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"Speaking" 'Thoughts'
-8- No one knows what it's like to be the bad man, to be the sad man, behind blue eyes. And no one knows what its like to be hated, to be fated, to telling only lies. –8-
Four hours of sleep was all she allowed herself. She had drifted awake before dawn her room was pitch black she reached up and turned on her lamp light flooded the room. She winced she was still so tired but she knew she couldn't go back to sleep even if she wanted to. She climbed out of bed and went to her dresser.
'My first day of school…' she was looking at herself in the mirror blue eyes stared back at her, her hair was a mess of curls and was very close to turning into an afro she imagined her parents would also wake up with their original features. She went to the bathroom and took a shower climbing out she ran a comb through her curls untangling them she held her hair in a clip as she went back to her room and proceeded to get ready for her first day. She pulled out a Bright yellow shirt with red letters that read 'I'm just a big #&$#& ball of Sunshine' she threw it on her bed. She rummaged some more she pulled out a Black tank top that left her belly button exposed it said in red letters 'It's Better To Be Hated For What You Are, Than Be Loved For What Your Not' she also threw that on the bed. She then walked over to the closet she pulled out a long black skirt with a cut along the left side that went up to her mid thigh. She kneeled down and pulled out a pair of black knee high boots then went back to the dresser, put the yellow shirt back, pulled out fishnets and began to get dressed.
There was a knock on her door. She turned from her dresser and opened it. Her father stood there towering over her with his strawberry blond hair and hazel eyes.
"I thought you said the spell would last"
"It does but only for 24 hours then you have to re cast it" he nodded and went back to his room.
She shut the door and went back to her dresser she too would have to recast the spell if not Suichi and the others would know. She closed her eyes and ran her finger through her hair. Tumbling brown waves of hair extended form her head and her eyes steadily turned green. She picked up her brush and began to brush her hair again; she would leave it down today too. She opened a drawer and took out a cheep plastic bag with hair ornaments in it she took out a black hair clip with White Lilies on it and put the bag away. She pulled some of her hair back into a ponytail and held it with the clip. She then proceeded to put on make up she put on black eyeliner and mascara she painted her lips with red gloss and looked at herself. She looked so depressed then again, today she was. She decorated her ears with little red studs and put on a chain with a silver dragon holding a pentagram with a little red jewel in the center. She looked at her clock it read 6:30 she opened her balcony door and walked out to watch the sun raise.
"Your up early" she nearly jumped out of her skin she turned to the side and saw Suichi. She breathed out and looked down at the street below.
'What am I suppose to say to him? Sorry about last night but then again you snuck into my room at one in the morning because you thought my candles would set the apartment on fire.' She sighed 'this is weird...'
He turned and began to back inside.
"Suichi…" he turned to look at her a hand on the doorknob.
"I'm sorry about yesterday," she snapped him out of his thoughts she was looking down at the ground blushing. He stared at her for a moment more then smiled.
"I'm the one who should be apologizing I just wasn't sure if you ever wanted to talk to me ever again"
"Well… I'm sorry for slapping you, and threatening you…"
"You had every right I too would be frightened if I saw an intruder in my room in dead of night" He smiled at her
'He's being so understanding…' she began to blush lightly
"Well then… I guess I'll see you at school…bye" she ran into her room shutting the door behind her and beaming. 'What is this?' she put a hand to her heart to feel it pounding 'it's not real… I'm just nervous… that's why I'm reacting this way… first day of school jitters…'
She went down stairs and made her self a bowl of cereal (LUCKY CHARMS! LOL sorry) she sat there deep in thought she couldn't say her spell had worked for starters she was one who had apologized he thought she would never talk to him again but still something else was at work here.
"Good morning Tsuika" a short blond woman walked into the room.
"Mom don't you think you should alter your appearance before someone sees you through the window then we have to lie or something if they don't recognize you."
