© Fuu Hououji
Chapter Six: Self Loathing
Disclaimer: This is simply a PeachGirl fan fiction. PeachGirl is the creation of © Miwa Udea and all other subsequent parties. Bows Arigatou!
Notes: Hi again…yes I'm pitifully late as usual…
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The surprisingly passionate kiss left her shocked. This was a sensation Kushiwagi Sae, in all her 16 years, had never experienced. Kami-sama did she hate him. It took a few minutes of sputtering but she recovered quickly enough. Turning her chin up she looked him straight in the eye.
"Was that supposed to turn me into a good girl?" she smiled in a twisted sort of way in hopes that she had caught Mr. Popularity off guard. "You're mistaken if you think your sentimentality can change me. You'd have better luck with one of those gangoro girls…like Momo-chan." That comment was definitely a shot to the heart but he did not seem effected in the slightest.
"Sae, I hope you understand, I only have eyes for one girl right now. Unfortunately she's a twisted bitch, but I'm confident she'll come around…or will I have to break her?" The comment enraged Sae and she came an inch from slapping him up side the face. Kairi grinned childishly, but he released her arm, letting it fall to her side.
"God I don't care anymore. Your idiocy wins. Now get out of my sight." If there was something Kairi had not expected to come out of Sae at that instant she had said it. His features turned serious and he forced another quick kiss on her lips before taking off out the two wide double doors. She could hear a faint "bye, love" from his direction and inadvertently flushed. "What is that- that WEIRDO playing at?" Sae practically screamed, the feeling of irritation becoming more and more overpowering.
"You are such a fool! How could you say that to Kairi-sama?" A high-pitched voice shouted directly in her ear. She turned to see brown haired girl staring at her with two round bug eyes. Sae instantly had the skeptical expression of an adult in the process of denying a young child.
"Oh?" she asked, a slight smile lighting her face, "I think you're the only fool here. I'll have you know guys like Kairi pray off little girls like you." The wicked smile on Sae's face only grew as the oblivious girl looked at her in disbelief. "Don't believe what they tell you. He's only innocent on the outside." Before the girl could muster a response Sae walked out the door.
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A sigh escaped the parched lips of Okayasu as he walked through the parking lot. He realized that he had not picked the most willing girl in the world. Something in him had hoped that she would fall for him but now he was starting to wonder if it was truly worth his time to tame Kushiwagi Sae-chan. There were some obvious points of interest; she was attractive, and incredibly intelligent something no man could possibly miss. Everything in her attitude toward him was rather demeaning but what was he to expect from a girl that hated him.
He stretched his arms over his head and sighed once more. Now that he had won, what would he do? His victory was nearly falsified when she had given in and not up. His pace slowed slightly as he came to an intersection. Walking past the many anxious pedestrians he found himself eyeing one of them. There she was. She walked alone as though nothing in the world could touch her, and suddenly he wanted to.
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Her eyes studied the sidewalk as she walked in a lifeless line. Nothing could change her mind. She would never surrender but she had already done so. What could Kairi possibly want from her? An apology? To see her kiss Adachi's feet and call her -sama? If not that than what? She wondered why she had let him kiss her the way he had and while concentrating on her thoughts walked directly into someone.
"Excuse me." She mumbled as she looked up into the eyes of a stranger. Something in her stomach tightened when he grabbed her wrist and grinned.
"How much for the night?" he whispered into her ear but she was preoccupied trying frantically to run away to respond. "Since you won't tell me how about 50,000 yen?" Her eyes darted in every direction and she pushed him away as hard as she could. When he didn't let her wrist go she simply looked him in the eye.
"If you don't let me go I'll scream!" The man seemed taken aback for a moment and then laughed pulling her toward a hotel.
"Nice act, sweetie, but I know your type." Sae tried to yell but the man covered her mouth and pulled her closer to him. He made it into the hotel and looked toward the cashier who simply nodded. Her eyes grew large and she fought harder than ever to escape his hold. Tears started to fill her eyes and fell down her face. "Don't worry babe, I'll make you happy-" Suddenly, the man's grip loosened and he fell forward.
"Hands off, old man." She heard a masculine voice and turned to see Kairi standing in front of her protectively staring down the older man. The tears would not let her see but she could hear the man's frightened yelp as he escaped to safety. Her tears eased away as she let Kairi lead her out of the hotel and over to a park bench. "Are you okay?" he asked, whipping a tear from her eye. Her lips cracked a small smile and without a word she leaned toward him and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you." She breathed out burying her face in his chest. At first he seemed somewhat uncomfortable with her sudden change but after a short time the discomfort eased away and she could feel his arms wrapping around her small frame. "Thank you." She repeated once more. This was definitely not cool but it hardly mattered to Sae who, for the first time, felt loved.
Kairi's eyes glossed over as he gazed warmly at the girl who had fallen asleep in his arms. She was cute, that was for sure. So terribly cute she could lead men on and then treat them like trash. He laughed inwardly at the implication of Sae treating him that way. Though she seemed harmless enough as she slept, hair tussled, cheeks wet and eyes closed. Her single hairpin was at an angle and eyes were still somewhat puffy. The more time he spent watching this girl the more he was taken in, and not only by her overall beauty, but her obvious effort.
Somehow something about her seemed amiss. All the crying she had done had taken off the make-up she had been wearing and in its absence there was a large bruise.
"Sae…" Kairi's hand touched her cheek as he examined the blemish. "What happened to you?" Her mouth opened and she yawned gently, eyelashes fluttering open and arms starting to move. He watched her move about and then her eyes grow large as they met with his own. Smiling slightly he watched as recognition started flowing through her.
"Did you have a nice nap, love?"
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From Peach Girl V.5:
Sae: And now if you talk to her...
Sae: No matter what you say, she won't change. It's not like you can come to school and protect me every minute.
Goro: All right, but…
Goro: Think about what you're asking.
Goro: I can't just… be with a guy I don't even like.
Hmm... slip up much?