The Miracle of a Courageous Light
The Blonde Spills All
(Yamato's p.o.v)
I was just lying there, in my bed. I could hear Taichi snoring from the other side of the room. 'Honestly' I thought to myself 'How do I sleep at night with that?' I got myself up out of bed and walked into the bathroom to splash some water on my face. It was cool and refreshing. I could still here the snoring.
My thoughts went back to dinner just before the week off. Just before the trip. Keirei. She hadn't been around, and I was the one who knew why. The others didn't, but they hadn't asked about her yet. They didn't know she'd left the Manor. Only I knew, and I wish she hadn't.
My mind took me back to when I first met Keirei. I had just turned nine. It was our first year at the Manor, she was older than me. I got sick on the way there, sick from thinking about my father's latest 'job'. I hated his work. She took care of me. She didn't have much interest in anyone else. She made a few friends, but she took care of me. We stuck together, Inseparable, except during lesson times.
She had to move to the Manor because of her father too. That was the first thing I learnt about her. The first thing we had in common. We disliked our fathers and hated what they did. Of course, my father never laid a finger on me. Keirei, well, he's the reason she's so distant from everyone. The police finally caught him and Keirei was sent to live with an aunt of hers. Trouble was, the aunt was very much her fathers sister and was determined to get him out of jail. Keirei begged for years to be sent away. She finally proved the beatings from her aunt and paid herself to get here. She's had to leave here now though. Her father's out of jail because his sentence ended. Keirei received a letter from him not so long ago. She showed me the letter that night after the assembly.
Keirei,
Did you think I wouldn't find you hiding? Coward. I'll be there soon enough; I'll be there to get you back. And you'll take you punishment for sending Aunt Ai to the police, and I'll enjoy it. I'll enjoy it like I used too.
Your Father.
He left no sign of an address, just those few short sentences. Keirei had run from the Manor the day of the trip. She'd packed a few belongings and just not returned. The teachers were going frantic, they'd asked me and eventually, I'd shown them the letter. Keirei told me too, but not until she'd left. And I didn't until I was sure she'd been gone a few days. Of course, the Manor didn't notice until Keirei hadn't come to lessons and she hadn't seen the nurse. Now, I'm just waiting. She said she'd write to me when she was far away. I just hope she's safe. The snoring had stopped but I'd been lost in thought, when I heard his voice I almost jumped out of my skin.
"Yamato?" He asked. I turned to look at him. His hair was everywhere, his voice croaky. "You okay?" He asked, blinking from the light of the bathroom. I nodded and tried to walk past him.
"Look, I stopped you the other night from spilling you heart out. But please, what's wrong?" I stared at him. 'Should I tell him?' I thought. But my mouth had already opened and the words were spilling out, just as freely as blood oozes from an open wound.
"…so now, she's left. She's not coming back." I whispered as a single salty tear flew down my cheek. Taichi just looked at me, his eyes were full of sympathy. I was slowly breaking down and adjusting to him. Now Keirei had left, he was the best friend I had. Of course, I was close to Takeru but he was my brother, this was, different. There was only one time I'd ever felt like this, and that was with Keirei. I told her, I told her how I'd liked her instantly and how over the years I'd slowly fallen in love with her. She told me she wasn't interested. She told me bluntly that she wasn't the one for me. And as much as I was heartbroken, I was relieved. Believe me that feeling just left me confused. I'd never looked at another girl other than her, or guy for that matter until now.
There was a perfectly good catch standing in front of me saying words of encouragement and for once I realised I wasn't listening. I was focusing on the little things, the way his mouth moved when he spoke, the way his eye twitched every time he pronounced the letter 's' and the way he was constantly using his hands to get his point across. He was a great looking guy…and even though I was still confused as to who I was, I found him extremely attractive. In fact, I found him perfect boyfriend material.
AN: Please don't think my chapter's are getting shorter. The next one is much longer than the previous two but I needed to add a little information just to help you understand Yama a little more. Thanks to everyone who's been reviewing, it means so much to me. And wow, third update in a day!
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