"Stop being such a worry wart"
"Well excuse me but you weren't the one that was chased by newscasters and what not from school to time square!" with that she got up picked up a book bag that was sitting at the base of the door and left the house. She'd have to find her way to school it was 7:00 and school started at 7:30 she could hear her mother yelling for her behind her but she didn't care.
'She's so inconsiderate! She liked the attention and the publicity if it were up to her I'd be in a giant cage on display at the science museum or something'
-8- But my dreams they aren't as empty… as my conscience seems to be… I have hours only lonely. But love is vengeance that's never free-8-
He hadn't slept all night then when Hiei knocked on the balcony at 2 he hadn't answered but he had let himself in.
-Flashback-
"Sense when do you sulk in the dark?"
"How long have you been watching?"
"Long enough… I think she's the one…"
"What are you talking about Hiei?"
"She's the one we're looking for"
"How can you be so sure?"
"A feeling I get"
"Well we can't go along with a feeling now can we?" he said with a chuckle "we need solid proof"
"And how do you suppose we go about getting it?"
"We'll keep an eye on her I trust you and your feelings you may be right it would explain why she's so guarded… also she claims she knew Hikaru"
"Or she was Hikaru"
Kurama smiled at him, he too had a feeling telling him Hikaru was closer than they thought at least now they had a suspect.
-End Flashback-
Now it was six o'clock in the morning and he had to prepare for school where he would most likely bump into Tsuika. He dressed himself and went out to the balcony moments later Tsuika came out.
"You're up early" she gasped and turned to him a startled expression on her face until she looked down at the street without saying a word
'What am I suppose to say to him? Sorry about last night but then again you snuck into my room at one in the morning because you thought my candles would set the apartment on fire.' She sighed 'this is weird...'
He watched her closely she seemed uneasy. She was ringing her hands and playing with her thumbs.
'Well its obvious she feels bad about yesterday…I'll leave her to her thoughts'
He turned to go back into his room.
"Suichi…." He turned to look at her a distressed look on her face her skin glowing in the morning sun….
'She looks like a goddess…'
"I'm sorry about yesterday," she snapped him out of his thoughts she was looking down at the ground blushing. He stared at her for a moment more then smiled.
"I'm the one who should be apologizing I just wasn't sure if you ever wanted to talk to me ever again"
"Well… I'm sorry for slapping you, and threatening you…"
"You had every right, I too would be frightened if I saw an intruder in my room in dead of night" He smiled at her 'actually I would murder them…'
'He's being so understanding…' she began to blush lightly
"Well then… I guess I'll see you at school…bye" she ran into her room shutting the door behind her. He shrugged and entered his own room going to the kitchen to find his mother up making breakfast.
A short while later he was heading for the door when he heard the door next-door slam as he opened his own to see Tsuika running down the stairs. While her mother called for her twice from the doorway but before Suichi could turn to her she had shut the door. He wondered what was up.
-8- No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings like I do and I blame you. And no one bites back as hard on their anger none of my pain will-can show through-8-
She didn't know or care where she was going if she got lost she could just take herself to school with her new found ability if not she'd risk exposure and materialize next to Suichi or one of the other four. At this point, she really could care less she just needed to blow off some steam so when she saw a boy standing a few feet away facing her with a smug look on his face she charged head on and before she knew it she was surrounded by them.
"Now what's a pretty girl like you doing in this part of town?"
"Yeah we don't get too many chicks around here, this should be fun"
There were about five of them they all wore plain blue uniforms, which told her they all went to the same school. She sized them all up this was just what needed a chance to blow off some steam who cared if she was gunna risk exposure these punks wouldn't know what hit them. There were four around here and one outside the circle doing all the smooth talking. He looked rather scrawny which made her wonder what these guys were doing with a runt like him for a boss. Three of them looked pretty buff but the one to her left was just plain over weight and seemed to be the stupidest of them all.
"Oh. No. Please… someone help…" she said sarcastically
"Oh you've got jokes, that's cool we like funny girls"
"Yeah you're a real funny one" she glared at all of them daring them to take a step forward.
