Hating You, Missing You, Loving You

Disclaimer: I don't own Real Bout High School or any of it's characters. I also do not own the songs; Going Under by Evanescence, I Drove All Night by Celine Dion, nor Your Song by Ewan McGregor.

Author's note: Well now I've finally finish chapter two. See that didn't take so long...well hope ya'll like it please give feedback!

Chapter 2: Missing You!

" I had to escape, the city was sticky and cruel,"

She sighed. It had been three months since the fight with Shizuma. Not once since then had she stepped onto the campus of Daimon High. Everyday Hitomi would bring her, her homework and try to explain the lesson. And everyday she would disappear into the despair of her thoughts leaving Hitomi to see herself out. ~Flashback~ "What if I didn't want you to go.." His voice blank and emotionless. ".would you stay?" ~End Flashback~ "Oh Shizuma. were you just trying to make sure I would really leave or did you really want me to stay?" Her heart tightened for the thousandth time that day. ' Maybe. just maybe. he doesn't hate me after all.' She sighed and looked around. Hitomi had left. Again. 'Was she ever gonna be able to take her mind off the blue haired streetfighter?'

"Maybe I should have called you first,
But I was dying to get to you,
I was dreaming while I drove the long, straight road ahead,
.Uh-huh, Yeah,"

He walked down the hall. It ceased to surprise him anymore. He had grown used to the fear of the entire student body. He was never this short tempered before. But then, he had had her to take his mind off of the things that troubled him. But she was no longer here anymore. It had been three months since he had last seen her walk down these halls. He missed her. There were many nights that he found himself parked just outside her house. But her words kept him from knocking on her door. ~Flashback~ "You're the new champion! Now just leave me ALONE!.I.hate.you."~End Flashback~ She had said it herself. She hated him. How could he possibly walk up to her door and ask her to forgive him, when he already knew she wouldn't. But his nights were making his days hell. He could remember the look of her sweet lips, the feel of her flesh. And it was driving him slowly mad.

"Could taste your sweet kisses, your arms open wide,
This fever for you was just burning me up inside,"

She didn't know why she was here. She never came to the street fighting town. Ikeburo. Shizuma lived to fight here. Maybe her thoughts of him had led her feet here. Maybe she was just foolishly hoping he'd be here. And that he'd notice her and be glad to see her. It was a stupid hope. But it was the one thing that kept her willing to wake up in the morning. She pushed her way through the crowd watching the fight. She finally got through only to see that neither men were him. Her heart broke into a few more pieces. Soon the fight was over and the announcer began calling for a fighter from the crowd. What did she have to lose. She stepped forward. They gave her a new wooden sword to use. She swung it a couple of times before she felt comfortable with it's weight and movement. Then the bell rang. The fight had begun.

"I Drove all night to get to you,
Is that all right?,
I drove all night, crept in your room,
Woke you from your sleep to make love to you,
Is that all right?,
I drove all night,"

It was all her fault he was here. Sarah had practically begged him to fight today. And he couldn't have her thinking her "Nagi" was ill or anything. He picked her up onto his shoulders as he pushed through the crowd. It wasn't until Sarah caught his attention, that he realized the crowd was actually pretty quiet. "Nagi there's Ryoko." Sarah's words hit him like cold water. "She's fighting that greasy haired boxer you don't like" He strained to get through. Finally breaking out of the crowd in front of the arena. He could now clearly see the long red hair.the wooden sword.and the boxer who could kill her in one blow. He quickly set Sarah down. " RYOKO!!! DON'T... HE'LL KILL YOU.." He ran towards her hoping he wouldn't be too late.

"What in this world keeps us from falling apart?,
No matter where I go I hear the beating of our one heart,
I think about you when the night is cold and dark.,
Uh-huh, Yeah,
No one can move me the way that you do,
Nothing erases this feeling between me and you,"

His Scream caught her off guard. She turned trying to find the man who called her name out as if he cared. "Shizuma?" She was afraid this was just a dream. She didn't want to find him not there. Then all of a sudden she saw his blue hair come rushing to her. But before she could move to meet him, pain like liquid ice ran through her body. The blow knocking her to the ground. Black started to fade in. She could hear his voice. " Sarah stay with her make sure she's okay!" He sounded scared. She wanted to tell him she was okay when another man's voice cut in. " What's a matter? Shizuma's little girl can't handle her own fights? Poor little baby. Boo hoo hoo." She wanted to stop Shizuma. She knew he would kill the man. But she couldn't stop the black from taking over.

"I Drove all night to get to you,
Is that all right?,
I drove all night, crept in your room,
Woke you from your sleep to make love to you,
Is that all right?,
I drove all night,"

He was scared. Sarah told him that she was unconscious. 'If he left one bruise on her.' He stepped forward. " Hey coward.since the only thing you can beat is women how 'bout you and I take a round?" He could hear the other man's teeth grind. " But ya know if you fight me I'm gonna kill ya for hurting MY woman right?" He could see the boxer weighing up his chances. He took a stance. He wasn't about to let this man get away with hurting his Ryoko. The boxer took his stance, then the fight started. Shizuma took several blows. And landed several more on the boxer. But soon his anger reached the boiling point. "Houno-No-Tora!" The fire tailed from his fist to wrap the boxer in a burning flame. Soon the flame died leaving the charred boxer unconscious on the floor. He walked over to his Ryoko and gently picked her up and slowly made his way back to his house.

"I taste your sweet kisses, your arms open wide,
This fever for you was just burning me up inside,
I Drove all night to get to you,
Is that all right?,
I drove all night, crept in your room,
Woke you from your sleep to make love to you,
Is that all right?,
I drove all night,"

Ryoko slowly began to awake. All she could see was a very blurry blue blob resting on her tummy. The weight was just enough to make her wonder what was resting so peacefully on her stomach. After blinking several times she realized she was looking at Shizuma's head resting on her tummy. And that she was lying in his bed, with him sleeping in a chair next to her. 'He must have watched over me all night.' Tears began to well up at that thought. "Shizuma." She whispered ".do you love me?"

Author's note: Well that's it for the second chapter..Is it going the way ya'll thought it would? Hmm well feedback is most wanted so talk to me. Well I hope ya'll enjoy this cliffhanger until I get around to the third chapter and the epilogue. And I wanna say thanks to my husband for giving me the title and inspiring me to write this story.

^_~ Daughter-of-the-Wyld