger quote marks) you'll forget about charity work and step up." Axle put an arm around her, shaking his head as he already knew she was a hopeless, spoiled brat who couldn't help herself, and the two proceeded home.
KS:
While Kira and Axle were walking home, arguing as loudly as ever, Kaye and Co. were just arriving at their own house. Kaye kicked off her shoes and ran up stairs, dumping her stuff by her shoes. When she got pissed, the only way to kill it off was either fighting or music. And music just seemed like the better choice, she was bound to knock someone out...
She started out just playing cords, then turned on distortion and upped the volume. She took a breath, listening as the last cord faded into nothingness in the back of her mind. She began playing, slowly at first, then getting faster and more into the music.
"Who is amazing- you are
You blinded the moon and stole me the stars
And I'm aching to give you all I got
So here, don't break it it's my only heart
And tonight was the first of many,"
Tohru was downstairs listening to the pretty song with nice lyrics and jumped, as did everybody else, when the power cords came into play.
"And the days just seem so lazy when you're far away,
I feel that I may break
I knew it from the start, this would be so hard
What would it be if it were easy?"
It went back to the palm muted strings, and everyone downstairs ran upstairs to see what the hell was going on. There stood Kaye, in all her glory, playing guitar with her back to the open door. They watched as she sang, and realized that she was not using a CD player, or listening to one.
"Who is amazing- I think it's you
I thought about it and made my move,
You smiled you did and blushed
The sound of my heart rushed and rushed
Tonight I wish that you were here
The farther that I fall the more I want you there,
And the days stretch out so lazy when you're far away,
I feel that I may break
I knew it from the start- this would b e so hard
What would it be if it were easy."
A short musical interlude ensued and the Sohma's and Tohru listened to the song, not caring if it was rock, or whatever the Americans called it.
"I knew it from the start, this could be so hard
What would it be if it was- what would it be if it was?
What would it be if it were easy?"
Kaye could feel her anger, and everything else that meant emotion, slipping away- except pure bliss. Bliss at singing at the top of her lungs over the sound of the guitar, voice and music in harmony. She slowed, singing her favorite part.
"I haven't felt this good in a million years,
Shake off the dust and cobwebs wipe away my tears
'Cuz it's everything and something more about you, yeah.
And I can't believe I've lived this long without you."
The cords faded out on the amp, and Kaye turned around to look for her music book, turning off the distortion as she did so. A light round of applause sounded from the door, and Kaye, her hair mussed from searching under the bed, hit her head on the bottom of said bed, and yelped. She crawled out from under the bed, looking at the door and spoke what she was feeling, 'Ow,' although she looked ready to murder Shigure who had clapped, along with Kyo who was just staring wide-eyed at Kaye.
She smirked when she saw Tohru looking envious but also… proud? Kaye shook her head and began again on the hunt for the missing book.
"What are you doing on the floor Kaye?" Tohru asked curiously, watching as everyone else left.
" My music book is MIA." Kaye said, looking in the basket of dirty clothes in the corner of the room.
"M-I-A?" Tohru asked, counting the letters on her fingers and trying to decipher the meaning of them.
Kaye sighed, looking at the confused girl, "Military term- Missing In Action. MIA, Missing In Action. Got that?"
Tohru nodded feverishly, as if wanting to prove that she understood something of what Kaye had been doing. Kaye grabbed her guitar case and looked inside, gasping in shock as she drew out a large blue book. In printed letters, American lettering, it read Kaye Sohma. Tohru could only just understand what it read but decided not to ask on what the book was. Kaye grinned and flipped through the book, looking for something in particular. She started humming the tune to a fairly popular American song and put down the book.
She grabbed her guitar and slung the yellow strap the said "Hazard" over her shoulder and plucked the strings of the guitar, making sure they were all in tune. She took a deep breath and got started.
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance…
I hope you dance…
I hope you dance…
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking
Loving might be a mistake, but it's worth making
Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out, reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance…
I hope you dance…
I hope you dance…
I hope you still feel small when you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance…
Dance
I hope you dance…
I hope you dance…
Tohru watched on, amazed at Kaye's talents. Kyo had walked in sometime in the middle, but she hadn't noticed; she had been too in tune with the music to notice. Kaye suddenly looked down at her watch and glanced at the alarm clock at her bedside.
"Shit!" she said, putting her guitar on her bed and grabbing a pile of clothing. She ran out the door, grabbing a pair of shoes and tossing them on her feet. Kaye grabbed a bike she had brought from America and rode as fast as she could to her appointment.
It wasn't really an appointment, Kaye had been working for a long time, ever since she got back, because she wanted to buy gifts for everyone. Sure, she was paid well as a back up for those popular American singers, but she really wanted to feel like she did some actual working for presents this year. She had to mail the Sohma's their presents last year.
"Oh drat!" Said Tohru, back at home with Kyo- still staring at the door, " I keep forgetting to ask her…" She made a face and walked out of Kaye's room with her laundry basket to go do laundry. Kyo sighed and went to his room to do homework, hoping that Kaye wouldn't get into trouble.
"Aw, shit!" Kaye shouted, looking at the entrance to the arcade. She chained her bike to the bike rack and ran inside to punch in and change. Kaye had been working at the arcade longer than any of her other miscellaneous jobs- she was kicked out for arguing, abusing, etc. She ran to the register and pushed aside the poor teen stuck covering her and began to take and trade everyone's tickets.
Tohru sighed, "Eventually, I'm going to remember and ask Kaye…" she said to herself, "Why no one transforms when they hug her….."