"So what are we all just going to stand here and have staring contests, cuz I don't have time for childish games I got places to go and people to see"
At that the guy standing off the circle sneered.
"Boys… do as you will"
They smirked and charged for her at the same time.
"Where'd she go?"
"You who boys... Up here!" she was sitting on the fire escape smiling down at them all
'What idiots'
They gaped up at her as she jumped down kicking one of them in the face and turning towards the others.
"Who's next?"
They were petrified and about to pee their pants.
"No takers?" no response
All right then. She ran toward the other three just a few feet away and preceded to beat their faces in and kick them to death although she had on a skirt it wasn't the kind to ride up.
"Lets get the fuck outa here!" one of the remaining three yelled, as he took off followed by another. She stared at the last thug he stood his ground smirking at her.
"What's so funny?" this was the guy mimicking his bosses words he leered at her and licked his lips.
"I'm no side dish-"
"But you are Hikaru…" her face went pale she didn't expect him to figure it out.
"I've been looking for you… but I didn't expect to find you before the Yurameshi team"
"Yurameshi team…" it escaped her lips like a breath. He began to advance towards her as she began to take a few paces back she didn't like the way he was looking at her and suddenly all her confidence had drained just by him mentioning her real name.
"TSUIKA!"
She turned around and saw Suichi running toward her he got in front of her and pushed her behind him.
"Tsuika, run"
"Bu-"
"Run, I'll be fine"
She nodded, turned, and ran.
"We'll meet again…TSUIKA!" the kid called to her sending chills up her spine.
He had ran after her these streets were dangerous and he was sure she would get into trouble when he caught up to her he saw her backing away from some kid who was leering at her.
"So I guess I was wrong," he said sizing Kurama up
"Who are you?"
"My name is Genku learn it well fox for I can assure you we will meet again." With that, he turned and began to walk away.
He went back to Tsuika she was a block away leaning against the wall watching.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine, what about you? Did they punch you? You got a brouse?"
"No actually they just walked away looks like they only prey on Women"
"Jerks… looks like I can't go for a walk when I'm steamed gunna have to stick to brooding in my room."
"What were you doing running around like that you could have gotten hurt"
"Hey I can take care of myself"
"And what just happened was proof of that. Listen Tsuika you can't go running off like that it's dangerous"
"Who are you now my mother?"
"Tsuika…"
"Wow you even sound like her now, listen I'm fine your fine just show me where the stupid school is so I can go and get this over with." He sighed and shook his head.
"Wait a sec how did you know where I was?"
"Heh, heh" 'I was hoping that wouldn't come up' "I kinda followed you when you ran out of your house. Have you considered trying out for track? You're pretty fast for a girl wearing boots."
"How long were you standing there?" she asked it with annoyance but she had a slight hint of desperation and fear in her voice.
"I just saw you backing away from him and I figured I needed to step in"
She rolled her eyes "My Hero…"
He frowned at her. There was something she didn't want him to know.
'I think Hiei was right'
"What?"
"Nothing" he walked past her leaving here there to glare at his back before jogging up to him.
"Nothing my ass, you just looked at me as if I was some fugitive or something"
"You seem to have an extreme paranoia about the way people look at you"
She shut her mouth and stared at the ground keeping pace with him but lost in her thoughts.
'Am I that paranoid? HOLY SHIT AM I THAT OBVIOUS'
She was so lost in her own paranoia and freaking out at the notion that me might suspect that when they reached a stop sign she nearly got hit my a car until Kurama grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her back.
"Huh?" she blinked at looked up.
"What?" his eyes were closed and he was shaking his head.
'Unbelievable…'
'He thinks I'm am idiot'
"Nothing…"
"Again with that?"
He sighed.
"Paranoia is a sickness," he said while crossing the street. She frowned at his back then ran up next to him and whacked him upside the head.
"I'm not paranoid!" he disregarded the slap mainly because it didn't hurt and it was fun to get under her skin she was more likely to slip up that way.
