Alrighty then... here it is...another chapter...i've updated so much my fingers are becoming numb...so yea...you guys better review...k? GOOD! Oh yea and I want to thank Hirina for helping me out with this chapter. Okay everyone...the winner is not..Kurama...but I have a small plan...you guys will soon find out who the winner is..in the next chapter.
Chapter 2: A Clean Fall
Naoko looked at her partner, Kurama.
She hated this.
"Alright everyone be seated next to you partners!" The teacher excitedly said.
Everyone in the room groaned.
"Oh come on...that's why this class is called...SOCIAL...studies..." Their teacher said, enthusiastically.
Naoko didn't budge. Kurama however stood up and walked towards the girl. She stiffened slightly, as Kurama sat next to her.
"Hi. We're partners." Kurama said.
She nodded her head.
"Okay...now I want everyone to go out and buy a journal, they have to be the same as your partners, so I suggest you both buy them at the same time. In them you will write what happens in your daily life's.." The teacher began.
Naoko began to tremble. This wasn't good.
"I want you all to also spend sometime outside of school with each other. But guess what I won't be reading them...your partner will." She began.
Everyone groaned again, and some even rejected the idea.
"Okay...WAIT! I have another choice. You can both buy sketch pads and draw something everyday...describing what happened that day. I sill not be looking at them unless you which me too... but your partner will. SO those are your choices. You both still need the same type of sketch pad..." She finished.
Naoko's heart began to slow down, as did her trembling.
Kurama looked at her, and noticed her shaking slightly. "How about we get sketch pads?"
Naoko nodded in agreement.
"WAIT! What does this have to do with history?" one of the students asked.
"Nothing...I thought it would be a fun project, since school is ending in a week or so... As a final grade. I'm sure you are all sick of learning from books, so I thought it would be fun to learn from eachother. Oh yea I almost forgot...for the journals...please try to be descriptive..not just two sentences...and the sketchpads...try to do the best you can...no stick people. Remember your going to be graded by your partner. So be truthful." She replied.
Naoko's heart gave a hard beat as she heard the last sentence.
BBBBBRRRIINNNNGGGG!
Everyone got up and headed out of the class. Naoko cautiously walked through the crowd of people, but stopped. Kurama almost tripped over her small figure.
"After school, by the front doors." She said, finally speaking. Her voice was small, soft, and child-like.
Kurama nodded his head, understanding that she wanted to meet in the front today, to get the sketch pads.
She quickly moved through the crowd, her short small figure was an advantage. She reached her locker, and got her things out. She digged in her book bag and pulled 5 bucks out. She was saving them for awhile..hoping that when it was really warm out she could buy herself an ice cream cone. But she decided to use them for the sketchpad instead. She walked out, to the front of the school and noticed the red head, surrounded by a couple of girls.
She walked slowly over to him, careful of not touching anyone else.
"Naoko!" He waved at her.
She smiled at bit. She was never greeted by someone so happy to see her.
"Sorry...I have to go." Kurama said, walking away from the girls and over to Naoko.
They walked in silence as they made their way to the nearest store.
"You don't talk much do you?" Kurama asked, breaking the silence.
Naoko shook her head.
"You remind me of a friend." Kurama said, trying to get her to talk.
Naoko looked up at him, letting him know that she was infact listening.
"Hiei...as a matter of fact...you'll soon meet him." With that Kurama and her stepped into the store.
With in a few minutes Naoko held a nice clean sketchpad in her hands. Kurama picked the same one as her and began to walk towards the register. They both paid and walked out.
"Hey...would you like some ice cream?" Naoko's eyes light up.
She nodded.
Kurama smiled and headed towards a near ice cream stand. Naoko took a seat on a bench, and noticed Kurama coming back with three ice cream cones.
Naoko gave him a questioning look.
"See..one is for someone else. Right Hiei?" Kurama said, taking a seat next to her and looking up to the tree.
Naoko jumped as Hiei jumped out of the tree, next to her.
Kurama chuckled and handed her the ice cream cone. He noticed how she avoided contact with his hand.
'Fox...who's the girl?' Hiei asked, telepathically.
"Hiei I'd like you to meet my partner, Naoko." Kurama said.
Naoko smiled slightly over at Hiei, who surprisingly didn't glare at her.
Naoko reminded him of Yukina...even though Hiei would definitely not admit it.
Hiei snatched the ice cream cone out of Kurama's hand and began to eat...or rather lick the ice cream cone.
DONG! DONG!
Naoko looked up at the city clock.
6:00 p.m.
She began to panic. She quickly stood up off the bench and gave Kurama her ice cream cone. He gave her a questioning look, but couldn't ask anything about it. Naoko had begun to run home.
"WAIT!" Kurama yelled out but he was to late.
She had left her sketch pad.
"I guess I'll have to give it to her later." Kurama said before standing up.