"Denial is also a sickness"
"I will hurt you…"
"There's no doubt in my mind that you can but there is a doubt on wether you will"
"You wanna test that?" He tilted his head and smirked down at her causing her to blush slightly.
'Is he flirting with me?'
'Should I? Or would she actually slap me then?'
"Yes actually I do" she didn't actually think he would say yes but before she could stomp away and admit defeat he stepped in front of her tilted her head up and pressed his lips against hers.
Her eyes widened before she relaxed and slipped into the kiss she didn't know why he did it but she wasn't really thinking about it at the moment. She pressed her body to his and griped his shirt as she shyly opened her mouth allowing his tongue to enter. They stood there for a good five minutes drawing the eyes of the passing students until someone yelled.
"Whoa, GO SUICHI!"
Tsuika immediately pushed him away and took a step back. She was staring down at the ground blushing like crazy.
Shortly after Yusuke walked up with Kwabara and Keiko Laughing hysterically.
"So how long have you guys been at it?"
"Shut up Yusuke!"
Kurama smiled weakly as a small blush appeared on his cheeks he glanced over at Tsuika and saw her completely embarrassed.
"But seriously Kurama how was it?"
Kurama glared at Kwabara as Tsuika slowly turned her head.
"Kurama?"
"I mean uh…"
She looked back at Suishi she wasn't mad just confused after all to get mad would be the pot calling the kettle black.
"It's a nick name they gave him…" supplied Keiko "it's just something that only the guys use that's why he hadn't told you" Kurama looked at her gratefully as Tsuika nodded.
"Lets get to school and get your class schedule shall we?" he said hurriedly as Yusuke and Kwabara smirked at him.
She nodded and walked to his side now it was awkward. They walked up the steps and Tsuika noticed many girls giving her dirty looks she shrugged it off and went inside.
"Keiko wasn't kidding the school is big…"
"You'll get used to it the office is right in here ask to see Mr. Takenawa, the principle, he'll give you your schedule" he smiled at her warmly as she nodded and went inside Closing the door behind her.
He turned and began to walk away then Yusuke pounced on him and trapped him in a headlock
"Kurama You FOX"
"Yusuke leave him alone"
He let Kurama go having the satisfaction of giving him a hard noggie that succeeded in messing up his long red hair.
"I would rather not talk about it Yusuke" he said while trying to straighten his hair
"And you shouldn't have to"
"Yeah, yeah…. He'll tell us later" said Yusuke with a smirk leaving with Keiko. Kwabara sighed.
"So I guess she's off the market"
"What happened to Yukina?"
"Well uh… I gotta go" he ran the same direction as Yusuke. Kurama sighed finally getting his hair straightened as a girl named Fuu walked over she was one of the popular snobby girls who had her eye on him for a while he had told her countless times he wasn't interested but some girls try to hard.
'Not again…'
"Hey there Suichi" she said while eyeing him up and down with her brown eyes while twirling a lock of bleach blond hair.
"I was just wondering…"
"Hey Suichi do you know where room 136 is? I can't make heads or tails of this stupid school map," said Tsuika ripping the map and throwing it into the garbage.
"Excuse you… A and B conversation C your way out Before D and E go and F you up" at that two girls walked to her side and glared at Tsuika.
"Excuse YOU and your bad breath, and your third grade insults" she added while waving a hand in front of her face causing the girl to panic a little. " But Unlike you and your scared ass, I do not need other people to fight my own battles. You wanna pick a fight with me its me and you none of this D and E will fuck you up shit cuz before they can even step in you'll be on the floor crying with half a bald head a broken nose and a black eye so don't go starten shit with me or you'll be sorry"
'God that felt good'
"Why don't we stop this here, Tsuika I'll take you to class. Fuu the answer is still no" Her mouth fell open and she glared at Tsuika who intern smirked.
'Who the hell does she think she is? She's just a fucken new girl'
"Girls this ones gunna learn the hard way you don't mess with Fuu and her man" at that, they cracked their knuckles turned and walked away.
"Who the hell does that bleach blond bitch think she is?" said Tsuika angrily
"Her name is Fuu she's sort of a popular girl around here she's mainly considered a bully"
"I can tell, what was she saying to you?"
"Nothing much quite frankly I'm happy you came along and butted her out, that's the fifth times she's tried to ask me out on a date"
"And each time you've said no… wow some girls are so damn hard headed"
'And here I didn't even have to try…' she smirked at the thought maybe she did have a lot more appeal with this image.
"Well here we are. The teachers name is Ms. Higurashi just give her your schedule and introduce yourself I'll see you at lunch" he said leaning down and kissing her on the cheek causing her to blush again.
'He better not be playing games with me…' she entered the class room a lot of students looked at her as she walked in and snickered she figured some of them had seen her little display with Suichi and that it would slowly filter around school.
'Great and it's just my first day' she walked to the teacher and handed her the schedule. She had long black hair and light brown eyes she wore a baby blue sundress with white lilies decorating it.
"So your Tsuika have a seat on the second row third seat up. I'm Ms. Higurashi I'll be teaching Basic English" she smiled at her and went to her seat. She reached into her book bag and took out her latest novel. Captivated by Nora Roberts as she began to read the bell rang and students began to come in she saw Keiko and Kwabara come in Kwabara took a seat in the first row while Keiko sat right next to her.
"Ok class today…"
"Hey Tsuika…" she turned to Keiko with a puzzled expression.
"So seriously how did it happen?"
'Jeez I don't get a break do I?'
"Eh heh, heh"
"Ladies," this got their attention "save the personal chit chat for after class"
'Blessed be' she mentally sighed in relief
-8- But my dreams they aren't as empty as my conscience seems to be. I have hours only lonely but love is vengeance that's never free –8-
The bell for lunch rang when she was in geometry. She had spent some of the class periods catching up to the lesion and the rest of it trying to figure out why Kurama had kissed her. Now she would see him for lunch but who was to say if she'd even find him she'd probably end up eating lunch alone on the bleachers or something. She went into the cafeteria and looked at the menu nothing seemed to appeal to her to she just went to the vending machines and get a bag of chips, a candy bar, and a soda.
"So you think you can just show me up like that and get away with it?" She turned and saw Fuu standing there with a lot more girls that she had before she really didn't care how many girls were there she could most likely take them all on. She put the chips and candy in her bag and opened the soda.
"Well lets see you asked him out five times and each time he said no you sure I'm the one who showed you up?" she turned and began to walk away. Fuu reached out and grabbed her by the hair pulling her back to her.
"Listen here!" That all she got out until Tsuikas soda spilled all over her.
"Don't fucken touch me," she said releasing herself from her grip.
"Don't even look at me" she threw her soda can at her.
"Waste of sixty cents" she began to walk away again but then one of her little lackeys taped her on the shoulder and tried to punch her as she turned. She ducked and knocked her off her feet then stood letting her lie there in shock.
"Anybody else?" at that three girls rushed forward.
'Just what the doctor recommended an extra large serving of whop ass' she threw he bag in a corner and dodged the first punch. She responded with a punch to the gut and then grabbed her by the hair and hurled her face into the wall. The next one tried to tackle she stepped aside and kicked her in the ass. The one that had been lying on the floor stood up and got her in a strangle hold. She lifted her arms and slipped out as a girl released a punch for her face missing and hitting the other girl.
"What's going on over here!" all motion stopped as the principal came into view with Keiko. He looked at the girls sprawled on the floor and the others standing.
"I demand an explanation" his eyes caught on Fuu who was sticky with Soda
"Fuu"
"It was horrible Mr. Takenawa she spilled soda on me just because I asked her to let me have a turn at the machine then she started to beat up my friends one by one I tried to stop her but sh-"
"THAT'S BULL SHIT! Excuse the language Mr. Takenawa but she pulled my hair after I had moved and threatened me then she got her little friends to come after me. It was pure self defense"
"Well Keiko what did you see?"