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Naoko began to slow down as she reached her house, panting. She was sooo late and she had forgotten her sketch pad. She just had to sneak in. She slowly opened the door knob of her home and walked in.Luckily her mother nor stepfather were in sight. She quickly ran up to her room and closed the door. She took out her homework and began to work on it, sitting at a slightly crooked desk and a chair that was about to break apart. She quickly finished her homework in less than an hour, right when she heard people walking up the stairs. she quickly packed her homework back in her bookbag and hid it underneath her raggedy mattress. She quickly stood up and walked out of her room, downstairs. Her mother was cooking.
"Oh Naoko, you're here?" Her mother asked.
Naoko gave her a questioning look.
"I thought you were out..having fun. I didn't see you earlier...before I went to pick Gushinou up." Her mother said.
Naoko nodded her head. "I was out eating ice cream."
"What did it taste like?" Her mother asked.
"Sweet and delicious." She answered.
"Oh yes...I remember those days when I would stuff myself with all types of ice cream until I couldn't move. Those were the days." Her mom said, fading away a little.
"RAT! Clean the bathroom!" Naoko jumped at the voice of her stepdad.
She quickly ran up the stairs to the bathroom, were she found her stepdad half naked. She looked at the ground, she didn't want to look at him.
(A/N: Okay...let's get one thing straight. Her stepdad is not ugly...as a matter of fact...he's HOT! He just has a very crappy attitude towards her and her mom. He was young though...around the age of 24. So yea...don't get that confused. Let me describe him a bit. He has chocolate colored eyes and dark hair...a very nice body..with yummy six pack..tan...umm...just visualize him...LOL!)
Quickly he grabbed her by her shirt and pulled her up to face him. Naoko attempted to keep a straight face to prevent showing her disgust to his over powering breath. "Why were you late coming home?" He spat.
"I-I wa-was here." She stuttered.
He glared at her and dropped her on the ground, "Clean up the piece of shit, I don't want to see a spot on it, GOT IT?" She nodded her head faintly. "Hmph." He stated walking over her. He slowly walked down the hall to his room.
As he turned to walk through the door he snapped, "GET MOVING, NOW!"
Quickly she got up and stumbled in the bathroom. She brought out the cleaning supplies from the closet. To her disappointment, she only found Windex and bleach. She sighed taking the two bottles out. Just as she walked back into the bathroom her step dad yelled, "HOE BAG GET YOU'RE FUCKIN ASS UP HERE AND EXPLAIN TO ME WHY MY SHIT AIN'T WASHED!"
A concerned look came across Naoko's face as her mother fearfully walked to their room.
"WELL?" He demanded.
She could hear her mother quietly say, "I didn't have time, I was cleaning up the kitchen and living room, I'm-""
A loud slap emerged from their room followed by his roaring, "STUPID WENCH I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR EXCUSES, YOU BETTER DO AS I ASK! NOW DO IT NOW!" A couple more bangs and smacks were heard and her mother came out of their room walking quickly as ever carrying his stuff downstairs to get washed. Naoko noticed the blood emerging from her lip. As her step dad stormed out of the room she quickly turned her attention back to cleaning. He said nothing to her, thankfully and walked downstairs, closing the bathroom door.
She quietly began to clean the bathroom. The smell from the bleach was killing her. She could hardly breath...but didn't dare open the bathroom door. As she finished she put the bottles and the things away. Then she sat on the toilet... even if the smell was strong. She could hardly stay awake, she felt awfully woozy.
Suddenly the room started to go black. Her body fell off the toilet as she fell to the ground hitting her head on the wall. Her unconscious body lay on the ground.
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Hours later, or so it felt, Naoko slowly opened her eyes. Her head was pounding and her lungs ached. She started coughing. Slowly she got up and opened the door allowing fresh air to fill her lungs. What she saw when she opened the door was terror enough. There was blood puddles on the floor leading to her parents room. A shocked look came across her face. Whimpering came from down the hall.
Carefully and fear stricken she waked down the hall not sure if she wanted to know what the blood was from. As she reached the room she saw her mother on the bed bleeding terribly with her step father on top of her strangling her with a chain. Naoko gasped, but quickly covered her mouth. Her step dad pulled out a knife and growled fiercely, "Stupid wench, I ain't got no use for you any more!"
Naoko backed up some scared to death. On her mistaken part, she bumped into an end table which shook knocking a picture frame with a picture of her and her mother to the ground shattering the glass. Her step dad shot up and whipped around to see her. "RAT!" He yelled darkly.
This time she didn't dare come near him, instead she backed up into the spare room. He got off her mother and slowly walked towards her threateningly. She stumbled back and fell. He lunged at her, but she quickly rolled over. Almost instantly he got up and yelled, "BITCH!" He ran at her. All that was behind her was the wall and the window. She made her choice, death, or possible life. Quickly she took a small run and jumped out of the window shattering even more glass. Her step dad received several cuts that began to bleed greatly. Naoko too received cuts as she fell through the window, down...
Alright..I left it off as a cliffy... tell me what you all want to happen!