"They had Tsuika in a strangle hold I didn't see anything else I just ran to get you" he nodded at her and looked back to the girls. "A months of detention for each of you even you Tsuika even though it was Self defense that's no excuse for hitting another student, now get back to class all of you"
Slowly they began to walk away grumbling about beating Tsuika up again. Keiko walked over to Tsuika as she went to get her bag, which had ended up under a machine.
"You ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine," she said pulling it out and dusting it off then dusting off her skirt.
"That was some fight weren't you scared?"
"Of what they were push overs please…"
"Well sorry about the detention"
"Its alright there are worst things in life" she said with a smile "is lunch over already?"
"No we've still got twenty minutes common you can sit with me and my friends" she lead her back to the cafeteria and to a table with some girls.
"Guys this is Tsuika she's gunna be sitting with us for the remainder of lunch"
"So this is the one that locked lips with Suichi"
"This is her?"
Tsuika went pink "well… uh"
"You didn't tell me Tsuika how'd it happen?"
"Um… I don't kiss and tell…" the girls sighed.
"Oh common Tsuika its Suichi Minamino He's is THE hottest boy in school no girl has been able to get his number let alone a kiss… DID HE USE TONGUE!"
She went red. "Um…"
"And you just took on Fuu and her crew how'd that go?"
"I spilled my soda on Fuu and beat up four of her girls"
"Wow your making quite a name for yourself already I mean a kiss from Suichi and knocking out Fuu"
"But spill Tsuika how did it happen?"
"Well… I really don't know…. It just did…"
"How was it!"
"Again I don't kiss and tell… but I'll tell you this my body went numb" the girls all sighed and looked at her with envy.
'God I feel like such a girly girl'
"Tsuika…" she looked up and saw Suichi Immediately the girl's began to giggle and such.
'Shit I'm such a ditz'
"Hey" she smiled at him. He looked behind her at all the giggling girls and shook his head.
"Can I talk to you for a minute"
"Sure" she stood and got her bag walking into the hallway with him.
"I heard about what happened with Fuu are you alright"
"Like I said I can take care of myself"
He nodded "I apologize for putting you into that situation"
"You didn't do anything she's just a spoiled lil prep who takes pride in beating people up"
"Still I can't help but feel that part of it is my fault"
"Again don't worry about it I can handle myself and btw news spreads really fast around here…"
"Yes that would be downfall of a very large school"
'We'll have to bring it up sooner or later so why not deal with it now and get it over with'
"Listen about what happened earlier… why?"
"Well uh…"
Just then, the bell ran and kids from the cafeteria flooded out.
"I'll talk to you later" he said hastily moving with the crowd.
"Hey!" she huffed away to her next class, which was history.
She walked in talked to the teacher and took her seat. She took out a notebook and began writing in it just as Kurama walked in. she looked up and smirked.
'Looks like I'll be getting my answer after all' to her disappointment he sat two rows ahead. She clenched her fists and continued to write just as a boy walked into the room spoke to the teacher and took a seat next to her. She was to upset to notice the malicious sneer her gave her or the deep glare Suichi was aiming his way, Until he leaned forward and whispered into her ear.
"You can't hide Hikaru…" her face went pale she turned to the side to be met by his grin.
'This can't be happening…'
"Oh but it is, my sweet, and this is only the beginning" the bell rang and class began but she wasn't paying attention to the lesson she was to busy worrying about where she would have to move to next and what her new name would be.
-8- No one knows what its like to be mistreated to be defeated behind blue eyes. And no one knows how to say that their sorry, don't worry, I'm not telling lies. but my dreams they aren't as empty as my conscience seems to be, I have hours only lonely but love is vengeance that's never free -8-
Ok crappy ending I really didn't know how to end it I know this chapter seemed to be dragging on and I'm sorry but I hope you liked it
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